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). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!

Gravity
vs
Martini

173 cm
26
170 lbs
13 - 9 - 0

175 cm
29
168 lbs
25 - 12 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Mango Nutrition (90% Laundry)

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 13 - 9 - 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 25 - 12 - 0, fighting out of New York, Marcos Martini!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Joseph Jones and Eddie Farnsworth.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Martini scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Both fighters circling a little - Martini finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Gravity avoids a punch combination nicely.
Gravity moves out of range of the body kick from Martini.
Gravity avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gravity. Martini does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gravity throws the left hand but Martini avoids the punch easily.
Gravity tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Crunch! Martini slams his shin into Gravity's torso.
Gravity lands with an overhand left.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice defenses there by Martini.
Gravity fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Martini manages to avoid it.
Gravity throws a head kick but Martini moves out of range.
Gravity lands with a right hand.
Gravity jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Jab from Martini.
Jab from Martini.
Marcos Martini seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Martini moves out of range as Gravity strikes.
Martini swings and misses with a hook to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Martini tries to close the distance and clinch up but Gravity swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Martini stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Gravity throws a right and a left that both miss.
A shot to the body from Martini misses
and Gravity counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Gravity misses with a straight right.
Gravity walks into a stiff left hand from Martini.
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.
Martini uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Gravity.
Gravity showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Martini.
Martini misses with a straight right.
Martini checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Martini fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Gravity pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Martini back to the cage. Gravity follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Gravity scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Martini doesn't seem bothered though.
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!
Martini uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Martini takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Martini takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gravity blocks a low kick nicely.
Gravity throws a body punch but Martini moves out of range.
A cross from Gravity lands.
Gravity takes a swing at Martini's ribcage but misses.
A leg kick checked by Martini.
Gravity moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Gravity avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Gravity throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Martini tries to clinch there but Gravity circles away.
Martini fails to land with a series of punches.
Gravity listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Martini fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gravity manages to avoid it.
Gravity fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Martini lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Martini steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Gravity.
Martini scores with a nice head shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gravity scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Martini doesn't seem bothered though.
Martini displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Gravity throws out the jab.
A punch combination from Gravity misses.
Gravity connects with a solid leg kick.
A head kick misses from Martini.
Gravity wants to slow Martini down by chopping away at his legs.
Gravity throws a right hand that Martini ducks under and follows up with a left that Martini also avoids with ease.
Gravity looks to score with a jab to the body but Martini is just out of range.
A right-left combo lands from Gravity.
Gravity keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

Gravity tries to keep at a distance but Martini has taken the fight into the clinch.
Gravity avoiding damage as Martini throws knees to the body.
Martini scores with a hook to the body.
Martini lands an elbow inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Martini.
Martini lands with a short shot to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Gravity breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gravity moves out of range of the body kick.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Gravity checks a leg kick.

Martini darts in and clinches Gravity up against the cage.
Martini is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Gravity is breathing heavily.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Martini as Gravity tries to tie him up.
Gravity throws a head punch that misses.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Martini lands a shoulder strike.
Gravity is stalling here.
Gravity struggles to land a body shot inside as Martini controls his hands.
Gravity looking to slow down the pace here.
Martini lands a nice shot to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A knee to the head by Martini.
Gravity is trying to stall.
A short left from Martini.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Marcos Martini dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Martini scores with a jab to the body.
Gravity throws a sloppy head kick and Martini moves out of range easily.
Gravity keeps the fight on the outside.
Martini throws a solid leg kick but Gravity takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Martini.
Marcos Martini seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Martini throws the left hand but Gravity avoids the punch easily.
Martini slips under a jab from Gravity.
Martini changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Gravity throws a combination. Martini tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Gravity keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Martini swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Martini explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Martini showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Gravity.
Martini throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
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!
Gravity circles away from the clinch attempt.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Gravity has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Martini.
Gravity moves out of range of the body kick from Martini.
Martini cracks the inside of Gravity's front leg.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Martini throws out a powerful jab.
Gravity waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Martini.
Gravity misses with a two punch combination.
Gravity misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Martini.
Some bone on bone action there as Gravity checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Martini scores with a body shot.
Gravity takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Gravity misses with a combination
and Martini counters with a nice uppercut.
Gravity throws a body punch but Martini moves out of range.
Martini buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Martini slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Gravity gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Martini.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Martini pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Gravity circles away from the clinch attempt.
Martini changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Martini scores with a hook.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Martini throws the left hand but Gravity avoids the punch easily.
Gravity ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Martini moves away.
Martini getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Martini takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Nice uppercut there from Martini.
A big left from Gravity misses.
Martini tries to clinch there but Gravity circles away.
Gravity thows a body shot but no joy.
Martini lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!

