PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Diogo Martins (ranked 3038 p4p, 2039 weight class) and Jaxen Christ (ranked 264 p4p, 185 weight class). Martins kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Monte Tiene Garabato. Diogo Martins has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Martins
vs
Christ

175 cm
21
145
5 - 5 - 0

175 cm
21
150
5 - 2 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Conviction
Paddy's Enhancing Drugs (160Q)

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Diogo Martins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jaxen Christ!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Arvi Lind and Anni Minnemäki.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Martins clinches up against the cage.
Christ tries to circle away but Martins has him pinned against the cage.
Martins looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Martins throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Martins swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short left from Christ.
Christ wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Martins has him pressed against the cage.
Christ softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Martins working some nice short punches in the clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Martins just misses with a elbow thrown towards Christ's brow.

Christ escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Martins closes the distance and clinches.
Martins lands a nice uppercut.
Christ takes an elbow to the forehead.
Christ wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Martins has him pressed against the cage.

Christ breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Martins rushes Christ and presses him up against the cage.
Christ swings wildly with an uppercut but Martins uses good head movement to avoid it.
Christ is trying to break the clinch but Martins is controlling him.

Christ breaks the clinch.
Martins misses with an uppercut.
Christ let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Martins cracks a nice hook into Christ's ribs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Christ swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Christ catches Martins with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Martins swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Martins takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Martins throws a sloppy head kick and Christ moves out of range easily.
Christ throws a right and a left that Martins avoids nicely.
Christ slips a jab from Martins.
Martins throws a head kick but Christ moves out of range.
Christ is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Martins with a body shot.

Martins instigates a clinch.
Christ misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Christ lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Martins misses with a short punch on the inside.
Christ is trying to push Martins away but Martins has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Christ makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Martins lands a damaging elbow.

Christ breaks from the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Martins tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Christ paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Martins swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Christ counters with a straight right hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martins connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Christ momentarily.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

Christ breaks the clinch.
Christ swats away the attempt to clinch by Martins.
Martins tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

Martins has Christ up against the cage in a clinch.
Christ lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Martins creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Christ swings wildly with an uppercut but Martins uses good head movement to avoid it.
Martins misses with an elbow strike.
Martins keeps control of Christ as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Martins.
Nice body punch from Christ - that landed with a thud.
Christ tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Christ's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Martins rushes Christ and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Christ lands a left hand.
Martins throws an elbow that misses.
Christ misses with a body punch.
Martins throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Martins lands an elbow inside that Christ shrugs off.
Christ blocks an elbow strike from Martins.
Martins makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Christ takes an elbow to the temple.
Martins prevents Christ from breaking the clinch.
Martins lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Christ has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Martins misses with an elbow strike.
Martins misses with an elbow strike.

Christ manages to break the clinch.
Martins shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Christ eats them both and turns towards Martins to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Martins tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Martins uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Christ.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Martins looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Martins lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
A telegraphed right hand from Martins misses the target.

Martins has managed to clinch.
Christ lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Christ tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Martins's elbow.
Martins misses with some punches.
Martins is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Christ is defending well for now.
Christ avoids a wild elbow strike from Martins.
Christ wants to get back to striking at distance but Martins won't allow it.
A short right from Martins on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Martins creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Christ has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Martins pushes off an throws an elbow but Christ leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Martins keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Christ's efforts to push away.

Christ breaks from the clinch.

Martins gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Christ lands on the inside with an uppercut.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Diogo Martins dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Christ loads up on a big right hand but Martins slips the punch.
Martins closes the distance looking to clinch
letting Christ counter with a right hand.
Martins getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Christ!
Martins fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Martins misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Martins is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Christ can do to turn this around?
Martins ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Martins throws a head kick but Christ moves out of range.
Christ connects with a nice looking jab.
Christ keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Martins.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jab by Christ.
A slow jab from Martins misses its intended target.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Christ! But no joy.
Christ has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Martins misses with a wild combination.
As Martins backs off Christ throws a huge counter combo but Martins manages to avoid it all.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Christ steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Martins.
Martins throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Christ.

Martins forces Christ back against the cage and clinches.
Martins looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Martins working aggressively here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Christ.
Christ tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Christ digs a right hand underneath Martins's ribcage. Martins let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Christ misses with a body punch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Martins just misses with a elbow thrown towards Christ's brow.
Martins scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Martins throws a head punch that misses.
Martins lands on the inside with an uppercut.

Martins breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Martins takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Martins misses with a left hand
and Christ connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Christ throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Christ blocks a head kick by Martins.
Christ is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Martins throws out a loose jab but Christ uses good head movement to avoid it.
Martins lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Martins misses with a looping right.
Christ looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Martins throws a head kick but Christ moves out of range.
Martins swings widly with a right hand
and Christ counters with a left to the body.
Christ moves out of range of the strikes.
Martins tries to clinch but Christ is having none of it.
Martins throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Christ swats away the attempt to clinch by Martins.
Christ is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Martins with a body shot.
Martins misses with a double jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Christ scores with a hook.
Martins looks to clinch
enabling Christ to counter with a crisp jab.
Christ on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Christ uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Martins.
Martins throws a head kick that misses
and Martins takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

Martins is rocked!
Martins tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Christ counters with a massive hook, right on the button! He's out cold! Damn, that was naaaaaasty! Hopefully he'll be OK.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:30 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jaxen Christ!
After winning the bout, Jaxen Christ thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.