PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Emilio Martinez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bucky The Badger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bucky The Badger has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Martinez
vs
The Badger

175 cm
25
151 lbs
12 - 3 - 0

160 cm
22
152 lbs
7 - 0 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent MT
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Emilio Martinez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Bucky The Badger!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Eliza Hachem and Hugh Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The Badger connects with the punch.
The Badger slips a straight right by Martinez.
The Badger cracks Martinez with a good jab.
A right-left combo lands from The Badger.
The Badger misses with an uppercut. Martinez saw that one coming.
Martinez wants to clinch.
An inside leg kick lands from The Badger.
The Badger throws a sloppy head kick and Martinez moves out of range easily.
The Badger scores with a nice head shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Martinez shoots in looking for a takedown but The Badger manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Martinez's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Martinez chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before The Badger can pounce on him.
The Badger chopping away at his opponent's legs.
The Badger cracks Martinez with a right hand to the side of the head.
The Badger scores with a kick to the midsection.
The Badger fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Martinez on the wrong end of a nice hook.

That's one minute gone in the round.

The Badger gets a clinch.
The Badger lands an elbow inside that Martinez shrugs off.
The Badger cracks Martinez with a nice body shot.
The Badger dodges an elbow strike from Martinez.
The Badger misses with a body punch.
Martinez takes a shot to the head.
Martinez throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but The Badger blocks it with crossed arms.
The Badger digs a right hand underneath Martinez's ribcage. Martinez let out a lung full of air as it connected.
The Badger creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Martinez tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Martinez creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
The Badger managing to block the knees to the body from Martinez.
The Badger misses with a punch to the body.
A nice left hand lands by The Badger.
The Badger managing to block the knees to the body from Martinez.
A right hand to the body from The Badger.
Martinez tries to throw a body punch but The Badger avoids it by throwing Martinez back against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The Badger looking to throw knees to the head but Martinez is blocking nicely.
The Badger lands an elbow that stopped Martinez in his tracks for a moment.
The Badger pushes Martinez back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Badger lands an elbow just above Martinez 's eye.
A short right from The Badger.
Martinez misses with an elbow strike.
The Badger lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Martinez tries to land knees in the clinch but The Badger avoids the damage to the body.
The Badger lands with a short punch from the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, The Badger creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
The Badger lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
The Badger lands a right hand that snaps the head of Martinez backwards.
The Badger lands an elbow just above Martinez 's eye.

Martinez is rocked!
The Badger can't find room to land a body shot as Martinez controls the action.
The Badger avoids a wild elbow strike from Martinez.
The Badger throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Martinez lands a damaging elbow.
The Badger working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Oh Martinez is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A quick uppercut on the inside from The Badger.
Martinez tries a knee to the head but The Badger blocks it.
Nice body punch from The Badger.
The Badger pushes Martinez back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Martinez is breathing heavily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Badger has a couple of punches blocked by Martinez.
Martinez seems to have got his legs back now.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, The Badger just misses with a elbow thrown towards Martinez's brow.
Martinez looking to throw knees to the head but The Badger is blocking nicely.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Martinez obliges.
A hook to the body from The Badger.
The Badger comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Martinez misses with a knee strike.
The Badger stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Martinez takes an elbow to the forehead.
Martinez looks to throw an elbow but misses.
A nice left hand lands by The Badger.
A shot in the inside from The Badger.

Martinez pulls The Badger into guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
The Badger throwing strikes but missing.

Martinez had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. The Badger defends it easily.
The Badger is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Badger stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Martinez swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The Badger really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Martinez. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
The Badger loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The Badger working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The Badger stays in close to Martinez's body and controls the position.
Martinez has momentary wrist control but The Badger slips an elbow through the middle.
Martinez wants to stand and escape but The Badger is having none of it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The Badger throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Martinez works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The Badger stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Martinez swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Martinez will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Martinez throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The Badger wants to control from the top but Martinez keeps moving.
The Badger with a flurry of punches that miss.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bucky The Badger dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

The Badger goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Martinez chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before The Badger can pounce on him.
The Badger rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Martinez moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
The Badger misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Martinez looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Martinez tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but The Badger paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Martinez misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Martinez looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Martinez misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
The Badger bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Martinez's head backwards.
The Badger has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

The Badger rushes Martinez and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
The Badger lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Martinez backwards.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The Badger lands a left hand that snaps the head of Martinez backwards.
Martinez with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The Badger comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Martinez tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
The Badger blocks the elbow strike.
The Badger misses with a hook from the clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Martinez.
A short left from The Badger.
The Badger tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
The Badger misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Martinez.
Martinez is looking for a takedown up against the cage. The Badger gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
The Badger lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Martinez is looking for a takedown.
Martinez with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The Badger lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A short left from The Badger.
The Badger lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Martinez or not.
The Badger looking to throw knees to the head but Martinez is blocking nicely.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Martinez throws an elbow that misses.
Martinez is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. The Badger is defending well for now.
Martinez managing to block the knees to the body from The Badger.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martinez lands a right hand that snaps the head of The Badger backwards.
The Badger working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
The Badger lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
The Badger tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Martinez's elbow.
A right handed body shot lands from The Badger.
Martinez tries to land a knee to the head but The Badger blocks with his arms.
The Badger lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A quick uppercut on the inside from The Badger.
A short left from The Badger.
Martinez blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Martinez looking to throw knees to the head but The Badger is blocking nicely.
Martinez missing with knees to the body.
The Badger lands a knee to the body.
The Badger scores with an uppercut up the middle.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from The Badger.
The Badger blocks an elbow strike from Martinez.
The Badger lands a nice uppercut.
Still in the clinch, The Badger scores with a nice short uppercut.
The Badger avoids a wild elbow strike from Martinez.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A knee to the head by The Badger.
Martinez misses with a knee strike.
The Badger lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Martinez.
The Badger lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A body shot lands from The Badger.
The Badger lands a right hand that snaps the head of Martinez backwards.
The Badger lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
The Badger is working Martinez over against the cage.
The Badger lands a body punch.
The Badger presses Martinez against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Martinez takes an elbow to the forehead.
Nice elbow from The Badger.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Martinez avoids the elbow strike from The Badger, against the cage.
Martinez trying to land knees to the body.
Martinez is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables The Badger to keep the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Emilio Martinez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The Badger lands a shot to the body.
The Badger lands on the inside with an uppercut.
The Badger lands a big right hand that drops Martinez! The killer instinct kicks in and The Badger finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by The Badger!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bucky The Badger!
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