PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ed Gein (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Charles Martel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gein kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Dead Skin Mask. Martel has chosen Dreams - The Game as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Gein
vs
Martel

177 cm
27
162 lbs
19 - 4 - 0

170 cm
34
145 lbs
30 - 7 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Hell's Balls Recovery (160)
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BioPharm Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 19 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ed Gein!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 30 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Charles Martel!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Excellent takedown into side control there by Martel.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Gein stuck in half guard on the bottom here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
You can see the frustration on Gein's face as Martel controls the position.
Gein tries to bench press Martel off him but Martel keeps the position.
Martel remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Gein avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Martel.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Martel postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Martel working away.
Gein is trying to improve his position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Martel trying to control the action but Gein is working from the bottom.
Gein is looking for a sweep.
Gein is trying to escape the position but Martel is controlling the position.

Martel decides to stand back up. Martel steps back and let's Gein get back to his feet.
Martel attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Gein avoids the body shot from Martel.
Martel tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Gein throws a chopping leg kick but Martel manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Gein uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Martel has time to react.

It looks like Charles Martel has been cut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Martel.
Martel changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Ed Gein is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Gein swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Martel lands a jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gein scores with the left hand. Martel knows he should have avoided that one.
Gein jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Gein throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A looping hook to the body misses from Martel. Gein does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gein lands with a slapping head kick.
Gein waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Martel.
A punch combination from Martel misses.
Martel fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Gein misses with a lunging right hand
and Martel counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gein throws a leg kick but Martel checks it.
Martel ducks right into an uppercut from Gein.
Gein misses with an uppercut.
Martel throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.

Gein rushes Martel and presses him up against the cage.
Gein tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Martel avoids it.
Gein throws a head punch that misses.
Martel goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Martel tries a body shot but Gein blocks it.
Martel struggles to land a body shot inside as Gein controls his hands.
Gein lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Martel is working Gein over against the cage.
Martel struggles to land a body shot inside as Gein controls his hands.
A right hook to the body lands for Martel.
Martel misses with a body punch.
Gein lands a damaging elbow.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gein lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Martel tries to work over Gein's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Gein blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Martel is looking to control Gein's arms but Gein gets an underhook and turns him. Now Martel has his back to the cage.
Martel blocks an uppercut.
Martel lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Gein misses with a punch on the inside.
Martel has a couple of punches blocked by Gein.
A right handed body shot lands from Martel.
Gein misses with a punch to the body.
Martel tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Gein prevents a body shot from Martel.
Gein misses with a hook from the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nice elbow from Gein.
Gein misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Martel.
A right hook to the body lands for Martel.

Martel escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Gein has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Martel.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Charles Martel dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Charles Martel's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

The fight stays on the outside here - Gein looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Gein, right into the meat.
Martel swinging wildly here.
Martel moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Gein lands with a cross.
Martel throws the kick towards the body but Gein avoids it.
Gein throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Gein.
Martel lands with an uppercut that bounces Gein off the cage and back into range.
Gein tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Martel counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Ed Gein seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gein lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Martel lands a nice shot to the body.

Martel shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Gein's guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gein is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Martel trying to control but Gein is working from the bottom.
Gein wants to sweep but no luck.

