PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Tae Shik Cha (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paul Martinez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Paul Martinez will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Shik Cha
vs
Martinez

178 cm
19
153 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

174 cm
18
141 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Tae Shik Cha!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Paul Martinez!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, John Roberts and Anthony Taglia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Martinez lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Cha looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Martinez lands a head shot.
Martinez dodges the punch combination from Cha.
Cha tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
No joy there for Cha, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Martinez misses with an uppercut.
Martinez thuds his right hand into Cha's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
A slow jab from Martinez misses its intended target.
Cha takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Cha throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Martinez lands a right hook to the body.
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!
Martinez scores with a jab to the jaw.
Cha misses with a looping right.
Cha misses with a hook to the body
and Martinez counters with a straight right hand.

Cha closes the distance and clinches.
Martinez working hard to break the clinch.
Cha doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Cha lands with a short punch from the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Martinez wants to stall.
Cha lands a hook to the side of the head.
Martinez wants to stall.
A head punch on the inside from Cha fails to land.
A hook to the body from Cha.
Cha blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Cha lands with a light punch inside.
Martinez looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A short uppercut from Cha.
Cha softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Cha throws a head punch that misses.
Martinez has had enough of the clinch but Cha keeps him there for the moment.
Cha misses with the head strike.

Cha escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Cha clinches.
Martinez is trying to break free.
Cha lands a shoulder strike.
A shot in the inside from Cha.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cha lands a body shot.
Good body shot from Cha.
A right hand to the body from Cha.
Cha lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Martinez or not.
Martinez looks winded!
Cha has Martinez pressed against the cage, preventing Martinez from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Cha lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Martinez.
Cha lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Martinez or not.
Cha lands a nice shot to the body.
Good body shot from Cha.
Still in the clinch, Cha scores with a nice short uppercut.
A left hand lands to the body for Cha.
Cha lands with a right to the head.

Martinez is rocked!
Cha pushes Martinez back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Martinez is still on wobbly legs! Can Cha finish him?
Cha keeps control of Martinez as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Cha doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Martinez blocks a body shot from Cha.
Cha gets through Martinez's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Cha is working Martinez over against the cage.
Nice body punch from Cha - that landed with a thud.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Cha.
Cha can't find room to land a body shot as Martinez controls the action.
Martinez seems to have recovered his senses.
Cha lands with a right to the head.
Cha makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Cha working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Cha lands a left hand.
Cha lands a nice shot to the body.
Martinez looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
A right handed body shot lands from Cha.

Cha manages to break the clinch.
Cha throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Cha lands with a big right hook that stumbles Martinez - he's out on his feet here! Cha follows up with another monster hook that separates Martinez from consciousness! Martinez falls, almost in slow motion to the canvas! Cha stands and admires his work as the crowd go wild.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Tae Shik Cha!
After the fight, Tae Shik Cha was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.