PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between marcos martini (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marshal Huber (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!

martini
vs
Huber

175 cm
19
156 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

185 cm
23
155 lbs
6 - 5 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Experienced

Good takedowns
Decent boxing
Solid chin

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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 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, marcos martini!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Marshal Huber!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Huber wants to clinch.
Huber misses with an uppercut. martini saw that one coming.
martini tries to close the distance and clinch up but Huber swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Huber tries to clinch up

and martini counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
martini prevents Huber from breaking the clinch.
Huber is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
martini landing knees to the body.
martini lands a knee to the body.
The is referee keeping an eye on martini - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
martini lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Huber wants to get back to striking at distance but martini won't allow it.
martini stalls.
martini landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Huber looks gassed!
martini presses Huber against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
martini dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
martini landing some nice looking knees to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
martini lands a shot to the body.
martini will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Huber up against the cage.
martini scores with a hook to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
martini lands on the inside with an uppercut.
martini with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
martini lands an elbow inside.
martini lands a knee to the head.
martini with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
martini unloads a knee to the mid-section. Huber lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
martini lands an elbow that stopped Huber in his tracks for a moment.
Huber is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Knees in the clinch landing for martini.
martini lands a nice elbow.
martini is struggling to control the position.
martini lands a knee to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for martini.
martini lands a knee to the body.
martini lands a knee to the body.
martini lands a nice knee to the body.
martini's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Nice elbow from martini.
martini lands a knee to the body.
Huber is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
martini lands a nice elbow.
martini using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
martini lands a nice knee to the body.
martini landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Huber takes a knee right on the jaw!
Huber wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Huber is looking to break free of the clinch but martini has double underhooks.
A short right hand to the side of the head by martini.
Huber wants to break free but martini has control.
martini keeps control of Huber as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
martini crunches a lovely knee into Huber's ribcage.
martini scores a nice knee to the body.
Huber fails to pull the fight into his guard.
martini landing knees to the body.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as martini takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Huber has had enough of the clinch but martini keeps him there for the moment.
Knees in the clinch landing for martini.
martini lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Huber wants to break free but martini has control.
Huber can't break the clinch.
Stalling in the clinch from martini.
Knees in the clinch landing for martini.
Huber goes for a takedown attempt but martini pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

martini closes the distance and pushes Huber back into the cage.
martini crunches a lovely knee into Huber's ribcage.
martini using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
martini throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
martini landing knees to the head.
Huber wants to get back to striking at distance but martini won't allow it.
martini crunches a lovely knee into Huber's ribcage.
Huber is looking to break free of the clinch but martini has double underhooks.
Huber wants to break free but martini has control.
martini lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Huber is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
martini lands a knee to the body.
A knee to the head by martini.
Huber is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Huber wants to get back to striking at distance but martini won't allow it.
Huber wants to break free but martini has control.
Huber wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Huber wants to break the clinch but can't.
Come on martini - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
martini landing knees to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Huber wants to get back to striking at distance but martini won't allow it.
martini unloads a knee to the mid-section. Huber lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
martini is struggling to control the position.
Huber wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
martini landing knees to the head.
Huber is looking to break free of the clinch but martini has double underhooks.
Huber tries to break the clinch but martini is controlling the position.
martini with a knee to the head.
martini missing with knees to the body.
Huber wants to break free but martini has control.
Huber wants to break free but martini has control.
Huber wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but martini has him pressed against the cage.
martini scores a nice knee to the body.
The is referee keeping an eye on martini - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
A nice glancing elbow lands by martini.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Huber wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but martini has him pressed against the cage.
Huber wants to get back to striking at distance but martini won't allow it.
Huber tries to break the clinch but martini is controlling the position.
martini unloads a knee to the mid-section. Huber lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
martini lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
martini is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

marcos martini dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Huber connects with a good right hand that stumbles martini. martini circles away out of range and recomposes himself.

