PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Faishan Singsurat (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Murilo Martins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Singsurat
vs
Martins

201 cm
24
205 lbs
4 - 7 - 0

190 cm
19
200 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Great elbows
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Faishan Singsurat!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Murilo Martins!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Edson Gomes and Mauricio Rocha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Martins tries to clinch up but Singsurat circles away and keeps his distance.
Singsurat wants to clinch up but Martins keeps it at a distance.

Singsurat gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Martins is trying to maintain a safe position but Singsurat gets an underhook and turns Martins into the cage.
Martins is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Singsurat is defending well for now.
Singsurat trying to land knees to the body.
Martins wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Singsurat lands a good knee to the midsection. Martins won't want to take too many of those.
Singsurat prevents Martins from breaking the clinch.
Martins tries to stall but Singsurat uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Martins is persisting with his attempts to control the action in the clinch, rather than do any real damage.
Martins blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Singsurat missing with knees to the body.
Singsurat trying to land knees to the body.
Singsurat has Martins pressed against the cage, preventing Martins from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Martins wants to get back to striking at distance but Singsurat won't allow it.
A knee to the head by Singsurat.
Stalling in the clinch from Martins.
Singsurat unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Martins tries to circle away but Singsurat has him pinned against the cage.
Singsurat unloads a knee to the mid-section. Martins lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Singsurat comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Martins takes a knee right on the jaw!
Martins tries a knee to the head but Singsurat blocks it.
Singsurat landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Singsurat.
Singsurat tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Singsurat putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Martins in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Singsurat putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Martins in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Singsurat trying to land knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Singsurat.
Singsurat lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Martins is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Singsurat landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Singsurat crunches a lovely knee into Martins's ribcage.
Singsurat lands a nice knee to the body.
Singsurat utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Martins takes a knee right on the jaw!
Martins managing to block the knees to the body from Singsurat.
Singsurat misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Martins.
Singsurat is breathing heavily.
Singsurat is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Martins is defending well for now.
Singsurat working Martins over with knees to the body.
Martins is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Singsurat prevents Martins from breaking the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Martins.
Martins takes a knee to the side of the body.
Singsurat unloads a knee to the mid-section. Martins lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Martins takes a knee right on the jaw!
Singsurat trying to land knees to the body.
Singsurat connects with a nasty looking knee right to Martins's face.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Singsurat lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Martins throws an elbow but it misses.
Martins has had enough of the clinch but Singsurat keeps him there for the moment.
Martins is looking to break free of the clinch but Singsurat has double underhooks.
Martins wants to break the clinch but can't.
Singsurat throws a knee to the head but misses.
Martins is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Singsurat is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Martins is defending well for now.
Singsurat with a knee to the head.

Martins breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Martins tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Martins throws a head kick that half lands.
Martins scores with a one two! Singsurat had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Martins closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Martins lands with a kick to the temple. Singsurat shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Martins tries to clinch up.
Martins avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Singsurat has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Singsurat circles away from the clinch attempt

and Singsurat moves into the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martins looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Singsurat trying to land knees to the body.
Martins avoiding damage as Singsurat throws knees to the body.
Singsurat lands a knee to the body.
Singsurat keeps control of Martins as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Martins on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Martins trying to control the position but instead, Singsurat has worked for underhooks and has pushed Martins into the cage.
Singsurat tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Martins avoids it.
Martins is trying to break free.
Martins gets through Singsurat's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Martins slows down the pace here.
Singsurat tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Martins avoids it.
Martins blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Martins displaying some good clinch control by pressing Singsurat up against the cage.
Singsurat with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Singsurat lands a nice knee to the body.
Martins has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Martins is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Martins looking to throw knees to the head but Singsurat is blocking nicely.

Martins escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Martins misses with a series of wild punches.
Singsurat tries to clinch but Martins moves out of range.
Martins lands a slapping body shot.
Singsurat is looking to clinch.

Singsurat has closed the distance and engaged Martins in a clinch.
Martins takes an elbow to the forehead.
Singsurat with a knee to the head.
Martins tries to stall but Singsurat uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Martins looking to throw knees to the head but Singsurat is blocking nicely.
Singsurat misses with a knee strike.
Martins lands a body shot in the clinch.
Singsurat is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Singsurat using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Martins has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Martins misses with a knee to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Murilo Martins dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Martins tries to clinch but Singsurat moves out of range.
Singsurat tries to clinch but Martins moves away
and Martins counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Singsurat thinking.
Martins moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Murilo Martins seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Martins swinging wildly here.
Martins moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Singsurat throws a head kick but Martins moves out of range.
Martins fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Singsurat.
Singsurat has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Martins.
Martins wants to clinch

and Singsurat counters by clinching up.
Martins is trying to break free.

Martins's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Singsurat keeps the fight on the outside.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Martins tries to clinch up.
Martins lands a high kick!
Martins throws a leg kick which misses Singsurat's front leg but catches the back leg as Singsurat tries to avoid it.
Murilo Martins is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Martins has Singsurat up against the cage in a clinch.
Singsurat lands a knee to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Martins wants to break the clinch but can't.
Martins landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Martins is trying to stall.

