PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Nate Dollaway (ranked 4590 p4p, 4632 weight class) and Sergio Martinez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Dollaway
vs
Martinez

190 cm
23
184
0 - 0 - 0

190 cm
19
190
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Nate Dollaway!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sergio Martinez!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Lou da Vinci and John Roberts.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dollaway keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Martinez closes this distance looking for a takedown but Dollaway circles away.
Dollaway will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Martinez tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Martinez shoots in for a takedown but Dollaway shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.

Dollaway darts in and clinches Martinez up against the cage.
Martinez tries to break free but Dollaway pushes him back against the cage.
Martinez drops down looking for an ankle pick but Dollaway pulls his leg out and moves away.
Nate Dollaway has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sergio Martinez.

Martinez rushes Dollaway and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Martinez tries to land a knee to the head but Dollaway blocks with his arms.
Martinez jumps guard but Dollaway turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.

Dollaway breaks the clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Martinez looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Martinez tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Dollaway swivels and escapes.
The fight stays on the outside here - Dollaway looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Martinez doesn't manage to clinch there - Dollaway circles away.
Dollaway tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Martinez defends well and Dollaway ends up having to push Martinez into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Martinez wants to take the fight to the mat but Dollaway manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.

Dollaway has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Martinez uses from the top position.
Dollaway not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Martinez content to stall in guard here.
Dollaway looking to hit a scissor sweep but Martinez is one step ahead there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dollaway trying to control the position.

Dollaway escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Martinez gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Dollaway knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Martinez on the ground.
Martinez wanted to stand there but Dollaway had control of the position.
Dollaway keeping moving, preventing Martinez from controlling successfully.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Horrible takedown attempt by Dollaway or perhaps it was just good defense by Martinez, which made it look bad.
Dollaway fails to land the takedown.
Martinez lands with a slapping head kick.
Martinez fails with a takedown attempt.
Martinez shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Dollaway shoots in looking for a takedown but Martinez manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Dollaway's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
No luck for Dollaway with that takedown attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dollaway works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Martinez misses with a takedown attempt - Dollaway sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
No luck for Dollaway with that takedown attempt.
Martinez throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Dollaway throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Martinez on the side of the head.
Martinez tries to clinch there but Dollaway circles away.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Dollaway.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Nate Dollaway will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Dollaway tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Martinez was well out of range. Poor timing from Dollaway.

Martinez forces Dollaway back against the cage and clinches.
Dollaway tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Dollaway 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.
Martinez blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Dollaway will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Martinez up against the cage.
Martinez is defending well against a takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Martinez is trying to push Dollaway away but Dollaway has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Dollaway tries to pull guard but Martinez won't allow it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nate Dollaway. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Martinez stalling in the clinch.

Martinez pulls guard effortlessly.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Dollaway stopping the sweep attempt from Martinez.
Dollaway wants to pass the guard but Martinez is keeping the position.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Martinez holds on and takes a little breather.
Dollaway preventing the sweep.
Martinez trying to keep a closed guard but Dollaway is proving a slippery customer.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.

That's two 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.
Dollaway lands a couple of decent looking shots.

Martinez is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Dollaway defends well.
Dollaway distracts Martinez with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Dollaway has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Martinez wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Dollaway trying to control but Martinez is working from the bottom.

Martinez pushes Dollaway off and scrambles back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice takedown defense from Dollaway. No joy for Martinez on that attempt.
Martinez fails to land with a series of punches.
Martinez is breathing heavily.
Dollaway changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Martinez tries to avoid it but Dollaway manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Martinez to the ground. Martinez escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Dollaway misses with the combination.
Dollaway is looking to clinch.
Dollaway misses with a takedown attempt
and Dollaway takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Martinez throws a shot to the body.
Martinez goes for a double leg but Dollaway avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Dollaway continues to drive forward.
Dollaway fails miserably with a takedown attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Martinez defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Dollaway.
Dollaway shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Martinez as he avoids it easily.
Martinez throws a big counter head kick but Dollaway avoids it with no problem.
Dollaway misses with a low kick.
Martinez misses with a takedown
and Dollaway counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Martinez fails with a takedown attempt.
Dollaway throws a leg kick
enabling Martinez to counter with a crisp jab.
Dollaway throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Dollaway throws a sloppy head kick and Martinez moves out of range easily.

Dollaway gets a clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Sergio Martinez showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Dollaway misses with a takedown
and Martinez counters with a head kick. That will keep Dollaway thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Martinez shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Dollaway but Dollaway pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Dollaway throws a head kick but Martinez moves out of range.
Dollaway leaves Martinez with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Dollaway tries to clinch up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dollaway shoots in looking for a takedown. Martinez tries to sprawl out of it but Dollaway keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Martinez manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.

Martinez has taken the fight to the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Martinez stalling in the clinch but Dollaway improves position.
The referee is keeping an eye on Martinez - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Dollaway is looking to break free of the clinch but Martinez has double underhooks.
Dollaway is trying to pull guard but Martinez turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nate Dollaway. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dollaway is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Martinez to keep the fight standing.
Martinez is trying to break free.
Dollaway tries to break the clinch but Martinez is controlling the position.

Martinez jumps into guard, dragging Dollaway to the mat.
Martinez trying to control the position.

That's two 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.
Martinez throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Martinez takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Dollaway trying to control but Martinez is working from the bottom.
Dollaway cracks Martinez with a solid left hand.
Dollaway controls from within his opponent's guard.
Martinez is trying to keep Dollaway in close.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Martinez is on top in guard.

The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dollaway bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Martinez's guard.

Martinez is trying to keep Dollaway in close.
Dollaway trying to control the position from guard on top but Martinez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dollaway wanted to stand there but Martinez had control of the position.
Martinez trying to keep a closed guard but Dollaway is proving a slippery customer.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Martinez is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Dollaway looking to sit in guard and control but Martinez gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Dollaway is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Dollaway keeping moving, preventing Martinez from controlling successfully.

And that's the end of the fight!
Sergio Martinez comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Martinez 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 David Schapiro scores the fight 28:29
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 28:29
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 28:29

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