PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Frank Martin (ranked 994 p4p, 121 weight class) and Jim McNulty (ranked 1912 p4p, 231 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Martin
vs
McNulty

178 cm
27
178 lbs
8 - 10 - 0

175 cm
27
170 lbs
7 - 4 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Good kicks
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Garra Nutri

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Frank Martin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jim McNulty!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Yukihiro Shimada.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Martin shoots in and drives through. McNulty sprawls well.
McNulty looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Martin tries for a takedown but McNulty sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.

McNulty clinches up with Martin and pushes him back against the ropes.
Martin tries to pull guard but McNulty holds him up against the ropes and eventually Martin drops back down to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Frank Martin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Martin fails to pull the fight into his guard.
McNulty lands a body shot.
McNulty pushes Martin back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Martin tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Martin jumps guard but McNulty turns him against the ropes and keeps the fight standing.
Martin is trying to pull guard but McNulty has him pressed against the ropes.
Martin is trying to pull guard but McNulty has him pressed against the ropes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Martin tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Martin fails to pull guard.
McNulty lands a hook that snaps the head of Martin backwards.
McNulty lands with a short head shot on the inside.
McNulty softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Martin tries to pull guard but McNulty forces him back to his feet, against the ropes.
We've been hearing reports that Martin has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Martin tries to pull guard but McNulty holds him up against the ropes and eventually Martin drops back down to his feet.
Martin tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. McNulty just stands there and leans against the ropes.
Martin fails to pull guard.
McNulty pushes Martin back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
McNulty lands a nice shot to the body.
Martin tries to pull guard but McNulty forces him back to his feet, against the ropes.
Martin jumps guard but McNulty stands there with Martin around his waist. Martin gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Martin is trying to pull guard but McNulty turns him against the ropes and we stay in the clinch.
A short right from McNulty.
McNulty lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
McNulty lands with a short shot to the head.
McNulty working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Martin tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. McNulty smiles and moves away.
McNulty scores with a jab. Martin acknowledges it with a nod of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
McNulty fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Martin.
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!

McNulty clinches up against the ropes.
McNulty scores with a shoulder strike.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from McNulty.
Martin fails to pull guard.
McNulty lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Martin tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. McNulty just stands there and leans against the ropes.
McNulty lands an uppercut.
McNulty scores with a shot to the side of Martin's head.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, McNulty creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
McNulty throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Still in the clinch, McNulty scores with a nice short uppercut.
Martin's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
McNulty lands a nice uppercut.
McNulty pushes Martin back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Martin looking to stall.
Martin tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McNulty lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Martin fails to pull guard.
McNulty working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Martin is trying to pull guard but McNulty has him pressed against the ropes.
Martin jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as McNulty walks away with a smile on his face. Martin gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
McNulty throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
McNulty fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Martin takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
A cross from McNulty lands.
A chopping leg kick lands by McNulty.
McNulty scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
McNulty lands a nice leg kick that just misses Martin's sensitive parts.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
McNulty scores with a crisp jab that stopped Martin in his tracks.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Martin takes one to the chin there.
McNulty dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Martin. That did some damage!
Martin fails in his attempt to clinch.

McNulty closes the distance and clinches.
Martin fails to pull guard.
Martin jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as McNulty walks away with a smile on his face. Martin gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.

McNulty rushes Martin and presses him up against the ropes.
Martin is trying to push McNulty away but McNulty has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Martin jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as McNulty walks away with a smile on his face. Martin gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Martin misses with a takedown attempt - McNulty sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
McNulty bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Martin's head.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for McNulty.
McNulty throws a nice inside leg kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by McNulty. That's going to slow Martin down.

McNulty takes the fight into the clinch.
Martin is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the ropes enables McNulty to keep the fight standing.
Martin tries to pull guard but McNulty won't allow it.
Martin tries to pull guard but McNulty holds him up against the ropes and eventually Martin drops back down to his feet.
A nice left hand lands by McNulty.
Martin is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the ropes enables McNulty to keep the fight standing.
McNulty lands a shoulder strike.
McNulty lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Martin tries to pull guard but McNulty won't allow it.
Martin fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Martin fails to pull guard.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Martin is trying to pull guard but McNulty turns him against the ropes and we stay in the clinch.
McNulty lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McNulty softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
McNulty lands with a light punch inside.
McNulty scores with a shoulder strike.

Martin is rocked!
A nice left hand lands by McNulty.
Oh Martin is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A short right from McNulty.
McNulty unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Martin! He's leaning against the ropes trying to keep his feet but McNulty is unloading with more strikes now! Martin drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 6:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jim McNulty!
Jim McNulty decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.