PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Darrill Martin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Beno Gruffo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Martin
vs
Gruffo

192 cm
23
265 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

192 cm
22
250 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Experienced

BJJ White Belt
Dangerous knees
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Darrill Martin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Beno Gruffo!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Gwen Towbar and Tiny Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gruffo is looking to clinch.
Martin could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Gruffo throws a series of punches but Martin moves out of range.
Gruffo throws a low kick but it's checked well by Martin.
Gruffo tries to clinch up.
Gruffo swinging wilding here.
Gruffo tries to clinch there but Martin circles away.
Gruffo throws a body punch but Martin moves out of range.
Martin misses with a few strikes there.
Gruffo tries to close the distance and clinch up but Martin swats him away and circles back towards the center.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gruffo tries to clinch there but Martin circles away.
No joy there for Martin, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Martin misses with a jab, cross combination.
Gruffo fails in his attempt to clinch.
Martin throws a right and a left that Gruffo avoids nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Martin avoids the body shot from Gruffo.
Martin misses with a double jab.
Martin scores with a jab to the body.
Gruffo doesn't manage to clinch there - Martin circles away.
Gruffo tries to clinch but Martin is having none of it.
Beno Gruffo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Martin jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Gruffo moves in looking to clinch but Martin pushes him off.
Gruffo wants to clinch.
Jab by Martin.
Martin swinging wilding here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gruffo moves in looking to clinch but Martin pushes him off.
Gruffo fails in his attempt to clinch.
Gruffo wants to clinch.

Gruffo clinches up with Martin and pushes him back against the cage.
Martin is trying to stall.
Gruffo scores a nice knee to the body.
Martin is breathing heavily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gruffo lands a knee to the body.
Gruffo is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Gruffo lands a knee to the head.

It looks like Darrill Martin has been cut.
Gruffo putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Martin in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Gruffo.
Martin takes a knee to the side of the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martin takes a knee right on the jaw!
Gruffo lands with a right to the head.
Gruffo lands a knee to the head.
Martin takes a knee right on the jaw!
Gruffo landing knees to the head.
Gruffo is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Gruffo lands a knee to the head.
Gruffo landing knees to the body.
Gruffo lands a nice knee to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Martin tries a body shot but Gruffo blocks it.
Gruffo lands a knee to the head.
Gruffo lands a knee to the head.
Gruffo scores with a knee to the head.

Gruffo has the Thai clinch. He lands a big knee to the head and Martin goes down! Gruffo dives on top of him - Martin manages to get guard.

Martin is rocked!
Gruffo missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Oh Martin is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!

Gruffo gets to his feet - Martin follows without any prompting.
Martin seems to have got his legs back now.
The fight stays on the outside here - Gruffo looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Gruffo tries to clinch but Martin moves out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Gruffo takes the fight into the clinch.
Gruffo lands a knee to the head.

Darrill Martin's cut is getting worse.
Gruffo lands a knee to the body.
Gruffo with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Gruffo connects with a knee to the head.
Gruffo lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Martin wants to get back to striking at distance but Gruffo won't allow it.
Gruffo landing knees to the body.
Gruffo lands a nice knee to the body.
Gruffo utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Gruffo landing some nice looking knees to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gruffo is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Gruffo lands a nice knee to the body.
Gruffo lands a knee to the body.
Gruffo connects with a nasty looking knee right to Martin's face.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Beno Gruffo dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Darrill Martin's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Gruffo drives through and clinches with Martin against the cage.
Gruffo landing knees to the body.
Gruffo putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Martin in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Gruffo with a knee to the head.
Gruffo lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Martin takes a knee to the side of the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gruffo putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Martin in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Gruffo with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Gruffo scores with a knee to the head.
Gruffo lands a knee to the head.
Martin takes a knee right on the jaw!
Beno Gruffo seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Gruffo lands a knee to the body.
Martin is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Gruffo landing knees to the head.
Martin takes a knee right on the jaw!
Gruffo connects with a knee to the head.
Gruffo utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Gruffo prevents Martin from breaking the clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gruffo lands a good knee to the midsection. Martin won't want to take too many of those.
Gruffo connects with a knee to the head.
Gruffo has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Gruffo unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Martin is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Gruffo lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Gruffo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Gruffo lands a knee to the head.
Gruffo misses with a knee to the head.
Gruffo keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Martin's efforts to push away.
Martin takes a knee right on the jaw!
Gruffo landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Gruffo connects with a knee to the head.
Martin works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Gruffo with a knee to the head.
Gruffo crunches a lovely knee into Martin's ribcage.
Gruffo lands a good knee to the midsection. Martin won't want to take too many of those.
Martin is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Martin wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

That's two 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.
Gruffo utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Gruffo.
Gruffo with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Gruffo unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Martin tries to circle away but Gruffo has him pinned against the cage.
Gruffo lands a nice knee to the body.
Gruffo lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Gruffo using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Martin has had enough of the clinch but Gruffo keeps him there for the moment.
Gruffo lands a knee to the head.
Gruffo landing knees to the body.
Martin tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gruffo's elbow.
Gruffo working Martin over with knees to the body.
Martin is looking to break free of the clinch but Gruffo has double underhooks.
Gruffo lands a knee to the head.
Gruffo using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Martin has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Martin lands a right hand that snaps the head of Gruffo backwards.
Gruffo using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martin is trying to force a seperation but Gruffo has the dominant position.
Gruffo lands a nice knee to the body.
Gruffo connects with a nasty looking knee right to Martin's face.
Martin can't break the clinch.
Gruffo lands a knee to the body.
Gruffo with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Gruffo connects with a nasty looking knee right to Martin's face.
Gruffo tries to land a knee to the head but Martin blocks with his arms.

