PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Bryan Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Murillomartins Martins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Williams
vs
Martins

155 cm
19
130 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

150 cm
20
130 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Bryan Williams!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Murillomartins Martins!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Thiago Cunha and Matheus Silva.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Williams fails in his attempt to clinch.
Williams misses with a jab, cross combination.
Williams could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Williams tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Martins paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Martins tries to clinch there but Williams circles away.
Martins blocks a head kick by Williams.
Martins stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Martins wants it to stay on the feet.
Williams changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Martins tries to avoid it but Williams manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Martins to the ground. Martins escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Martins uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Williams.
Martins tries for a takedown but Williams sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.

Martins takes the fight into the clinch.
Williams has had enough of the clinch but Martins keeps him there for the moment.
Martins jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Williams walks away with a smile on his face. Martins gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Williams fails to land the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bryan Williams. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Williams is breathing heavily.
Williams changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Martins tries to avoid it but Williams manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Martins to the ground. Martins escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Martins tries to clinch but Williams is having none of it.

Martins takes the fight into the clinch.

Martins manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Martins seems keen to control Williams's posture.

Martins escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Williams gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Williams postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Williams throwing strikes but missing.

Martins manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Martins tries to clinch
and Williams counters with a three punch combo that has Martins backing up. Martins nods at Williams to acknowledge the strikes.
Williams shoots in for a takedown but Martins shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.

Martins throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Williams was covering up waiting for the punch and Martins finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Williams working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Martins.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martins postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Martins with a nice head shot there.
Williams avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Williams tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Martins trying to control but Williams is working from the bottom.
Martins missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Williams working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Martins.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Williams is looking to stand up but Martins isn't so interested in that idea.

Martins drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Martins jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Martins passes Williams's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Martins trying to control the action but Williams is working from the bottom.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Martins moves into full mount! Williams won't be happy about that!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Murillomartins Martins dominated that round.
That's time! Williams's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Martins takes the fight into the clinch.

Martins's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Williams wants to clinch.
Williams fails to land the takedown.
Williams with a lazy takedown attempt

and Martins counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Martins.
Williams misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Martins is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Martins has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Williams avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Martins manages to pull guard.
Williams wants to stand and escape but instead Martins has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Martins is looking to work some ground and pound but Williams has wrist control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Martins throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Martins throws a big right hand that misses.

Martins gets to his feet. Williams looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Williams stuffs the takedown attempt from Martins. Martins gets slowly back to his feet.
Bryan Williams has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Murillomartins Martins.
Williams throws a combination that misses
and Martins counters with a one-two to the body.
Bryan Williams seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Martins closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Martins drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Williams gets the underhooks and prevents it.

Martins has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Williams uses from the top position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams wants to control from the top but Martins keeps moving.
Martins is pulling down on Williams's head to control his posture.
Williams wants to pass the guard but Martins is keeping the position.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Nice takedown defense from Williams. No joy for Martins on that attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martins wants to clinch.
Martins tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Williams swivels and escapes.
Williams throws a jab when Martins was well out of range.
A lazy body kick from Williams

and Martins moves into the clinch.
Martins has Williams pressed against the cage.
Martins is looking for a takedown.
Martins lands an elbow inside that Williams shrugs off.
Martins is trying to drag Williams to the mat but Williams just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Martins tries to circle away but Williams has him pinned against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Williams tries to pull guard but Martins holds him up against the cage and eventually Williams drops back down to his feet.
Martins misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Williams.
Williams wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Martins jumps guard but Williams turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.

Martins escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Martins swats away the attempt to clinch by Williams.
Williams misses with a low kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Williams misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.

Martins closes the distance and pushes Williams back into the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Murillomartins Martins showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Martins wants to clinch.

Martins clinches.

Martins breaks from the clinch.
Martins moves in looking to clinch but Williams pushes him off.
Williams loads up on a big right hand but Martins slips the punch.
Martins stuffs the takedown.
Williams avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Williams avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Williams shoots in looking for a takedown. Martins tries to sprawl out of it but Williams keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Martins manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.

Martins forces Williams back against the cage and clinches.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Martins's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Martins tries to clinch up.
Martins changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Williams tries to avoid it but Martins manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Williams to the ground. Williams escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Williams fails with the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bryan Williams. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Martins shoots for a double leg takedown but Williams sprawls well. He's pushed Martins's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.

Martins rushes Williams and presses him up against the cage.

Martins's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Martins keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Martins shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Williams sprawls well. Williams wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Martins gets slowly back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams shoots in looking for a takedown. Martins tries to sprawl out of it but Williams keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Martins manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.

Martins gets a clinch.

Martins jumps guard.

Martins has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Williams can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Martins has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Williams looking to sit in guard and control but Martins gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams keeping moving, preventing Martins from controlling successfully.
Martins looking to sit in guard and control but Williams gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Williams wants to control from the top but Martins keeps moving.

That's four 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.

Martins escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Williams gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Williams is looking to stand up but Martins won't let him.
Bryan Williams has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Murillomartins Martins is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Murillomartins Martins has got the better of the ground game so far.
Williams scoring with some ground and pound.

And that's the end of the fight!
Murillomartins Martins comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Martins has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 27:30
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 27:30
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Murillomartins Martins!