PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Quentyn Martell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Maciej Zegan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Zegan has chosen http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d4B99CQV3uY&feature=related as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Martell
vs
Zegan

169 cm
30
153 lbs
15 - 5 - 1

180 cm
34
153 lbs
23 - 21 - 1

Good takedowns
Solid boxing
Very quick

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Determined

Sun-Tzu

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 15 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Quentyn Martell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 21 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Maciej Zegan!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Colin Fotheringham and Sam Margolis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Martell avoids the head kick by Zegan.
Zegan just misses with a punch to the body.
Zegan pivots, looking for a leg kick but Martell is out of range and Zegan settles back down.
Martell misses with a looping right.
Zegan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Zegan throws a front kick that sends Martell stumbling back into the ropes.
Zegan ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Zegan misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Martell counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Martell throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Zegan connects with a nice looking jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zegan throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Zegan takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Martell scores with a nice head shot.
Zegan jabbing away but nothing is landing.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A leg kick checked by Zegan.
Zegan misses with an attempted mid kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Zegan looks for the body kick but Martell saw that one coming.
Zegan displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Martell throws out the jab.
Martell does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Zegan has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Martell lands a leg kick that knocks Zegan off balance momentarily.
Martell throws a push kick but Zegan slaps the foot to one side.
Zegan stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Zegan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Good leg kick by Martell there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Zegan throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
A slapping leg kick lands for Martell.
Zegan looks to throw a body kick
and Martell counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Martell throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Martell misses with a hook. Zegan ducked under it nicely.
A jab from Zegan misses.
A little feinted left hand from Martell on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zegan throws a sloppy head kick and Martell moves out of range easily.
Martell half committed to a counter leg kick.
Martell avoids a kick to the body.
Martell wants to slow Zegan down by chopping away at his legs.
Martell lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Martell slips under a jab from Zegan.
Martell swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Zegan connects with a looping right hand.

It looks like Quentyn Martell has been cut.
Zegan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Zegan missing with a left hand there. Martell was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Zegan throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Zegan tries to land a front kick but Martell steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Martell is looking to counter punch.
Zegan lands with a nice body kick.
Zegan falls off balance throwing a combination
and Martell counters with a stiff right hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martell throws a low kick but Zegan moves out of range easily.
Zegan misses with a kick to the body.
Zegan has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Martell.
Zegan throws a leg kick but Martell checks it.
Martell throws a quick counter kick to the body but Zegan avoids it.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Martell.
Zegan thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Martell if he has to take too many more of those.
Martell takes a swing at Zegan's ribcage but misses.
Martell misses with a straight right.
Zegan tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Martell appears to be looking for a big counter.
Zegan throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Martell counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Zegan avoids a kick to the body.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Martell crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Zegan - the referee stops the clock and Martell gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Zegan. Martell manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Maciej Zegan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice defenses there by Martell.
Martell is looking to land body kicks.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Martell throws a solid leg kick but Zegan takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Martell.
Zegan appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Martell throws out a powerful jab.
Martell is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Martell closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Nice uppercut there from Martell.
Martell chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Zegan fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Martell.
A nice leg kick lands there from Zegan.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Zegan.
Zegan misses with a body kick.
Martell on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Zegan jabbing away but nothing is landing.
The fighters circle momentarily. Zegan darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Zegan throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Martell counters with a lovely straight right hand!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Maciej Zegan will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Quentyn Martell's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Zegan swings for the body but Martell moves out of range.
Martell connects with a leg kick. Zegan looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Zegan misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Zegan connects with an inside leg kick.
Zegan misses with a shot to the body
letting Martell counter with a right hand.
Maciej Zegan seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Zegan ducks under a wild hook from Martell.
Martell avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Martell goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Zegan throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
A bone on bone clash there as Martell blocks the leg kick.
Martell feinted there with a counter leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zegan lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Martell is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Zegan.
Martell tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Zegan. Martell shrugs it off though.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Zegan has taken the fight to the clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Nice elbow from Zegan.
Zegan misses with an elbow strike.
Zegan trying to land knees to the body.
Zegan tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Martell's elbow.
Zegan lands a damaging elbow.
Zegan lands a body punch.
Martell is looking to control Zegan's arms but Zegan gets an underhook and turns him. Now Martell has his back to the ropes.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Zegan.
Martell blocks an elbow strike from Zegan.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Zegan.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martell can't break the clinch.
Martell throws a head punch that misses.
Zegan lands a nice elbow.
Zegan stalling in the clinch.
Zegan misses with an elbow strike.
Zegan missing with knees to the body.
Martell avoids a wild elbow strike from Zegan.
Martell tries to circle away but Zegan has him pinned against the ropes.
Martell wants to break the clinch but can't.
Martell wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Knees to the body from Zegan.
Zegan throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Zegan slows down the pace here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martell wants to break free but Zegan has control.
Zegan tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Martell dodges an elbow strike from Zegan.
Zegan is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Martell will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Zegan throws an elbow that misses.
Zegan lands a body punch.
Zegan lands an elbow inside.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
A bit of stalling here from Zegan.
Zegan lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Martell or not.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A bit of stalling here from Zegan.
Maciej Zegan seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Zegan will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Martell up against the ropes.
The crowd are getting on Zegan's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
Zegan pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Martell wants to get back to striking at distance but Zegan won't allow it.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Martell as Zegan tries to tie him up.
Martell dodges an elbow strike from Zegan.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Zegan manages to break the clinch.
Martell avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Martell takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Maciej Zegan showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Quentyn Martell'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. This is the final round!

