PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Marcos Martini (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chip Freedom (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Freedom has chosen Star Spangled Banner as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Martini
vs
Freedom

175 cm
25
168 lbs
16 - 10 - 0

175 cm
28
162 lbs
9 - 6 - 2

BJJ Purple Belt
Great elbows
Cardio machine

Dangerous GnP
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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 16 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Marcos Martini!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 6 - 2, fighting out of New York, Chip Freedom!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Joseph Jones and Bruno Lombardi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Martini takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Freedom throws a sloppy body shot
and Martini makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Martini connects with a crisp jab.
Freedom ducks under a wild hook from Martini.
Martini blocks a jab.

Martini closes the distance and pushes Freedom back into the cage.
Freedom looking to stall.
Martini scores with a hook to the body.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Martini putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Freedom in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Still in the clinch, Martini scores with a nice short uppercut.
Martini lands a body punch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Martini lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Freedom backwards.
Freedom wants to stall.
Freedom looks gassed!
Freedom is working for takedown but Martini is calmly controlling the position for now.
Martini prevents Freedom from breaking the clinch.
Freedom looking to stall.
Martini landing knees to the head.

It looks like Chip Freedom has been cut.
Freedom takes an elbow to the temple.
Freedom takes a knee to the side of the body.
Martini lands with a light punch inside.
Martini with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Martini lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Nice elbow from Martini.
Freedom takes an elbow to the forehead.
Freedom takes a knee to the side of the body.
Martini utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Martini unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Martini lands a good knee to the midsection. Freedom won't want to take too many of those.
A nice right hand lands inside from Martini.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Freedom takes a knee to the side of the body.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Martini.
Martini lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Martini lands a nice knee to the body.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Martini misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Freedom.
Martini pushes Freedom back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Martini throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Freedoms head.
Martini lands a nice uppercut.
Freedom is looking to control Martini's arms but Martini gets an underhook and turns him. Now Freedom has his back to the cage.
Martini blocking some punches.
Martini connects with a nasty looking knee right to Freedom's face.
Martini content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Martini lands a right hand.
Freedom misses with a knee to the head.
Martini avoiding damage.
Freedom taking a breather.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martini is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Martini lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Martini leaning against his opponent.
Freedom trying to control the position but instead, Martini has worked for underhooks and has pushed Freedom into the cage.
Martini dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Martini lands a shoulder strike.
Freedom can't get the takedown.
Martini lands a damaging elbow.
Martini landing knees to the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Martini creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Martini.
Martini's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Martini throws a knee to the head but misses.
Martini lands a body punch.
Freedom tries for a takedown but Martini manages to get underhooks.
Marcos Martini has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chip Freedom.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Martini presses Freedom against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martini tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Freedom avoids it.
Freedom blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Freedom avoiding damage as Martini throws knees to the body.
Freedom lands a knee to the body.
Freedom will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Martini up against the cage.
Martini gets through Freedom's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Martini presses Freedom against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Freedom trying to control the position but instead, Martini has worked for underhooks and has pushed Freedom into the cage.
Martini with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Martini lands a right hand.
Martini is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Martini creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Freedom's defenses.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Martini looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Freedom tries to throw a body punch but Martini avoids it by throwing Freedom back against the cage.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Freedom stalling against the cage.
Martini with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Martini.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Martini manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Martini misses with a short punch on the inside.
Freedom throws a punch but it's blocked by Martini.
Freedom avoiding damage.
Freedom trying to stall but Martini improves his position.
Freedom seems frustrated at his inability to get double underhooks.
Freedom wants a takedown but no success here.
Freedom takes a knee to the side of the body.
Knees to the body from Martini.
Freedom trying to control the position but instead, Martini has worked for underhooks and has pushed Freedom into the cage.
Martini working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Martini landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Martini lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Freedom takes a knee right on the jaw!
Martini pushes Freedom back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Martini lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Freedom lands with a short shot to the head.
Freedom looking for a takedown.
Freedom trying to stall but Martini improves his position.
A knee to the head by Martini.
Freedom taking a breather.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Marcos Martini dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Chip Freedom's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Freedom is looking to land body kicks.
Martini moves into range and connects with a jab.
Freedom is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Freedom lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Martini circles away quickly and effectively.

Martini darts in and clinches Freedom up against the cage.
Martini landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Martini throws a knee to the head but misses.
Martini tries to land a knee to the head but Freedom blocks with his arms.
Martini throws a knee to the head but misses.
Freedom is struggling to control the position.
Freedom changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Martini fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Martini swings away with a body shot that misses
and Freedom counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Freedom throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Martini makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Martini dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Freedom. That did some damage!
Freedom fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Martini manages to avoid it.
Freedom takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Chip Freedom seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Martini moves into range and clinches up with Freedom.
Freedom avoiding damage as Martini throws knees to the body.
Martini looking to throw knees to the head but Freedom is blocking nicely.
Martini throws a knee to the head but misses.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Freedom is trying to stall.
Freedom lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Martini lands an elbow that stopped Freedom in his tracks for a moment.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Martini.
Martini on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Martini works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Martini tries to land a knee to the head but Freedom blocks with his arms.
Martini tries to land knees in the clinch but Freedom avoids the damage to the body.
Good body shot from Freedom.
Freedom pushes Martini back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Martini working aggressively here.
Freedom blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Martini pushes off an throws an elbow but Freedom leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Freedom taking a breather.
Martini swings wildly with an uppercut but Freedom uses good head movement to avoid it.
Freedom takes a shot to the head.
Martini tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Freedom is trying to maintain a safe position but Martini gets an underhook and turns Freedom into the cage.
Freedom blocks an elbow strike from Martini.
Martini tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Martini trying to control the position but instead, Freedom has worked for underhooks and has pushed Martini into the cage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Martini is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Freedom trying to stall but Martini improves his position.
Martini is leaning against Freedom and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Martini with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Freedom trying to stall but Martini improves his position.
Freedom's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Freedom is trying to stall.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Chip Freedom.
Freedom misses with a lunging right hand
and Martini counters with a series of strikes. Freedom will be more careful next time no doubt.
Martini misses with a head kick.
Freedom misses with a double jab
and Martini counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Freedom takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Martini looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.

