PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Bobby Love (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jose Martinez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jose Martinez will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Love
vs
Martinez

172 cm
25
135 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

167 cm
23
130 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Good knees
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bobby Love!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jose Martinez!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Martinez swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Martinez looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Martinez circles away from the clinch attempt.
Martinez avoids the body shot from Love.
Martinez scores with a hook.
Good exchange - Martinez coming out on top.
An inside leg kick from Martinez misses.
Martinez tries to clinch up.
Love pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Martinez tries to clinch but Love moves away

and Love counters by moving into the clinch.
Martinez wants a takedown.
Love throws a knee to the head but misses.
Love lands a good knee to the midsection. Martinez won't want to take too many of those.
Love lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Martinez takes an elbow to the temple.
Love with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Love scores a nice knee to the body.
Love tries to land a knee to the head but Martinez blocks with his arms.
Love using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Martinez has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Love putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Martinez in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Love scores a nice knee to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Love connects with a knee to the head.
Love misses with an elbow strike.
Love throws a knee to the head but misses.
Love with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Love is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Martinez is defending well for now.
Love content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Love missing with knees to the body.
Martinez wants to get back to striking at distance but Love won't allow it.
Love is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Martinez is defending well for now.
Martinez blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Martinez tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Love smiles and moves away.
Martinez throws a shot from downtown. Love moves away and avoids it.

Love has Martinez up against the cage in a clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Love blocks a body shot from Martinez.
Martinez on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Love throws an elbow but it misses.
Martinez wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Martinez wants to break free but Love has control.
Love lands a good knee to the midsection. Martinez won't want to take too many of those.
Love trying to land knees to the body.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Love.
Martinez tries to break free but Love pushes him back against the cage.
Love stalling the fight.
Martinez is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Love landing knees to the body.
Martinez tries to circle away but Love has him pinned against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Love utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Love trying to land knees to the body.
Love tries to land knees in the clinch but Martinez avoids the damage to the body.
Love trying to land knees to the body.
Love using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Martinez has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Martinez tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Love just stands there and leans against the cage.
Bobby Love has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jose Martinez.
Love goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Love tries to land knees in the clinch but Martinez avoids the damage to the body.
Martinez wants to break the clinch but can't.
Love lands a good knee to the midsection. Martinez won't want to take too many of those.
Knees to the body from Love.
Love controlling the action here for a moment.
Martinez avoiding damage as Love throws knees to the body.
Martinez is trying to break free.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Love lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Martinez or not.
Love is pushing Martinez up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
A knee to the head by Love.
Nice body punch from Love.
Love landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Martinez is trying to break the clinch but Love has him pressed against the cage.
Love throws a knee to the head but misses.
Love utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Love tries a knee to the head but Martinez blocks it.
Love tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Love prevents the takedown attempt.
Love misses with a hook from the clinch.
Love misses with a punch to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bobby Love dominated that round.
That's time! Love's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Martinez dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Martinez misses with a telegraphed body shot

and Love holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Love throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Love with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Love utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Love misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Martinez.
Love lands a nice knee to the body.
Love controlling the action here for a moment.
Knees in the clinch landing for Love.
Love landing knees to the head.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Martinez digs a right hand underneath Love's ribcage. Love let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Love stalling.
Love misses with a hook to the ribs.
Love tries a knee to the head but Martinez blocks it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A frustrated look appears on Martinez's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Martinez can't break the clinch.
Love lands a nice shot to the body.
Martinez jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Love walks away with a smile on his face. Martinez gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Love fails in his attempt to clinch.
Martinez swinging wildly here.
Martinez closes the distance but Love moves to the side
and Love counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Martinez swings for the body but Love moves out of range.
Martinez fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

