PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Channel Coco (ranked 4877 p4p, 6100 weight class) and Dontrell Martin (ranked 435 p4p, 488 weight class). Dontrell Martin has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Channel Coco's chin.

Coco
vs
Martin

178 cm
25
150
0 - 0 - 0

160 cm
25
148
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Inexperienced

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Channel Coco!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Dontrell Martin!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Russell Pearce and Joseph Jones.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Martin stuns Coco with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Martin connects with a nice looking jab.
Martin lands with a hook. Coco tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Martin scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Coco doesn't seem bothered though.

Coco decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Coco will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Coco stops Martin from getting back to his feet.
Coco content to control rather than advance.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Coco slips a nice elbow through Martin's hands, connecting with Martin's forehead.
Martin tries to kick Coco off but Coco keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Coco not doing much here.

Coco is working for a kimura but Martin is defending it quite comfortably.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Martin can do anything to dispel that myth.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Coco throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

Coco is trying for a kimura here. Martin looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Coco wins by kimura!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Channel Coco!