PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Richard Nixon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hugo Martinez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Richard Nixon has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Nixon
vs
Martinez

225 cm
25
153 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

180 cm
21
155 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Richard Nixon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Hugo Martinez!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Anthony Taglia and Reed Andrews.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Martinez scores with a punch to the head.
Nixon misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Horrible takedown by Nixon or perhaps it was just good defense by Martinez which made him look bad.
Nixon slips under a jab.
Nixon tries to clinch but Martinez is having none of it.
Martinez misses with a hook.
A head kick misses from Nixon.
Martinez slaps away a takedown attempt from Nixon, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Nixon lands a nice hook to Martinez's body. Martinez takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Nixon really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Martinez dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Nixon. That did some damage!
Nice shot by Martinez.
Martinez with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Nixon is looking to clinch but Martinez is avoiding it.
Nixon shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Martinez pinned against the cage. Martinez gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Richard Nixon. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Martinez lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Hugo Martinez is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Martinez loads up on a big right hand but Nixon slips the punch.
Nixon shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Martinez pinned against the cage. Martinez gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Nixon keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Martinez.
Martinez moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Martinez throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Martinez takes one to the side of the head.
A shot to the body from Martinez misses
and Martinez takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Martinez misses the jab.
Nixon shoots in and drives through. Martinez sprawls well.
Martinez throws a right and a left that both miss.
Nixon takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Nixon tries to clinch but Martinez is having none of it.

Martinez shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.

Martinez gets to his feet. Nixon looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for Martinez.
Nixon is breathing heavily.
Martinez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nixon manages to avoid it.
Nixon stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Martinez.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Martinez closes the distance and clinches.

Martinez breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Nixon wants to clinch but Martinez slips to the side
and Martinez counters with a good, hard body kick but Nixon shrugs it off.
A slow jab from Martinez misses its intended target.
Nixon takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
A nice inside leg kick there by Martinez. That's going to slow Nixon down.
Martinez slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Nixon. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Decent striking displayed by Martinez there.
A nice combination there by Martinez.
Martinez lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Nixon at a distance.

Martinez clinches up with Nixon and pushes him back against the cage.

Martinez escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Nixon gets a takedown into half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martinez is trying to stand.
Nixon throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Martinez is trying to stand up here but Nixon is controlling him well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Martinez is refusing to be controlled, as Nixon sits in half guard.

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.
Nixon is looking to stall here but Martinez recovers full guard.
Martinez is wriggling around but Nixon manages to pass to half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nixon trying to mount his opponent but Martinez defends it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hugo Martinez dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Martinez cracks the inside of Nixon's front leg.
Nixon shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Martinez counters into the clinch. Nicely done.

Martinez's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hugo Martinez seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Martinez misses with a hook. Nixon ducked under it nicely.
Nixon gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Martinez counters with an inside leg kick.
Richard Nixon is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Martinez throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nixon gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
enabling Martinez to counter with a crisp jab.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Richard Nixon. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nixon tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Martinez counters with a solid body kick.
Martinez jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Nixon looks to clinch
and Martinez counters with a leg kick.

Martinez clinches.
Nixon drops down looking for an ankle pick but Martinez pulls his leg out and moves away.
Nixon is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Martinez keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Martinez dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Nixon. That did some damage!
Hugo Martinez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nixon closes the distance looking to clinch
and Martinez counters with an outside leg kick.
Martinez throws a right hand that Nixon ducks under and follows up with a left that Nixon also avoids with ease.
Nixon wants to clinch

and Martinez counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Martinez.