Martini rushes Freedom and presses him up against the cage.
Martini misses with the head strike.
Martini prevents the takedown attempt.
Marcos Martini has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Martini as Freedom tries to tie him up.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Martini obliges.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martini content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Martini blocks the elbow strike.
Freedom tries to score a body lock takedown but Martini shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Marcos Martini has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chip Freedom.
Martini connects with a nasty looking knee right to Freedom's face.
Freedom takes a shot to the head.
A short left from Freedom.
Martini comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Martini lands a nice uppercut.
Freedom dodges an elbow strike from Martini.

Freedom pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Marcos Martini is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Martini lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Freedom throws the kick towards the body but Martini avoids it.
Martini misses with a kick to the body.
A swing and a miss from Freedom.
Chip Freedom is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Martini scores with a jab.
Freedom jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Freedom throws an off balance right hand
and Martini makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
A left and a right from Martini both land. Nice combination.

Martini moves into the clinch successfully.
Martini missing with knees to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Freedom wants to stall.
A right handed body shot lands from Martini.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Freedom takes an elbow to the forehead.
Freedom lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Freedom takes a knee right on the jaw!
Martini throws a punch but it's blocked by Freedom.
Martini with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Freedom looking for a takedown.
Freedom is trying to drag Martini to the mat but Martini just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Freedom is trying to stall.
Martini stalling the fight.
Martini with a knee to the head.
Freedom stalling in the clinch.
Freedom lands a knee to the head.
Martini lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Martini.
Martini throws a punch but it's blocked by Freedom.
Freedom avoiding damage as Martini throws knees to the body.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Marcos Martini dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Chip Freedom's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back 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.

Freedom swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Martini cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

Martini gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Freedom slowing the pace effectively.
Martini lands with a short shot to the head.
Martini lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Freedom stalling in the clinch but Martini improves position.
Martini misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Freedom.
Martini using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Freedom has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Freedom wants to stall.
Freedom blocks an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Martini.
Martini goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Freedom tries to stall but Martini uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Freedom wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Freedom throws a knee to the head but misses.
Martini softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Martini working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Freedom trying to control the position but instead, Martini has worked for underhooks and has pushed Freedom into the cage.
Martini throws a knee to the head but misses.
Martini working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Martini lands a nice shot to the body.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Martini misses with a body punch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Martini lands an uppercut.
Freedom tries to stall but Martini uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Martini scores a nice knee to the body.
Freedom changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Martini fights it off and pushes away nicely.

Martini fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Freedom, pushing him back against the cage.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Martini takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Martini misses with a knee to the head.
Freedom trying to control the position but instead, Martini has worked for underhooks and has pushed Freedom into the cage.
Martini lands with a left to the head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Martini.
Freedom stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Freedom takes an elbow to the forehead.
Martini looking to slow down the pace here.
A knee to the head by Freedom.
Chip Freedom has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

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.
Freedom is trying to stall.
Martini digs a right hand into Freedom's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Freedom's gas tank.
Martini lands a knee to the body.
Freedom takes a shot to the head.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Martini working Freedom over with knees to the body.
Martini utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Freedom lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Freedom tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Martini lands a knee to the head.
Martini pushes Freedom back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Martini lands a nice elbow.
Freedom utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Martini tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Freedom is trying to maintain a safe position but Martini gets an underhook and turns Freedom into the cage.
Freedom is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Martini lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Martini prevents Freedom from breaking the clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Martini crunches a lovely knee into Freedom's ribcage.
Freedom is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Martini is keeping busy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martini lands a body punch in the clinch.
Martini scores a nice knee to the body.
Martini lands an elbow inside that Freedom shrugs off.
Martini swings wildly with an uppercut but Freedom uses good head movement to avoid it.
Martini lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Freedom or not.
Freedom is looking to control Martini's arms but Martini gets an underhook and turns him. Now Freedom has his back to the cage.
Martini landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Martini stalling the fight.
Martini scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Martini tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Freedom avoids it.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
The referee is keeping an eye on Martini - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Martini is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Freedom can do to turn this around?
Freedom misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Martini.
Martini scores with a knee to the head.
Martini lands an elbow just above Freedom 's eye.
Martini throws an elbow but it misses.
Freedom with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Freedom trying to stall but Martini improves his position.
Freedom misses with a knee to the head.
Martini utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Martini dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Martini scores with a shoulder strike.
Martini lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Freedom backwards.
Martini throws an elbow but it misses.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Freedom takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Freedom is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Martini lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Martini scores with a knee to the head.
Freedom has Martini pressed against the cage.
Freedom swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Marcos Martini is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Martini scores with an uppercut up the middle.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Martini.
Martini lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Martini cracks Freedom with a nice body shot.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Martini leaning his opponent against the cage.
Martini lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Freedom is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Martini is defending well for now.
Martini with a knee to the head.

And that's the end of the fight!
Marcos Martini showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Martini 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight for Marcos Martini!
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight for Marcos Martini!
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight for Marcos Martini!

Marcos Martini wins by unanimous decision!