PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Arman Alizad (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and marcos martini (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alizad comes to the cage accompanied by Gortoz A Ran - J'attends. marcos martini will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Alizad
vs
martini

174 cm
21
150 lbs
9 - 2 - 1

175 cm
21
156 lbs
10 - 3 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent knees
Good gas tank

Hell's Balls Recovery
Hell's Balls Recovery

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Arman Alizad!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, marcos martini!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

martini clinches up against the cage.
martini landing some nice looking knees to the body.
martini with a knee to the head.

It looks like Arman Alizad has been cut.
Alizad comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
martini lands a knee to the body.

Alizad has martini pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Alizad pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending martini tumbling to the mat - Alizad dives into martini's guard.
martini keeping full guard, as Alizad tries to pass.
martini controls Alizad momentarily but Alizad frees himself.
Alizad tries to free his leg and advance position but martini is retaining full guard.
martini looking to control.
Alizad wants to pass the guard but martini is keeping the position.
Alizad is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
martini wants to sweep here but Alizad controlling him for the moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
martini working a defensive guard here.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
martini checks a low kick from Alizad.

martini drives through and clinches with Alizad against the cage.
martini is trying to stall.
martini looking to throw knees to the head but Alizad is blocking nicely.
martini connects with a knee to the head.
Alizad takes a knee to the side of the body.
martini unloads a knee to the mid-section. Alizad lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Alizad tries to land a knee to the head but martini blocks with his arms.
martini tries a knee to the head but Alizad blocks it.
Alizad wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but martini has him pressed against the cage.
martini lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
martini tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Alizad unloads a knee to the mid-section. martini lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, martini just misses with a elbow thrown towards Alizad's brow.
With the fighters up against the cage, martini throws an elbow but misses.
Alizad looking to throw knees to the head but martini is blocking nicely.
martini with an attempt at a knee that misses.
martini looks gassed!

Alizad breaks the clinch.

martini gets in close and instigates a clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
martini creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.

Alizad breaks the clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - martini looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
martini uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Alizad.
martini tries to close the distance and clinch but Alizad swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A big right from Alizad misses.
Alizad throws a lazy right hand but martini sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.

martini clinches up against the cage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by martini.
Alizad on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
martini lands an uppercut.
A short right hand to the side of the head by martini.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
martini tries to land a knee to the head but Alizad blocks with his arms.
Alizad tries a knee to the head but martini blocks it.
Alizad using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
martini lands a damaging elbow.
Alizad lands an elbow just above martini 's eye.
Alizad blocks an elbow strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
martini prevents a takedown attempt there.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Alizad tries to break free but martini pushes him back against the cage.

Alizad breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Alizad misses with a wild combination.
Alizad circles away from the clinch attempt.
A clash of legs there as Alizad blocks the low kick.
martini tries to clinch but Alizad is having none of it.
Alizad throws out a loose jab but martini uses good head movement to avoid it.
martini fails in his attempt to clinch.
martini keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Alizad.
Alizad thows a leg kick but martini checks it
and martini counters with a flying knee. Nice.
martini tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Alizad paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Alizad looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
martini doesn't manage to clinch there - Alizad circles away.
Alizad lands a body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alizad avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A head kick misses from Alizad.
marcos martini is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
martini doesn't manage to clinch there - Alizad circles away.
martini dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Alizad tests martini's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Alizad jabs martini right on the nose. martini blinks but takes it well.
martini is looking to clinch but Alizad is avoiding it.
Alizad keeps the fight on the outside.
Alizad scores with a shot to the body.

martini pushes Alizad up against the cage in a clinch.
Alizad takes an elbow to the temple.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, martini just misses with a elbow thrown towards Alizad's brow.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
martini lands a knee to the body.
Alizad tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Alizad misses with a body punch.
Alizad takes an elbow to the temple.
martini managing to block the knees to the body from Alizad.

Alizad breaks from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

marcos martini dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Arman Alizad's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Alizad avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
martini moves in looking to clinch but Alizad pushes him off.
Alizad doesn't succeed with the takedown
and martini counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Alizad connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
martini misses with an attempted mid kick.
martini steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Alizad.
martini keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Alizad throws a hook to the side of martini's head but martini sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
martini tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A head kick misses from martini.
martini steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Alizad.
Alizad is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by martini.
Alizad throws a lazy right hand but martini sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
marcos martini seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Alizad uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before martini has time to react.
Alizad lands a head kick. martini smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
martini lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Alizad throws a low kick, looking for martini's leg but martini calmly moves out of range.
Nice cross by Alizad.
Alizad misses with a kick to the body.
Alizad throws a lazy right hand but martini sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.

martini closes the distance and pushes Alizad back into the cage.
Alizad tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and martini avoids it.
martini connects with a nasty looking knee right to Alizad's face.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, martini just misses with a elbow thrown towards Alizad's brow.
martini lands an elbow that stopped Alizad in his tracks for a moment.
Alizad is looking to break free of the clinch but martini has double underhooks.
martini wants to stall.
Knees to the body from Alizad.
Alizad with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Alizad is trying to drag martini to the mat but martini just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Alizad blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
martini lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

Arman Alizad's cut is getting worse.
martini tries to stall but Alizad uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
martini missing with knees to the body.
martini scores with a knee to the head.
martini is breathing heavily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
martini lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Alizad.
martini throws a knee to the head but misses.
martini looking to throw knees to the head but Alizad is blocking nicely.
martini has Alizad pushed against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Alizad throws an elbow but misses.
martini utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Alizad wants a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Arman Alizad. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Alizad misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from martini.
Nice elbow from martini.
martini tries to land knees in the clinch but Alizad avoids the damage to the body.
Alizad on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
martini lands a nice elbow.
Alizad unloads a knee to the mid-section. martini lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Alizad landing some nice looking knees to the body.

