PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ryan Martin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and George Whissell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Martin might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Got Money by Lil Wayne. Whissell has chosen Rose Of Sharon as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. George Whissell is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Martin
vs
Whissell

180 cm
21
165 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

177 cm
20
160 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Prefers ground

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Knockout power

Green Spirit Supplements
Laumeke Fight Gear

White Gorilla Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ryan Martin!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, George Whissell!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Elvis Blanc and Alec Ball.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Whissell tries for a takedown but Martin sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Martin wants to clinch up but Whissell keeps it at a distance.

Whissell shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Whissell showed some decent athleticism there.
Martin wants to get back to his feet.
Whissell controlling the action here.
I looks like Whissell might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Whissell's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Martin wants to get back to full guard but Whissell has passed into side control.

Whissell jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Martin is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Martin and Whissell has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.

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 is looking to reverse the position.

Whissell thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Martin is looking for a sweep.
Martin pushes Whissell away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Whissell gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Whissell working away.
Martin regains half guard.
Whissell content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Martin wants to control but Whissell is keeping busy and won't allow it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

George Whissell dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Martin stuffs the takedown.

Whissell has managed to clinch.
A right hand to the body from Martin.
Martin throws a knee to the head but misses.
Whissell tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Martin just stands there and leans against the cage.
Whissell tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Martin just stands there and leans against the cage.
Ryan Martin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of George Whissell.
Whissell tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Martin just stands there and leans against the cage.

Whissell jumps guard.
Whissell is pulling down on Martin's head. It's preventing any offense from Martin, at least for the moment.
Martin trying to control but Whissell is working from the bottom.

Martin avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Martin wants to control from the top but Whissell keeps moving.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Whissell wants to sweep here but Martin controlling him for the moment.
Whissell keeping moving, preventing Martin from controlling successfully.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Martin wanted to stand there but Whissell had control of the position.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Whissell avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Martin stuffs the takedown.
Martin throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Whissell shoots in but no luck this time.

Martin decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Whissell wants to control but Martin is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Martin trying to control from half guard but Whissell is working away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Whissell keeping control of the position.
Martin is trying to control the action in half guard but Whissell is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Martin wants to stand up but Whissell has a hold of him and won't allow it.
Whissell keeping control of the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Martin is looking to advance position but Whissell won't allow it.
Whissell is positioning himself well to prevent Martin advancing to mount.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Martin trying to control from half guard but Whissell is working away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Ryan Martin will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Martin gets caught flat footed, as Whissell shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Whissell controlling from the top position.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Despite being in the dominant position, George Whissell just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Martin gets a takedown into half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Whissell wants to get back to full guard.
Whissell keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Martin is just content to waste time from the top position. Whissell takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Whissell trying to control the position here.
Martin tries to free his leg and advance position but Whissell is retaining full guard.
Whissell working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Martin.
Whissell is pulling down on Martin's head. It's preventing any offense from Martin, at least for the moment.
Martin wants to control from the top but Whissell keeps moving.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Whissell controlling Martin's posture.
Martin wants to stand and escape but instead Whissell has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Martin controls Whissell momentarily but Whissell frees himself.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Whissell content to stall in guard here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

George Whissell really dominated that round.
That's time! Martin's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Martin closes the distance looking to clinch

so Whissell counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Whissell preventing the sweep.
Whissell showing good wrestling skills to control the position.

Despite being in the dominant position, George Whissell just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Martin wants to clinch but Whissell slips to the side

and Whissell counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
George Whissell has got the better of the ground game so far.
Whissell tries to stand and escape but Martin is controlling the position.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Whissell is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Martin is trying to stand up here but Whissell is controlling him well.
Whissell perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Martin has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Whissell is working away from the top position though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Whissell in particular looking to stall.
Whissell tries to pass the half guard into mount. Martin knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Whissell is taking a breather. Martin says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Whissell trying to pass the guard but Martin defending well.
Whissell slows the pace down in half guard.
Whissell throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Martin is looking to control Whissell's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Martin avoid being mounted?

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Whissell performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Martin wants to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

George Whissell dominated that fourth round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Martin tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and Whissell counters with a nice double leg into side control. Martin won't be happy with that.
Whissell moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.

Despite being in the dominant position, George Whissell just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Martin looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Martin stuffs the takedown.
Martin clinches but Whissell breaks the clinch

and Whissell counters with a single leg into guard. Martin didn't expect that.
Martin not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Whissell prevents Martin from getting back to his feet.
Whissell is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Whissell works a leg free and moves into half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Whissell is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Martin has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Whissell is working away from the top position though.
Whissell looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Martin is trying to maintain the position but Whissell is very close to passing his half guard.
Whissell sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Martin is looking to control Whissell's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Martin avoid being mounted?

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Whissell content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Martin is looking to improve his position.
Whissell performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Martin is trying to maintain the position but Whissell is very close to passing his half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Martin manages to get to full guard.
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.
Martin is wriggling around but Whissell manages to pass to half guard.
Ryan Martin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Whissell passes to full mount!

And that's the end of the fight!
George Whissell comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Whissell has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 46:49
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 46:49
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 46:49

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... George Whissell!
George Whissell is the new lightweight champion!