PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Antonio Livingston (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eddie Martinez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Antonio Livingston looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.

Livingston
vs
Martinez

200 cm
25
185 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

183 cm
18
185 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Brawler
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Inexperienced

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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Antonio Livingston!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Eddie Martinez!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Micheangelo Fripello and Josh West.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Martinez connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Livingston momentarily.
Martinez scores with a hook.

Livingston shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Livingston showed some decent athleticism there.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Livingston works his way into side control.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Martinez can do anything to dispel that myth.
Livingston tries to advance to mount but can't.
Livingston really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Livingston passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Martinez!

That's one minute gone in the round.

Livingston quickly switches position and commits to an armbar! It's a big risk for Livingston but it's paid off an Martinez is forced to tap! Nice work by Livingston.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Antonio Livingston!