PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Elmo Salty (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Keith Martin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Salty comes to the cage accompanied by Gonna Fly Now. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Salty
vs
Martin

190 cm
23
260 lbs
14 - 7 - 0

188 cm
25
288 lbs
9 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Elmo Salty!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Keith Martin!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Sam Margolis and Daniel Bishop.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Salty uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Martin.
Martin just misses with a punch to the body.
Martin misses the jab.
Keith Martin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Salty looks to score with a jab to the body but Martin is just out of range.
Martin scores with a decent looking hook.
Martin throws out a loose jab but Salty uses good head movement to avoid it.
Martin looks to land a right hand but Salty moved out of range.
Nice defenses there by Salty.
Salty works Martin's body with a nice hook.
Martin throws a lazy right hand but Salty sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.

Martin gets tackled into the cage by Salty. Salty maintains the clinch.
Salty keeps control of Martin as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A shot in the inside from Salty.

It looks like Keith Martin has been cut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Martin tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Salty lands a damaging elbow.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Salty.
Salty tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Martin's elbow.
Martin working aggressively here.
Salty tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Our sources have told us that Salty has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Martin struggles to land a body shot inside as Salty controls his hands.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Salty tries a body shot but Martin blocks it.
Salty tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Martin's elbow.

Martin manages to break the clinch.
Martin misses with a left hand
and Salty counters with an inside leg kick.
Martin connects with the punch.

Salty gets a clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Salty.
Salty gets through Martin's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Martin tries a body shot but Salty blocks it.
Martin is trying to break free.
A short body shot lands from Salty as the two fighters clinch.
Martin looks winded!
Salty scores with a hook to the body.
Salty tries a knee to the head but Martin blocks it.
Martin takes a knee right on the jaw!
Salty lands a body punch.
Good body shot from Salty.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Salty is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Salty with a knee to the head.

That has opened up Keith Martin's cut even more.
Salty landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Salty stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Salty lands a knee to the head.
Salty throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A short right from Salty on the inside.

Salty drops Martin with a big knee straight up the middle! Martin is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!

Martin is rocked!

Salty rushes Martin and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Martin is still on wobbly legs! Can Salty finish him?
Salty lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Martin blocks a body shot from Salty.
Salty lands a right hand.

The cut above Keith Martin's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Salty can't find room to land a body shot as Martin controls the action.
Salty keeps control of Martin as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Salty looking to throw knees to the head but Martin is blocking nicely.
Martin seems to have recovered his senses.
Martin can't find room to land a body shot as Salty controls the action.
Martin looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Martin throws a head punch that misses.
Salty utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.

Salty drops Martin with a big knee straight up the middle! Martin is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
Salty digs a good body shot into Martin's ribs.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:10 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knees). Elmo Salty!
An intense looking Elmo Salty took to the microphone post fight and gave a little speech: 'Finally did what I couldn't do the last time we fought, Logan took my belt easy because I'm inexperienced coming in as a pure boxer. I'm still not at my peak I'd be a champ again soon, better watch out big boys.'.