PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Nolan Martin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kimble Cho (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Martin comes to the cage accompanied by War - The Sick Puppies. Nolan Martin is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.

Martin
vs
Cho

180 cm
28
179 lbs
15 - 7 - 1

185 cm
26
183 lbs
14 - 6 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Popeye’s Spinach - 159 + 158 Proof Supps

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 15 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Nolan Martin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Kimble Cho!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, William Peck and Elvis Blanc.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Martin slips a jab and a cross from Cho.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Cho throws a nice outside leg kick.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Martin.
Martin takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Kimble Cho seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Martin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cho manages to avoid it.
Cho lands a glancing blow to the side of Martin's head.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Cho.
Cho lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A head kick misses from Martin.
Martin lands a nice hook to Cho's body. Cho takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
An inside leg kick lands from Cho.
A telegraphed right hand from Cho misses the target.
Cho misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Martin.
Cho dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Martin. That did some damage!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cho misses with a body shot.
Martin misses with a wild body shot.

Cho closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Cho doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Martin lands a right hand that snaps the head of Cho backwards.
Cho struggles to land a body shot inside as Martin controls his hands.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Martin is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
A short uppercut from Cho.
Martin scores with a hook to the body.
Cho misses with a hook from the clinch.
Cho prevents Martin from breaking the clinch.
Cho is leaning against Martin and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Cho tries to work over Martin's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Nice body punch from Cho.
Cho blocks a body shot from Martin.
Cho tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Martin's elbow.
Martin tries a body shot but Cho blocks it.
Martin is trying to break the clinch but Cho is controlling him.
Cho fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Cho tries to work over Martin's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Martin blocks a body shot from Cho.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cho scores with a nice hook to the head.
Cho misses with a punch to the body.
Martin looking for a takedown.
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!
Cho tries a body shot but Martin blocks it.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Cho.
Martin blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Martin pushes Cho back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Martin is trying to force a seperation but Cho has the dominant position.
Martin prevents a body shot from Cho.
Nice body punch from Cho.
Martin drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Cho gets the underhooks and prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nolan Martin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A short uppercut from Cho.
Martin tries to break free but Cho pushes him back against the cage.
Cho lands with a right to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cho digs a right hand into Martin's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Martin's gas tank.
Cho blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Martin is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Cho pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Cho misses with a body punch.
Martin doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Martin is looking to control Cho's arms but Cho gets an underhook and turns him. Now Martin has his back to the cage.
Cho tries a body shot but Martin blocks it.
Cho lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Cho lands a body punch in the clinch.
Martin blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Martin changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Cho fights it off and pushes away nicely.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Martin crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Cho - the referee stops the clock and Martin gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Cho. Martin manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Martin fails to land the takedown.
Cho walks into a jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cho scores with a jab to the jaw.

Cho has closed the distance and engaged Martin in a clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Cho.
Cho misses with a body punch.
Cho blocks an uppercut.
Cho misses with a body punch.
Cho tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Cho can't find room to land a body shot as Martin controls the action.
Martin working aggressively here.
Martin blocks a body shot from Cho.
Martin is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Martin tries to land knees in the clinch but Cho avoids the damage to the body.
Cho 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 short uppercut from Cho.
Cho lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Martin backwards.
Cho struggles to land a body shot inside as Martin controls his hands.
Cho tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Cho shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Cho throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cho scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Martin shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Cho as he avoids it easily.
Martin doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Martin misses with a looping right.

