PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Fernandez Martinez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jason Spectacular (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Martinez's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii. Fernandez Martinez has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Martinez
vs
Spectacular

185 cm
21
185 lbs
5 - 5 - 0

179 cm
23
189 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Experienced

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Tends to cut

AVANTAGE XXX NUTRITION
AVANTAGE XXX NUTRITION

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Fernandez Martinez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jason Spectacular!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Robert Twigg and Gwen Towbar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Martinez looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Spectacular looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Martinez misses with the combination.
Spectacular scoring well with a low kick there.
Martinez checks a leg kick.
Fernandez Martinez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Spectacular dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Martinez. That did some damage!
Spectacular scores with a leg kick.

Spectacular takes the fight into the clinch.
Martinez wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

Spectacular escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Spectacular takes the fight into the clinch.
Spectacular stalling the fight.
Spectacular makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Spectacular creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Spectacular stalling the fight.
Martinez dodges an elbow strike from Spectacular.
Spectacular tries to break the clinch but Martinez is controlling the position.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Spectacular.
Martinez wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Spectacular has him pressed against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Martinez breaks from the clinch.
Martinez misses with a looping right.

Spectacular forces Martinez back against the cage and clinches.
Martinez is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Spectacular pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Come on Spectacular - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Martinez's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Spectacular avoiding damage.
Spectacular gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Spectacular avoiding damage.

Spectacular breaks from the clinch.
Some wild striking there from Martinez.
Martinez throws a lazy right hand but Spectacular sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Martinez misses with a wild combination.
Martinez shoots in looking for a takedown. Spectacular tries to sprawl out of it but Martinez keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Spectacular manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Martinez is breathing heavily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martinez throws a series of punches but Spectacular moves out of range.
Martinez takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Spectacular avoids a punch combination nicely.

Spectacular gets a clinch.
Martinez blocks an elbow strike.
Spectacular tries to score a body lock takedown but Martinez shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Spectacular holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Martinez is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Fernandez Martinez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Spectacular goes for a takedown attempt but Martinez pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Spectacular moves into the clinch.

Spectacular breaks from the clinch.
Martinez takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.

Spectacular rushes Martinez and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Martinez wants to get back to striking at distance but Spectacular won't allow it.
Martinez goes for a takedown in the clinch but Spectacular prevents it.
The is referee keeping an eye on Spectacular - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Martinez gets underhooks to prevent Spectacular's takedown attempt.
Martinez wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Spectacular lands a nice elbow.
Martinez letting Spectacular take a breather here.
Spectacular drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Martinez avoids the elbow strike from Spectacular, against the cage.

Spectacular breaks from the clinch.

Spectacular gets a clinch.
Spectacular can't get the takedown.
Martinez wants to break free but Spectacular has control.
Spectacular taking a breather.
Martinez blocks an elbow strike.
Martinez looking to slow down the pace here.
Spectacular tries for a takedown but Martinez manages to get underhooks.
Spectacular avoiding damage.
Spectacular lands an elbow that stopped Martinez in his tracks for a moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jason Spectacular dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Spectacular. Martinez shrugs it off though.
Martinez tries to close the distance and clinch up but Spectacular swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Martinez tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Spectacular swivels and escapes.
Spectacular swats away the attempt to clinch by Martinez.
Martinez misses with a looping right.
Spectacular lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Spectacular pushes Martinez away with a front kick.
Martinez misses with a combination
and Spectacular makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.

Spectacular rushes Martinez and presses him up against the cage.

Spectacular breaks the clinch.
Spectacular misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

Spectacular shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Spectacular was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!

Spectacular working for a submission but Martinez is keeping him at bay.
Martinez really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Spectacular working Martinez over with strikes here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Spectacular lands a big elbow.
Spectacular landing punches.
Martinez wants to hold on but Spectacular pushes him away.
Spectacular lands a heavy elbow.
Martinez is in a horrible position here. Spectacular smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.

Martinez is rocked!
BOOM! Spectacular connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Oh Martinez is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Martinez is trying to escape the mount.
Martinez seems to have got his legs back now.

Spectacular is working for a guillotine from mount but Martinez frees his head quite easily.
Spectacular has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

Spectacular is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Martinez is surviving well by controlling Spectacular's body position as best he can.
Martinez tries to hold on but Spectacular pushes him away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spectacular prevents Martinez from getting the reversal.
Spectacular working the ground and pound effectively.
Spectacular lands a heavy elbow.

Spectacular working for a submission here. He's tucked his head under his opponent's arm, looking for an arm triangle. He's hopped off into side control, looking to tighten the submission... is it going to work? He's given up a good position looking for it. Martinez looks OK. Oh, I spoke too soon, he's out! That must have been tighter than I thought! Excellent work there by Spectacular! Submission of the night perhaps?

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:43 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Jason Spectacular!