PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Steve Martin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jake The Bulldog (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Martin
vs
The Bulldog

168 cm
24
134 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

170 cm
21
145 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Steve Martin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jake The Bulldog!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Damien Edna and Bruno Hogan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Martin connects with a right hand. The Bulldog shakes it off.
A looping hook to the body misses from Martin. The Bulldog does a little dance to reset his feet.
The Bulldog throws a series of punches but Martin avoids them all with ease.
The Bulldog tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Martin manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Martin with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Martin misses with a hook
and The Bulldog counters with an outside leg kick.
Martin takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Martin thows a left - swing and a miss!
Martin scores with a one two! The Bulldog had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Martin swings widly with a right hand
and The Bulldog counters with a nice body shot.
Steve Martin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Martin throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Martin throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Martin tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. The Bulldog manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
The Bulldog takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
The Bulldog bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Martin slips a straight right by The Bulldog.
Martin throws a series of punches but The Bulldog avoids them all with ease.
Martin tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
The Bulldog uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Martin.
Martin swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
The Bulldog uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Martin.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martin connects with a right hand. The Bulldog shakes it off.
Martin misses with a low kick.
Martin scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Martin lands a body shot.
Martin lands with a cross.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Martin throws a one two combo.

The Bulldog is rocked!
Martin thows a body shot but no joy.
The Bulldog is still on wobbly legs! Can Martin finish him?
Martin connects with a body shot that sends The Bulldog's belly button to the back.
Martin misses with a two punch combination.
The Bulldog seems to have recovered his senses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Bulldog jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Martin fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but The Bulldog is out of range.
The Bulldog throws a shot from downtown. Martin moves away and avoids it.
Martin keeps the fight on the outside.
Martin displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
The Bulldog lands with a thumping leg kick.
The Bulldog's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and The Bulldog duly obliges.

It looks like Steve Martin has been cut.
The Bulldog slips a jab and a cross from Martin.
Martin lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.

It looks like Jake The Bulldog has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Martin misses with a jab, cross combination.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Bulldog tries to clinch but Martin is having none of it.
The Bulldog steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Martin.
The Bulldog defending well as Martin loads up on a big left hand.
Martin throws out a loose jab but The Bulldog uses good head movement to avoid it.
The Bulldog moves out of range as Martin strikes.
Martin thows a left - swing and a miss!
Martin throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Martin throws a big shot that misses.
Martin is looking to chop away at The Bulldog's legs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Steve Martin dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Martin checks a leg kick.
The Bulldog throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Martin checks the leg kick nicely there.
Martin moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Martin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A jab from Martin misses.
Martin jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Martin misses with a two punch combination.
Steve Martin is winning the standup battle so far.
The Bulldog takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
A telegraphed right hand from Martin misses the target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Martin throws out a loose jab but The Bulldog uses good head movement to avoid it.
Steve Martin is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Martin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The Bulldog uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Martin.
Martin jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
The Bulldog uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Martin.
Martin misses with a series of wild punches.
The Bulldog lands a nice leg kick that just misses Martin's sensitive parts.
Martin throws an uppercut from half a mile away. The Bulldog sees it coming and avoids it easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martin takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Martin looks to land a right hand but The Bulldog moved out of range.
Martin looks to land a left hand but The Bulldog moved out of range nicely.
The Bulldog lands a nice leg kick that just misses Martin's sensitive parts.
The Bulldog avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Martin falls off balance throwing a combination
and The Bulldog counters with a good low kick that Martin was not able to check.
Martin throws a right hand that The Bulldog ducks under and follows up with a left that The Bulldog also avoids with ease.
Martin fails to land with a series of punches.
Martin throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - The Bulldog looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
The Bulldog throws a nice outside leg kick.
Martin cracks a nice hook into The Bulldog's ribs.
Left hook, right uppercut from Martin.
The Bulldog chopping away at his opponent's legs.
The Bulldog fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Martin has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Martin goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Martin lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Bulldog defending well as Martin loads up on a big left hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The Bulldog throws a nice outside leg kick.
The Bulldog defending well as Martin loads up on a big left hand.
Martin throws a lazy uppercut
and The Bulldog counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Martin takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Left hook, right uppercut from Martin.
A jab from Martin finds it's way through The Bulldog's defenses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Martin misses with a two punch combination.
Martin throws out a powerful jab.
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 Steve Martin will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

The Bulldog slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
The Bulldog avoids a punch combination nicely.
Martin swinging wildly here.
A nice inside leg kick there by The Bulldog. That's going to slow Martin down.
A slapping leg kick lands for The Bulldog.
Martin misses with an uppercut.
Martin misses with a two punch combination.
Martin scores with a nice strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Martin misses with a hook. The Bulldog ducked under it nicely.
The Bulldog throws a leg kick which misses Martin's front leg but catches the back leg as Martin tries to avoid it.
A jab from Martin misses.
A combination from Martin does no damage.
The Bulldog slips a jab and a cross from Martin.
Martin looks to land a left hand but The Bulldog moved out of range nicely.
Martin misses with the combination.
Martin needs to keep his hands up - The Bulldog had a free shot at his head there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jab, jab by Martin - just one landing.
An inside leg kick from Martin misses.
Martin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Martin missing with a left hand there. The Bulldog was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Martin misses with a double jab
and The Bulldog counters with a nice leg kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Nice defenses there by The Bulldog.
Martin will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Martin thows a body shot but no joy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martin ducks under a wild hook from The Bulldog.
Martin fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. The Bulldog looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Martin misses with a body shot
and The Bulldog counters with a low kick, right behind Martin 's knee.
Steve Martin is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Martin scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Jab by Martin.
The Bulldog does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Martin lands with a hook. The Bulldog tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
The Bulldog has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Martin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by The Bulldog.
Jake The Bulldog has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Bulldog defending well as Martin loads up on a big left hand.
The Bulldog scores with a jab to the jaw.
Martin getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
The Bulldog closes the distance and lands a one-two.

Martin is rocked!
Martin is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Martin throws a looping overhand right but The Bulldog ducks down to avoid it.
Oh Martin is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
The Bulldog throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
The Bulldog gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Martin throws a hook to the side of The Bulldog's head but The Bulldog sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Martin seems to have got his legs back now.
The Bulldog misses with the combination.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Jake The Bulldog.
Well Martin 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 Donatello Bradman scores the fight 29:28
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 29:28
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Steve Martin!
Steve Martin thanked the fans post fight for their support.