PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ricardo Martinez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Seth Wray (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Martinez kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Non Phixion - The CIA Is Trying To Kill Me. Wray has chosen The Leprechan Song as his entrance music. Seth Wray told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!

Martinez
vs
Wray

190 cm
29
201 lbs
17 - 5 - 0

185 cm
28
195 lbs
18 - 10 - 0

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World class MT
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Great elbows
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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 - 5 - 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 18 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Seth Wray!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Alan Glass and Wesley Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Martinez scores with a jab to the head.

It looks like Seth Wray has been cut.
Wray cracks Martinez with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.

It looks like Ricardo Martinez has been cut.
Wray tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Wray misses with a straight left.
Martinez is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Wray.
Martinez drops his hands momentarily and Wray takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.

Martinez darts in and clinches Wray up against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Martinez just misses with a elbow thrown towards Wray's brow.
Wray will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Martinez up against the cage.

Wray's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Wray has managed to clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wray lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Martinez gets underhooks to prevent Wray's takedown attempt.
Martinez blocks an uppercut.

Martinez breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wray throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Martinez moves in looking to clinch but Wray pushes him off.
Wray tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Martinez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Martinez. Wray does a little dance to reset his feet.
Martinez has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Disciples Top Team in the buildup to the fight.
Danga de danga de dang - Wray scores with a four punch combination!
Martinez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Wray.
Wray is looking to clinch but Martinez is avoiding it.
Martinez throws a nice inside leg kick.
Wray loads up on a big right hand but Martinez slips the punch.

Wray moves into the clinch successfully.
Wray misses with an elbow strike.
Martinez blocks the elbow strike.
Wray wants to break free but Martinez has control.
Wray tries to score a body lock takedown but Martinez shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Martinez.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martinez tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Wray's elbow.
Martinez blocks a body shot from Wray.
Martinez tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Wray struggles to land a body shot inside as Martinez controls his hands.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Martinez putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Wray in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Wray misses with a punch to the body.
Wray throws an elbow but it misses.
Martinez using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Martinez misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Wray.
Wray misses with a hook from the clinch.
Wray trying to stall but Martinez improves his position.
Wray wants to get back to striking at distance but Martinez won't allow it.
Martinez unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Wray goes for a takedown attempt but Martinez pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Ricardo Martinez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Seth Wray.

Martinez has taken the fight to the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wray is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Wray tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Martinez just stands there and leans against the cage.
Wray can't break the clinch.
Martinez lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Martinez prevents a body shot from Wray.
Wray pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Martinez obliges.
Martinez is pressed up against the cage. Wray has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Martinez down to the mat. Martinez avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Martinez thuds a left hand into Wray's body.
Martinez scores with a hook.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Martinez drives through and clinches with Wray against the cage.
Martinez lands with a short punch from the clinch.

Wray is rocked!
Wray tries to pull guard but Martinez forces him back to his feet, against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wray jumps guard but Martinez stands there with Wray around his waist. Wray gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Martinez.

Martinez breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Wray will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Martinez uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Wray.
A good leg kick by Martinez.
Martinez throws a head kick but Wray moves out of range.
Martinez scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.

That has opened up Seth Wray's cut even more.
Martinez ducks under a wild hook from Wray.
Martinez looks for the body kick but Wray saw that one coming.
Martinez is looking to clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Wray lands a nice shot that snaps Martinez's head back.
Wray with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Martinez to score with a decent uppercut.
Wray is still on wobbly legs! Can Martinez finish him?
Wray on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Martinez. Martinez obviously looking to wear him down.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ricardo Martinez dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Martinez misses with a wild body shot.
Wray seems to have recovered his senses.
Wray shoots in looking for a takedown but Martinez manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Wray's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Wray fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Wray throws a combination that misses
and Martinez counters with a nice leg kick.

Martinez clinches up against the cage.
Ricardo Martinez has scored more points in the clinch so far.

Martinez breaks the clinch.

Martinez lands a big uppercut and Wray crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Wray looks OK. Martinez waves Wray back to his feet!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Martinez stuffs the takedown attempt from Wray. Wray gets slowly back to his feet.
Martinez just misses with a punch to the body.
Martinez swings for the body but Wray moves out of range.
Wray loads up on a big right hand but Martinez slips the punch.
Wray just misses with a punch to the body.
Martinez scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Wray moves into range and connects with a jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Martinez takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Wray swings for the body but Martinez moves out of range.
Martinez thumps Wray with a low kick.
Martinez cracks Wray with a good jab.
Wray shoots in looking for a takedown. Martinez tries to sprawl out of it but Wray keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Martinez manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Ricardo Martinez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Seth Wray.
Wray is breathing heavily.
Martinez fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Wray has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Wray gets caught by a big overhand right and goes down! Martinez gets on top of him and starts throwing some serious punches until the ref intervenes and stops the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:38 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ricardo Martinez!
Ricardo Martinez thanked the fans post fight for their support.
The defeated Seth Wray had this to say: 'Grumble, grumble, grumble'.