PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tony Martin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ginga Paranaue (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Martin's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Rebel Yell. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.

Martin
vs
Paranaue

198 cm
21
255 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

194 cm
25
244 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

Decent wrestler
Solid Muay Thai
Solid chin

Island Gear

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Tony Martin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Ginga Paranaue!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, Bart Greer and Michael Johnstone.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Paranaue throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A telegraphed right hand from Paranaue misses the target.
A shot to the liver by Paranaue. Beautiful body shot.
Martin misses with an uppercut.
Paranaue goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.

It looks like Tony Martin has been cut.
Paranaue tries to clinch but Martin moves out of range.
Ginga Paranaue seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Martin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Paranaue.
Martin throws a lazy right hand but Paranaue sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Paranaue takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Paranaue ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Martin moves away.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Paranaue looks to land a right hand but Martin moved out of range.
Martin bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Martin!
A big right from Martin misses.
Paranaue lands a nice shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A big right from Paranaue misses.
Martin keeps the fight on the outside.
Martin listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Martin misses with a wild body shot.
Paranaue cracks Martin with a good jab.
A big left from Martin misses.
Martin looks to throw the jab but Paranaue is out of range.
Martin lands a nice hook to Paranaue's body. Paranaue takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Martin misses the jab.
Paranaue misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Martin.
Paranaue moves away from the strike by Martin.
Paranaue misses with a body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martin throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Paranaue sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Paranaue tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Martin was well out of range. Poor timing from Paranaue.
Martin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Paranaue moves away.
Paranaue tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Martin was well out of range. Poor timing from Paranaue.
Paranaue misses with a straight right.
Paranaue blocks a jab.
Martin definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Martin throws a nice looking combination but Paranaue bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Martin throws out a loose jab but Paranaue uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Paranaue misses with an uppercut. Martin saw that one coming.
Paranaue throws a jab when Martin was well out of range.
Martin is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Paranaue.

Paranaue drives through and clinches with Martin against the ropes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Paranaue breaks from the clinch.
Paranaue bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Paranaue tests Martin's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Martin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Paranaue.
The fighters circling - Martin throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Nice defenses there by Martin.
A jab from Paranaue misses.
Martin misses the jab.
Martin throws a hook to the side of Paranaue's head but Paranaue sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Martin lands a right hook to the body.
Martin has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Martin there as he acknowledges the shot.
Martin slips a straight right by Paranaue.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Paranaue uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Martin.
Martin misses with a looping right.
Paranaue loads up on a big right hand but Martin slips the punch.
Paranaue punishes Martin's body with a nice straight punch.
Martin jabbing away but nothing is landing.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Paranaue throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Paranaue moves out of range as Martin strikes.
A telegraphed right hand from Martin misses the target.

Paranaue rushes Martin and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Paranaue escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Paranaue swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Martin cracks Paranaue with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Paranaue lands a jab to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Ginga Paranaue will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Tony Martin's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Paranaue throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Paranaue misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Martin.
Paranaue slips a jab from Martin.
Martin throws a series of punches but Paranaue moves out of range.
Martin throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Paranaue sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Paranaue lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
The fighters circling - Martin throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Paranaue rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Martin counters with a nice uppercut.
Paranaue misses with an uppercut.
Martin throws a good cross that connects.
Paranaue takes one to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Martin misses the jab.
Paranaue swings and misses with a hook to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Paranaue swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Martin ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Paranaue lands a jab to the nose.
Paranaue throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Martin misses with a left hand
and Paranaue counters with a one-two to the body.
Martin is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Paranaue.
Martin looks to score with a jab to the body but Paranaue is just out of range.
Paranaue tries to clinch there but Martin circles away.
Martin misses with a looping right.
Martin misses with an uppercut.
Paranaue throws a hook but Martin blocks it.
Paranaue takes a swing at Martin's ribcage but misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martin throws a right and a left that both miss.
Martin is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Martin throws a big shot that misses.
Paranaue looks to score with a jab to the body but Martin is just out of range.
Martin moves out of range as Paranaue strikes.
Paranaue takes a swing at Martin's ribcage but misses.
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!
A jab from Paranaue misses.
Martin throws a jab when Paranaue was well out of range.
Martin moves out of range of the strikes.
Paranaue takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Martin misses with a left hand
and Paranaue cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Martin swings for the body but Paranaue moves out of range.
Martin swings widly with a right hand

