PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between David Cummings (ranked 1241 p4p, 3726 weight class) and Diogo Martins (ranked 113 p4p, 297 weight class). Martins is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Monte Tiene Garabato. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Cummings
vs
Martins

174 cm
30
148
10 - 6 - 0

175 cm
22
145
5 - 6 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Solid Muay Thai
Very quick

BJJ Purple Belt
World class MT
Granite chin

Ma Balls Is Hot Clothing

Conviction

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 10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, David Cummings!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Diogo Martins!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, John Roberts and Eddie Farnsworth.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Martins rushes Cummings and presses him up against the cage.
Cummings dodges an elbow strike from Martins.
A short right from Martins.
Cummings blocks the elbow strike.
We've been hearing reports that Cummings has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Martins throws a punch but it's blocked by Cummings.
Martins dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Martins misses with a punch on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Martins.
Cummings fails to pull guard.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Martins.

It looks like David Cummings has been cut.
Martins is trying to maintain a safe position but Cummings gets an underhook and turns Martins into the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Martins scores with a shot to the side of Cummings's head.
Cummings jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Martins walks away with a smile on his face. Cummings gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Martins goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch 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 throws a jab when Cummings was well out of range.
Cummings went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Martins uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Martins.

Cummings is rocked!
Martins throws a body shot but no joy.
And Cummings counters with a quick kick to the body but Martins blocks it.

Martins closes the distance and clinches.
Cummings is trying to pull guard but Martins turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for David Cummings. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Martins.
Cummings blocks the elbow strike.
Martins lands with a left to the head.
Oh Cummings is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Martins misses with a hook from the clinch.
Cummings seems to have got his legs back now.
Martins lands a damaging elbow.
Martins working Cummings over with knees to the body.
Cummings drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Cummings blocks a punch to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Martins working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Martins misses with an elbow over the top.
Cummings fails to pull guard.
Martins's coach down at Gold Samurai's Gym was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Martins's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Martins misses with a knee strike.
Martins creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Martins gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Cummings.
Martins creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Cummings's defenses.
Cummings avoids a wild elbow strike from Martins.
Cummings jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Martins walks away with a smile on his face. Cummings gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Martins works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.

Martins moves into range and clinches up with Cummings.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martins throws a head punch that misses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Martins just misses with a elbow thrown towards Cummings's brow.
Martins connects with a nasty looking knee right to Cummings's face.

David Cummings's cut is getting worse.
Martins pushes off an throws an elbow but Cummings leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Martins is pushing Cummings up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Martins throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Martins doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Cummings tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.

Martins manages to break the clinch.

Martins closes the distance and pushes Cummings back into the cage.
Cummings tries to pull guard but Martins forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Martins looks to throw an elbow but misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cummings jumps guard but Martins turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Martins misses with a punch on the inside.
With the fighters up against the cage, Martins throws an elbow but misses.
Cummings is trying to pull guard but Martins has him pressed against the cage.
Martins misses with a hook from the clinch.
Martins misses with the head strike.

Martins breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The crowd cheers as Martins lands an impressive looking overhand right. Cummings doesn't seem phased though.
Martins misses with a wild combination.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Martins has closed the distance and engaged Cummings in a clinch.
Martins misses with an elbow over the top.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Diogo Martins dominated that round.
The cut man is working on David Cummings's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Martins has closed the distance and engaged Cummings in a clinch.
The referee is keeping an eye on Martins - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.

Cummings pulls guard effortlessly.
Cummings is pulling down on Martins's head. It's preventing any offense from Martins, at least for the moment.

Cummings looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.

Martins wants to stand up, so he's looking to wriggle free of Cummings's closed guard. He's half up but Cummings has locked on to an arm! Uh oh! Cummings pivots and extends the arm, Martins falls face first to the mat and taps??... does he?? YES! He's tapping! Excellent counter grappling there by Cummings! Well done that man!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:54 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). David Cummings!
An out of breath David Cummings thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.