PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Charles Martel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nelson Jodoin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Martel
vs
Jodoin

170 cm
26
145 lbs
12 - 1 - 0

175 cm
23
140 lbs
14 - 4 - 0

Decent wrestler
World class boxer
KO power

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Charles Martel!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Nelson Jodoin!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Martel throws a hook to the side of Jodoin's head but Jodoin sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Jodoin misses with a combination
and Martel counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Martel scores with a nice right hand.
Martel avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Martel moves out of range of the strikes.
Jodoin misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Jodoin throws a leg kick but Martel sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Martel throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Jodoin stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Some wild striking there from Martel.
Martel swinging wildly here.
A combination from Martel does no damage.
Martel slips under a jab.
Jodoin throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Martel counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Martel misses with a straight left.
Martel lands a really nice looking cross but Jodoin seems unphased.
Martel avoids the body shot from Jodoin.
Martel scores with a decent looking hook.
Jodoin misses with a body shot.
Jodoin takes a swing at Martel's ribcage but misses.
Jodoin waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Martel.
Jodoin takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Martel. Jodoin does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nice shot by Martel.
Martel lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Martel swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Martel just misses with a punch to the body.
Martel on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Martel ducks under a wild hook from Jodoin.
Martel fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Jodoin misses with a straight right.
Jodoin throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jodoin rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Martel to counter with a crisp jab.
Martel bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Jodoin takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Martel throws a hook but Jodoin blocks it.
Jodoin takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Martel works the jab nicely.
Jodoin takes a swing at Martel's ribcage but misses.
Martel dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Martel fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jodoin manages to avoid it.
Jodoin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Martel.
Jodoin takes one on the button.
Nice cross by Jodoin.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martel just misses with a punch to the body.
Jodoin throws a lazy right hand but Martel sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Jodoin misses with a shot to the body
and Martel counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Jodoin thinking.
A right-left combo lands from Martel.
Martel looks to land a combination but Jodoin avoids it well.
Jodoin slips a jab and a cross from Martel.
A big left from Jodoin misses.
Martel takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Martel rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Jodoin moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A nice inside leg kick there by Martel. That's going to slow Jodoin down.
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!
Jodoin throws a series of punches but Martel moves out of range.
Martel lands a two punch combo.
Jodoin throws a big shot that misses.
Martel on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Jodoin lands with a straight right. Martel didn't see that one coming.
Jodoin jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Martel lands a jab.
Martel scores with a nice right hand.
Martel uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Jodoin has time to react.
Jodoin's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Martel connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Jodoin scrambles back to his feet.
Charles Martel seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Jodoin. Those never looked like landing.
Jab by Martel.
Martel is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Jodoin slips a jab and a cross from Martel.
Jodoin lands a nice looking body shot.
Jodoin misses with a double jab
and Martel counters with a straight right hand.
Martel stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
A shot to the liver by Martel. Beautiful body shot.
Martel throws a hook to the side of Jodoin's head but Jodoin sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Martel with a hook.
A shot to the body from Jodoin misses
and Martel counters with a low kick, right behind Jodoin 's knee.
Martel keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Jodoin throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jodoin throws an off balance right hand
and Martel counters with a nice uppercut.
A shot to the body from Martel misses
and Jodoin counters with a right hand to the body.
Jodoin throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Jodoin scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Jodoin takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Martel punishes Jodoin's body with a nice straight punch.
Jodoin throws a lazy uppercut
and Martel counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Jodoin pushing out the jab but it's not landing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jodoin tries to bum rush Martel with a series of wild strikes but Martel uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Martel slips a straight right by Jodoin.
Jodoin lands the left hand.
Martel lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Jodoin checks the leg kick.
Jodoin misses with an uppercut
and Martel counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Jodoin misses with a hook. Martel ducked under it nicely.
Martel lands a nice looking body shot.
Jodoin throws an off balance right hand
and Jodoin takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Martel throws a combination that misses
and Jodoin counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
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!
Martel lands a nice shot to the body.
Jodoin avoids the body shot from Martel.
Jodoin takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Martel avoids the body shot from Jodoin.
Martel lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jodoin throws a right and a left that Martel avoids nicely.
Jodoin misses with a combination
enabling Martel to counter with a crisp jab.
Martel throws a series of punches but Jodoin avoids them all with ease.
Jodoin misses with a straight right.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Charles Martel dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Jodoin tries to bum rush Martel with a series of wild strikes but Martel uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Nelson Jodoin is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A big right from Jodoin misses.
Jodoin misses the body punch
and Martel counters with an inside leg kick.
Martel throws a good cross that connects.
Nice shot lands for Jodoin.
Martel dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Jodoin. That did some damage!
Martel misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Martel throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A nice inside leg kick there by Martel. That's going to slow Jodoin down.
Martel throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Martel pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Jodoin rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Martel counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Jodoin takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Nice uppercut there from Martel.
Charles Martel is winning the standup battle so far.
Martel cracks Jodoin with a right hand to the side of the head.
Martel lands with a shot to the body.
Jodoin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Martel tests Jodoin's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Martel lands with a nice body punch.
Jodoin slips a jab from Martel.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jodoin throws an overhand right that lands on Martel's shoulder, as Martel tries to avoid the shot.
Martel throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Jodoin.
Martel with a jab.
Jodoin moves into range and connects with a jab.
Jodoin moves into range and connects with a jab.
A shot to the liver by Martel. Beautiful body shot.
Jodoin avoids the body shot from Martel.
Jodoin uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Martel scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Jodoin throws the left hand but Martel avoids the punch easily.
Jodoin throws a looping overhand right but Martel ducks down to avoid it.
Jodoin fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Martel checks it well.
A looping hook to the body misses from Martel. Jodoin does a little dance to reset his feet.
Martel throws a body punch but Jodoin moves out of range.
Martel dodges the punch combination from Jodoin.
Jodoin on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Jodoin has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Jodoin takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Martel connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Jodoin momentarily.
Martel works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martel takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Jodoin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Martel manages to avoid it.
Jodoin fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Martel looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Martel catches Jodoin with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Martel buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Martel scores with a hook to the body. Jodoin takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Jodoin throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Martel counters with a straight right hand.
Martel's jab looks to have found its range, popping Jodoin under the eye.
Some wild striking there from Jodoin.
Jodoin takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
A chopping leg kick lands by Martel.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jodoin misses with a combination
and Martel counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Jodoin on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Martel moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Jodoin throws a right hand that misses
and Martel counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Jodoin thinking.
Jodoin rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Martel counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Jodoin takes one on the button.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martel moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Jodoin blocks the body kick.
Jodoin throws a low kick but Martel moves out of range easily.
Martel connects with a crisp jab.
Jodoin swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A punch lands to the side of Jodoin 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Jodoin throws a hook but Martel blocks it.
Jodoin will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Martel connects with a looping right hand.
Jodoin misses with a lunging right hand
and Martel counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Jab, jab by Martel - just one landing.
Jodoin lands the left hand.
Martel throws a body punch but Jodoin moves out of range.
Jodoin gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Martel cracks a nice hook into Jodoin's ribs.
Jodoin is breathing heavily.
Nice body punch from Martel.
Jodoin throws a looping overhand right but Martel ducks down to avoid it.
Jodoin chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Martel can pounce on him.
Jodoin misses with a shot to the body
and Martel counters with a straight punch to the midsection.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jodoin takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Martel looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Martel delivers a nice body kick.
Martel fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Jodoin has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Martel throws a quick inside leg kick.
Jodoin rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Martel cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Martel connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Jodoin is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Jodoin throws a low kick but Martel avoids it.
Jodoin takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Martel misses with a body shot.
Jodoin thows a body shot but no joy.
Jodoin throws a right and a left that both miss.
That kick from Martel tenderised Jodoin's leg. Jodoin is trying to keep his angry face on.
Jodoin stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Martel.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jodoin throws a predictable looking body shot
and Martel counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Martel digs a good body shot into Jodoin's ribs.
Martel buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Martel jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Jodoin swinging wildly here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Charles Martel dominated that second round.
That's time! Martel's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

