|
|
PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Santi Jimara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Richard Martinez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jimara comes to the cage accompanied by Killing in the name. . Martinez has chosen Iced Earth - A Question of Heaven as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
 |
|
 |
| 177 cm
29
157 lbs
12 - 6 - 2 |
|
178 cm
30
165 lbs
16 - 14 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin |
|
ADCC Champion
World class boxer
Good gas tank |
|
| |
|
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
12 - 6 - 2, fighting out of Helsinki, Santi Jimara!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Richard Martinez!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Marco Blurström and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Martinez bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Jimara is looking to clinch but Martinez is avoiding it.
Jimara misses with a hook
and Martinez counters with a nice low kick that buckles Jimara's knee momentarily.
Jimara wants to slow Martinez down by chopping away at his legs.
A looping hook to the body misses from Martinez. Jimara does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jimara gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Martinez connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Martinez keeps the fight on the outside.
Jimara rushes Martinez and presses him up against the cage.
Jimara effectively controlling the action here.
Martinez doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Martinez misses with a punch to the body.
Martinez struggles to land a body shot inside as Jimara controls his hands.
Jimara blocks a body shot from Martinez.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Martinez tries to pull guard but Jimara holds him up against the cage and eventually Martinez drops back down to his feet.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Jimara struggles to land a body shot inside as Martinez controls his hands.
Martinez misses with a punch to the body.
Jimara misses with an elbow strike.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Martinez.
Martinez wants a takedown but no success here.
Martinez jumps guard but Jimara turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Santi Jimara has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Richard Martinez.
Jimara misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martinez tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jimara's elbow.
Jimara wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Martinez fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Martinez swings wildly with an uppercut but Jimara uses good head movement to avoid it.
Martinez throws a head punch that misses.
Jimara tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Martinez's elbow.
Martinez misses with a punch to the body.
Jimara goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Martinez throws a punch but it's blocked by Jimara.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martinez misses with some punches.
Martinez misses with a hook from the clinch.
Martinez misses with a hook from the clinch.
Martinez is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Jimara to keep the fight standing.
Jimara misses with a hook to the ribs.
Jimara doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Martinez lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Jimara or not.
Martinez misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Martinez is leaning against Jimara and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Jimara misses with a punch to the body.
Jimara misses with the head strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Martinez lands a shot to the body.
Martinez misses with a hook to the ribs.
Martinez misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Jimara misses with a hook to the ribs.
Jimara misses with a punch on the inside.
Jimara throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Martinezs head.
A shot in the inside from Martinez.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Martinez misses with a body punch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jimara prevents a body shot from Martinez.
Jimara tries to work over Martinez's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Richard Martinez dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Jimara walks into a stiff left hand from Martinez.
Martinez misses with a head kick.
Jimara throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Martinez fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Jimara avoids it really well and circles away.
Jimara is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Martinez.
Martinez has a takedown stuffed.
Jimara pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Martinez throws a sloppy body shot
and Jimara counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Martinez connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Jimara ducks under a wild hook from Martinez.
Martinez ducks under a wild hook from Jimara.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Martinez slips under a jab.
Martinez checks a leg kick.
Jimara is looking to clinch.
Jimara tries a head kick but it misses.
Jimara fails in his attempt to clinch.
Martinez tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Jimara misses with an uppercut
and Martinez connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Jimara throws a lazy head kick
and Jimara takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Martinez cracks a nice hook into Jimara's ribs.
Martinez throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Jimara's head.
Jimara tries to land a body kick
and Martinez counters with a nice low kick that buckles Jimara's knee momentarily.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Jimara.
Martinez dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jimara scores with a nice right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Martinez lands a right hook to the body.
Richard Martinez seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Martinez throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Jimara on the side of the head.
Jimara takes one on the button.
Martinez swings widly with a right hand
and Jimara connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Jimara misses with an uppercut. Martinez saw that one coming.
Martinez cracks Jimara with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Santi Jimara seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Martinez lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Jimara backs up against the cage.
Jimara dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Martinez. That did some damage!
