PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Charles Martino (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Murray Bookchin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Martino comes to the cage accompanied by DMX - Intro (One Two) . Bookchin has chosen Suicide Machines - Islands as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Martino
vs
Bookchin

186 cm
27
220 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

190 cm
26
219 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Charles Martino!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Murray Bookchin!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, Daniel Franklin and Dirk Anderson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Martino misses with a straight left.
Martino on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Bookchin swings for the body but Martino moves out of range.
Bookchin lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Martino circles away quickly and effectively.
Martino misses with a left hand
and Bookchin counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Martino thinking.
Bookchin ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Martino throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Bookchin looks to land a combination but Martino avoids it well.
Martino tries to counter by clinching up but Bookchin breaks away and moves out of range.
Martino misses with a looping left.
Bookchin is looking to clinch.
Bookchin tries to bum rush Martino with a series of wild strikes but Martino uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
As Bookchin tries to get set, Martino tries to push him back and clinch up but Bookchin manages to avoid the attempt.
A swing and a miss from Martino.
Martino throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bookchin works the jab nicely.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Martino throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Bookchin counters with a straight right hand.
Bookchin looks to score with a jab to the body but Martino is just out of range.
A jab from Martino finds it's way through Bookchin's defenses.
Martino misses with a body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Martino throws a shot from downtown. Bookchin moves away and avoids it.
Bookchin 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.
Martino slips a jab from Bookchin.
Nice uppercut there from Martino.
Martino thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bookchin tries to bum rush Martino with a series of wild strikes but Martino uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Charles Martino seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bookchin shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Martino eats them both and turns towards Bookchin to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
A slow jab from Bookchin misses its intended target.
Martino misses with a double jab.
Bookchin connects with the punch.
Martino scores with a nice strike.
Martino scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Bookchin doesn't seem bothered though.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Martino ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bookchin moves away.

Martino has Bookchin up against the cage in a clinch.
Martino goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Martino scores with a shot to the side of Bookchin's head.
Martino misses with a hook from the clinch.
Martino tries to throw a body punch but Bookchin avoids it by throwing Martino back against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bookchin tries to pull guard but Martino won't allow it.
Bookchin tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Martino's elbow.
Nice body punch from Bookchin.
Martino misses with a short punch on the inside.
Martino doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Martino lands a nice shot to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Martino.
Martino lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Bookchin.
Bookchin looks winded!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Martino.
Martino lands with a short shot to the head.
Martino digs a right hand into Bookchin's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Bookchin's gas tank.
Martino lands a hook to the side of the head.
Martino softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A short left from Martino.
Martino lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Martino tries to work over Bookchin's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Martino lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Bookchin backwards.
A nice left hand lands by Martino.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Martino.
Martino lands a right hand.
A hook to the body from Martino.
A hook to the body from Martino.
Martino gets through Bookchin's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Bookchin is trying to pull guard but Martino has him pressed against the cage.
Bookchin blocks a body shot from Martino.
Martino lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Nice body punch from Martino - that landed with a thud.
Martino gets through Bookchin's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A short uppercut from Martino.
Martino lands a left hand.

Bookchin is rocked!
Martino lands an uppercut.
Bookchin is still on wobbly legs! Can Martino finish him?
Martino lands a shot to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Martino lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Bookchin to his knees! Martino keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Charles Martino!
Charles Martino retains his light heavyweight title!
Charles Martino very nearly forgot to thank Alpha Nutrition HIGHEST QUALITY ON THE ISLAND amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.