PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Javier Martinez (ranked 1269 p4p, 1342 weight class) and Eli Vieira (ranked 148 p4p, 158 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Martinez
vs
Vieira

188 cm
37
195
42 - 6 - 0

185 cm
36
185
18 - 17 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
KO power

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

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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 42 - 6 - 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 18 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Eli Vieira!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Elvis Blanc and Steve Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Martinez uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Vieira.
Martinez will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Vieira cracks Martinez with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.

Martinez gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Martinez tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Vieira avoids it.

Vieira has clasped his hands together around Martinez's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Martinez is trying to control Vieira's posture but Vieira avoids it.
Martinez manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Martinez not doing much here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Vieira looking for a kimura from the bottom but Martinez passes into side control!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Martinez is looking to take a break and control but Vieira is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Martinez working the ground and pound.

Martinez tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Martinez has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Martinez wants to lay and pray for a moment but Vieira keeps working.
Vieira tries to control but Martinez manages to take his back.
Martinez is hanging on to Vieira's back as he tries to escape.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A bit of a pause in the action here. Martinez controlling the positon.

Martinez working for the choke.
Vieira tries to roll but Martinez sticks to his back.
I would not like to be Vieira right now.
Martinez is looking to finish with some ground and pound!

Vieira fending off the submission attempt from Martinez.

The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Martinez has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vieira wants to control his opponent's hands but Martinez gets his hands free.
Vieira is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Martinez is staying active.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Martinez's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
Vieira tries to roll but Martinez sticks to his back.
Martinez connects with a big shot to the side of Vieira's head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
You can see the frustration on Vieira's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Martinez trying to control.
Martinez not allowing Vieira to control his hands.
Martinez controlling well, preventing Vieira from escaping the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Martinez gets his hooks in and is throwing strikes.
Martinez lands a shot to the head.
Vieira is keeping busy.
Martinez seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Oooh a big shot gets through from Martinez. Many more shots like that and the referee will have to think about stepping in!
Martinez lands strikes to the head.
Vieira is trying to stand back up.
Vieira is keeping busy.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Javier Martinez dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Martinez connects with a jab.
Martinez throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Vieira counters with a nice uppercut.
Vieira ducks right into an uppercut from Martinez.
Martinez shoots in looking for a takedown. Vieira tries to sprawl out of it but Martinez keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Vieira manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
A swing and a miss from Martinez.
Martinez shoots in for a takedown but Vieira shows good takedown defense.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vieira waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Martinez.

Martinez bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Martinez is looking to take a break and control but Vieira is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Vieira is trying to work for a sweep but Martinez has mounted him!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Martinez working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Vieira tries to hold on but Martinez pushes him away.
Martinez landing punches.
Vieira is trying to escape the mount.
Vieira is squirming around, avoiding Martinez's attempts to control the action.
Martinez controlling his opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martinez wants to control the pace but Vieira is squirming around nicely.
Martinez looking to finish Vieira with some ground and pound. This is bad for Vieira!
Martinez lands a couple of good shots and Vieira has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Martinez is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Vieira can do to turn this around?
Vieira rolls, trying to escape but Martinez keeps control of the position.
Martinez is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Martinez has his arm under Vieira's chin here. Game over son! Martinez squeezes tightly and Vieira is forced to tap out!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Javier Martinez!
A victorious Javier Martinez thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.