PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Thomas Martyn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Juan Satur (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Martyn comes into the arena with Live For The Moment blaring out of the sound system. Thomas Martyn could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Juan Satur's chin.

Martyn
vs
Satur

191 cm
25
205 lbs
10 - 8 - 0

176 cm
25
205 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
World class MT
Prefers standup

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 10 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Thomas Martyn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Juan Satur!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Satur wants to clinch.
Martyn shoots in looking for a takedown but Satur manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Martyn's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Martyn avoids the head kick by Satur.
Martyn shoots in but no luck this time.
Satur displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Martyn.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Thomas Martyn. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Martyn takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Satur tries to clinch up but Martyn circles away and keeps his distance.

Satur lands a big head kick that sends Martyn tumbling to the mat! Satur takes a step backwards and waves Martyn back to his feet - he wants the finish!

Martyn is rocked!

It looks like Thomas Martyn has been cut.
Martyn is breathing heavily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Satur clinches.
Oh Martyn is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Satur tries to land a knee to the head but Martyn blocks with his arms.
Martyn seems to have got his legs back now.
Martyn on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
With the fighters up against the cage, Satur throws an elbow but misses.
Satur throws an elbow that misses.
Still in the clinch, Satur scores with a nice short uppercut.
Nice elbow from Satur.
Satur misses with a knee strike.
Satur using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Satur with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.

Satur breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Satur connects with the punch.

Satur clinches up with Martyn and pushes him back against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Satur taking a breather.
Martyn drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Satur gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Satur blocks a body shot from Martyn.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Martyn. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Martyn blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Satur lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Satur looking to throw knees to the head but Martyn is blocking nicely.
Satur using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Martyn has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Satur prevents Martyn from breaking the clinch.
Satur throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Satur scores with a knee to the head.

Thomas Martyn's cut is getting worse.
Martyn dodges an elbow strike from Satur.
Martyn misses with a body punch.
Satur is pushing Martyn up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Satur misses with a knee strike.
Satur working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Martyn blocks an elbow strike.
Martyn has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Satur avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Satur creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Satur blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

Satur escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Juan Satur is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Satur with a jab.
The fight stays on the outside here - Satur looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Good standup being displayed there by Satur as he connects with a hook.
Satur tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Martyn paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Thomas Martyn seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Martyn swinging wildly here.
Satur stuffs the takedown attempt from Martyn. Martyn gets slowly back to his feet.
Satur tries to clinch up.
Martyn changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Satur tries to avoid it but Martyn manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Satur to the ground. Satur escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.

Satur gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Satur tries a knee to the head but Martyn blocks it.
Martyn being controlled against the cage.
Good body shot from Martyn.
Satur tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Martyn blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Satur trying to land knees to the body.
Martyn landing knees to the head.
Satur scores with a hook to the body.
Martyn blocks an elbow strike from Satur.
Martyn jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Satur walks away with a smile on his face. Martyn gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.

Martyn gets tackled into the cage by Satur. Satur maintains the clinch.
Satur gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Satur scores a nice knee to the body.
A short right from Satur.
Martyn takes an elbow to the forehead.

Thomas Martyn's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Martyn takes an elbow to the forehead.
Martyn misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Satur.
Martyn takes a knee right on the jaw!
Martyn blocks the elbow strike.
Satur connects with a nasty looking knee right to Martyn's face.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.

Satur breaks the clinch.
Martyn avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Satur gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Martyn blocks an elbow strike from Satur.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Satur misses with a knee to the head.
Satur lands with a short shot to the head.
Satur trying to land knees to the body.
Satur pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Satur pushes Martyn back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Martyn has Satur pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Satur manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Satur is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Satur tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Martyn takes a knee to the side of the body.
Satur lands a good knee to the midsection. Martyn won't want to take too many of those.
Martyn misses with a body punch.
Satur lands a nice elbow.

Jeez, Thomas Martyn's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Satur keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Martyn's efforts to push away.

Satur escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A solid body kick from Satur.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Martyn tries to move into range but Satur moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Satur darts in and out, connecting with a jab.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Thomas Martyn's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Juan Satur!