PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Felix Martin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Damien William (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Martin
vs
William

172 cm
19
144 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

162 cm
22
145 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Basic striking
Very strong

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Felix Martin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Damien William!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Gregory Folan and Robert Douchet.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Martin getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Martin misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
William ducks under a wild hook from Martin.
William uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Martin.
William takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Martin throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jab from Martin.
Felix Martin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Martin lands a nice shot to the body.
William moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
A jab from Martin misses.
Martin avoids a punch combination nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Martin displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Martin thows a body shot but no joy.
William takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Martin throws a low kick but William avoids it.
Martin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A big left from Martin misses.
William is looking to score with low kicks.
Martin misses with an uppercut. William saw that one coming.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martin swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and William counters with a single leg into guard. Martin didn't expect that.

Martin working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. William doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. William manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
William won't allow Martin to sweep him here.
William trying to control the position from guard on top but Martin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Martin looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
William trying to control but Martin is working from the bottom.
Martin lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for William!
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Martin prevents William from getting the reversal.
Martin trying to control but William is having none of it.
William is trying to escape the mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martin content just to control the position here.

Martin goes for an armbar but William turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from William.
Martin is looking to stand up but William isn't so interested in that idea.

Martin has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but William can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.

William avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
William pushing down on Martin's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Martin actively working from the bottom here.
Martin is breathing heavily.

Martin is defending against the submission attempts here by William.
William blocks the strikes from Martin.
William not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.

Martin actively working from the bottom here.
Martin wants to control but William passes into side.
William happy to just control the position for now.

William is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Martin has escaped the position, nice work there.
William wants to lay and pray for a moment but Martin keeps working.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Felix Martin dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

William tries to work over Martin's front leg with a kick but Martin checks it.
William fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Martin checks it well.

William looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Martin!
Martin can't escape the position.
William wants to control the pace but Martin is squirming around nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Martin keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Martin is squirming around, avoiding William's attempts to control the action.
William thowing shots but they're missing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Martin manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Martin is controlling William's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Martin trying to hold on to William's head to control him but William postures up.
Martin is trying to get back to full guard.
Martin is looking to control William's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Martin avoid being mounted?
Martin is looking to improve his position.
William is thwarting Martin's attempts to control the position.

William is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Martin defends it well.
William throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.

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.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
A low kick from William misses
and Martin counters with a right hand to the body.
A punch combination from William misses.
Martin lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
William uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Martin.
Martin misses with a two punch combination.
Martin displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Martin misses with a hook.
Martin will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martin throws a lazy right hand but William sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Nice cross by Martin.
William throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Martin counters with a nice double leg into side control. William won't be happy with that.
Martin working away.
William is trying to improve his position.
Martin wants to lay and pray for a moment but William keeps working.

Martin looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Martin throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and William works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Martin is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Martin is trying to control. William wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.

Martin is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so William is just riding it out for now. Martin eventually gives up the hold.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Martin throws a hook but William blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Felix Martin dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

William throws out a leg kick but Martin moves out of range and William only half commits.
Martin lands with a good body shot.
William rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Martin moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
William slips a jab from Martin.
Martin paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Martin lands with a good body shot.
Martin misses with a straight right.
William doesn't manage to clinch there - Martin circles away.
Martin moves out of range as William strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Martin thows a body shot but no joy.
Martin swings for the body but William moves out of range.
William tries to score a power double leg takedown but Martin sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten William somewhat.
Martin misses with a double jab.
Martin throws a lazy right hand but William sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Martin tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but William was well out of range. Poor timing from Martin.

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.
A punch combination from William misses.
William fails with the takedown.
Damien William is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Martin tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and William is able to avoid easily.
Martin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but William moves away.
Martin lands with a shot to the body.
Martin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from William.
Martin showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from William.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martin throws a right and a left that both miss.
Martin cracks William with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Martin takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Martin misses with a double jab.
William takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Martin with a body punch. A glancing blow.
A slow jab from Martin misses its intended target.
Martin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Martin lands with a right hand.
Martin jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A cross from Martin lands.
William uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Martin.
William staying out of range there.
Martin throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Felix Martin is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
William checks the leg kick nicely there.
Damien William has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Martin with a nice cross.

And that's the end of the fight!
Felix Martin showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Martin, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Steve Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 30:27
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Felix Martin!