PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Buzz Lightyear (ranked 6053 p4p, 219 weight class) and Will Martin (ranked 5651 p4p, 211 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!

Lightyear
vs
Martin

200 cm
19
300 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

195 cm
18
270 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

Excellent MT
Cardio machine

Excellent MT
Granite chin

Woodhouse's

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Buzz Lightyear!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Will Martin!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, Winston Alpacca and Sandra Marshall.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Martin looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Martin misses with a head kick.
Martin misses with a double jab

and Lightyear counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Martin looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Lightyear avoids a wild elbow strike from Martin.
Martin is trying to force a seperation but Lightyear has the dominant position.
Lightyear has Martin pressed against the ropes, preventing Martin from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Lightyear definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Martin swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Martin tries to break free but Lightyear pushes him back against the ropes.
Martin working hard to break the clinch.
Martin tries to break the clinch but Lightyear is controlling the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Martin tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Lightyear avoids it.
Martin tries to circle away but Lightyear has him pinned against the ropes.
Martin working hard to break the clinch.
Lightyear scores a nice knee to the body.
Martin looks winded!
Martin tries to break free but Lightyear pushes him back against the ropes.
Lightyear misses with a knee to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lightyear misses with a punch on the inside.

Lightyear pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Martin is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Lightyear fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Martin has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Lightyear chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Lightyear throws a nice inside leg kick.
Lightyear delivers a nice body kick.
Lightyear connects with a leg kick. Martin looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Lightyear, right into the meat.
Martin checks a leg kick.
Lightyear sets himself, and Martin steps forward looking for the clinch! Lightyear avoids it this time.
Lightyear throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Martin takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for Lightyear.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A good leg kick by Lightyear.
Lightyear looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Lightyear lands with a nice body kick.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Lightyear. Martin shrugs it off though.
Lightyear lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Martin tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A slapping leg kick lands for Lightyear.
Lightyear cracks the inside of Martin's front leg.
Lightyear throws a nice inside leg kick.
Martin's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Martin throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Martin on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Lightyear drives through and clinches with Martin against the ropes.
Lightyear looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Lightyear is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Martin is defending well for now.
Lightyear misses with an elbow over the top.
Lightyear prevents Martin from breaking the clinch.

Lightyear breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Lightyear wants to land a leg kick but Martin is out of range.
Martin missing with a left hand there. Lightyear was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Martin tries to clinch up but Lightyear circles away and keeps his distance.
As Martin looks to move away, Lightyear throws a big counter combo but Martin just gets out of the way.
Martin misses with a hook.
Lightyear wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Buzz Lightyear is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Martin lands a nice looking body shot.
Martin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lightyear.
Martin misses with a leg kick
and Lightyear finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Lightyear tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Lightyear moves into the clinch.
Martin has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Martin avoids a wild elbow strike from Lightyear.
Martin trying to stall but Lightyear improves his position.

Lightyear breaks the clinch.
Martin tries to close the distance and clinch but Lightyear swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A slapping leg kick lands for Lightyear.
Martin tries to clinch but Lightyear is having none of it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lightyear throws a low kick but it's checked well by Martin.

Lightyear clinches with his opponent.
Lightyear lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

It looks like Will Martin has been cut.
Lightyear lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

Lightyear pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Buzz Lightyear dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Will Martin's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Lightyear chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Martin keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Lightyear showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Martin.

Lightyear gets tackled into the ropes by Martin. Martin maintains the clinch.
Lightyear working Martin over with knees to the body.

Lightyear escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Lightyear lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Martin looks to land a combination but Lightyear avoids it well.
Martin has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Lightyear.
Martin moves out of range of the body kick from Lightyear.
Martin on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Martin misses with a few strikes there.
Martin is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lightyear throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Lightyear thuds his shin into the meat of Martin's side.
Lightyear attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Despite the aggression on Martin's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Lightyear moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Lightyear with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Lightyear fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Will Martin is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Martin takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Lightyear is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Martin can do to turn this around?
Martin takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Good leg kick by Lightyear there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Lightyear throws a leg kick but Martin checks it.
Martin tries to counter by closing the distance.
Lightyear lands with a kick to the ribs.
Lightyear fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Martin has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Lightyear lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Lightyear lands a leg kick that knocks Martin off balance momentarily.
Martin checks a low kick from Lightyear.
Martin swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Lightyear throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Lightyear looks to land a body kick but Martin moved away.
Lightyear looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
A countering left hand to the body from Martin misses.
Lightyear fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Martin has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Martin misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Lightyear shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Lightyear tries to work over Martin's front leg with a kick but Martin checks it.
Martin tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Lightyear thinks about countering with a body kick.
Martin looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lightyear feints and then cracks Martin's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Martin down.
Martin tries to clinch up
and Lightyear cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

