PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jay Hardcore (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andrewle Martin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Martin has chosen Wiz Khalifa - We Own It as his entrance music. Andrewle Martin told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!

Hardcore
vs
Martin

180 cm
27
145 lbs
0 - 3 - 0

170 cm
26
145 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Very quick

Decent wrestler
Brawler
Determined

GREEN!160

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 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jay Hardcore!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Andrewle Martin!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Nard Betker and Wagner Zegers.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hardcore misses with a straight left.
A low kick from Hardcore misses
and Martin counters with a three punch combo that has Hardcore backing up. Hardcore nods at Martin to acknowledge the strikes.
Hardcore throws a chopping leg kick but Martin manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Martin checks the leg kick nicely there.
Hardcore throws a right hand that misses
and Martin makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Martin tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Martin tries to clinch up.
Martin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Martin fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hardcore misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Martin.
Hardcore really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Hardcore waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Martin.
Hardcore throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hardcore finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hardcore misses with a right hand
and Martin counters with a one-two to the body.
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!
Hardcore misses with a series of wild punches.

Martin fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Hardcore, pushing him back against the ropes.
Hardcore has a couple of punches blocked by Martin.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Martin pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hardcore throws an off balance right hand
and Martin connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Martin avoids a punch combination nicely.
Martin connects with an inside leg kick.
Jay Hardcore is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hardcore misses with a hook.
Hardcore displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Martin.
A shot to the body from Hardcore misses
and Martin counters with a nice body kick.
Hardcore misses with a hook.
Hardcore waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Martin.
Martin fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Hardcore lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Hardcore misses the shot to the body.
Hardcore throws a lazy uppercut

and Martin counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Martin.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martin displaying some good clinch control by pressing Hardcore up against the ropes.
Martin is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Hardcore is defending well.
Jay Hardcore has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Andrewle Martin.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Martin obliges.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Martin breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hardcore throws a leg kick
and Martin counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Hardcore throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Martin counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Martin tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hardcore swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Martin lands a nice hook to Hardcore's body. Hardcore takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Martin shoots in for a takedown but Hardcore shows good takedown defense.
Hardcore swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Hardcore misses with a hook.
Hardcore throws a body shot but no joy.
Hardcore misses with a hook. Martin ducked under it nicely.

Martin dives in and scores a takedown into Hardcore's guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hardcore not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Hardcore can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Martin controls the pace.
Martin is fighting to break Hardcore's control of his arms but Hardcore is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Hardcore is on top in guard.

Hardcore postures up in Martin's guard and throws a big left but Martin blocks it.
Hardcore content to stall in guard here.
Hardcore pushing down on Martin's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Martin avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Hardcore.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Martin can do anything to dispel that myth.
Hardcore looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Martin with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Hardcore not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Hardcore is trying to control the action in half guard but Martin is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Hardcore throwing shots but Martin is blocking nicely.
Martin is not content to let Hardcore control the position.

Martin looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Hardcore not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Andrewle Martin dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Hardcore throws a big shot that misses.
Martin connects with a solid leg kick.
Hardcore missing with a left hand there. Martin was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Jay Hardcore seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Martin changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Hardcore looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.

Martin stands up and beckons Hardcore to his feet.
Hardcore throws a body shot but no joy.
Hardcore tries to score with a low kick but Martin moves his leg out of the way.
Martin showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hardcore.
A slow jab from Hardcore misses its intended target.
Hardcore scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Hardcore misses with a body shot
and Martin counters with a three punch combo that has Hardcore backing up. Hardcore nods at Martin to acknowledge the strikes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Martin avoids the body shot from Hardcore.
Hardcore moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromMartin.
Martin slips a straight right by Hardcore.
Hardcore throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hardcore fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Martin checks it well.
Hardcore throws a hook to the side of Martin's head but Martin sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hardcore misses the jab.
Hardcore throws the left hand but Martin avoids the punch easily.
A shot to the liver by Martin. Beautiful body shot.
Martin shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Hardcore but Hardcore pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Martin slips under a jab from Hardcore.
Good work by Martin as he checks the leg kick.
Martin moves out of range of the strikes.
Left hook, right uppercut from Martin.
Hardcore throws a body shot but no joy.
Martin shoots in for a takedown but Hardcore shows good takedown defense.
Martin fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Jay Hardcore has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Andrewle Martin.
Martin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Martin shoots in for a double leg but Hardcore sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Martin fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Martin is breathing heavily.
Hardcore walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Martin checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martin moves in looking to clinch but Hardcore pushes him off.
Hardcore swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hardcore misses with a two punch combination.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Martin walks into a straight right hand from Hardcore.
Hardcore misses with a hook.
Hardcore misses with an uppercut. Martin saw that one coming.
Hardcore throws a lazy uppercut
and Martin counters with a one-two to the body.
Martin uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hardcore.
Martin tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Hardcore misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Martin counters with a straight right hand.
A combination from Hardcore does no damage.
Martin fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hardcore throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Martin raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Martin tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Hardcore swivels and escapes.
Hardcore fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Martin checks it well.
Hardcore will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Martin uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hardcore.
A low kick from Hardcore is predictable there
and Martin counters with a good, hard body kick but Hardcore shrugs it off.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martin closes this distance looking for a takedown but Hardcore circles away.
Martin doesn't manage to clinch there - Hardcore circles away.
Hardcore throws a series of punches but Martin avoids them all with ease.

