PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dee Falt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Esko Marttinen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Esko Marttinen has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Falt
vs
Marttinen

175 cm
20
180 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

182 cm
20
185 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Dangerous GnP
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

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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 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dee Falt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Esko Marttinen!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Shigeki Sano and Tatsuya Matsuyama.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Falt closes the distance and clinches up with Marttinen, looking for a takedown. Falt pushes Marttinen against the ropes but Marttinen circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Marttinen swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Falt connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Falt gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Marttinen counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Falt lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Marttinen circles away quickly and effectively.
Marttinen looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Marttinen swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Falt appears to be looking for a counter takedown.

Falt fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Marttinen sprawls well initially but Falt persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Marttinen won't allow Falt to pass to mount.
Marttinen wants to get back to his feet.
Marttinen keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Marttinen looks like he's trying to stand up.
Falt tries to pass to full mount but Marttinen defends it.
Marttinen wants to get back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Esko Marttinen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Falt takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Falt misses with a jab to the body
and Marttinen counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Falt lands a nice looking body shot.
Falt throws a nice looking combination but Marttinen bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Falt throws a hook but Marttinen blocks it.
A big right from Marttinen misses.

Falt closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Marttinen defending against the ground and pound.
Marttinen tries to escape but Falt is in control.
Falt tries to score with some ground and pound. Marttinen controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Marttinen wants to get back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Falt is looking to take a break and control but Marttinen is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Falt is trying to ground and pound but Marttinen uses the momentary lack of control by Falt to regain half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Marttinen is looking to escape.
Falt scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Marttinen looks like he's trying to stand up.

Falt is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Marttinen is just riding it out for now. Falt eventually gives up the hold.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marttinen is trying to stand up here but Falt is controlling him well.
Ground and pound from Falt.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Falt wants to take a breather but Marttinen is having none of it.
Marttinen is trying to stand.
Falt is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Falt not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Falt working Marttinen over with strikes.
Falt is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Ground and pound from Falt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marttinen is trying to stand.
Marttinen keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Falt seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Marttinen does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Marttinen is looking to escape.
Falt working the head and body with strikes.
Marttinen is looking to escape.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Falt slips a nice elbow through Marttinen's hands, connecting with Marttinen's forehead.

Falt is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Marttinen has managed to free his arm - good work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dee Falt dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Some wild striking there from Marttinen.
Marttinen cracks Falt with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Marttinen displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Falt throws out the jab.
Falt lands with a right hand.
Dee Falt seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Marttinen misses with a straight right.
Falt throws an off balance right hand
and Marttinen connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Falt looks to score with a jab to the body but Marttinen is just out of range.
Falt shoots and misses
enabling Marttinen to counter with a crisp jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Falt gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Falt fails to land the takedown.
Falt takes one on the chin but seems OK.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Falt shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Marttinen as he jumps to the side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dee Falt. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Falt keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Falt misses with a wild combination.
Marttinen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Falt.
A telegraphed right hand from Marttinen misses the target.
Falt scores with a jab to the body.
Marttinen scores with a jab. Falt acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Marttinen has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Falt shoots in for a takedown but Marttinen shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Falt misses with a takedown attempt
and Marttinen connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Marttinen gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Falt.
Falt throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Marttinen throws a right and a left that both miss.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Falt closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Falt fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Falt grinds an elbow into Marttinen's temple.
Falt prevents Marttinen from escaping the position.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Falt working the head and body with strikes.
Dee Falt overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Marttinen is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Falt asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Falt is working Marttinen over with some ground and pound from side control.
Marttinen pushes Falt away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Falt gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Falt wants to take a breather but Marttinen manages to regain guard - a lesson learnt for Falt.
Marttinen wants to get back to his feet but Falt is in a dominant position and won't allow it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Falt has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Falt throwing strikes but missing.
Marttinen is looking to stand up but Falt isn't so interested in that idea.
Falt is in close to Marttinen's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Marttinen is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.

That's four 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.
Marttinen is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Falt shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Marttinen pinned against the ropes. Marttinen gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Esko Marttinen seems to be getting the better of the standup.

Falt looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.

Falt is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Marttinen looks like he's trying to stand up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Esko Marttinen will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Falt's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Marttinen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Falt.
Falt swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Marttinen counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Falt bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Marttinen's head.
Falt moves away from the strike by Marttinen.
Marttinen misses with a jab, cross combination.
Falt lands a jab to Marttinen's midsection.
Falt takes a swing at Marttinen's ribcage but misses.
Falt shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Marttinen but Marttinen pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Falt throws a jab when Marttinen was well out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Marttinen scores with a hook to the body. Falt takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
A lazy left from Marttinen finds it's target.
Falt ducks under a wild hook from Marttinen.
Marttinen throws a hook to the side of Falt's head but Falt sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Falt throws a lazy right hand but Marttinen sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Falt slips a straight right by Marttinen.
The fighters circling - Falt throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Marttinen bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Falt keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Marttinen.
Marttinen ducks under a wild hook from Falt.
Marttinen looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Marttinen just misses with a punch to the body.
Falt fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Marttinen manages to avoid it.
Falt shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Marttinen but Marttinen pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Falt jabs Marttinen right on the nose. Marttinen blinks but takes it well.
Falt swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Marttinen looks like he wants to counter punch here.
A slow jab from Falt misses its intended target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Falt will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dee Falt. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Falt scores with a jab to the body.
Marttinen misses with a hook.
Falt misses with a hook to the body
and Marttinen counters with a stiff right hand.

Falt decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Marttinen is looking to escape.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Falt wants to control but Marttinen is keeping him busy.
Marttinen is trying to stand up here but Falt is controlling him well.
Falt landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Esko Marttinen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marttinen pushes Falt off looking to stand but Falt dives back in and keeps control.
Marttinen regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Falt.
Marttinen is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Falt is controlling him.
Falt is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Falt lands a couple of digs.
Marttinen is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Falt throws a big elbow that misses.
Falt trying to control the position from guard on top but Marttinen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Falt working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Marttinen wants to stand up but Falt is controlling him.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Marttinen walks into a left hand.
Falt takes one to the side of the head.
Falt scores with a sloppy right hand. Marttinen should have avoided that one.
Marttinen waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Falt.
Marttinen lands the left hand.
Marttinen displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Falt scores with a nice head shot.
Falt throws a jab but it's blocked by Marttinen.
Marttinen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Falt.
Falt connects with a looping right hand.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Dee Falt.
I think Falt 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 Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight for Dee Falt!
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight for Dee Falt!
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight for Dee Falt!

Dee Falt wins by unanimous decision!
A very excited looking Dee Falt rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.