PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jesus Martinez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Christian Slaughter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Martinez's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Puya -- Sal Pa' Fuera. Slaughter has chosen The Crown - World Below as his entrance music. Christian Slaughter has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Jesus Martinez's chin.

Martinez
vs
Slaughter

165 cm
28
165 lbs
17 - 4 - 0

175 cm
26
160 lbs
11 - 2 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Powerful

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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 17 - 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 11 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Christian Slaughter!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Alec Ball and Ian Loll.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Martinez shoots in for a double leg but Slaughter sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Martinez looks to throw the jab but Slaughter is out of range.
Martinez displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Slaughter throws out the jab.
Martinez misses with a body shot.
Martinez shoots in looking for a takedown but Slaughter manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Martinez's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Martinez uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Slaughter.
Martinez wants to clinch.
Slaughter is looking to chop away at Martinez's legs.
Martinez takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Martinez misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Slaughter.
Martinez throws a hook but Slaughter blocks it.
Martinez misses with a leg kick
and Slaughter connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Slaughter tests Martinez's chin there with a solid looking shot.

Slaughter tries to sprawl but Martinez drives through with a takedown into half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Martinez throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Martinez looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Martinez has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Slaughter regains full guard. Nicely done.
Slaughter has his hands on Martinez's head, controlling the position.
Slaughter is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Martinez accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Martinez tries to free his leg and advance position but Slaughter is retaining full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Martinez wants to control from the top but Slaughter keeps moving.
Martinez throws and elbow that misses. Slaughter uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Martinez's guard. Nice move by Slaughter!
Slaughter looking to pass the guard.
Martinez is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Slaughter wants to control from the top but Martinez keeps moving.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Slaughter gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Slaughter swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A big right from Slaughter misses.
Slaughter throws a leg kick that is checked
and Martinez counters with a straight right hand.
Martinez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Slaughter.
Martinez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Slaughter manages to avoid it.
Slaughter staying out of range there.
Slaughter is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Martinez.
Slaughter throws a nice looking combination but Martinez bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Martinez misses with a hook. Slaughter ducked under it nicely.
Martinez tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Slaughter counters with a two punch combo.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Slaughter does it's job there.
Christian Slaughter is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Martinez wants to clinch up but Slaughter keeps it at a distance.
Slaughter does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Martinez looks to throw the jab but Slaughter is out of range.
A shot to the liver by Slaughter. Beautiful body shot.
Martinez ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Martinez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Slaughter moves away.
Slaughter slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Slaughter throws a right and a left that Martinez avoids nicely.
Slaughter swings for the body but Martinez moves out of range.
Martinez connects with the punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Christian Slaughter dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Martinez throws a hook but Slaughter blocks it.
Martinez tries to clinch
and Slaughter counters with a nice body shot.
Slaughter slips a straight right by Martinez.
Martinez throws a body kick that misses.
Martinez takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Slaughter misses with a straight right.
An inside leg kick lands from Martinez.
Slaughter walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Jesus Martinez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Slaughter throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Martinez keeps the fight on the outside.
Martinez thows a left - swing and a miss!
Martinez tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Slaughter swivels and escapes.
Martinez misses with a body punch
and Slaughter counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Martinez dives in and grabs Slaughter's left leg, looking for a takedown. Slaughter pushes down on Martinez's head and hops out.
Martinez ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Slaughter uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Martinez.
Slaughter throws a hook but Martinez avoids it easily.
Slaughter walks into a straight right hand from Martinez.
Slaughter smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Martinez lands with a thumping leg kick.
Slaughter looks to land a right hand but Martinez moved out of range.
Martinez loads up on a big right hand but Slaughter slips the punch.
Martinez walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Slaughter throws a big shot that misses.
Martinez fails with the takedown
and Slaughter counters with a lovely shot to the body.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jesus Martinez. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martinez throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Slaughter.
Martinez avoids a punch combination nicely.
Slaughter swings for the body but Martinez moves out of range.
