PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Robson Bryan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Diego Martinez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Robson Bryan could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Diego Martinez's chin.

Bryan
vs
Martinez

180 cm
24
250 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

187 cm
28
250 lbs
7 - 3 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent knees
Knockout power

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 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Robson Bryan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Diego Martinez!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Emerson Jorge and Daniel Cesar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Martinez tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and Bryan counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Martinez!
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.

Bryan stands up and beckons Martinez to his feet.
Bryan shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Martinez sprawls well. Martinez wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Bryan gets slowly back to his feet.
Bryan tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Martinez tries to clinch up but Bryan circles away and keeps his distance.
Martinez is looking to clinch.

Bryan shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Bryan showed some decent athleticism there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nice strikes from Bryan there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Martinez wants to get back to his feet.
Bryan wants to lay and pray for a moment but Martinez keeps working.
Bryan throwing shots but Martinez is blocking nicely.
Bryan wants to lay and pray for a moment but Martinez keeps working.
Martinez preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martinez is not content to let Bryan control the position.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Robson Bryan just wasn't active enough.

Bryan has managed to clinch.
Martinez throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Bryan blocks it with crossed arms.
Martinez looking to throw knees to the head but Bryan is blocking nicely.
Bryan is trying to force a seperation but Martinez has the dominant position.
Martinez with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Martinez misses with a knee strike.
Martinez scores with a knee to the head.
Bryan is looking to break free of the clinch but Martinez has double underhooks.
Martinez misses with a knee strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bryan is looking for a takedown.
Martinez with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Bryan has a couple of punches blocked by Martinez.
Bryan could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Martinez throws a knee to the head but misses.
Bryan tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Martinez just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Robson Bryan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Martinez throws a knee to the head but misses.
Bryan blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Bryan looking to stall.
Martinez misses with a knee strike.
Martinez throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Bryan blocks it with crossed arms.
Martinez misses with a knee to the head.
Martinez misses with a knee strike.
Bryan is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Bryan is trying to pull guard but Martinez turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Knees to the body from Martinez.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Martinez tries to land a knee to the head but Bryan blocks with his arms.
Bryan is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Martinez to keep the fight standing.
Martinez tries a knee to the head but Bryan blocks it.
Martinez lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

It looks like Robson Bryan has been cut.
Bryan is breathing heavily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Martinez being controlled against the cage.

Bryan pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Martinez tries to clinch but Bryan moves out of range.
Martinez avoids the head kick by Bryan.
Bryan circles away from the clinch attempt.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Martinez tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bryan swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Martinez scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Martinez swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Bryan throws a body punch but Martinez moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Diego Martinez will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Robson Bryan's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Martinez closes the distance and clinches.
Martinez throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Bryan blocks it with crossed arms.
Martinez lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Martinez with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Martinez is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Bryan pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Martinez misses with a knee strike.
Bryan is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Martinez to keep the fight standing.
Bryan takes a knee right on the jaw!
Bryan is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Martinez using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Bryan has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Bryan can't break the clinch.
Martinez connects with a nasty looking knee right to Bryan's face.
Bryan slowing the pace effectively.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Martinez scores with a knee to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Martinez keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Bryan's efforts to push away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Martinez misses with a knee to the head.
Martinez tries a knee to the head but Bryan blocks it.
Martinez misses with a knee strike.
Martinez misses with a knee to the head.
Martinez with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Martinez with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Bryan jumps guard but Martinez turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.

Martinez lands a big knee from the Thai clinch and Bryan goes down hard! The ref takes a good look at him but he's still defending himself. Martinez in side control.

Bryan is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Martinez advances to mount.
Oh Bryan is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!

Martinez is standing up out of mount! Strange tactic there - he must really want this one on the feet!

Martinez closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Bryan seems to have got his legs back now.
Martinez landing knees to the head.
Martinez landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Martinez misses with a knee to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martinez lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Martinez tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Martinez using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Bryan has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Bryan tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Robson Bryan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Martinez tries to land a knee to the head but Bryan blocks with his arms.
Bryan tries to break free but Martinez pushes him back against the cage.
Martinez prevents the takedown attempt.
Martinez misses with a knee to the head.
A knee to the head by Martinez.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Martinez.
Martinez tries a knee to the head but Bryan blocks it.
Martinez tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Bryan wants a takedown but no success here.
Martinez with a knee to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martinez tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Bryan tries to break the clinch but Martinez is controlling the position.
Martinez tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Bryan tries to pull guard but Martinez holds him up against the cage and eventually Bryan drops back down to his feet.
Martinez landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Martinez with a knee to the head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Martinez obliges.
Martinez connects with a knee to the head.
Martinez putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Bryan in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Martinez has Bryan pressed up against the cage in a tight Thai clinch. Bryan is arching his back, trying to avoid the knees but a big one sneaks through from Martinez - that's hurt Bryan badly! Oh, another knee lands and Bryan is covering up! The referee steps in to save him - possibly a bit early but Bryan doesn't seem to be complaining.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:54 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knees). Diego Martinez!