PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Mr Charcoal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jesus Martinez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Martinez has chosen Puya -- Sal Pa' Fuera as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Charcoal
vs
Martinez

182 cm
25
155 lbs
13 - 5 - 0

165 cm
34
158 lbs
27 - 11 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Cardio machine

ADCC Champion
World class boxer
Good gas tank

GTI - 1337 sponsors VERSUS

HGH Nutrients Q160-Q158-Q155
HGH Nutrients Q160-Q158-Q155

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Mr Charcoal!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 27 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jesus Martinez!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Richard Clark and Chris Edwards.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Martinez.
Martinez ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Charcoal throws a leg kick that misses.
A nice inside leg kick there by Martinez. That's going to slow Charcoal down.
Martinez jabs Charcoal to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Charcoal throws a big shot that misses.
Jesus Martinez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Martinez with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Martinez blocks a low kick nicely.
Charcoal misses with an uppercut.
Charcoal uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Martinez.
Martinez throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Charcoal's waist but Charcoal gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Martinez off to one side.
Martinez throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Martinez throws a wild body kick that Charcoal sees coming a mile off.
Martinez throws a lazy right hand but Charcoal sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Martinez closes this distance looking for a takedown but Charcoal circles away.
Martinez throws a low kick but Charcoal moves out of range easily.
Martinez is looking to land body kicks.
A telegraphed right hand from Martinez misses the target.
Martinez on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Martinez rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Charcoal counters with a nice uppercut.
Martinez with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Charcoal moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Martinez ducks under a wild hook from Charcoal.
Martinez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Charcoal was well out of range. Poor timing from Martinez.
Charcoal thows a body shot but no joy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martinez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Charcoal moves away.
A big left from Charcoal misses.
Martinez swings for the body but Charcoal moves out of range.
Charcoal lands a right hook to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Martinez defending well as Charcoal loads up on a big left hand.
Martinez is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Charcoal rather than just go for the knockout.
Martinez with a lazy takedown attempt
and Charcoal counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Mr Charcoal has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jesus Martinez.
Martinez ducks under a wild hook from Charcoal.
Charcoal throws a hook but Martinez avoids it easily.
Charcoal blocks a low kick nicely.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Charcoal is defended easily by Martinez.
Charcoal looks to land a left hand but Martinez moved out of range nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Charcoal slips a jab from Martinez.
Charcoal avoids the head kick by Martinez.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Martinez, right into the meat.
Martinez misses with a leg kick
and Charcoal counters with a straight right hand.
Martinez is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Martinez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Charcoal was well out of range. Poor timing from Martinez.
Charcoal throws a hook but Martinez avoids it easily.
Charcoal on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Martinez. Martinez obviously looking to wear him down.
Martinez lands with a slapping head kick.
Charcoal tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Martinez swivels and escapes.
Martinez throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Martinez throws a body punch but Charcoal moves out of range.
Martinez moves away from the strike by Charcoal.
Martinez avoids the head kick by Charcoal.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Charcoal throws a big shot that misses.
Charcoal scores with a jab.
Martinez throws a lazy head kick
and Charcoal counters with a body kick that stops Martinez in his tracks momentarily.
Martinez throws a quick inside leg kick.
Martinez throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Charcoal staying out of range there.
Charcoal takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Martinez throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Jesus Martinez will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Martinez uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Charcoal.
Charcoal misses with a straight right.
Martinez misses the shot to the body.
Martinez digs a good body shot into Charcoal's ribs.
Martinez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Charcoal misses with an uppercut.
Martinez stuns Charcoal with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Martinez misses with a wild body shot.
Charcoal throws a combination. Martinez tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Charcoal drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Charcoal lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Martinez shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Charcoal pinned against the cage. Charcoal gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Charcoal misses.
Martinez throws a low kick, looking for Charcoal's leg but Charcoal calmly moves out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Charcoal misses the target.
Martinez scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Martinez staying out of range there.
Martinez uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Charcoal has time to react.
Martinez cracks the inside of Charcoal's front leg.
Martinez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Charcoal moves away.
An inside leg kick lands from Martinez.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Charcoal lands a big right hand that sends Martinez crashing to the mat! Charcoal stays standing though and waves Martinez back to his feet!

Martinez is rocked!

It looks like Jesus Martinez has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Charcoal misses with a lunging right hand
and Martinez counters with a left and a right that stings Charcoal.
Martinez is still on wobbly legs! Can Charcoal finish him?
Martinez misses with a wild body shot.
Charcoal is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Martinez misses with a double jab.
Martinez seems to have recovered his senses.
Martinez jabs Charcoal to the body, keeping him at a distance.

Martinez clinches up against the cage.

Charcoal escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Charcoal throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Martinez sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Charcoal on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.

Oooooh!!! Charcoal has knocked Martinez down with a huge combo! Charcoal steps away and waves a wobbly Martinez back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Martinez tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Charcoal is able to avoid easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Martinez, right into the meat.
Charcoal throws a leg kick which misses Martinez's front leg but catches the back leg as Martinez tries to avoid it.
Jab by Martinez.
A jab from Charcoal misses.
Charcoal jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Horrible takedown by Charcoal or perhaps it was just good defense by Martinez which made him look bad.
Martinez misses with a body kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Martinez.
Charcoal blocks a head kick by Martinez.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
That kick from Charcoal tenderised Martinez's leg. Martinez is trying to keep his angry face on.
Martinez throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Martinez lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Martinez throws a leg kick but Charcoal sees it coming and moves out of range.
Martinez throws a lazy body kick
enabling Charcoal to counter with a crisp jab.
Mr Charcoal is winning the standup battle so far.
Martinez misses with a head kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Martinez uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Charcoal.
Martinez slips under a jab.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Martinez pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Martinez throws a head kick that misses.
Martinez staying out of range there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mr Charcoal dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jesus Martinez's cut.
That's time! Charcoal's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Martinez moves away from the strike by Charcoal.
Charcoal is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Martinez lands a nice looking kick to the body. Charcoal takes a step back to recover.
Martinez swings for the body but Charcoal moves out of range.
Martinez feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Charcoal's calf.
Martinez walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Charcoal takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Martinez throws a predictable looking body shot

and Charcoal counters with a crisp right hand that drops Martinez! Charcoal lets Martinez back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
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!
Charcoal flashes Martinez a smile before throwing a beast of a right hand, straight down the pipe. Martinez's eyes follow the hand right onto his nose, taking in it's full glory... and then darkness. Martinez crumples to the floor! He's out cold! Charcoal punches the air and yells at the top of his lungs - yeeeeeeeeeeah!!!! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Mr Charcoal!
Mr Charcoal managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, GTI - 1337 sponsors VERSUS, into his post fight interview.