Martel gets to his feet - Gein follows without any prompting.
Gein doesn't manage to clinch there - Martel circles away.
Gein throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gein throws a leg kick
and Martel counters with a good low kick that Gein was not able to check.
A swing and a miss from Gein.
Martel connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Gein momentarily.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Martel!
Gein scores with a nice right hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martel lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Martel takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Gein scores with a shot to the body.
Gein avoids the body shot from Martel.
Gein lands with an uppercut that bounces Martel off the cage and back into range.
Martel scores with a sloppy right hand. Gein should have avoided that one.
Gein looks to throw the jab but Martel is out of range.
Good exchange - Martel coming out on top.
Martel moves out of range of the body kick from Gein.
Martel circles away from the clinch attempt.
Gein pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Martel back to the cage. Gein follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Gein throws a quick inside leg kick.
Martel checks the leg kick.
The fighters circling - Gein throws out the jab but it was never going to land.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gein doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Gein walks into a left hand.
Gein's corner calls for a 1-2. Gein obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Martel turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Martel dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Gein. That did some damage!
Gein moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Martel throws a quick inside leg kick.
Martel throws a low kick but it's checked well by Gein.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Martel. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Martel lands a body shot.
Gein misses with a right hand
and Martel counters with an inside leg kick.
Horrible takedown by Martel or perhaps it was just good defense by Gein which made him look bad.
Gein has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Martel.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gein avoids the body shot from Martel.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Martel slips under a jab from Gein.
Gein rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Martel counters with a left to the body.
Martel is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Gein rather than just go for the knockout.
Gein listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Martel walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Martel scores with a jab to the head.
Gein throws an overhand right that lands on Martel's shoulder, as Martel tries to avoid the shot.
Martel throws a solid leg kick but Gein takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Martel.
Gein waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Martel.
Gein walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Martel misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Good work by Gein as he checks the leg kick.
Martel shoots in but Gein avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Gein scores with a hook to the body. Martel takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
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 Ed Gein will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Charles Martel's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Martel throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Martel fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gein manages to avoid it.
Gein slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Gein throws a series of punches but Martel avoids them all with ease.
Martel scores with a nice head shot.
A shot to the liver by Martel. Beautiful body shot.
Gein scores with a nice right hand.
Gein tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Martel paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Martel misses with an uppercut.
Martel fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
A jab lands there for Gein.
A combination from Gein does no damage.
Martel falls off balance throwing a combination
and Gein counters with a straight right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Martel sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Martel takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Gein takes a kick to the side of the head.
Martel throws a leg kick
and Gein cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Gein connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Gein checks a low kick from Martel.
A slow jab from Gein misses its intended target.
Gein throws a head kick that misses.
Martel lands a head shot.
Gein throws a left and a right that both miss
and Martel makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Gein tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Martel paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Gein takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gein misses with a right hand
and Martel counters with a three punch combo that has Gein backing up. Gein nods at Martel to acknowledge the strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martel misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Martel cracks a nice hook into Gein's ribs.
Gein bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Martel's head backwards.
A clash of legs there as Martel blocks the low kick.
Gein throws a low kick but Martel moves out of range easily.
Gein throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Martel scores with a hook to the body. Gein takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Gein throws a quick inside leg kick.
Gein throws a series of punches but Martel moves out of range.
Gein steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Martel.
Martel fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Gein looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Martel throws a head kick that misses.
Martel lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Gein at a distance.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martel wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Martel avoids the head kick by Gein.
Martel keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Martel scores with a head kick.
Martel is looking to clinch.
Gein lands a nice leg kick that just misses Martel's sensitive parts.
Martel attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Gein loads up on a big right hand but Martel slips the punch.
Martel paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Gein is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
A chopping leg kick lands by Gein.
Gein misses with a combination
and Martel counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Martel tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gein was well out of range. Poor timing from Martel.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Martel tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Martel scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gein. Martel does a little dance to reset his feet.
A low kick from Gein misses
and Martel counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Martel lands a nice looking body shot.
Gein rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Martel to counter with a crisp jab.
Martel throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Martel throws a looping overhand right but Gein ducks down to avoid it.
Gein smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Gein tries to clinch there but Martel circles away.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gein fails in his attempt to clinch.
Martel wants to clinch up but Gein keeps it at a distance.
Gein lands a jab to Martel's midsection.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but Ed Gein did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The cut man is working on Charles Martel's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Gein uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Martel.
Gein swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Gein will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Martel staying out of range there.
Gein gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Martel, as that shot connected.
A head kick misses from Martel.
Martel fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Gein tries to clinch there but Martel circles away.
Gein misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Martel counters with a series of strikes. Gein will be more careful next time no doubt.
Gein will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Gein avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Martel turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A punch combination from Gein misses.
Martel bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Gein throws a looping overhand right but Martel ducks down to avoid it.
Gein takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Gein doesn't manage to clinch there - Martel circles away.
Gein throws a nice inside leg kick.
Martel cracks Gein with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Martel moves out of range as Gein strikes.
Gein fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Martel has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Martel moves away from the strike by Gein.
Gein is looking to clinch but Martel is avoiding it.
Gein looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
A slow jab from Martel misses its intended target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martel throws a nice outside leg kick.
A punch lands to the side of Martel 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Martel throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Martel feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Gein's calf.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Martel swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A big left from Martel misses.
Martel displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Gein throws out the jab.
Martel attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Martel showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Gein.
Martel's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Martel tries to land a front kick but Gein steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Martel throws a series of punches but Gein moves out of range.
Martel tries to close the distance and clinch but Gein swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martel shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Gein pinned against the cage. Gein gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Gein lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Martel moves out of range of the strikes.
Martel throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Gein throws a series of punches but Martel avoids them all with ease.
Gein takes one to the chin there.
Martel tests Gein's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Gein loads up on a big right hand but Martel slips the punch.
Martel keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Gein.
Gein tries to clinch up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gein misses with a hook.
Gein throws a looping overhand right but Martel ducks down to avoid it.
Gein misses with the combination.
Martel avoids the body shot from Gein.
Martel connects with a body shot that sends Gein's belly button to the back.
Gein uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Martel.
Martel ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Gein, as that shot connected.
Gein goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
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!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Martel keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Martel lands a front kick.
Martel tries to clinch up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close fourth round but Charles Martel will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Charles Martel's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Martel gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Martel connects with a high kick.

