PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Josh Martin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Troy Cantwin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Cantwin's choice of entrance music: Whispers In The Dark. Troy Cantwin is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Martin
vs
Cantwin

179 cm
25
175 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

174 cm
28
192 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

Brawler
Self confident

Basic striking
Powerful

Real Fighters Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Josh Martin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Troy Cantwin!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Chris Downing and George Francis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cantwin throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
A good leg kick by Cantwin.

Martin closes the distance and clinches.
A bit of stalling here from Martin.
Martin is trying to push Cantwin away but Cantwin has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.

Cantwin manages to break the clinch.
Martin motions for Cantwin to come forward. Martin throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Martin tries to close the distance and clinch but Cantwin swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Cantwin connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Martin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cantwin jabs Martin to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Martin takes one to the side of the head.
Troy Cantwin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Martin avoids the head kick by Cantwin.
Martin fails with an attempt to clinch.
Cantwin misses with a low kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cantwin misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Cantwin misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Some wild striking there from Martin.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Cantwin.
Cantwin tries to bum rush Martin with a series of wild strikes but Martin uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Martin wants to clinch but Cantwin slips to the side
and Cantwin counters with an outside leg kick.
Martin throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Martin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cantwin.
Cantwin throws a hook to the side of Martin's head but Martin sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Cantwin swats away the attempt to clinch by Martin.
Cantwin swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Martin defending well as Cantwin loads up on a big left hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martin tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Cantwin manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Cantwin scoring well with a low kick there.

Cantwin moves into the clinch successfully.
Cantwin prevents Martin from breaking the clinch.
Martin slows down the pace here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Martin wants to stall.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cantwin can't break the clinch.
Cantwin taking a breather.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Cantwin misses with a few strikes there.
Cantwin throws the left hand but Martin avoids the punch easily.
Cantwin throws a leg kick but Martin sees it coming and checks it nicely.

Cantwin clinches up against the cage.
Martin avoiding damage.
Martin goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Cantwin slowing the pace effectively.
Martin wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Martin stalling in the clinch but Cantwin improves position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.

Martin breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Cantwin lands a nice looking body shot.
Cantwin tries to land a leg kick but Martin saw it coming and moves away.
Martin moves in looking to clinch but Cantwin pushes him off.
Cantwin lands a jab to Martin's midsection.
Nice defenses there by Cantwin.
Martin misses the shot to the body.
Martin closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Martin throws a looping overhand right but Cantwin ducks down to avoid it.
Cantwin avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Cantwin misses.
Cantwin throws a head kick that misses.
Martin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cantwin moves away.
Cantwin lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Josh Martin is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cantwin throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

Martin has taken the fight to the clinch.
Cantwin tries to break free but Martin pushes him back against the cage.
Martin is trying to break free.
Martin missing with knees to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cantwin managing to block the knees to the body from Martin.

Martin breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Troy Cantwin showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Cantwin darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Martin on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Cantwin scores with a jab to the body.

Martin has Cantwin up against the cage in a clinch.
Martin is trying to maintain a safe position but Cantwin gets an underhook and turns Martin into the cage.
Martin wants to get back to striking at distance but Cantwin won't allow it.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Martin is looking to break free of the clinch but Cantwin has double underhooks.
Martin wants to stall.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stalling in the clinch from Martin.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Josh Martin.
Cantwin throws a looping overhand right but Martin ducks down to avoid it.
Cantwin looks to land a right hand but Martin moved out of range.
Cantwin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Martin manages to avoid it.
Cantwin fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Martin is out of range.
Cantwin thumps Martin with a low kick.
Cantwin slips a jab and a cross from Martin.
Martin tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Cantwin paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Martin attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Cantwin is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Martin.
Martin avoids the head kick by Cantwin.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Cantwin pushes Martin up against the cage in a clinch.
Martin wants to break free but Cantwin has control.
Martin throws an elbow that misses.
Martin has Cantwin pressed against the cage, preventing Cantwin from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Martin displaying some good clinch control by pressing Cantwin up against the cage.
Cantwin wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Martin tries to work over Cantwin's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Josh Martin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Troy Cantwin is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Martin tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

And that's the end of the fight!
Troy Cantwin comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Cantwin winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Robert Twigg scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 27:30
Judge George Francis scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Troy Cantwin!
During a confident post fight interview, Troy Cantwin thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.