PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ricardo Martinez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Victor Sagat (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Martinez might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Non Phixion - The CIA Is Trying To Kill Me. Ricardo Martinez has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Martinez
vs
Sagat

190 cm
29
201 lbs
17 - 4 - 0

195 cm
25
193 lbs
7 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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 17 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ricardo Martinez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Victor Sagat!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Stewart Dunkirk and George Francis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Martinez swings for the body but Sagat moves out of range.
Martinez tries to clinch but Sagat is having none of it.
Sagat looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Martinez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sagat.
Martinez displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sagat throws out the jab.
Sagat throws a body punch but Martinez moves out of range.
Sagat throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sagat has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Sagat will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Sagat throws a leg kick but Martinez moved away.
Sagat uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Martinez.
Martinez throws a head kick that misses
and Martinez takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Martinez throws a quick inside leg kick.
A big right from Martinez misses.
Martinez walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.

It looks like Ricardo Martinez has been cut.
Sagat looks to score with a jab to the body but Martinez is just out of range.
Victor Sagat seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sagat throws a front kick aimed at Martinez's knee but Martinez avoids it well.
Sagat works the jab nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Martinez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Martinez takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Martinez lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Martinez. Sagat does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sagat looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Sagat swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The fight stays on the outside here - Martinez looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Sagat pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Martinez back to the cage. Sagat follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
A head kick misses from Sagat.
Martinez pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sagat takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
A big left from Martinez misses.
Martinez tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Sagat paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Martinez moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Sagat throws the left hand but Martinez avoids the punch easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Left hook, right uppercut from Sagat.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sagat is looking to chop away at Martinez's legs.
Martinez avoids the head kick by Sagat.
Sagat throws a leg kick
and Martinez connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Sagat lands with a thumping leg kick.
Martinez has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Sagat.
Martinez moves in looking to clinch but Sagat pushes him off.
Martinez looks to land a combination but Sagat avoids it well.
Sagat throws a push kick but Martinez slaps the foot to one side.
Sagat is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Martinez tries to bum rush Sagat with a series of wild strikes but Sagat uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Martinez is looking to wear down Sagat with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.

Martinez closes the distance and clinches.
Martinez looking to slow down the pace here.
Martinez tries to throw a body punch but Sagat avoids it by throwing Martinez back against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martinez prevents a body shot from Sagat.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Sagat.

Sagat escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Sagat throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Sagat ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Martinez moves away.
Martinez getting the better of the striking in that exchange.

Sagat clinches up with Martinez and pushes him back against the cage.
Martinez lands a nice knee to the body.

Martinez breaks the clinch.
Sagat looks to land a body kick but Martinez moved away.
Martinez looks to throw the jab but Sagat is out of range.
Martinez takes a kick to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sagat looks to score with a jab to the body but Martinez is just out of range.
Martinez throws a nice outside leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sagat misses with a kick to the body.
Martinez fails in his attempt to clinch.
Martinez misses with an uppercut.
Sagat throws a leg kick which misses Martinez's front leg but catches the back leg as Martinez tries to avoid it.
A punch combination from Martinez misses.
Sagat waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Martinez.
Nice body punch from Martinez.
Sagat checks a leg kick.
Sagat takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Donk. Martinez catches Sagat right on the button with a cross.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Martinez lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Sagat has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Sagat and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Martinez throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Sagat scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Sagat pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Martinez swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Sagat makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Victor Sagat will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Ricardo Martinez's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Sagat loads up on a big right hand but Martinez slips the punch.
Sagat throws a head kick but Martinez moves out of range.
Sagat lands with a thumping leg kick.
Victor Sagat seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Sagat lands with a cross.

Martinez drives through and clinches with Sagat against the cage.
Martinez throws an elbow but it's blocked.

Martinez breaks the clinch.
Martinez will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Sagat misses with a wild body shot.
Martinez explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Sagat stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Martinez.

Martinez tries to keep at a distance but Sagat has taken the fight into the clinch.
A short left from Sagat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sagat stalling against the cage.

Sagat's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Sagat walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Martinez checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.

Martinez rushes Sagat and presses him up against the cage.

