PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Richard Martinez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Daniel Moreira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Martinez comes to the cage accompanied by Iced Earth - A Question of Heaven. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Martinez
vs
Moreira

178 cm
31
162 lbs
19 - 15 - 1

170 cm
34
155 lbs
17 - 9 - 1

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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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 19 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Richard Martinez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Daniel Moreira!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Tarja Halkonen and Matti Vanhoillinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Martinez tries to clinch but Moreira moves out of range.
Martinez misses with a wild combination.
Martinez throws a body kick that misses.
Moreira avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Martinez bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Richard Martinez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Martinez misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Moreira stuns Martinez with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Moreira will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Moreira jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Martinez throws a leg kick
and Moreira cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A nice inside leg kick there by Martinez. That's going to slow Moreira down.
Martinez connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Moreira waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Martinez.
Martinez misses with an uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Martinez there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Martinez bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Moreira throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Martinez connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Daniel Moreira is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Martinez fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Moreira to the ground. Martinez is now in Moreira's guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Moreira is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Martinez sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Moreira's guard.
Moreira is in trouble now - Martinez has advanced to mount!
Moreira is desperately trying to get back to half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martinez working Moreira over with strikes here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Martinez is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Moreira can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Moreira is bucking up trying to escape but Martinez cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Moreira is in all sorts of trouble here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Martinez sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Martinez controlling from the full mount.
Moreira is looking to get to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moreira is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Martinez throwing strikes here but Moreira is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Moreira tries to hold on but Martinez pushes him away.
Moreira working to try and regain half guard.
Martinez working Moreira over with strikes here.
Moreira tries to lock up and control but Martinez gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Martinez with the ground and pound from mount.
Moreira tries to hold on but Martinez pushes him away.
Moreira tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Martinez connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Martinez looking to control and managing it successfully.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Martinez'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.
Moreira is trying to escape the mount.
Martinez raining down hammerfists from mount.
Martinez scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Martinez with the ground and pound from mount.

Moreira is rocked!

It looks like Daniel Moreira has been cut.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Moreira tries to reverse the position but Martinez maintains control.
Moreira is still in real trouble! Can Martinez finish him?
Martinez connects with a bit shot that sees Moreira covering up! More strikes from Martinez and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Martinez is our winner by TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Richard Martinez!
Richard Martinez gave a mention to CEC Nutrition Q160 & Loans in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).