PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ricardo Martinez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arturo Rojas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Martinez kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Non Phixion - The CIA Is Trying To Kill Me. Rojas has chosen Brother Ali - Uncle Sam Goddamn as his entrance music. Ricardo Martinez has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Martinez
vs
Rojas

190 cm
25
200 lbs
13 - 4 - 0

185 cm
24
193 lbs
11 - 2 - 0

Decent wrestler
World class MT
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Good low kicks
Good gas tank

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$50

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 13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ricardo Martinez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Arturo Rojas!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Shirou Masuda and Yuuki Gou.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rojas pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Rojas misses with a body shot.
Rojas walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Martinez checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Martinez avoids the body shot from Rojas.
Rojas jabbing away but nothing is landing.

Martinez forces Rojas back against the cage and clinches.
Martinez blocks an uppercut.
Martinez lands with a light punch inside.
Martinez lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Martinez swings wildly with an uppercut but Rojas uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rojas tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Martinez pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Rojas wants a takedown.
Martinez throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Rojas struggles to land a body shot inside as Martinez controls his hands.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rojas.
Rojas swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Rojas misses with a body punch.
Martinez prevents a body shot from Rojas.
Rojas misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Rojas misses with a body punch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Martinez blocks a punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Martinez.
Martinez lands an uppercut.
Martinez pushes Rojas back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rojas.
Martinez stalling in the clinch.
Martinez lands a nice elbow.
Rojas lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Martinez backwards.
Martinez scores with a shot to the side of Rojas's head.
Martinez lands an elbow inside that Rojas shrugs off.
Martinez pushes Rojas back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A right handed body shot lands from Rojas.
Martinez missing with knees to the body.
Rojas tries to throw a body punch but Martinez avoids it by throwing Rojas back against the cage.
Martinez lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rojas.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Martinez.
Martinez creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Rojas's defenses.
Still in the clinch, Martinez scores with a nice short uppercut.
Rojas on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

Rojas's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rojas misses with a leg kick
and Martinez counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Rojas takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Martinez avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Rojas throws the kick towards the body but Martinez avoids it.
Rojas tries to score with a low kick but Martinez moves his leg out of the way.
Rojas thows a leg kick but Martinez checks it
and Martinez counters with a leg kick.
Rojas throws a right hand that misses

and Martinez counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Rojas tries a body shot but Martinez blocks it.
Rojas misses with a hook to the ribs.
Martinez prevents a body shot from Rojas.
A left hand lands to the body for Martinez.
Martinez throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Martinez just leaning against Rojas, taking a breather.
Martinez lands a right hand that snaps the head of Rojas backwards.
Martinez slowing the pace effectively.
Martinez blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short left from Rojas.
Martinez blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rojas tries to work over Martinez's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A knee to the head by Martinez.
Nice body punch from Martinez.
Rojas looks winded!
Rojas is trying to push Martinez away but Martinez has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Martinez gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Martinez scores with a shot to the side of Rojas's head.
Rojas struggles to land a body shot inside as Martinez controls his hands.
Rojas misses with a punch to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Martinez creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Martinez tries to stall but Rojas uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Rojas can't find room to land a body shot as Martinez controls the action.
Martinez misses with a knee to the head.
Rojas takes an elbow to the forehead.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rojas tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Martinez's elbow.
A short left from Martinez.
Nice body punch from Rojas - that landed with a thud.
A short left from Martinez.
Rojas tries a body shot but Martinez blocks it.
Rojas has a couple of punches blocked by Martinez.
Rojas misses with the head strike.
Martinez lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Rojas.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Martinez lands an elbow that stopped Rojas in his tracks for a moment.
Martinez blocks a body shot from Rojas.
A nice right hand lands inside from Martinez.
Rojas misses with the head strike.
Martinez prevents a body shot from Rojas.
Martinez misses with a body punch.
Martinez lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Rojas goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Rojas lands a nice uppercut.
Martinez lands with a right to the head.
Rojas misses with a punch on the inside.
Martinez blocks a body shot from Rojas.
Rojas tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Martinez lands a left hand that snaps the head of Rojas backwards.

Rojas is rocked!
Rojas misses with a hook to the ribs.
Rojas is still on wobbly legs! Can Martinez finish him?
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Martinez utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Martinez lands a damaging elbow.
Rojas throws a head punch that misses.
Rojas seems to have recovered his senses.
Martinez lands a left hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ricardo Martinez dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Rojas is looking to land body kicks.
Crunch! Martinez slams his shin into Rojas's torso.
Martinez tries to clinch up but Rojas circles away and keeps his distance.
A clash of legs there as Martinez blocks the low kick.
Rojas just misses with a punch to the body.
Rojas misses with an uppercut
and Martinez counters with a nice leg kick.
Rojas throws a body punch but Martinez moves out of range.
Martinez throws a nice inside leg kick.
Martinez paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Rojas throws a hook but Martinez avoids it easily.
Arturo Rojas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Martinez tries to close the distance and clinch up but Rojas swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Martinez shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Martinez lunges at Rojas with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Rojas's hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rojas takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Rojas attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Rojas misses with an attempted mid kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rojas just misses with a punch to the body.
Rojas throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Martinez avoids the body shot from Rojas.
Martinez cracks a nice hook into Rojas's ribs.
Rojas is breathing heavily.
Rojas throws a head kick that misses.
Martinez changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Rojas in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Martinez lands with a nice body punch.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Martinez.
Martinez chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Martinez connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A nice leg kick lands there from Martinez.
Martinez jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Martinez tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Martinez looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Ricardo Martinez is winning the standup battle so far.
Martinez connects with a solid leg kick.
Rojas's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martinez chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Martinez uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Martinez fails with an attempt to clinch.
Martinez tries to clinch but Rojas is having none of it.
Martinez dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Rojas. That did some damage!
Rojas takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Rojas swings away with a body shot that misses

and Martinez counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Martinez.
Martinez unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Martinez is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Ricardo Martinez has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Martinez lands a nice elbow.
Martinez landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Good body shot from Martinez.
Martinez is working Rojas over against the cage.
A left hand lands to the body for Martinez.
Nice elbow from Martinez.
Martinez lands a nice elbow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rojas wants to get back to striking at distance but Martinez won't allow it.
Rojas's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A short right from Martinez.
Clinched against the cage, Martinez lands a big elbow that drops Rojas! The ref dives in to save him from more shots - Rojas is complaining that he's OK but he was done.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:21 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ricardo Martinez!
Ricardo Martinez thanked the fans post fight for their support.