PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Milo Papi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Charles Martel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Papi comes to the cage accompanied by IZ ON. Martel has chosen Dreams - The Game as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Papi
vs
Martel

173 cm
35
152 lbs
30 - 8 - 1

170 cm
38
145 lbs
41 - 12 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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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 30 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Milo Papi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 41 - 12 - 0, fighting out of London, Charles Martel!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A clash of legs there as Martel blocks the low kick.
Martel lands a really nice looking cross but Papi seems unphased.
Martel throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Papi.
Papi takes a kick to the side of the head.
Papi misses with a wild body shot.
Papi ducks under a wild hook from Martel.
Martel avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Papi closes this distance looking for a takedown but Martel circles away.

Papi shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Martel is trying to defend but Papi finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Papi is trying to control. Martel wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Martel controlling the position for now.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Martel is looking to improve his position.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Martel trying to control from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Papi working over Martel with some ground and pound. Martel looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Papi sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Martel defending well though.
Martel wants to get back to full guard.
Papi scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Martel wants to improve his position but Papi is controlling well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Papi is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Martel gets back to full guard.
Papi throwing strikes from guard but Martel blocks nicely.
Papi trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Martel controls Papi momentarily but Papi frees himself.
Papi postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Martel lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Papi!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Martel content just to control the position here.
Papi has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martel looking to control but Papi is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Papi tries to lock up and control but Martel gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Martel tries to control but Papi wriggling away.
Martel controlling from mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Papi tries to hold on but Martel pushes him away.
Papi holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Martel tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Martel trying to control but Papi is having none of it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Papi keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Papi is squirming around, avoiding Martel's attempts to control the action.
Martel looking to control and managing it successfully.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Martel looking to control but Papi is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Charles Martel dominated that round.
That's time! Papi's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Papi misses with a leg kick.
Martel keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Papi.
Papi cracks Martel with a big right hand but Martel just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Papi sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Martel is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
We've been hearing that Papi has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Papi working the head and body with strikes.
Martel sneaks back into half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Papi lands a nice short elbow.
Nice strikes from Papi there.
Martel keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Milo Papi overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Martel works his way to full guard. Good work.
Papi postures up.
Papi trying to control but Martel is working from the bottom.
Papi postures up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Papi scores with a decent looking elbow strike.

Martel looking for a guillotine here but Papi defends easily.
Martel working a defensive guard here.
Martel pulls Papi in to control the position.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Charles Martel wasn't active enough on the ground.
A slapping body kick lands there for Papi.
Martel takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Milo Papi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Papi fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Martel manages to avoid it.
Papi lands a nice looking body kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Papi looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Papi thows a body shot but no joy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martel scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
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!
Papi avoids a lazy jab quite easily.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Papi.
Martel is trying to control Papi's posture but Papi avoids it.
Martel tries to escape but Papi is in control.
Martel is trying to improve his position.
Papi landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Papi trying to control the position but Martel is working away.
Papi postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Papi wants to control but Martel is keeping him busy.
Papi creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Martel struggling a bit here.
Martel prevents Papi from improving position.
Martel manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Papi trying to control here.
Papi controlling the position well.
Papi won't allow Martel to pass to mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Martel controlling the action here.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Papi fails in his attempt to clinch.
Martel blocks a low kick nicely.
Martel walks forward, straight into a front kick from Papi.
Papi pushes Martel away with a front kick.
Martel on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Papi. Papi obviously looking to wear him down.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Papi throws a nice head kick!

It looks like Charles Martel has been cut.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Papi throws a low kick but Martel avoids it.
Martel waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Papi.
Papi tries to clinch but Martel moves out of range.
Martel uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Papi.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Milo Papi dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Charles Martel's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Martel misses with a body kick.

Papi shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Martel napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Martel can't do much from the bottom here.
Papi wants to lay and pray for a moment but Martel keeps working.
Martel takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Papi trying to control the position but Martel is working away.
Papi sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Martel is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Papi tries to advance to mount but can't.
Martel tries to buck Papi off but Papi is having none of it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Martel manages to work his way to half guard, despite Papi's best efforts.
Martel trying to control here.
Martel keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Martel has his hands clasped together around Papi's back. He's all about the action.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Martel tries to get to full guard but Papi has control of the leg.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Charles Martel hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.

Papi rushes Martel and presses him up against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Papi.
Martel wants to stall.
Papi tries to throw a body punch but Martel avoids it by throwing Papi back against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Martel breaks from the clinch.
Papi is looking to wear down Martel with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Papi avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Papi misses with a wild body shot.

Papi shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Papi showed some decent athleticism there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Martel is looking to control Papi's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Martel avoid being mounted?
Martel regains full guard. Nicely done.
Martel is trying to control the position but Papi postures up.
Martel trying to control the position here.
Papi chips away with some ground and pound.
Papi postures up.
Martel keeping moving, preventing Papi from controlling successfully.
Martel working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Papi.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Papi scoring with punches to the head and body.
Papi throwing strikes from guard but Martel blocks nicely.
Martel controls Papi momentarily but Papi frees himself.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Charles Martel.

Papi closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Martel trying to control here.
Martel is trying to get back to full guard.
Papi slips a nice elbow through Martel's hands, connecting with Martel's forehead.
Papi sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Martel defending well though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Papi is trying to control. Martel wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Martel is trying to get back to full guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Papi is thwarting Martel's attempts to control the position.
Papi trying to control from half guard but Martel is working away.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Papi scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Martel makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Martel.
Martel keeping moving, preventing Papi from controlling successfully.
Papi controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Papi works over Martel with some ground and pound from guard.
Papi throws a big elbow that misses.
Martel looking to control.
Martel has his hands on Papi's head, controlling the position.

And that's the end of the fight!
Milo Papi showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Papi has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Milo Papi!
An out of breath Milo Papi thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.