PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jose Ronaldo (ranked 5295 p4p, 409 weight class) and Jack Martins (ranked 4084 p4p, 350 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

Ronaldo
vs
Martins

170 cm
25
146 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

185 cm
25
147 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Determined

Condemned
Sportivité

Sportivité

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jose Ronaldo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jack Martins!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Robert Douchet and Yves DeLean.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ronaldo misses with a left hand
and Martins counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Ronaldo pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A lazy left from Martins finds it's target.
Martins's coach down at MONEY TEAM!!! was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Martins's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
A big left from Ronaldo misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Martins! But no joy.
Ronaldo connects with a jab.
Martins throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Martins swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Jose Ronaldo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Martins loads up on a big right hand but Ronaldo slips the punch.
Martins looks to throw the jab but Ronaldo is out of range.
Ronaldo doesn't manage to clinch there - Martins circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A shot to the body from Ronaldo misses
and Martins counters with a straight right hand.
Nice shot lands for Martins.
Martins takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Martins throws a hook but Ronaldo avoids it easily.
Martins feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Ronaldos jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Martins ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Martins cracks a nice hook into Ronaldo's ribs.
Ronaldo swings widly with a right hand
letting Martins counter with a right hand.
Ronaldo works the jab nicely.
Ronaldo throws an overhand right that lands on Martins's shoulder, as Martins tries to avoid the shot.
Martins throws a shot from downtown. Ronaldo moves away and avoids it.
Ronaldo throws the left hand but Martins avoids the punch easily.
Ronaldo throws a hook but Martins avoids it easily.
Ronaldo is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Martins doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Ronaldo tries to clinch but Martins is having none of it.
Martins throws out a counter right but Ronaldo avoids it with no problem.
Ronaldo misses with a series of wild punches.
Martins might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Ronaldo gets a clinch.
Ronaldo prevents Martins from breaking the clinch.
Ronaldo makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A nice left hand lands by Ronaldo.
Ronaldo has Martins pressed against the cage, preventing Martins from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Ronaldo throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Martinss head.
Ronaldo keeps control of Martins as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Ronaldo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Martins is trying to break free.
Ronaldo misses with a punch on the inside.
Ronaldo lands with a short shot to the head.
Martins blocks an uppercut.
Ronaldo lands a left hand.
Martins misses with a punch on the inside.
Martins wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Ronaldo lands a right hand that snaps the head of Martins backwards.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martins is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Ronaldo is keeping busy.
Martins struggles to land a body shot inside as Ronaldo controls his hands.
A short uppercut from Ronaldo.
Ronaldo throws a head punch that misses.
Ronaldo scores with a hook to the body.
Martins looks winded!
Ronaldo scores with a shot to the side of Martins's head.
Ronaldo lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Martins or not.
Ronaldo throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Martinss head.
Ronaldo tries a body shot but Martins blocks it.

Ronaldo pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Ronaldo clinches.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Ronaldo.
Ronaldo throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Martinss head.
Martins's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ronaldo works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Ronaldo working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ronaldo lands with a short shot to the head.
Ronaldo lands a body punch.
Ronaldo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ronaldo gets through Martins's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Ronaldo blocking some punches.
Ronaldo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short right from Ronaldo on the inside.

Martins is rocked!
Martins blocks an uppercut.
Ronaldo blocks a body shot from Martins.
Martins is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Martins blocking some punches.
Ronaldo lands with a right to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ronaldo working aggressively here.
Ronaldo lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Ronaldo scores with a shot to the side of Martins's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jose Ronaldo dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Martins scores with a crisp jab that stopped Ronaldo in his tracks.
Martins scores with a jab to the head.
A combination from Martins does no damage.
Ronaldo lands a nice hook to Martins's body. Martins takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Ronaldo scores with a jab to the body.
Ronaldo ducks down and throws a hook to the body.

Ronaldo gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Ronaldo lands a right hand.
Ronaldo lands a nice shot to the body.
Martins tries to circle away but Ronaldo has him pinned against the cage.
A short left from Ronaldo.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A hook to the body from Ronaldo.
Ronaldo keeps control of Martins as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Martins is breathing heavily.
Ronaldo lands a body punch.
Ronaldo softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Ronaldo lands a hook that snaps the head of Martins backwards.
Martins is still on wobbly legs! Can Ronaldo finish him?

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ronaldo stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A hook to the body from Ronaldo.
Martins seems to have recovered his senses.
Ronaldo lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Nice body punch from Ronaldo - that landed with a thud.
Martins has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Ronaldo lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Ronaldo lands a big right hand that drops Martins! The killer instinct kicks in and Ronaldo finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Ronaldo!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:29 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jose Ronaldo!