PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between The Greek (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Richard Martinez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Martinez has chosen Iced Earth - A Question of Heaven as his entrance music. Richard Martinez has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Greek
vs
Martinez

177 cm
25
184 lbs
16 - 9 - 0

178 cm
24
183 lbs
6 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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 16 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, The Greek!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Richard Martinez!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Ben Zyskovitsi and Anni Minnemäki.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Greek misses with a body punch
and Martinez counters with a left to the body.
Martinez lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Greek circles away quickly and effectively.

Martinez forces Greek back against the cage and clinches.
Greek just leaning against Martinez, taking a breather.
Martinez throws a punch but it's blocked by Greek.
Martinez is trying to break the clinch but Greek has him pressed against the cage.
A body shot lands from Greek.
Martinez effectively controlling the action here.
Martinez looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Martinez is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Martinez is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Greek gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.

Martinez breaks from the clinch.
Martinez dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Greek tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Martinez cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Greek swings widly with a right hand
and Martinez counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Martinez scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Greek doesn't seem bothered though.
The Greek seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Greek moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Greek misses the body punch

and Martinez counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.

Martinez seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Greek is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Richard Martinez!