Zegan blocks a jab.
Zegan throws a body kick that misses.
Zegan misses with a straight right.
Zegan turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Zegan.
Zegan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Zegan walks into a straight right hand from Martell.
Nice cross by Zegan.
Martell fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Zegan manages to avoid it.
Zegan fakes the leg kick and cracks Martell in the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Martell moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Zegan throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Martell makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Zegan looks to throw the jab but Martell is out of range.
A slow jab from Zegan misses its intended target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Zegan defending well as Martell loads up on a big left hand.
Martell tries to land a leg kick but Zegan saw it coming and moves away.
A jab lands there for Martell.
Nice body kick there by Zegan.
Zegan throws a head kick that misses.
Martell swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Zegan looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Martell misses with a lunging right hand
and Zegan counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Zegan throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Martell sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Martell throws a quick counter kick to the body but Zegan avoids it.
Martell moves out of range as Zegan throws a body kick.
Some bone on bone action there as Martell checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Martell tries to score with a low kick but Zegan moves his leg out of the way.
Zegan misses the jab.
A low kick from Zegan is predictable there
and Martell counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martell swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Zegan connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Martell momentarily.
Zegan throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Zegan looks to throw a body kick
and Martell counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Zegan wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Martell misses with a series of wild punches.
Zegan tries a quick counter leg kick but Martell is wise to it.
Zegan slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Zegan's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Martell checks a low kick from Zegan.
Zegan scoring well with a low kick there.
Zegan takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Martell lets loose with a powerful body kick. Zegan will feel that in the morning.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martell has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Zegan.
Martell chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Zegan can pounce on him.
Zegan lands a leg kick that knocks Martell off balance momentarily.
Zegan goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Quentyn Martell has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Zegan rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Martell moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Zegan throws a right hand that misses
and Martell counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Maciej Zegan is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Zegan stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Zegan cracks Martell with a good jab.
Martell dodges the punch combination from Zegan.
Martell throws a leg kick
and Zegan counters with a slapping leg kick.
Martell jabs Zegan to the body, keeping him at a distance.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A shot to the body from Martell misses
and Zegan counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Zegan throws a front kick aimed at Martell's knee but Martell avoids it well.
Zegan is looking to slow Martell down with leg kicks.
Zegan misses with a body kick.
It looked like Martell was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Zegan.
Zegan throws a sloppy head kick
and Martell counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Zegan takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

Zegan moves into the clinch successfully.
A head punch on the inside from Martell fails to land.
Martell is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Martell has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Martell.

And that's the end of the fight!
Maciej Zegan comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Zegan has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Steven Brown scores the fight 27:30
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 28:30
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Maciej Zegan!
Maciej Zegan bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.