Martinez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jimara was well out of range. Poor timing from Martinez.
Martinez is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Martinez lands with a shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martinez moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Martinez tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Jimara with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Martinez to score with a decent uppercut.
Martinez slips under a jab.
Jimara throws out a loose jab but Martinez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jimara with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Jimara throws a looping overhand right but Martinez ducks down to avoid it.
Martinez throws a half hearted mid kick.
Martinez shoots in for a double leg but Jimara sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Santi Jimara has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Richard Martinez.
Martinez throws a sloppy head kick and Jimara moves out of range easily.
Nice body kick there by Jimara.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jimara tries to move into range but Martinez moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Jimara looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Martinez throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Martinez takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Martinez misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Jimara lets loose with a powerful body kick. Martinez will feel that in the morning.
Martinez scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Martinez looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Jimara is fending him off so far but Martinez persists. Nope, Jimara circles away and we're back to standing.
Martinez ducks right into an uppercut from Jimara.
It looks like Richard Martinez has been cut.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Martinez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jimara throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Martinez sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Jimara looks to land a left hand but Martinez moved out of range nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Santi Jimara will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Richard Martinez's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Martinez on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Jimara. Jimara obviously looking to wear him down.
Martinez goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Martinez lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Jimara has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Jimara and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Martinez misses with a left hand
and Jimara counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Martinez misses with a kick to the body.
Martinez throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Jimara checks a leg kick nicely.
Martinez scores with a crisp jab that stopped Jimara in his tracks.
Martinez shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Jimara throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jimara is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Martinez.
Martinez takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Martinez circles away from the clinch attempt.
Jimara misses with the combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jimara pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Jimara misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Martinez crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Jimara - the referee stops the clock and Martinez gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Jimara. Martinez manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
A punch lands to the side of Martinez 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Jimara lands a high kick!
Jimara misses with an uppercut.
Martinez misses with a jab, cross combination.
Martinez shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Jimara defends it nicely.
Santi Jimara is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Martinez misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martinez with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Jimara to score with a decent uppercut.
Jimara misses with a few strikes there.
Good shot there by Jimara.
A head kick misses from Jimara.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jimara tries to clinch there but Martinez circles away.
Good leg kick by Martinez there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Martinez throws out a loose jab but Jimara uses good head movement to avoid it.
Martinez walks into a stiff left hand from Jimara.
Martinez throws a right and a left that both miss.
Jimara misses with a kick to the body.
Martinez moves away from the strike by Jimara.
Martinez throws a head kick but Jimara moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martinez avoids the head kick by Jimara.
Jimara's jab looks to have found its range, popping Martinez under the eye.
Jimara lands a really nice looking cross but Martinez seems unphased.
Martinez is rocked!
Martinez slips a jab from Jimara.
Jimara misses with a hook. Martinez ducked under it nicely.
Martinez misses with a leg kick.
Martinez misses with a two punch combination.
Jimara defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Martinez.
Jimara takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
A lazy left from Martinez finds it's target.
Martinez walks forward, straight into a front kick from Jimara.
Martinez swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jimara misses the jab.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Martinez checks a leg kick.
Jimara tries to land a front kick but Martinez steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Jimara drops Martinez with a left right combo! Jimara follows him down to the ground into side control.
Martinez is still in real trouble! Can Jimara finish him?
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Martinez is looking to regain half guard here but Jimara keeps moving and retains side control.
Jimara decides to stand up, so the ref orders Martinez to his feet.
A low kick from Martinez is predictable there
and Jimara counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Jimara looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Jimara wants to land a leg kick but Martinez is out of range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jimara moves into range and clinches up with Martinez.
Jimara tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Martinez avoids it.
Martinez misses with some punches.
And that's the end of the fight!
Santi Jimara showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Jimara has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Arvi Lind scores the fight 29:29
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 29:28
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 28:29
The fight is ruled a draw!
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| S |
C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
|
S |
C |
G |
|
energy
A | B |
|
hype
A | B |
|
pop
A | B |
|
mgr
A | B |
|
FIGHT
RATING
86% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
