PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Malcolm Martinez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joden Mist (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Malcolm Martinez is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.

Martinez
vs
Mist

215 cm
22
177 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

177 cm
18
186 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Malcolm Martinez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Joden Mist!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Andrew Berry and James Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Martinez takes the fight into the clinch.
Martinez prevents Mist from breaking the clinch.
Mist tries to pull guard but Martinez won't allow it.
Martinez digs a right hand into Mist's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Mist's gas tank.
Martinez pushes Mist back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Martinez lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Mist goes for a takedown in the clinch but Martinez prevents it.
Martinez tries to score a body lock takedown but Mist shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Martinez breaks the clinch.
Martinez misses with a jab, cross combination.

Martinez moves into the clinch.
The referee calls for Martinez to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Martinez keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Mist's efforts to push away.
Mist has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Martinez is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Malcolm Martinez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Joden Mist.

Martinez pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Mist shoots in but no luck this time.
Mist pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
As Mist tries to get set, Martinez tries to push him back and clinch up but Mist manages to avoid the attempt.

Martinez clinches up against the cage.
Martinez really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Martinez lands a nice uppercut.
Mist tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Martinez avoids it.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Martinez has Mist pressed against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martinez prevents the takedown attempt.
Mist is trying to break the clinch but Martinez is controlling him.
Mist wants to take the fight to the mat but Martinez manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.

Martinez pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Martinez has taken the fight to the clinch.

Martinez escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Mist darts in looking for a takedown but Martinez gets double underhooks and turns Mist into the cage.
Martinez went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Mist throws a head kick but Martinez moves out of range.
Martinez is looking to counter the offense by Mist and move into the clinch.
Martinez misses with a double jab.

Martinez has Mist up against the cage in a clinch.
Martinez lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Martinez manages to break the clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Mist looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Martinez clinches up with Mist and pushes him back against the cage.
Mist is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Martinez pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Mist tries to break the clinch but Martinez is controlling the position.
Mist takes a knee to the side of the body.
Mist takes a knee to the side of the body.
Mist tries to pull guard but Martinez holds him up against the cage and eventually Mist drops back down to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mist misses with some punches.
Mist looking to slow down the pace here.
Mist tries for a takedown but Martinez manages to get underhooks.

Martinez breaks from the clinch.
Mist throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

Martinez has closed the distance and engaged Mist in a clinch.
Mist looking to throw knees to the head but Martinez is blocking nicely.
Mist goes for a takedown attempt but Martinez pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.

Mist shoots in and gets a takedown into Martinez's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Malcolm Martinez dominated that 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.

Nice defenses there by Martinez.
Malcolm Martinez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Martinez chopping away at his opponent's legs.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Martinez.

Martinez forces Mist back against the cage and clinches.
Still in the clinch, Martinez scores with a nice short uppercut.
Mist jumps guard but Martinez stands there with Mist around his waist. Mist gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Mist fails to pull guard.
Martinez effectively controlling the action here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Martinez breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Martinez throws a series of strikes that have Mist backpedaling.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Martinez moves into range and clinches up with Mist.
Mist can't get the takedown.
Malcolm Martinez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Joden Mist.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Martinez takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Martinez scores a nice knee to the body.
Mist wants to get back to striking at distance but Martinez won't allow it.
Martinez working Mist over with knees to the body.

Martinez breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Martinez lands a front kick.
Martinez is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Mist can do to turn this around?

Martinez rushes Mist and presses him up against the cage.
Mist goes for a takedown in the clinch but Martinez prevents it.
Malcolm Martinez has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A short body shot lands from Martinez as the two fighters clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martinez blocks a body shot from Mist.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Mist jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Martinez walks away with a smile on his face. Mist gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Mist looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Martinez is fending him off so far but Mist persists. Nope, Martinez circles away and we're back to standing.
Malcolm Martinez is winning the standup battle so far.

Martinez clinches up against the cage.
Mist wants to break the clinch but can't.
Martinez keeps control of Mist as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

Martinez manages to break the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martinez tries to clinch up but Mist circles away and keeps his distance.
Mist wants to counter with a clinch but Martinez pushes him away.

Mist gets tackled into the cage by Martinez. Martinez maintains the clinch.
Mist drops down looking for an ankle pick but Martinez pulls his leg out and moves away.
Mist tries to clinch there but Martinez circles away.
Mist takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Mist slips a jab and a cross from Martinez.
Martinez looks to land a combination but Mist avoids it well.
Mist avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Mist throws a combination that misses
and Martinez counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Martinez fails in his attempt to clinch.
Malcolm Martinez is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Martinez throws a combination. Mist tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Mist misses with a takedown attempt
and Martinez counters with a two punch combo.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Martinez has managed to clinch.
Martinez gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Mist.
Mist wants to break free but Martinez has control.
Mist tries to circle away but Martinez has him pinned against the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Martinez.
Martinez dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Mist tries for a takedown. No joy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Malcolm Martinez dominated that second 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. This is the final round!

Martinez scores with a kick to the body.
Mist throws a hook to the side of Martinez's head but Martinez sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.

Mist darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Martinez is trying to get back to full guard.
Martinez is working hard here to advance position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Martinez looking for submissions off his back.
Mist is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mist trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Mist looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Martinez knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Mist on the ground.
Mist tries to control but Martinez wriggling away.
Mist landing strikes from the mount and Martinez is in trouble!
Mist trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Martinez is flailing around like a fish out of water, trying to land strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mist content just to control the position here.
Mist prevents Martinez from getting the reversal.
Mist raining down shots from the mount!
Mist lands a nice shot to the head.
Mist scoring with strikes but Martinez is staying in there.
Martinez bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Mist has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Martinez postures up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Mist has his foot on Martinez's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Martinez works his way back into a safe position though.

Mist is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Martinez is looking to stand up but Mist won't let him.
Mist is adopting a defensive guard.

Mist is looking for a triangle but Martinez pushes his legs off easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Mist looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Mist looking to hit a scissor sweep but Martinez is one step ahead there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Martinez tries to stand but Mist is controlling from the bottom.

And that's the end of the fight!
Joden Mist comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Martinez has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 William Gold scores the fight 29:27
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 29:27
Judge James Glass scores the fight 29:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Malcolm Martinez!