PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jose Martinez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Josh Michaels (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Martinez might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Black Eyed Peas - I Gotta Feeling. Michaels has chosen Alice In Chains - Man In The Box as his entrance music. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

Martinez
vs
Michaels

186 cm
20
182 lbs
6 - 1 - 1

178 cm
21
177 lbs
6 - 0 - 1

BJJ Blue Belt
World class boxer
Very quick

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jose Martinez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Josh Michaels!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Wesley Smith and George Francis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Martinez tries to close the distance and clinch but Michaels swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Michaels takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Jose Martinez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Michaels waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Martinez.
Martinez rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Michaels moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Martinez tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Michaels paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Martinez gets caught flat footed, as Michaels shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Michaels throws a big right hand that misses.
Martinez being controlled here, momentarily.
Martinez keeping moving, preventing Michaels from controlling successfully.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Michaels accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Martinez utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Michaels 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.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Martinez pulls Michaels in close to prevent any damage.
Michaels stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Martinez swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Michaels is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Michaels sitting in guard here, content to control.
Martinez is looking to stand up but Michaels isn't so interested in that idea.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Martinez preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Michaels stops Martinez from standing up.
Martinez keeping moving, preventing Michaels from controlling successfully.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Michaels swats away the attempt to clinch by Martinez.
Martinez stuffs the takedown.
Michaels fails with a takedown attempt.
Martinez tries to clinch but Michaels moves out of range.
Michaels shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Martinez sprawls well. Martinez wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Michaels gets slowly back to his feet.
Jose Martinez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Josh Michaels.
Martinez fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A right-left combo lands from Martinez.
A looping hook to the body misses from Martinez. Michaels does a little dance to reset his feet.

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.
Michaels trying to control the position from guard on top but Martinez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Michaels might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Martinez kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Michaels with a nice head shot there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Michaels passes easily into side control. Nice work.
You can see the frustration on Martinez's face as Michaels controls the position.

Michaels working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Martinez is looking for a sweep.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Michaels wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Martinez, who protects the arm well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Josh Michaels dominated that round.
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.

Michaels needs to keep his hands up - Martinez had a free shot at his head there.
Martinez throws a body punch but Michaels moves out of range.
Michaels misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Martinez wants to clinch.
Michaels throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Martinez slips a straight right by Michaels.
Martinez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Michaels.

Martinez rushes Michaels and presses him up against the cage.
Good body shot from Martinez.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Martinez throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Michaels.
Michaels blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Martinez digs a right hand underneath Michaels's ribcage. Michaels let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Michaels tries to pull guard but Martinez holds him up against the cage and eventually Michaels drops back down to his feet.
Martinez working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Michaels tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Martinez smiles and moves away.
Martinez keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Michaels gets a takedown into half guard.
Martinez is looking for a sweep. Michaels is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Michaels passes to full mount!
Martinez is wriggling around trying to escape.
Michaels can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Martinez is looking to escape.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Michaels looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Martinez gets back to half guard.
Michaels stops Martinez from getting back to his feet.
Michaels is keen to just control but Martinez is a slippery customer.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Michaels thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Michaels is looking to take a break and control but Martinez is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

Michaels is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Martinez trying to hold on to Michaels's head to control him but Michaels postures up.
Michaels wants to pass to mount but Martinez is defending the position.

That's four 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.
Michaels content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
A swing and a miss from Michaels.
A big right from Martinez misses.
Michaels misses with a series of wild punches.
Martinez avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Martinez lands a body shot.
Michaels throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Martinez fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Michaels looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.

Michaels shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Michaels looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
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 Jose Martinez will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Martinez lands with a shot to the body.
Michaels shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Martinez as he jumps to the side.
Michaels fails with the takedown.
Martinez misses with a body shot.
Martinez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Michaels throws a hook but Martinez blocks it.
Michaels ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Martinez moves away.
Martinez tries to clinch up.
Michaels thows a body shot but no joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Michaels shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Martinez sprawls well. Martinez wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Michaels gets slowly back to his feet.
Jose Martinez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Josh Michaels.

Martinez clinches.
Martinez is working Michaels over against the cage.
Martinez scores with a hook to the body.
Martinez pushes Michaels back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Michaels takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A short left from Martinez.
Martinez throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Martinez pushes Michaels back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Martinez lands a left hand that snaps the head of Michaels backwards.
Martinez scores with a hook to the body.
Michaels tries to pull guard but Martinez won't allow it.
Martinez lands a body shot.
Michaels fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Michaels takes a shot to the head.
Martinez works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Martinez softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Martinez.
Martinez lands a hook to the side of the head.
A left hand lands to the body for Martinez.
Martinez throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Michaelss head.
Martinez lands a body shot.
Martinez working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Martinez lands a body punch in the clinch.
A short body shot lands from Martinez as the two fighters clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Martinez.
Michaels takes a shot to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Martinez lands with a left to the head.
Martinez lands a nice shot to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Martinez.
Martinez scores with a shot to the side of Michaels's head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martinez lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Martinez lands a hook that snaps the head of Michaels backwards.
A short left from Martinez.
Martinez works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A left hand lands to the body for Martinez.
Martinez lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Martinez lands a hook to the side of the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Martinez creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Michaels is looking to break free of the clinch but Martinez has double underhooks.
Martinez lands a body shot.
Martinez keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Michaels's efforts to push away.

Michaels pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Martinez scores with a crisp jab that stopped Michaels in his tracks.
Michaels is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Martinez rather than just go for the knockout.
Martinez slips under a jab from Michaels.
Martinez displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Michaels.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Martinez!
Michaels walks into a straight right hand from Martinez.
Martinez connects with a single shot there.
Michaels is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martinez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Michaels.
Martinez lands a nice shot to the body.
Martinez lands with a good body shot.
Michaels throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Martinez cracks a nice hook into Michaels's ribs.
Michaels throws the left hand but Martinez avoids the punch easily.
Martinez is looking to clinch but Michaels is avoiding it.
Martinez cracks Michaels with an open hand slap.
Martinez tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Michaels paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Michaels changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Martinez looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Martinez is pushing Michaels's head away, looking to escape. Michaels manages to hold on to the position though.
Martinez sneaks back into half guard.
Michaels stalling.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Martinez is not content to let Michaels control the position.
Martinez is trying to get back to full guard.
Michaels is figuring out what he wants to do next.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Martinez is trying to stand back up but Michaels is controlling him

And that's the end of the fight!
Jose Martinez showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Martinez has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Tiny Johnson scores the fight 29:28
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 29:28
Judge George Francis scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jose Martinez!