PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Fedor Martinsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paul Waul (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Martinsson comes to the cage accompanied by Bleach - Fade to Black B13A. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Martinsson
vs
Waul

200 cm
32
250 lbs
22 - 8 - 0

203 cm
37
265 lbs
32 - 17 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

Convicted Trap House

Brute

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 22 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Fedor Martinsson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 32 - 17 - 0, fighting out of New York, Paul Waul!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Waul misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Martinsson.
Waul moves out of range as Martinsson strikes.
Waul slips a jab and a cross from Martinsson.
Waul walks into a stiff left hand from Martinsson.
Martinsson throws a front kick aimed at Waul's knee but Waul avoids it well.
Martinsson scores with a spinning back kick!
Good leg kick by Martinsson there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Good standup being displayed there by Waul as he connects with a hook.
Martinsson swinging wildly here.
Martinsson thows a body shot but no joy.
Martinsson fails to land with a series of punches.
A solid leg kick lands there for Martinsson.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Martinsson misses with a hook.
Waul comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Martinsson is looking to land body kicks.
Waul thows a body shot but no joy.
The fighters circling - Martinsson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Martinsson lands a nice looking body kick.
Good shot there by Martinsson.
Martinsson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Martinsson. Waul shrugs it off though.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Waul throws a left and a right that both miss
and Martinsson counters with a low kick, right behind Waul 's knee.
A swing and a miss from Martinsson.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martinsson tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Waul throws a low kick but Martinsson moves out of range easily.
A shot to the liver by Waul. Beautiful body shot.
Waul moves out of range of the strikes.
A looping hook to the body misses from Waul. Martinsson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Waul doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Waul takes a jab right on the kisser.

Waul has taken the fight to the clinch.
Waul has a couple of punches blocked by Martinsson.
Waul tries to work over Martinsson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Waul prevents a body shot from Martinsson.
Martinsson throws a knee to the head but misses.
Waul presses Martinsson against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Martinsson is breathing heavily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Waul blocks an elbow strike from Martinsson.
Waul scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Waul can't find room to land a body shot as Martinsson controls the action.
Martinsson looking to slow down the pace here.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Waul lands a right hand.
Martinsson struggles to land a body shot inside as Waul controls his hands.
Waul takes a shot to the head.
Waul is trying to maintain a safe position but Martinsson gets an underhook and turns Waul into the cage.
Martinsson tries a knee to the head but Waul blocks it.
Martinsson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Waul's elbow.
Waul can't find room to land a body shot as Martinsson controls the action.
Martinsson lands a right hand.
Waul lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Waul lands a hook to the side of the head.
Waul blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Waul.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
Waul swings wildly with an uppercut but Martinsson uses good head movement to avoid it.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Waul creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Martinsson tries to land a knee to the head but Waul blocks with his arms.
Martinsson is looking to control Waul's arms but Waul gets an underhook and turns him. Now Martinsson has his back to the cage.
Waul lands a left hand.
Waul lands a shot to the body.
Martinsson lands with a short shot to the head.
Waul blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Martinsson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Martinsson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Waul's elbow.
Waul lands a body punch in the clinch.
Martinsson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Waul has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Waul tries to throw a body punch but Martinsson avoids it by throwing Waul back against the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Martinsson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Waul blocks an elbow strike from Martinsson.
A right hook to the body lands for Martinsson.
Martinsson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Martinsson lands an elbow that stopped Waul in his tracks for a moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Fedor Martinsson will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!

Martinsson lands with a cross.
Martinsson takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Martinsson misses with a low kick.
Waul throws a lazy right hand but Martinsson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Waul throws a leg kick
and Martinsson counters with a good, hard body kick but Waul shrugs it off.
Martinsson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Waul moves out of range of the leg kick from Martinsson.
Waul 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.
Waul throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Martinsson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Martinsson looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
No joy there for Waul, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Fedor Martinsson is winning the standup battle so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Martinsson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Waul fails with an attempt to clinch.
A big left from Waul misses.

