PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Maximus Scott (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Richard Martinez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Martinez has chosen Iced Earth - A Question of Heaven as his entrance music. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

Scott
vs
Martinez

185 cm
24
178 lbs
15 - 5 - 0

178 cm
26
182 lbs
11 - 7 - 0

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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 15 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Maximus Scott!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Richard Martinez!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Matti Vanhoillinen and Tarja Halkonen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Martinez jabs Scott to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Martinez pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Scott tries to clinch up but Martinez circles away and keeps his distance.
Martinez throws a hook but Scott blocks it.
Scott ducks under a wild hook from Martinez.
A head kick misses from Scott.
Scott tries to clinch there but Martinez circles away.
Martinez works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
No joy there for Martinez, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Martinez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Martinez pivots, looking for a leg kick but Scott is out of range and Martinez settles back down.
Richard Martinez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Martinez connects with a body shot.
Martinez throws a hook but Scott blocks it.
A nice leg kick lands there from Martinez.
Martinez throws a right and a left that Scott avoids nicely.
Scott throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Martinez misses the shot to the body.
Good standup being displayed there by Scott as he connects with a hook.
Scott pivots, looking for a leg kick but Martinez is out of range and Scott settles back down.
A big right from Martinez misses.
Martinez lands with a shot to the body.
Martinez looks to land a left hand but Scott moved out of range nicely.
Martinez shoots in but no luck this time.
Martinez swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Scott counters with a nice body kick.
Martinez lands a leg kick that knocks Scott off balance momentarily.
Martinez throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

Scott pushes Martinez up against the cage in a clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Martinez's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Martinez wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Scott has him pressed against the cage.

Scott breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martinez fails with the takedown.
Martinez misses with a hook.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Scott is looking to slow Martinez down with leg kicks.
Scott slips a jab and a cross from Martinez.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Scott, right into the meat.
Martinez looks gassed!
Martinez tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Scott throws a body punch but Martinez moves out of range.
Martinez scores with a kick to the midsection.
Martinez drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Scott bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Martinez lands a leg kick that knocks Scott off balance momentarily.
Martinez jabs Scott to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Martinez misses with a right hand

and Scott counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Scott.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Scott.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martinez has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Scott misses with a body punch.
Martinez is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Scott is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.

Scott breaks the clinch.
Martinez needs to keep his hands up - Scott had a free shot at his head there.
Martinez lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Martinez misses with a straight left.
A head kick misses from Martinez.

Scott looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.

Martinez working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Scott has passed into half guard!
Scott winds up and cracks Martinez with a swinging punch to the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Martinez is not content to let Scott control the position.
Scott landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Scott stands up from half guard.
Scott stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Martinez.
That kick from Scott tenderised Martinez's leg. Martinez is trying to keep his angry face on.
Scott shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A good leg kick by Martinez.
A good leg kick by Martinez.
Scott thows a body shot but no joy.
Scott takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Maximus Scott will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Martinez ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Scott pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Scott keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Martinez.
Martinez tries a head kick but it misses.

Martinez tries to sprawl but Scott drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Martinez is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Scott's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Scott's back!
Scott trying to control the hands but Martinez won't let him.

Martinez tightening his grip on Scott, looking for the choke.
Scott turns into Martinez and is now in his guard.

The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Martinez has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Scott can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Martinez managing to control the position.

Martinez looking for subs off his back but Scott has passed one foot through into half guard.
Martinez is refusing to be controlled, as Scott sits in half guard.
Martinez won't allow Scott to pass to mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martinez desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Martinez wants to get back to full guard.
Scott wants to stand up but Martinez has a hold of him and won't allow it.
Martinez tries to get to full guard but Scott has control of the leg.
Scott throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Martinez wants to control but Scott is keeping busy.
Martinez is trying to get back to full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Scott wants to control but Martinez is keeping him busy.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Martinez misses with a looping right.
Martinez throws a quick inside leg kick.
Martinez throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Martinez lands with a thumping leg kick.
Martinez looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Martinez scores with a head kick. Scott tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Martinez throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Scott counters with a right hand to the body.
Martinez is breathing heavily.
Scott cracks Martinez with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Scott avoids the body shot from Martinez.
Martinez throws a combination that misses
and Scott counters with an outside leg kick.
Scott scores with a hook to the body. Martinez takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Martinez throws a low kick, looking for Scott's leg but Scott calmly moves out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Martinez walks forward, straight into a front kick from Scott.
Scott lands a nice shot to the body.
Martinez takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Crunch! Scott slams his shin into Martinez's torso.
Scott lands with a cross.
Scott fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
That kick from Scott tenderised Martinez's leg. Martinez is trying to keep his angry face on.
That kick from Scott tenderised Martinez's leg. Martinez is trying to keep his angry face on.
Scott lands with a good body shot.
Scott connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Scott ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Martinez moves away.
Scott checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Scott punishes Martinez's body with a nice straight punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Maximus Scott dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Scott scoring well with a low kick there.
Scott avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Scott getting the better of the striking in that exchange.

It looks like Richard Martinez has been cut.
Martinez misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Martinez throws a head kick that misses
and Scott counters with a low kick, right behind Martinez 's knee.
Scott misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

Scott shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Scott was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Scott punishing his opponent with strikes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Scott working Martinez over with strikes here.
Martinez takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Martinez takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Scott can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Martinez is looking to escape.
Scott content just to control the position here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Scott pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.

Martinez is rocked!
Scott with good strikes from the mount here!
Martinez is still in real trouble! Can Scott finish him?
Scott controlling from the full mount.
Martinez wants to control but Scott is having none of it.
Scott controlling the position easily from mount.
Richard Martinez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Martinez seems to have recovered his senses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martinez working to try and regain half guard.
Scott with good strikes from the mount here!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Martinez is in a horrible position here. Scott smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Scott trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Scott tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Martinez taking shots to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martinez is hanging on here. He's in a desperate position.
Martinez working to try and regain half guard.
Maximus Scott is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Scott avoids the attempt from Martinez to control.
Scott with good strikes from the mount here!
Scott lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Scott sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Martinez is trying desperately to improve position.
Scott punishing his opponent with strikes.
Martinez is working to get back to half guard.
Scott lands a big shot there that rocks Martinez but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Scott looking to control and managing it successfully.
Scott punishing his opponent with strikes.

And that's the end of the fight!
Maximus Scott showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Scott has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 30:27
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 30:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Maximus Scott!
A relieved looking Maximus Scott thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.