PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Defying Gravity (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcos Martini (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!

Gravity
vs
Martini

173 cm
24
170 lbs
8 - 8 - 0

175 cm
28
168 lbs
21 - 12 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

BioPharm Nutrition

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 8 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Defying Gravity!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 12 - 0, fighting out of New York, Marcos Martini!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Jorge Garcia and Russell Pearce.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gravity missing with a left hand there. Martini was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Martini bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Martini comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Gravity throws a series of punches but Martini avoids them all with ease.
Gravity keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Martini tries to close the distance and clinch up but Gravity swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Gravity throws a body punch but Martini moves out of range.
Martini misses with a looping right.
A big left from Gravity misses.
Martini fails with an attempt to clinch.
Martini avoids the body shot from Gravity.
Gravity throws a right and a left that Martini avoids nicely.
Gravity looks for the body kick but Martini saw that one coming.
Martini dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Gravity takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Gravity on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Martini looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Martini fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Gravity looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
A jab from Gravity does it's job there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Martini ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Martini cracks Gravity with an open hand slap.
Gravity checks a leg kick.
Martini lands with a kick to the ribs.
Martini walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Gravity checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Gravity fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Martini looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Martini moves in looking to clinch but Gravity pushes him off.
Gravity connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Gravity connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Gravity drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Martini throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Martini tries to clinch but Gravity moves out of range.
Gravity loads up on a big right hand but Martini slips the punch.
Gravity misses with a body shot
and Martini counters with a nice body shot.
Martini throws a head kick that misses.
Martini throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.

Martini clinches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martini utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Gravity goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
With the fighters up against the cage, Martini throws an elbow but misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Martini.
Gravity is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Gravity can't find room to land a body shot as Martini controls the action.
Gravity misses with a short punch on the inside.
Martini misses with a punch to the body.
Martini prevents a body shot from Gravity.
Gravity blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Martini comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Martini misses with a body punch.
Martini scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Martini takes a shot to the head.
Martini blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Gravity stalling.
Gravity lands a left hand that snaps the head of Martini backwards.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martini tries to land knees in the clinch but Gravity avoids the damage to the body.
Martini lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Martini tries to land knees in the clinch but Gravity avoids the damage to the body.
Martini lands with a short shot to the head.
Martini tries to land a knee to the head but Gravity blocks with his arms.
Martini has a couple of punches blocked by Gravity.
Gravity is looking to control Martini's arms but Martini gets an underhook and turns him. Now Gravity has his back to the cage.
Martini misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Martini working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Gravity stalling in the clinch but Martini improves position.
Martini swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Gravity is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Martini is keeping busy.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Defying Gravity.
Gravity misses the shot to the body.
Martini misses with a wild combination.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gravity takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gravity throws a low kick, looking for Martini's leg but Martini calmly moves out of range.

Martini pushes Gravity up against the cage in a clinch.
Martini lands a good knee to the midsection. Gravity won't want to take too many of those.
Martini with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Gravity is trying to stall.
Martini scores with a shot to the side of Gravity's head.
A short body shot lands from Martini as the two fighters clinch.
Martini scores with a shot to the side of Gravity's head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Martini creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Martini lands with a right to the head.
Martini creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Martini lands with a right to the head.
A shot in the inside from Martini.
Martini scores a nice knee to the body.
Gravity is breathing heavily.
A nice left hand lands by Martini.
A head punch on the inside from Gravity fails to land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Marcos Martini dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Martini throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Martini fails in his attempt to clinch.
Gravity takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Martini tries to clinch but Gravity is having none of it.
Gravity fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Martini manages to avoid it.
Gravity ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Gravity misses with a wild body shot.
Gravity ducks under a wild hook from Martini.
Gravity misses with a straight right.
Gravity will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Gravity throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Martini swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Gravity goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Martini ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gravity moves away.
Gravity throws a shot to the body.
Martini fails with an attempt to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gravity scores with a hook to the body. Martini takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Gravity swings for the body but Martini moves out of range.
Gravity throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nice body kick from Martini.
Martini tries a head kick but it misses.
Gravity thows a body shot but no joy.
Martini takes a swing at Gravity's ribcage but misses.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Martini throws a push kick but Gravity slaps the foot to one side.
Martini throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Martini moves in looking to clinch but Gravity pushes him off.
Martini tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Gravity manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Gravity with a jab.
Gravity works the jab nicely.
Martini moves into range and connects with a jab.
Gravity scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Martini throws a right and a left that Gravity avoids nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Martini finds it's way through Gravity's defenses.
Martini wants to clinch.
Gravity misses the shot to the body.
Gravity scores with a three punch combo!
Gravity looks to throw the jab but Martini is out of range.
Martini staying out of range there.
Martini lands with a good body shot.
Martini takes a swing at Gravity's ribcage but misses.
Gravity throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Martini steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Gravity.
Good shot there by Martini.
Martini throws a head kick that Gravity semi-blocks.
Martini has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Gravity scores with a hook to the body. Martini takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gravity lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Martini misses with a body shot.
Martini keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gravity slips a jab from Martini.

