PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gabriel Martelli (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hud Ursao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Martelli
vs
Ursao

198 cm
19
259 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

190 cm
18
220 lbs
0 - 3 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Gabriel Martelli!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Hud Ursao!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Thiago Cunha and Edson Gomes.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ursao circles away from the clinch attempt.
Ursao fails with a takedown attempt.
Martelli is trying hard to land a takedown here. Ursao sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Martelli moves in looking to clinch but Ursao pushes him off.
Martelli slaps away a takedown attempt from Ursao, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Martelli looks to clinch

and Ursao counters by clinching up.

Ursao manages to break the clinch.
Ursao checks the leg kick.

Ursao gets caught napping as Martelli dives in and scores a takedown. Ursao manages to retain guard.
Martelli forces his way into half guard.
Martelli tries to pass to full mount but Ursao defends it.
Martelli thows a huge punch but Ursao dodges it nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ursao is looking to improve his position.
Martelli looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Ursao is refusing to be controlled, as Martelli sits in half guard.
Martelli 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.
Martelli with the ground and pound but Ursao uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Martelli trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

Ursao working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Martelli has passed into half guard!
Ursao looks gassed!
Martelli working the head and body with strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martelli passes the guard and advances to mount!
Martelli tries to control but Ursao wriggling away.
Martelli controlling from the full mount.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ursao tries to reverse the position but Martelli maintains control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martelli controlling from mount.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Martelli cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Martelli pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Ursao is in a horrible position here. Martelli smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Martelli controlling the position easily from mount.
Martelli putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Martelli controlling from the full mount.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gabriel Martelli dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

The fight stays on the outside here - Ursao looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ursao stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Ursao wants it to stay on the feet.
Ursao throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Martelli moves into the clinch.
Ursao tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Martelli just stands there and leans against the cage.
Ursao tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Martelli stops a takedown attempt from Ursao.
Gabriel Martelli has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hud Ursao.
Martelli has Ursao pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Ursao manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Ursao is breathing heavily.
Ursao tries to score a body lock takedown but Martelli shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Ursao prevents the takedown attempt.
Martelli changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Ursao fights it off and pushes away nicely.

Martelli shoots in and bounces Ursao off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Martelli wants to control from the top but Ursao keeps moving.
Martelli sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Martelli's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martelli trying to control the position from guard on top but Ursao is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Gabriel Martelli has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.

Martelli gets a takedown into half guard.
Martelli wants to lay and pray for a moment but Ursao keeps working.

Martelli is looking for a kimura here.

Martelli escapes and gets back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ursao rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Martelli moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Ursao throws a jab but it's blocked by Martelli.
Ursao blocks a head kick by Martelli.
Martelli keeps the fight on the outside.
Martelli looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
No luck for Martelli with that takedown attempt.
Martelli shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Ursao but Ursao pushes him off and we're back to square one.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Martelli is defended easily by Ursao.
Ursao tries to clinch up.
Ursao wants to clinch up but Martelli keeps it at a distance.
Ursao has his takedown stuffed

and Martelli counters with a nice double leg into side control. Ursao won't be happy with that.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ursao takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Martelli scores with punches from side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gabriel Martelli dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Martelli decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Martelli with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Ursao tries to get to full guard but Martelli has control of the leg.
Ursao is not content to let Martelli control the position.
Martelli looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Ursao takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Martelli is looking to take a break and control but Ursao is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

Martelli decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Martelli slaps away a takedown attempt from Ursao, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Ursao stuffs the takedown.

Martelli closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Ursao quickly recovers to half guard.
Ground and pound from Martelli.
Martelli trying to control from half guard but Ursao is working away.
Martelli moves nicely into side control.
Ursao is trying to escape the position but Martelli is controlling the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martelli trying to control the position but Ursao is working away.
Martelli cracks Ursao with a big elbow.
Martelli working the head and body with strikes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Martelli 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 Ursao's shoulder. That is not cool.
Martelli is looking to take a break and control but Ursao is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Martelli is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Ursao is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.

Martelli stands up and beckons Ursao to his feet.
Gabriel Martelli is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Martelli tries to clinch up but Ursao circles away and keeps his distance.

Martelli shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Martelli stalling.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Martelli trying to control the action but Ursao is working from the bottom.

Martelli is looking for a kimura here.
Martelli is trying to control. Ursao wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.

And that's the end of the fight!
Gabriel Martelli showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Martelli, 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 Luis Engracia scores the fight 30:26
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 30:26
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gabriel Martelli!