PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Charles Martel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sensational Sensation (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Martel comes to the cage accompanied by Dreams - The Game. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Martel
vs
Sensation

170 cm
38
145 lbs
40 - 12 - 0

170 cm
26
149 lbs
18 - 6 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Excellent grappler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Reaper Combatwear

Hellbent
Perkele!

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 40 - 12 - 0, fighting out of London, Charles Martel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sensational Sensation!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sensation takes one on the button.
Martel connects with a jab.
Martel throws a leg kick that misses.
Sensation lands a really nice looking cross but Martel seems unphased.
A decent looking cross lands there for Martel.
Charles Martel seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sensation takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Nice defenses there by Sensation.
A big right from Martel misses.
Sensation throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Martel throws a wild body kick that Sensation sees coming a mile off.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A clash of legs there as Sensation blocks the low kick.
Martel misses the shot to the body.
Sensation lands with a thumping leg kick.
Sensation misses with a body kick.
Martel scores with a hook.
Martel pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Sensation scores with a kick to the midsection.
Sensation keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Martel.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Martel feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Sensation's calf.
Martel lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Sensation uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Martel.
Sensation shoots in but no luck this time.
Sensation slips a jab from Martel.
Sensation 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.
Sensation pushes Martel away with a front kick.
Martel chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Sensation can pounce on him.
Sensation walks into a jab.
Martel steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sensation.
Martel fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Sensation is out of range.
A jab lands there for Martel.
Martel throws a good cross that connects.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sensation slips under a jab from Martel.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sensation keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.

Martel shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Sensation's guard.
Our spies down at at Gutz Gym inform us that Sensation has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Martel has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Sensation working a defensive guard but Martel manages to pass into side control anyway.
Martel is looking to take a break and control but Sensation is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Martel is staying tight to Sensation's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Martel wants to control but Sensation is keeping him busy.

Martel is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Sensation is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Martel trying to control the action but Sensation is working from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sensation manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Sensation is looking to improve his position.
Martel is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Martel is thwarting Sensation's attempts to control the position.

Sensation looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

Sensation is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Martel pulls his head out easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Martel wants to pass to mount but Sensation is defending the position.

Martel is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Sensation sees it coming and defends easily.
Sensation trying to control but Martel postures up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sensation is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Martel thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Sensation's head.
Sensation tries to roll over but Martel keeps him under control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Charles Martel dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Martel looks to land a combination but Sensation avoids it well.
Sensation throws a leg kick but Martel sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Sensation misses with a wild body shot.
Sensation throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Jab, jab by Martel - just one landing.
Sensation feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Martel's calf.
Sensation throws the kick towards the body but Martel avoids it.
Sensation misses with a body kick.
Sensation tries to work over Martel's front leg with a kick but Martel checks it.
Martel has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Sensation.
Martel has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Sensation finds it's way round the side to connect with Martel's head.
Sensation clobbers Martel with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Sensation moves forwards but Martel connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Sensation throws a leg kick that misses.
Martel fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Sensation is out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Good standup being displayed there by Martel as he connects with a hook.
Martel scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Martel throws out a powerful jab.
Sensation throws a head kick but Martel moves out of range.
A head kick misses from Martel.
Martel dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Sensation moves out of range as Martel strikes.
A jab from Martel finds it's way through Sensation's defenses.
Martel cracks Sensation with an open hand slap.
Martel misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Sensation.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Martel scores with a hook.
Sensation lands a lovely overhand right.
Martel lands with a nice body kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sensation connects with an inside leg kick.
Martel throws a leg kick but Sensation sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Sensation fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Martel is out of range.
Sensation keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Martel.
Martel moves into range and connects with a jab.
Sensation fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Sensation takes one on the button.
Sensation lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Sensation tries to land a leg kick but Martel saw it coming and moves away.
A jab from Martel misses.
Martel misses with a left hand

and Sensation counters with a single leg into guard. Martel didn't expect that.
Sensation pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Martel is keeping the position for now.
Martel is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sensation tries to free his leg and advance position but Martel is retaining full guard.
Martel controls Sensation momentarily but Sensation frees himself.
Martel manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Sensation manages to get himself to full guard.
Martel tries to free his leg and advance position but Sensation is retaining full guard.
Sensation looking to hit a scissor sweep but Martel is one step ahead there.
Martel trying to control the position from guard on top but Sensation is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Martel content to stall in guard here.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Charles Martel wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Sensation will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sensation lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Martel looks to score with a jab to the body but Sensation is just out of range.
Martel throws a quick inside leg kick.
Sensation thuds his shin into the meat of Martel's side.
Sensation buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Charles Martel is winning the standup battle so far.
The fighters circling - Martel throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The fight stays on the outside here - Sensation looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Sensation delivers a nice body kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sensation jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Martel throws a lazy head kick

and Sensation moves into the clinch.
Sensation lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Sensation lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Martel.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Sensational Sensation will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Sensation on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Martel. Martel obviously looking to wear him down.
Martel on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Martel dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Martel scores with the left hand. Sensation knows he should have avoided that one.
Sensation lands with a hook. Martel tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Sensation throws a hook but Martel blocks it.
Sensation doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Martel lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Sensation backs up against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Martel throws a sloppy head kick and Sensation moves out of range easily.
Martel tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sensation walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Martel checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Martel avoids a kick to the body.
Sensation misses with a head kick.
A slow jab from Martel misses its intended target.
Martel loads up on a big right hand but Sensation slips the punch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sensation lands a nice leg kick that just misses Martel's sensitive parts.
Martel throws a head kick that misses.
Sensation throws a push kick but Martel slaps the foot to one side.
Sensation ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Sensation is looking to clinch but Martel is avoiding it.
Martel throws a leg kick but Sensation checks it.
Martel will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Martel with a nice cross.
Martel has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Sensation.
Martel on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Sensation buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Sensation cracks the inside of Martel's front leg.
Martel connects with an inside leg kick.
An inside leg kick from Sensation misses.
Charles Martel is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sensation throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Martel thows a body shot but no joy.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Martel connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Sensation has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Martel lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Martel sizes up Sensation with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Sensation misses with a leg kick
and Martel counters with a nice leg kick.
Martel tests Sensation's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Sensation feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Martel's calf.
Martel throws an off balance right hand

and Sensation holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Sensation misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Martel misses with a hook to the ribs.
Stalling in the clinch from Sensation.
Sensation lands with a short head shot on the inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martel fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sensation throws a punch but it's blocked by Martel.
Sensation is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Sensation tries to throw a body punch but Martel avoids it by throwing Sensation back against the cage.
Martel throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Martel goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Sensation blocks an uppercut.
Martel is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Martel prevents a body shot from Sensation.
Martel scores with a hook to the body.
Sensation tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
A battle for position here, against the cage.

Sensation jumps guard and drags Martel to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Martel looking to pass the guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sensation looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

Sensation has his foot on Martel's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Martel works his way back into a safe position though.
Martel won't allow Sensation to sweep him here.

Sensation escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Martel gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Sensation takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
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!
Martel showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Sensation keeping full guard, as Martel tries to pass.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Martel sitting in guard, not really doing much.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Charles Martel.
I think Martel has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28

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