Martins's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Martins throws a nice head kick!
Singsurat keeps the fight on the outside.
Martins is looking to clinch but Singsurat is avoiding it.
Singsurat tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Martins makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Martins wants to clinch up but Singsurat keeps it at a distance.
Martins throws a head kick that Singsurat semi-blocks.
Singsurat wants to clinch up but Martins keeps it at a distance.
Martins tries to clinch but Singsurat moves away

and Singsurat counters by clinching up.
Singsurat blocks the elbow strike.
Martins is trying to break the clinch but Singsurat has him pressed against the cage.
Singsurat working Martins over with knees to the body.
Martins managing to block the knees to the body from Singsurat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martins crunches a lovely knee into Singsurat's ribcage.
Martins has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Martins is trying to break the clinch but Singsurat is controlling him.
Martins is trying to force a seperation but Singsurat has the dominant position.
Martins crunches a lovely knee into Singsurat's ribcage.
Martins lands an elbow inside.
Singsurat with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Martins is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Martins is trying to break the clinch but Singsurat has him pressed against the cage.
Martins tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Singsurat avoids it.
Singsurat utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Martins is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Singsurat is keeping busy.
Martins avoiding damage as Singsurat throws knees to the body.
Singsurat lands a knee to the head.
Martins using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Singsurat has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Singsurat lands a good knee to the midsection. Martins won't want to take too many of those.
Nice body punch from Martins.
Singsurat connects with a nasty looking knee right to Martins's face.
Singsurat is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Martins is defending well for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martins has had enough of the clinch but Singsurat keeps him there for the moment.
Singsurat misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Martins.
Martins can't break the clinch.
Singsurat using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Martins has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Martins stalling in the clinch but Singsurat improves position.
Singsurat scores with a knee to the head.

Martins breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Martins tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Singsurat counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Martins is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Martins closes the distance but Singsurat moves to the side

and Singsurat counters by moving into the clinch.
Singsurat is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Martins is defending well for now.
A frustrated look appears on Martins's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Knees to the body from Singsurat.
Singsurat is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Martins is defending well for now.
Singsurat tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Martins avoids it.
Martins creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Singsurat's defenses.

Martins breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Singsurat moves in looking to clinch but Martins pushes him off.
An inside leg kick lands from Martins.

Singsurat closes the distance and clinches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Martins tries to land a knee to the head but Singsurat blocks with his arms.
Singsurat tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Martins avoids it.
Singsurat lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Martins effectively controlling the action here.
Martins takes a knee right on the jaw!
Martins is trying to break the clinch but Singsurat is controlling him.
Martins is looking to control Singsurat's arms but Singsurat gets an underhook and turns him. Now Martins has his back to the cage.
Singsurat working Martins over with knees to the body.
Martins tries a knee to the head but Singsurat blocks it.
Singsurat connects with a knee to the head.
Singsurat misses with a knee to the head.
Singsurat putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Martins in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Singsurat tries to land knees in the clinch but Martins avoids the damage to the body.
Martins working hard to break the clinch.
Singsurat misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Martins.
Martins is trying to break free.
Martins lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Martins is trying to maintain a safe position but Singsurat gets an underhook and turns Martins into the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Murilo Martins showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Martins swats away the attempt to clinch by Singsurat.
Singsurat fails in his attempt to clinch.
Martins lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Singsurat backs up against the cage.
Martins tries to clinch there but Singsurat circles away.
Singsurat fails in his attempt to clinch.
Martins clinches but Singsurat breaks the clinch

and Singsurat counters by moving into the clinch.
Singsurat lands a good knee to the midsection. Martins won't want to take too many of those.
Martins on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Martins looking to stall.
Singsurat working Martins over with knees to the body.
Martins is trying to break the clinch but Singsurat has him pressed against the cage.
Singsurat misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Martins.
Martins blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Martins misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Singsurat.
Singsurat lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Singsurat landing knees to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Singsurat managing to block the knees to the body from Martins.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Singsurat utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Martins wants to get back to striking at distance but Singsurat won't allow it.
Singsurat with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Singsurat with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Singsurat is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Martins is defending well for now.

Martins breaks the clinch.
A punch combination from Martins misses.
Singsurat throws a sloppy head kick and Martins moves out of range easily.
Singsurat throws a head kick that misses
and Martins counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Martins is looking to slow Singsurat down with leg kicks.
Martins tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and Singsurat counters by moving into the clinch.
Singsurat keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Martins's efforts to push away.
Singsurat landing knees to the head.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Martins managing to block the knees to the body from Singsurat.
Singsurat misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Martins.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Martins breaks from the clinch.
Nice body kick there by Martins.
Martins misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Martins throws a head kick but Singsurat moves out of range.
Singsurat is looking to clinch but Martins is avoiding it.
Singsurat takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Martins throws a head kick that half lands.
Singsurat has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Singsurat takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Martins blocks a head kick by Singsurat.

Martins clinches up with Singsurat and pushes him back against the cage.
Singsurat misses with a knee strike.
Martins wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Singsurat has him pressed against the cage.
Singsurat is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Martins is trying to break free.
Singsurat putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Martins in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Martins is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Martins wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Martins takes a knee right on the jaw!

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Martins manages to break the clinch.
Martins lands with a good body shot.
A nice inside leg kick there by Singsurat. That's going to slow Martins down.
The fight stays on the outside here - Martins looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Martins throws a nice looking combination but Singsurat bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Singsurat avoids a punch combination nicely.
Singsurat is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Singsurat connects with a high kick.
Singsurat doesn't manage to clinch there - Martins circles away.
Some wild striking there from Martins.
Singsurat is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Martins misses with a series of wild punches.
Faishan Singsurat has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
A head kick misses from Singsurat.
Singsurat takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
A head kick by Martins misses
and Singsurat counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Martins is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Martins wants to clinch.

Martins moves into the clinch.
Singsurat prevents Martins from breaking the clinch.
Singsurat putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Martins in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Singsurat looking to throw knees to the head but Martins is blocking nicely.
Martins lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Martins.
Singsurat missing with knees to the body.
Singsurat throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Martins tries to circle away but Singsurat has him pinned against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Martins's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Martins wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Singsurat has him pressed against the cage.
Murilo Martins is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Martins has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Singsurat landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.

And that's the end of the fight!
Murilo Martins comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Martins winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Luis Engracia scores the fight 27:30
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 27:30
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Murilo Martins!