PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Wacanda Forever (ranked 4360 p4p, 423 weight class) and Marcos Martinez (ranked 4258 p4p, 414 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Forever
vs
Martinez

190 cm
21
198 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

188 cm
33
197 lbs
9 - 23 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank

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 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Wacanda Forever!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 23 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Marcos Martinez!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Roger Salmon and Paul Gruel.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Forever throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Forever scores with a body shot.

Forever manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Martinez on his heels. He'll look to pass Martinez's guard now, I'm sure.
Martinez looking to control.

Martinez has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Forever can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Martinez holds on and takes a little breather.
Forever wants to control from the top but Martinez keeps moving.
Our spies down at at Soul Supremacy Rio inform us that Martinez has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Forever wants to pass the guard but Martinez is keeping the position.

Martinez is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Forever wants to pass the guard but Martinez is keeping the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Martinez is looking to cinch up a triangle. Forever throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Martinez's body to avoid the submission. Martinez has instead reached around Forever's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Martinez arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Marcos Martinez!