PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Damien Sanders (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dustin Martin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Martin comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Smells like Teen Spirit kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Sanders
vs
Martin

196 cm
22
265 lbs
13 - 4 - 0

205 cm
28
270 lbs
16 - 2 - 0

Decent wrestler
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

TITAN

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Damien Sanders!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Dustin Martin!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Russell Pearce and Chad Campbell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sanders throws a combination that misses
and Sanders takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Martin tries a head kick but it misses.
Sanders misses with a jab, cross combination.
Sanders lands with a hook. Martin tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Sanders jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.

It looks like Dustin Martin has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The fighters circling - Sanders throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Martin misses with a low kick.
Martin ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A swing and a miss from Martin.
Martin staying out of range there.
Martin moves out of range of the strikes.
Sanders scores with a jab to the body.
Martin slips a jab from Sanders.
Sanders thows a body shot but no joy.
Sanders keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sanders avoids the head kick by Martin.
Sanders misses with a shot to the body
and Martin makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Sanders really felt that one!
Sanders lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Martin circles away quickly and effectively.
Martin scores with a hook to the body. Sanders takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanders looks to score with a jab to the body but Martin is just out of range.
Sanders loads up on a big right hand but Martin slips the punch.
Sanders throws a right and a left that both miss.
Martin scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Sanders doesn't seem bothered though.
A nice inside leg kick there by Martin. That's going to slow Sanders down.
Sanders scores with a jab to the jaw.
Sanders takes one on the button.

It looks like Damien Sanders has been cut.
Sanders swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Martin counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Martin keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sanders.
Sanders lands a nice hook to Martin's body. Martin takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Sanders misses with a two punch combination.
Martin moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Martin scores with a leg kick.
Sanders throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Sanders is breathing heavily.
Martin dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Sanders. That did some damage!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Martin.
Sanders takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanders chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Martin can pounce on him.
Martin wants to clinch.
Sanders takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Martin ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Martin chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Martin lands a nice shot to the body.
A slapping body kick lands there for Martin.
Martin thows a body kick. Sanders tries to catch it but that hurt him.
A solid leg kick lands there for Martin.
Martin scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Sanders on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Martin. Martin obviously looking to wear him down.
Sanders has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Martin.
A head kick misses from Martin.
Martin with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Martin lands with a right hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martin lands with a good body shot.
Martin tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Martin lands a nice looking body kick.
Martin pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sanders throws an off balance right hand
and Martin counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Martin connects with a leg kick. Sanders looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Martin lands a nice looking body shot.
Martin fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Sanders has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Martin scores with a head kick.
Martin has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
A good leg kick by Martin.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Martin.
Martin scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Martin throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Sanders chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Martin can pounce on him.
Martin thumps Sanders with a low kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Martin lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Crunch! Martin slams his shin into Sanders's torso.
Sanders uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Martin.
That kick from Martin tenderised Sanders's leg. Sanders is trying to keep his angry face on.
Martin throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Sanders is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Martin throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Martin scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Martin lands a glancing blow to the side of Sanders's head.

Damien Sanders's cut is getting worse.

Martin has Sanders up against the cage in a clinch.
Sanders is trying to push Martin away but Martin has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Martin lands an elbow that stopped Sanders in his tracks for a moment.

Martin manages to break the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Martin with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Martin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Martin scores with a crisp jab that stopped Sanders in his tracks.

Damien Sanders's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Sanders throws a hook but Martin blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dustin Martin dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Sanders tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Martin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sanders moves away.
Martin with a nice cross.
Sanders takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Decent striking displayed by Martin there.

Sanders is rocked!
Martin flashes Sanders a smile before throwing a beast of a right hand, straight down the pipe. Sanders's eyes follow the hand right onto his nose, taking in it's full glory... and then darkness. Sanders crumples to the floor! He's out cold! Martin punches the air and yells at the top of his lungs - yeeeeeeeeeeah!!!! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:23 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Dustin Martin!
An out of breath Dustin Martin thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.