PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Miguel Magellen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aemiliano Martinez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Magellen's entrance music is Reptar, King Of The Ozone . A fine choice. Miguel Magellen could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Aemiliano Martinez's chin.

Magellen
vs
Martinez

185 cm
22
185 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

185 cm
21
185 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Improved boxing
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Determined

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Miguel Magellen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Aemiliano Martinez!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Felipe Paraventi and Paulo Santos.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Magellen keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Martinez shoots in for a takedown but Magellen shows good takedown defense.
The fight stays on the outside here - Magellen looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Martinez clinches up against the cage.
Magellen gets underhooks to prevent Martinez's takedown attempt.
Miguel Magellen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Aemiliano Martinez.
Martinez lands a damaging elbow.

Martinez gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Magellen wants to improve his position but Martinez is controlling well.
Magellen is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Magellen wants to control but Martinez is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Martinez has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Magellen is squirming around, avoiding Martinez's attempts to control the action.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Martinez connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Magellen really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Magellen blocking the ground and pound.
Magellen tries to hold on but Martinez pushes him away.
Martinez pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Magellen can't escape the position.
Magellen just holding on.
Magellen wants to control but Martinez is having none of it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Magellen is in all sorts of trouble here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Magellen is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Martinez looking to finish Magellen with some ground and pound. This is bad for Magellen!
Martinez looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Magellen is working to get back to half guard.
Magellen is working hard here to advance position.
Magellen is breathing heavily.
Martinez with a couple of short strikes.
Magellen tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Martinez landing shots from mount.
Martinez wants to control the pace but Magellen is squirming around nicely.
Magellen is wriggling around trying to escape.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Martinez working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Magellen is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Magellen is squirming around, avoiding Martinez's attempts to control the action.

Martinez is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Magellen is surviving well by controlling Martinez's body position as best he can.
Magellen is squirming around, avoiding Martinez's attempts to control the action.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Magellen is trying desperately to improve position.
Martinez trying to control but Magellen is having none of it.
Martinez is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
A nice elbow there by Martinez.
Magellen is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Magellen is in all sorts of trouble here.
Martinez pushing the pace here, looking to move to his opponents back and work for a finish.
Martinez controlling from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Magellen tries to keep at a distance but Martinez has taken the fight into the clinch.
Magellen goes for a takedown attempt but Martinez pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Martinez is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Magellen.
Magellen tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Martinez swivels and escapes.
Magellen wants to clinch up but Martinez keeps it at a distance.
Magellen walks into a straight right hand from Martinez.

It looks like Miguel Magellen has been cut.
Martinez fails with an attempt to clinch.
Martinez shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Magellen as he jumps to the side.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Magellen wants to clinch
and Martinez counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Magellen misses with a few strikes there.

Martinez looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Magellen!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Magellen is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Martinez unloading with bombs!
Magellen is looking to get to half guard.
Magellen tries to hold on but Martinez pushes him away.
Magellen is in all sorts of trouble here.
Magellen wants to hold on but Martinez pushes him away.
Martinez wants to control the pace but Magellen is squirming around nicely.
Magellen wants to control but Martinez is having none of it.
Magellen prevents any damage by holding on tight.
Magellen is looking to improve his position but Martinez isn't that keen on the idea.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Martinez content just to control the position here.
Martinez can't control as he wanted to and Magellen manages to get the fight back to his half guard.
Martinez stops Magellen from getting back to his feet.
Martinez working over Magellen with some ground and pound. Magellen looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.

Martinez is trying for a kimura here. Magellen looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Martinez wins by kimura!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Aemiliano Martinez!