PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Raul Martins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Raul Rodriguez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Martins comes to the cage accompanied by Biggie-Juicy. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

Martins
vs
Rodriguez

150 cm
26
138 lbs
7 - 3 - 0

171 cm
24
145 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Experienced

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Raul Martins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Raul Rodriguez!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Tiny Johnson and Wesley Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rodriguez dips to his left and cracks Martins with an uppercut!
Martins wants to clinch.
Martins tries to close the distance and clinch up but Rodriguez swats him away and circles back towards the center.

Martins drives through and clinches with Rodriguez against the cage.
Martins makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Martins swings wildly with an uppercut but Rodriguez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rodriguez blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Rodriguez is trying to break the clinch but Martins has him pressed against the cage.
Rodriguez wants to break the clinch but can't.
Martins really is a fat lump.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Martins presses Rodriguez against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Martins struggles to land a body shot inside as Rodriguez controls his hands.
Martins lands a hook that snaps the head of Rodriguez backwards.
Martins presses Rodriguez against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Martins tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rodriguez's elbow.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rodriguez is trying to push Martins away but Martins has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Martins lands a right hand.
Martins can't find room to land a body shot as Rodriguez controls the action.
Martins throws a punch but it's blocked by Rodriguez.
Martins struggles to land a body shot inside as Rodriguez controls his hands.
Martins throws a head punch that misses.
Martins misses with a short punch on the inside.
Rodriguez is trying to break the clinch but Martins has him pressed against the cage.
Martins lands with a right to the head.
Rodriguez is trying to break the clinch but Martins has him pressed against the cage.
Rodriguez prevents a body shot from Martins.
Martins tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Rodriguez tries to break the clinch but Martins is controlling the position.
Martins throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Rodriguezs head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Martins.
Rodriguez working hard to break the clinch.
Rodriguez prevents a body shot from Martins.
Martins lands a hook to the side of the head.
Rodriguez is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Martins scores with a nice short uppercut.
Martins misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Martins fails to land.
Rodriguez can't break the clinch.
Rodriguez wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Rodriguez blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Martins lands a left hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A right hand to the body from Martins.
A head punch on the inside from Martins fails to land.
A right hand to the body from Martins.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martins struggles to land a body shot inside as Rodriguez controls his hands.
Rodriguez blocking some punches.
A frustrated look appears on Rodriguez's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Martins works on Rodriguez's body with a couple of short punches.
Martins scores with a hook to the body.
Rodriguez is trying to break the clinch but Martins is controlling him.
Martins tries a body shot but Rodriguez blocks it.
A short right from Martins on the inside.
Rodriguez is trying to break the clinch but Martins is controlling him.
Rodriguez tries to circle away but Martins has him pinned against the cage.
Martins lands a body shot.
Martins digs a right hand underneath Rodriguez's ribcage. Rodriguez let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Rodriguez has had enough of the clinch but Martins keeps him there for the moment.
Martins lands with a short punch from the clinch.

Rodriguez is rocked!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A right hand to the body from Martins.
Rodriguez is still on wobbly legs! Can Martins finish him?
Martins lands an uppercut.
Martins scores with a nice hook to the head.
Martins lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Rodriguez to his knees! Martins keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Raul Martins!
Raul Martins thanked the fans post fight for their support.