PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rafael Martinez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cy Coe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Martinez's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Juicy. Coe has chosen Insane In The Membrane - Cypress Hill as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Martinez
vs
Coe

196 cm
22
223 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

192 cm
23
222 lbs
7 - 7 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Big right hand

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Powerful

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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Rafael Martinez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Cy Coe!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Roosa Järviläinen and Johanna Lukiainen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Martinez lands with a shot to the body.
Martinez with a hook.
A looping hook to the body misses from Coe. Martinez does a little dance to reset his feet.
Martinez misses the body punch
and Coe counters with a nice body shot.
Martinez misses the body punch
and Coe makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
A slow jab from Martinez misses its intended target.
Martinez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Coe manages to avoid it.
Martinez displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Coe throws out the jab.
Martinez misses with a hook
and Martinez takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

It looks like Rafael Martinez has been cut.
Martinez fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Coe misses with an uppercut. Martinez saw that one coming.
Martinez swings for the body but Coe moves out of range.
Rafael Martinez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Martinez connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.

It looks like Cy Coe has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Coe connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Martinez's hands.
Martinez swings widly with a right hand
and Coe counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A looping hook to the body misses from Martinez. Coe does a little dance to reset his feet.
Martinez throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Martinez misses with a takedown attempt
and Coe counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Martinez tries for a takedown but Coe circles away easily

and Coe counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Martinez is breathing heavily.
Coe lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.

Coe is looking for a kimura here.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Coe lands a nice short elbow.
Martinez tries to push off, looking to stand up, but Coe manages to move to mount!
Martinez is looking to improve his position but Coe isn't that keen on the idea.
Coe is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Coe looking to control but Martinez is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Martinez really trying hard to get back to half guard here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Coe fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Coe prevents Martinez from getting the reversal.
Martinez is squirming around, avoiding Coe's attempts to control the action.
Martinez tries to hold on but Coe pushes him away.
Martinez is looking to improve his position but Coe isn't that keen on the idea.
Martinez taking shots to the head.
Coe scoring with strikes but Martinez is staying in there.

Rafael Martinez's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Coe punishing his opponent with strikes.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Martinez takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Cy Coe!