Alizad's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Alizad scores with a crisp jab that stopped martini in his tracks.
Alizad misses with a combination
and martini counters with a nice kick to the body.
Alizad throws a leg kick

and martini moves into the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Alizad breaks the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - martini looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Alizad misses with a double jab.
Alizad throws a hook to the side of martini's head but martini sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
martini swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Alizad lets loose with a powerful body kick. martini will feel that in the morning.
Nice straight punches there by Alizad. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Alizad.
Alizad throws a lazy right hand but martini sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Alizad.
martini thows a leg kick but Alizad checks it
and Alizad counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps martini thinking.
Alizad swings for the body but martini moves out of range.
A swing and a miss from Alizad.
martini tries to clinch but Alizad is having none of it.

martini closes the distance and pushes Alizad back into the cage.

Alizad breaks the clinch.
martini takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
martini avoids the body shot from Alizad.
Alizad fails with the takedown.
martini tries to clinch up.
Alizad misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
martini tries to clinch but Alizad moves away
and Alizad counters with a one-two to the body.
martini misses with a few strikes there.
Alizad fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
An inside leg kick lands from martini.
The fight stays on the outside here - martini looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
martini tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Alizad paws at him with a jab and circles away.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
martini throws a leg kick which misses Alizad's front leg but catches the back leg as Alizad tries to avoid it.
Alizad takes a swing at martini's ribcage but misses.
Alizad circles away from the clinch attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Arman Alizad dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Arman Alizad's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Alizad swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Alizad tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Alizad fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Arman Alizad is winning the standup battle so far.
Alizad throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
martini stuffs the takedown attempt from Alizad. Alizad gets slowly back to his feet.
martini swings and misses with a hook to the body.
martini takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Alizad pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
martini moves in looking to clinch but Alizad pushes him off.
Nice body kick there by martini.
Alizad shoots in for a double leg but martini sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
martini explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.

martini moves into the clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Alizad tries to land a knee to the head but martini blocks with his arms.
martini crunches a lovely knee into Alizad's ribcage.
Knees in the clinch landing for martini.
Alizad with an attempt at a knee that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
martini digs a right hand underneath Alizad's ribcage. Alizad let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Alizad takes an elbow to the forehead.
martini landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Alizad takes a knee to the side of the body.
martini with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
A short body shot lands from martini as the two fighters clinch.
martini putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Alizad in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Nice elbow from martini.
martini lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
martini with a knee to the head.
martini throws a knee to the head but misses.
Alizad tries to work over martini's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
martini lands a left hand that snaps the head of Alizad backwards.
martini gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Alizad dodges an elbow strike from martini.
martini trying to land knees to the body.
martini landing knees to the head.
martini is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Alizad is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
martini stops a takedown attempt from Alizad.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Arman Alizad. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Alizad pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
martini moves out of range of the leg kick from Alizad.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
martini is looking to slow Alizad down with leg kicks.

martini gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Alizad trying to stall but martini improves his position.
Alizad takes a knee right on the jaw!
martini comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
martini throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Alizad blocks it with crossed arms.
Alizad is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Alizad trying to land knees to the body.
martini avoiding damage as Alizad throws knees to the body.
martini gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
martini throws a knee to the head but misses.
Alizad scores with a nice hook to the head.
martini looking to throw knees to the head but Alizad is blocking nicely.
Alizad is working martini over against the cage.
martini using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.

Alizad pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
martini slips under a jab from Alizad.
martini is looking to clinch.
Alizad lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab lands there for Alizad.
martini keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Alizad.
martini tries to move into range but Alizad moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Alizad is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by martini.
Alizad looks to land a left hand but martini moved out of range nicely.
Alizad delivers a nice body kick.
martini tries to clinch up
and Alizad counters with a stiff right hand.
Alizad lands with a shot to the body.
Alizad walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. martini checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
martini tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Alizad counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
martini feints and then cracks Alizad's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Alizad down.
Alizad throws a low kick but martini avoids it.
martini wants to clinch but Alizad slips to the side
and Alizad counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head kick by martini misses
and Alizad counters with a series of strikes. martini will be more careful next time no doubt.
Alizad throws a hook to the side of martini's head but martini sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
martini tries to clinch up
and Alizad counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps martini thinking.
Alizad works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
martini closes the distance but Alizad moves to the side
and Alizad counters with a stiff right hand.
martini leaves Alizad with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
martini closes the distance but Alizad moves to the side
letting Alizad counter with a right hand.
martini staying out of range there.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Alizad swings and misses with a hook to the body.
martini tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Alizad cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
martini wants to clinch
and Alizad counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
marcos martini comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think martini has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29
Judge Suge Night scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... marcos martini!