PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Quentin DeBramalo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Charles Martel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). DeBramalo comes to the cage accompanied by Also Sprach Zarathustra. Charles Martel is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

DeBramalo
vs
Martel

178 cm
22
162 lbs
10 - 6 - 0

170 cm
44
145 lbs
57 - 25 - 2

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Heavy handed

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Quentin DeBramalo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 57 - 25 - 2, fighting out of New York, Charles Martel!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Sam Margolis and James Ackerman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good standup being displayed there by Martel as he connects with a hook.
A big right from DeBramalo misses.
DeBramalo shoots and misses
and Martel connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
DeBramalo misses with a left hand
and Martel counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Martel misses with a body kick.
DeBramalo fires out a quick counter leg kick but Martel just manages to avoid it.
Martel misses with an uppercut. DeBramalo saw that one coming.
An inside leg kick from DeBramalo misses.
DeBramalo waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Martel.
Martel displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as DeBramalo throws out the jab.
DeBramalo moves out of range as Martel throws a body kick.
Martel swings widly with a right hand
and DeBramalo counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A solid body kick from Martel.
A shot to the body from DeBramalo misses
and Martel counters with a nice leg kick.
Martel misses with a hook. DeBramalo ducked under it nicely.
DeBramalo misses the jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Martel checks the leg kick nicely there.
Martel scoring well with a low kick there.
Martel looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Martel fails with an attempt to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
DeBramalo connects with a leg kick. Martel looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Martel scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. DeBramalo doesn't seem bothered though.
The fighters circle momentarily. Martel darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Martel misses the shot to the body.
Martel pivots, looking for a leg kick but DeBramalo is out of range and Martel settles back down.
Martel moves out of range of the strikes.
DeBramalo avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Martel swings for the body but DeBramalo moves out of range.
Martel scores with a nice right hand.
We've been told by DeBramalo's head coaches at The Cooker that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Martel keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Martel throws a wild body kick that DeBramalo sees coming a mile off.
Martel swings away with a body shot that misses
and DeBramalo counters with a three punch combo that has Martel backing up. Martel nods at DeBramalo to acknowledge the strikes.
Martel tries to land a front kick but DeBramalo steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
A nice inside leg kick there by DeBramalo. That's going to slow Martel down.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
DeBramalo looks for the body kick but Martel saw that one coming.
Martel looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Martel misses with a left hand
and DeBramalo counters with a two punch combo.
Martel throws a body shot but no joy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
DeBramalo misses with a low kick.
Martel throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent DeBramalo stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Martel chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before DeBramalo can pounce on him.
DeBramalo tries to land a body kick
and Martel counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Martel takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Martel throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Martel misses with a hook. DeBramalo ducked under it nicely.
Martel throws a poor cross that misses
and DeBramalo counters with a nice leg kick.
DeBramalo connects with a leg kick. Martel looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
DeBramalo feints and then cracks Martel's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Martel down.
Martel is looking to land body kicks.
DeBramalo half committed to a counter leg kick.
Martel looks to score with a jab to the body but DeBramalo is just out of range.
Martel throws a leg kick but DeBramalo moved away.
DeBramalo takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
DeBramalo throws a nice inside leg kick.
DeBramalo shoots in for a takedown but Martel shows good takedown defense.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martel throws a poor cross that misses
and DeBramalo cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Martel fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Martel's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Martel pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Nice body kick there by DeBramalo.
Martel lands with an overhand left.

Martel fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with DeBramalo, pushing him back against the cage.
Martel lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
DeBramalo lands a left hand.

DeBramalo pulls guard successfully.
DeBramalo wants to sweep but no luck.
DeBramalo has control of Martel's left arm, preventing Martel from doing any damage.
Martel showing good wrestling skills to control the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Martel trying to control the position from guard on top but DeBramalo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Martel pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. DeBramalo is keeping the position for now.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Martel wants to control from the top but DeBramalo keeps moving.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
DeBramalo fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Martel.
Martel connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Martel throws an uppercut from half a mile away. DeBramalo sees it coming and avoids it easily.
DeBramalo throws a half hearted mid kick.
Martel drops his hands momentarily and DeBramalo takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
DeBramalo moves out of range of the body kick.
A decent looking cross lands there for DeBramalo.
Martel lands a nice looking kick to the body. DeBramalo takes a step back to recover.
DeBramalo misses with a low kick.
Martel looks to land a left hand but DeBramalo moved out of range nicely.
Martel misses with a lunging right hand
and DeBramalo counters with a right hand to the body.
Martel throws a push kick but DeBramalo slaps the foot to one side.
DeBramalo tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Martel manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
DeBramalo punishes Martel's body with a nice straight punch.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
DeBramalo is looking to slow Martel down with leg kicks.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
DeBramalo works Martel's body with a nice hook.
Martel looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Martel misses the shot to the body.

Martel clinches with his opponent.
Martel trying to control the position but instead, DeBramalo has worked for underhooks and has pushed Martel into the cage.
DeBramalo keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Martel's efforts to push away.

DeBramalo manages to pull guard.
Martel trying to control but DeBramalo is working from the bottom.
Martel sitting in guard, not really doing much.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Martel throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as DeBramalo works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
DeBramalo trying to keep a closed guard but Martel is proving a slippery customer.
DeBramalo keeping moving, preventing Martel from controlling successfully.

DeBramalo is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Martel is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.

Martel drives through and clinches with DeBramalo against the cage.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Martel takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Martel wants to stall.
DeBramalo blocks an uppercut.
DeBramalo lands a body shot.
DeBramalo tries to pull guard but Martel forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Quentin DeBramalo. That's going to take a lot out of him.

DeBramalo drags the fight down to the ground.
Martel trying to control the position from guard on top but DeBramalo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Martel looking to sit in guard and control but DeBramalo gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Martel controlling DeBramalo's posture.
Martel wants to sweep here but DeBramalo controlling him for the moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
DeBramalo throws a big elbow that misses.
DeBramalo throws a big elbow that misses.
Martel looking to hit a scissor sweep but DeBramalo is one step ahead there.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Charles Martel.
I think Martel has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1 round of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge William Gold scores the fight 10:9
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 10:9
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 9:10

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Quentin DeBramalo!
Post fight, Quentin DeBramalo stared into the camera and said 'WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!'.
Charles Martel was interviewed post fight and said 'My opponent was the better man tonight but that doesn't mean there's no after party. Come on down to the Spearmint Rhino, first lap dance is on me!'.