PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Shawn Michaels (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Oscar Martinez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Michaels comes to the cage accompanied by Sexy Boy. Martinez is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Youth Of The Nation. Shawn Michaels has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Michaels
vs
Martinez

185 cm
25
222 lbs
9 - 6 - 0

188 cm
24
213 lbs
7 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong

Decent wrestler
Decent boxing
Knockout power

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Shawn Michaels!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Oscar Martinez!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Steve Montenegro and Franklyn Lucas.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Michaels throws a jab but it's blocked by Martinez.
Martinez throws a jab when Michaels was well out of range.
Michaels throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Martinez.
A swing and a miss from Martinez.
Michaels lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Michaels misses with a straight left.
Michaels misses with a takedown attempt - Martinez sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Martinez scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Michaels is looking to clinch.
The fighters circling - Martinez throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Michaels tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Martinez is able to avoid easily.
Martinez avoids the head kick by Michaels.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Michaels.
Martinez throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Martinez throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Michaels sees it coming and avoids it easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Good leg kick by Michaels there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Michaels misses with a looping right.
Michaels misses with a wild body shot.
Jab from Martinez.
Michaels misses with a combination
and Martinez counters with a stiff right hand.
Martinez closes the distance and lands a one-two.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Michaels lands with a nice combination. Martinez backs away looking to recover.
Martinez checks a low kick from Michaels.
Michaels closes the distance looking to clinch
and Martinez cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Martinez throws a hook but Michaels avoids it easily.
Michaels has his takedown stuffed
and Martinez counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Shawn Michaels. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Michaels is looking to clinch but Martinez is avoiding it.
Michaels pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Martinez bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Michaels throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Martinez.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Michaels is defended easily by Martinez.
Michaels slips a jab from Martinez.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Shawn Michaels will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Michaels scoring well with a low kick there.
Michaels throws out a loose jab but Martinez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Michaels uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Martinez.
Martinez looks to throw the jab but Michaels is out of range.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Michaels shoots in but Martinez avoids the takedown attempt easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Martinez thows a left - swing and a miss!

Michaels shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Martinez's guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Martinez looking for a sweep. Not yet Martinez, not yet.

Michaels is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Michaels missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Michaels working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Martinez's head.
Martinez really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Michaels. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Michaels trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Martinez utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Michaels postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Martinez manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Michaels manages to get himself to full guard.
Martinez trying to control but Michaels is working from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Martinez looking to pass the guard.
Michaels is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Michaels looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

Michaels throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Martinez not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Martinez trying to control but Michaels is working from the bottom.
Martinez slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Martinez throws the left hand but Michaels avoids the punch easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Michaels clinches up against the cage.
Michaels is working for takedown but Martinez is calmly controlling the position for now.
Martinez content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Michaels throws a knee to the head but misses.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Martinez.
Michaels throws a punch but it's blocked by Martinez.
Martinez working hard to break the clinch.
Michaels drops down looking for an ankle pick but Martinez pulls his leg out and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Shawn Michaels. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Michaels.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Martinez defending well as Michaels loads up on a big left hand.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Michaels.
Martinez might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Michaels throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Martinez sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Michaels takes one to the side of the head.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
A slow jab from Michaels misses its intended target.
A decent looking cross lands there for Martinez.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Shawn Michaels will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Michaels scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Michaels working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Michaels working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Martinez takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Michaels wants to take a breather but Martinez manages to regain guard - a lesson learnt for Michaels.
Michaels won't allow Martinez to get back to his feet.
Martinez keeping moving, preventing Michaels from controlling successfully.
Michaels is looking to work some ground and pound but Martinez has wrist control.
Michaels wants to control from the top but Martinez keeps moving.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Martinez is trying to keep Michaels in close.
Martinez working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Michaels.
Michaels throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Michaels swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Martinez cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Michaels takes one on the chin but seems OK.
A slow jab from Martinez misses its intended target.
Jab from Martinez.
Oscar Martinez is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Martinez misses with an uppercut.
Martinez stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Martinez wants it to stay on the feet.
Michaels lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Martinez throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Michaels takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Shawn Michaels seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A shot to de liver by Michaels. Beautiful body shot.
Oscar Martinez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Martinez avoids a lazy jab quite easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martinez throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Michaels fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Martinez avoids it really well and circles away.
Michaels ducks under a wild hook from Martinez.
Michaels throws a head kick but Martinez moves out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Michaels avoids a punch combination nicely.
Martinez lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Shawn Michaels is winning the standup battle so far.
Martinez misses with a hook. Michaels ducked under it nicely.
Michaels throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Martinez sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Michaels wants to clinch but Martinez slips to the side
and Martinez connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Michaels moves out of range of the strikes.

And that's the end of the fight!
Shawn Michaels showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Michaels, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 30:27
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Shawn Michaels!