PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between marcos martini (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Elliot Uffo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). marcos martini has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

martini
vs
Uffo

175 cm
19
155 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

168 cm
18
151 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Prefers standup

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, marcos martini!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Elliot Uffo!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
martini tries to clinch there but Uffo circles away.
Uffo is looking to score with low kicks.
martini wants to clinch up but Uffo keeps it at a distance.
martini lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.

It looks like Elliot Uffo has been cut.
martini avoids a punch combination nicely.
Uffo tries to clinch

and martini counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
martini on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
martini unloads a knee to the mid-section. Uffo lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
martini landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Uffo trying to control the position but instead, martini has worked for underhooks and has pushed Uffo into the cage.
martini misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Uffo.
martini lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Uffo looking to stall.
Uffo being controlled against the cage.
Uffo throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Uffo misses with a knee to the head.
Uffo takes an elbow to the forehead.
martini lands an elbow inside.
Uffo lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Uffo tries a knee to the head but martini blocks it.
martini cracks Uffo with a nice body shot.
A body shot lands from martini.
Uffo looks gassed!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Uffo trying to land knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
martini manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
A hook to the body from martini.
Knees in the clinch landing for martini.
martini unloads a knee to the mid-section. Uffo lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
martini displaying some good clinch control by pressing Uffo up against the cage.
Knees in the clinch landing for martini.
martini creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Uffo's defenses.
martini taking a breather.
martini lands a body punch in the clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for martini.
martini crunches a lovely knee into Uffo's ribcage.
martini comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

That has opened up Elliot Uffo's cut even more.
martini crunches a lovely knee into Uffo's ribcage.
A left hand lands to the body for martini.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as martini takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Knees to the body from martini.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
martini with a knee to the head.
martini unloads a knee to the mid-section. Uffo lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
martini is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
martini lands an elbow that stopped Uffo in his tracks for a moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
martini landing some nice looking knees to the body.
martini displaying some good clinch control by pressing Uffo up against the cage.
Uffo takes a shot to the head.
Uffo is trying to break the clinch but martini has him pressed against the cage.
martini is pushing Uffo up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Knees to the body from Uffo.
Uffo unloads a knee to the mid-section. martini lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
martini has Uffo pushed against the cage.
martini gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
martini lands an elbow inside.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Uffo pushes off an throws an elbow but martini leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Stalling in the clinch from martini.
martini lands a nice shot to the body.
martini avoiding damage as Uffo throws knees to the body.
Uffo takes an elbow to the forehead.
martini lands an elbow just above Uffo 's eye.
Uffo misses with a knee to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
martini crunches a lovely knee into Uffo's ribcage.
martini lands a body shot in the clinch.
Uffo tries to land knees in the clinch but martini avoids the damage to the body.
martini lands a knee to the body.
martini displaying some good clinch control by pressing Uffo up against the cage.
Uffo takes an elbow to the temple.
Uffo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from martini.
martini lands a nice knee to the body.
martini crunches a lovely knee into Uffo's ribcage.
martini is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
martini unloads a knee to the mid-section. Uffo lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Uffo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Uffo takes an elbow to the forehead.
martini gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
martini unloads a knee to the mid-section. Uffo lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
martini blocks the elbow strike.
Uffo is trying to break the clinch but martini has him pressed against the cage.
martini is pushing Uffo up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
martini with an attempt at a knee that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Uffo tries to stall but martini uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Uffo managing to block the knees to the body from martini.
Uffo managing to block the knees to the body from martini.
Uffo landing some nice looking knees to the body.
martini tries to land knees in the clinch but Uffo avoids the damage to the body.
Uffo tries a knee to the head but martini blocks it.
Uffo misses with a knee to the head.
Uffo misses with a knee to the head.
martini landing knees to the body.
Nice body punch from martini.
martini digs a right hand into Uffo's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Uffo's gas tank.
martini misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Uffo.
martini missing with knees to the body.
Uffo stalling in the clinch but martini improves position.
martini lands a knee to the body.
Uffo is trying to break the clinch but martini has him pressed against the cage.
Uffo tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
martini lands an elbow inside.
martini lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Uffo tries to land a knee to the head but martini blocks with his arms.
martini cracks Uffo with a nice body shot.
martini slows down the pace here.
Uffo tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

marcos martini dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Elliot Uffo's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

martini moves into the clinch successfully.
martini unloads a knee to the mid-section. Uffo lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
martini gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Uffo taking a breather.
martini landing knees to the head.
Uffo avoiding damage as martini throws knees to the body.
marcos martini has scored more points in the clinch so far.
martini lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Uffo with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Uffo comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
martini creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
martini prevents Uffo from breaking the clinch.
martini gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
martini prevents a body shot from Uffo.
Uffo slows down the pace here.
Uffo scores a nice knee to the body.
Uffo scores with a shoulder strike.
martini unloads a knee to the mid-section. Uffo lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Uffo takes an elbow to the forehead.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
martini lands a nice knee to the body.
martini keeps control of Uffo as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
martini stalling.
martini lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
martini lands an elbow inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
martini crunches a lovely knee into Uffo's ribcage.
A bit of stalling here from martini.
martini lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Uffo misses with the head strike.
The referee calls for martini to work.
martini stalling in the clinch but Uffo improves position.
Uffo working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A right hand to the body from Uffo.
Knees to the body from martini.
Uffo trying to land knees to the body.
martini looking to throw knees to the head but Uffo is blocking nicely.