That has opened up Will Martin's cut even more.
Buzz Lightyear is winning the standup battle so far.
Lightyear fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Martin.
Lightyear attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Martin wants to clinch up but Lightyear keeps it at a distance.
Lightyear connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Martin doesn't manage to clinch there - Lightyear circles away.
Martin blocks a head kick by Lightyear.
Lightyear attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Martin throws a fast counter high kick but Lightyear manages to duck under it in time.
Lightyear moves away from the strike by Martin.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Martin tries to clinch up but Lightyear circles away and keeps his distance.
Martin fails in his attempt to clinch.
Lightyear thinks about countering with a body kick.
Martin tries to clinch up.
Martin thows a leg kick but Lightyear checks it
and Lightyear counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Lightyear avoids the head kick by Martin.
Martin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lightyear moves away.
Lightyear looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Lightyear avoids the body shot from Martin.
Lightyear lands a leg kick that knocks Martin off balance momentarily.
Lightyear explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lightyear scoring well with a low kick there.
Lightyear thumps Martin with a low kick.
Martin takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Buzz Lightyear dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Will Martin's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Martin misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Lightyear throws a low kick but it's checked well by Martin.
Despite the aggression on Martin's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Lightyear swats away the attempt to clinch by Martin.
Martin sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
A slapping body kick lands there for Lightyear.
Martin takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?

Lightyear moves into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Lightyear breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Lightyear lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Martin has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Martin and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Martin takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Lightyear chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Martin throws a leg kick but Lightyear sees it coming and checks it nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lightyear lands a front kick.
Lightyear tried to score with a low kick but Martin checks it.
Lightyear is looking to slow Martin down with leg kicks.
Martin tries to close the distance and clinch but Lightyear swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Will Martin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lightyear chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Martin tries to clinch up.
Lightyear throws a leg kick which misses Martin's front leg but catches the back leg as Martin tries to avoid it.
Lightyear uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Martin.
Lightyear throws a nice head kick!
Martin sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Lightyear looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Will Martin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martin moves out of range of the body kick.
Despite the aggression on Martin's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Martin checks the leg kick nicely there.

Lightyear instigates a clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Lightyear just misses with a elbow thrown towards Martin's brow.
Martin blocks an elbow strike.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Lightyear breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Martin throws a combination that misses
and Lightyear counters with a low kick, right behind Martin 's knee.
Lightyear with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Lightyear keeps the fight on the outside.
Lightyear appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Martin tries to clinch up but Lightyear circles away and keeps his distance.
Martin takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Martin throws a head kick but Lightyear moves out of range.
Lightyear throws a quick inside leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lightyear throws a nice inside leg kick.
Lightyear throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Martin blocks a head kick by Lightyear.
Martin is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Lightyear thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Martin if he has to take too many more of those.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Lightyear.
Martin checks a leg kick.
Martin throws a counter combo.
Lightyear avoids the head kick by Martin.
Lightyear thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Martin if he has to take too many more of those.
Lightyear is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Martin.
Lightyear looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Lightyear looks for the body kick but Martin saw that one coming.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crunch! Lightyear slams his shin into Martin's torso.
Lightyear with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
You can see that Martin has visibly slowed down as a result of the leg kicks
Martin chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Lightyear can pounce on him.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Lightyear. Martin shrugs it off though.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lightyear turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Lightyear fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Martin.
A good leg kick by Lightyear.
Martin moves out of range of the body kick from Lightyear.
A shot to the body from Martin misses
and Lightyear counters with a slapping leg kick.
Good leg kick by Lightyear there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Martin checks a low kick from Lightyear.

And that's the end of the fight!
Buzz Lightyear showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Lightyear has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Peter Branson scores the fight 30:26
Judge Winston Alpacca scores the fight 30:26
Judge Sandra Marshall scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Buzz Lightyear!
Buzz Lightyear thanked the fans post fight for their support.