PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Oscar Martinez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jagger Cyde (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cyde has chosen Papa Roach - Caught Dead as his entrance music. Jagger Cyde has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Martinez
vs
Cyde

188 cm
23
212 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

186 cm
21
200 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Prefers standup

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Oscar Martinez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jagger Cyde!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Chad Campbell and John Roberts.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Martinez lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Cyde will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Cyde fails to land with a series of punches.
Cyde moves in looking to clinch but Martinez pushes him off.
Martinez misses with an uppercut.
Cyde shoots in but Martinez avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Cyde uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Martinez.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cyde wants to clinch.
Cyde misses with a straight left.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Martinez lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Cyde tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Cyde doesn't manage to clinch there - Martinez circles away.
The crowd cheers as Martinez lands an impressive looking overhand right. Cyde doesn't seem phased though.
The fight stays on the outside here - Cyde looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Martinez lands with an overhand left.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cyde throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Martinez misses with a straight left.
Cyde throws a sloppy head kick and Martinez moves out of range easily.
Cyde has a takedown stuffed.
Oscar Martinez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jagger Cyde.
Martinez misses with an uppercut. Cyde saw that one coming.
A big right from Martinez misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martinez showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Cyde.
Cyde throws a sloppy head kick and Martinez moves out of range easily.
Oscar Martinez is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Martinez misses with an uppercut. Cyde saw that one coming.
Cyde tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Cyde throws a head kick that misses.
Martinez lands with a hook. Cyde tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Martinez lands a head shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Cyde throws a head kick that misses.
Cyde gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Martinez lands with an overhand left.
Martinez is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Martinez slips a straight right by Cyde.
Cyde throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Cyde uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Martinez.
No joy there for Cyde, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Oscar Martinez dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Martinez takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Cyde tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Martinez connects with a single shot there.
Cyde throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Martinez.
Martinez bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Cyde's head.
Cyde gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Martinez throws a looping overhand right but Cyde ducks down to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cyde slips under a jab from Martinez.
Martinez moves out of range of the body kick.
Martinez cracks Cyde with a right hand to the side of the head.
A head kick misses from Cyde.
Martinez lands a head shot.
Cyde misses with a straight right.
Cyde looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Cyde is breathing heavily.
Martinez lands an overhand right.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martinez dodges the punch combination from Cyde.
Martinez tests Cyde's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Martinez misses with a looping right.
Good shot there by Martinez.
Cyde has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Cyde there as he acknowledges the shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martinez lands with an uppercut that bounces Cyde off the cage and back into rage.
A swing and a miss from Cyde.
Cyde throws a sloppy head kick and Martinez moves out of range easily.
Martinez connects with the punch.
Jab by Martinez.
Martinez connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
A punch combination from Cyde misses.
Cyde wants to clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cyde uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Martinez.
Oscar Martinez is winning the standup battle so far.
Martinez scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Cyde throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Martinez bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Cyde misses with a body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Oscar Martinez dominated that second round.
That's time! Martinez's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Martinez uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Cyde has time to react.
Cyde misses with a double jab.
Martinez throws a jab when Cyde was well out of range.
Nice straight punches there by Martinez. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Martinez.
Martinez ducks under a wild hook from Cyde.
Martinez misses with a looping left.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cyde throws a nice looking combination but Martinez bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Cyde misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters circle momentarily. Martinez darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Jagger Cyde seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cyde takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Cyde throws a looping overhand right but Martinez ducks down to avoid it.
Martinez cracks Cyde with a good jab.
Martinez is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Martinez dips to his left and cracks Cyde with an uppercut!
Martinez scores with a jab.
Nice takedown defense from Martinez. No joy for Cyde on that attempt.
Cyde has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Martinez works the jab nicely.
Cyde looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cyde takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
A jab from Martinez does it's job there.
Cyde shoots for a takedown but Martinez saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Martinez, as that shot connected.
Martinez with a hook.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cyde walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Martinez connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Cyde's hands.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cyde walks into a left hand.
Cyde throws a right hand that Martinez ducks under and follows up with a left that Martinez also avoids with ease.
Martinez works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Martinez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nice straight punches there by Martinez. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Martinez.
Cyde moves forwards but Martinez connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Martinez lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Martinez connects with a crisp jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Decent striking displayed by Martinez there.
The crowd cheers as Martinez lands an impressive looking overhand right. Cyde doesn't seem phased though.
Martinez thuds his right hand into Cyde's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Jagger Cyde has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jab, jab by Martinez - just one landing.

Martinez bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
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!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Martinez looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Cyde is avoiding damage well.
Martinez is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Cyde can do to turn this around?
Martinez working the ground and pound from side control.
Martinez scoring with punches and elbows.
Oscar Martinez is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Cyde being controlled for a moment.

And that's the end of the fight!
Oscar Martinez showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Martinez 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 Columbo Gatti scores the fight 30:26
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 30:26
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Oscar Martinez!