Cho clinches up against the cage.
Cho can't find room to land a body shot as Martin controls the action.
Martin pushes Cho back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Martin misses with a punch to the body.
Cho scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Martin blocks a body shot from Cho.
Cho avoiding damage as Martin throws knees to the body.
Cho goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Cho scores with a shot to the side of Martin's head.
Martin blocks a body shot from Cho.
Martin tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A right hand to the body from Cho.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cho misses with a body punch.
A right hand to the body from Cho.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Cho tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Cho misses with the head strike.
Martin has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Cho is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Cho avoiding damage as Martin throws knees to the body.
Martin struggles to land a body shot inside as Cho controls his hands.
Martin tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Cho's elbow.
Martin tries to throw a body punch but Cho avoids it by throwing Martin back against the cage.
Martin blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kimble Cho seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Cho misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Cho tries to throw a body punch but Martin avoids it by throwing Cho back against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Cho scores with a nice short uppercut.
Cho scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Cho swings wildly with an uppercut but Martin uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martin wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Martin is trying to force a seperation but Cho has the dominant position.
Cho works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Cho misses with a hook to the ribs.
A body shot lands from Martin.
Cho goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Cho can't find room to land a body shot as Martin controls the action.
Martin is trying to force a seperation but Cho has the dominant position.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Martin.
Cho can't find room to land a body shot as Martin controls the action.
Martin is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Cho is defending well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nolan Martin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cho swings wildly with an uppercut but Martin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cho tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Martin's elbow.
Cho lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Martin backwards.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cho misses with a hook to the ribs.
Cho prevents a body shot from Martin.
Cho tries a body shot but Martin blocks it.
Martin drops down looking for an ankle pick but Cho pulls his leg out and moves away.
Cho throws a leg kick but Martin sees it coming and moves out of range.
Cho lands with a nice body kick.
Martin throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Martin connects with a high kick.
Martin takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Cho slips under a jab.
Cho wants to land a leg kick but Martin is out of range.
Cho tries to score with a low kick but Martin moves his leg out of the way.
Cho cracks Martin with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Cho wants to slow Martin down by chopping away at his legs.
Martin tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Cho swivels and escapes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cho fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cho fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Martin has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Martin is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Cho lands a nice leg kick that just misses Martin's sensitive parts.
Cho tries to clinch up.
Martin throws a one two combo.
Cho lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Martin looks to land a right hand but Cho moved out of range.
Martin misses with a kick to the body.
Martin on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Cho has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Cho connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Cho slips a jab and a cross from Martin.
Cho takes a swing at Martin's ribcage but misses.
Kimble Cho seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Cho misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Martin.
Cho feints and then cracks Martin's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Martin down.
Cho moves in looking to clinch but Martin pushes him off.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cho works the jab nicely.
Martin throws a shot to the body.
Martin lands an overhand right.
Cho dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Martin. That did some damage!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Martin walks into a straight right hand from Cho.
Martin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cho motions for Martin to come forward. Cho throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Cho blocks a jab.
Cho is looking to clinch but Martin is avoiding it.
Martin throws a body punch but Cho moves out of range.
Cho throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Martin counters with a nice low kick that buckles Cho's knee momentarily.
Cho lands a jab to the nose.
Martin throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Cho sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Martin avoids the body shot from Cho.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Cho 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 Martin has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Martin and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Martin digs a good body shot into Cho's ribs.
Martin shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Cho sprawls well. Cho wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Martin gets slowly back to his feet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Cho throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cho connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Martin lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Cho at a distance.
Martin steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Cho. That one must have hurt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A punch lands to the side of Martin 's head but he takes it in his stride.

Martin shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Cho is trying to defend but Martin finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Cho is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

Cho is defending against the submission attempts here by Martin.
Cho has hold of Martin's hands but Martin slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Cho wants to improve his position but Martin is controlling well.
Martin takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martin with the ground and pound but Cho uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Cho looking for a sweep. Not yet Cho, not yet.
Martin wants to control from the top but Cho keeps moving.
Martin slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Martin with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cho looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Martin working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martin postures up and lands a big shot to Cho's brow.
Cho pulls Martin in close to prevent any damage.
Martin in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Martin keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Cho's head.
Cho is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Martin's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Martin is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Martin throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Martin postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Martin with a nice head shot there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cho looking to hit a scissor sweep but Martin is one step ahead there.
Martin has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Martin throws a strike but Cho rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Martin has his hands on Cho's head, controlling the position.
Cho trying to stand up but can't free himself from Martin's guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Martin looking to control.

And that's the end of the fight!
Nolan Martin showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Cho has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Yves DeLean scores the fight 28:29
Judge William Peck scores the fight 28:29
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kimble Cho!
Kimble Cho very nearly forgot to thank Omertà amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.