PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Torsten Ostergaard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Richard Martinez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ostergaard kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Bad Street, Atlanta, GA. Martinez has chosen Iced Earth - A Question of Heaven as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Ostergaard
vs
Martinez

183 cm
27
165 lbs
16 - 10 - 2

178 cm
31
162 lbs
18 - 14 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin

ADCC Champion
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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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 16 - 10 - 2, fighting out of Montreal, Torsten Ostergaard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Richard Martinez!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Tarja Halkonen and Johanna Lukiainen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ostergaard throws a hook but Martinez blocks it.
Martinez takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Ostergaard lands a front kick.
Ostergaard lands with an overhand left.
Martinez misses the shot to the body.
Torsten Ostergaard seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Martinez misses with a double jab.
Ostergaard looks to score with a jab to the body but Martinez is just out of range.
Martinez lands with a thumping leg kick.
Martinez throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Martinez blocks a jab.
Martinez throws out a leg kick but Ostergaard moves out of range and Martinez only half commits.

Martinez shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Ostergaard's guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Martinez advances to half guard.
Ostergaard wants to control but Martinez is keeping busy.
Martinez throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ostergaard regains full guard. Nicely done.
Ostergaard wants to sweep but no luck.
Martinez pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Ostergaard is keeping the position for now.
Martinez won't allow Ostergaard to sweep him here.
Ostergaard working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Martinez.
Martinez missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Ostergaard not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Ostergaard is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Ostergaard keeping moving, preventing Martinez from controlling successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Martinez is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martinez tries to free his leg and advance position but Ostergaard is retaining full guard.
Martinez throws a strike but Ostergaard rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Ostergaard postures up.
Ostergaard tries to free his leg and advance position but Martinez is retaining full guard.
Martinez has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Ostergaard is working hard here to advance position.
Martinez is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Ostergaard is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Martinez wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Richard Martinez.
Good exchange - Martinez coming out on top.
Martinez feints and then cracks Ostergaard's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Ostergaard down.
Martinez throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Ostergaard to counter with a crisp jab.
Martinez throws an overhand right that lands on Ostergaard's shoulder, as Ostergaard tries to avoid the shot.
Martinez connects with a solid leg kick.
Martinez blocks a jab.
Martinez throws a big shot that misses.
Martinez lands a nice leg kick that just misses Ostergaard's sensitive parts.
Martinez looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Ostergaard looks to land a combination. Martinez sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Ostergaard throws out a token jab with nothing on it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ostergaard throws a hook to the side of Martinez's head but Martinez sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ostergaard swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Martinez.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Martinez misses with a low kick.
Martinez wants to land a leg kick but Ostergaard is out of range.
Martinez displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ostergaard throws out the jab.
Ostergaard blocks a leg kick.
Ostergaard misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Martinez.
Ostergaard scores with a nice body kick.
Martinez throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ostergaard.
Ostergaard scores with a shot to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ostergaard tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Martinez was well out of range. Poor timing from Ostergaard.
Martinez thows a body shot but no joy.
Ostergaard moves out of range of the strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Richard Martinez will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

No luck for Martinez with that takedown attempt.
Martinez tries to move into range but Ostergaard moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Martinez misses with a wild body shot.
Ostergaard drops his hands momentarily and Martinez takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Ostergaard misses with a jab, cross combination.

Martinez manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Ostergaard on his heels. He'll look to pass Ostergaard's guard now, I'm sure.
Ostergaard is pulling down on Martinez's head to control his posture.
Martinez wants to control from the top but Ostergaard keeps moving.
Martinez might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Ostergaard kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.

Martinez drops back, looking for a kneebar! Ostergaard looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Ostergaard looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Ostergaard!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ostergaard trying to control the action but Martinez is working from the bottom.
Martinez tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Martinez is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Ostergaard looks up at the clock and then as Martinez takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Ostergaard smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martinez is not content to let Ostergaard control the position.
Martinez is looking for a sweep.
Martinez can't do much from the bottom here.
Martinez is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Ostergaard has control of an arm but Martinez manages to advance to Ostergaard's back!
Martinez not allowing Ostergaard to control his hands.
Martinez connects with a big shot to the side of Ostergaard's head.

Ostergaard fending off the submission attempt from Martinez.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ostergaard tries to escape the position.
Martinez is working the ground and pound here and the referee is taking a close look at Ostergaard. He must escape soon or this one will be stopped.
Ostergaard avoids the strikes from Martinez.
Ostergaard covering up well under a barage of strikes.
Ostergaard is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Ostergaard turns into Martinez and is now in his guard.
Ostergaard pushes down on Martinez's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Martinez wants to control but Ostergaard is keeping busy.
The fighters are battling for position here. Martinez manages to regain full guard. Nice work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Martinez is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Ostergaard is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Ostergaard trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
This has been an exciting period of action!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Richard Martinez has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Ostergaard checks a leg kick.
Ostergaard throws a poor cross that misses
and Martinez counters with a nice leg kick.
Some wild striking there from Martinez.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Richard Martinez showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Ostergaard pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ostergaard misses with a hook. Martinez ducked under it nicely.
Martinez fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Ostergaard looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Torsten Ostergaard is winning the standup battle so far.
Martinez drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Ostergaard ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Martinez moves away.
Martinez avoids the body shot from Ostergaard.
Nice defenses there by Ostergaard.
Ostergaard takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Ostergaard thows a body shot but no joy.
Ostergaard throws a big shot that misses.
Ostergaard slips under a jab from Martinez.
A jab from Ostergaard misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Martinez scoring well with a low kick there.
Ostergaard walks into a straight right hand from Martinez.
Martinez looks to score with a jab to the body but Ostergaard is just out of range.
Martinez connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A good leg kick by Martinez.
Torsten Ostergaard is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Martinez misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ostergaard.
Ostergaard throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ostergaard scores with a leg kick.
Ostergaard checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Martinez closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Ostergaard looks to score with a jab to the body but Martinez is just out of range.
Martinez pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Nice cross by Martinez.
Torsten Ostergaard has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ostergaard is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martinez slips under a jab.
Ostergaard lands with a cross.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ostergaard throws a body punch but Martinez moves out of range.
Ostergaard lands a jab.
Martinez slips under a jab from Ostergaard.
Martinez moves out of range of the body kick from Ostergaard.
Ostergaard throws a series of punches but Martinez avoids them all with ease.
A nice inside leg kick there by Martinez. That's going to slow Ostergaard down.
Martinez keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ostergaard.
Martinez closes this distance looking for a takedown but Ostergaard circles away.
Good leg kick by Martinez there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Richard Martinez is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head kick by Ostergaard misses
and Martinez counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Martinez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ostergaard throws a body punch but Martinez moves out of range.
Ostergaard motions for Martinez to come forward. Ostergaard throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Ostergaard throws a head kick that misses.
Martinez cracks Ostergaard with an open hand slap.
Ostergaard on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Ostergaard fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.

Martinez throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Ostergaard was covering up waiting for the punch and Martinez finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Ostergaard trying to control the position.
Ostergaard controlling Martinez's posture.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Martinez wants to control from the top but Ostergaard keeps moving.
Martinez won't allow Ostergaard to get back to his feet.
Ostergaard manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Martinez manages to get himself to full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
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!
Martinez bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Ostergaard's guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Martinez wants to control from the top but Ostergaard keeps moving.
Martinez scoring with punches to the head and body.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Richard Martinez.
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 Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 28:30
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Richard Martinez!
Richard Martinez decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.