PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight kickboxing rules bout between Marcos Martinez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Talu McRahn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Martinez
vs
McRahn

173 cm
21
150 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

168 cm
25
145 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

Solid boxing
Cuts easily

Solid Muay Thai
Tends to cut

Blood Bank ($10)

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 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Marcos Martinez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Talu McRahn!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Hugh Johnson and Eliza Hachem.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Martinez with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from McRahn.
McRahn closes the distance but Martinez moves to the side
and Martinez counters with a left to the body.
McRahn tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Martinez paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Martinez ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Martinez walks into a left hand.
Martinez tests McRahn's chin there with a solid looking shot.
McRahn closes the distance looking to clinch
and Martinez cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
McRahn fails in his attempt to clinch.
McRahn tries to clinch
and Martinez counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Martinez scores with a nice head shot.
McRahn fails with an attempt to clinch.
McRahn takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Talu McRahn seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
McRahn darts in trying to clinch
and Martinez counters with a nice uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McRahn tries to clinch up but Martinez circles away and keeps his distance.
Martinez throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
McRahn doesn't manage to clinch there - Martinez circles away.

McRahn pushes Martinez up against the ropes in a clinch.
McRahn tries to land knees in the clinch but Martinez avoids the damage to the body.
Martinez is trying to break the clinch but McRahn has him pressed against the ropes.
McRahn lands an uppercut.
McRahn lands a knee to the head.
McRahn with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
McRahn throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Martinez blocks it with crossed arms.
McRahn landing knees to the head.
Martinez goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Martinez takes a knee right on the jaw!
Martinez wants to break free but McRahn has control.
McRahn struggles to land a body shot inside as Martinez controls his hands.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
McRahn has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
McRahn misses with a shot to the kidneys.
McRahn tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Martinez avoids it.
Martinez dodges an elbow strike from McRahn.
Martinez blocks a punch to the side of the head.
McRahn connects with a nasty looking knee right to Martinez's face.
McRahn pushes off an throws an elbow but Martinez leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Martinez wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
McRahn misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Martinez.
A nice glancing elbow lands by McRahn.
McRahn throws an elbow but it misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Martinez is trying to break the clinch but McRahn is controlling him.
Martinez is trying to break the clinch but McRahn has him pressed against the ropes.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Martinez.
McRahn connects with a knee to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short body shot lands from McRahn as the two fighters clinch.
McRahn landing some nice looking knees to the body.
A frustrated look appears on Martinez's face as he tries to break the clinch.
McRahn looks to throw an elbow but misses.
McRahn throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
McRahn struggles to land a body shot inside as Martinez controls his hands.
McRahn trying to control the position but instead, Martinez has worked for underhooks and has pushed McRahn into the ropes.
Martinez takes an elbow to the forehead.
Martinez tries to break the clinch but McRahn is controlling the position.
Martinez can't break the clinch.
Martinez misses with a body punch.
McRahn prevents Martinez from breaking the clinch.
Martinez wants to get back to striking at distance but McRahn won't allow it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Martinez lands a shot to the body.
Martinez is trying to break free.
McRahn lands with a light punch inside.
Martinez is trying to push McRahn away but McRahn has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Martinez tries to break the clinch but McRahn is controlling the position.
McRahn misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Martinez.
McRahn missing with knees to the body.
McRahn tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Martinez lands a body shot.
Martinez wants to get back to striking at distance but McRahn won't allow it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
McRahn is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Martinez is keeping busy.
McRahn looking to throw knees to the head but Martinez is blocking nicely.
McRahn looks gassed!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Martinez blocks an elbow strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Talu McRahn will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

The fight stays on the outside here - McRahn looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
McRahn doesn't manage to clinch there - Martinez circles away.
McRahn pulls out of a head kick attempt.
McRahn wants to clinch.
McRahn closes the distance but Martinez moves to the side
and Martinez counters with a nice uppercut.
McRahn tries to clinch
and Martinez counters with a nice body shot.
McRahn wants to clinch.
Martinez avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Martinez connects with a body shot that sends McRahn's belly button to the back.
McRahn looks for the body kick but Martinez saw that one coming.
McRahn tries to clinch up
letting Martinez counter with a right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McRahn takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Martinez connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed McRahn momentarily.

