PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Raymundo Sellers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jason Martinez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Raymundo Sellers has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Sellers
vs
Martinez

188 cm
18
193 lbs
1 - 4 - 0

168 cm
25
190 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Prefers standup

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Very confident

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 1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Raymundo Sellers!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jason Martinez!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Konstantin Menshow and Igor Prikhodko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sellers ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

Sellers closes the distance and clinches.
Martinez wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Martinez working hard to break the clinch.
Martinez should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Sellers lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Sellers tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Martinez avoids it.
Sellers lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Sellers can't get the takedown.
Martinez wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Martinez is trying to force a seperation but Sellers has the dominant position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Martinez avoids a wild elbow strike from Sellers.

Sellers breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Martinez misses with a body punch

and Sellers counters by clinching up.
Martinez is trying to push Sellers away but Sellers has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sellers prevents Martinez from breaking the clinch.
Martinez wants to break the clinch but can't.
Martinez is trying to force a seperation but Sellers has the dominant position.
Martinez swings wildly with an uppercut but Sellers uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sellers blocking some punches.
Sellers misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Sellers missing with knees to the body.

Sellers breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Martinez pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Martinez throws a head kick that misses.
Sellers tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Martinez manages to circle out of the way.
Martinez just misses with a punch to the body.
Martinez scores with a shot to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sellers tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Martinez throws a series of strikes that have Sellers backpedaling.

It looks like Raymundo Sellers has been cut.
Martinez throws a poor cross that misses

and Sellers holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Sellers misses with a punch to the body.
Sellers tries to work over Martinez's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Martinez on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Martinez can't break the clinch.
Sellers tries to work over Martinez's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Sellers content to slow the pace in the clinch.
A body shot lands from Sellers.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Martinez wants to break the clinch but can't.
Martinez avoiding damage as Sellers throws knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martinez looking to stall.

Sellers's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Martinez misses with a head kick.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Martinez. Sellers shrugs it off though.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Martinez has eaten all the pies!
Martinez throws a head kick that misses.
Martinez scores with a jab.
Martinez throws a sloppy head kick

and Sellers moves into the clinch.
Sellers misses with a punch to the body.

Sellers pulls guard.

Sellers looking for a triangle here. Martinez is fighting it but it looks tight! Sellers pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Martinez is tapping out - this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Raymundo Sellers!