PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tj Cummings (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dustin Martin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Cummings might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to The Misfits - Die Die My Darling . The crowd seem to be enjoying Martin's choice of entrance music: Smells like Teen Spirit . These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Cummings
vs
Martin

195 cm
31
254 lbs
27 - 17 - 0

205 cm
35
270 lbs
29 - 12 - 1

Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 27 - 17 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Tj Cummings!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 29 - 12 - 1, fighting out of London, Dustin Martin!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, James Atkins and Steven Brown.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Martin throws a right hand that Cummings ducks under and follows up with a left that Cummings also avoids with ease.
Nice uppercut lands for Martin. That snapped Cummings's head back.

It looks like Tj Cummings has been cut.
Martin has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Cummings throws a push kick but Martin slaps the foot to one side.
Cummings misses with a series of wild punches.

Cummings rushes Martin and presses him up against the cage.
Cummings lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Martin working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Cummings lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Martin.
Cummings just leaning against Martin, taking a breather.

Martin breaks from the clinch.
Martin scores with a kick to the midsection.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice body punch from Cummings.
We've been told by Cummings's head coaches at Da Training Centa that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Cummings lands a right hook to the body.
Cummings blocks a low kick nicely.
An inside leg kick from Cummings misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Martin throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Tj Cummings seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Martin uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Cummings.
Cummings pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Martin throws a right and a left that Cummings avoids nicely.
Martin lands with a good body shot.
Martin swinging wildly here.
Cummings scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Martin doesn't seem bothered though.
Martin throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Cummings connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Martin shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Cummings fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Martin.
Martin uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Cummings.
A jab from Cummings misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martin is looking to chop away at Cummings's legs.
A combination from Cummings does no damage.
Martin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cummings lands a leg kick that knocks Martin off balance momentarily.
Cummings lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Martin backs up against the cage.
Martin on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Martin with a nice cross.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Cummings.
Cummings throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Martin looks winded!
Cummings lands a brutal head kick. Martin looks out on his feet and Cummings throws more strikes until the ref is forced to stop the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick and Punches). Tj Cummings!
Tj Cummings decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.