PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Richard Martinez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark Worsely (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Martinez comes to the cage accompanied by Iced Earth - A Question of Heaven. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Mark Worsely was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Martinez
vs
Worsely

178 cm
29
168 lbs
15 - 12 - 0

175 cm
28
167 lbs
16 - 10 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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Perkele!

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 15 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Richard Martinez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Mark Worsely!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Anni Minnemäki and Arvi Lind.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Martinez throws a leg kick but Worsely moved away.
Martinez just misses with a punch to the body.
Worsely fails with a takedown attempt.
Martinez scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Martinez lands a leg kick that knocks Worsely off balance momentarily.
A thudding body kick lands there by Martinez!
A big right from Martinez misses.
Worsely finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Worsely lands a glancing blow to the side of Martinez's head.
Worsely walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Martinez misses with a combination
and Worsely makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Worsely drives through with a takedown into guard.
Martinez is adopting a defensive guard.
Martinez is trying to keep Worsely in close.
Martinez keeping full guard, as Worsely tries to pass.
Worsely sitting in guard here, content to control.

Martinez is looking for a triangle but Worsely pushes his legs off easily.
Worsely is pushing down on Martinez's leg trying to pass to half guard. Martinez is fighting to maintain full guard but Worsely has managed to sneak the leg through.

Martinez looking for submissions off his back.
Worsely wants to lay and pray for a moment but Martinez keeps working.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Worsely is looking to advance position but Martinez won't allow it.
Worsely working the head and body with strikes.
Worsely not doing much here.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Martinez trying to control from the bottom.
Nice strikes from Worsely there.
Martinez trying to control from the bottom.
Worsely is trying to control. Martinez wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Martinez is trying to stand.
Martinez tries to get to full guard but Worsely has control of the leg.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martinez is trying to maintain the position but Worsely is very close to passing his half guard.
Worsely content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Worsely thows a body shot but no joy.
Martinez looks to land a left hand but Worsely moved out of range nicely.
Worsely throws a low kick but Martinez moves out of range easily.
Martinez fails to land the takedown.
Worsely feints a jab promting Martinez to slip. Worsely then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Martinez slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.

It looks like Richard Martinez has been cut.
A nice leg kick lands there from Martinez.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Worsely misses with a straight left.
Worsely lands a slapping body shot.
Martinez jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Worsely fails in his attempt to clinch.
Martinez checks a leg kick.
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!
Nice shot lands for Martinez.
Martinez turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Worsely digs a good hook to Martinez's body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Martinez cracks the inside of Worsely's front leg.
Worsely takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Worsely misses with a low kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Mark Worsely will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Richard Martinez's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Martinez shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Worsely defends it nicely.
Martinez pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Martinez takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Martinez checks a leg kick.
Martinez dips to his left and cracks Worsely with an uppercut!
Worsely misses with a low kick as Martinez jumps back.
Worsely feints and then cracks Martinez's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Martinez down.
Martinez throws a head kick but Worsely moves out of range.
Martinez ducks under a wild hook from Worsely.

Worsely rushes Martinez and presses him up against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Martinez has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Martinez wants to break free but Worsely has control.
Worsely stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Martinez tries to break the clinch but Worsely is controlling the position.
A short right from Worsely on the inside.
Worsely is leaning against Martinez and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.

Martinez pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Worsely avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Worsely pivots, looking for a leg kick but Martinez is out of range and Worsely settles back down.
Martinez tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Worsely keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Worsely punishes Martinez's body with a nice straight punch.
Worsely looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Martinez leaves Worsely with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Worsely scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Martinez doesn't seem bothered though.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Martinez misses the shot to the body.
Worsely is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Martinez rather than just go for the knockout.
Martinez scores with a jab to the head.
Worsely tries to score with a low kick but Martinez moves his leg out of the way.
Worsely tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Martinez manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Worsely lands with a shot to the body.
Worsely paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Martinez works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Worsely blocks a head kick by Martinez.
Worsely takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Worsely darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Martinez moves forwards but Worsely connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Martinez tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Martinez throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Worsely sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A slow jab from Martinez misses its intended target.
Worsely fails with an attempt to clinch.
Martinez shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Worsely throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Martinez.
Martinez scoring well with a low kick there.
Worsely turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Martinez wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Worsely lands a nice hook to Martinez's body. Martinez takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Worsely throws a head kick but Martinez moves out of range.
Worsely steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Martinez. That one must have hurt.
Martinez blocks a jab.
Martinez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Martinez misses with a wild body shot.
Worsely waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Martinez.
Mark Worsely seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Martinez throws a head kick but Worsely moves out of range.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Martinez checks a leg kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Martinez throws a nice outside leg kick.

Martinez shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Worsely manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Worsely wants to hit a switch here but Martinez passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Worsely there!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mark Worsely showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Richard Martinez's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Worsely tries to land a leg kick but Martinez saw it coming and moves away.
Worsely misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Martinez.
Martinez takes a swing at Worsely's ribcage but misses.
A head kick misses from Martinez.
Worsely fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Martinez misses with a body punch
and Worsely makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Martinez scores with a head kick. Worsely tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Martinez checks a low kick from Worsely.
Worsely throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
An inside leg kick lands from Worsely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Worsely connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A nice leg kick lands there from Worsely.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Worsely, right into the meat.
Worsely throws a body punch but Martinez moves out of range.
Worsely stuffs the takedown.
Worsely tests Martinez's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Worsely changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
A nice inside leg kick there by Worsely. That's going to slow Martinez down.
Martinez misses with a hook

and Worsely counters by moving into the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martinez misses with a hook from the clinch.
Worsely has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Martinez is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Worsely tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Martinez swings wildly with an uppercut but Worsely uses good head movement to avoid it.
Worsely lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Martinez backwards.
A short left from Worsely.
Mark Worsely is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Martinez is trying to force a seperation but Worsely has the dominant position.
Worsely looking for a takedown.
Richard Martinez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

Martinez manages to break the clinch.

Worsely has Martinez up against the cage in a clinch.
Martinez is trying to break the clinch but Worsely is controlling him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Martinez.
Martinez working hard to break the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Worsely.
Martinez wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Worsely tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Martinez's elbow.
A short right from Martinez.
Martinez lands with a light punch inside.
Martinez has had enough of the clinch but Worsely keeps him there for the moment.
Martinez wants to get back to striking at distance but Worsely won't allow it.
Worsely lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Martinez lands with a right to the head.

Martinez breaks the clinch.
Martinez throws a jab when Worsely was well out of range.
Martinez just misses with a punch to the body.
Worsely fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Martinez has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Martinez thows a body shot but no joy.
Martinez throws a wild body kick that Worsely sees coming a mile off.
Worsely dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Worsely gets the takedown into side control.
You can see the frustration on Martinez's face as Worsely controls the position.
Martinez bucks up and tries to throw Worsely off but instead Worsely has got his back!

And that's the end of the fight!
Mark Worsely comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Worsely has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 27:30
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mark Worsely!
Mark Worsely made sure to mention his sponsor, Perkele! in his post fight interview.