PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Steve Rogers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jose Martinez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rogers comes to the cage accompanied by Courtesy of the Red, White, and Blue. Martinez has chosen Black Eyed Peas - I Gotta Feeling as his entrance music. Jose Martinez acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.

Rogers
vs
Martinez

184 cm
23
185 lbs
7 - 0 - 0

186 cm
24
182 lbs
12 - 5 - 2

Good wrestling
World class MT
Insanely flexible

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 7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Steve Rogers!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 5 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jose Martinez!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Stewart Dunkirk and Robert Twigg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rogers fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Martinez checks it well.
Martinez throws a nice looking combination but Rogers bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Martinez throws a big shot that misses.
Rogers tries a head kick but it misses.
Rogers circles away from the clinch attempt.
Rogers on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Rogers misses with a low kick.
Martinez checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Martinez throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Martinez swings for the body but Rogers moves out of range.
Rogers staying out of range there.
Martinez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rogers moves away.
Martinez misses the shot to the body.
Martinez throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Martinez fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Martinez throws a right and a left that both miss.
Rogers throws a sloppy head kick and Martinez moves out of range easily.
Rogers showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Martinez.
Rogers looks to land a body kick but Martinez moved away.
Both fighters circling a little - Rogers finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Rogers slips a straight right by Martinez.
Rogers ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Martinez avoids the head kick by Rogers.
Martinez throws a hook to the side of Rogers's head but Rogers sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Steve Rogers seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rogers finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Martinez waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Rogers.
Rogers throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Jose Martinez is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rogers shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Martinez counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Rogers misses with a low kick as Martinez jumps back.
Martinez tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Martinez lands a nice hook to Rogers's body. Rogers takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Rogers lets loose with a powerful body kick. Martinez will feel that in the morning.
Martinez misses with a straight right.
Rogers avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A head kick from Rogers lands but Martinez takes it in his stride.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
No luck with that takedown attempt from Rogers.
Rogers looks for the body kick but Martinez saw that one coming.
Rogers dodges the punch combination from Martinez.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martinez checks a leg kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Rogers.
Rogers throws a leg kick but Martinez moved away.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Martinez.
Martinez misses with a hook.
Rogers moves in looking to clinch but Martinez pushes him off.
Martinez thuds his right hand into Rogers's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Rogers is looking to slow Martinez down with leg kicks.
Martinez avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Rogers throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Martinez changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rogers throws a half hearted mid kick.
Martinez throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Martinez throws out a loose jab but Rogers uses good head movement to avoid it.
Martinez works the jab nicely.
Martinez cracks Rogers with an open hand slap.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rogers tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Martinez paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Rogers lands a nice leg kick that just misses Martinez's sensitive parts.
Martinez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rogers manages to avoid it.
Martinez catches Rogers with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Martinez takes a head kick and keeps coming.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Martinez swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Rogers plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Martinez throws a jab when Rogers was well out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Jose Martinez will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Martinez gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Rogers tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Martinez working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Martinez blocks an elbow strike.
A right hand to the body from Martinez.
Rogers misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Martinez.

Martinez manages to break the clinch.
Martinez works over Rogers's head and body with a nice combination.
Martinez throws a right and a left that both miss.
The fight stays on the outside here - Martinez looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Martinez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Good exchange - Martinez coming out on top.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Rogers.
Martinez throws a jab when Rogers was well out of range.
Martinez misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rogers.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rogers shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Rogers will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Martinez lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
A swing and a miss from Martinez.
Martinez looks to land a right hand but Rogers moved out of range.
Martinez takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Rogers throws a leg kick but Martinez checks it.
Rogers tries to score with a low kick but Martinez moves his leg out of the way.
Nice sprawl there from Martinez as Rogers shoots in.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Steve Rogers. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Rogers misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Rogers throws a leg kick that is checked
and Martinez counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Martinez misses with a two punch combination.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martinez stuns Rogers with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Martinez dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Rogers takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Martinez scores with a body shot.
Rogers moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Rogers looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.

Rogers is rocked!
Martinez dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Oh Rogers is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Martinez dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Martinez bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Rogers's head.
Martinez connects with a right hand. Rogers shakes it off.
Nice body punch from Martinez.
Jose Martinez seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Martinez drops Rogers with a naaaaasty hook - Rogers is in real trouble here! Martinez dives in to side control and pounds out his opponent for a TKO victory! The crowd goes nuts!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jose Martinez!