PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jean Vilain (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lenny Martin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Vilain
vs
Martin

176 cm
24
183 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

180 cm
29
176 lbs
9 - 7 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Very strong

Good takedowns
Excellent MT
Solid chin

TFP Graphics - Pit Inc

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jean Vilain!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Lenny Martin!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Russell Pearce and Anthony Taglia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vilain stuffs the takedown attempt from Martin. Martin gets slowly back to his feet.
Martin throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Vilain's waist but Vilain gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Martin off to one side.

Martin shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Vilain has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Martin is working away from the top position though.
Martin controlling the pace.
Martin is trying to control the action in half guard but Vilain is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Vilain has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Martin is working away from the top position though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vilain won't allow Martin to pass to mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Jean Vilain has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.

Martin shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Vilain napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Vilain struggling a bit here.
Vilain is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Martin is controlling him well.
Martin passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Vilain!

Martin is working for a guillotine from mount but Vilain frees his head quite easily.

Martin is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Vilain has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Martin controlling from mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Martin trying to control but Vilain is having none of it.

Martin swings around for an armbar and he's got it! Wow, that came out of nowhere! What a finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Lenny Martin!