PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Bald Martin (ranked 491 p4p, 987 weight class) and Gabriel Soares (ranked 57 p4p, 108 weight class). Martin comes to the cage accompanied by I�m Bald And I Know It . Bald Martin had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business

Martin
vs
Soares

182 cm
39
161
26 - 16 - 2

180 cm
29
155
20 - 15 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin

Olympic wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 26 - 16 - 2, fighting out of London, Bald Martin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Gabriel Soares!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Paulsen Ambrosius and Paul Aken.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Martin throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Martin connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Soares keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Martin.
Martin is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Soares.
Martin looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Martin looks to land a right hand but Soares moved out of range.
Martin throws an overhand right that lands on Soares's shoulder, as Soares tries to avoid the shot.
Martin misses the shot to the body.
Soares swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Martin looks to throw the jab but Soares is out of range.
Martin throws a body shot but no joy.
Soares wants to counter with a clinch but Martin pushes him away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Soares misses with a body shot.
Martin throws out a loose jab but Soares uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nice shot lands for Soares.
Soares moves out of range of the strikes.
Soares tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Martin manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Martin looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Soares takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Martin looks to throw the jab but Soares is out of range.
Martin sets himself, and Soares steps forward looking for the clinch! Martin avoids it this time.
Martin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Soares moves away.
A telegraphed right hand from Soares misses the target.
Martin connects with a single shot there.
Martin takes a swing at Soares's ribcage but misses.
Martin misses with a looping right.
Martin looks to land a left hand but Soares moved out of range nicely.
Soares displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Martin throws out the jab.
Martin thows a left - swing and a miss!
Martin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Soares.
Martin takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Martin changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Bald Martin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Soares keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Martin.
Martin lands a really nice looking cross but Soares seems unphased.
Soares gets cracked there but stands up to it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Martin moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
A looping hook to the body misses from Martin. Soares does a little dance to reset his feet.
Martin goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Martin misses with a wild body shot.
A left lands for Martin.
Martin throws an overhand right that lands on Soares's shoulder, as Soares tries to avoid the shot.
Soares moves away from the strike by Martin.
Soares keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Martin.
Martin lands an overhand right.

Soares moves into the clinch.
Soares tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Soares jumps guard but Martin turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Martin wants to break free but Soares has control.
Soares keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Martin's efforts to push away.
Soares working some nice short punches in the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martin looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Soares tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Martin just stands there and leans against the cage.
Bald Martin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gabriel Soares.
Martin throws a head punch that misses.
Soares tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Martin smiles and moves away.
Martin jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Nice shot lands for Soares.
Martin misses the shot to the body.
Soares misses the jab.
Soares uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Martin.
Soares takes one to the side of the head.

Soares clinches up with Martin and pushes him back against the cage.
Martin stalling the fight.
Soares tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Martin just stands there and leans against the cage.
Soares keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Martin's efforts to push away.

Martin escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good standup being displayed there by Martin as he connects with a hook.
Soares looks to score with a jab to the body but Martin is just out of range.
Soares takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Martin pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Soares throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Martin moves out of range of the strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Martin looks to land a left hand but Soares moved out of range nicely.
A right-left combo lands from Martin.
Martin takes a swing at Soares's ribcage but misses.
Martin takes a swing at Soares's ribcage but misses.
Martin is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Martin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Soares.
Soares uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Martin.
Soares steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Martin.
Soares lands a head shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Bald Martin dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.

Martin just misses with a punch to the body.
Soares steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Martin.
Soares waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Martin.
Bald Martin is winning the standup battle so far.
Soares moves out of range of the strikes.
Soares takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Martin takes a swing at Soares's ribcage but misses.
Martin missing with a left hand there. Soares was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A slow jab from Soares misses its intended target.
Martin moves away from the strike by Soares.
Martin is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Soares can do to turn this around?
Martin looks to land a right hand but Soares moved out of range.
Soares slips a straight right by Martin.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Martin goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Martin misses with a looping left.
A looping hook to the body misses from Soares. Martin does a little dance to reset his feet.
Martin ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Martin pushing out the jab but it's not landing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A big left from Soares misses.
A jab lands there for Soares.
Martin throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Martin misses with a lunging right hand

and Soares holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Martin tries to break free but Soares pushes him back against the cage.

Martin manages to break the clinch.
Martin just misses with a punch to the body.
Soares lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Martin scores with a shot to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Soares. Martin does a little dance to reset his feet.
Soares throws the left hand but Martin avoids the punch easily.
Martin is looking to counter punch.
Martin misses with a hook to the body

and Soares counters by moving into the clinch.
Martin content to slow the pace in the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Martin's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Soares tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martin is trying to break the clinch but Soares is controlling him.
Soares tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Martin just stands there and leans against the cage.
Soares keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Martin's efforts to push away.
Martin is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.

Soares decides to pull guard.
Soares trying to control the position.

Soares looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Martin is defending well. Soares quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Martin has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Soares celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:53 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Gabriel Soares!