PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Warwick Martigan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paulo Moreno (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Martigan comes into the arena with Safety Dance blaring out of the sound system. Moreno has chosen Remembranzas as his entrance music. Paulo Moreno 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!

Martigan
vs
Moreno

169 cm
29
140 lbs
12 - 8 - 0

173 cm
26
144 lbs
14 - 6 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Dangerous knees
Good gas tank

Fury Nutrition Inc.

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Warwick Martigan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Paulo Moreno!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Yves DeLean and Robert Douchet.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Martigan lands a head shot.
Moreno defending well as Martigan loads up on a big left hand.

Moreno drives through and clinches with Martigan against the cage.
Moreno dodges an elbow strike from Martigan.
Martigan tries a body shot but Moreno blocks it.
Martigan slowing the pace effectively.

Martigan breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Moreno tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Martigan paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Martigan misses with a double jab.
Good leg kick by Martigan there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Martigan scores with a nice right hand.
Martigan misses with a jab, cross combination.

Martigan tries to keep at a distance but Moreno has taken the fight into the clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Moreno missing with knees to the body.
Martigan tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Moreno avoids it.
Martigan is trying to break the clinch but Moreno has him pressed against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Martigan fails to land.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Moreno lands an elbow inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Moreno tries to land knees in the clinch but Martigan avoids the damage to the body.
Martigan is trying to push Moreno away but Moreno has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Martigan looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Moreno looking to throw knees to the head but Martigan is blocking nicely.
Moreno keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Martigan's efforts to push away.
Martigan wants to break the clinch but can't.
Moreno tries to land knees in the clinch but Martigan avoids the damage to the body.
Martigan working aggressively here.
Martigan managing to block the knees to the body from Moreno.
Martigan is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Moreno is defending well for now.
Martigan throws a knee to the head but misses.
Moreno tries to land knees in the clinch but Martigan avoids the damage to the body.
Martigan takes an elbow to the temple.
Martigan wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Moreno has him pressed against the cage.
Martigan blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Martigan working aggressively here.
Moreno with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Moreno landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Martigan working hard to break the clinch.
Moreno lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martigan has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Martigan.
Martigan has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Moreno landing some nice looking knees to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Martigan is trying to break the clinch but Moreno has him pressed against the cage.
Moreno landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Moreno is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Martigan is defending well for now.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Moreno landing knees to the body.
Moreno landing knees to the head.
Martigan trying to stall but Moreno improves his position.
Moreno has Martigan pressed against the cage.
Martigan is trying to pull guard but Moreno has him pressed against the cage.
Martigan takes a knee right on the jaw!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Moreno.
Martigan wants to get back to striking at distance but Moreno won't allow it.
Moreno connects with a nasty looking knee right to Martigan's face.

Martigan is rocked!
Moreno crunches a lovely knee into Martigan's ribcage.
Oh Martigan is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Moreno unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Martigan is breathing heavily.
Moreno is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moreno landing knees to the body.
Stalling in the clinch from Moreno.
Moreno scores a nice knee to the body.
Moreno has the Thai clinch. He lands a big knee to the head that stumbles Martigan - he's in trouble! Another big knee to the head from Moreno, and another! Martigan is out on his feet - the ref jumps in to save him and ends the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knees). Paulo Moreno!
Our winner, Paulo Moreno, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.