PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bobby Charton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aemiliano Martinez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Bobby Charton has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Charton
vs
Martinez

190 cm
22
195 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

185 cm
21
185 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Great low kicks
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Bobby Charton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Aemiliano Martinez!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Luis Engracia and Seu Braga.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Charton looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.

Martinez gets a takedown into half guard.
Charton moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Martinez pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Charton is keeping the position for now.
Charton keeping moving, preventing Martinez from controlling successfully.
Charton keeping full guard, as Martinez tries to pass.
Charton has a closed guard, preventing Martinez from standing up.
Charton pulls Martinez in close to prevent any damage.

Charton is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Charton drops down looking for an ankle pick but Martinez pulls his leg out and moves away.
Charton tries to close the distance and clinch but Martinez swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Charton throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Martinez moves out of range of the body kick from Charton.
Charton misses with a takedown attempt

and Martinez counters with a nice double leg into half guard.

Martinez decides to stand up.
Charton misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Charton closes the distance looking to clinch

and Martinez counters with a nice double leg into side control. Charton won't be happy with that.
Charton is breathing heavily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Martinez controls the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martinez's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Martinez with the ground and pound but Charton regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Martinez sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Charton works his way to full guard. Good work.
Charton looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Charton trying to control the position.
Martinez trying to control but Charton is working from the bottom.
Martinez slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Martinez decides to stand up, so the ref orders Charton to his feet.
Martinez looks to land a right hand but Charton moved out of range.
Charton shoots and misses

and Martinez counters by clinching up.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bobby Charton. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Martinez wants to stall.

Martinez jumps guard and drags Charton to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Martinez keeping moving, preventing Charton from controlling successfully.

Charton gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Charton shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Martinez counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Charton wants to control but Martinez is keeping busy.
Martinez missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Charton is trying to get back to full guard.
Charton is trying to maintain the position but Martinez is very close to passing his half guard.
Charton is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Martinez tries to pass to full mount but Charton defends it.
Charton is trying to control but can't.
Charton looks like he's trying to stand up.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Charton misses with a takedown attempt

and Martinez counters with a nice double leg into side control. Charton won't be happy with that.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Martinez has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.

Martinez scores with a takedown into Charton's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Aemiliano Martinez dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Martinez fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Charton sprawls well initially but Martinez persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Charton trying to control but Martinez postures up.
Martinez missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Charton tries to get to full guard but Martinez has control of the leg.
Charton works his way to full guard. Good work.

Charton pushes Martinez off and scrambles back to his feet.
Charton throws a head kick that misses.
Charton tries for a takedown but Martinez circles away easily

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

Martinez escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Charton darts in trying to clinch

and Martinez counters with a nice double leg into guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Martinez trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Martinez wants to control from the top but Charton keeps moving.
Martinez is breathing heavily.
Charton is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Charton works his way into side control.
Charton working away.

Charton tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Charton has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Martinez is not content to let Charton control the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Martinez wants to control but Charton postures up.
Martinez tries to improve position but can't.
Charton works to advance to full mount. Martinez defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Martinez manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Martinez tries to get to full guard but Charton has control of the leg.
Martinez misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Martinez is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Charton's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Charton's back!
Martinez is not going to allow Charton to sit and survive in this position.

Martinez looking to break Charton's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Charton remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Martinez will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!
Charton rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martinez stops Charton from getting back to his feet.
Charton wants to get back to full guard.
Charton preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.

Charton manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Charton looks to land a body kick but Martinez moved away.
Charton darts in trying to clinch

and Martinez counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Charton's guard now.
Charton tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Charton throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Charton wants to sweep but no luck.
Martinez trying to control but Charton is working from the bottom.
Charton doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Charton tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Charton keeping moving, preventing Martinez from controlling successfully.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Martinez avoids the head kick by Charton.

Charton has Martinez up against the cage in a clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Martinez manages to break the clinch.
Charton misses with a double jab.
Bobby Charton is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Charton shoots for a takedown but Martinez saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
A nice leg kick lands there from Martinez.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Aemiliano Martinez showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Charton wants to clinch but Martinez slips to the side

and Martinez counters with a nice double leg into side control. Charton won't be happy with that.

Martinez has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Charton fails with a takedown attempt.
Charton lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.

Martinez fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Charton, pushing him back against the cage.
Charton tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Martinez smiles and moves away.
Charton misses with a takedown

and Martinez counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Charton!
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bobby Charton. That's going to take a lot out of him.
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!
Charton regains half guard.
Charton missing with punches from the bottom.
Martinez thows a huge punch but Charton dodges it nicely.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Charton makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Charton.
Martinez wants to control from the top but Charton keeps moving.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Martinez with a flurry of punches that miss.
Charton is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Charton wants to stand but Martinez is controlling the position.
Martinez trying to control but Charton is working from the bottom.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
A solid leg kick lands there for Martinez.
Bobby Charton seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Martinez closes the distance and clinches.
A right hook to the body lands for Martinez.
Charton is looking to control Martinez's arms but Martinez gets an underhook and turns him. Now Charton has his back to the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martinez with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Charton tries to pull guard but Martinez won't allow it.
Charton is stalling here.

Martinez ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Martinez no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Martinez is trying to hold Charton in close to prevent damage but Charton has managed to pass into half guard.
Charton is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Martinez is not content to let Charton control the position.
Charton working over Martinez with some ground and pound. Martinez looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Martinez is not content to let Charton control the position.
Martinez avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Charton.
Martinez is trying to get back to full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Charton is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Martinez!
Charton scoring with strikes but Martinez is staying in there.
Martinez holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Charton tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Martinez is desperately trying to improve his position but Charton has a good base and remains in mount.
Charton lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Charton looking to control but Martinez is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Martinez is looking to improve his position but Charton isn't that keen on the idea.
Martinez avoids a series of strikes thrown by Charton.
Martinez is looking to improve his position but Charton isn't that keen on the idea.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Martinez tries to hold on but Charton postures up.
Martinez is trying to escape the mount.
Charton sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Martinez is desperately trying to improve his position but Charton has a good base and remains in mount.

Charton swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Martinez is now in Charton's guard. A big mistake from Charton there, giving up the dominant position!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Martinez content to stall in guard here.

And that's the end of the fight!
Aemiliano Martinez comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Martinez has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Paulo Santos scores the fight 27:30
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 27:30
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Aemiliano Martinez!