PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Justin Anthony (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jose Martinez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Martinez has chosen Black Eyed Peas - I Gotta Feeling as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Anthony
vs
Martinez

184 cm
25
182 lbs
11 - 3 - 0

186 cm
24
182 lbs
12 - 4 - 1

Good wrestling
World class MT
Very strong

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Powerful

Hellbent, Inc.™

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Justin Anthony!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jose Martinez!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Alan Glass and Stewart Dunkirk.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Martinez swings for the body but Anthony moves out of range.
Martinez steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Anthony. That one must have hurt.
Anthony shoots in for a takedown but Martinez shows good takedown defense.
A punch combination from Martinez misses.
Martinez cracks Anthony with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Anthony throws a lazy uppercut
and Martinez makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Martinez misses with a combination
and Anthony counters with a nice kick to the body.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Anthony.
A looping hook to the body misses from Martinez. Anthony does a little dance to reset his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Anthony attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Martinez avoids the head kick by Anthony.
Anthony throws a leg kick but Martinez moved away.
Martinez throws a poor cross that misses
and Anthony finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Good work by Martinez as he checks the leg kick.
Anthony pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Martinez misses with a shot to the body
and Anthony counters with a nice uppercut.
The fight stays on the outside here - Martinez looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Martinez throws a sloppy body shot
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Anthony connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Martinez throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Anthony stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Martinez tries to clinch up.
Martinez rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Anthony makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Martinez really felt that one!
Martinez misses with a left hand
and Anthony connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anthony throws an overhand right that lands on Martinez's shoulder, as Martinez tries to avoid the shot.
Martinez is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Anthony rather than just go for the knockout.
Martinez moves in looking to clinch but Anthony pushes him off.
Martinez lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Martinez on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Anthony fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Martinez on the side of the head.
Martinez misses with a left hand
and Anthony counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Martinez throws a right and a left that Anthony avoids nicely.
Anthony tries to clinch up but Martinez circles away and keeps his distance.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anthony looks to land a left hand but Martinez moved out of range nicely.
Jose Martinez is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Martinez slips under a jab.
Anthony lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Martinez throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Anthony counters with a stiff right hand.
Martinez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Anthony manages to avoid it.
Anthony misses with a kick to the body
and Martinez counters with a nice uppercut.
Anthony scores with a leg kick.
Anthony lands a nice hook to Martinez's body. Martinez takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Justin Anthony will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Anthony throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Anthony fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Martinez manages to avoid it.
Martinez takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Martinez throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Anthony sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Martinez rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Anthony counters with a nice leg kick.
Anthony tries to land a body kick
and Martinez counters with a three punch combo that has Anthony backing up. Anthony nods at Martinez to acknowledge the strikes.
Martinez misses the shot to the body.
Anthony misses with a head kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Anthony throws a quick inside leg kick.
Martinez misses with a double jab
and Anthony counters with a thumping low kick.

Martinez gets a clinch.
Martinez misses with a short punch on the inside.
A body shot lands from Martinez.
Anthony blocks a body shot from Martinez.
Anthony blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Anthony fails to land.
Anthony blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Martinez swings wildly with an uppercut but Anthony uses good head movement to avoid it.
Martinez lands a hook to the side of the head.
Martinez lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Anthony backwards.
Nice body punch from Anthony.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martinez lands with a short shot to the head.
Anthony goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Martinez misses with the head strike.
Martinez misses with a body punch.
Martinez throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Anthony.
Anthony blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Martinez swings wildly with an uppercut but Anthony uses good head movement to avoid it.
Martinez looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Anthony misses with a hook to the ribs.
Anthony is leaning against Martinez and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Martinez lands a left hand.
Martinez fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Anthony blocks an uppercut.
Martinez can't find room to land a body shot as Anthony controls the action.
Anthony pushes Martinez back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Anthony blocks an uppercut.
Martinez prevents a body shot from Anthony.
A short body shot lands from Anthony as the two fighters clinch.
Anthony prevents Martinez from breaking the clinch.
A right hand to the body from Anthony.
Anthony blocks an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Martinez fails to land.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anthony blocking some punches.
A short right from Anthony.
Anthony lands a nice shot to the body.
Anthony slows down the pace here.
Martinez is trying to break the clinch but Anthony is controlling him.
Martinez misses with some punches.
Martinez misses with a body punch.
Anthony blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Martinez wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Martinez misses with a punch to the body.
Martinez tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Martinez softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Martinez swings wildly with an uppercut but Anthony uses good head movement to avoid it.
Martinez misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Anthony just leaning against Martinez, taking a breather.
Anthony lands a body shot in the clinch.
Anthony tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Martinez's elbow.
A hook to the body from Anthony.
Anthony leaning against his opponent.
A hook to the body from Anthony.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anthony tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Martinez gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Anthony.
Anthony lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Martinez misses with a punch on the inside.
Anthony working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Anthony digs a right hand underneath Martinez's ribcage. Martinez let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Martinez misses with some punches.
Martinez lands a hook to the side of the head.
Anthony can't find room to land a body shot as Martinez controls the action.
Anthony blocking some punches.

Martinez manages to break the clinch.
Anthony swings for the body but Martinez moves out of range.
Anthony tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Martinez counters with a straight right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Justin Anthony dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! And we move into the final round!

Anthony tries to score a power double leg takedown but Martinez sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Anthony somewhat.
Anthony throws a sloppy body shot
and Martinez makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Anthony throws a low kick but Martinez avoids it.
Anthony misses with a hook. Martinez ducked under it nicely.
Nice straight punches there by Martinez. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Martinez.
Martinez takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Martinez cracks Anthony with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Martinez misses with a hook. Anthony ducked under it nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Martinez falls off balance throwing a combination
and Anthony counters with a body kick.
Anthony misses with a straight left.
Martinez misses with a lunging right hand
and Anthony counters with an inside leg kick.
Martinez swings away with a body shot that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Martinez on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.

Martinez has Anthony up against the cage in a clinch.
Jose Martinez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martinez presses Anthony against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Anthony misses with a body punch.
Martinez is leaning against Anthony and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Martinez escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Anthony swats away the attempt to clinch by Martinez.
Martinez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Anthony moves out of range as Martinez strikes.
Anthony is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Martinez lands a nice looking body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martinez misses with a double jab
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Justin Anthony is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Anthony connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A shot to the liver by Martinez. Beautiful body shot.
Anthony misses with a lunging right hand
and Martinez counters with a right hand to the body.
Martinez loads up on a big right hand but Anthony slips the punch.
Anthony misses with a low kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anthony avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Anthony fails in his attempt to clinch.
Anthony throws a jab but it's blocked by Martinez.
Justin Anthony seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Anthony keeps the fight on the outside.
Anthony misses with a wild body shot.
Martinez misses with a body shot
and Anthony counters with a nice low kick that buckles Martinez's knee momentarily.

Anthony closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jose Martinez comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Anthony has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Gwen Towbar scores the fight 29:28
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 29:29
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 28:29

The fight is ruled a draw!