Uffo breaks the clinch.
Uffo closes the distance looking to clinch

and martini holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Uffo blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
martini avoids the elbow strike from Uffo, against the cage.
Uffo tries a knee to the head but martini blocks it.
martini unloads a knee to the mid-section. Uffo lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
martini blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
martini will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Uffo up against the cage.
Uffo working some nice short punches in the clinch.
martini comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
martini scores with an uppercut up the middle.
martini lands with a short head shot on the inside.
martini lands an uppercut.
Uffo is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
martini lands an elbow inside that Uffo shrugs off.
Uffo takes an elbow to the temple.
martini lands a knee to the head.
Uffo stalling in the clinch but martini improves position.
Uffo letting martini take a breather here.
Uffo lands a hook that snaps the head of martini backwards.
martini lands a knee to the body.
martini misses with an elbow over the top.
martini blocks an elbow strike from Uffo.
Uffo tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
martini lands an elbow inside that Uffo shrugs off.
martini unloads a knee to the mid-section. Uffo lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
With the fighters up against the cage, Uffo throws an elbow but misses.
martini gets through Uffo's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Uffo breaks the clinch.
Uffo wants to clinch

and martini counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Uffo throws a knee to the head but misses.
martini landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Uffo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
martini holding his opponent close, against the cage.
martini blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
martini unloads a knee to the mid-section. Uffo lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
martini scores with a shoulder strike.
martini tries to land a knee to the head but Uffo blocks with his arms.
martini throws an elbow but it misses.
Uffo lands a knee to the head.

Uffo breaks the clinch.

martini moves into the clinch.
Uffo lands a knee to the head.
martini lands a nice knee to the body.
martini avoiding damage as Uffo throws knees to the body.
martini avoids the elbow strike from Uffo, against the cage.
martini comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
martini lands a shot to the body.
Uffo on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Uffo using the Thai plumb to throw knees but martini has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Uffo with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Uffo tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
martini on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by martini as Uffo tries to tie him up.
martini leaning against his opponent.
Nice elbow from martini.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
martini lands a body punch.
A shot in the inside from martini.
martini content to slow the pace in the clinch.
martini blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A knee to the head by martini.
Uffo using the Thai plumb to throw knees but martini has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
martini lands an elbow inside that Uffo shrugs off.
Uffo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from martini.
martini lands a knee to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by martini.
Uffo stalling in the clinch but martini improves position.
A short right from martini on the inside.
Uffo is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but martini is keeping busy.
martini landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

marcos martini dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Elliot Uffo's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. And we move into the final round!

martini moves into the clinch.
Uffo with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A right handed body shot lands from martini.
Uffo takes an elbow to the forehead.
Uffo takes a knee right on the jaw!
martini using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Uffo takes an elbow to the temple.
Uffo misses with a knee strike.
martini crunches a lovely knee into Uffo's ribcage.
martini lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Uffo tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Uffo trying to stall but martini improves his position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
martini lands a knee to the body.
Uffo looking to throw knees to the head but martini is blocking nicely.
martini blocks the elbow strike.
martini unloads a knee to the mid-section. Uffo lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
martini will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Uffo up against the cage.
Uffo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from martini.

That's one minute gone in the round.
martini manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Uffo is trying to break the clinch but martini has him pressed against the cage.
martini lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
martini lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
martini wants to stall.
Uffo on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

Uffo breaks the clinch.
Uffo circles away from the clinch attempt.
Uffo tries to clinch up

and martini counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by martini.
Uffo tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. martini smiles and moves away.
Uffo darts in trying to clinch
and martini counters with a lovely straight right hand!
marcos martini is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Uffo gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and martini counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by martini.
martini landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
martini lands a nice elbow.
martini lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
martini landing knees to the body.
martini gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
martini lands a nice knee to the body.
martini landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
martini lands with a short shot to the head.
Uffo with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Uffo blocks the elbow strike.
Knees in the clinch landing for martini.
Uffo looking to throw knees to the head but martini is blocking nicely.
martini lands a damaging elbow.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
martini lands an elbow that stopped Uffo in his tracks for a moment.
martini landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Knees in the clinch landing for martini.
Uffo is trying to maintain a safe position but martini gets an underhook and turns Uffo into the cage.
martini is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Uffo can do to turn this around?
martini avoids the elbow strike from Uffo, against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
martini lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
martini is working Uffo over against the cage.
martini lands a knee to the head.
Uffo throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but martini blocks it with crossed arms.
Uffo on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Uffo is trying to maintain a safe position but martini gets an underhook and turns Uffo into the cage.
martini has Uffo pressed against the cage.
Uffo is looking to break free of the clinch but martini has double underhooks.
Uffo with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
martini lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
martini misses with an elbow over the top.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
martini takes an elbow to the temple.
martini stalls.
martini missing with knees to the body.
A knee to the head by Uffo.
Uffo looking to throw knees to the head but martini is blocking nicely.
Uffo with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
martini landing some nice looking knees to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
martini lands a hook that snaps the head of Uffo backwards.
Uffo tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Uffo tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Elliot Uffo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
martini unloads a knee to the mid-section. Uffo lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
martini blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Uffo managing to block the knees to the body from martini.
Uffo trying to stall but martini improves his position.
marcos martini is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Uffo tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
martini crunches a lovely knee into Uffo's ribcage.
martini manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
martini landing some nice looking knees to the body.
martini connects with a nasty looking knee right to Uffo's face.
Uffo connects with a nasty looking knee right to martini's face.
martini managing to block the knees to the body from Uffo.
Nice body punch from martini.
martini using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
martini works on Uffo's body with a couple of short punches.
martini blocking some punches.

And that's the end of the fight!
marcos martini showed his dominance in that final round.
Well martini has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:26
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:26
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... marcos martini!