Gravity is rocked!
Gravity misses the shot to the body.
Martini tries to clinch but Gravity is having none of it.
Gravity misses with a looping right.
Gravity walks into a straight right hand from Martini.
Martini misses the shot to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Gravity misses the target.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Martini, as that shot connected.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gravity takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Oh Gravity is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Martini pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Gravity seems to have got his legs back now.

Martini clinches with his opponent.
Martini lands a nice knee to the body.
Martini avoids a wild elbow strike from Gravity.
Martini looking to throw knees to the head but Gravity is blocking nicely.
Martini putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Gravity in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Martini crunches a lovely knee into Gravity's ribcage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Martini lands with a right to the head.
A right handed body shot lands from Martini.
Martini tries to throw a body punch but Gravity avoids it by throwing Martini back against the cage.
Martini landing knees to the head.
Martini lands a shot to the body.
A knee to the head by Martini.
A short right from Martini on the inside.
Martini connects with a nasty looking knee right to Gravity's face.
Martini lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Martini looking to throw knees to the head but Gravity is blocking nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Martini - that landed with a thud.
A nice right hand lands inside from Martini.
Martini connects with a knee to the head.
Martini lands a body punch.
Martini misses with a hook to the ribs.
Gravity misses with a short punch on the inside.
Martini connects with a nasty looking knee right to Gravity's face.
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 lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Martini as Gravity tries to tie him up.
Gravity tries a body shot but Martini blocks it.
Gravity takes an elbow to the forehead.
Gravity trying to control the position but instead, Martini has worked for underhooks and has pushed Gravity into the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Martini has the Thai plumb, controlling the head nicely. He loads up with a big knee to the head and Gravity goes down! Martini pounces into side control - this one could be over soon!
Martini has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

Martini is trying to get an arm triangle but Gravity is defending well.
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.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Gravity moves out of range as Martini throws a body kick.
Martini misses with a two punch combination.
Gravity is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Martini.
Nice shot by Gravity.
Martini scores with a sloppy right hand. Gravity should have avoided that one.
Martini has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Martini ducks under a wild hook from Gravity.
Martini throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Martini scores with a shot to the body.
Martini tests Gravity's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Martini takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Gravity slips a jab and a cross from Martini.
Nice shot by Martini.
Martini misses the shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Martini. Gravity does a little dance to reset his feet.
Martini attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Martini throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Gravity keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Martini.
Martini avoids the body shot from Gravity.
Martini misses with a wild combination.
Martini throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Martini misses with the combination.
Gravity lands a jab to Martini's midsection.
Martini does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Gravity sizes up Martini with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Martini is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Martini swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martini slips a jab and a cross from Gravity.
Gravity dips to his left and cracks Martini with an uppercut!
Martini throws a nice looking combination but Gravity bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Martini crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Gravity - the referee stops the clock and Martini gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Gravity. Martini manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Martini takes a jab right on the kisser.
Martini is looking to land body kicks.
Martini avoids the body shot from Gravity.
Gravity throws a jab but it's blocked by Martini.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gravity's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Martini connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Gravity scrambles back to his feet.
A big left from Martini misses.
Martini looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Martini cracks Gravity with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Gravity looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Gravity's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Martini connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Gravity scrambles back to his feet.
Martini misses with a series of wild punches.
Martini takes a shot to the body in his stride.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gravity throws a right and a left that Martini avoids nicely.
Sloppy strikes from Gravity. Those never looked like landing.
Gravity ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Martini moves away.
Gravity throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gravity is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Martini.
Martini avoids a punch combination nicely.
Martini tries to bum rush Gravity with a series of wild strikes but Gravity uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Martini lands a really nice looking cross but Gravity seems unphased.
A lazy body kick from Martini
and Gravity finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Gravity keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A decent looking cross lands there for Martini.
Martini misses with an uppercut
and Gravity connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Defying Gravity has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Gravity fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Martini manages to avoid it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Martini tries to work over Gravity's front leg with a kick but Gravity checks it.
Martini takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Martini slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Gravity misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Martini.
Martini lands with a straight right. Gravity didn't see that one coming.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gravity throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Martini.
Martini throws a hook but Gravity avoids it easily.
Gravity takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Marcos Martini is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Gravity lands with a good body shot.
Gravity takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Martini keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The fighters circling - Gravity throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gravity throws a body punch but Martini moves out of range.
Gravity takes a kick to the side of the head.
Gravity throws a sloppy head kick and Martini moves out of range easily.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Marcos Martini.
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 Kavanagh scores the fight 27:30
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 27:30
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Marcos Martini!
Our winner, Marcos Martini, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.