A shot to the liver by Martel. Beautiful body shot.
Jodoin throws a right hand that Martel ducks under and follows up with a left that Martel also avoids with ease.
Nice jab there from Jodoin.
Jodoin walks into a left hand.
Jodoin takes a swing at Martel's ribcage but misses.
Martel misses with a two punch combination.
Martel cracks Jodoin with a good jab.
Jodoin takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Martel ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jodoin moves away.
Martel wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Martel lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Jodoin looks to land a left hand but Martel moved out of range nicely.
Martel throws a sloppy head kick and Jodoin moves out of range easily.
Nice shot by Martel.
Jodoin throws a poor cross that misses
and Martel counters with a straight right hand.
A combination from Martel does no damage.
Martel fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Jodoin throws a jab when Martel was well out of range.
Martel ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Jodoin takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Martel fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Jodoin.
Martel throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jodoin's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Martel stalks Jodoin and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Jodoin's face. Jodoin staggers backwards, shaken.
Jodoin throws a left and a right that both miss
and Martel makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Jodoin rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Martel makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Martel works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Martel thuds a left hand into Jodoin's body.
Martel lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Jodoin scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Jodoin might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Martel has got the better of the exchanges.
Martel with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Martel pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A cross from Martel lands.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Jodoin in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Martel lands with a good body shot.
Martel is looking to slow Jodoin down with leg kicks.
Jodoin misses with a looping left.
Martel just misses with a punch to the body.
Martel lands a slapping body shot.
Jodoin moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Martel slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martel fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jodoin manages to avoid it.
Jodoin moves forwards but Martel connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Jodoin throws a lazy uppercut
and Martel cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Martel throws out a powerful jab.
Jodoin has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Jodoin takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Jodoin scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jodoin walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Martel connects with the punch.
Jodoin rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Martel counters with a two punch combo.
Jodoin lands a head shot.
Martel punishes Jodoin's body with a nice straight punch.
Jodoin swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A good leg kick by Martel.
Martel scores with the left hand. Jodoin knows he should have avoided that one.
Jodoin takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
A punch combination from Jodoin misses.
Martel looks to land a combination. Jodoin sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Martel scores with a body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Jodoin, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A combination from Martel does no damage.
Jodoin throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Martel counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Martel connects with a jab.
Martel thows a body shot but no joy.
Nice body punch from Martel.
Martel lands with a straight right. Jodoin didn't see that one coming.
Jodoin misses with a double jab.
Martel misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jodoin fails to land with a series of punches.
Jodoin looks to land a left hand but Martel moved out of range nicely.
Martel lands with a good body shot.
Jodoin misses the body punch
letting Martel counter with a right hand.
Jodoin takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Jodoin takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Martel bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
A slow jab from Jodoin misses its intended target.
Martel lands a glancing blow to the side of Jodoin's head.
Jodoin gets cracked there but stands up to it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Martel avoids the body shot from Jodoin.
Martel fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Jodoin rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Martel counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Jodoin thinking.
Martel digs a good body shot into Jodoin's ribs.
Martel goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Martel lands a really nice looking cross but Jodoin seems unphased.
Jodoin avoids the body shot from Martel.
Martel dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Martel is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Jodoin can do to turn this around?
Martel connects with an inside leg kick.
Martel scores with a shot to the body.
Jodoin misses with a lunging right hand
and Martel makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Martel ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Jodoin swings widly with a right hand
and Martel counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Jodoin with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Martel to score with a decent uppercut.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Left hook, right uppercut from Martel.
Martel misses with a series of wild punches.
Martel lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Charles Martel clearly takes 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.

