PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Hugo Stiglitz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carlos Martinez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Stiglitz
vs
Martinez

175 cm
19
175 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

180 cm
20
170 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Intelligent

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Hugo Stiglitz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Carlos Martinez!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Paulsen Ambrosius and Daniel Blasius.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stiglitz shoots in looking for a takedown. Martinez tries to sprawl out of it but Stiglitz 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.
Martinez stuffs the takedown attempt from Stiglitz. Stiglitz gets slowly back to his feet.
Stiglitz leaves Martinez with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.

Martinez looking to score a takedown here. Stiglitz is defending well but Martinez drives through and ends up in Stiglitz's guard.
Martinez being controlled here momentarily.
Martinez preventing the sweep.
Martinez trying to stand up but can't free himself from Stiglitz's guard.

Stiglitz working for a triangle but Martinez defends it easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Stiglitz throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Martinez landing some decent shots from guard.
Martinez tries to free his leg and advance position but Stiglitz is retaining full guard.
Stiglitz wants to sweep but no luck.
Martinez in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stiglitz is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Stiglitz is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Martinez is controlling him.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Stiglitz wants to sweep here but Martinez controlling him for the moment.
Martinez looking to sit in guard and control but Stiglitz gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Stiglitz trying to control but Martinez is working from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Hugo Stiglitz just wasn't active enough.
Martinez defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Stiglitz.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hugo Stiglitz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Martinez shoots in for a takedown but Stiglitz shows good takedown defense.
Stiglitz throws a leg kick

and Martinez counters by moving into the clinch.
Stiglitz has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Martinez avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.

Martinez escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Stiglitz misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Martinez stuffs the takedown.
Stiglitz is breathing heavily.
Martinez has a takedown stuffed.
Stiglitz shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Martinez but Martinez pushes him off and we're back to square one.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Martinez clinches up with Stiglitz and pushes him back against the cage.

Martinez breaks the clinch.
Martinez scores with a leg kick.
Stiglitz shoots for a double leg takedown but Martinez sprawls well. He's pushed Stiglitz's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.

Stiglitz gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Martinez passes Stiglitz's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Martinez sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Stiglitz defending well though.
Stiglitz is trying to maintain the position but Martinez is very close to passing his half guard.
Stiglitz is in trouble now - Martinez has advanced to mount!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Carlos Martinez dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Martinez lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Stiglitz fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Martinez avoids it really well and circles away.
Martinez tries to bum rush Stiglitz with a series of wild strikes but Stiglitz uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Stiglitz fails with the takedown.
Martinez shoots in looking for a takedown. Stiglitz tries to sprawl out of it but Martinez keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Stiglitz manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Martinez lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Martinez swats away the attempt to clinch by Stiglitz.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stiglitz scores with a three punch combo!
Both fighters circling a little - Martinez finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Hugo Stiglitz is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Martinez.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Stiglitz throws a front kick aimed at Martinez's knee but Martinez avoids it well.
Stiglitz looks for a takedown but Martinez sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hugo Stiglitz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Martinez shoots in for a double leg but Stiglitz sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.

Martinez gets a clinch.
Stiglitz is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Martinez to keep the fight standing.
Stiglitz is trying to pull guard but Martinez turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.

Martinez jumps guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stiglitz controls from within his opponent's guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Martinez pushes Stiglitz off and gets back to his feet.
Stiglitz misses with an attempted mid kick.
Stiglitz fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Martinez manages to avoid it.
Martinez shoots for a double leg takedown but Stiglitz sprawls well. He's pushed Martinez's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Martinez shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Stiglitz sprawls well. Stiglitz wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Martinez gets slowly back to his feet.
Stiglitz misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martinez shoots for a takedown but Stiglitz saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Stiglitz shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Martinez pinned against the cage. Martinez gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
A punch lands to the side of Stiglitz 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Stiglitz takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Stiglitz looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Martinez is fending him off so far but Stiglitz persists. Nope, Martinez circles away and we're back to standing.
Martinez is trying hard to land a takedown here. Stiglitz sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Martinez keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Stiglitz.
Martinez shoots in looking for a takedown. Stiglitz tries to sprawl out of it but Martinez keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Stiglitz manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Stiglitz throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Martinez throws a leg kick which misses Stiglitz's front leg but catches the back leg as Stiglitz tries to avoid it.
Martinez tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Stiglitz paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Martinez stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Martinez wants it to stay on the feet.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Martinez scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Martinez is trying to control. Stiglitz wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Martinez passes into side control, despite Stiglitz's attempt to control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Carlos Martinez showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Martinez moves into the clinch successfully.

Stiglitz pulls guard successfully.
Martinez is looking to work some ground and pound but Stiglitz has wrist control.
Martinez slips nicely into half guard.
Stiglitz is not content to let Martinez control the position.
Martinez is thwarting Stiglitz's attempts to control the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Martinez throwing shots but Stiglitz is blocking nicely.
Stiglitz is looking to improve his position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Martinez stands up from half guard.
Stiglitz shoots in and drives through. Martinez sprawls well.
Martinez stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Martinez wants it to stay on the feet.

Martinez closes the distance and clinches.
Stiglitz tries to pull guard but Martinez holds him up against the cage and eventually Stiglitz drops back down to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hugo Stiglitz. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Martinez jumps into guard, dragging Stiglitz to the mat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martinez trying to control the position.
Martinez wants to sweep but no luck.
Martinez wants to stand but Stiglitz is controlling the position.

Martinez looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.

Martinez isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Stiglitz stacks Martinez on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Stiglitz!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stiglitz content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Martinez parries the strikes from Stiglitz easily there. Stiglitz is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Martinez to escape.
Stiglitz controls the position.
Stiglitz seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Martinez for as long as he can get away with.
The ground and pound from Stiglitz seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Martinez tries to improve position but can't.
Stiglitz trying to control the action but Martinez is working from the bottom.
Stiglitz tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Stiglitz decides to stand up, so the ref orders Martinez to his feet.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Carlos Martinez.
Well Martinez has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Nard Betker scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 27:30

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