PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Marcos Martini (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ryan Thomas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Thomas has chosen Muse - Knights of Cydonia as his entrance music. Marcos Martini has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Martini
vs
Thomas

175 cm
26
168 lbs
19 - 10 - 0

190 cm
26
166 lbs
13 - 10 - 0

Good wrestling
Great elbows
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 19 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Marcos Martini!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ryan Thomas!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Jorge Garcia and Joseph Jones.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A looping hook to the body misses from Martini. Thomas does a little dance to reset his feet.
Thomas tries for a takedown but Martini sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Marcos Martini seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Martini fails with an attempt to clinch.
Martini fails with an attempt to clinch.

Martini has managed to clinch.
Martini throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Thomas tries to break free but Martini pushes him back against the cage.
Thomas wants to break the clinch but can't.
Thomas is struggling to control the position.

Thomas breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Martini tries to clinch up but Thomas circles away and keeps his distance.

Martini has Thomas up against the cage in a clinch.
Martini utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Thomas wants to get back to striking at distance but Martini won't allow it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thomas is trying to break the clinch but Martini is controlling him.
Martini connects with a knee to the head.
Thomas is looking to break free of the clinch but Martini has double underhooks.
Martini with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Martini scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Thomas wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Martini stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Thomas is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Thomas looks gassed!
Martini lands a body shot in the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Thomas's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Martini struggles to land a body shot inside as Thomas controls his hands.
Martini looking to throw knees to the head but Thomas is blocking nicely.
Martini lands a knee to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Martini unloads a knee to the mid-section. Thomas lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Martini utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Thomas takes a knee right on the jaw!
Martini lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.

Thomas is rocked!
Thomas wants to break free but Martini has control.
Thomas is still on wobbly legs! Can Martini finish him?
Thomas managing to block the knees to the body from Martini.
Thomas seems to have recovered his senses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martini lands an uppercut.
Thomas wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Thomas tries to break the clinch but Martini is controlling the position.
Thomas is trying to force a seperation but Martini has the dominant position.
Nice body punch from Martini - that landed with a thud.
Martini lands a body shot in the clinch.
Thomas prevents a body shot from Martini.
Martini scores a nice knee to the body.
Martini with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Martini lands with a right to the head.
Martini lands a damaging elbow.
Martini has Thomas pressed against the cage, preventing Thomas from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Thomas working hard to break the clinch.
Martini putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Thomas in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Martini lands a nice uppercut.
Thomas wants to break free but Martini has control.
Thomas takes a knee to the side of the body.
Martini scores with an uppercut up the middle.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martini throws a knee to the head but misses.
Martini works on Thomas's body with a couple of short punches.
Martini misses with a knee to the head.
Martini lands an elbow inside that Thomas shrugs off.
Martini lands with a right to the head.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Martini.
Martini using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Martini lands an elbow just above Thomas 's eye.
Martini lands an elbow inside.
Martini works on Thomas's body with a couple of short punches.
Martini lands a nice elbow.
Martini lands a right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Martini using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Thomas has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Martini creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Thomas's defenses.
Martini has the Thai clinch. He lands a big knee to the head that stumbles Thomas - he's in trouble! Another big knee to the head from Martini, and another! Thomas is out on his feet - the ref jumps in to save him and ends the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knees). Marcos Martini!