PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ebanij Nasos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Macho Martel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nasos's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Military Soviet Hymn . Martel has chosen The Original Techno Viking as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Nasos
vs
Martel

220 cm
27
270 lbs
18 - 13 - 0

199 cm
25
237 lbs
15 - 6 - 1

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power

ADCC Champion
Decent boxing
Powerful

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 18 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ebanij Nasos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Macho Martel!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Wesley Smith and Cecil Peabody.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nasos throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Martel.

Martel drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Martel trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Martel sitting in guard here, content to control.
Nasos will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Martel slips nicely into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Martel is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Nasos is just riding it out for now. Martel eventually gives up the hold.
Martel has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Martel is trying to control the action in half guard but Nasos is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Martel thows a huge punch but Nasos dodges it nicely.
Martel wants to lay and pray for a moment but Nasos keeps working.
Nasos keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Martel thows a huge punch but Nasos dodges it nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nasos keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Martel thows a huge punch but Nasos dodges it nicely.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Martel misses with a looping left.
Nasos misses with a few strikes there.
Martel just misses with a punch to the body.
Martel is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Nasos.
Nasos dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Martel uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Nasos has time to react.

It looks like Ebanij Nasos has been cut.
Martel shoots for a double leg takedown but Nasos sprawls well. He's pushed Martel's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Nasos lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Martel circles away quickly and effectively.
Martel closes this distance looking for a takedown but Nasos circles away.
A swing and a miss from Martel.
Martel misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Ebanij Nasos has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Macho Martel.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Nasos.
Martel looks gassed!
A combination from Nasos does no damage.
Nasos scores with the left hand. Martel knows he should have avoided that one.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nasos tries to clinch up but Martel circles away and keeps his distance.
Martel shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Nasos sprawls well. Nasos wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Martel gets slowly back to his feet.
Nasos jabs at Martel's body.
Nasos lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.

It looks like Macho Martel has been cut.
Nasos bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Nasos scoring well with a low kick there.
Ebanij Nasos is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nasos tries to bum rush Martel with a series of wild strikes but Martel uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Nasos lands with a slapping head kick.
Ebanij Nasos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martel throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Nasos's waist but Nasos gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Martel off to one side.
Nasos throws a head kick that Martel semi-blocks.
Nasos swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Martel.
Nasos throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Martel on the side of the head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Nasos dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Martel. That did some damage!
Nasos lands with a shot to the body.
Nasos comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.

Martel tries to keep at a distance but Nasos has taken the fight into the clinch.
Martel prevents a body shot from Nasos.
Nasos lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Martel.
Nasos works on Martel's body with a couple of short punches.
Nasos misses with a hook to the ribs.
Martel takes a shot to the head.
Nasos presses Martel against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Nasos breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Nasos throws a leg kick which misses Martel's front leg but catches the back leg as Martel tries to avoid it.
Nasos throws a right and a left that Martel avoids nicely.
Nasos lands a nice leg kick that just misses Martel's sensitive parts.
A chopping leg kick lands by Nasos.
Nasos lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Martel at a distance.
Martel takes a shot right to the bread basket.
A thudding body kick lands there by Nasos!
Good leg kick by Nasos there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Nasos is looking to slow Martel down with leg kicks.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nasos misses with a wild combination.
Nasos lands a nice looking body shot.
Martel looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ebanij Nasos dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Nasos scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Martel misses the target.
Ebanij Nasos is winning the standup battle so far.
Nasos thumps Martel with a low kick.

Martel gets the takedown into side control.
Martel in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Martel working away.
Martel looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Nasos is avoiding damage well.
Nasos is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Martel's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Martel controlling the action here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Martel missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Martel thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Nasos works his way to full guard. Good work.
Nasos is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Martel is controlling him.
Martel with a flurry of punches that miss.
Nasos being controlled here, momentarily.
Martel wants to control from the top but Nasos keeps moving.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Martel passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Martel is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Nasos's shoulder. That is not cool.

Martel thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Nasos is trying to improve his position.
The ground and pound from Martel seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Nasos sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Martel is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Nasos wants to control but Martel is keeping busy.
Martel wants to lay and pray for a moment but Nasos keeps working.
Martel not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Nasos staying out of range there.
Nasos is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Nasos.
Nasos cracks the inside of Martel's front leg.
Nasos connects with a single shot there.

Martel gets a takedown into half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nasos is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Martel's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Martel's back!
Martel covering up well under a barage of strikes.
Martel trying to control the position but Nasos manages to sink in the hooks.
You know, I was talking to some of our celebrities at ringside tonight and they were split right down the middle on who was going to win this fight.
Nasos doesn't have the hooks in and Martel manages to turn into his guard.
Martel working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Nasos looking for a sweep. Not yet Nasos, not yet.
Nasos utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Nasos is on top in guard.
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 Ebanij Nasos will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Nasos fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Martel checks it well.
Martel throws a shot from downtown. Nasos moves away and avoids it.
Martel takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Nasos is looking to wear down Martel with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Martel misses with an uppercut. Nasos saw that one coming.
Martel closes the distance and clinches up with Nasos, looking for a takedown. Martel pushes Nasos against the cage but Nasos circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Martel closes this distance looking for a takedown but Nasos circles away.
Martel has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Nasos plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Martel takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Martel takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Nasos feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Martel's calf.
Nasos throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Martel is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Nasos lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nasos dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Martel. That did some damage!
Nasos scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Nasos lands a right hook to the body.
Martel on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Ebanij Nasos is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Martel tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Nasos throws a shot to the body.
Nasos is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Martel can do to turn this around?
Martel fails with the takedown.
Ebanij Nasos has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Macho Martel.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Nasos, right into the meat.
Nasos throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Martel's head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nasos lands with a straight right. Martel didn't see that one coming.
Nasos fails to land with a series of punches.
Martel's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Martel connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martel shoots in and drives through. Nasos sprawls well.
Nasos lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Nasos lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Nasos is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Nasos thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Martel if he has to take too many more of those.
Nasos works over Martel's head and body with a nice combination.

That has opened up Macho Martel's cut even more.
Nasos misses with a series of wild punches.
Nasos throws a nice outside leg kick.
Martel tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Martel on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Nasos. Nasos obviously looking to wear him down.
Nasos feints and then cracks Martel's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Martel down.
A thudding body kick lands there by Nasos!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nasos turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Nasos.
Martel throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Nasos sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Martel chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Nasos can pounce on him.
Martel takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Nasos feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Martel's calf.
A nice leg kick lands there from Nasos.
Nasos connects with a solid leg kick.
Nasos thumps Martel with a low kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nasos scores with a body shot.
Nasos misses with a jab, cross combination.
Good exchange - Nasos coming out on top.
Nasos lands a nice shot that snaps Martel's head back.
Ebanij Nasos is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nasos chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Martel tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Martel showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Nasos.
Macho Martel has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nasos jabs at Martel's body.
Nasos lands with a kick to the temple. Martel shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
A thudding body kick lands there by Nasos!
Martel shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Nasos as he avoids it easily.
Nasos throws a one two combo.
Martel takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A punch combination from Nasos misses.
Nasos throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Martel on the side of the head.
Martel dodges the punch combination from Nasos.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ebanij Nasos showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Nasos, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 30:26
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:26
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ebanij Nasos!