PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Litran Kossu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fernando Martinez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Kossu might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Holy Diver - Dio. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

Kossu
vs
Martinez

190 cm
30
212 lbs
15 - 8 - 0

194 cm
26
210 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Litran Kossu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Fernando Martinez!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Daniel Cesar and Matheus Silva.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Martinez chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Martinez lands with a kick to the ribs.
Martinez scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Kossu doesn't seem bothered though.
Martinez fails with an attempt to clinch.
Martinez throws a half hearted mid kick.
Kossu blocks a head kick by Martinez.
Martinez takes a swing at Kossu's ribcage but misses.
Martinez explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Martinez lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Kossu backs up against the cage.
Martinez misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kossu tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Martinez was well out of range. Poor timing from Kossu.
Kossu lands with a shot to the body.
Kossu moves out of range of the body kick.
Kossu on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Martinez. Martinez obviously looking to wear him down.
Martinez closes the distance but Kossu moves to the side
and Kossu cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
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!
A head kick misses from Martinez.
Martinez rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Kossu connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kossu misses with a right hand
and Martinez counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Martinez throws a leg kick
and Kossu connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Martinez scoring well with a low kick there.
An inside leg kick lands from Martinez.
Martinez just misses with a punch to the body.
Martinez throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Martinez on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Kossu. Kossu obviously looking to wear him down.
Martinez listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Kossu throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Martinez sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Martinez throws a head kick that misses.
Martinez lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Martinez misses with a head kick.
Kossu blocks a head kick by Martinez.
Kossu avoids the head kick by Martinez.
Kossu thows a body shot but no joy.
Martinez tries to clinch up.
Kossu throws the left hand but Martinez avoids the punch easily.
Kossu throws a right and a left that both miss.
Martinez throws a lazy right hand but Kossu sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kossu tests Martinez's chin there with a solid looking shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kossu needs to keep his hands up - Martinez had a free shot at his head there.
Kossu blocks a low kick nicely.
Martinez checks the leg kick nicely there.
Kossu defending well as Martinez loads up on a big left hand.
Martinez tries to clinch but Kossu is having none of it.

Martinez drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Martinez tries to advance to mount but Kossu instead regains half guard.
Kossu moves into full guard.
Kossu looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

Kossu working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Martinez doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Martinez manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Kossu pulls Martinez in close to prevent any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martinez works over Kossu with some ground and pound from guard.
Martinez scoring with some ground and pound.
Martinez won't allow Kossu to sweep him here.
Martinez advances to half guard.
Kossu tries to roll over but Martinez keeps him under control.
Kossu is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Martinez's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Martinez's back!
Martinez turns into Kossu and is now in his guard.
Martinez must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Martinez postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Martinez trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Kossu wants to sweep here but Martinez controlling him for the moment.

Kossu looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Martinez passes into half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Martinez takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Martinez is trying to control the action in half guard but Kossu is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Kossu manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Kossu looking for a sweep. Not yet Kossu, not yet.
Martinez passes Kossu's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Martinez is pressing down on Kossu's thigh, looking to free his foot. Kossu is holding on for now.
Kossu is trying to get back to full guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Martinez wants to pass to mount but Kossu is defending the position.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Martinez scoring with strikes to the body and head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Fernando Martinez dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Martinez misses with a double jab.
Kossu ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Martinez moves away.
Martinez feints and then cracks Kossu's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Kossu down.
Kossu throws a lazy right hand but Martinez sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Fernando Martinez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kossu uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Martinez.
Martinez closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Martinez tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Kossu counters with a three punch combo that has Martinez backing up. Martinez nods at Kossu to acknowledge the strikes.
Kossu throws a lazy uppercut
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
A head kick from Martinez lands but Kossu takes it in his stride.
Martinez cracks Kossu with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Martinez throws a chopping leg kick but Kossu manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Martinez shoots and misses
and Kossu counters with a stiff right hand.
Fernando Martinez seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kossu thuds a left hand into Martinez's body.
Martinez tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Martinez misses with the combination.
Martinez throws a body punch but Kossu moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Martinez connects with an inside leg kick.
Kossu ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Martinez moves away.
An inside leg kick lands from Martinez.
Kossu throws a body punch but Martinez moves out of range.
Kossu has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Martinez.
Kossu scores with a body shot.
Martinez thuds a left hand into Kossu's body.
Kossu throws a looping overhand right but Martinez ducks down to avoid it.
Martinez lands a jab-cross combination.
Martinez will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Kossu swings away with a body shot that misses
and Martinez counters with an outside leg kick.
A head kick misses from Martinez.

Martinez instigates a clinch.
Martinez looking to throw knees to the head but Kossu is blocking nicely.
Kossu blocking some punches.
Kossu is trying to break the clinch but Martinez is controlling him.
Kossu misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kossu tries to break the clinch but Martinez is controlling the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martinez with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Kossu takes an elbow to the forehead.

It looks like Litran Kossu has been cut.
Kossu lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Martinez backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Martinez lands a nice knee to the body.
Martinez throws an elbow but it misses.
Martinez is leaning against Kossu and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Kossu is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Martinez keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Kossu's efforts to push away.
Nice elbow from Martinez.
Martinez is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.

