PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jesus Martinez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Quan Raiden (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Martinez comes to the cage accompanied by Puya -- Sal Pa' Fuera. Raiden comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Boss Battle kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Quan Raiden has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Martinez
vs
Raiden

165 cm
28
165 lbs
15 - 4 - 0

179 cm
23
167 lbs
15 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very quick

Decent wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

BioPharm Nutrition
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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 15 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jesus Martinez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Quan Raiden!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Alec Ball and Dillan Fox.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Martinez looks to score with a jab to the body but Raiden is just out of range.
Jesus Martinez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Raiden fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Martinez manages to avoid it.
Martinez lands with a kick to the ribs.
Martinez paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Raiden throws a jab but it's blocked by Martinez.
Martinez ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Martinez misses with an uppercut.
Martinez misses with a body punch
and Raiden counters with a stiff right hand.
Martinez swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Raiden counters with a good low kick that Martinez was not able to check.
Martinez digs a good body shot into Raiden's ribs.
Raiden avoids the body shot from Martinez.
Martinez slips under a jab.
Martinez looks to score with a jab to the body but Raiden is just out of range.
Martinez is looking to wear down Raiden with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Martinez misses with a straight right.
Martinez lands with a nice body punch.
Martinez shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Martinez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Martinez takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Raiden moves forwards but Martinez connects with a nice, crisp jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice shot by Martinez.
Martinez misses the shot to the body.
Martinez bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Raiden's head.
Raiden swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Raiden lands a jab to Martinez's midsection.
Raiden dodges the punch combination from Martinez.
Raiden misses with a hook to the body
and Martinez counters with a nice body shot.
Martinez throws out a loose jab but Raiden uses good head movement to avoid it.
Martinez goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
An inside leg kick from Martinez misses.
Martinez lands a glancing blow to the side of Raiden's head.
Martinez throws the left hand but Raiden avoids the punch easily.
Raiden swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Martinez looks to score with a jab to the body but Raiden is just out of range.
Quan Raiden is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A swing and a miss from Raiden.
Martinez lands with a hook. Raiden tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Raiden ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Raiden lands the left hand.
A swing and a miss from Raiden.
Raiden blocks a head kick by Martinez.
Martinez looks to score with a jab to the body but Raiden is just out of range.
Martinez throws a hook to the side of Raiden's head but Raiden sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Martinez scores with a shot to the body.
Martinez thows a leg kick but Raiden checks it
and Raiden counters with a straight right hand.
Martinez shoots in but no luck this time.
Raiden throws a body punch but Martinez moves out of range.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Martinez.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jesus Martinez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Martinez lands a nice shot to the body.
Martinez throws a looping overhand right but Raiden ducks down to avoid it.
Martinez avoids the body shot from Raiden.
Raiden avoids the body shot from Martinez.
Raiden connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Raiden throws a hook but Martinez blocks it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martinez lands with a straight right. Raiden didn't see that one coming.
Raiden lands a jab.
Raiden misses with a low kick.
Martinez waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Raiden.
Martinez misses with a body shot
and Raiden connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Raiden scores with a nice head shot.
Horrible takedown by Martinez or perhaps it was just good defense by Raiden which made him look bad.
Raiden dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Martinez. That did some damage!
Martinez attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Raiden stuffs the takedown attempt from Martinez. Martinez gets slowly back to his feet.

Raiden gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Martinez trying to control the position from guard on top but Raiden is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Raiden pulls Martinez in close to his closed guard and prevents Martinez from doing any damage or advancing position.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Raiden can do anything to dispel that myth.
Martinez throws a big right hand that misses.

