PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Christopher Maine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nolan Martin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Martin's choice of entrance music: War - The Sick Puppies. This should be a great matchup!

Maine
vs
Martin

182 cm
20
187 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

180 cm
20
179 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
World class MT
Very strong

BJJ Brown Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful

Grappling Pro Gear

5th Round
5th Round

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Christopher Maine!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nolan Martin!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Daniel Franklin and Wesley Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maine looks for the body kick but Martin saw that one coming.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Maine. Martin shrugs it off though.
Martin takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Maine throws a leg kick but Martin sees it coming and checks it nicely.

Maine has closed the distance and engaged Martin in a clinch.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Maine throws an elbow but misses.
Maine gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

It looks like Nolan Martin has been cut.
Martin avoids the elbow strike from Maine, against the ropes.
Maine misses with an elbow over the top.
Maine throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Martin blocks an elbow strike from Maine.
Maine throws an elbow that misses.
Maine lands an elbow just above Martin 's eye.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Maine displaying some good clinch control by pressing Martin up against the ropes.
Maine lands an elbow that stopped Martin in his tracks for a moment.
Martin misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Martin avoids a wild elbow strike from Maine.
Martin blocks the elbow strike.
Martin takes an elbow to the temple.
Maine looks to throw an elbow but misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Martin blocks the elbow strike.
Maine throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Martin lands a body shot in the clinch.
Martin is trying to maintain a safe position but Maine gets an underhook and turns Martin into the ropes.
Maine throws an elbow but it misses.

Martin pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Martin moves out of range as Maine throws a body kick.
Maine tries to clinch up but Martin circles away and keeps his distance.
Martin blocks a head kick by Maine.
Maine goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Martin cracks Maine with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.

Martin feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Martin loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Martin postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Martin throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Martin looking to pass the guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martin working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Maine keeping moving, preventing Martin from controlling successfully.
Maine keeping full guard, as Martin tries to pass.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Martin swings for the body but Maine moves out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Martin lands with a hook. Maine tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
A head kick misses from Maine.
Maine tries to land a front kick but Martin steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Martin tries to clinch but Maine moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Christopher Maine dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Nolan Martin's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Maine pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Maine connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Maine throws a head kick that misses.

Martin scores with a takedown into Maine's guard.
Martin trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Martin wants to pass the guard but Maine is keeping the position.
Martin trying to control but Maine is working from the bottom.
Martin throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Maine works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Martin pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Maine is keeping the position for now.
Maine wants to sweep here but Martin controlling him for the moment.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Maine wants to stand up but Martin is controlling him.
Martin slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Martin grinds an elbow into Maine's temple.
Maine is looking to reverse the position.
Martin grinds an elbow into Maine's temple.

Martin tries for a kimura but Maine is defending well.
Martin working the head with strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maine parries the strikes from Martin easily there. Martin is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Maine to escape.
Maine stops Martin from passing to mount.
Maine is looking to reverse the position.
Martin wants to lay and pray for a moment but Maine keeps working.

Martin is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Maine is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Martin working the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nolan Martin showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Nolan Martin's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Martin forces Maine back against the ropes and clinches.
Maine is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Martin is keeping busy.
Maine blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Maine just misses with a elbow thrown towards Martin's brow.
Maine creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Martin's defenses.
Maine holding his opponent close, against the ropes.
Martin stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Martin dodges an elbow strike from Maine.
Maine pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Maine blocks a body shot from Martin.
Martin cracks Maine with a nice body shot.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Maine.
Maine throws an elbow that misses.
Maine throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Martin avoids a wild elbow strike from Maine.
Maine lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Martin landing knees to the body.
Maine lands an elbow that stopped Martin in his tracks for a moment.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Martin lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Martin dodges an elbow strike from Maine.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Maine as Martin tries to tie him up.
Martin letting Maine take a breather here.
Maine on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Maine throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Maine takes an elbow to the temple.
Maine pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Martin is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Martin blocks an elbow strike from Maine.
Martin tries to land knees in the clinch but Maine avoids the damage to the body.
Martin is trying to drag Maine to the mat but Maine just about manages to keep his footing. He used the ropes to his advantage there.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Martin blocks the elbow strike.
Maine pushes off an throws an elbow but Martin leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Martin blocks the elbow strike.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Maine.
Maine pushes off an throws an elbow but Martin leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Maine misses with an elbow strike.
Maine looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Maine taking a breather.
Maine throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Martin content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Maine misses with an elbow over the top.
Maine prevents a takedown attempt there.
Martin tries for a takedown. No joy.
Christopher Maine has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nolan Martin.
Maine pushes off an throws an elbow but Martin leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Maine's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Martin using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Maine has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Martin avoids the elbow strike from Maine, against the ropes.
Maine wants to stall.
Maine managing to block the knees to the body from Martin.
Martin misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Maine.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close third round but Nolan Martin just about did enough to take it.
The cut man is working on Nolan Martin's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Maine throws a head kick that misses.

Martin closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Martin lands in his opponent's guard.
Martin keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Maine's head.
Martin passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Martin is chipping away with strikes.
Maine sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Martin not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Ground and pound from Martin.
Martin not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Martin is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Maine moves into full guard.
Maine has momentary wrist control but Martin slips an elbow through the middle.
Martin lands a couple of elbows.
Martin makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Martin looking to pass the guard.
Martin throws a big right hand that misses.
Maine is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Martin's corner. There ya go! There ya go!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martin preventing the sweep.
Martin throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Martin working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Maine's head.
Martin slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Maine pushes Martin away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Martin gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Maine tries to improve position but can't.
Maine takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Martin working the ground and pound.
Martin working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nolan Martin dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Nolan Martin's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Martin moves in looking to clinch but Maine pushes him off.
Martin throws a sloppy head kick and Maine moves out of range easily.
Maine tries a head kick but it misses.

Martin throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Maine was covering up waiting for the punch and Martin finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Martin working some strikes from top position.
Martin passes Maine's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Martin trying to pass the guard but Maine defending well.
Nolan Martin has got the better of the ground game so far.
Martin seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Martin lands a nice short elbow.
Martin passes to full mount!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Martin looking to finish Maine with some ground and pound. This is bad for Maine!
Martin fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Martin is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Maine can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Martin lands a heavy elbow.
Martin is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Maine can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Maine in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Martin breaks from Maine's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Maine is looking to improve his position but Martin isn't that keen on the idea.
Martin has his opponent pinned against the ropes, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Maine's face.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martin landing strikes from the mount.
Maine working to try and regain half guard.
Martin with shots to the head and body - Maine looks very uncomfortable down there.
Martin breaks from Maine's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Martin scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Maine?

Maine is rocked!
Martin postures up and connects with a big shot that has rocked Maine badly. He's trying desperately to grab hold of Martin around the waist but Martin pushes him off and unloads with more strikes, forcing the referee to jump in and save him! Martin is the winner by TKO! Martin jumps onto the ropes and shouts into the camera. "We did it momma!"

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 5, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Nolan Martin!