Martin's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Gruffo tries to clinch there but Martin circles away.
Gruffo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Martin paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Gruffo wants to clinch up but Martin keeps it at a distance.
Gruffo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Martin paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Gruffo tries to clinch up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
A big right from Martin misses.

Gruffo forces Martin back against the cage and clinches.
Gruffo with a knee to the head.
Gruffo lands a knee to the head.
Gruffo is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Gruffo lands a knee to the body.
Gruffo lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Gruffo with a knee to the head.
Martin is trying to break free.
Gruffo lands a knee to the body.
Gruffo using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Martin goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Gruffo unloads a knee to the mid-section.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Martin misses with a body punch.
Knees to the body from Gruffo.
Gruffo crunches a lovely knee into Martin's ribcage.
Martin wants to break the clinch but can't.
Martin tries to circle away but Gruffo has him pinned against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Beno Gruffo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Darrill Martin's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Gruffo has closed the distance and engaged Martin in a clinch.
Martin looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Martin is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Gruffo connects with a nasty looking knee right to Martin's face.
Gruffo utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Gruffo putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Martin in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Martin takes a knee to the side of the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gruffo landing knees to the head.
A knee to the head by Gruffo.

Darrill Martin's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Gruffo putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Martin in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Gruffo lands a good knee to the midsection. Martin won't want to take too many of those.
Gruffo connects with a knee to the head.
Gruffo prevents Martin from breaking the clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Gruffo crunches a lovely knee into Martin's ribcage.
Gruffo unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Gruffo tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Martin is trying to break free.
Gruffo using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gruffo lands a knee to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Gruffo obliges.
Martin has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Martin takes a knee right on the jaw!
Gruffo crunches a lovely knee into Martin's ribcage.
Martin is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Gruffo using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Gruffo using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Gruffo keeps control of Martin as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Martin takes a knee right on the jaw!
Knees to the body from Gruffo.
Gruffo with a knee to the head.
Gruffo landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Martin takes a knee right on the jaw!
Gruffo connects with a knee to the head.
Gruffo trying to land knees to the body.
Gruffo landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Gruffo with a knee to the head.

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.
A frustrated look appears on Martin's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Gruffo with a knee to the head.
Gruffo connects with a knee to the head.
Gruffo tries a knee to the head but Martin blocks it.
Gruffo tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Gruffo connects with a nasty looking knee right to Martin's face.
Gruffo tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Martin wants to break the clinch but can't.
Gruffo lands a nice knee to the body.
Gruffo using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Gruffo with a knee to the head.
Martin stalling in the clinch but Gruffo improves position.
Gruffo putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Martin in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Gruffo prevents Martin from breaking the clinch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Gruffo obliges.
Gruffo working Martin over with knees to the body.
Martin takes a knee right on the jaw!
Gruffo lands a knee to the head.
Martin tries to break free but Gruffo pushes him back against the cage.
Gruffo lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Darrill Martin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martin wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Martin is trying to break the clinch but Gruffo has him pressed against the cage.
Martin takes a knee right on the jaw!
Gruffo landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Gruffo tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Martin has had enough of the clinch but Gruffo keeps him there for the moment.
Gruffo landing knees to the body.
Martin wants to break free but Gruffo has control.
Gruffo unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Gruffo lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Gruffo putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Martin in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Martin is trying to break the clinch but Gruffo has him pressed against the cage.
Gruffo unloads a knee to the mid-section. Martin lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Martin tries to circle away but Gruffo has him pinned against the cage.
Gruffo has Martin pressed against the cage, preventing Martin from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Gruffo lands a knee to the head.
Martin tries to break the clinch but Gruffo is controlling the position.
Gruffo scores with a knee to the head.
Gruffo lands a shoulder strike.

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.
Gruffo lands a knee to the body.
A frustrated look appears on Martin's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Gruffo is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Gruffo prevents a body shot from Martin.
Gruffo landing knees to the body.
Gruffo connects with a nasty looking knee right to Martin's face.
Martin wants to get back to striking at distance but Gruffo won't allow it.
Gruffo is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Martin tries to circle away but Gruffo has him pinned against the cage.
Gruffo lands a knee to the body.
Gruffo is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Gruffo landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Gruffo obliges.
Gruffo landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Gruffo landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Martin wants to break the clinch but can't.
Gruffo with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Martin tries to break the clinch but Gruffo is controlling the position.
Gruffo utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Martin takes a knee right on the jaw!

And that's the end of the fight!
Beno Gruffo comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Gruffo winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Cecil Peabody scores the fight 26:30
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 26:30
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Beno Gruffo!