Martel throws a quick inside leg kick.
Nice defenses there by Martel.
Jodoin misses with a looping right.
Jodoin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Martel swinging wildly here.
Martel's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Martel duly obliges.
Martel swings for the body but Jodoin moves out of range.
Jodoin takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Jab, jab by Martel - just one landing.
Martel throws a jab but it's blocked by Jodoin.
Jodoin throws a big shot that misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Jodoin misses the target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jodoin scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Jab from Jodoin.
Martel with a hook.
Jodoin swings for the body but Martel moves out of range.
Jodoin is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Good shot there by Jodoin.
Jodoin throws a right hand that misses
and Martel counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Martel throws a one two combo.
Martel slips under a jab from Jodoin.
Martel fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Jodoin looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Jodoin doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Martel cracks a nice hook into Jodoin's ribs.
Martel lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Jodoin misses with a lunging right hand
and Martel counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Jodoin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jodoin misses with a combination
and Martel cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Martel walks into a stiff left hand from Jodoin.
Martel lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Martel slips a straight right by Jodoin.
Martel scores with a head kick.
Jodoin misses with a left hand
and Martel counters with a nice low kick that buckles Jodoin's knee momentarily.
Jodoin throws a hook but Martel blocks it.
Jodoin scores with a crisp jab that stopped Martel in his tracks.
Jodoin gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Martel just misses with a punch to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martel scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Jodoin misses the shot to the body.
Martel lands a front kick.
Martel scores with a shot to the body.
Jodoin misses the body punch
and Martel counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Jodoin thinking.
Martel connects with a nice looking jab.
Martel stuns Jodoin with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Martel looks to score with a jab to the body but Jodoin is just out of range.
Martel scores with a jab to the body.
Jodoin takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Martel connects with a looping right hand.
Martel slips a jab from Jodoin.
Jodoin misses with a double jab
and Martel counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Martel bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Jodoin's head backwards.
Martel dodges the punch combination from Jodoin.
Martel scores with a shot to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jodoin swings widly with a right hand
and Martel counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Martel connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Jodoin's hands.
Martel moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Martel scores with a body shot.
Martel is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Martel stuns Jodoin with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Jab by Martel.
Martel punishes Jodoin's body with a nice straight punch.
Martel ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Jodoin takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Jodoin has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Martel.
Martel is looking to slow Jodoin down with leg kicks.
Martel feints a jab promting Jodoin to slip. Martel then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Jodoin slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Jodoin throws a series of punches but Martel avoids them all with ease.
Martel scores with a shot to the body.
Martel throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Jodoin takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Martel connects with a leg kick. Jodoin looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Martel's jab looks to have found its range, popping Jodoin under the eye.
Martel moves into range and connects with a jab.
Martel throws a shot to the body.
Martel throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Martel lands a slapping body shot.
Jodoin throws a poor cross that misses
and Martel counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Good shot there by Martel.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Martel uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jodoin.
Jodoin has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Martel.
Martel thumps Jodoin with a low kick.
Jodoin throws a series of punches but Martel moves out of range.
Jodoin gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Martel with a nice cross.
A telegraphed right hand from Jodoin misses the target.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jodoin throws a body punch but Martel moves out of range.
Martel tests Jodoin's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Jodoin throws the left hand but Martel avoids the punch easily.
Sloppy strikes from Jodoin. Those never looked like landing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Charles Martel had his way with Nelson Jodoin in that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Jodoin lands a head shot.
Martel throws a series of strikes that have Jodoin backpedaling.
Martel lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Martel misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jodoin.
Martel comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Jodoin throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Martel lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Jodoin backs up against the cage.
Martel connects with the punch.
Martel throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Jodoin blocks a leg kick.
Jodoin pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Jodoin looks to throw the jab but Martel is out of range.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Martel. Jodoin shrugs it off though.
Martel feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Jodoin's calf.
Jodoin takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
A right-left combo lands from Martel.
Jodoin misses with a right hand
and Martel counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Martel bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Jodoin's head.
Jodoin is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Martel scores with a hook to the body. Jodoin takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jodoin takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Martel moves into range and connects with a jab.
Jodoin throws a poor cross that misses
and Martel counters with a slapping leg kick.
Jodoin takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Jodoin misses with a jab, cross combination.
Jodoin throws a looping overhand right but Martel ducks down to avoid it.
Some wild striking there from Martel.
Jodoin misses with a hook
and Martel counters with a straight right hand.
Martel lands a high kick!
Martel connects with a right hand. Jodoin shakes it off.
A left lands for Martel.
Martel thumps Jodoin with a low kick.
Jodoin takes a swing at Martel's ribcage but misses.
Martel scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Martel changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Jodoin takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Jodoin scores with a punch to the head.
Martel lands with a nice combination. Jodoin backs away looking to recover.
Martel clobbers Jodoin with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jodoin swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Martel counters with a series of strikes. Jodoin will be more careful next time no doubt.

