PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Javier Martinez (ranked 5064 p4p, 3896 weight class) and Jay Porter (ranked 562 p4p, 490 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!

Martinez
vs
Porter

188 cm
24
200
7 - 3 - 0

186 cm
22
195
2 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Brooklyn Apothecary

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Javier Martinez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jay Porter!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Martinez misses with a straight right.
Javier Martinez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A jab from Martinez misses.
Porter takes a jab right on the kisser.
Porter moves forwards but Martinez connects with a nice, crisp jab.

Martinez shoots in and gets a takedown into Porter's guard.

Porter has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. Martinez has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage.
A knee to the head by Porter.

It looks like Javier Martinez has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Martinez lands a nice elbow.

Porter pulls guard effortlessly.
Martinez landing with the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Martinez working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Martinez preventing the sweep.
Martinez stands up over Porter, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Martinez lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Martinez slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Martinez has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Martinez scoring with some ground and pound.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Martinez's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Porter is trying to control the position but Martinez postures up.
Martinez throwing strikes but missing.
Martinez postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Martinez working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Martinez trying to control the position from guard on top but Porter is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Porter holds on and takes a little breather.
Martinez loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martinez throws an elbow that misses. Porter uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Martinez's guard. Nice move by Porter!

Porter sitting in guard here, content to control.
Porter wants to control from the top but Martinez keeps moving.
Porter looking to sit in guard and control but Martinez gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Porter looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Porter working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Martinez.
Martinez trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Martinez keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Porter's head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Porter wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Porter trying to keep a closed guard but Martinez is proving a slippery customer.
Martinez throws a big right hand that misses.
Martinez trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Porter keeping moving, preventing Martinez from controlling successfully.
Porter pulls Martinez in close to prevent any damage.
Martinez throwing strikes but missing.
Martinez is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Martinez working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Martinez stands up over Porter, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Martinez throws an elbow that misses. Porter uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Martinez's guard. Nice move by Porter!

Porter throwing strikes but missing.
Porter trying to control but Martinez is working from the bottom.
Porter stopping the sweep attempt from Martinez.
Porter wants to stand but Martinez is controlling his posture from full guard.
Porter is looking to work some ground and pound but Martinez has wrist control.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Javier Martinez dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Javier Martinez's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Martinez circles away from the clinch attempt.
Martinez misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Porter is looking for the big counter here.
Martinez on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Porter. Porter obviously looking to wear him down.
We've been informed that Porter has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Porter tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Martinez paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Porter uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Martinez.
Martinez throws a right hand that Porter ducks under and follows up with a left that Porter also avoids with ease.

Martinez is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Porter's half guard.
Porter blocking the ground and pound attempt from Martinez.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Martinez is thwarting Porter's attempts to control the position.
Martinez missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Martinez not landing any meaningful shots this time.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Martinez connects with a nice short shot to Porter's temple.
Martinez seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Martinez is trying to control the action in half guard but Porter is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Martinez takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Porter is refusing to be controlled, as Martinez sits in half guard.
Martinez perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Porter makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Porter.
Porter keeping moving, preventing Martinez from controlling successfully.
Martinez is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Porter can do to turn this around?
Martinez looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Martinez postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Porter is on top in guard.

Porter wants to stand but Martinez has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Porter stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Martinez swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Porter controls from within his opponent's guard.
Martinez has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Porter missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Martinez controlling the position.

Martinez is working an open guard so Porter takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.

Martinez drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Martinez throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Porter is letting Martinez control him for a moment.

Porter bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!

Martinez has closed the distance and engaged Porter in a clinch.

Martinez works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Martinez throws a strike but Porter rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

Porter trying to control the position from guard on top but Martinez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Martinez can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Porter controls the pace.
Porter preventing the sweep.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Javier Martinez will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Javier Martinez's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Porter scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Martinez fails to land with a series of punches.
Martinez misses with an uppercut.

Martinez closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Porter on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Martinez lands with a punch from half guard.
Martinez trying to control the action but Porter is working from the bottom.
Porter keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Porter pushes Martinez off looking to stand but Martinez dives back in and keeps control.
Porter wants to control but Martinez is keeping busy.
Martinez looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Martinez passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Porter!
Martinez working Porter over with strikes here.
Porter's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Martinez lands a big shot there that rocks Porter but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Martinez cracks Porter with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.

Porter is rocked!
Martinez softens up his opponent with a couple of shots there and then CRACK! One massive shot lands there and Porter is out cold! Martinez jumps to his feet and celebrates on the cage with the fans, who are, quite frankly, going absolutely mental!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Javier Martinez!