Martinez breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Sagat tries to work over Martinez's front leg with a kick but Martinez checks it.
Sagat 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.
Martinez lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Sagat bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Martinez avoids the body shot from Sagat.
Martinez stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Sagat.
Sagat misses with an uppercut.
Sagat scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Martinez staying out of range there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A solid body kick from Sagat.
Sagat is looking to slow Martinez down with leg kicks.
Martinez misses with a looping right.
Martinez walks into a left hand.
Sagat fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Martinez manages to avoid it.
Good leg kick by Martinez there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Sagat digs a good hook to Martinez's body.
Sagat slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Sagat takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Martinez throws a sloppy head kick and Sagat moves out of range easily.
A slapping leg kick lands for Sagat.
Sagat's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Martinez walks into a jab.
Sagat throws a low kick but Martinez avoids it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Sagat looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sagat throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Martinez throws out a leg kick but Sagat moves out of range and Martinez only half commits.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Sagat lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Martinez has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Martinez and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Martinez lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Sagat circles away quickly and effectively.
A thudding body kick lands there by Sagat!
Sagat throws a low kick but it's checked well by Martinez.
Martinez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sagat was well out of range. Poor timing from Martinez.
Martinez moves forwards but Sagat connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Nice straight punches there by Sagat. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Sagat.
Martinez throws a body kick that misses.
Sagat throws a sloppy head kick and Martinez moves out of range easily.
Sagat looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
An inside leg kick lands from Sagat.
Sagat with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sagat misses with a straight left.
A telegraphed right hand from Sagat misses the target.
Martinez slips under a jab.
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!
Martinez slips a jab and a cross from Sagat.
Martinez takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Sagat misses with a left hand

and Martinez moves into the clinch.

Martinez breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Martinez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sagat manages to avoid it.
Sagat misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Martinez lands the left hand.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A clash of legs there as Martinez blocks the low kick.
Martinez avoids the body shot from Sagat.
Martinez moves out of range of the leg kick from Sagat.
Sagat stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Martinez.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Victor Sagat showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Ricardo Martinez's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Sagat takes a swing at Martinez's ribcage but misses.
Nice body kick there by Martinez.
A head kick misses from Sagat.
Sagat loads up on a big right hand but Martinez slips the punch.
An inside leg kick lands from Martinez.
Martinez lands a jab to the nose.
Martinez looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Sagat throws a nice looking combination but Martinez bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Sagat fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Martinez checks it well.
Martinez takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Martinez ducks under a wild hook from Sagat.
Sagat throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Sagat takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Martinez misses with a straight right.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sagat misses with a hook.
Martinez looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sagat throws a hook to the side of Martinez's head but Martinez sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Martinez throws a head kick but Sagat moves out of range.
Martinez throws a head kick that misses.
Sagat throws a right hand that Martinez ducks under and follows up with a left that Martinez also avoids with ease.
Martinez throws a low kick, looking for Sagat's leg but Sagat calmly moves out of range.
Sagat tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Sagat fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Martinez jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Sagat misses with the combination.
Martinez moves out of range of the body kick from Sagat.
Martinez connects with a right hand. Sagat shakes it off.
Sagat throws a poor cross that misses
and Martinez counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Martinez throws a sloppy head kick and Sagat moves out of range easily.
Ricardo Martinez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Victor Sagat is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for Martinez.
Sagat avoids the body shot from Martinez.
Sagat buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sagat is looking to chop away at Martinez's legs.
Martinez lands a jab.
Sagat keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Martinez takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Sagat circles away from the clinch attempt.
Sagat throws a looping overhand right but Martinez ducks down to avoid it.
Sagat misses with a head kick.
Sagat throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Martinez throws a leg kick but Sagat sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Sagat throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martinez throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Sagat cracks Martinez with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Sagat.
Some bone on bone action there as Sagat checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Martinez misses with a low kick as Sagat jumps back.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Sagat.
A nice inside leg kick there by Sagat. That's going to slow Martinez down.
Sagat keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Martinez.
Sagat dodges the punch combination from Martinez.
Sagat throws a right hand that Martinez ducks under and follows up with a left that Martinez also avoids with ease.
Sagat just misses with a punch to the body.
A jab from Sagat finds it's way through Martinez's defenses.
Martinez takes a swing at Sagat's ribcage but misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Martinez walks into a stiff left hand from Sagat.
A big left from Martinez misses.
Martinez moves out of range as Sagat throws a body kick.
The fighters circling - Martinez throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Sagat attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
A head kick misses from Sagat.
Martinez checks a leg kick.
Martinez misses the shot to the body.
Martinez throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Sagat lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Martinez circles away quickly and effectively.
Sagat lands a right hook to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Martinez throws a sloppy head kick and Sagat moves out of range easily.
Martinez misses with an uppercut
and Sagat counters with a stiff right hand.
Martinez doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ricardo Martinez showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Sagat has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Alan Glass scores the fight 28:29
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 29:28
Judge George Francis scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Victor Sagat!