PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Hugo Carmody (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frank Martin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Carmody
vs
Martin

185 cm
23
191 lbs
6 - 4 - 0

184 cm
24
185 lbs
8 - 1 - 1

Good wrestling
World class MT
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

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 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Hugo Carmody!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Frank Martin!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, William Gold and Chris Edwards.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Carmody misses with a looping left.
Carmody shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Carmody misses with a straight right.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Martin.
Carmody fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Carmody throws a low kick but Martin avoids it.
Martin misses with a low kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Carmody misses the target.
Carmody looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Carmody takes one to the chin there.
Martin's corner calls for a 1-2. Martin obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Martin lands a right hook to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Martin throws a leg kick but Carmody checks it.
Martin throws out a leg kick but Carmody moves out of range and Martin only half commits.
Carmody appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Frank Martin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Martin tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Carmody blocks a low kick nicely.
Carmody misses with a low kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Martin throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Martin is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Carmody.
Carmody connects with a solid leg kick.
Martin lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Carmody throws a leg kick but Martin moved away.
Martin looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Carmody throws a leg kick but Martin checks it.
Martin appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Carmody swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Carmody throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Carmody throws the left hand but Martin avoids the punch easily.
A nice leg kick lands there from Carmody.
Carmody cracks Martin with a good jab.
Carmody buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Carmody walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Carmody throws a body punch but Martin moves out of range.
Martin looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carmody takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Martin is looking to score with low kicks.
It looked like Carmody wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Martin throws a leg kick but Carmody checks it.
Carmody throwing a counter right hand but Martin manages to avoid it.
Carmody scores with a jab. Martin acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Carmody lands with a nice body punch.
Carmody checks a leg kick.
Martin dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Martin moves out of range of the body kick from Carmody.
Martin misses with a hook. Carmody ducked under it nicely.
Martin jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Martin misses with a left hand
and Carmody counters with a good, hard body kick but Martin shrugs it off.
Carmody fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Martin manages to avoid it.
Martin throws a solid leg kick but Carmody takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Martin.
Carmody moves out of range as Martin throws a body kick.
Carmody tries to counter by clinching up but Martin breaks away and moves out of range.
Martin slips under a jab from Carmody.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carmody throws a hook but Martin avoids it easily.
Martin lands with a thumping leg kick.
Martin avoids the body shot from Carmody.
Martin thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Carmody if he has to take too many more of those.
Martin misses with a straight right.
Carmody uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Martin.
Carmody is looking to counter punch.
Carmody scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Carmody misses with the body kick
and Martin counters with a low kick, right behind Carmody 's knee.
Martin tried to score with a low kick but Carmody checks it.
Martin throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Carmody seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Jab by Carmody.

It looks like Frank Martin has been cut.
Martin tries a head kick but it misses.
A leg kick checked by Carmody.
Carmody takes a head kick and shrugs it off.

It looks like Hugo Carmody has been cut.
Martin throws the kick towards the body but Carmody avoids it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Martin throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Carmody appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
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!
Decent striking displayed by Carmody there.
Carmody thumps Martin with a low kick.
Carmody misses with a kick to the body.
Martin throws out a leg kick but Carmody moves out of range and Martin only half commits.
Martin misses with a kick to the body.
Carmody lands a jab.
A solid body kick from Martin.
Nice body kick from Martin.
Carmody keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Carmody throws a chopping leg kick but Martin manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Martin tries to work over Carmody's front leg with a kick but Carmody checks it.
Carmody lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Frank Martin will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Carmody misses with a wild body shot.
Carmody scores with a jab.
Martin cracks the inside of Carmody's front leg.
A solid leg kick lands there for Carmody.
Martin connects with a crisp jab.
Martin throws a low kick, looking for Carmody's leg but Carmody calmly moves out of range.
Martin lands a nice leg kick that just misses Carmody's sensitive parts.
Martin throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Carmody.
Martin blocks the body kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Carmody misses the target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Martin misses with a body kick.
Carmody cracks Martin with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Martin ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Carmody connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Martin moves out of range as Carmody strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Martin turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Carmody listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Martin lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A shot to the liver by Carmody. Beautiful body shot.
Carmody connects with a right hand. Martin shakes it off.
Carmody misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Carmody missing with a left hand there. Martin was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
The crowd cheers as Carmody lands an impressive looking overhand right. Martin doesn't seem phased though.
Martin walks into a stiff left hand from Carmody.
Martin throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Carmody misses with an uppercut. Martin saw that one coming.
A countering left hand to the body from Martin misses.
Martin lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Carmody takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Martin throws a body kick that misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Carmody misses the target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carmody looks to score with a jab to the body but Martin is just out of range.
Martin throws a wild body kick that Carmody sees coming a mile off.
Carmody lands a nice shot that snaps Martin's head back.
Martin staying out of range there.
Martin misses with a low kick.
Martin just misses with a punch to the body.
A good leg kick by Martin.
Carmody throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Martin tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Carmody is able to avoid easily.
Martin tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Carmody appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Martin has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Carmody finds it's way round the side to connect with Martin's head.
A clash of legs there as Carmody blocks the low kick.
Martin throws a lazy uppercut
and Carmody counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Martin thinking.
A big right from Carmody misses.
Martin tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Carmody is able to avoid easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carmody fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Martin manages to avoid it.
Martin looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Carmody misses the shot to the body.
Martin blocks a jab.
Carmody chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Martin can pounce on him.
Carmody has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Martin.
Martin wants to slow Carmody down by chopping away at his legs.
Martin takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Martin slips a jab from Carmody.
Martin throws a low kick, looking for Carmody's leg but Carmody calmly moves out of range.
Carmody cracks Martin with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Carmody is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Carmody blocks a low kick nicely.
Martin throws a big shot that misses.
Martin throws a lazy head kick