Jodoin is rocked!
Martel keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Jodoin.
Jodoin is still on wobbly legs! Can Martel finish him?
Martel lands a head shot.
Martel scores with a crisp jab that stopped Jodoin in his tracks.
Martel is working the combinations to good effect here.
Martel works Jodoin's body with a nice hook.
Jodoin seems to have recovered his senses.
Nice uppercut lands for Jodoin. That snapped Martel's head back.
Martel avoids a punch combination nicely.
Martel jabs Jodoin right on the nose. Jodoin blinks but takes it well.
Jodoin on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Martel works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Jodoin tests Martel's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Jodoin misses with a wild combination.
Martel digs a good hook to Jodoin's body.
Martel scores with the left hand. Jodoin knows he should have avoided that one.
Martel fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Jodoin on the side of the head.
Martel lands a head shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jodoin misses with a right hand
and Martel counters with a low kick, right behind Jodoin 's knee.
Martel lands a body shot.
Martel scores with a hook to the body. Jodoin takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Jodoin throws a shot from downtown. Martel moves away and avoids it.
Martel with a jab.
Martel wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Jodoin misses with a hook to the body
and Martel counters with a stiff right hand.
Jodoin on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Martel works Jodoin's body with a nice hook.
Jodoin chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Martel can pounce on him.
Nelson Jodoin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Martel avoids a punch combination nicely.
A shot to the liver by Martel. Beautiful body shot.
Martel scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Martel scores with a jab to the body.
Martel misses with a two punch combination.
Martel thuds a left hand into Jodoin's body.
A punch lands to the side of Jodoin 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Martel connects with an inside leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jodoin looks to land a right hand but Martel moved out of range.
Nice jab there from Martel.
Jodoin throws a leg kick that misses.
Martel comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Martel lands a nice hook to Jodoin's body. Jodoin takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Charles Martel is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Martel lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Jodoin backs up against the cage.
Martel lands with a good body shot.
Martel connects with the punch.
Martel avoids the body shot from Jodoin.
Martel lands a head kick!
A chopping leg kick lands by Martel.
Jodoin thuds his right hand into Martel's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Martel lands with an uppercut that bounces Jodoin off the cage and back into rage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Martel ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
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!
Martel lands with an overhand left.
Martel sizes up Jodoin with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Martel lands with a hook. Jodoin tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
An inside leg kick lands from Martel.

And that's the end of the fight!
Charles Martel showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Martel has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andi Peters scores the fight 50:44
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 50:44
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 50:44

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Charles Martel!
Charles Martel retains his bantamweight title!