Kossu breaks from the clinch.
Martinez ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kossu on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Martinez. Martinez obviously looking to wear him down.
Martinez tries to clinch up
and Kossu counters with a nice body shot.
Kossu walks forward, straight into a front kick from Martinez.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Martinez looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Kossu scores with a jab to the head.
Kossu looks to land a right hand but Martinez moved out of range.
Kossu takes a kick to the side of the head.
A good leg kick by Martinez.
A shot to the liver by Kossu. Beautiful body shot.
Kossu throws out a loose jab but Martinez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kossu has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Martinez.
Kossu throws a body punch but Martinez moves out of range.
Martinez lands with a hook. Kossu tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Martinez dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Kossu. That did some damage!
Kossu throws a nice looking combination but Martinez bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Martinez throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Kossu cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kossu tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Kossu looks to score with a jab to the body but Martinez is just out of range.
Martinez throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kossu falls off balance throwing a combination
and Martinez finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Martinez moves into range and connects with a jab.
Kossu misses with a looping right.
A head kick misses from Martinez.
Kossu misses with a straight left.
Kossu throws a predictable looking body shot
and Martinez counters with a head kick.
Martinez misses with a left hand
and Kossu counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Martinez lands a nice leg kick that just misses Kossu's sensitive parts.
Martinez lands a nice looking body kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A cross from Martinez lands.
Martinez tries to bum rush Kossu with a series of wild strikes but Kossu uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Kossu misses the shot to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Martinez swings widly with a right hand
and Kossu counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Kossu loads up on a big right hand but Martinez slips the punch.
Martinez connects with an inside leg kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Kossu.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Fernando Martinez showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Litran Kossu's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Martinez lands with a slapping head kick.
Kossu misses the shot to the body.
A head kick misses from Martinez.
Martinez throws a poor cross that misses
and Kossu counters with a nice body shot.
Martinez throws a series of punches but Kossu avoids them all with ease.
Kossu has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Martinez.
Kossu closes the distance and clinches up with Martinez, looking for a takedown. Kossu pushes Martinez against the cage but Martinez circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Martinez misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kossu misses with a wild body shot.
Martinez throws a hook but Kossu avoids it easily.
Martinez throws out a leg kick but Kossu moves out of range and Martinez only half commits.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Martinez lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Kossu has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Kossu and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Martinez with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Martinez throws a quick inside leg kick.
Martinez takes a swing at Kossu's ribcage but misses.
Kossu is looking to slow Martinez down with leg kicks.
Martinez wants to slow Kossu down by chopping away at his legs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kossu throws a right hand that misses

and Martinez counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Kossu avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Martinez.
Kossu is not content to let Martinez control the position.
Martinez is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Kossu wants to get back to full guard.
Martinez is trying to control. Kossu wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Martinez missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Martinez wants to take a breather but Kossu is having none of it.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Fernando Martinez was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Martinez lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Kossu has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Kossu and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Martinez throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Good exchange - Kossu coming out on top.
Martinez misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kossu jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kossu looks to score with a jab to the body but Martinez is just out of range.
Kossu misses with a takedown attempt - Martinez sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kossu throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Martinez sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kossu misses with a straight right.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Martinez.
Kossu lands with a cross.
Martinez tries to clinch up but Kossu circles away and keeps his distance.
A cross from Kossu lands.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kossu. Martinez does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kossu takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Martinez avoids the body shot from Kossu.
Martinez lands a nice looking body kick.
Kossu takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
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!
Martinez misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Martinez doesn't manage to clinch there - Kossu circles away.
Martinez has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Martinez pivots, looking for a leg kick but Kossu is out of range and Martinez settles back down.
Martinez's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Kossu connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Martinez scrambles back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martinez is looking to chop away at Kossu's legs.
Martinez tries to work over Kossu's front leg with a kick but Kossu checks it.
Good work by Kossu as he checks the leg kick.
Some wild striking there from Martinez.
Martinez swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Kossu counters with a nice leg kick.
Kossu swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Martinez counters with a straight right hand.
Martinez plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Martinez throws a sloppy head kick and Kossu moves out of range easily.
Kossu is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Martinez throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Kossu misses with a low kick.

Martinez forces Kossu back against the cage and clinches.
Litran Kossu has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Martinez softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Kossu blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Martinez fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kossu wants to break the clinch but can't.

Kossu escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kossu walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Martinez lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Martinez moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Martinez fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Kossu cracks Martinez with an open hand slap.
Martinez tries to move into range but Kossu moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Nice defenses there by Martinez.
Martinez throws a leg kick but Kossu checks it.
Martinez misses with a low kick.
Kossu connects with a single shot there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Martinez blocks a jab.
Martinez swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Kossu connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Martinez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kossu moves away.
Martinez scores with a leg kick.
Kossu misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Martinez.
Martinez throws a lazy head kick
and Kossu counters with a slapping leg kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
Fernando 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 Daniel Cesar scores the fight 27:30
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 27:30

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