PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Nolan Martin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luther Reinhardt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Martin comes to the cage accompanied by War - The Sick Puppies. Reinhardt has chosen Mein Herz Brennt by Rammstein as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Martin
vs
Reinhardt

180 cm
21
179 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

180 cm
24
174 lbs
10 - 5 - 1

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin

5th Round
5th Round

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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nolan Martin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Luther Reinhardt!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Martin stuffs the takedown attempt from Reinhardt. Reinhardt gets slowly back to his feet.
Reinhardt is trying hard to land a takedown here. Martin sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.

Martin darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Reinhardt slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Reinhardt preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Reinhardt wants to sweep but no luck.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Martin loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Martin pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Reinhardt is keeping the position for now.
Martin thows a big elbow that misses.
Reinhardt looking to control.

Reinhardt is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Martin defends well.
Martin in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

That's one minute gone in the round.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Martin throws a head kick but Reinhardt moves out of range.
Martin jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Martin throws a lazy right hand but Reinhardt sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Reinhardt throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Martin.
Martin missing with a left hand there. Reinhardt was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Reinhardt uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Martin.
A thudding body kick lands there by Martin!
Martin throws a left and a right that both miss
and Reinhardt counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Reinhardt throws a nice looking combination but Martin bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Martin ducks down and throws a hook to the body.

Reinhardt gets caught flat footed, as Martin shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Martin works over Reinhardt with some ground and pound from guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reinhardt trying to keep a closed guard but Martin is proving a slippery customer.
Martin cracks Reinhardt with a solid left hand.
Martin postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Martin throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Reinhardt trying to keep a closed guard but Martin is proving a slippery customer.
Reinhardt can't keep his opponent in guard - Martin advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Martin trying to control from half guard but Reinhardt is working away.
Reinhardt is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Martin scores with a couple of nice shots.
Martin is trying to control. Reinhardt wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Martin throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Reinhardt wants to control but Martin is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Reinhardt is looking to improve his position.
Martin throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martin wants to control but Reinhardt is keeping him busy.

Reinhardt actively working from the bottom here.
Martin working the head and body with strikes.
Martin working Reinhardt over with strikes.
Reinhardt keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Nice strikes from Martin there.
Martin working Reinhardt over with strikes.
Martin is trying to control. Reinhardt wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Reinhardt works his way to full guard. Good work.
Reinhardt looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Martin puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.

Martin is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Reinhardt has managed to free his arm - good work.
Martin moves nicely into side control.
Martin is breathing heavily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Martin scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Reinhardt to see if he's OK.
Martin has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Reinhardt is looking for a sweep.
Martin is working Reinhardt over with some ground and pound from side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Martin creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Martin lands an elbow.
Martin scoring with punches and elbows.
Martin in side control lands a decent elbow.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Reinhardt is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Martin trying to control from half guard but Reinhardt is working away.
Martin moves nicely into side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nolan Martin dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Martin works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Reinhardt defending well as Martin loads up on a big left hand.
Reinhardt has his takedown stuffed
and Martin counters with a head kick. That will keep Reinhardt thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Martin keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Reinhardt blocks a jab.
Martin misses with the combination.
Martin misses with a straight right.
Martin connects with a good right hand that stumbles Reinhardt. Reinhardt circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Reinhardt with a poor takedown
and Martin connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice straight punches there by Martin. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Martin.
Martin throws a hook to the side of Reinhardt's head but Reinhardt sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Martin sizes up Reinhardt with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Martin circles away from the clinch attempt

and Martin counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Martin.
Martin advances position into side control!
Reinhardt takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Martin cracks Reinhardt with a big elbow.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Reinhardt is looking to regain half guard here but Martin keeps moving and retains side control.
Reinhardt takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Martin lands a nice forearm strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reinhardt is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Martin's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Martin lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Martin prevents Reinhardt from improving his position.
Martin lands strikes from half guard.
Martin wants to lay and pray for a moment but Reinhardt keeps working.
Reinhardt punching from the bottom.
Martin scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Martin scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Martin trying to pass the guard but Reinhardt defending well.

Reinhardt actively working from the bottom here.
Reinhardt is breathing heavily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martin lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Martin looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Reinhardt with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Martin wants to control but Reinhardt is keeping him busy.
Nolan Martin overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Reinhardt wants to get back to his feet.
Martin scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Ground and pound from Martin.
Reinhardt wants to improve his position but Martin is controlling well.
Martin works his foot free and advances to mount.
Reinhardt is in all sorts of trouble here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
BOOM! Martin connects with a massive shot to the dome!
The referee warns Reinhardt that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Martin punishing his opponent with strikes.
Martin landing punches.
Martin scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Reinhardt?
Reinhardt takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Reinhardt tries to reverse the position but Martin maintains control.
Martin working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Martin landing shots from mount.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Reinhardt is working to get back to half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Martin is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Martin is landing with some decent strikes but Reinhardt is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nolan Martin dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Martin throws a head kick but Reinhardt moves out of range.
Reinhardt slips a jab from Martin.
Martin is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Reinhardt can do to turn this around?
Reinhardt gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
letting Martin counter with a right hand.
A big right from Martin misses.
Martin lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A low kick from Martin is predictable there

and Reinhardt counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Martin gets full guard.
Reinhardt throws and elbow that misses. Martin uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Reinhardt's guard. Nice move by Martin!
Martin pushing down on Reinhardt's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Reinhardt takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Martin working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Martin seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Martin has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Martin working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Reinhardt bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!

Reinhardt drops back, looking for a kneebar! Martin looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Martin looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Martin!
Martin lands some shots froms side control.
Check out the look on Martin's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Reinhardt is looking for a sweep.
Reinhardt is trying to control Martin's posture but Martin avoids it.
Martin cracks Reinhardt with a big right hand but Reinhardt just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martin passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Reinhardt!
Martin landing strikes, looking to finish!
Reinhardt is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Martin postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Reinhardt looks a forlorn figure.
Martin has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Reinhardt's face.
Martin is landing with some decent strikes but Reinhardt is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Martin breaks from Reinhardt's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Martin with shots to the head and body - Reinhardt looks very uncomfortable down there.
Reinhardt in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
A nice elbow there by Martin.

Reinhardt is rocked!
Martin lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Reinhardt is still in real trouble! Can Martin finish him?
Martin pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reinhardt is working to get back to half guard.
Martin lands with some strikes.
Martin with shots to the head and body - Reinhardt looks very uncomfortable down there.
Martin scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Reinhardt is bucking up trying to escape but Martin cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Martin lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Martin working the ground and pound effectively.
Martin lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Reinhardt hang on?
Martin scoring with strikes but Reinhardt is staying in there.
The referee warns Reinhardt that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Martin postures up and throws a couple of big shots that have Reinhardt in real trouble here! The ref calls for Reinhardt to improve his position which he doesn't do, so the referee has no choice but to end the fight due to the strikes!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:04 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Nolan Martin!