PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between bow jow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Garret Martin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Garret Martin has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with bow jow's chin.

jow
vs
Martin

200 cm
24
185 lbs
1 - 4 - 0

210 cm
20
195 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Experienced

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

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 1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, bow jow!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Garret Martin!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

jow clinches with his opponent.

jow breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Martin keeps the fight on the outside.
jow dodges the punch combination from Martin.
Martin swats away the attempt to clinch by jow.
Martin misses with a few strikes there.
Martin fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Martin swinging wildly here.

jow moves into the clinch successfully.
Martin controlling the action here for a moment.

jow manages to break the clinch.

jow has closed the distance and engaged Martin in a clinch.
Martin looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

jow breaks from the clinch.
Martin fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

jow drives through and clinches with Martin against the cage.

jow manages to break the clinch.
jow is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
jow really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
jow tries to clinch there but Martin circles away.
Martin keeps the fight on the outside.
Martin will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

jow rushes Martin and presses him up against the cage.

jow breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.

jow darts in and clinches Martin up against the cage.

jow pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

jow has taken the fight to the clinch.
Martin tries to pull guard but jow holds him up against the cage and eventually Martin drops back down to his feet.

jow breaks the clinch.

jow closes the distance and clinches.

jow pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
jow tries to clinch there but Martin circles away.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

jow breaks the clinch.
Martin rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but jow moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
jow tries to clinch but Martin is having none of it.
Martin swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Martin looks gassed!
jow fails with an attempt to clinch.

jow drives through and clinches with Martin against the cage.

jow breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

jow fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Martin, pushing him back against the cage.

jow's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

jow gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
jow has Martin pressed against the cage, preventing Martin from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

jow breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Martin will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

jow has managed to clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

jow pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

jow has taken the fight to the clinch.

jow escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Martin swats away the attempt to clinch by jow.

jow closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

jow manages to break the clinch.

jow forces Martin back against the cage and clinches.

jow breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

jow has closed the distance and engaged Martin in a clinch.

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

jow rushes Martin and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

jow breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

jow manages to break the clinch.
jow avoids a punch combination nicely.
Martin avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

jow has Martin up against the cage in a clinch.

jow breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

jow moves into the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

jow manages to break the clinch.

jow gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

jow breaks from the clinch.

jow fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Martin, pushing him back against the cage.

jow breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
jow is looking to clinch.

jow forces Martin back against the cage and clinches.

jow breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Martin tries to keep at a distance but jow has taken the fight into the clinch.
Martin is trying to maintain a safe position but jow gets an underhook and turns Martin into the cage.

jow's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Some wild striking there from Martin.
Martin misses with the combination.
Martin misses with a series of wild punches.
Martin looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
jow moves in looking to clinch but Martin pushes him off.
jow moves in looking to clinch but Martin pushes him off.
Martin keeps the fight on the outside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Martin throws a combination but it was largely blocked by jow.
jow tries to clinch but Martin moves out of range.

Martin tries to keep at a distance but jow has taken the fight into the clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by jow as Martin tries to tie him up.

jow manages to break the clinch.
jow avoids a punch combination nicely.

jow fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Martin, pushing him back against the cage.
Martin looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Martin tries to pull guard but jow won't allow it.

jow's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Martin swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
jow wants to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - jow looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

jow has Martin up against the cage in a clinch.

jow breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

jow fails in his attempt to clinch.

jow gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

jow manages to break the clinch.
jow tries to clinch up but Martin circles away and keeps his distance.

jow pushes Martin up against the cage in a clinch.

jow pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
jow tries to clinch up but Martin circles away and keeps his distance.
jow tries to clinch up but Martin circles away and keeps his distance.

jow has taken the fight to the clinch.

jow breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Martin scores with a three punch combo!
The fight stays on the outside here - jow looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Martin misses with a series of wild punches.
Martin looks to land a combination but jow avoids it well.

jow forces Martin back against the cage and clinches.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

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

jow moves into the clinch.

jow manages to break the clinch.

jow rushes Martin and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

jow breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

jow clinches up with Martin and pushes him back against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.

jow breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
jow showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Martin.
jow fails in his attempt to clinch.
jow showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Martin.
Martin throws a right and a left that jow avoids nicely.
Martin swats away the attempt to clinch by jow.
jow tries to close the distance and clinch but Martin swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Martin looks to land a combination but jow avoids it well.
Martin misses with a series of wild punches.
Martin misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Martin scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.

jow gets in close and instigates a clinch.

jow escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Martin throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
jow moves in looking to clinch but Martin pushes him off.

jow gets in close and instigates a clinch.

jow pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Martin misses with a wild combination.
jow tries to clinch up.
Martin fails to land with a series of punches.
Martin throws a series of punches but jow moves out of range.
Martin throws a series of punches but jow avoids them all with ease.
Martin throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

jow forces Martin back against the cage and clinches.
Martin fails to pull guard.

jow breaks from the clinch.
jow tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Martin paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Martin throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
jow is looking to clinch.

jow clinches.

jow manages to break the clinch.

jow closes the distance and clinches.