martini gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Huber can't break the clinch.
martini lands a nice knee to the body.
martini unloads a knee to the mid-section. Huber lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
martini stalls.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with martini for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
Huber wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
martini unloads a knee to the mid-section. Huber lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
martini landing some nice looking knees to the body.
martini lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Huber wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but martini has him pressed against the cage.
Huber has had enough of the clinch but martini keeps him there for the moment.
martini stalling the fight.
Huber wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
martini unloads a knee to the mid-section. Huber lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
martini landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
martini using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
martini keeps control of Huber as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
martini unloads a knee to the mid-section. Huber lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
martini works on Huber's body with a couple of short punches.
martini prevents Huber from breaking the clinch.
martini prevents Huber from breaking the clinch.
marcos martini has scored more points in the clinch so far.
martini landing knees to the head.
martini unloads a knee to the mid-section. Huber lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
martini tries a knee to the head but Huber blocks it.
martini tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
martini tries to land knees in the clinch but Huber avoids the damage to the body.
Huber wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
martini is looking to control Huber's arms but Huber gets an underhook and turns him. Now martini has his back to the cage.
Huber blocking some punches.
Huber tries to break the clinch but martini is controlling the position.
Huber is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Huber jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as martini walks away with a smile on his face. Huber gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
martini circles away from the clinch attempt

and martini holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Knees to the body from martini.
martini crunches a lovely knee into Huber's ribcage.
Knees to the body from martini.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
martini connects with a nasty looking knee right to Huber's face.
martini with an attempt at a knee that misses.
martini keeps control of Huber as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
martini lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
martini just leaning against Huber, taking a breather.
Huber wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but martini has him pressed against the cage.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Huber wants to break free but martini has control.
martini landing knees to the body.
Huber tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
martini landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Huber wants to break the clinch but can't.
martini landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Huber wants to break the clinch but can't.
Stalling in the clinch from martini.
martini using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Huber has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Huber is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Knees in the clinch landing for martini.
Huber wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
martini lands a nice knee to the body.
Huber wants to break the clinch but can't.
A hook to the body from martini.
martini lands a nice knee to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Huber has had enough of the clinch but martini keeps him there for the moment.
martini gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Huber is trying to break the clinch but martini has him pressed against the cage.
martini stalling the fight.
martini connects with a nasty looking knee right to Huber's face.
Huber can't break the clinch.
martini tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
martini misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Huber.
martini keeps control of Huber as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Huber wants to break the clinch but can't.
martini unloads a knee to the mid-section. Huber lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Huber is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A knee to the head by martini.
martini lands a nice knee to the body.
Huber has had enough of the clinch but martini keeps him there for the moment.
martini lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Huber wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Huber wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
The is referee keeping an eye on martini - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
martini using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Huber has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
martini landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
martini misses with a punch on the inside.
Huber is trying to break free.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Huber wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but martini has him pressed against the cage.
martini lands a hook to the side of the head.
martini lands a nice elbow.
Huber wants to break free but martini has control.
martini unloads a knee to the mid-section. Huber lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Huber is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Huber can't break the clinch.
Huber wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but martini has him pressed against the cage.
martini lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
martini landing knees to the head.
Huber wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A shot in the inside from martini.
martini slowing the pace effectively.
Huber tries to break the clinch but martini is controlling the position.
Huber is trying to break free.
Huber takes an elbow to the temple.
martini connects with a nasty looking knee right to Huber's face.
Huber is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Huber takes an elbow to the temple.
martini lands with a light punch inside.
Huber tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. martini smiles and moves away.
marcos martini has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marshal Huber.
Huber has his takedown stuffed

and martini counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by martini.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

marcos martini dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

martini misses with a head kick.
martini takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.

Huber shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Huber showed some decent athleticism there.

Huber is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
martini wants to improve his position but Huber is controlling well.
martini trying to hold on to Huber's head to control him but Huber postures up.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
martini is looking to improve his position.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Huber seems to be looking for submissions.

Huber seems to be looking for submissions.
martini controlling the position well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Huber is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
martini flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.

martini is defending against the submission attempts here by Huber.
Marshal Huber has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
martini slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
martini has Huber pulled in close to control his posture.
martini wants to sweep here but Huber controlling him for the moment.
martini trying to keep a closed guard but Huber is proving a slippery customer.
Huber slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
martini manages to work his way to half guard, despite Huber's best efforts.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Huber is looking for a kimura here.

Huber is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
martini is holding on to half guard well.

Huber seems to be looking for submissions.

Huber is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and martini defends it well.

That's four 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.
martini trying to hold on to Huber's head to control him but Huber postures up.
martini wants to get back to full guard.
marcos martini is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
martini is pressing down on Huber's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.

Huber is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! martini is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! martini has escaped and now he's on top!

Huber throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! martini escapes and throws Huber's legs to the side, diving into side control!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
martini wants to lay and pray for a moment but Huber keeps working.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Marshal Huber.
I think martini has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... marcos martini!