PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mario Martini (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gorge Jurgel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jurgel has chosen Rock N Roll Train as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Martini
vs
Jurgel

170 cm
25
165 lbs
9 - 3 - 0

168 cm
26
164 lbs
13 - 7 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
KO power

ADCC Champion
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mario Martini!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gorge Jurgel!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Alan Glass and Tiny Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jurgel bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Martini's head.
Martini looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Martini avoids the head kick by Jurgel.
Martini walks into a straight right hand from Jurgel.

Jurgel shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Jurgel showed some decent athleticism there.
Jurgel controlling the action here.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Let's hope that Jurgel has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Jurgel's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.

Jurgel is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Jurgel slows the pace down in half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.

Jurgel is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Martini doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Jurgel.
Jurgel is taking a breather. Martini says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Despite being in the dominant position, Gorge Jurgel just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Jurgel cracks Martini with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.

Martini gets caught flat footed, as Jurgel shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Jurgel passes Martini's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Jurgel trying to control the pace.
Jurgel passes the guard and advances to mount!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jurgel controlling from the full mount.

Jurgel is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Martini to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Martini shrugs it off.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gorge Jurgel dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Jurgel gets a clinch.
Jurgel scores with a shot to the side of Martini's head.
Jurgel lands a body punch in the clinch.
Jurgel works on Martini's body with a couple of short punches.
Jurgel working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Jurgel lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Jurgel is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.

Jurgel pulls guard successfully.
Jurgel looking to control.

Martini is trying to tuck his arms in to keep them safe but Jurgel has managed to isolate one of them and has got a loose triangle. Martini is looking to defend but Jurgel has done well to lock his legs together - this could be big trouble for Martini! Jurgel pulls down on the head and a little smile comes across his face - he knows he's got it. Yep, Martini taps out and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Gorge Jurgel!
Gorge Jurgel is the new welterweight champion!