jow escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
bow jow is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

jow takes the fight into the clinch.

jow breaks the clinch.
jow tries to close the distance and clinch up but Martin swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Martin throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martin fails to land with a series of punches.
jow avoids a punch combination nicely.
Martin throws a nice looking combination but jow bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
jow fails in his attempt to clinch.
Martin misses with a wild combination.
jow tries to close the distance and clinch but Martin swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Martin misses with the combination.
Martin lands the left hand.
Martin fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
jow is looking to clinch but Martin is avoiding it.
jow tries to close the distance and clinch up but Martin swats him away and circles back towards the center.
jow tries to clinch there but Martin circles away.
Martin throws a series of punches but jow moves out of range.
Martin avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Martin lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but jow circles away quickly and effectively.
Martin throws a right hand that jow ducks under and follows up with a left that jow also avoids with ease.
A combination from Martin does no damage.
Martin lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but jow circles away quickly and effectively.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Martin rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but jow moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A punch combination from Martin misses.

Martin tries to keep at a distance but jow has taken the fight into the clinch.
jow has Martin pressed against the cage, preventing Martin from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

jow breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Martin swats away the attempt to clinch by jow.
jow is looking to clinch.
A punch combination from Martin misses.
A combination from Martin does no damage.
jow avoids a punch combination nicely.
Martin works over jow's head and body with a nice combination.
Martin throws a combination but it was largely blocked by jow.
A punch combination from Martin misses.
jow is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

jow clinches with his opponent.

jow's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Martin moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

bow jow dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

jow moves into the clinch successfully.

jow breaks from the clinch.
Martin looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

jow moves into the clinch successfully.

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

jow darts in and clinches Martin up against the cage.

jow breaks the clinch.

jow has managed to clinch.
Martin wants a takedown.

jow manages to break the clinch.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!

jow clinches.

jow breaks from the clinch.
Martin throws a series of punches but jow avoids them all with ease.
Danga de danga de dang - Martin scores with a four punch combination!
Martin throws a combination but it was largely blocked by jow.
jow tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Martin misses with a wild combination.
Martin keeps the fight on the outside.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
jow showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Martin.
The fight stays on the outside here - jow looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Martin misses with a few strikes there.
A punch combination from Martin misses.
Martin tries to bum rush jow with a series of wild strikes but jow uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

jow has taken the fight to the clinch.

jow breaks from the clinch.
Martin lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but jow circles away quickly and effectively.
A combination from Martin does no damage.
jow fails with an attempt to clinch.

jow has closed the distance and engaged Martin in a clinch.

jow pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Martin throws a right and a left that both miss.
A punch combination from Martin misses.
Martin throws a right hand that jow ducks under and follows up with a left that jow also avoids with ease.
jow tries to clinch there but Martin circles away.

jow pushes Martin up against the cage in a clinch.

jow breaks from the clinch.
Martin swats away the attempt to clinch by jow.

jow clinches with his opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

jow breaks the clinch.
Martin throws a right and a left that both miss.

jow closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

jow pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Martin rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but jow moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
The fight stays on the outside here - jow looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Martin lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but jow circles away quickly and effectively.
Martin rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but jow moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
jow tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Martin paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A combination from Martin does no damage.

jow has closed the distance and engaged Martin in a clinch.

jow breaks from the clinch.
Martin works over jow's head and body with a nice combination.
Some wild striking there from Martin.
Martin misses with a two punch combination.

jow moves into the clinch successfully.

jow breaks the clinch.
Martin circles away from the clinch attempt.

jow instigates a clinch.
jow is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Martin can do to turn this around?
Martin jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as jow walks away with a smile on his face. Martin gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Martin does no damage.
jow tries to clinch there but Martin circles away.
Martin looks to land a combination but jow avoids it well.
Martin throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Martin rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but jow moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

jow clinches up against the cage.
jow is pressed up against the cage. Martin has hold of a leg and is looking to drag jow down to the mat. jow avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
bow jow has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Garret Martin.
Martin misses with a jab, cross combination.
Martin misses with a jab, cross combination.
Martin throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Martin looks to land a combination but jow avoids it well.
jow tries to clinch but Martin moves out of range.
Martin swinging wildly here.
Martin keeps the fight on the outside.

jow has closed the distance and engaged Martin in a clinch.

jow's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

jow clinches.

jow breaks the clinch.
jow tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Martin paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Martin fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Martin fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Martin misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Martin throws a series of punches but jow avoids them all with ease.
jow wants to clinch.
jow fails with an attempt to clinch.
Garret Martin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
jow tries to clinch there but Martin circles away.
jow fails in his attempt to clinch.

jow moves into the clinch.

jow's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

jow moves into the clinch.

jow breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

jow gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Martin jumps guard but jow stands there with Martin around his waist. Martin gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.

jow's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

jow gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

jow pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
jow tries to clinch there but Martin circles away.
bow jow is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
jow fails in his attempt to clinch.
jow avoids a punch combination nicely.

And that's the end of the fight!
bow jow showed his dominance in that final round.
Well jow 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 30:26
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:26
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... bow jow!