PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jesus Martinez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Travis Reynolds (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Martinez
vs
Reynolds

165 cm
22
165 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

178 cm
18
158 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Very quick

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

Fight King Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jesus Martinez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Travis Reynolds!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Leandro Rodrigues and Emerson Jorge.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Martinez scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Reynolds pushes Martinez off looking to stand but Martinez dives back in and keeps control.
Martinez content to control rather than advance.
Reynolds trying to control here.
Martinez controlling the pace.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Reynolds wants to control but Martinez is keeping busy.
Reynolds slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Reynolds not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Reynolds keeping moving, preventing Martinez from controlling successfully.
Martinez could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Reynolds lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Martinez!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Reynolds avoids the attempt from Martinez to control.
Martinez is wriggling around trying to escape.
Reynolds avoids the attempt from Martinez to control.
Martinez tries to reverse the position but Reynolds maintains control.
Martinez might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Martinez controls the position.
Martinez wants to control but Reynolds is having none of it.
Reynolds thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Martinez tries to hold on but Reynolds postures up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Jesus Martinez just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Martinez moves out of range of the leg kick from Reynolds.
Reynolds chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Reynolds misses with a takedown attempt

and Martinez counters with a nice double leg into side control. Reynolds won't be happy with that.
Reynolds being controlled for a moment.
Reynolds tries to improve position but can't.
Reynolds looks gassed!
Martinez working the head and body with strikes.
Martinez staying calm.

Martinez looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reynolds struggling a bit here.
Reynolds throws a couple of strikes even though he's not really in a good position to do so.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.

Martinez scores with a takedown into Reynolds's guard.
Martinez sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Reynolds wants to sweep here but Martinez controlling him for the moment.
Martinez has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Reynolds trying to strike off his back.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Martinez is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Martinez stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Reynolds swivels though and keeps the full guard.

Reynolds is looking for a triangle here but Martinez uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Martinez taking a breather here.
Martinez trying to control the action but Reynolds is working from the bottom.
Martinez happy to just control the position for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jesus Martinez 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.

Reynolds shoots and misses

and Martinez counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Still in half guard, Martinez seems content to control.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Jesus Martinez just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Reynolds misses with a takedown

and Martinez counters with a takedown into side control.
Martinez takes a little break here. Reynolds wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Martinez's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Reynolds is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Reynolds is breathing heavily.
Martinez controlling the position from side mount.

That's one minute gone in the round.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Martinez blocks the strikes from Reynolds.
Martinez controls the position.
Jesus Martinez overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Jesus Martinez just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Martinez.

Martinez looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Reynolds tries to improve position but can't.
Martinez controls the position.
Martinez moves into full mount!
Reynolds slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Martinez wants to free his trapped foot but Reynolds is holding on for dear life with his legs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martinez works his foot free and advances to mount.
Martinez scoring with strikes but Reynolds is staying in there.
Martinez controlling the position easily from mount.
Martinez looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Martinez can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Reynolds is looking to escape.
Martinez controlling from the full mount.

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.
Martinez putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Reynolds is trying to escape the mount.
Martinez controlling the position easily from mount.
Reynolds keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Martinez looking to control and managing it successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jesus Martinez dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Martinez shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Reynolds misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Martinez not doing much here.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Jesus Martinez just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.

Martinez scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Reynolds takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Martinez staying calm.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Martinez is putting a hurting on Reynolds here, landing some big shots from side control.
Reynolds struggling a bit here.
Reynolds is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Martinez tries to advance to mount but Reynolds denies him.
Martinez controlling the position from side mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Martinez trying to control the action but Reynolds is working from the bottom.
Reynolds regains half guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Reynolds missing with punches from the bottom.
Martinez is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Reynolds!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reynolds misses with a takedown attempt

and Martinez counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Reynolds can't keep his opponent in guard - Martinez advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Martinez is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Reynolds slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Reynolds wants to control the position but Martinez says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Reynolds moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Reynolds throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Travis Reynolds 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.

Reynolds looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Martinez passes into side control.
Reynolds is positioning himself to get back to half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Martinez trying to control the action but Reynolds is working from the bottom.
Reynolds is looking for a sweep.
Reynolds stops Martinez from passing to mount.
Martinez wants to control but Reynolds is keeping him busy.
Reynolds stops Martinez from passing to mount.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.

Martinez shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Reynolds is looking to get to half guard.
Martinez wants to control the pace but Reynolds is squirming around nicely.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jesus Martinez showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Martinez, 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 Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 30:27
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 30:27
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jesus Martinez!