Waul clinches up with Martinsson and pushes him back against the cage.
Martinsson tries to work over Waul's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Waul swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Waul is working Martinsson over against the cage.
Martinsson has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Martinsson presses Waul against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Waul is breathing heavily.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Waul.
Waul scores with a nice hook to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Martinsson lands with a right to the head.
Waul can't find room to land a body shot as Martinsson controls the action.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martinsson misses with a knee to the head.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Waul misses with a body punch.
Waul misses with a short punch on the inside.
Waul blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Martinsson is trying to stall.
Waul lands with a light punch inside.
Stalling in the clinch from Martinsson.
Waul lands with a light punch inside.
Martinsson struggles to land a body shot inside as Waul controls his hands.
Martinsson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
A hook to the body from Waul.
Martinsson trying to control the position but instead, Waul has worked for underhooks and has pushed Martinsson into the cage.
Waul gets through Martinsson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Waul lands an uppercut.
Martinsson lands a knee to the head.
Waul avoiding damage as Martinsson throws knees to the body.
Waul throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Martinssons head.
Waul lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Waul lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Martinsson backwards.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Waul scores with a shoulder strike.
Waul has Martinsson pushed against the cage.
Waul scores with a shot to the side of Martinsson's head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Waul.
Waul avoiding damage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Waul.
Waul lands a body punch.
A short left from Waul.
Paul Waul seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Martinsson throws a knee to the head but misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Waul tries to work over Martinsson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Waul misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Waul is looking to control Martinsson's arms but Martinsson gets an underhook and turns him. Now Waul has his back to the cage.
Waul working aggressively here.
Martinsson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Martinsson misses with an elbow strike.
Waul lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Martinsson.
Waul pushes Martinsson back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Waul displaying some good clinch control by pressing Martinsson up against the cage.
A right handed body shot lands from Waul.
Waul lands with a left to the head.
Waul misses with the head strike.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Waul tries to throw a body punch but Martinsson avoids it by throwing Waul back against the cage.
Waul stalling in the clinch but Martinsson improves position.
Waul struggles to land a body shot inside as Martinsson controls his hands.
Waul misses with a hook to the ribs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Paul Waul showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Martinsson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Martinsson throws a leg kick
and Waul counters with a nice body shot.
Waul tries to bum rush Martinsson with a series of wild strikes but Martinsson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Martinsson misses with a kick to the body
and Martinsson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Martinsson fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Waul takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Waul lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Waul blocks a leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Waul moves in looking to clinch but Martinsson pushes him off.
Martinsson uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Waul has time to react.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Waul.
Waul throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Martinsson bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Waul lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Martinsson misses with a knee to the head.
Waul struggles to land a body shot inside as Martinsson controls his hands.
Martinsson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A right hook to the body lands for Waul.
Waul is pushing Martinsson up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
A right hand to the body from Waul.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A short left from Waul.
Waul misses with a body punch.
Waul lands with a left to the head.
Waul misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Waul pushes Martinsson back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Waul lands a left hand that snaps the head of Martinsson backwards.
Waul presses Martinsson against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Waul lands a left hand that snaps the head of Martinsson backwards.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Waul.
Waul lands a left hand.
Waul lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Waul scores with a hook to the body.
A shot in the inside from Waul.
Waul scores with a nice hook to the head.
A short right from Waul on the inside.
Waul working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Waul misses with a body punch.
Waul misses with a hook from the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martinsson misses with some punches.
Martinsson takes a shot to the head.
Martinsson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Waul dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Waul working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Martinsson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Waul looking to stall.
Martinsson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Waul lands with a short shot to the head.
Waul swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Martinsson missing with knees to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Martinsson.
Martinsson struggles to land a body shot inside as Waul controls his hands.
Waul lands a nice uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Waul fails to land.
Waul is leaning against Martinsson and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Martinsson missing with knees to the body.
Waul lands a hook that snaps the head of Martinsson backwards.
Waul pushes Martinsson back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Martinsson blocking some punches.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Waul.
Waul looking to slow down the pace here.
Martinsson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Waul's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Waul lands a nice uppercut.
Martinsson lands a hook to the side of the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Waul misses with the head strike.
Waul misses with a punch to the body.
Waul tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Martinsson's elbow.
Waul scores with a shoulder strike.

And that's the end of the fight!
Paul Waul comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Waul 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Paul Waul!
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