PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between David Presley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Oberyn Martell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Presley comes to the cage accompanied by Loco. Martell is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by The Song of the Seven by Karliene. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!

Presley
vs
Martell

178 cm
25
161 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

180 cm
25
160 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Determined

Union Fight Gear
Heisenberg

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, David Presley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Oberyn Martell!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Dean Styles and Columbo Gatti.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Martell sizes up Presley with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Presley moves out of range as Martell throws a body kick.
Martell is looking to clinch but Presley is avoiding it.

Martell clinches with his opponent.
Martell tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Martell tries to land a knee to the head but Presley blocks with his arms.
Presley misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short uppercut from Presley.
Presley lands a left hand.
Martell changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Presley fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Presley throws the left hand but Martell avoids the punch easily.
Martell tries to close the distance and clinch but Presley swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Martell clinches with his opponent.
Presley takes a knee right on the jaw!
Martell lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

It looks like David Presley has been cut.
Martell with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Martell misses with a knee to the head.
Martell has Presley pushed against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Martell with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Martell misses with a knee strike.
Martell is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Presley gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Presley lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Martell looks winded!
Martell throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Presley blocks it with crossed arms.
Presley lands a body punch.
A right hand to the body from Presley.
Presley is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

Presley has hold of one of Martell's legs. Martell is fighting the takedown attempt but Presley gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Martell working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Presley.
Presley lands a couple of elbows.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Presley working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Presley content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Presley with a flurry of punches that miss.
Presley landing with the ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Presley would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Presley with a nice head shot there.
Presley wants to control from the top but Martell keeps moving.
Presley scoring with punches to the head and body.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Presley trying to control but Martell is working from the bottom.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Martell can do anything to dispel that myth.
Presley trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Presley throws a big elbow that misses.
Presley with a nice head shot there.
Presley is working Martell over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Presley trying to control the position from guard on top but Martell is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Martell utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Presley tries to free his leg and advance position but Martell is retaining full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Presley with a flurry of punches that miss.
Presley throwing strikes but missing.
Presley throws a big right hand that misses.
Martell really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Presley. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Presley throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Presley throwing strikes from guard but Martell blocks nicely.
Presley loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Presley trying to control but Martell is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

David Presley dominated that round.
The cut man is working on David Presley's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Martell tries to close the distance and clinch but Presley swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Presley scores with the left hand. Martell knows he should have avoided that one.
Martell misses with a takedown attempt
and Presley counters with a right hand to the body.
Martell is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Martell wants to clinch.
Presley misses with a body shot.
Martell moves in looking to clinch but Presley pushes him off.
Martell scores with a one two! Presley had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Oberyn Martell seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Presley bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Martell's head.
Martell chopping away at his opponent's legs.

Presley is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Martell's half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Presley 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.
Presley throwing shots but Martell is blocking nicely.
Presley is keen to just control but Martell is a slippery customer.
Presley has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Presley throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Presley sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Martell defending well though.
Martell is not content to let Presley control the position.
Presley lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Presley is keen to just control but Martell is a slippery customer.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Presley thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Presley slips a nice elbow through Martell's hands, connecting with Martell's forehead.
Martell wants to control but Presley is keeping busy.
Presley looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Martell with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Presley scoring with strikes to the body and head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Presley seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Presley missing with the ground and pound from half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Presley is keen to just control but Martell is a slippery customer.
Presley thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Martell's head.
Presley wants to lay and pray for a moment but Martell keeps working.
Presley missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Presley thows a huge punch but Martell dodges it nicely.
Martell is not content to let Presley control the position.
Martell blocking the ground and pound attempt from Presley.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Martell is refusing to be controlled, as Presley sits in half guard.
Presley thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Presley throwing shots but Martell is blocking nicely.
Presley trying to control the action but Martell is working from the bottom.
Presley throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Presley trying to control from Martell's half guard. Martell has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Presley cracks Martell with a solid left hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

David Presley dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on David Presley's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Martell wants to clinch but Presley slips to the side
and Presley counters with a left and a right... And another left! Martell is down! He's done! The ref dives in to save him and that's the end of the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). David Presley!