PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bas Ubereem (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnny Martins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bas Ubereem could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Johnny Martins's chin.

Ubereem
vs
Martins

185 cm
21
205 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

190 cm
19
215 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Intelligent

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 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Bas Ubereem!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Johnny Martins!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Nard Betker and Saam Ante.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ubereem tries to land a front kick but Martins steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Ubereem walks into a straight right hand from Martins.

Martins shoots in and bounces Ubereem off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Martins looking to pass the guard.
Ubereem keeping moving, preventing Martins from controlling successfully.

Martins is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Ubereem is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Ubereem has escaped and now he's on top!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Martins keeping moving, preventing Ubereem from controlling successfully.
Martins is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Ubereem stands and throws Martins's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Martins being controlled for a moment.
Martins is not content to let Ubereem control the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Ubereem is really struggling to control Martins but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Martins tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Ubereem wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martins wants to control but Ubereem postures up.
Ubereem wants to control but Martins is keeping him busy.
Ubereem working away.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Martins closes this distance looking for a takedown but Ubereem circles away.
Ubereem tries to clinch up but Martins circles away and keeps his distance.
Ubereem is looking to clinch.
Martins avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Martins looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Martins is nestled in close to Ubereem, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Nice strikes from Martins there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ubereem wants to control but Martins is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Martins sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Ubereem defending well though.
Ubereem keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Martins trying to control from half guard but Ubereem is working away.

Martins is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Ubereem defends it well.
Ubereem trying to control but Martins postures up.

Martins is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Johnny Martins dominated that round.
That's time! Ubereem's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Martins fails with a takedown attempt.
Martins shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Ubereem sprawls well. Ubereem wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Martins gets slowly back to his feet.
Ubereem tries to clinch there but Martins circles away.
Ubereem throws a quick inside leg kick.
Ubereem listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Ubereem cracks the inside of Martins's front leg.
Martins lands with a thumping leg kick.
Ubereem tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Martins paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ubereem tries to close the distance and clinch up but Martins swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ubereem fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ubereem tries to clinch but Martins is having none of it.
Ubereem fails in his attempt to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ubereem tries to clinch but Martins moves out of range.
Martins fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Bas Ubereem has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Johnny Martins.
Martins shoots in for a takedown but Ubereem shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Martins is breathing heavily.
Ubereem wants to clinch.
Ubereem scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Bas Ubereem is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ubereem tries to clinch up.
Martins will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Martins misses with a takedown attempt - Ubereem sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Ubereem tries to clinch but Martins is having none of it.
Bas Ubereem is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Martins throws a head kick but Ubereem moves out of range.
Ubereem wants to clinch up but Martins keeps it at a distance.
Ubereem doesn't manage to clinch there - Martins circles away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Ubereem gets caught flat footed, as Martins shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Ubereem wants to sweep here but Martins controlling him for the moment.
Martins trying to control but Ubereem is working from the bottom.
Ubereem looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Ubereem utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Martins postures up in Ubereem's guard and throws a big left but Ubereem blocks it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martins trying to control but Ubereem is working from the bottom.
Martins might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Ubereem kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Ubereem tries to clinch there but Martins circles away.
Martins closes this distance looking for a takedown but Ubereem circles away.
Martins throws a leg kick
and Ubereem makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Ubereem tries to close the distance and clinch but Martins swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Martins circles away from the clinch attempt.
Martins changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Ubereem tries to avoid it but Martins manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Ubereem to the ground. Ubereem escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Martins throws a lazy head kick
and Ubereem counters with a good low kick that Martins was not able to check.
Martins keeps the fight on the outside.
Martins tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ubereem buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Ubereem tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Martins paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ubereem stuffs the takedown.
Martins circles away from the clinch attempt.
Ubereem tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Martins paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ubereem moves in looking to clinch but Martins pushes him off.
Martins circles away from the clinch attempt.
Ubereem moves in looking to clinch but Martins pushes him off.
Martins tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Ubereem swivels and escapes.
Martins takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Ubereem moves in looking to clinch but Martins pushes him off.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ubereem tries to clinch but Martins is having none of it.
Ubereem tries to clinch up.
Ubereem doesn't manage to clinch there - Martins circles away.
Ubereem is looking to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bas Ubereem dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Martins has his takedown stuffed
and Ubereem counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Martins shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Ubereem defends it nicely.
Nice sprawl there from Ubereem as Martins shoots in.
Bas Ubereem has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Johnny Martins.
Ubereem tries to clinch there but Martins circles away.
Ubereem tries to clinch up but Martins circles away and keeps his distance.
Ubereem fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ubereem is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Ubereem is looking to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ubereem is looking to clinch.
Martins circles away from the clinch attempt.
Ubereem fails with an attempt to clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Martins avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Martins checks a leg kick.
Ubereem is looking to clinch but Martins is avoiding it.
Ubereem tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Martins paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ubereem tries to close the distance and clinch up but Martins swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ubereem moves in looking to clinch but Martins pushes him off.
Martins takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Ubereem stuffs the takedown.
Ubereem moves in looking to clinch but Martins pushes him off.
Ubereem moves in looking to clinch but Martins pushes him off.
Ubereem doesn't manage to clinch there - Martins circles away.
Martins shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Ubereem pinned against the cage. Ubereem gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Bas Ubereem is winning the standup battle so far.

Martins shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.

Martins with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Martins jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Ubereem is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Ubereem and Martins has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Ubereem is trying to control Martins's posture but Martins avoids it.
Ubereem tries to improve position but can't.
Martins looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Ubereem is avoiding damage well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martins cracks Ubereem with a big right hand but Ubereem just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Martins trying to control the action but Ubereem is working from the bottom.
The referee asks Martins politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Martins prefers to stall for the moment though.

Martins is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Ubereem is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.

Martins goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Ubereem rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Martins's guard! Nice work there by Ubereem!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ubereem is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Ubereem pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Martins is keeping the position for now.
Ubereem wants to control from the top but Martins keeps moving.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ubereem forces his way into half guard.

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 Bas Ubereem.
I think Ubereem 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 Patrick Alders scores the fight 29:28
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 29:28
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bas Ubereem!