McRahn clinches up against the ropes.
McRahn misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Martinez.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
McRahn missing with knees to the body.
A body shot lands from Martinez.
Martinez working hard to break the clinch.
Martinez avoiding damage as McRahn throws knees to the body.
Martinez dodges an elbow strike from McRahn.
McRahn working Martinez over with knees to the body.
Martinez has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
McRahn looking to stall.
A short right from Martinez.
McRahn misses with some punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
McRahn scores with a knee to the head.
Martinez is working McRahn over against the ropes.
McRahn is breathing heavily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Martinez wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
McRahn misses with a knee strike.
Martinez blocking some punches.
Martinez working hard to break the clinch.
McRahn looking to slow down the pace here.
McRahn with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
McRahn throws a head punch that misses.
McRahn swings wildly with an uppercut but Martinez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Martinez is trying to push McRahn away but McRahn has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
McRahn prevents Martinez from breaking the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martinez blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Martinez lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down McRahn.
McRahn looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Talu McRahn seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
McRahn tries to land knees in the clinch but Martinez avoids the damage to the body.
McRahn tries to work over Martinez's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Martinez wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but McRahn has him pressed against the ropes.
Martinez blocks a body shot from McRahn.
Martinez scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Martinez wants to get back to striking at distance but McRahn won't allow it.
Martinez wants to break free but McRahn has control.
Martinez tries to circle away but McRahn has him pinned against the ropes.
McRahn lands a nice knee to the body.
Martinez wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
McRahn looking to stall.
McRahn throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Martinez blocks it with crossed arms.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Martinez avoiding damage as McRahn throws knees to the body.
Martinez on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
McRahn struggles to land a body shot inside as Martinez controls his hands.
Martinez on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Martinez.
Martinez is looking to break free of the clinch but McRahn has double underhooks.
McRahn keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Martinez's efforts to push away.
McRahn tries a knee to the head but Martinez blocks it.
Martinez wants to break the clinch but can't.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Martinez wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
McRahn throws a head punch that misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Martinez working hard to break the clinch.
McRahn stalling in the clinch.
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 Marcos Martinez will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Martinez swats away the attempt to clinch by McRahn.
Martinez throws a right hand that McRahn ducks under and follows up with a left that McRahn also avoids with ease.
McRahn takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
McRahn pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Marcos Martinez is winning the standup battle so far.
Martinez throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
A looping hook to the body misses from Martinez. McRahn does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Martinez!
McRahn scores with a head kick.
Martinez throws a big shot that misses.
McRahn tries to clinch up but Martinez circles away and keeps his distance.

McRahn rushes Martinez and presses him up against the ropes.
McRahn tries to land knees in the clinch but Martinez avoids the damage to the body.
Martinez is trying to break the clinch but McRahn is controlling him.
McRahn tries a knee to the head but Martinez blocks it.

That's one minute gone in the round.

McRahn breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
McRahn takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Decent striking displayed by Martinez there.
Martinez throws a series of punches but McRahn moves out of range.
McRahn will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Martinez punishes McRahn's body with a nice straight punch.
McRahn wants to clinch but Martinez slips to the side
and Martinez counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Martinez scores with a hook to the body. McRahn takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Martinez lands with a hook. McRahn tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Danga de danga de dang - Martinez scores with a four punch combination!
McRahn takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McRahn dodges the punch combination from Martinez.
Martinez lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
McRahn wants to clinch up but Martinez keeps it at a distance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martinez throws a series of punches but McRahn moves out of range.
Martinez cracks McRahn with a right hand to the side of the head.
Martinez scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.

McRahn is rocked!
Martinez staggers McRahn with a jab and knocks him down with a follow up straight! McRahn looks in trouble, will he beat the count?! The count has reached 5 and he's only back to 1 knee - it's going to be close! 6,7,8 - he's up! No! He's back down again! 9...10 - he's can't beat the count and Martinez is victorious!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:21 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Marcos Martinez!