PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Harry Fortez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexander Martinez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fortez comes to the cage accompanied by Onward To Victory. Martinez has chosen Many Men as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Fortez
vs
Martinez

182 cm
25
175 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

176 cm
21
145 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Solid chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Harry Fortez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Alexander Martinez!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Stewart Dunkirk and Gwen Towbar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fortez tries to clinch up
and Martinez counters with a stiff right hand.
Some wild striking there from Martinez.
Fortez shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Martinez as he avoids it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Martinez jabs at Fortez's body.
Fortez shoots and misses
and Martinez counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Martinez throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Fortez doesn't manage to clinch there - Martinez circles away.
Martinez throws a leg kick which misses Fortez's front leg but catches the back leg as Fortez tries to avoid it.
Martinez throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.

Fortez drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Fortez tries to free his leg and advance position but Martinez is retaining full guard.
Martinez avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

Fortez gets to his feet. Martinez looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Fortez is breathing heavily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice sprawl there from Martinez as Fortez shoots in.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Harry Fortez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fortez shoots in but Martinez avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Fortez wants to clinch but Martinez slips to the side
and Martinez counters with a nice low kick that buckles Fortez's knee momentarily.
Martinez throws a jab when Fortez was well out of range.
Fortez shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Martinez sprawls well. Martinez wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Fortez gets slowly back to his feet.
Martinez keeps Fortez at a distance using the push kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martinez will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Martinez lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Martinez's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Martinez duly obliges.
Martinez misses with a jab, cross combination.
Fortez fails with the takedown
and Martinez counters with a nice body kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Martinez scores with a three punch combo!
Martinez lands a head kick. Fortez smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Martinez looks to land a combination. Fortez sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
A slapping leg kick lands for Martinez.
A good leg kick by Martinez.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Martinez feints and then cracks Fortez's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Fortez down.
Fortez throws a lazy head kick
and Martinez counters with an inside leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alexander Martinez dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Martinez throws a head kick that misses.
A combination from Martinez does no damage.
Fortez shoots and misses
and Martinez counters with an outside leg kick.
Martinez throws a quick inside leg kick.
Martinez slaps away a takedown attempt from Fortez, before circling back to the center of the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fortez fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Harry Fortez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Martinez throws a nice inside leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Martinez throws a sloppy head kick and Fortez moves out of range easily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Martinez's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Martinez duly obliges.
Martinez looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Martinez. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Martinez throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Harry Fortez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Fortez misses with a takedown attempt - Martinez sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Martinez scores with a push kick.

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 scores with a three punch combo!
Fortez is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Martinez lands with a kick to the temple. Fortez shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Fortez tries to clinch but Martinez moves away
and Martinez counters with a nice body kick.
Martinez pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Fortez back to the cage. Martinez follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Martinez throws a series of punches but Fortez avoids them all with ease.
Martinez throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Martinez tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Martinez lands a two punch combo.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crunch! Martinez slams his shin into Fortez's torso.
Martinez lands a nice looking kick to the body. Fortez takes a step back to recover.
Fortez takes a head kick and keeps coming.
A head kick from Martinez lands but Fortez takes it in his stride.
Nice body kick there by Martinez.
Martinez throws a quick inside leg kick.

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.
Martinez fails to land with a series of punches.
Martinez scores with a kick to the midsection.
A nice inside leg kick there by Martinez. That's going to slow Fortez down.
Martinez lands a high kick!
Fortez wants to clinch but Martinez slips to the side
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Fortez takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Martinez throws a head kick that Fortez semi-blocks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alexander Martinez showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Martinez scores with a head kick. Fortez tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Martinez throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Fortez showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Martinez.
Martinez blocks a jab.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Martinez throws a right and a left that both miss.
Fortez tries to close the distance and clinch but Martinez swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Martinez tries a head kick but it misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fortez shoots in looking for a takedown. Martinez tries to sprawl out of it but Fortez keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Martinez manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Fortez misses with a takedown
and Martinez counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Fortez is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Martinez swinging wildly here.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Martinez enables Fortez to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Martinez manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Martinez managing to control the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martinez is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Martinez is controlling Fortez's posture.
Martinez is trying to keep Fortez in close.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.

Alexander Martinez has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Fortez shoots in for a takedown but Martinez shows good takedown defense.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Harry Fortez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Martinez throws a right hand that Fortez ducks under and follows up with a left that Fortez also avoids with ease.
Harry Fortez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Martinez plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Martinez pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Martinez with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Martinez throws a right and a left that Fortez avoids nicely.

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.
Fortez tries for a takedown but Martinez circles away easily
and Martinez counters with a big head kick but Fortez shrugs it off.
Fortez doesn't manage to clinch there - Martinez circles away.
Martinez lands with a slapping head kick.
Martinez delivers a nice body kick.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Martinez misses with a series of wild punches.
A slapping leg kick lands for Martinez.

And that's the end of the fight!
Alexander Martinez comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Martinez 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 Robert Twigg scores the fight 27:30
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alexander Martinez!