PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Chev Chelios (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carter Martin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chelios comes to the cage accompanied by In Waves. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

Chelios
vs
Martin

175 cm
37
187 lbs
44 - 18 - 1

190 cm
36
185 lbs
12 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

On Tap (160Q)

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 44 - 18 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Chev Chelios!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Carter Martin!
The judges for this bout are Topper Green, Steve Erwin and Bruno Hogan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Martin with a hook.
Martin lands with a cross.

It looks like Chev Chelios has been cut.
Martin swings for the body but Chelios moves out of range.
Chev Chelios seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Chelios connects with a body shot that sends Martin's belly button to the back.
Chelios has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Madz **21 Elite coaches** in the buildup to the fight.
Chelios dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Martin slips under a jab from Chelios.
Martin blocks a head kick by Chelios.
Martin swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Chelios tries to land a front kick but Martin steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Martin connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Chelios misses with a few strikes there.
Chelios rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Martin moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Martin's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Chelios connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Martin scrambles back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chelios lands with a hook. Martin tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Chelios throws a right and a left that both miss.
Martin lands with an overhand left.
Chelios misses with a low kick.
Chelios throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
The fight stays on the outside here - Chelios looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Chelios uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Martin.
Chelios gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Martin.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chelios swings widly with a right hand
and Martin counters with a nice uppercut.
A low kick from Martin is predictable there
and Chelios counters with a left to the body.
A big left from Martin misses.
Chelios throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Martin checks a leg kick nicely.
Martin pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Chelios throws a series of punches but Martin moves out of range.
Martin scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
A nice combination there by Chelios.
Chelios throws a body shot but no joy.
Martin only half commits to the counter leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martin looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Chelios lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Martin lands a jab to Chelios's midsection.
Chelios drops his hands momentarily and Martin takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Decent striking displayed by Martin there.

Chelios is rocked!
Chelios darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Martin has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Chelios with a jab.
Chelios is looking to clinch but Martin is avoiding it.
Martin swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Chelios pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Chelios missing with a left hand there. Martin was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Chelios tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Martin was well out of range. Poor timing from Chelios.
Martin fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Chelios slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Martin scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Martin is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Chelios had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Chelios misses with a straight left.
Martin looks like he wants to counter punch here.
A big right from Martin misses.
Martin lands a really nice looking cross but Chelios seems unphased.
Oh Chelios is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Today's fight clock is brought to you by... OOOH that's a huge shot by Martin! Chelios is in big trouble here - the ref steps in to save him and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Carter Martin!
During a confident post fight interview, Carter Martin thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.