PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Javier Martinez (ranked 2374 p4p, 5710 weight class) and Sanderlei Wilva (ranked 334 p4p, 0 weight class). Martinez has a slight injury, which hopefully won't affect the fight too much. Sanderlei Wilva has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Martinez
vs
Wilva

188 cm
25
185
10 - 3 - 0

180 cm
30
175
7 - 6 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Good gas tank

Brooklyn Threads
Brooklyn Apothecary

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 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 7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Sanderlei Wilva!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Franklyn Lucas and Steve Montenegro.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Martinez closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Wilva wants to control but Martinez postures up.
Martinez cracks Wilva with a big right hand but Wilva just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Martinez works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Martinez working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Martinez works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Martinez is chipping away with strikes.
Wilva parries the strikes from Martinez easily there. Martinez is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Wilva to escape.
Wilva tries to strike but it doesn't land.
Martinez cracks Wilva with a big elbow.
Martinez lands a nice forearm strike.
A lull in the action here.
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!
Martinez scores with punches from side control.
Martinez lands some shots froms side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Check out the look on Martinez's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Martinez throws an elbow but Wilva slips to the side and avoids it well.
Martinez scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Wilva to see if he's OK.
Wilva is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wilva trying his best to control but Martinez has mounted him.
Martinez landing strikes, looking to finish!
Wilva is looking to get to half guard.
Martinez connects with a couple of good shots from mount.

Wilva is rocked!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Martinez is landing with some decent strikes but Wilva is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Wilva is still in real trouble! Can Martinez finish him?
Martinez unloads with some vicious shots from mount and Wilva wants out - he looks towards the referee who steps in to save him! Martinez celebrates on the cage and the crowd goes wild!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Javier Martinez!
Javier Martinez decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.