PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Javier Martinez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gavino Waldgrave (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Waldgrave has chosen SaneBeats - Ready for Action as his entrance music. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Martinez
vs
Waldgrave

171 cm
23
141 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

173 cm
22
135 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Big right hand

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Solid chin

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Javier Martinez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Gavino Waldgrave!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Micheangelo Fripello and Jeff Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Martinez throws a nice looking combination but Waldgrave bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A combination from Martinez does no damage.
Waldgrave throws a nice head kick!
Martinez throws a right hand that Waldgrave ducks under and follows up with a left that Waldgrave also avoids with ease.
Waldgrave throws a head kick that Martinez semi-blocks.
Martinez throws a left and a right that both miss

and Waldgrave counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Waldgrave.
Waldgrave tries for a takedown. No joy.

Waldgrave pulls guard effortlessly.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Martinez wanted to stand there but Waldgrave had control of the position.
Waldgrave trying to keep a closed guard but Martinez is proving a slippery customer.
Martinez has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Martinez stopping the sweep attempt from Waldgrave.
Martinez would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Martinez prevents Waldgrave from getting back to his feet.
Martinez is looking to stand up but Waldgrave won't let him.
Waldgrave looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Waldgrave is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Martinez keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Waldgrave landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Martinez blocking the ground and pound attempt from Waldgrave.
Waldgrave stops Martinez from getting back to his feet.
Waldgrave thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Waldgrave throwing shots but Martinez is blocking nicely.
Waldgrave not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Waldgrave has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Waldgrave is trying to control. Martinez wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Waldgrave looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Waldgrave throwing shots but Martinez is blocking nicely.
Waldgrave drops an elbow to the side of Martinez's head.
Waldgrave throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Martinez tries to kick Waldgrave off but Waldgrave keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Martinez is breathing heavily.
Waldgrave tries to pass the half guard into mount. Martinez knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Waldgrave looks to land a strike but Martinez avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Waldgrave with a flurry of punches that miss.
Waldgrave throws a big elbow that misses.
Waldgrave trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martinez preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Waldgrave missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Martinez avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Waldgrave wants to control from the top but Martinez keeps moving.
Waldgrave throws a big elbow that misses.
Waldgrave with a flurry of punches that miss.
Waldgrave throws a big elbow that misses.
Waldgrave stands up over Martinez, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Martinez avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Waldgrave missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Waldgrave postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Waldgrave stands up over Martinez, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Waldgrave lands a couple of digs.
Waldgrave postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Waldgrave lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Waldgrave missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Martinez is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Waldgrave is controlling him.
Waldgrave is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Waldgrave throwing strikes from guard but Martinez blocks nicely.
Waldgrave with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Waldgrave postures up in Martinez's guard and throws a big left but Martinez blocks it.
Waldgrave is looking to work some ground and pound but Martinez has wrist control.
Waldgrave postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gavino Waldgrave dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Waldgrave looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Waldgrave trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Waldgrave is looking to work some ground and pound but Martinez has wrist control.
Waldgrave in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Waldgrave in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Martinez is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Waldgrave throws a strike but Martinez rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Martinez would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Waldgrave tries to land a sweep but no joy.

Martinez got a little sloppy there for a moment and Waldgrave has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Martinez has managed to get both his arms back between Waldgrave's legs - danger averted.
Waldgrave looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Gavino Waldgrave has got the better of the ground game so far.
Waldgrave manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Martinez manages to get himself to full guard.
Waldgrave with a flurry of punches that miss.
Waldgrave throwing strikes from guard but Martinez blocks nicely.
Waldgrave postures up and lands a big shot to Martinez's brow.
Martinez is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Waldgrave is controlling him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Waldgrave throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Martinez works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Waldgrave throwing strikes from guard but Martinez blocks nicely.
Waldgrave makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Waldgrave in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Waldgrave throws a big right hand that misses.
Waldgrave stands up over Martinez, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Waldgrave is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
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!
Waldgrave working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Waldgrave throwing strikes from guard but Martinez blocks nicely.
Waldgrave landing some decent shots from guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Waldgrave throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Waldgrave connects with a couple of short punches.
Waldgrave content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Waldgrave cracks Martinez with a solid left hand.
Waldgrave trying to control but Martinez is working from the bottom.
Waldgrave pushing down on Martinez's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Waldgrave throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Waldgrave lands strikes from half guard.
Waldgrave thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Waldgrave thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Martinez's head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Waldgrave thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Waldgrave thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Martinez's head.
Waldgrave seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Martinez pushes Waldgrave off looking to stand but Waldgrave dives back in and keeps control.
Martinez on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Martinez wants to get 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!
Waldgrave slips a nice elbow through Martinez's hands, connecting with Martinez's forehead.
Waldgrave landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Waldgrave has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Waldgrave is nestled in close to Martinez, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Waldgrave thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Martinez's head.
Martinez is trying to stand.
Waldgrave not landing any meaningful shots this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gavino Waldgrave showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Martinez misses with a combination

and Waldgrave moves into the clinch.
Waldgrave tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Waldgrave tries to land a knee to the head but Martinez blocks with his arms.
Martinez wants to break the clinch but can't.

Martinez pulls guard effortlessly.
Waldgrave with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Waldgrave lands a couple of digs.
Martinez is looking to stand up but Waldgrave isn't so interested in that idea.
Waldgrave throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Waldgrave trying to control but Martinez is working from the bottom.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Waldgrave accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Martinez working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Waldgrave.
Waldgrave stops Martinez from standing up.
Waldgrave throws an elbow that misses. Martinez uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Waldgrave's guard. Nice move by Martinez!
Waldgrave striking off his back but it's not causing Martinez any problems.
Martinez preventing the sweep.
Waldgrave controls Martinez momentarily but Martinez frees himself.
Waldgrave looking for a sweep. Not yet Waldgrave, not yet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Waldgrave is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Martinez presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.
Nice elbow from Waldgrave.
Waldgrave tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Martinez looking to stall.
Waldgrave is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Waldgrave lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Waldgrave throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Waldgrave misses with some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Waldgrave.
Martinez is trying to break the clinch but Waldgrave is controlling him.
Martinez trying to control the position but instead, Waldgrave has worked for underhooks and has pushed Martinez into the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Come on Waldgrave - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Gavino Waldgrave is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

Martinez lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Gavino Waldgrave comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Waldgrave 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 Paul Gruel scores the fight for Gavino Waldgrave!
Judge Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight for Gavino Waldgrave!
Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight for Gavino Waldgrave!

Gavino Waldgrave wins by unanimous decision!
Gavino Waldgrave was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.