PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Willy Wonka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jozo Martini (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Wonka
vs
Martini

180 cm
24
168 lbs
5 - 6 - 0

173 cm
25
164 lbs
5 - 3 - 1

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong

Good takedowns
Decent boxing
Knockout power

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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 5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Willy Wonka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Jozo Martini!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, William Peck and Ian Loll.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Martini misses with the combination.
Wonka scores with a spinning back kick!
Willy Wonka seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Martini avoids the head kick by Wonka.

Martini scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Wonka is trying to stand back up but Martini is controlling him
Martini with the ground and pound but Wonka uses the opportunity to regain guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Martini accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Martini wants to control from the top but Wonka keeps moving.
Martini pushing down on Wonka's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Martini with the ground and pound but Wonka uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Wonka avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Martini is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Wonka working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Martini.
Martini postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Martini throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Wonka wants to stand up but Martini is controlling him.
Martini trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Martini must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Wonka looking to hit a scissor sweep but Martini is one step ahead there.
Martini postures up in Wonka's guard and throws a big left but Wonka blocks it.
Martini wants to pass the guard but Wonka is keeping the position.
Wonka bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Martini's guard.
Wonka is looking to work some ground and pound but Martini has wrist control.
Martini working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Wonka.
Wonka throws a big right hand that misses.
Martini looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

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.
Wonka working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Wonka with a flurry of punches that miss.
Martini controlling the position.
Wonka throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Wonka with a nice head shot there.
Wonka with a nice head shot there.
Wonka preventing the sweep.
Wonka working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Martini's head.
Wonka postures up in Martini's guard and throws a big left but Martini blocks it.
Wonka postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Wonka working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Wonka missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Martini manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Martini connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Wonka is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Martini lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Wonka hang on?
Martini lands a big shot there that rocks Wonka but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Poor strikes thrown by Martini there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Martini prevents Wonka from getting the reversal.
Poor strikes thrown by Martini there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Martini has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Wonka's face.
Martini is in the full mount, landing strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wonka is desperately trying to improve his position but Martini has a good base and remains in mount.
Wonka tries to lock up and control but Martini gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Wonka is breathing heavily.
Martini lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Wonka hang on?
Martini punishing his opponent with strikes.
Martini looking to finish with strikes here!
Wonka takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Martini prevents Wonka from getting the reversal.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Martini cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Martini throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Martini with the ground and pound from mount.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wonka is in a horrible position here. Martini smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Martini lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Wonka hang on?
Poor strikes thrown by Martini there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jozo Martini dominated 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.

Martini avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Wonka swings away with a body shot that misses
and Martini counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Wonka throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Martini counter with a right hand.
A head kick misses from Wonka.
Wonka misses with a right hand

and Martini counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Martini winds up and cracks Wonka with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Martini working the head and body with strikes.
Wonka tries to get to full guard but Martini has control of the leg.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Wonka wants to control but Martini is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Martini throwing shots but Wonka is blocking nicely.
Wonka is controlling Martini's trapped leg to prevent Martini from advancing to side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Wonka on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Wonka regains full guard. Nicely done.
Martini postures up in Wonka's guard and throws a big left but Wonka blocks it.
Wonka keeping full guard, as Martini tries to pass.
Martini pushes down on Wonka's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Wonka slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Martini thows a big elbow that misses.
Wonka has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Martini throwing strikes from guard but Wonka blocks nicely.
Martini is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martini connects with a couple of short punches.
Martini pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Wonka is keeping the position for now.
Martini throwing strikes but missing.
Martini in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Martini trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Jozo Martini has got the better of the ground game so far.
Martini throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Wonka works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Martini postures up in Wonka's guard and throws a big left but Wonka blocks it.
Wonka looking for a sweep. Not yet Wonka, not yet.
Martini throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Martini throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Wonka preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Wonka wants to sweep but no luck.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wonka is looking to stand up but Martini isn't so interested in that idea.
Martini stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Wonka swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Wonka manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Wonka cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Wonka working some short elbows here. He postures up to throw some more ground and pound but Martini slips a leg through to get back to half guard. Nice work.
Martini is looking to improve his position.
Wonka is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wonka trying to mount his opponent but Martini defends it.
Wonka is working hard here to advance position.
Wonka throwing shots but Martini is blocking nicely.
Wonka thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Martini keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Wonka thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Martini tries to roll over but Wonka keeps him under control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jozo Martini showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

A shot to the body from Wonka misses

and Martini counters with a nice double leg into side control. Wonka won't be happy with that.
Martini lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Wonka regains half guard.
Martini lands with a punch from half guard.
Wonka is controlling Martini's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Martini slips a nice elbow through Wonka's hands, connecting with Wonka's forehead.
Wonka regains full guard. Nicely done.
Wonka is trying to keep Martini in close.
Martini working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Martini works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Wonka taking some punishment here, with Martini in his half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wonka is looking to improve his position.
Martini is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Wonka!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Martini with the ground and pound from mount.
Martini landing strikes from the mount and Wonka is in trouble!
Martini raining down hammerfists from mount.
Martini scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Wonka?
Martini fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Martini cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Martini with a couple of short strikes.
Martini unloading with bombs!
Martini lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Wonka hang on?
Martini is in the full mount, landing strikes.
The referee warns Wonka that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Wonka is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Martini lands with some strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martini landing shots from mount.
Wonka is in all sorts of trouble here.
Martini pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Martini raining down hammerfists from mount.
Wonka tries to lock up and control but Martini gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Martini punishing his opponent with strikes.
Wonka takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Martini is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Wonka can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Martini throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Wonka because Martini loaded up on that one.
Wonka wants to hold on but Martini pushes him away.
Willy Wonka has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Wonka is in a horrible position here. Martini smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Wonka tries to hold on but Martini postures up.
Wonka is desperately trying to get back to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martini punishing his opponent with strikes.
Martini lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Wonka hang on?
Martini unloading with bombs!
Wonka is working to get back to half guard.
Wonka sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Wonka is refusing to be controlled, as Martini sits in half guard.
Wonka is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Martini working over Wonka with some ground and pound. Wonka looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wonka is trying to maintain the position but Martini is very close to passing his half guard.
Wonka gets full guard.
Martini wants to control from the top but Wonka keeps moving.
Martini throws a strike but Wonka rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Martini has his hands on Wonka's head, controlling the position.
Jozo Martini is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Wonka throws a strike but Martini rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jozo Martini comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Martini 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 Alec Ball scores the fight 27:30
Judge William Peck scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jozo Martini!