PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Miguel Martinez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alf Barnes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Martinez's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Latin Alliance-Low Rider ft. Kid Frost. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Martinez
vs
Barnes

198 cm
22
215 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

188 cm
22
219 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Improved boxing
Inexperienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Fast

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Miguel Martinez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Alf Barnes!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barnes slips a jab and a cross from Martinez.
Barnes tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Martinez swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

Barnes looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Barnes performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Martinez is trying to get back to full guard.
Barnes is looking to advance position but Martinez won't allow it.
Martinez tries to roll over but Barnes keeps him under control.
Martinez flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Martinez moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.

Martinez is active off his back here, looking for submissions.

Barnes decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Martinez misses with a double jab.

Barnes closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Martinez looks to move to half guard but instead Barnes has passed into mount! Damn!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Martinez tries to improve his position but instead Barnes has taken his back!
Barnes connects with a big shot to the side of Martinez's head.

Barnes is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
Martinez tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Barnes looks gassed!
Martinez keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Barnes sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Martinez tries to get back to half guard but can't.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martinez squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Martinez tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Martinez is working hard here to advance position.
Barnes looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Martinez is wriggling around trying to escape.
Barnes looking to control but Martinez is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Martinez working to try and regain half guard.
Barnes controlling from mount.
Martinez is working to get back to half guard.
Barnes lands a big shot there that rocks Martinez but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martinez wants to improve position but instead he's given up his back.
Martinez is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Barnes lands with a couple of good shots - one to the side of the head and one questionable shot that could be viewed as to the back of the head but the referee lets it go.
Martinez tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Martinez tries to reverse the position but Barnes maintains control.
Martinez slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Martinez is pressing down on Barnes's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Barnes scoring with some ground and pound.

Martinez is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Barnes trying to control the position from guard on top but Martinez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Martinez has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Barnes can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Martinez being controlled here, momentarily.

Barnes stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Martinez chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Barnes can pounce on him.
Miguel Martinez is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Martinez moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Martinez looks to land a combination but Barnes avoids it well.
Martinez misses with a two punch combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alf Barnes dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Martinez throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
It's a brutal combination of punches from Martinez! Barnes is backing up but he can't get away as Martinez lands with one final shot to the jaw that drops Barnes and ends the fight. Great knockout.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:09 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Miguel Martinez!