Slaughter ducks under a wild hook from Martinez.
Martinez throws a jab but it's blocked by Slaughter.
Martinez keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Slaughter swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Martinez dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Slaughter wants to clinch up but Martinez keeps it at a distance.
Martinez throws a predictable looking body shot
and Slaughter counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Slaughter checks a leg kick.
Martinez is looking to land body kicks.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martinez staying out of range there.
Slaughter misses with an uppercut. Martinez saw that one coming.
Slaughter tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Martinez manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Slaughter scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Martinez slips a jab from Slaughter.
Martinez walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Slaughter uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Martinez.
Slaughter swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Slaughter swings for the body but Martinez moves out of range.
Martinez misses with a hook to the body
and Slaughter counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Slaughter lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Martinez at a distance.
Slaughter uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Martinez has time to react.
Slaughter moves out of range of the strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Martinez loads up on a big right hand but Slaughter slips the punch.
Slaughter misses with a straight left.
Slaughter thows a left - swing and a miss!
Martinez takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Martinez scores with a body shot.
Martinez throws the kick towards the body but Slaughter avoids it.
Slaughter takes a swing at Martinez's ribcage but misses.
Martinez throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Martinez misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Slaughter.
Slaughter throws a leg kick
and Slaughter takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Slaughter is looking to clinch.
Martinez staying out of range there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Christian Slaughter showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Martinez tries to clinch up.
Nice jab there from Martinez.
Martinez walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Martinez misses with a body punch
and Slaughter counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Slaughter misses with a body shot
and Martinez counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Martinez slips under a jab from Slaughter.
Martinez lands a head shot.
Martinez connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Slaughter momentarily.
Slaughter lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Martinez uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Slaughter.
Martinez throws the kick towards the body but Slaughter avoids it.
Martinez ducks under a wild hook from Slaughter.
Slaughter throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A slow jab from Slaughter misses its intended target.
Slaughter bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Martinez fails with an attempt to clinch.
Martinez scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Martinez jabs at Slaughter's body.
Martinez loads up on a big right hand but Slaughter slips the punch.
Slaughter tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Martinez was well out of range. Poor timing from Slaughter.
Slaughter jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Slaughter staying out of range there.
Slaughter takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Slaughter pivots, looking for a leg kick but Martinez is out of range and Slaughter settles back down.
Slaughter lands with a shot to the body.
A jab from Slaughter misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Slaughter slips a jab from Martinez.
A big right from Martinez misses.
Martinez slips a straight right by Slaughter.
Martinez uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Slaughter.
Martinez loads up on a big right hand but Slaughter slips the punch.
A slow jab from Slaughter misses its intended target.
Jesus Martinez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Martinez throws a sloppy head kick and Slaughter moves out of range easily.
Slaughter lands with an uppercut that bounces Martinez off the cage and back into rage.
Slaughter staying out of range there.
Good work by Martinez as he checks the leg kick.
Martinez lands with a hook. Slaughter tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Martinez shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Slaughter counters with a stiff right hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Slaughter waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Martinez.
Martinez swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Martinez tries a head kick but it misses.
Martinez throws a shot from downtown. Slaughter moves away and avoids it.
Slaughter misses with a hook.
Martinez clinches but Slaughter breaks the clinch
and Slaughter counters with a nice uppercut.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Martinez, right into the meat.
Slaughter throws a hook but Martinez blocks it.
Martinez connects with a good right hand that stumbles Slaughter. Slaughter circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Nice jab there from Slaughter.
Martinez tries to clinch but fails miserably

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

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Martinez.
Come on Martinez - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Martinez misses with a punch on the inside.
Slaughter blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Slaughter blocks an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Slaughter.
Slaughter works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Martinez throws a punch but it's blocked by Slaughter.
Martinez effectively controlling the action here.

Slaughter breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Martinez misses with an uppercut. Slaughter saw that one coming.
Nice cross by Slaughter.
The fight stays on the outside here - Martinez looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A swing and a miss from Martinez.

And that's the end of the fight!
Christian Slaughter comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Slaughter 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 Steve Smith scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Christian Slaughter!