PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Artemis Entreri (ranked 2182 p4p, 266 weight class) and Marty Snoozeman (ranked 4629 p4p, 492 weight class). Snoozeman has chosen Nebraska - Bruce Springsteen as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Entreri
vs
Snoozeman

180 cm
21
180 lbs
4 - 5 - 0

183 cm
20
179 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Good knees
Experienced

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Solid chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Artemis Entreri!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Marty Snoozeman!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Columbo Gatti and Reed Andrews.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Snoozeman takes a kick to the side of the head.
Snoozeman throws a poor cross that misses

and Entreri counters by moving into the clinch.
Snoozeman looking for a takedown.

Entreri breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Snoozeman jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Snoozeman has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Marty Snoozeman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Snoozeman tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Entreri was well out of range. Poor timing from Snoozeman.
Entreri throws an overhand right that lands on Snoozeman's shoulder, as Snoozeman tries to avoid the shot.
Snoozeman is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Entreri with a body shot.
Snoozeman keeps the fight on the outside.
Snoozeman pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Entreri uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Snoozeman.
Entreri lands a front kick.
Entreri throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Snoozeman's head.
Snoozeman lands a head shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Entreri slips a straight right by Snoozeman.
Sloppy strikes from Entreri. Those never looked like landing.
Entreri throws a solid leg kick but Snoozeman takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Entreri.
Snoozeman throws out a counter right but Entreri avoids it with no problem.
Snoozeman takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Entreri wants to slow Snoozeman down by chopping away at his legs.
Snoozeman throws a big shot that misses.
Entreri tries to close the distance and clinch up but Snoozeman swats him away and circles back towards the center.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Entreri pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Snoozeman smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Nice defenses there by Entreri.
As Snoozeman tries to get set, Entreri tries to push him back and clinch up but Snoozeman manages to avoid the attempt.

Entreri has managed to clinch.

Entreri pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Snoozeman missing with a left hand there. Entreri was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Entreri is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Snoozeman.
Snoozeman misses with a looping right.
Snoozeman might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Entreri takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Entreri connects with an inside leg kick.
Entreri takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Entreri wants to clinch up but Snoozeman keeps it at a distance.
Snoozeman throws a big shot that misses.
Snoozeman takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Snoozeman misses the jab.

Entreri clinches up against the cage.
I was talking to Entreri's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Entreri is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Entreri stops a takedown attempt from Snoozeman.
Artemis Entreri has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marty Snoozeman.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Snoozeman goes for a takedown attempt but Entreri pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Snoozeman jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Entreri tries to move into range but Snoozeman moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Entreri takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Entreri delivers a nice body kick.
Entreri thows a body kick. Snoozeman tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Entreri misses with a looping right.
Jab by Snoozeman.
Entreri lands with a kick to the temple. Snoozeman shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"

It looks like Marty Snoozeman has been cut.
Snoozeman looks to throw the jab but Entreri is out of range.
Snoozeman throws a big shot that misses.
Entreri throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Snoozeman.
Snoozeman looks to throw the jab but Entreri is out of range.
Snoozeman cracks Entreri with a good jab.
A slow jab from Snoozeman misses its intended target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Entreri explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Entreri misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Snoozeman is looking for the big counter here.
Entreri with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Snoozeman to score with a decent uppercut.
Snoozeman keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Entreri tries to clinch up.
Entreri blocks a jab.
Snoozeman misses with a hook.
Entreri throws a body punch but Snoozeman moves out of range.
Snoozeman connects with a good right hand that stumbles Entreri. Entreri circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Entreri ducks under a wild hook from Snoozeman.
Entreri throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Entreri pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Snoozeman looks to land a right hand but Entreri moved out of range.
Entreri tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Snoozeman was well out of range. Poor timing from Entreri.
Entreri walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Artemis Entreri is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A jab lands there for Snoozeman.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nice defenses there by Snoozeman.
A jab from Snoozeman finds it's way through Entreri's defenses.
Snoozeman throws a jab when Entreri was well out of range.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Snoozeman, as that shot connected.
Snoozeman jabbing away but nothing is landing.

Entreri pushes Snoozeman up against the cage in a clinch.
Entreri lands a nice knee to the body.
Entreri gets underhooks to prevent Snoozeman's takedown attempt.
Entreri landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Snoozeman looks winded!
Entreri lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Entreri lands a good knee to the midsection. Snoozeman won't want to take too many of those.
Entreri stalling the fight.
Snoozeman goes for a takedown in the clinch but Entreri prevents it.
Entreri lands a good knee to the midsection. Snoozeman won't want to take too many of those.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Entreri content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Entreri is pressed up against the cage. Snoozeman has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Entreri down to the mat. Entreri avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.

Entreri has taken the fight to the clinch.
Entreri landing some nice looking knees to the body.
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 Artemis Entreri will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Marty Snoozeman's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Snoozeman takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Snoozeman misses with a looping right.
Entreri tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Snoozeman manages to circle out of the way.
Snoozeman scores with a sloppy right hand. Entreri should have avoided that one.
Snoozeman misses with an uppercut

and Entreri counters by clinching up.
Snoozeman tries for a takedown. No joy.
Entreri stalling the fight.
Snoozeman tries for a takedown. No joy.
Entreri lands an elbow that stopped Snoozeman in his tracks for a moment.
Entreri landing knees to the head.

