PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kenith Jenova (ranked 2691 p4p, 332 weight class) and Carter Martin (ranked 6968 p4p, 641 weight class). This should be fireworks!

Jenova
vs
Martin

183 cm
28
185 lbs
9 - 4 - 0

190 cm
44
185 lbs
16 - 16 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Heavy handed

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 9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Kenith Jenova!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Carter Martin!
The judges for this bout are Ron Honeybunn, Francis DeMontford and Summer Carpenter.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jenova throws a head kick that misses.
Martin throws a combination. Jenova tries to block but a couple of punches get through.

It looks like Kenith Jenova has been cut.
Martin throws a nice looking combination but Jenova bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Jenova thinks about countering with a head kick.
Jenova tries a head kick but it misses.
Jenova throws a sloppy body shot
and Martin counters with a nice body shot.
Jenova throws the kick towards the body but Martin avoids it.
Martin thuds a left hand into Jenova's body.
Martin connects with a body shot.
Jenova is breathing heavily.
Martin looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Martin has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Jenova is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Martin 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.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Martin throws a nice looking combination but Jenova bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Jenova appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Jenova throws a body kick that misses.
Jenova takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Martin throws a leg kick
and Jenova counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Carter Martin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Martin scores with a decent looking hook.
Martin scores with a shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Martin wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.

Martin instigates a clinch.
Martin blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Martin misses with a hook to the ribs.
Jenova misses with a punch to the body.
Martin lands a left hand.
Martin is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Jenova creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Martin leaning against his opponent.

Jenova manages to break the clinch.
Martin fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Jenova looks to throw the jab but Martin is out of range.
Jenova avoids a kick to the body.
Jenova is looking to counter with a body kick.
Martin lands a head shot.
Jenova pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martin throws an overhand right that lands on Jenova's shoulder, as Jenova tries to avoid the shot.
Martin dips to his left and cracks Jenova with an uppercut!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Martin slips a jab from Jenova.
Martin stuns Jenova with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Jenova takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.

Jenova is rocked!
Martin has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Jenova checks the leg kick nicely there.
Martin swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Jenova looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Martin motions for Jenova to come forward. Martin throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Jenova changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Martin buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Jenova misses with an attempted mid kick.
Martin throws a body shot but no joy.
Martin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jenova throws a low kick but it's checked well by Martin.
Jenova lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martin lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Martin throws a right hand that Jenova ducks under and follows up with a left that Jenova also avoids with ease.
Martin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A countering left hand to the body from Martin misses.
Jenova misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Martin cracks Jenova with a right hand to the side of the head.
Jenova moves out of range of the strikes.
Jab from Martin.
Oh Jenova is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Martin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jenova seems to have got his legs back now.
Jenova clobbers Martin with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Jenova throws a half hearted mid kick.
Jenova takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jenova pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
You can follow us on Twitter at...Ooooooh Jenova got wobbled bad by a big combination! Martin presses forward with punches and knees until Jenova stumbles to the ground! The ref watches Jenova closely before deciding to step in and end the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Carter Martin!
An out of breath Carter Martin thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.