PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Uncle Acid (ranked 1280 p4p, 0 weight class) and Santiago Martinez (ranked 2094 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Acid
vs
Martinez

190 cm
27
196 lbs
8 - 7 - 0

186 cm
27
192 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

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 8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Uncle Acid!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Santiago Martinez!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, Peter Branson and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Acid goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Martinez tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Acid manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Acid lands a body shot.
Nice shot lands for Acid.
Martinez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Acid was well out of range. Poor timing from Martinez.
Martinez connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Acid momentarily.

It looks like Uncle Acid has been cut.
Acid has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
A telegraphed right hand from Acid misses the target.
Martinez throws out a powerful jab.

Acid closes the distance and clinches.
Martinez tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Acid.
Martinez lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Acid misses with a short punch on the inside.
Martinez swings wildly with an uppercut but Acid uses good head movement to avoid it.
Acid struggles to land a body shot inside as Martinez controls his hands.
A short body shot lands from Martinez as the two fighters clinch.
Martinez swings wildly with an uppercut but Acid uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short right from Acid on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Martinez.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Martinez misses with a hook from the clinch.
Acid throws a punch but it's blocked by Martinez.
Martinez digs a right hand into Acid's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Acid's gas tank.
Martinez lands an uppercut.
Martinez misses with a short punch on the inside.
Martinez blocks an uppercut.
Acid working aggressively here.
Acid misses with the head strike.
Acid scores with a shot to the side of Martinez's head.
Martinez working aggressively here.
Acid blocks an uppercut.
Martinez misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short right from Martinez on the inside.
Acid misses with the head strike.
Martinez tries a body shot but Acid blocks it.
Acid tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Martinez blocks an uppercut.
Martinez lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Martinez scores with a shoulder strike.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Acid blocks a body shot from Martinez.
Acid lands on the inside with an uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martinez takes a shot to the head.
Acid misses with a body punch.
A short left from Acid.
Acid misses with a punch on the inside.
Martinez has a couple of punches blocked by Acid.
A nice right hand lands inside from Martinez.
A short right from Acid.
Martinez struggles to land a body shot inside as Acid controls his hands.
Martinez lands a hook that snaps the head of Acid backwards.
Acid misses with a punch on the inside.
A short left from Martinez.

Acid is rocked!
Acid blocking some punches.
Oh Acid is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Martinez fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Martinez lands a shot to the body.
Martinez working aggressively here.
Martinez misses with the head strike.
A head punch on the inside from Martinez fails to land.
Acid blocks an uppercut.
Acid tries to work over Martinez's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Martinez fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Acid blocking some punches.
Acid lands a hook to the side of the head.
Martinez throws a punch but it's blocked by Acid.
Martinez tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Martinez tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Acid seems to have got his legs back now.
Acid is working Martinez over against the cage.
Martinez's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!

Martinez is rocked!
Martinez blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Martinez blocking some punches.
Martinez misses with a punch on the inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Acid blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Acid stalling in the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Martinez fails to land.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Acid.
Martinez tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Acid misses with a punch on the inside.
Acid blocks an uppercut.
Martinez working aggressively here.
Martinez lands a shoulder strike.
Acid working aggressively here.
Martinez lands a right hand that snaps the head of Acid backwards.
Martinez lands a shot to the body.
Martinez misses with the head strike.
Acid lands a nice uppercut.
Martinez is still on wobbly legs! Can Acid finish him?
Acid has a couple of punches blocked by Martinez.
Acid misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Martinez.
Martinez misses with the head strike.
Acid misses with a punch on the inside.
Acid tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Martinez misses with a punch on the inside.
Acid working aggressively here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Acid.
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!
Acid swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Acid misses with the head strike.
Acid fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A body shot lands from Acid.
Acid misses with a hook from the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Acid throws a head punch that misses.
Acid tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch on the inside from Martinez fails to land.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Acid takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Acid misses with a short punch on the inside.
Acid misses with a short punch on the inside.
Martinez blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Acid misses with a short punch on the inside.
Acid will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Martinez up against the cage.
Acid throws a punch but it's blocked by Martinez.
Martinez seems to have recovered his senses.
Martinez blocks a body shot from Acid.
Martinez throws a punch but it's blocked by Acid.
Martinez tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Martinez swings wildly with an uppercut but Acid uses good head movement to avoid it.
Acid throws a punch but it's blocked by Martinez.
Martinez stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Martinez.
Martinez lands a nice uppercut.
Martinez tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Martinez.
Acid misses with the head strike.
Martinez scores with a shot to the side of Acid's head.
Acid misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Martinez fails to land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Santiago Martinez will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Uncle Acid's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Acid moves out of range as Martinez strikes.
Martinez throws a right hand that misses
and Acid counters with a straight right hand.
Acid lands an uppercut out of nowhere! Martinez falls backwards - clearly groggy! Acid dives in and finishes the fight with more strikes for a TKO finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:13 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Uncle Acid!