PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jim Mack (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and George Martin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mack kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is DMX (Ruff Ryders Anthem). Martin has chosen Song of Ice and Fire Art Collection as his entrance music. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

Mack
vs
Martin

178 cm
26
214 lbs
13 - 4 - 0

197 cm
26
223 lbs
9 - 4 - 0

Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
Very quick

Powerful takedowns
Good kicks
Heavy handed

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 13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jim Mack!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, George Martin!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Skip Squint and Steve Erwin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Some wild striking there from Mack.
Mack throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Martin.
Mack thows a body shot but no joy.
Martin lands a nice looking body shot.
A big right from Martin misses.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Martin.
Mack ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Martin moves away.
Mack tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Martin paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Martin throws a combination that misses
and Mack counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Mack throws out a loose jab but Martin uses good head movement to avoid it.
A telegraphed right hand from Mack misses the target.
Mack lets loose with a powerful body kick. Martin will feel that in the morning.
Mack on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Martin shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mack throws a combination that misses

and Martin counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Martin.
Mack is trying to keep Martin in close.
Martin stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Mack swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Mack seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Mack lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Martin!
Martin is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Mack with shots to the head and body - Martin looks very uncomfortable down there.
Martin regains half guard.
Mack knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Martin on the ground.
Martin wants to improve his position but Mack is controlling well.
Martin is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martin has hold of Mack's hands but Mack slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Mack drops an elbow to the side of Martin's head.
Mack throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Martin works his way to full guard. Good work.
Martin trying to keep a closed guard but Mack is proving a slippery customer.
Martin looks gassed!
Mack trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Mack works over Martin with some ground and pound from guard.
Mack throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Martin is pulling down on Mack's head to control his posture.
Mack with a flurry of punches that miss.
Mack stopping the sweep attempt from Martin.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Mack has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mack throwing strikes but missing.
Mack is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Martin manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Mack working to try and regain half guard.
Mack holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Martin tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Mack is looking to improve his position but Martin isn't that keen on the idea.
Martin wants to take Mack's back but he can't do it this time.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Mack blocking the ground and pound.

Martin is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Mack to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Mack shrugs it off.

Martin is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Mack has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Mack gets back to half guard.
Mack might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Martin is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Mack slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Mack trying to control but Martin postures up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mack preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Martin wants to free his trapped foot but Mack is holding on for dear life with his legs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but George Martin will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!

Mack scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Mack throws a sloppy head kick
and Martin counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Mack lands a nice shot that snaps Martin's head back.
Horrible takedown by Martin or perhaps it was just good defense by Mack which made him look bad.
Mack rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Martin moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Martin throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Martin connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Mack's hands.
Mack wants to clinch.
Jim Mack seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mack plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Mack scores with a sloppy right hand. Martin should have avoided that one.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mack keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Martin.
Mack lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Martin darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Mack throws a left and a right that both miss
and Martin counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Mack thinking.
A jab from Martin misses.
Mack takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Mack finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
A combination from Mack does no damage.
Mack misses with a body kick.
Mack slips a jab from Martin.
Mack looks to land a combination but Martin avoids it well.
Mack lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Martin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

Mack instigates a clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mack throws a punch but it's blocked by Martin.
Martin blocks a body shot from Mack.
Martin misses with the head strike.
Mack makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A shot in the inside from Martin.
Mack swings wildly with an uppercut but Martin uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mack.
Martin swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Mack lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Martin has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Martin scores with a shoulder strike.
Mack throws a punch but it's blocked by Martin.
Mack working aggressively here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mack.
Mack makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Martin lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Mack or not.
Mack goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mack.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Mack.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Martin lands a left hand that snaps the head of Mack backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Mack fails to land.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Martin.
Mack doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Mack creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Martin scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Mack doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

Martin manages to break the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martin misses with a body shot.
Martin is breathing heavily.
Martin swats away the attempt to clinch by Mack.
Mack moves out of range as Martin strikes.
Mack tries a head kick but it misses.
Martin misses with a hook. Mack ducked under it nicely.
Mack throws the kick towards the body but Martin avoids it.
Mack throws a right hand that Martin ducks under and follows up with a left that Martin also avoids with ease.
Martin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A lazy left from Martin finds it's target.
Mack throws a one two combo.
A punch combination from Mack misses.
Martin moves away from the strike by Mack.

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.
Mack wants to clinch.
Mack throws a series of punches but Martin moves out of range.
Martin scores with a crisp jab that stopped Mack in his tracks.
Donk. Martin catches Mack right on the button with a cross.
Mack tries to bum rush Martin with a series of wild strikes but Martin uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Martin displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Mack throws out the jab.
Mack throws a head kick that misses.
Mack uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Martin.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Martin dodges the punch combination from Mack.
A jab from Martin misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but George Martin will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

A telegraphed right hand from Mack misses the target.
Mack is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Mack is looking to clinch.
Martin throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Mack looks to land a right hand but Martin moved out of range.
Mack throws a head kick but Martin moves out of range.
Martin fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Mack on the side of the head.
Mack throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
letting Martin counter with a right hand.
Mack throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Martin is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Mack falls off balance throwing a combination
and Martin counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Martin throws a big shot that misses.
Mack throws a predictable looking body shot
and Martin counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Martin throws a big shot that misses.
George Martin seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Martin looks to throw the jab but Mack is out of range.
Mack throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Martin.
Mack avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Mack misses with a hook.
Mack doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Mack throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Mack thumps Martin with a low kick.
Mack misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Martin counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Martin throws a jab but it's blocked by Mack.
Martin doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Mack counters with a two punch combo.
Martin takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Martin thows a body shot but no joy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mack tries to close the distance and clinch up but Martin swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Mack misses with a jab, cross combination.
Mack throws a combination that misses
and Martin counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Mack looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Mack fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Martin on the side of the head.
Martin throws the left hand but Mack avoids the punch easily.
Mack scores with a leg kick.
Martin blocks a head kick by Mack.
Martin takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Mack moves in looking to clinch but Martin pushes him off.
Martin tests Mack's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Martin misses with a looping right.
Jim Mack is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Mack misses with the combination.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mack misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Mack connects with a high kick.
A punch combination from Mack misses.
Mack throws a lazy head kick
and Martin counters with a lovely straight right hand!

Martin looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Martin throws a big right hand that misses.
Mack pulls Martin in close to prevent any damage.

Martin drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Martin jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Martin throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Jim Mack has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mack utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
George Martin is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Mack on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Mack tries to get out of the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Martin stopping the sweep attempt from Mack.
Martin wants to pass the guard but Mack is keeping the position.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Mack is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Martin throws a lazy right hand but Mack sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Mack moves forwards but Martin connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Mack tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Mack keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Martin lands a nice hook to Mack's body. Mack takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to George Martin.
Well Martin has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Damien Edna scores the fight 28:30
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 29:29

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... George Martin!