PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kendon Martindale (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Simon Belmont (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Martindale might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Who Am I. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Martindale
vs
Belmont

180 cm
22
200 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

200 cm
22
205 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Good knees
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kendon Martindale!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Simon Belmont!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Martindale fails with the takedown.
Martindale fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Martindale circles away from the clinch attempt.
Belmont fails in his attempt to clinch.
Simon Belmont seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Martindale.
Belmont is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Martindale advances to mount.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Martindale looking to finish with strikes here!
Martindale can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Belmont is looking to escape.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Martindale unloads with some shots from mount but Belmont bucks and avoids them well.
Martindale is breathing heavily.
Martindale misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Martindale throws some wild stikes that Belmont manages to avoid easily.
Martindale thowing shots but they're missing.
Martindale throwing strikes here but Belmont is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Martindale trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Martindale misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Martindale in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Belmont is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.

Martindale is working for a guillotine from mount but Belmont frees his head quite easily.
Belmont really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Martindale. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Belmont wants to try and get back to his feet.
Poor strikes thrown by Martindale there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Martindale landing strikes from the mount.

It looks like Simon Belmont has been cut.

Martindale is working for a guillotine from mount but Belmont frees his head quite easily.

Martindale moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Belmont has worked his arm free - good work by Belmont!

Martindale is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Belmont knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Martindale wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Belmont, who protects the arm well.
Belmont tries to escape but Martindale is in control.
Martindale trying to control the action but Belmont is working from the bottom.
Belmont pushes Martindale away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Martindale gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Belmont dodges the ground and pound from Martindale.
Martindale throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Belmont works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Belmont wants to get back to his feet.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Belmont tries to clinch but Martindale moves out of range.
Martindale fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kendon Martindale. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Belmont wants to clinch.
Martindale shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Belmont but Belmont pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Martindale throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Belmont's waist but Belmont gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Martindale off to one side.
The fight stays on the outside here - Belmont looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Belmont rushes Martindale and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Belmont lands a knee to the head.
Belmont lands an elbow inside that Martindale shrugs off.
Belmont throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Martindale blocks it with crossed arms.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kendon Martindale dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Simon Belmont's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Martindale fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Kendon Martindale is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Martindale avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Martindale keeps the fight on the outside.
Martindale fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Belmont tries to clinch but Martindale is having none of it.
Martindale avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Belmont tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Martindale takes the fight into the clinch.

Martindale drags the fight down to the ground.
Martindale might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Belmont has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Martindale is proving hard to escape from.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Belmont preventing the sweep.

Martindale keeping busy on the bottom but Belmont has passed one foot through into half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Belmont moves into side control, avoiding the strikes from Martindale.
Martindale is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Belmont off and has taken his back!

Martindale patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?

Martindale has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Belmont has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
Even with his hooks in, Martindale manages to miss with strikes from the back.
The referee is taking a good look at Belmont as he is on the wrong end of some big shots from Martindale!

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Belmont is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Martindale gets his way!
Martindale throwing sloppy strikes.
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.
Martindale throwing sloppy strikes.
Martindale punches the canvas rather than the man.
Martindale misses with an elbow to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martindale missing with punches from the back.
Martindale 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.

Martindale looking for the RNC.
Belmont controlling the position well but he knows he's in a bad position.
Belmont covering up well under a barage of strikes.

Martindale is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Belmont has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
Belmont covering up well under a series of strikes from Martindale.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Martindale trying to control.

Martindale has the rear naked choke here! This is very bad for Belmont! Can he survive? No! He's out! Martindale gets to his feet and celebrates with his cornermen. He looks absolutely delighted. In the post fight interviews he takes time to thank his parents and everyone who has believed in him from the start. How sweet.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:31 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Kendon Martindale!