PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Giuseppe Omni (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Martinez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Omni kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Search and Destroy. Michael Martinez has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Omni
vs
Martinez

172 cm
26
157 lbs
11 - 3 - 0

170 cm
25
156 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Solid boxing
Very quick

Good wrestler
Good kicks
Granite chin

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 11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Giuseppe Omni!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Michael Martinez!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Omni misses with a low kick.
Martinez avoids the head kick by Omni.
Omni throws a nice looking combination but Martinez bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Omni throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Omni tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Martinez was well out of range. Poor timing from Omni.
Martinez on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Omni throws a leg kick but Martinez checks it.
Omni throws a nice head kick!
Giuseppe Omni seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Martinez stuns Omni with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Omni fails with an attempt to clinch.
A big right from Martinez misses.
Omni throws a hook but Martinez blocks it.
Martinez dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Omni throws a hook but Martinez blocks it.
Omni misses with a looping right.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Omni walks into a left hand.
Omni moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Omni tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Omni feints and then cracks Martinez's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Martinez down.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Martinez is defended easily by Omni.
Omni will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Omni rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Martinez moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Omni throws a leg kick but Martinez checks it.
Martinez avoids the body shot from Omni.

Omni has taken the fight to the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Omni gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

It looks like Michael Martinez has been cut.
Martinez managing to block the knees to the body from Omni.

Omni breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Omni motions for Martinez to come forward. Omni throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Martinez takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Omni misses with a body shot.
A big right from Omni misses.
Omni punishes Martinez's body with a nice straight punch.
Omni throws a head kick but Martinez moves out of range.
A bone on bone clash there as Martinez blocks the leg kick.
Omni lands a nice leg kick that just misses Martinez's sensitive parts.
Omni just misses with a punch to the body.
Martinez takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Omni changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Omni is looking to wear down Martinez with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Omni swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
An inside leg kick from Omni misses.
No joy there for Omni, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Martinez misses with a series of wild punches.
A shot to the liver by Martinez. Beautiful body shot.
Omni throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Martinez lands a jab to the nose.
Omni misses with a straight right.
Martinez darts in trying to clinch
and Omni counters with a head kick. That will keep Martinez thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Omni scores with a slapping inside leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Omni. Martinez does a little dance to reset his feet.
Omni fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Martinez manages to avoid it.
Some wild striking there from Martinez.
Martinez has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Omni.
A punch combination from Martinez misses.
Omni just misses with a punch to the body.
Martinez checks the leg kick nicely there.
Martinez takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Omni scoring well with a low kick there.
Martinez throws a jab but it's blocked by Omni.
Omni is looking to land body kicks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Giuseppe Omni dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Michael Martinez'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.

Martinez displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Omni throws out the jab.
Omni uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Martinez has time to react.
Omni lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Martinez at a distance.
Martinez throws a right hand that Omni ducks under and follows up with a left that Omni also avoids with ease.
Omni throws a big shot that misses.
Martinez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Martinez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Omni was well out of range. Poor timing from Martinez.
Martinez steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Omni.
Omni throws a low kick, looking for Martinez's leg but Martinez calmly moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Omni dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Martinez. That did some damage!
Martinez throws a combination that misses

and Omni counters with a takedown into side control.
Martinez managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Omni.
Omni working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Omni working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Omni tries to advance position but instead Martinez slips a leg back in to half guard.
Martinez trying to control but Omni postures up.
Martinez tries to roll over but Omni keeps him under control.

Omni is looking for a kimura but Martinez is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Omni to get the leverage.
Martinez wants to control but Omni is keeping busy.
Martinez is looking to improve his position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Martinez on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Omni working the head and body with strikes.
Omni wants to stand but his hand is trapped. Martinez uses the opportunity to regain full guard.
Omni works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Omni uses his free foot to push down on Martinez's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Martinez.

Martinez defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Omni.
Martinez keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martinez is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Martinez tries to hold on but Omni pushes him away.
Omni wants to control the pace but Martinez is squirming around nicely.
Omni is really struggling to control Martinez but he's trying to hold on to the position.

Omni moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Martinez has worked his arm free - good work by Martinez!
You can see the frustration on Martinez's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.

Omni is trying to get an arm triangle but Martinez is defending well.

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.
Martinez tries to improve position but can't.

Omni working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Omni cracks Martinez with an elbow. That is naaassty.
You can see the frustration on Martinez's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Martinez tries to get back to half guard but can't.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Giuseppe Omni dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Michael Martinez'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!

Martinez throws the kick towards the body but Omni avoids it.
Martinez with a lazy takedown attempt
and Omni counters with an inside leg kick.
Martinez gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Omni.
Omni misses with a leg kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Omni.
Omni fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Martinez staying out of range there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Omni throws a head kick but Martinez moves out of range.
A combination from Omni does no damage.
Good work by Martinez as he checks the leg kick.
Omni avoids a lazy jab quite easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Omni tries to work over Martinez's front leg with a kick but Martinez checks it.

Omni gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Martinez managing to block the knees to the body from Omni.
A right hand to the body from Omni.
Martinez blocks an elbow strike from Omni.
Omni lands a body punch.
Omni pushes Martinez back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Omni drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Omni doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

Omni tightens his grip and picks Martinez up, before dumping him to the ground. Martinez manages to land in guard.

Martinez has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Omni is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Martinez.
Martinez takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

Omni tries for a kimura but Martinez is defending well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The strikes coming from Omni are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Omni working away.
Omni wants to control but Martinez is keeping him busy.
Martinez is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Omni off and has taken his back!
Omni rolls, trying to escape but Martinez keeps control of the position.
Martinez is not going to allow Omni to sit and survive in this position.

Martinez working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Omni rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Martinez is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.

Omni actively working from the bottom here.
Omni is refusing to be controlled, as Martinez sits in half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.

Omni looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Omni is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Martinez is keen to just control but Omni is a slippery customer.

Martinez is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Omni defends it well.

Martinez is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.

Martinez is trying to work for a kimura but Omni is defending well.

And that's the end of the fight!
Giuseppe Omni showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Omni has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Giuseppe Omni!