Entreri breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Snoozeman throws a lazy right hand but Entreri sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Snoozeman thows a left - swing and a miss!

Entreri closes the distance and pushes Snoozeman back into the cage.
Snoozeman takes an elbow to the forehead.

That has opened up Marty Snoozeman's cut even more.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Snoozeman wants to take the fight to the mat but Entreri manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Artemis Entreri has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marty Snoozeman.
Entreri tries a knee to the head but Snoozeman blocks it.
Snoozeman is breathing heavily.
Entreri can't find room to land a body shot as Snoozeman controls the action.
Entreri scores a nice knee to the body.
A bit of stalling here from Entreri.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Entreri breaks from the clinch.
Entreri throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Marty Snoozeman seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Snoozeman showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Entreri.
A jab from Snoozeman misses.
Snoozeman throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Snoozeman avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A punch combination from Entreri misses.
Entreri on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Snoozeman circles away from the clinch attempt.
Snoozeman shoots in but no luck this time.
Entreri throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Snoozeman.

The cut above Marty Snoozeman's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Snoozeman, as that shot connected.
Snoozeman scores with a shot to the body.
Snoozeman slips a jab and a cross from Entreri.
Snoozeman misses with a looping right.
Entreri looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Snoozeman scores with a jab to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Snoozeman takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Entreri thuds his shin into the meat of Snoozeman's side.
Entreri tries to close the distance and clinch up but Snoozeman swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Entreri pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Snoozeman jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Snoozeman misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Snoozeman thuds a left hand into Entreri's body.
Entreri lands with a kick to the temple. Snoozeman shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Entreri uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Snoozeman.
Snoozeman throws a lazy right hand but Entreri sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Snoozeman scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Entreri uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Snoozeman.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Snoozeman lands a nice hook to Entreri's body. Entreri takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.

Entreri moves into the clinch.
Entreri throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Snoozeman blocks it with crossed arms.
Entreri trying to control the position but instead, Snoozeman has worked for underhooks and has pushed Entreri into the cage.
Entreri with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Entreri looking to throw knees to the head but Snoozeman is blocking nicely.
Stalling in the clinch from Entreri.
Snoozeman is looking for a takedown.

Entreri breaks the clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Entreri looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Entreri tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Entreri scores with a spinning back kick!
Both fighters circling a little - Entreri finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Entreri wants to clinch up but Snoozeman keeps it at a distance.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Snoozeman misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
As Snoozeman tries to get set, Entreri tries to push him back and clinch up but Snoozeman manages to avoid the attempt.
Entreri takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Snoozeman jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Entreri uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Snoozeman.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Entreri thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Snoozeman if he has to take too many more of those.
Snoozeman takes a swing at Entreri's ribcage but misses.
Entreri has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Entreri there as he acknowledges the shot.
Entreri lands a high kick!
Entreri drops his hands momentarily and Snoozeman takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Entreri fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Snoozeman.
Snoozeman walks forward, straight into a front kick from Entreri.
Entreri connects with a high kick.
Entreri tries to clinch but Snoozeman moves out of range.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Entreri.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Artemis Entreri dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Marty Snoozeman's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

A telegraphed right hand from Snoozeman misses the target.
Snoozeman avoids the head kick by Entreri.
Entreri tries a head kick but it misses.

Entreri gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Entreri missing with knees to the body.
Entreri stops a takedown attempt from Snoozeman.
Entreri is pressed up against the cage. Snoozeman has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Entreri down to the mat. Entreri avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
The fighters circling - Snoozeman throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Entreri is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Snoozeman.
Snoozeman lands a jab to the head.
Entreri throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Snoozeman keeps the fight on the outside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A big left from Snoozeman misses.
Entreri lands a high kick!
Entreri throws a half hearted mid kick.
A countering left hand to the body from Snoozeman misses.
Snoozeman rushes in with a sloppy looking punch

and Entreri counters by clinching up.
Snoozeman looking for a takedown.
Artemis Entreri has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marty Snoozeman.
Entreri landing knees to the body.
Snoozeman takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Entreri manages to break the clinch.
Entreri pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Entreri scores with a leg kick.
Entreri tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Snoozeman paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Entreri displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Snoozeman throws out the jab.
Snoozeman avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Snoozeman throws a jab but it's blocked by Entreri.

Snoozeman shoots in and bounces Entreri off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.

Entreri is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Snoozeman has his hands clasped together but Entreri extends and breaks Snoozeman's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Entreri.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:53 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Artemis Entreri!
The defeated Marty Snoozeman had this to say: 'Listen, I Fought This Fight Sitting At About 30%. Everybody Knows What I'm Capable Of. I Was 30% Right There And I Still Got Dominated By A Tough So-Called Nonce'.