PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Osvaldo Martinez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paul Hunt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!

Martinez
vs
Hunt

176 cm
24
181 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

188 cm
23
183 lbs
8 - 4 - 1

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Excellent grappler
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Osvaldo Martinez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 4 - 1, fighting out of London, Paul Hunt!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Fedor Mirinova and Sergei Dronov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Martinez throws a right hand that Hunt ducks under and follows up with a left that Hunt also avoids with ease.
Hunt stuns Martinez with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.

Martinez rushes Hunt and presses him up against the cage.
Hunt blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hunt has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Martinez after a bit of a struggle.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Hunt.
Hunt blocking some punches.
Martinez working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Martinez misses with a punch on the inside.
Martinez's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Martinez crunches a lovely knee into Hunt's ribcage.
Hunt tries to score a body lock takedown but Martinez shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Hunt has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A head punch on the inside from Martinez fails to land.
Martinez misses with a shot to the kidneys.

Hunt gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Martinez wants to sweep but no luck.
We've been hearing good reports from Martinez's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Martinez keeping moving, preventing Hunt from controlling successfully.
Hunt stays in close to Martinez's body and controls the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Martinez is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Hunt trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Hunt slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Martinez wants to control but Hunt postures up.
Hunt is looking to take a break and control but Martinez is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
You can see the frustration on Martinez's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Martinez tries to get back to half guard but can't.

Hunt thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Martinez is letting Hunt control him for a moment.
Martinez wants to control but Hunt postures up.

Hunt tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Hunt has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Hunt working away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Hunt tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Hunt goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Martinez has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Hunt but great work by Martinez.
Martinez misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
The strikes coming from Martinez are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Hunt has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
Martinez working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Hunt tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Hunt keeps trying to improve his position.
Hunt can't do much from the bottom here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Martinez lands some shots froms side control.
Martinez cracks Hunt with a big elbow.
Martinez fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Hunt is looking to regain half guard here but Martinez keeps moving and retains side control.
Martinez lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Martinez connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Hunt some visible discomfort.
Martinez wants to control but Hunt is keeping him busy.
Hunt takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
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!
Hunt regains half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hunt wants to get back to full guard.
Nice strikes from Martinez there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Osvaldo Martinez dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Nice uppercut there from Hunt.
Hunt 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.
Hunt misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Martinez counters with a slapping leg kick.
Martinez lands a jab.
A lazy left from Hunt finds it's target.
Martinez misses with a straight left.
Hunt stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Martinez.
Martinez has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Martinez there as he acknowledges the shot.

Martinez shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hunt makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Hunt.
Hunt is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Martinez working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hunt is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Martinez loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Martinez throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Hunt is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Martinez scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Hunt looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Martinez working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Martinez postures up.
Martinez postures up in Hunt's guard and throws a big left but Hunt blocks it.
Martinez might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Hunt can't keep his opponent in guard - Martinez advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Martinez slows the pace down in half guard.
Martinez wants to take a breather but Hunt is having none of it.
Hunt trying to control here.
Hunt on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Martinez landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Hunt manages to get to full guard.
Martinez with a flurry of punches that miss.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martinez postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Martinez throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Hunt works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Martinez has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Martinez lands a couple of elbows.
Martinez with a nice head shot there.
Hunt working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Martinez.
Martinez trying to control but Hunt is working from the bottom.
Hunt seems keen to control Martinez's posture.
Martinez throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Hunt works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

Hunt looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Martinez lands a couple of decent looking shots.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Hunt is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Martinez trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

Hunt escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Martinez gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Martinez trying to control but Hunt is working from the bottom.
Martinez pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Hunt is keeping the position for now.
Hunt not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Martinez loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Hunt working a defensive guard here.
Martinez postures up and lands a big shot to Hunt's brow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Osvaldo Martinez dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Martinez dodges the punch combination from Hunt.
Martinez misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Martinez tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hunt paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Martinez closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Osvaldo Martinez overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Hunt is trying to control Martinez's posture but Martinez avoids it.
Martinez looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Hunt is avoiding damage well.
Hunt tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Martinez trying to control the action but Hunt is working from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hunt is trying to get back to half guard.
Hunt is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Hunt takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Hunt can't do much from the bottom here.
Hunt is looking for a sweep.
Martinez in side control lands a decent elbow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martinez is looking to take a break and control but Hunt is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Hunt controls the position for a moment.

Martinez working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Hunt is not content to let Martinez control the position.
Hunt wants to control but Martinez postures up.
Martinez is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hunt can do to turn this around?

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hunt is looking for a sweep.

Martinez tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Martinez has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Hunt tries to improve position but can't.
Martinez working away.
Martinez in side control lands a decent elbow.
The strikes coming from Martinez are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Martinez scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Hunt to see if he's OK.
Hunt tries to buck Martinez off but Martinez is having none of it.
Hunt takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Martinez lands a decent elbow from side control.
Hunt tries to improve position but can't.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hunt manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Martinez trying to control from the bottom.
Martinez works his way to full guard. Good work.
Martinez keeping moving, preventing Hunt from controlling successfully.
Martinez controlling the position.
Hunt content to stall in guard here.
Hunt wants to control from the top but Martinez keeps moving.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hunt stopping the sweep attempt from Martinez.

And that's the end of the fight!
Osvaldo Martinez showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Martinez, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 30:27
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Osvaldo Martinez!
In his post fight interview, Osvaldo Martinez started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
Paul Hunt spoke after the fight, saying 'vittu'.