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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Motor Martino (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Renzo Cabunagan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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151 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
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147 lbs
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Good takedowns
Counter striker
KO power |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Motor Martino!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, John Renzo Cabunagan!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, William Peck and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cabunagan looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Martino is fending him off so far but Cabunagan persists. Nope, Martino circles away and we're back to standing.
Cabunagan tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Martino paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Cabunagan has a takedown stuffed.
Martino could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Cabunagan defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Martino.
Martino fails with the takedown.
Martino looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Cabunagan!
Cabunagan really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Martino controlling from mount.
Martino lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cabunagan is in a horrible position here. Martino smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Martino landing strikes from the mount.
Martino lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Martino takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Martino has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Cabunagan is looking to get to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martino takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Martino lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Martino lands with some strikes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Martino lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Cabunagan tries to hold on but Martino postures up.
Martino takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Martino lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Martino landing punches.
Martino working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Martino controlling the pace for now.
Martino has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cabunagan is trying desperately to improve position.
Martino controlling the pace for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Motor Martino wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Martino closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Martino lands in his opponent's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cabunagan trying to keep a closed guard but Martino is proving a slippery customer.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Cabunagan holds on and takes a little breather.
Martino advances position into side control!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cabunagan takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Motor Martino dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Martino feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Martino pushes down on Cabunagan's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Cabunagan is looking for a sweep. Martino is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Well, if Martino is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Martino's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Cabunagan wants to control but Martino is keeping busy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Martino controlling the pace.
Cabunagan really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Martino. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Motor Martino.
Cabunagan fails with a takedown attempt.
Cabunagan stuffs the takedown.
Cabunagan moves in looking to clinch but Martino pushes him off.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Martino is defended easily by Cabunagan.
Cabunagan tries to close the distance and clinch up but Martino swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cabunagan looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Martino decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Martino in particular looking to stall.
Martino trying to mount his opponent but Cabunagan defends it.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Motor Martino.
Martino closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Cabunagan did well to prevent Martino getting side control.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cabunagan is looking to improve his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martino wants to control but Cabunagan is keeping him busy.
Martino moves into full mount! Cabunagan won't be happy about that!
Martino breaks from Cabunagan's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Martino is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Cabunagan can do to turn this around?
Martino lands a heavy elbow.
Martino controlling his opponent.
Cabunagan takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Martino lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Cabunagan hang on?
Cabunagan manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Martino works his foot free and advances to mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Martino working Cabunagan over with strikes here.
Martino pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Martino lands a nice shot to the head.
Martino looking to finish Cabunagan with some ground and pound. This is bad for Cabunagan!
Martino controlling from the full mount.
Motor Martino overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Cabunagan is in all sorts of trouble here.
Cabunagan is breathing heavily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Martino connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Motor Martino dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Martino fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Martino avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Martino shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Cabunagan's guard.
Martino sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Cabunagan's guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Martino in particular looking to stall.
Cabunagan tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Martino working the head and body with strikes.
Cabunagan moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Martino seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Martino landing with the ground and pound.
Martino postures up.
Martino postures up and lands a big shot to Cabunagan's brow.
Martino slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Martino trying to control the position from guard on top but Cabunagan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Martino might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martino pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Cabunagan is keeping the position for now.
Martino slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Motor Martino wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Martino closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Cabunagan quickly recovers to half guard.
Martino wants to pass the guard but Cabunagan is defending well.
Martino not doing much here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Martino wants to pass to mount but Cabunagan is defending the position.
Motor Martino has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Martino fails with the takedown.
Martino throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Cabunagan's waist but Cabunagan gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Martino off to one side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Motor Martino. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Martino keeps the fight on the outside.
Martino shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Martino keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Cabunagan's head.
Cabunagan not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Martino controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Motor Martino is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Motor Martino has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Cabunagan defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Martino.
And that's the end of the fight!
Motor Martino showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Martino 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 Yves DeLean scores the fight 30:27
Judge William Peck scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Motor Martino!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
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