PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Oscar Jesus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Oscar Martinez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jesus comes to the cage accompanied by Lotus Island - Buckethead. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Jesus
vs
Martinez

176 cm
23
205 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

188 cm
23
212 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Very quick

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Prefers standup

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Oscar Jesus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Oscar Martinez!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Jorge Garcia and Anthony Taglia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jesus fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Jesus shoots in but Martinez avoids the takedown attempt easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jesus slips under a jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Martinez misses the target.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Jesus moves away from the strike by Martinez.

That's two 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.
Jesus uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Martinez.
The fighters circling - Martinez throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Jesus takes one to the chin there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice takedown defense from Martinez. No joy for Jesus on that attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Oscar Jesus. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jesus avoids a lazy jab quite easily.

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.
Jesus slips under a jab from Martinez.
Martinez misses with an uppercut. Jesus saw that one coming.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Jesus shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Martinez pinned against the cage. Martinez gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Oscar Martinez dominated that 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.

A telegraphed right hand from Martinez misses the target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Martinez clobbers Jesus with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Martinez scores with a punch to the head.
Martinez looks to land a left hand but Jesus moved out of range nicely.

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.
Martinez with a hook.
Jesus drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
The fighters circling - Martinez throws out the jab but it was never going to land.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martinez looks to land a right hand but Jesus moved out of range.
Jesus looks for a takedown but Martinez sprawls well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Martinez waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Jesus.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
The fighters circling - Martinez throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Oscar Martinez showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Martinez lands a jab to the head.
Jesus looks for a takedown but Martinez sprawls well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Martinez misses with a straight left.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Martinez looks to land a right hand but Jesus moved out of range.
No luck for Jesus with that takedown attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Jesus moves out of range as Martinez strikes.
Oscar Jesus is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jesus fails with the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Oscar Jesus. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martinez cracks Jesus with an open hand slap.

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.
Good standup being displayed there by Martinez as he connects with a hook.
Jesus moves out of range as Martinez strikes.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Jesus tries to move into range but Martinez moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.

And that's the end of the fight!
Oscar Martinez comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Martinez has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Joseph Jones scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 27:30
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Oscar Martinez!