PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Charles Martel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Crowley Osbourne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Martel comes into the arena with Dreams - The Game blaring out of the sound system. Osbourne is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Mr Crowley. Charles Martel had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business

Martel
vs
Osbourne

170 cm
32
145 lbs
25 - 7 - 0

175 cm
30
157 lbs
24 - 10 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

ADCC Champion
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

iFight Nutrition + Launder
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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 25 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Charles Martel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 24 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Crowley Osbourne!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Colin Fotheringham and William Gold.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Martel forces Osbourne back against the cage and clinches.

Martel breaks from the clinch.
Osbourne throws a body punch but Martel moves out of range.
Osbourne uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Martel has time to react.
Osbourne throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Martel displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Osbourne throws out the jab.
Martel just misses with a punch to the body.
Crowley Osbourne seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Osbourne wants to clinch.
Martel looks to throw the jab but Osbourne is out of range.
Osbourne closes this distance looking for a takedown but Martel circles away.
Martel misses with an uppercut.
Osbourne takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Osbourne throws a poor cross that misses
and Martel counters with a straight right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Osbourne moves away from the strike by Martel.
Martel misses with a kick to the body
and Martel takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Charles Martel is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Osbourne drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Martel bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Osbourne's guard.
Martel stopping the sweep attempt from Osbourne.
Martel is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Osbourne wants to sweep here but Martel controlling him for the moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martel showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Charles Martel just wasn't active enough.
Martel looks to land a combination but Osbourne avoids it well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martel looks to throw the jab but Osbourne is out of range.
Osbourne keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Martel.
Osbourne tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Martel lands with an uppercut that bounces Osbourne off the cage and back into range.
Martel throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Osbourne throws a right hand that misses
and Martel counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Some bone on bone action there as Martel checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Osbourne is looking to slow Martel down with leg kicks.
Osbourne misses with a looping left.
Osbourne cracks Martel with a right hand to the side of the head.
Osbourne misses with a right hand
and Martel counters with a nice body shot.
Left hook, right uppercut from Osbourne.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Osbourne throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Martel counters with a good, hard body kick but Osbourne shrugs it off.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Martel misses with a hook to the body
and Osbourne counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Osbourne keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Osbourne takes a swing at Martel's ribcage but misses.
Martel throws a good cross that connects.
Osbourne takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Osbourne thows a body shot but no joy.
Osbourne scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Martel scores with a punch to the head.

Osbourne is rocked!
Osbourne tries to clinch but Martel moves out of range.
Osbourne is still on wobbly legs! Can Martel finish him?
Osbourne takes a body punch but keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Charles Martel dominated that round.
That's time! Martel's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Osbourne shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Martel as he jumps to the side.
Osbourne seems to have recovered his senses.
Osbourne throws a nice looking combination but Martel bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Martel lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Martel throws a half hearted mid kick.
Nice shot lands for Martel.
Martel rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Osbourne counters with a two punch combo.
Osbourne misses with an uppercut
and Martel counters with a nice body shot.
Osbourne connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Osbourne takes one on the button.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Osbourne throws a leg kick which misses Martel's front leg but catches the back leg as Martel tries to avoid it.
Martel throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Osbourne counters with a good low kick that Martel was not able to check.
Martel looks to land a left hand but Osbourne moved out of range nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Martel misses with a body shot.
Osbourne misses with a looping right.
Nice jab there from Martel.
Martel thows a body kick. Osbourne tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Martel misses the shot to the body.
Osbourne fails to land with a series of punches.
A looping hook to the body misses from Martel. Osbourne does a little dance to reset his feet.
Martel swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Martel throws a low kick, looking for Osbourne's leg but Osbourne calmly moves out of range.
Martel lands a nice looking body shot.
Osbourne throws a nice head kick!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Osbourne throws a looping overhand right but Martel ducks down to avoid it.
Martel ducks under a wild hook from Osbourne.
Osbourne keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

Osbourne gets the takedown into side control.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The strikes coming from Osbourne are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Martel being controlled for a moment.
The strikes coming from Osbourne are missing the target in this wave of attacks.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martel is looking to reverse the position.
Osbourne is looking to take a break and control but Martel is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Martel tries to buck Osbourne off but Osbourne is having none of it.
Martel is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Osbourne asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Osbourne just content to control the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Osbourne tries to score with some ground and pound. Martel controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Osbourne is staying tight to Martel's torso, preventing him from escaping.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Martel defending against the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Charles Martel will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Osbourne takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Osbourne fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Martel has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Martel swings away with a body shot that misses
enabling Osbourne to counter with a crisp jab.
A jab from Osbourne does it's job there.
Martel comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Martel displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Osbourne throws out the jab.
Osbourne avoids a punch combination nicely.
Osbourne fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Martel is out of range.
A head kick misses from Martel.
Osbourne tries to close the distance and clinch but Martel swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Osbourne swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Martel.
Charles Martel is winning the standup battle so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
No joy there for Osbourne, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Osbourne rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Martel moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Osbourne jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Osbourne walks into a left hand.
Osbourne just misses with a punch to the body.
Martel misses with a series of wild punches.
Martel ducks under a wild hook from Osbourne.
Osbourne connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Martel avoids the body shot from Osbourne.
Martel wants to land a leg kick but Osbourne is out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martel misses with a double jab.
Osbourne misses with a hook
enabling Martel to counter with a crisp jab.
Osbourne throws a leg kick which misses Martel's front leg but catches the back leg as Martel tries to avoid it.
Martel slips under a jab.
Osbourne lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Martel circles away quickly and effectively.
Osbourne moves forwards but Martel connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Osbourne rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Martel makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Osbourne really felt that one!
Osbourne throws a hook but Martel blocks it.
Osbourne fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Martel is out of range.
A cross from Osbourne lands.
Martel throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Osbourne avoids a punch combination nicely.
Crowley Osbourne has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Osbourne takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Martel avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Martel looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Osbourne takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Martel drops a shoulder and throws an uppercut that cracks Osbourne right on the button. Osbourne goes down! Martel follows him to the mat and finishes the job with more strikes! Martel gets the win via TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:37 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Charles Martel!
A victorious Charles Martel thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.