Martel closes the distance and clinches.
Gein tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Martel avoids it.
Martel tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Martel blocks an uppercut.
Gein tries a body shot but Martel blocks it.
Martel misses with a punch to the body.
Gein misses with a hook to the ribs.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Martel blocks an uppercut.
Martel tries a body shot but Gein blocks it.
Gein swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Gein lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Martel or not.

Martel's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Gein slips a jab and a cross from Martel.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Martel ducks under a wild hook from Gein.
Gein throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Gein throws a low kick but Martel moves out of range easily.
Martel needs to keep his hands up - Gein had a free shot at his head there.
Gein slips a jab from Martel.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Martel.
Martel lands with a good body shot.
Ed Gein is winning the standup battle so far.
Martel connects with a jab.
Martel uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gein.
Martel punishes Gein's body with a nice straight punch.
Jab from Gein.
Martel throws an overhand right that lands on Gein's shoulder, as Gein tries to avoid the shot.
A big right from Martel misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martel on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Gein swings widly with a right hand
and Martel makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Gein throws a low kick, looking for Martel's leg but Martel calmly moves out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gein walks forward, straight into a front kick from Martel.
Gein throws a right and a left that both miss.
Martel lands a nice shot to the body.
A jab lands there for Gein.
A telegraphed right hand from Martel misses the target.
Gein throws out a leg kick but Martel moves out of range and Gein only half commits.
A combination from Martel does no damage.
Gein looks to land a right hand but Martel moved out of range.
Gein fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Gein. That's going to slow Martel down.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gein tries to bum rush Martel with a series of wild strikes but Martel uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Martel sizes up Gein with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Gein lands a really nice looking cross but Martel seems unphased.
Gein misses the shot to the body.
Martel buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Gein throws a leg kick
and Martel counters with a straight right hand.
Left hook, right uppercut from Martel.
Gein misses with a hook.

Martel dives in and scores a takedown into Gein's guard.
Martel postures up.
Gein pulls Martel in to control the position.
Martel postures up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gein keeping full guard, as Martel tries to pass.
Gein trying to keep a closed guard but Martel is proving a slippery customer.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

We're going to have a standup here because Ed Gein wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Martel fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Martel fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Gein is out of range.
Gein misses with a two punch combination.
Gein will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Martel will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Martel misses with a straight right.
Gein lands a nice leg kick that just misses Martel's sensitive parts.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Charles Martel.
I think Martel has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 46:49
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 46:49
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 48:48

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Charles Martel!
Charles Martel is the new lightweight champion!
After winning the bout, Charles Martel thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.