Martini moves into range and clinches up with Gravity.
Marcos Martini seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Martini scores a nice knee to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Gravity throws an elbow but it misses.
Gravity misses with the head strike.
Martini lands a nice uppercut.
A short left from Martini.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Martini lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Martini tries a body shot but Gravity blocks it.
Gravity misses with the head strike.
Martini lands with a short shot to the head.
Martini misses with a punch to the body.
Martini connects with a nasty looking knee right to Gravity's face.

Gravity manages to break the clinch.
Martini scores with a body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Martini throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Gravity stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Gravity gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.

Martini clinches.
Martini lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Martini tries to land knees in the clinch but Gravity avoids the damage to the body.
Martini working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Martini tries to land knees in the clinch but Gravity avoids the damage to the body.
Gravity misses with a hook from the clinch.
Martini missing with knees to the body.
Gravity is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Martini creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Martini tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Martini.
Martini is working Gravity over against the cage.
Gravity takes an elbow to the forehead.
Martini tries a body shot but Gravity blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Marcos Martini showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Gravity's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Martini is looking to clinch.
Gravity walks into a straight right hand from Martini.
Martini tries to clinch but Gravity is having none of it.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Martini in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Martini moves in looking to clinch but Gravity pushes him off.
Gravity keeps the fight on the outside.
Martini throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Gravity misses with a low kick.

Martini clinches up with Gravity and pushes him back against the cage.
Gravity takes a knee to the side of the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Martini.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Martini lands an elbow inside that Gravity shrugs off.
Gravity is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Martini is keeping busy.
Martini throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Gravity blocks it with crossed arms.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Martini tries to throw a body punch but Gravity avoids it by throwing Martini back against the cage.
Martini looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Martini tries a knee to the head but Gravity blocks it.
Gravity looking to slow down the pace here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Martini utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Martini connects with a nasty looking knee right to Gravity's face.
Martini on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Martini as Gravity tries to tie him up.
Martini digs a right hand underneath Gravity's ribcage. Gravity let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Martini misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Gravity.
Martini lands an uppercut.
Martini connects with a nasty looking knee right to Gravity's face.
Martini tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gravity's elbow.
A short left from Martini.
Martini misses with a punch to the body.
Martini tries to land knees in the clinch but Gravity avoids the damage to the body.
Martini lands a nice shot to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Martini lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Gravity blocks the elbow strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gravity swings wildly with an uppercut but Martini uses good head movement to avoid it.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Martini comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Martini lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Gravity misses with a short punch on the inside.
Martini lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Gravity.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Martini.
Martini blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Gravity is trying to stall.
A nice right hand lands inside from Martini.
Gravity is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gravity.
Gravity is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Martini is defending well for now.
Martini lands an elbow just above Gravity 's eye.
Gravity throws a head punch that misses.
Martini scores with a shoulder strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gravity takes an elbow to the temple.
Martini misses with the head strike.
Good body shot from Martini.
Martini makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Martini lands with a light punch inside.
Gravity struggles to land a body shot inside as Martini controls his hands.
Martini lands on the inside with an uppercut.

Gravity is rocked!
A short uppercut from Gravity.
Gravity trying to control the position but instead, Martini has worked for underhooks and has pushed Gravity into the cage.
Martini lands a hook to the side of the head.
Oh Gravity is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Martini lands a left hand that snaps the head of Gravity backwards.
Martini lands on the inside with an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gravity.
Defying Gravity has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Martini misses with a knee strike.
A right hook to the body lands for Martini.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gravity throws a head punch that misses.
Gravity looking to slow down the pace here.
Gravity seems to have got his legs back now.
Gravity lands with a light punch inside.
Martini misses with a short punch on the inside.
Martini lands a body shot.
Martini lands with a right to the head.
Martini lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Martini creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Gravity's defenses.
Marcos Martini is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Martini scores with a hook to the body.
Martini takes an elbow to the forehead.
Martini lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Gravity doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A head punch on the inside from Gravity fails to land.
Gravity will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Martini up against the cage.
Martini lands on the inside with an uppercut.

And that's the end of the fight!
Marcos 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 John Roberts scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 27:30
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Marcos Martini!
Marcos Martini thanked the fans post fight for their support.