PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Rick Derren (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dakota Martin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Derren comes into the arena with World Funeral blaring out of the sound system. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

Derren
vs
Dakota Martin

164 cm
18
130 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

176 cm
18
134 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Prefers standup

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Rick Derren!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Dakota Martin!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Skip Squint and John Mangel.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Derren tries to close the distance and clinch but Martin swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Martin throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Derren.
Martin looks to land a left hand but Derren moved out of range nicely.
Derren tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Derren tries to clinch there but Martin circles away.
Martin scores with a jab. Derren acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Derren wants to clinch.
Derren moves in looking to clinch but Martin pushes him off.
Martin moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Martin throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Derren on the side of the head.
Martin misses with a looping left.
Dakota Martin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Derren is looking to clinch but Martin is avoiding it.
Martin looks to throw the jab but Derren is out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Martin swats away the attempt to clinch by Derren.
Derren tries to clinch there but Martin circles away.
Derren dodges the punch combination from Martin.
Martin throws the left hand but Derren avoids the punch easily.
Martin swats away the attempt to clinch by Derren.
Derren is looking to clinch.
Martin lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A combination from Martin does no damage.
Martin misses with a wild combination.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Martin.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Left hook, right uppercut from Martin.
Derren defending well as Martin loads up on a big left hand.
Martin keeps the fight on the outside.
Martin is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Martin wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Martin throws a body punch but Derren moves out of range.
Martin closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Martin circles away from the clinch attempt.
Martin will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Derren uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Martin.
Derren tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Martin paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Decent striking displayed by Martin there.
Martin misses with a hook.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Martin just misses with a punch to the body.
Martin is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Derren is looking to clinch.
Martin throws a leg kick but Derren checks it.
Derren tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Martin connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Derren tries to close the distance and clinch but Martin swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A combination from Martin does no damage.
The fight stays on the outside here - Derren looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Martin throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Martin looks gassed!
Martin throws a hook to the side of Derren's head but Derren sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.

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.
Martin lands a two punch combo.
Derren tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Martin paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Martin thows a body shot but no joy.
Derren tries to clinch up.
A swing and a miss from Martin.
Derren fails with an attempt to clinch.
Derren is looking to clinch but Martin is avoiding it.
Martin throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Martin avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Derren ducks under a wild hook from Martin.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Derren steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Martin.
A clash of legs there as Derren blocks the low kick.
Martin looks to land a right hand but Derren moved out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dakota Martin dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Martin tried to score with a low kick but Derren checks it.
Derren moves out of range of the strikes.
Martin throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Martin misses with an uppercut.
Martin scores with a nice right hand.
Martin loads up on a big right hand but Derren slips the punch.
A head kick misses from Martin.
Derren doesn't manage to clinch there - Martin circles away.
Martin throws a hook to the side of Derren's head but Derren sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Martin circles away from the clinch attempt.
Derren is looking to clinch.
Derren uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Martin.
Martin looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Martin is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Derren tries to clinch there but Martin circles away.
A big right from Martin misses.
Derren uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Martin.
Martin looks to land a right hand but Derren moved out of range.
Derren tries to clinch but Martin moves out of range.
Derren tries to close the distance and clinch but Martin swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Rick Derren is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Derren tries to clinch there but Martin circles away.
Martin tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Martin tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Derren was well out of range. Poor timing from Martin.
Derren avoids the head kick by Martin.
Martin misses with a body kick.
Derren tries to clinch there but Martin circles away.
Martin misses with a leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Derren fails with an attempt to clinch.
Martin pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Derren blocks the body kick.
A bone on bone clash there as Derren blocks the leg kick.
Martin tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Derren tries to close the distance and clinch up but Martin swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Derren bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Martin looks to score with a jab to the body but Derren is just out of range.
Derren fails with an attempt to clinch.
Derren is looking to clinch but Martin is avoiding it.
Derren tries to close the distance and clinch but Martin swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Martin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Derren manages to avoid it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Derren tries to clinch up.
Derren moves in looking to clinch but Martin pushes him off.
Martin swats away the attempt to clinch by Derren.
Martin misses with the combination.
Derren tries to clinch but Martin moves out of range.
Derren takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Derren 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 right hand that Derren ducks under and follows up with a left that Derren also avoids with ease.
Martin swings for the body but Derren moves out of range.
Derren wants to clinch up but Martin keeps it at a distance.

That's four 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.
Martin throws a looping overhand right but Derren ducks down to avoid it.
Derren steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Martin.
Derren tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Martin pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Martin pulls out of a head kick attempt.
The fight stays on the outside here - Derren looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A looping hook to the body misses from Martin. Derren does a little dance to reset his feet.
Martin keeps the fight on the outside.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Derren tries to clinch up but Martin circles away and keeps his distance.
Martin misses with a body kick.
Derren doesn't manage to clinch there - Martin circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dakota Martin showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! 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.

Martin avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Martin fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Derren looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Martin throws a hook but Derren avoids it easily.
Martin pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Derren tries to clinch but Martin is having none of it.
Martin throws a lazy right hand but Derren sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Martin lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Derren at a distance.
Martin circles away from the clinch attempt.
Martin throws a chopping leg kick but Derren manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Martin misses with a low kick.
Martin takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Martin throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Martin throws a lazy right hand but Derren sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Derren is looking to clinch but Martin is avoiding it.
Derren tries to clinch there but Martin circles away.
Martin thows a left - swing and a miss!
Derren tries to close the distance and clinch but Martin swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Martin misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Martin throws the left hand but Derren avoids the punch easily.
Martin misses with an uppercut.
Martin throws a head kick that misses.
Derren is looking to clinch but Martin is avoiding it.
Derren tries to close the distance and clinch but Martin swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Derren checks a low kick from Martin.
Derren tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Rick Derren has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Martin throws a body kick that misses.
Martin avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Martin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Derren wants to clinch up but Martin keeps it at a distance.
Derren is looking to clinch but Martin is avoiding it.
Derren tries to clinch there but Martin circles away.
Martin lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Derren tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Martin paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Martin fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Derren is out of range.
Martin avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Derren takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A head kick misses from Martin.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martin throws a sloppy head kick and Derren moves out of range easily.
Derren is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Martin does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Martin takes a swing at Derren's ribcage but misses.
Derren keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Derren tries to clinch but Martin moves out of range.
Martin scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Martin swats away the attempt to clinch by Derren.
A clash of legs there as Derren blocks the low kick.
Martin thows a left - swing and a miss!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
The fight stays on the outside here - Derren looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A combination from Martin does no damage.
Dakota Martin is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Derren moves in looking to clinch but Martin pushes him off.
Martin throws a shot from downtown. Derren moves away and avoids it.
Derren tries to close the distance and clinch up but Martin swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Martin's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Martin duly obliges.
Martin throws a sloppy head kick and Derren moves out of range easily.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Derren fails in his attempt to clinch.
A nice combination there by Martin.
Derren takes one on the chin but keeps coming.

And that's the end of the fight!
Dakota Martin comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
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 Donatello Bradman scores the fight 27:30
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 27:30
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 27:30

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