PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jay Wong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sergio Martinez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Wong
vs
Martinez

176 cm
20
165 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

190 cm
22
155 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Good chin

Decent wrestler
Counter striker
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jay Wong!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Sergio Martinez!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wong moves away from the strike by Martinez.
Wong tries to close the distance and clinch but Martinez swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Wong throws the kick towards the body but Martinez avoids it.
Wong tries to clinch up.
Wong tries to close the distance and clinch up but Martinez swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Martinez misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Wong.
Wong is looking to slow Martinez down with leg kicks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Martinez stuns Wong with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Wong tries to close the distance and clinch up but Martinez swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Martinez throws a nice looking combination but Wong bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wong tries to close the distance and clinch but Martinez swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Martinez throws a jab but it's blocked by Wong.
Martinez scores with the left hand. Wong knows he should have avoided that one.
Wong takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Martinez thows a body shot but no joy.
Martinez swats away the attempt to clinch by Wong.
A swing and a miss from Martinez.
Martinez throws an overhand right that lands on Wong's shoulder, as Wong tries to avoid the shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wong wants to clinch up but Martinez keeps it at a distance.
Martinez is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Wong is looking to clinch but Martinez is avoiding it.
Wong swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Wong tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Martinez waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Wong.
Martinez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Martinez avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Martinez swats away the attempt to clinch by Wong.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martinez thows a body shot but no joy.
Jay Wong seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Wong - that will leave a mark!
Wong moves in looking to clinch but Martinez pushes him off.
Martinez just misses with a punch to the body.
Wong is looking to clinch.
Wong moves away from the strike by Martinez.
Wong tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Martinez paws at him with a jab and circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Wong looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Wong fails in his attempt to clinch.
Martinez getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Wong moves in looking to clinch but Martinez pushes him off.
Wong doesn't manage to clinch there - Martinez circles away.
Martinez throws an overhand right that lands on Wong's shoulder, as Wong tries to avoid the shot.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Wong tries to clinch up but Martinez circles away and keeps his distance.
Martinez is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Martinez throws the left hand but Wong avoids the punch easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sergio Martinez dominated that round.
That's time! Wong's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Wong keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Martinez.
Wong keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A jab lands there for Martinez.
Martinez cracks Wong with a right hand to the side of the head.
Martinez avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Wong showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Martinez.
Martinez looks to land a right hand but Wong moved out of range.
Martinez with a nice cross.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wong is looking to clinch but Martinez is avoiding it.
Wong is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A head kick misses from Wong.
Martinez thows a body shot but no joy.
Wong bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Wong blocks a jab.
Martinez lands a glancing blow to the side of Wong's head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wong misses with a combination
and Martinez counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Martinez looks to land a right hand but Wong moved out of range.
Wong looks to clinch
and Martinez cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Martinez keeps the fight on the outside.
Martinez just misses with a punch to the body.
Martinez scores with a crisp jab that stopped Wong in his tracks.
Wong tries to clinch but Martinez moves away
and Martinez counters with a left and a right that stings Wong.
Jay Wong is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wong moves in looking to clinch but Martinez pushes him off.
Martinez misses with a few strikes there.
Martinez checks the leg kick nicely there.
Wong fails in his attempt to clinch.
Wong showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Martinez.
Martinez on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Wong. Wong obviously looking to wear him down.
Wong clinches but Martinez breaks the clinch
and Martinez counters with a one-two to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wong throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A big right from Martinez misses.
Wong tries to clinch but Martinez moves away
and Martinez counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Wong tries to clinch up
and Martinez counters with a straight right hand.
Martinez throws a hook but Wong blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sergio Martinez showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Martinez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Wong was well out of range. Poor timing from Martinez.
Martinez connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Martinez throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Wong sees it coming and avoids it easily.

Wong has managed to clinch.
Wong is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Wong keeps control of Martinez as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Wong with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Wong keeps control of Martinez as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wong tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Martinez looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Wong tries to land knees in the clinch but Martinez avoids the damage to the body.
Wong misses with a knee strike.
Martinez looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Martinez looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Wong throws a knee to the head but misses.
Wong throws a knee to the head but misses.
Wong with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Martinez is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Martinez is looking to break free of the clinch but Wong has double underhooks.
Martinez wants to break the clinch but can't.
Martinez can't break the clinch.
Martinez is trying to break the clinch but Wong is controlling him.
A knee to the head by Wong.
Martinez looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Wong misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Martinez.
Wong lands an elbow just above Martinez 's eye.
Martinez tries to circle away but Wong has him pinned against the cage.
Wong misses with a knee to the head.
Wong tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Martinez wants to break free but Wong has control.
Martinez managing to block the knees to the body from Wong.
Martinez wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Wong has him pressed against the cage.
Wong using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Martinez has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Martinez is trying to force a seperation but Wong has the dominant position.
Martinez is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Martinez tries to break free but Wong pushes him back against the cage.
Martinez has had enough of the clinch but Wong keeps him there for the moment.
Martinez tries to circle away but Wong has him pinned against the cage.
Wong tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Martinez is trying to break the clinch but Wong has him pressed against the cage.
Martinez wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Martinez tries to break the clinch but Wong is controlling the position.
Martinez tries to break free but Wong pushes him back against the cage.
Martinez is trying to break the clinch but Wong has him pressed against the cage.
Wong tries a knee to the head but Martinez blocks it.
Wong misses with a knee to the head.
Martinez wants to break the clinch but can't.
Martinez is trying to break the clinch but Wong is controlling him.
Wong is trying to maintain a safe position but Martinez gets an underhook and turns Wong into the cage.
Wong keeps control of Martinez as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Martinez has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Wong keeps control of Martinez as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Martinez wants to break free but Wong has control.

Martinez pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Martinez avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Martinez throws a jab when Wong was well out of range.
Wong connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wong moves in looking to clinch but Martinez pushes him off.
Wong looks to clinch
letting Martinez counter with a right hand.
Wong moves away from the strike by Martinez.
Martinez just misses with a punch to the body.
Martinez throws a hook to the side of Wong's head but Wong sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A swing and a miss from Martinez.
Martinez fails to land with a series of punches.
Wong scores with a slapping inside leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Wong has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Martinez finds it's way round the side to connect with Wong's head.
Martinez looks to land a left hand but Wong moved out of range nicely.
Wong throws a push kick but Martinez slaps the foot to one side.
Martinez on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Wong. Wong obviously looking to wear him down.
Wong uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Martinez.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Wong wants to clinch up but Martinez keeps it at a distance.
Wong misses with a combination
and Martinez counters with a left to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Sergio Martinez.
I've got Martinez winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight for Sergio Martinez!
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight for Sergio Martinez!
Judge Suge Night scores the fight for Sergio Martinez!

Sergio Martinez wins by unanimous decision!