and Paranaue counters into the clinch. Nicely done.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Paranaue escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Paranaue throws a hook to the side of Martin's head but Martin sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Paranaue throws a jab when Martin was well out of range.
Paranaue moves forwards but Martin connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Martin throws a hook but Paranaue blocks it.
Paranaue throws a shot to the body.
Paranaue walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Some wild striking there from Paranaue.
Paranaue is breathing heavily.
Paranaue is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Martin. Paranaue does a little dance to reset his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Paranaue ducks under a wild hook from Martin.
Paranaue misses with an uppercut
and Martin counters with a left to the body.
Paranaue ducks under a wild hook from Martin.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Paranaue gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Paranaue misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Martin.
Martin misses with a few strikes there.
A slow jab from Martin misses its intended target.
Paranaue looks to land a left hand but Martin moved out of range nicely.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Paranaue throws a series of punches but Martin avoids them all with ease.
Paranaue thows a body shot but no joy.
Paranaue uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Martin.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tony Martin dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Tony Martin's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Martin connects with a jab.
Martin moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Martin thows a left - swing and a miss!
Nice defenses there by Paranaue.
Paranaue lands with a shot to the body.
The fighters circling - Paranaue throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Paranaue ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Martin moves away.
Paranaue with a jab.
Martin misses the jab.
Paranaue scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Paranaue is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Martin.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Paranaue works the jab nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Paranaue misses with a wild body shot.
Martin misses with an uppercut.
Martin cracks Paranaue with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Paranaue moves into range and connects with a jab.
Martin slips a jab from Paranaue.
Martin misses the jab.
A jab from Martin misses.
Martin takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Paranaue throws a sloppy body shot
and Martin counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Paranaue takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Martin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Paranaue.
Paranaue misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Martin.
Paranaue misses with a hook. Martin ducked under it nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martin moves out of range as Paranaue strikes.
Martin slips a straight right by Paranaue.
Martin throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Martin defending well as Paranaue loads up on a big left hand.
Paranaue is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Martin.
Martin lands a head shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Martin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Paranaue moves away.
Paranaue slips a jab from Martin.
Martin throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Martin is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
A slow jab from Martin misses its intended target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paranaue fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Martin on the side of the head.
Martin thows a left - swing and a miss!
Martin fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Paranaue looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Martin ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Paranaue slips under a jab from Martin.
Paranaue scores with a shot to the body.
Paranaue bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Martin's head backwards.
Paranaue slips a jab from Martin.
Paranaue lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Martin circles away quickly and effectively.
Martin takes a swing at Paranaue's ribcage but misses.
Paranaue misses with a body shot.
Tony Martin is winning the standup battle so far.
Paranaue throws a body punch but Martin moves out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Paranaue looks to land a left hand but Martin moved out of range nicely.
Paranaue ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Martin moves away.
Martin scores with a nice right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Martin throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Martin is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Paranaue.
Martin connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Paranaue momentarily.

Paranaue darts in and clinches Martin up against the ropes.
Martin tries to circle away but Paranaue has him pinned against the ropes.
Martin has had enough of the clinch but Paranaue keeps him there for the moment.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Paranaue misses with a short punch on the inside.
Martin is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Paranaue tries to throw a body punch but Martin avoids it by throwing Paranaue back against the ropes.
Martin is looking to break free of the clinch but Paranaue has double underhooks.

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 Tony Martin.
I think Martin 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 Peter Branson scores the fight 30:28
Judge Bart Greer scores the fight 30:27
Judge Michael Johnstone scores the fight 30:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tony Martin!
A victorious Tony Martin thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.