PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Anthony Martinez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andrei Arlovski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring eachother down here, as Andrei Arlovski enters the cage!

Martinez
vs
Arlovski

165 cm
25
195 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

193 cm
25
206 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Self confident

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Very confident

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Anthony Martinez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Andrei Arlovski!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Marco Blurström and Ben Zyskovitsi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Arlovski looks for a takedown but Martinez sprawls well.
Horrible takedown by Arlovski or perhaps it was just good defense by Martinez which made him look bad.
Arlovski shoots for a takedown but Martinez saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Anthony Martinez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Andrei Arlovski.
Martinez moves out of range of the body kick from Arlovski.
Arlovski closes the distance and clinches up with Martinez, looking for a takedown. Arlovski pushes Martinez against the cage but Martinez circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Arlovski shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Martinez's guard.

Martinez is looking for a triangle but Arlovski pushes his legs off easily.

Martinez is looking to sinch up a triangle. Arlovski throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Martinez's body to avoid the submission. Martinez has instead reached around Arlovski's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Martinez arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:02 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Anthony Martinez!