PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jose Martinez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Afro Ninja (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Martinez's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Black Eyed Peas - I Gotta Feeling. Ninja has chosen On To The Next One as his entrance music. Afro Ninja acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.

Martinez
vs
Ninja

186 cm
24
182 lbs
12 - 4 - 2

185 cm
22
182 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

M/S Paint Fightwear

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 12 - 4 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jose Martinez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Afro Ninja!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, George Francis and Wesley Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ninja lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Martinez checks a leg kick.
A punch combination from Martinez misses.
Martinez throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Ninja counters with a left and a right that stings Martinez.
Ninja throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Martinez counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Ninja swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Martinez counters with a nice body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Martinez throws a poor cross that misses
and Ninja counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Martinez moves in looking to clinch but Ninja pushes him off.
Ninja scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Ninja works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martinez dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Jose Martinez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Martinez staying out of range there.
Martinez tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Martinez tries to clinch
and Ninja counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martinez takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Martinez throws a right hand that misses
and Ninja cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Martinez throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Ninja counters with a nice kick to the body.
Ninja wants to slow Martinez down by chopping away at his legs.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Ninja. That's going to slow Martinez down.
Good work by Martinez as he checks the leg kick.
Martinez darts in trying to clinch
and Ninja counters with a nice low kick that buckles Martinez's knee momentarily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Afro Ninja dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Ninja ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Martinez waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ninja.
Martinez throws a jab but it's blocked by Ninja.
Ninja misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Ninja thows a left - swing and a miss!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Martinez throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Ninja counters with a one-two to the body.
Ninja uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Martinez.
Afro Ninja seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Martinez misses with a left hand
letting Ninja counter with a right hand.
Martinez tries to clinch but Ninja moves away
and Ninja counters with a straight right hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martinez misses with a hook to the body
and Ninja counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Martinez misses with an uppercut

and Ninja counters with a crisp one two that drops Martinez! Ninja thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Martinez to his feet! Martinez is in big trouble!

Martinez is rocked!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Martinez misses with a left hand
and Ninja counters with a crisp right that sends Martinez to the canvas! Ninja follows up with punches from the mount and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:48 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Afro Ninja!