and Carmody counters by clinching up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Martin is trying to force a seperation but Carmody has the dominant position.

Carmody's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Carmody takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Carmody connects with a leg kick. Martin looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A slapping body kick lands there for Martin.
Carmody connects with a right hand. Martin shakes it off.
Carmody takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Martin throws a quick inside leg kick.
Carmody is looking to land body kicks.
A jab from Carmody misses.
Martin lands a head kick. Carmody smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
A good leg kick by Carmody.
A jab lands there for Martin.
Martin avoids the body shot from Carmody.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hugo Carmody dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. And we move into the final round!

Carmody delivers a nice body kick.
Carmody scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A clash of legs there as Carmody blocks the low kick.
Martin connects with a leg kick. Carmody looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Martin misses with a head kick.
Hugo Carmody is winning the standup battle so far.
Martin throws a body kick that misses.
Martin moves away from the strike by Carmody.
Carmody pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Carmody checks a leg kick.
Martin looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Martin doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Carmody tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Martin was well out of range. Poor timing from Carmody.
Carmody connects with a solid leg kick.
Martin chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Martin slips under a jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Carmody blocks a head kick by Martin.
Martin pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Martin throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Carmody looks for the body kick but Martin saw that one coming.
Carmody moves out of range as Martin throws a body kick.
Carmody is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Martin.
Carmody throws a lazy right hand but Martin sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Martin steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Carmody.
Martin takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
A head kick misses from Martin.
Carmody avoids the head kick by Martin.
Carmody fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Martin has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Martin ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Martin takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Carmody throws a wild body kick that Martin sees coming a mile off.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carmody fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
An inside leg kick lands from Carmody.
Martin misses with a body kick.
It appears Carmody was looking to counter with a kick there.
Martin tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Carmody connects with a nice looking jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Carmody misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Martin.
Carmody blocks a head kick by Martin.
Martin throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Carmody scores with a leg kick.
Carmody checks the leg kick nicely there.
Carmody takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Carmody connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Martin uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Carmody.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Carmody finds it's way through Martin's defenses.
Martin bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Carmody throws out a loose jab but Martin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Martin is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Martin throws a front kick that sends Carmody stumbling back into the cage.
Martin connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Martin is looking to score with low kicks.
Martin throws a sloppy head kick and Carmody moves out of range easily.
Carmody misses with a looping right.
Martin lands a leg kick that knocks Carmody off balance momentarily.
Martin buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A head kick from Carmody lands but Martin takes it in his stride.
Martin throws a head kick but Carmody moves out of range.
Martin throws a wild body kick that Carmody sees coming a mile off.
Carmody was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Carmody looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Martin scores with a shot to the body.
Martin thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Carmody if he has to take too many more of those.
Carmody lands with a shot to the body.
Martin takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Carmody will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Martin tries a head kick but it misses.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Martin.
Martin slips a straight right by Carmody.
Carmody avoids a kick to the body.
Carmody lands a jab to the head.
Martin fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Carmody comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Martin punishes Carmody's body with a nice straight punch.

And that's the end of the fight!
Hugo Carmody showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Carmody has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Andrew Berry scores the fight 29:28
Judge William Gold scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hugo Carmody!
Hugo Carmody thanked the fans post fight for their support.