PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Roy Jones Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rodrigo Martinez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Martinez's choice of entrance music: Watercolour. Roy Jones Jr had a look across the ring there at his opponent. He definitely means business

Jones Jr
vs
Martinez

183 cm
26
210 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

195 cm
25
205 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

Excellent boxer
Big heart

Excellent MT
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Roy Jones Jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Rodrigo Martinez!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Wagner Zegers and Nard Betker.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Martinez lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Jones Jr tries to clinch but Martinez moves out of range.
Martinez keeps the fight on the outside.
Jones Jr tries to clinch but Martinez is having none of it.
Jones Jr wants to clinch up but Martinez keeps it at a distance.
Jones Jr throws out a token jab with nothing on it.

Martinez pushes Jones Jr up against the ropes in a clinch.
Jones Jr is trying to stall.
Jones Jr tries to land knees in the clinch but Martinez avoids the damage to the body.
Jones Jr is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Jones Jr seems a little flustered. He's come in with the intention of controlling the clinch but Martinez is preventing him from doing so, at least for the moment.
Martinez's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones Jr tries to break the clinch but Martinez is controlling the position.
Jones Jr is trying to force a seperation but Martinez has the dominant position.
Martinez is trying to break the clinch but Jones Jr has him pressed against the ropes.

Martinez escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Roy Jones Jr seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jones Jr misses with a few strikes there.
Jones Jr wants to clinch
and Martinez counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Jones Jr is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Jones Jr wants to clinch.
Jones Jr throws a right and a left that Martinez avoids nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones Jr misses with a looping right.
Martinez scores with a head kick.
Jones Jr tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Jones Jr tries to clinch but Martinez moves away

and Martinez holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Jones Jr is trying to break the clinch but Martinez has him pressed against the ropes.
Jones Jr wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Martinez as Jones Jr tries to tie him up.
Martinez tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Martinez prevents Jones Jr from breaking the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A frustrated look appears on Martinez's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Martinez is trying to break the clinch but Jones Jr is controlling him.
Jones Jr tries to break free but Martinez pushes him back against the ropes.

Martinez pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Jones Jr looks to land a left hand but Martinez moved out of range nicely.
Jones Jr misses with a jab, cross combination.
Martinez showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Jones Jr.

Martinez moves into range and clinches up with Jones Jr.
Jones Jr managing to block the knees to the body from Martinez.

Martinez breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Martinez moves into the clinch.
Jones Jr throws a knee to the head but misses.
Martinez looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

Martinez pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Jones Jr throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Martinez sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Jones Jr is looking to clinch.
Jones Jr tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Martinez was well out of range. Poor timing from Jones Jr.
Nice body kick there by Martinez.
Jones Jr takes a kick to the side of the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jones Jr wants to clinch.
Jones Jr throws a head kick that misses

and Martinez counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Martinez.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Martinez 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.

A close round but Rodrigo Martinez will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

A low kick from Jones Jr misses
and Martinez counters with a big head kick but Jones Jr shrugs it off.
Jones Jr tries to clinch up
and Martinez makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Jones Jr tries to clinch but Martinez is having none of it.
Jones Jr tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Martinez counters with a big head kick but Jones Jr shrugs it off.
Martinez misses with a head kick.

Martinez moves into range and clinches up with Jones Jr.
Jones Jr is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Jones Jr blocks an elbow strike.
Martinez throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones Jr struggles to land a body shot inside as Martinez controls his hands.
Jones Jr is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Jones Jr tries to break free but Martinez pushes him back against the ropes.
Martinez lands a good knee to the midsection. Jones Jr won't want to take too many of those.

Martinez escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Martinez moves into range and clinches up with Jones Jr.
Jones Jr wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Jones Jr tries to circle away but Martinez has him pinned against the ropes.
Jones Jr wants to break the clinch but can't.
Jones Jr avoiding damage as Martinez throws knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Come on Martinez - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Jones Jr is trying to maintain a safe position but Martinez gets an underhook and turns Jones Jr into the ropes.
Martinez wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Martinez wants to break the clinch but can't.
Jones Jr looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Jones Jr wants to break free but Martinez has control.
Martinez is trying to break the clinch but Jones Jr has him pressed against the ropes.
Jones Jr tries to stall but Martinez uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
A frustrated look appears on Jones Jr's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Jones Jr is looking to break free of the clinch but Martinez has double underhooks.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones Jr blocks a punch to the side of the head.

Martinez escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Jones Jr throws a leg kick
and Martinez counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Jones Jr is looking to clinch.
Jones Jr misses with a wild body shot.
Jones Jr wants to clinch
and Martinez counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Jones Jr closes the distance but Martinez moves to the side
and Martinez counters with a body kick.
Martinez tries to clinch there but Jones Jr circles away.
Rodrigo Martinez is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jones Jr lands a two punch combo.

It looks like Rodrigo Martinez has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Martinez scores with a head kick. Jones Jr tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones Jr closes the distance looking to clinch
and Martinez counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Martinez avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Martinez throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Jones Jr throws a head kick but Martinez moves out of range.
Roy Jones Jr is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Martinez has managed to clinch.
Jones Jr wants to get back to striking at distance but Martinez won't allow it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jones Jr taking a breather.
Martinez prevents Jones Jr from breaking the clinch.
Martinez has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
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 Roy Jones Jr will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Rodrigo Martinez's cut.
That's time! Jones Jr's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Martinez drives through and clinches with Jones Jr against the ropes.
A frustrated look appears on Jones Jr's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Jones Jr stalling in the clinch but Martinez improves position.
Jones Jr avoiding damage as Martinez throws knees to the body.
Jones Jr tries to stall but Martinez uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Martinez displaying some good clinch control by pressing Jones Jr up against the ropes.
Jones Jr tries to circle away but Martinez has him pinned against the ropes.
A frustrated look appears on Jones Jr's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Martinez trying to land knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Martinez breaks from the clinch.
Jones Jr takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Jones Jr misses with a few strikes there.
Martinez misses with a head kick.
Jones Jr pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Jones Jr throws a head kick but Martinez moves out of range.

Martinez gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Jones Jr wants to get back to striking at distance but Martinez won't allow it.
Jones Jr misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Martinez.
Jones Jr is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Martinez is keeping busy.

Martinez breaks the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Martinez.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Jones Jr crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Martinez - the referee stops the clock and Jones Jr gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Martinez. Jones Jr manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Jones Jr throws a leg kick but Martinez sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Jones Jr moves to clinch but Martinez breaks away

and Martinez counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Martinez stalls.
Martinez with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Martinez is trying to break the clinch but Jones Jr is controlling him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones Jr tries to break the clinch but Martinez is controlling the position.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Martinez as Jones Jr tries to tie him up.

Martinez escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Jones Jr takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Martinez keeps the fight on the outside.
Martinez lands a high kick!
Jones Jr throws a right and a left that Martinez avoids nicely.
Jones Jr tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Martinez paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Martinez has taken the fight to the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Jones Jr's face as he tries to break the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones Jr is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Jones Jr tries to break the clinch but Martinez is controlling the position.
Martinez missing with knees to the body.
Jones Jr trying to control the position but instead, Martinez has worked for underhooks and has pushed Jones Jr into the ropes.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

And that's the end of the fight!
Rodrigo Martinez comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Martinez 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 Patrick Alders scores the fight 28:29
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 28:29
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rodrigo Martinez!
Rodrigo Martinez spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.