PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jacopo Faithful (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tommy Martinez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Faithful might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Be Faithful. Martinez is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Country Grammar. Tommy Martinez acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.

Faithful
vs
Martinez

180 cm
24
265 lbs
7 - 3 - 0

195 cm
23
280 lbs
7 - 5 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Excellent grappler
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Dissolution Fight Wear
PayDay Fightwear

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 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jacopo Faithful!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tommy Martinez!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Faithful throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Faithful looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Faithful definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Faithful scores with a body shot.
Faithful misses with a looping left.
Faithful staying out of range there.
Martinez cracks Faithful with a good jab.

It looks like Jacopo Faithful has been cut.
Faithful slips under a jab.
Faithful is looking to counter punch.
Martinez connects with a single shot there.
Martinez throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Faithful's head.
Faithful doesn't manage to clinch there - Martinez circles away.
Martinez tries a head kick but it misses.
Faithful throws a body shot but no joy.
Martinez misses with a hook.
Martinez throws a head kick that misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Martinez misses with a head kick.
Faithful tries to bum rush Martinez with a series of wild strikes but Martinez uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Faithful tries to clinch but Martinez is having none of it.
Martinez misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Faithful scores with a shot to the body.
Faithful is looking to clinch but Martinez is avoiding it.
Faithful scores with a decent looking hook.

It looks like Tommy Martinez has been cut.
Martinez looks to land a left hand but Faithful moved out of range nicely.
Martinez circles away from the clinch attempt.
Faithful lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Nice defenses there by Martinez.
Martinez lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Martinez has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Faithful throws a right and a left that Martinez avoids nicely.
Martinez looks like he wants to counter punch here.
A bone on bone clash there as Faithful blocks the leg kick.
Martinez throws a head kick but Faithful moves out of range.
Faithful connects with a nice looking jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Faithful keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Faithful changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Faithful is throwing a storm of strikes! Right hook, left hook and follows it up with a spinning back fist! Martinez hits the canvas like a rag doll! And just like that, this one is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Jacopo Faithful!
An out of breath Jacopo Faithful thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.