PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Arron Martin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Unit Three (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Arron Martin has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Martin
vs
Three

212 cm
24
215 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

200 cm
25
200 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

Decent wrestler
Brawler
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Arron Martin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Unit Three!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Robert Douchet and William Peck.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Three closes the distance and clinches.
Stalling in the clinch from Three.
Three creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Martin tries to circle away but Three has him pinned against the cage.
Three pressing his opponent against the cage.
Three fails to pull guard.
Three changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Martin fights it off and pushes away nicely.

Three drives through and clinches with Martin against the cage.
Come on Three - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.

That's one minute gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Three creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Three is stalling here.
Martin tries to stall but Three uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Martin jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Three walks away with a smile on his face. Martin gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.

Three fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Martin sprawls well initially but Three persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Three controlling the action here.
Martin trying to control but Three postures up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martin regains full guard. Nicely done.
Martin being controlled here, momentarily.
Martin wants to improve his position but instead Three has moved into half guard.
Three wants to pass the guard but Martin is defending well.
Three wants to stand but Martin has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Martin tries to get to full guard but Three has control of the leg.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Three controlling the pace.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Three's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.

Unit Three has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.

Three throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Martin tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Three is in Martin's guard.
Three wants to stand but Martin has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Martin not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Three sitting in guard here, content to control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Three wanted to stand there but Martin had control of the position.
Three is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Three engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Three preventing the sweep.
Martin really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Three stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Martin swivels though and keeps the full guard.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.

Three closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Martin did well to prevent Three getting side control.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Martin looking for submissions off his back.
Martin is looking for a sweep. Three is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Unit Three 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.

Three gets the takedown into side control.
You can see the frustration on Martin's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Three tries to stand but Martin is controlling his head.
Martin is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Three is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Three is trying to get an arm triangle but Martin is defending well.
Three wants to stand but Martin has his arm trapped.
Three takes a little break here. Martin wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Three working away.
Three has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Martin!
Three controlling his opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martin can't escape the position.
Martin is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Three content just to control the position here.
Martin is trying to reverse the position but instead Three has taken his back - oops!
Three is riding his opponent, not letting Martin buck him off.

Martin preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Three.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martin can't escape the position.
Unit Three has got the better of the ground game so far.

Three is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
A bit of a pause in the action here. Three controlling the positon.
Three keeps control of the position as Martin tries to break free.
Three just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.

Three has managed to slip his arm under Martin's chin. This could be all over... yep, Martin is tapping out! Submission win for Three.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Unit Three!