PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Gaizka Elizondo (ranked 22227 p4p, 3668 weight class) and Bald Martin (ranked 655 p4p, 456 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Elizondo might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Peewee Longway & Money Man - Ooowwweee. Martin has chosen I’m Bald And I Know It as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.

Elizondo
vs
Martin

187 cm
25
186
24 - 10 - 1

182 cm
26
185
8 - 5 - 1

World class boxer
Insanely flexible

World class boxer
Granite chin

Brooklyn Apothecary
Brooklyn Threads

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 24 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Gaizka Elizondo!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 5 - 1, fighting out of London, Bald Martin!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Steve Erwin and Darius Henderson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A slow jab from Martin misses its intended target.
Good work by Elizondo as he checks the leg kick.
Elizondo misses with a looping right.
A telegraphed right hand from Elizondo misses the target.
Martin scores with a nice strike.
Elizondo walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Martin tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Elizondo cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Elizondo connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Martin looks to throw a body kick
and Elizondo counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Martin lands a slapping body shot.
Martin turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Martin misses with a shot to the body
and Elizondo counters with a nice uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Elizondo looks to throw the jab but Martin is out of range.
Martin now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Elizondo throws the left hand but Martin avoids the punch easily.
Martin looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Elizondo throws a hook but Martin blocks it.
Martin throws a body shot but no joy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Martin tries a head kick but it misses.
Martin misses with a jab, cross combination.
Elizondo misses with a hook.
Martin moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Martin connects with a right hand. Elizondo shakes it off.
Martin lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Martin throws a hook to the side of Elizondo's head but Elizondo sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Elizondo misses with a wild body shot.
Martin getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Martin throws a predictable looking body shot
and Elizondo counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Elizondo swings for the body but Martin moves out of range.
Martin throws the kick towards the body but Elizondo avoids it.
Elizondo throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Martin counters with a lovely shot to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Elizondo lands a jab to the head.
Elizondo 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.
Elizondo looks to score with a jab to the body but Martin is just out of range.
Martin misses the shot to the body.
Elizondo blocks a jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Elizondo misses with a straight right.
Martin throws a shot from downtown. Elizondo moves away and avoids it.
An attempted straight right counter from Elizondo misses the target.
Elizondo listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.

Martin is rocked!
Martin ducks under a wild hook from Elizondo.
Martin is looking for the big counter here.
Martin misses with a looping left.
Elizondo throws a body shot but no joy.
The fighters circling - Elizondo throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Martin now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Elizondo connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Martin momentarily.
Martin throws a series of strikes that have Elizondo backpedaling.
The fighters circling - Martin throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Elizondo ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Elizondo pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Martin slips under a jab from Elizondo.
Elizondo connects with a right hand. Martin shakes it off.
Martin walks straight into a perfectly timed right hook, crumpling him to the floor! Martin is in all kinds of trouble here - can he beat the count? 3,4,5,6,7,8,9....10 - he's out and it's by a long way too - he didn't ever look like beating that count!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Gaizka Elizondo!
Gaizka Elizondo is the new welterweight champion!
Gaizka Elizondo thanked the fans post fight for their support.