Love clinches up with Martinez and pushes him back against the cage.
Love stalling the fight.
Love lands a nice knee to the body.
Martinez is looking to break free of the clinch but Love has double underhooks.
Love lands a nice knee to the body.
Love lands a knee to the body.
Love prevents Martinez from breaking the clinch.
Love misses with a knee strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Love tries to land knees in the clinch but Martinez avoids the damage to the body.
Love crunches a lovely knee into Martinez's ribcage.
Love lands a knee to the head.
Love can't find room to land a body shot as Martinez controls the action.
Love with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Love prevents Martinez from breaking the clinch.
Love tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Martinez wants to get back to striking at distance but Love won't allow it.
Love lands a good knee to the midsection. Martinez won't want to take too many of those.
Love tries to land knees in the clinch but Martinez avoids the damage to the body.
Love using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Martinez takes an elbow to the temple.
Martinez goes for a takedown in the clinch but Love prevents it.
Love with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Love tries to land a knee to the head but Martinez blocks with his arms.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Love trying to land knees to the body.
Love prevents Martinez from breaking the clinch.
Love manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Love lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Martinez wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Love has him pressed against the cage.
Love landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Love keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Martinez's efforts to push away.
Martinez tries to circle away but Love has him pinned against the cage.
A hook to the body from Love.
Love lands a nice knee to the body.
Love with a knee to the head.
Come on Love - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Love unloads a knee to the mid-section. Martinez lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Love tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Martinez avoids it.
Love with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Martinez has had enough of the clinch but Love keeps him there for the moment.
A knee to the head by Love.
Love tries a knee to the head but Martinez blocks it.
Martinez on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Love lands an elbow inside that Martinez shrugs off.
Martinez is trying to break the clinch but Love has him pressed against the cage.
Love scores with a knee to the head.
Love using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Martinez has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Martinez is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Love using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Love misses with a knee strike.
Love lands a knee to the head.
Love tries a knee to the head but Martinez blocks it.
Martinez wants to get back to striking at distance but Love won't allow it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bobby Love dominated that second round.
That's time! Love's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Martinez throws a sloppy body shot
and Love counters with a nice leg kick.
Love tries to clinch but Martinez moves out of range.
Martinez tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Love gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Love has Martinez pushed against the cage.
Love trying to land knees to the body.
Love has a couple of punches blocked by Martinez.
Knees to the body from Love.
Love lands a knee to the body.
Love lands a nice uppercut.
Love is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Love lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Love missing with knees to the body.
Martinez tries to break free but Love pushes him back against the cage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Love tries to land a knee to the head but Martinez blocks with his arms.
Love is pushing Martinez up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Love just misses with a elbow thrown towards Martinez's brow.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Love is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Love trying to land knees to the body.
Love misses with a knee to the head.
Love lands a body punch.
Martinez is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Love pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Love keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Martinez's efforts to push away.
Love keeps control of Martinez as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Love works on Martinez's body with a couple of short punches.
Love lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Love with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Love holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Martinez working hard to break the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Love with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Love slows down the pace here.
Knees in the clinch landing for Love.
Martinez on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Martinez tries for a takedown but Love manages to get underhooks.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Love obliges.
Love misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Martinez.
Martinez takes a knee to the side of the body.
Love has Martinez pressed against the cage.
Love missing with knees to the body.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Love tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Martinez avoids it.
Martinez wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Love misses with a knee strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Love.
Love keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Martinez's efforts to push away.
Martinez avoiding damage as Love throws knees to the body.
Love controlling the action here for a moment.
Martinez is trying to break the clinch but Love is controlling him.
Martinez blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Martinez tries to break free but Love pushes him back against the cage.
Love lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Love just leaning against Martinez, taking a breather.
Martinez is trying to break free.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Love takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Love lands an elbow that stopped Martinez in his tracks for a moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Love.
Love tries to land knees in the clinch but Martinez avoids the damage to the body.
Martinez lands a nice uppercut.
Martinez takes a knee right on the jaw!
Bobby Love has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Love using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Love working Martinez over with knees to the body.
Love tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Love tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Love prevents the takedown attempt.
Bobby Love has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jose Martinez.
Martinez blocks a body shot from Love.
Love scores with a knee to the head.
Jose Martinez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Martinez avoids the elbow strike from Love, against the cage.
Love tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Martinez avoids it.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Love throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Martinez blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Love tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Martinez's elbow.
Bobby Love is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Martinez can't break the clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
Bobby Love showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Love, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
Judge Suge Night scores the fight 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bobby Love!