PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Adelard Desormeaux (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Oberyn Martell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Desormeaux's entrance music is Ça va venir découragez-vous pas ♫ . A fine choice. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!

Desormeaux
vs
Martell

165 cm
31
186 lbs
16 - 18 - 0

184 cm
28
183 lbs
13 - 6 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Adelard Desormeaux!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Oberyn Martell!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Cecil Peabody and Gwen Towbar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Martell with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Desormeaux to score with a decent uppercut.
Martell takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Desormeaux lands a jab to the head.
Martell looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
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!
Martell slips a jab from Desormeaux.
We've been hearing reports that Desormeaux has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
A head kick misses from Desormeaux.
Desormeaux is looking to land body kicks.
Martell jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.

Desormeaux gets a takedown into half guard.
Martell keeping control of the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Desormeaux working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Desormeaux is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Martell defends it well.
Desormeaux thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.

Desormeaux is looking for a kimura here.

Martell is defending against the submission attempts here by Desormeaux.
Martell has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Desormeaux is working away from the top position though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Desormeaux wants to pass to mount but Martell is defending the position.
Martell is not content to let Desormeaux control the position.

Desormeaux is looking for a kimura but Martell is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Desormeaux to get the leverage.

Martell is defending against the submission attempts here by Desormeaux.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Desormeaux lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Still in half guard, Desormeaux seems content to control.

Desormeaux is working for a submission of some sort.

Desormeaux looking for a submission but Martell manages to get full guard, putting an end to that submission attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Desormeaux being controlled here momentarily.
Desormeaux trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Martell is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Desormeaux won't allow Martell to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Adelard Desormeaux dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Desormeaux throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Desormeaux uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Desormeaux throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

Desormeaux changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Martell looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.

Desormeaux is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Martell has escaped the position, nice work there.
Desormeaux working away.

Desormeaux wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Martell, who protects the arm well.
Desormeaux working away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Desormeaux misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Desormeaux wants to lay and pray for a moment but Martell keeps working.
Martell parries the strikes from Desormeaux easily there. Desormeaux is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Martell to escape.
Desormeaux slows the pace down.
Adelard Desormeaux overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

Desormeaux looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Desormeaux lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Martell down.
Desormeaux trying to control the position but Martell is working away.
Desormeaux throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
The strikes coming from Desormeaux are missing the target in this wave of attacks.

Desormeaux goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Martell rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Desormeaux's guard! Nice work there by Martell!
Martell throws a big right hand that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Desormeaux keeping moving, preventing Martell from controlling successfully.
Martell throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Desormeaux works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Martell wants to control from the top but Desormeaux keeps moving.
Martell throwing strikes but missing.
Desormeaux is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Martell tries to free his leg and advance position but Desormeaux is retaining full guard.
Desormeaux wants to stand up but Martell is controlling him.
Martell advances to half guard.
Desormeaux wants to improve his position but Martell is controlling well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.

Martell is working for a kimura here but Desormeaux manages to reverse the position and he's now in Martell's guard.
Desormeaux trying to control but Martell is working from the bottom.
Martell utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Desormeaux trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Desormeaux wants to control from the top but Martell keeps moving.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Desormeaux throws a big elbow that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Adelard Desormeaux dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Desormeaux swings for the body but Martell moves out of range.
Desormeaux tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Martell was well out of range. Poor timing from Desormeaux.
Desormeaux comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Desormeaux connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Desormeaux feints a jab promting Martell to slip. Desormeaux then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Martell slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Martell tries to clinch there but Desormeaux circles away.
Adelard Desormeaux seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Desormeaux thuds a left hand into Martell's body.
Desormeaux throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Desormeaux.
Desormeaux misses with a body shot.
A head kick by Desormeaux misses

and Martell counters by clinching up.
A knee to the head by Martell.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Martell blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Martell fails to land.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Martell.
Martell scores with a hook to the body.
Martell presses Desormeaux against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Desormeaux trying to stall but Martell improves his position.
Martell lands an uppercut.
Desormeaux misses with some punches.
Martell lands an elbow that stopped Desormeaux in his tracks for a moment.
Martell lands a hook to the side of the head.

Desormeaux has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Martell clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Martell tries to roll but Desormeaux sticks to his back.
Martell covering up well under a barage of strikes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Desormeaux thows a huge left but connects with the canvas and not his opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martell tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Desormeaux lands a couple of good shots and Martell has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Martell trying to control the position but Desormeaux manages to sink in the hooks.
Desormeaux wants to control but Martell is keeping busy.
You can see the frustration on Martell's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Martell trying to control the hands but Desormeaux breaks the grip.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Desormeaux's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
Desormeaux controlling well, preventing Martell from escaping the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Desormeaux scores with a nice shot to the head of his opponent. Martell is looking for a way out.

Martell defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
Martell is keeping busy.
Even with his hooks in, Desormeaux manages to miss with strikes from the back.

Desormeaux working for a choke but Martell is defending well.
Oberyn Martell has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Adelard Desormeaux is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Martell rolls, trying to escape but Desormeaux keeps control of the position.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Desormeaux's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
Martell has his hands over his head blocking the strikes from Desormeaux.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Martell tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Desormeaux controlling from mount.

And that's the end of the fight!
Adelard Desormeaux showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Desormeaux, 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 Tiny Johnson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Adelard Desormeaux!
A relieved looking Adelard Desormeaux thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
In defeat, Oberyn Martell stepped up to the mic, saying 'Through adversity we triumph. Can't know the glory of Success without failure.'.