Martinez breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Martinez scores with a leg kick.
Nixon misses with a takedown attempt
and Martinez counters with a nice leg kick.
Martinez throws a wild body kick that Nixon sees coming a mile off.
Martinez looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Nixon chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Martinez can pounce on him.
Donk. Martinez catches Nixon right on the button with a cross.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martinez lands a glancing blow to the side of Nixon's head.
Martinez throws a looping overhand right but Nixon ducks down to avoid it.
Nixon avoids a punch combination nicely.
Martinez throws a right and a left that Nixon avoids nicely.
Some bone on bone action there as Martinez checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Martinez works over Nixon's head and body with a nice combination.
A chopping leg kick lands by Martinez.
Nice jab there from Martinez.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A combination from Nixon does no damage.
Martinez is looking to slow Nixon down with leg kicks.
Nixon gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Martinez.
Martinez thows a body shot but no joy.
Martinez rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Nixon moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Martinez.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martinez scores with a jab to the head.
Nixon misses with a takedown attempt
and Martinez connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Martinez feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Nixon's calf.
Martinez throws a series of strikes that have Nixon backpedaling.
Martinez swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Martinez lands with a right hand.
Nixon closes the distance looking to clinch
and Martinez counters with a nice body kick.
Martinez fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Martinez rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Nixon moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Nixon takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Martinez throws a lazy right hand but Nixon sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Martinez misses with a looping right.
Martinez dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Martinez swings for the body but Nixon moves out of range.
Nixon closes the distance but Martinez moves to the side
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Martinez connects with a body shot.
Martinez lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Nixon shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Martinez counters with an outside leg kick.
Martinez throws the left hand but Nixon avoids the punch easily.
Nixon takes one to the side of the head.
Nice shot by Martinez.
Martinez throws a one two combo.

Nixon is rocked!
Martinez fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Nixon.
Martinez has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Martinez throws a nice outside leg kick.
Nixon scores with a punch to the head.
Nixon takes one to the chin there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hugo Martinez showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

A nice leg kick lands there from Martinez.
Nixon on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Martinez. Martinez obviously looking to wear him down.
Nixon stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Martinez.
Nixon tries to clinch up
and Martinez counters with an inside leg kick.
Nice cross by Martinez.
Martinez takes a swing at Nixon's ribcage but misses.
Martinez lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Nixon backs up against the cage.
Oh Nixon is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Nixon fails with the takedown
and Martinez makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Nixon seems to have got his legs back now.
Martinez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nixon was well out of range. Poor timing from Martinez.
Martinez throws a leg kick which misses Nixon's front leg but catches the back leg as Nixon tries to avoid it.
Martinez ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nixon uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Martinez.
Martinez throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nixon tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Martinez counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Nixon misses with a low kick.
Nixon keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Martinez.
Nixon walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Martinez fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Nixon.
Nixon looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Martinez scores with a jab to the jaw.
Nixon takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Martinez lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Nixon takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Martinez connects with a jab.
Nixon takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Nice body punch from Martinez.
Martinez clobbers Nixon with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Martinez looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A nice leg kick lands there from Martinez.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Martinez drops Nixon with a beautiful combination! Nixon stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Martinez is looking for the KO!
Martinez takes a swing at Nixon's ribcage but misses.
Martinez throws a predictable looking body shot
enabling Nixon to counter with a crisp jab.
Martinez throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Nixon moves out of range of the strikes.
Donk. Martinez catches Nixon right on the button with a cross.
Martinez with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Martinez connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Nixon's hands.
Martinez keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Martinez looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Martinez scoring well with a low kick there.
Martinez misses with a head kick.
Martinez thows a left - swing and a miss!
Martinez buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Martinez misses with a few strikes there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Martinez.
Martinez misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nixon.
Martinez dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Nixon. That did some damage!

Martinez gets in close and instigates a clinch.

Martinez breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Nixon tries for a takedown but Martinez circles away easily

so Martinez counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.

Martinez stands and steps away. Nixon gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
A solid leg kick lands there for Martinez.

Martinez instigates a clinch.

Martinez's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Nixon shoots and misses
and Martinez counters with an outside leg kick.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Richard Nixon. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Martinez misses with a straight right.
Martinez scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nixon avoids a punch combination nicely.
Martinez scores with a hook.
Nixon takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Martinez.
Nixon looks to clinch
and Martinez counters with a leg kick.
Martinez connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Nixon momentarily.
Nixon has his takedown stuffed
and Martinez counters with an inside leg kick.
Nixon dodges the punch combination from Martinez.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Danga de danga de dang - Martinez scores with a four punch combination!
Martinez throws a push kick but Nixon slaps the foot to one side.
Richard Nixon has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hugo Martinez is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Nixon misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

And that's the end of the fight!
Hugo Martinez comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Martinez has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 25:30
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 25:30
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 25:30

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