PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joakim Martinsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Antonio Catabriga (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Martinsson's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Check it out - will.i.am. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Martinsson
vs
Catabriga

186 cm
25
205 lbs
4 - 4 - 0

185 cm
18
213 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Experienced

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Joakim Martinsson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Antonio Catabriga!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Martinsson closes the distance and clinches.

Martinsson breaks the clinch.
Catabriga darts in trying to clinch

and Martinsson decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Catabriga's guard.

Martinsson stands and steps away. Catabriga gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.

Catabriga tries to keep at a distance but Martinsson has taken the fight into the clinch.
Martinsson taking a breather.
Catabriga blocks an elbow strike from Martinsson.

Martinsson jumps into guard, dragging Catabriga to the mat.
Martinsson pulls Catabriga in close to prevent any damage.
Catabriga trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Martinsson tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Martinsson is working hard here to advance position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Martinsson looking to control.

Joakim Martinsson has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Catabriga fails with the takedown

and Martinsson counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Martinsson controls the pace of the fight for a moment.

Martinsson stands up from Catabriga's guard - Martinsson perhaps looking for a knockout.
Catabriga with a poor takedown

and Martinsson moves into the clinch.

Martinsson pulls guard effortlessly.
Catabriga won't allow Martinsson to sweep him here.
Martinsson pulls Catabriga in to control the position.
Martinsson trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martinsson is pulling down on Catabriga's head to control his posture.
Martinsson wants to sweep here but Catabriga controlling him for the moment.

Catabriga avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

Martinsson kicks Catabriga off and gets to his feet.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Martinsson.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Martinsson stands up and beckons Catabriga to his feet.
Catabriga connects with a high kick.

Martinsson gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

Martinsson gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Martinsson takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Martinsson sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Catabriga defending well though.
Martinsson sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Catabriga tries to get to full guard but Martinsson has control of the leg.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Martinsson content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.

We're going to have a standup here because Joakim Martinsson wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Martinsson dodges the punch combination from Catabriga.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Catabriga tries to sprawl but Martinsson drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Martinsson not landing any meaningful shots this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Joakim Martinsson 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.

Catabriga misses with a takedown

and Martinsson counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Martinsson is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Martinsson missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Joakim Martinsson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Catabriga blocking the ground and pound attempt from Martinsson.
Martinsson thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.

Martinsson is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Catabriga defends it well.
Martinsson is trying to control the action in half guard but Catabriga is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Martinsson is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Catabriga!

Martinsson looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Martinsson get's back to his feet.
Catabriga is looking to slow Martinsson down with leg kicks.

Martinsson closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Martinsson seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Catabriga does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Martinsson stalling.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martinsson seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Catabriga is not content to let Martinsson control the position.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Martinsson tries to pass to full mount but Catabriga defends it.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Joakim Martinsson.
Martinsson darts in and out, connecting with a jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Martinsson lands a big head kick that sends Catabriga tumbling to the mat! Martinsson takes a step backwards and waves Catabriga back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Martinsson takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.

Martinsson scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.

Martinsson has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.

Martinsson gets the takedown into side control.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Martinsson is trying to get an arm triangle but Catabriga is defending well.
An elbow from Martinsson crashes against the mat.
Martinsson moves into full mount!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Martinsson looking to control but Catabriga is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Martinsson controlling from mount.

Martinsson is working for a guillotine from mount but Catabriga frees his head quite easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Catabriga is squirming around, avoiding Martinsson's attempts to control the action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Joakim Martinsson dominated that second 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. And we move into the final round!

Martinsson throws a solid leg kick but Catabriga takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Martinsson.
Joakim Martinsson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Catabriga, as that shot connected.

Martinsson looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Martinsson won't allow Catabriga to sweep him here.
Catabriga is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Catabriga keeping moving, preventing Martinsson from controlling successfully.

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

That's one minute gone in the round.
Catabriga attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Catabriga throws a sloppy head kick and Martinsson moves out of range easily.

Martinsson drives through and clinches with Catabriga against the cage.

Martinsson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Catabriga misses with a double jab

and Martinsson counters by clinching up.

Martinsson jumps guard.
Martinsson tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Martinsson is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Catabriga really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Martinsson. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Martinsson pulls Catabriga in close to his closed guard and prevents Catabriga from doing any damage or advancing position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martinsson trying to keep a closed guard but Catabriga is proving a slippery customer.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Joakim Martinsson just wasn't active enough.
Catabriga wants to clinch but Martinsson slips to the side

and Martinsson counters with a nice double leg into side control. Catabriga won't be happy with that.
Catabriga trying to remain calm as Martinsson controls from the top position.

Martinsson stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Catabriga. Martinsson shrugs it off though.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Catabriga throws a shot to the body.
Catabriga lands with a good body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Catabriga tries a head kick but it misses.
Antonio Catabriga seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Catabriga lands a nice looking body kick.
Martinsson avoids the head kick by Catabriga.
Catabriga thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Martinsson if he has to take too many more of those.
Catabriga clinches but Martinsson breaks the clinch
and Martinsson counters with a body kick.
A punch combination from Catabriga misses.
Catabriga looks for a takedown but Martinsson sprawls well.

Martinsson looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Martinsson forces his way into half guard.

Martinsson stands up and beckons Catabriga to join him on the feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Martinsson closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Catabriga quickly recovers to half guard.
Catabriga is trying to stand.
Martinsson works his way into side control.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Martinsson decides to take the fight back to the feet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Catabriga shoots and misses

and Martinsson counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Martinsson passes the guard and advances to mount!
Antonio Catabriga has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Joakim Martinsson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

Martinsson gets to his feet and calls his opponent to stand. Here come the fireworks!

And that's the end of the fight!
Joakim Martinsson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Martinsson, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Joakim Martinsson!