Martinez thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Raiden keeping moving, preventing Martinez from controlling successfully.
Raiden is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Martinez stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Raiden swivels though and keeps the full guard.
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 Jesus Martinez will probably get the nod.
That's time! Martinez's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Raiden takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Raiden connects with a crisp jab.
Martinez throws a leg kick
and Raiden counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Raiden moves out of range of the body kick from Martinez.
Raiden ducks under a wild hook from Martinez.
Nice body punch from Raiden.
Raiden ducks under a wild hook from Martinez.
Martinez misses with a hook. Raiden ducked under it nicely.
Raiden defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Martinez.
Raiden uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Martinez.
Quan Raiden seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Martinez takes one to the chin there.
Raiden scores with a push kick.
Martinez walks into a stiff left hand from Raiden.
Martinez misses with a jab to the body
and Raiden counters with a good low kick that Martinez was not able to check.
Raiden fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Martinez looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Raiden lands a jab to the nose.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Raiden misses with a hook. Martinez ducked under it nicely.
Martinez takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Martinez uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Raiden.
Raiden scores with a punch to the head.
Raiden fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Raiden ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Raiden cracks Martinez with an open hand slap.
Raiden digs a good hook to Martinez's body.
Raiden lands with a straight right. Martinez didn't see that one coming.
Martinez doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Raiden counters with a nice low kick that buckles Martinez's knee momentarily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Martinez looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Martinez moves out of range as Raiden strikes.
Martinez gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Raiden shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Raiden has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Raiden with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Raiden lands a body shot.
Raiden looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Raiden thuds his right hand into Martinez's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Martinez jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Martinez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Martinez misses with a looping left.
Raiden missing with a left hand there. Martinez was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Raiden throws a low kick, looking for Martinez's leg but Martinez calmly moves out of range.
Martinez with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Raiden throws a shot to the body.
Raiden slips a straight right by Martinez.
Raiden lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Martinez circles away quickly and effectively.
Martinez moves out of range of the body kick.
Raiden attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Raiden ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Martinez moves away.
Raiden closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martinez throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Raiden sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Raiden is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Martinez shoots in looking for a takedown. Raiden tries to sprawl out of it but Martinez keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Raiden manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jesus Martinez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Raiden scores with the left hand. Martinez knows he should have avoided that one.
Martinez misses with the combination.
Raiden finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Martinez misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Raiden counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Martinez misses with a low kick as Raiden jumps back.
A nice leg kick lands there from Martinez.
A nice inside leg kick there by Raiden. That's going to slow Martinez down.
Raiden misses with a hook.
Martinez avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Raiden. Martinez shrugs it off though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Raiden paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Raiden avoids the body shot from Martinez.
Raiden defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Martinez.
Nice sprawl there from Raiden as Martinez shoots in.
Raiden scores with a nice strike.
Martinez throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Martinez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Raiden manages to avoid it.
Martinez tries for a takedown but Raiden sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Raiden with a nice cross.
Nice defenses there by Raiden.
Nice cross by Raiden.
Raiden lands with a thumping leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Martinez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Raiden moves away.
Raiden throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Martinez missing with a left hand there. Raiden was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Raiden walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Martinez checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Quan Raiden showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Martinez's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Raiden lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Martinez lands a body shot.
Martinez throws a big shot that misses.

Martinez shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Martinez blocks the strikes from Raiden.
Martinez seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Raiden does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.

Martinez is working for a kimura from half guard. He's really concentrating on the hold and it's allowed Raiden to slip a leg under and get back to full guard.
Raiden 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.
Raiden has Martinez pulled in close to control his posture.
Raiden looking to hit a scissor sweep but Martinez is one step ahead there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Martinez trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Martinez pushes down on Raiden's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Martinez is taking a breather. Raiden says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Martinez wants to free his trapped foot but Raiden is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Martinez takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Martinez is thwarting Raiden's attempts to control the position.

Martinez is working for a submission of some sort.

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.
Raiden wants to get back to full guard.
Martinez throwing shots but Raiden is blocking nicely.
Martinez is looking to take a break and control but Raiden is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Raiden is looking to improve his position.
Martinez thows a huge punch but Raiden dodges it nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Raiden tries to roll over but Martinez keeps him under control.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Nice straight punches there by Raiden. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Raiden.
Raiden displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Martinez throws out the jab.
Martinez doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Raiden counters with a good low kick that Martinez was not able to check.
Raiden misses with a looping right.
Raiden looks to throw the jab but Martinez is out of range.
Martinez is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Martinez misses with an attempted mid kick.
Raiden scores with a decent looking hook.
A slow jab from Martinez misses its intended target.
Martinez misses with a takedown
and Raiden cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Martinez throws out a loose jab but Raiden uses good head movement to avoid it.
A solid leg kick lands there for Raiden.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Martinez misses.
Raiden takes one to the side of the head.
Raiden dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Martinez. That did some damage!
Raiden throws a looping overhand right but Martinez ducks down to avoid it.
Raiden lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Raiden lands a nice shot that snaps Martinez's head back.
Martinez pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Martinez shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Raiden as he jumps to the side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jesus Martinez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A low kick from Raiden is predictable there
and Martinez counters with a nice body kick.
Raiden moves out of range as Martinez throws a body kick.

Martinez decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Raiden trying to control here.
Martinez prevents Raiden from improving his position.
Raiden wants to control but Martinez is keeping busy and won't allow it.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Jesus Martinez.
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 Elvis Blanc scores the fight 29:28
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 29:28
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 29:28

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