Martin clinches up with Hardcore and pushes him back against the ropes.
Hardcore lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Martin backwards.

Martin manages to break the clinch.
Hardcore throws a jab when Martin was well out of range.
Hardcore misses with a hook
and Martin makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Hardcore stuffs the takedown attempt from Martin. Martin gets slowly back to his feet.
Martin fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Martin defending well as Hardcore loads up on a big left hand.
Hardcore throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Martin bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Martin uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hardcore.
Hardcore misses with a hook.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Martin looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Hardcore is fending him off so far but Martin persists. Nope, Hardcore circles away and we're back to standing.
Hardcore swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Martin cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Hardcore throws a front kick aimed at Martin's knee but Martin avoids it well.
Martin shoots in but Hardcore avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The fighters circling - Hardcore throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Martin tries to clinch up.
Jay Hardcore is winning the standup battle so far.
Hardcore throws a body shot but no joy.
Hardcore lands a jab to the nose.
Martin moves away from the strike by Hardcore.
Hardcore throws a leg kick but Martin sees it coming and moves out of range.
Martin tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Hardcore manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Hardcore appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Hardcore misses with a body shot.
Hardcore throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Martin shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Hardcore misses with a double jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jay Hardcore dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Hardcore throws a leg kick but Martin sees it coming and moves out of range.
A little jabbing left from Martin on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Hardcore throws a right hand that misses
and Martin counters with a series of strikes. Hardcore will be more careful next time no doubt.
Martin tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hardcore swats him away and circles back towards the center.

Hardcore tries to keep at a distance but Martin has taken the fight into the clinch.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Hardcore misses with a punch on the inside.
Hardcore throws a head punch that misses.
Martin blocks the elbow strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hardcore fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Hardcore fails to land.
Hardcore swings wildly with an uppercut but Martin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Martin fails to pull the fight into his guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Martin blocking some punches.
Hardcore throws a punch but it's blocked by Martin.
Hardcore throws a head punch that misses.
Hardcore tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hardcore has a couple of punches blocked by Martin.

Martin pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Martin defending well as Hardcore loads up on a big left hand.
Hardcore swats away the attempt to clinch by Martin.
Hardcore jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hardcore throws a hook but Martin avoids it easily.
A big right from Hardcore misses.
Martin shoots in but Hardcore avoids the takedown attempt easily.

Martin closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Hardcore's guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hardcore trying to keep a closed guard but Martin is proving a slippery customer.
Hardcore lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

Hardcore missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Hardcore trying to control but Martin is working from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hardcore pushing down on Martin's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Hardcore wants to pass to mount but Martin is defending the position.
Hardcore thows a huge punch but Martin dodges it nicely.
Martin is refusing to be controlled, as Hardcore sits in half guard.
Hardcore looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Hardcore throwing shots but Martin is blocking nicely.
Hardcore works his foot free and advances to mount.
Martin really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Hardcore. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Hardcore throwing strikes here but Martin is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Martin working to try and regain half guard.
A nice elbow there by Hardcore.
Hardcore misses with a head shot.
Hardcore connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Martin wants to control but Hardcore is having none of it.

Martin tries to improve his position but Hardcore has taken his back! Hardcore has a choke - it's sunk in pretty tight... Will Martin tap? No... maybe... yes! He's tapped! Hardcore pushes Martin away and gets up to celebrate with his corner!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Jay Hardcore!
In defeat, Andrewle Martin stepped up to the mic, saying 'No excuse. I got beat tonight and the only thing I can do is go back to the drawing board.'.