PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Adolfo Martinez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bernard Toney (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Toney has chosen Tenacious D - Master Exploder as his entrance music. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!

Martinez
vs
Toney

215 cm
22
280 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

190 cm
18
265 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Self confident

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Adolfo Martinez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Bernard Toney!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Hirohito Nitta and Tatsuya Matsuyama.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Toney will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

Martinez feints and as Toney raises his hands in defense, Martinez changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.

Martinez decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Martinez ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Martinez just misses with a punch to the body.
Toney throws out a loose jab but Martinez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nice defenses there by Toney.
Toney lands a nice looking body shot.

Martinez pushes Toney up against the ropes in a clinch.

Toney breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Martinez pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Toney fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

Martinez scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Martinez working over Toney with some ground and pound. Toney looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Toney scrambles, trying to get to his feet, but Martinez manages to mount him!
Martinez sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Martinez fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Toney really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Martinez. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Martinez lands a big elbow.
Martinez looking to control and managing it successfully.
Toney is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Martinez content just to control the position here.
Toney should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martinez has his opponent pinned against the ropes, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Toney's face.
Toney wants to use the ropes to get back to his feet here.
Martinez will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Martinez content just to control the position here.
Toney is trying to escape the mount.
Martinez lands with some strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martinez controlling his opponent.
Martinez has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Martinez lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Martinez content just to control the position here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Adolfo Martinez just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Toney misses with the combination.
Toney throws a hook but Martinez avoids it easily.
Martinez swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Toney slips under a jab from Martinez.
Martinez will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Toney throws out a powerful jab.
Bernard Toney seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Martinez displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Toney throws out the jab.
Toney scores with a one two! Martinez had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Martinez is breathing heavily.
Toney looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Martinez defending well as Toney loads up on a big left hand.
Toney with a hook.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Toney misses the shot to the body.
Toney tests Martinez's chin there with a solid looking shot.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Toney tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Martinez was well out of range. Poor timing from Toney.
Toney lands a nice looking body shot.
Toney dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Nice takedown defense from Toney. No joy for Martinez on that attempt.
Jab, jab by Toney - just one landing.
Toney scores with a jab to the head.
Toney cracks Martinez with a good jab.

Toney feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Martinez sprawling to the canvas! Martinez rolls over backwards and springs off the ropes and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Toney finish him?!

Martinez is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Martinez takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Toney scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Oh Martinez is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Toney throws out a powerful jab.
Martinez doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Toney drops Martinez with a straight left! Oh this is bad for Martinez! Toney dives in and starts dropping bombs - the referee has no choice but to step in and save him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (strikes). Bernard Toney!