PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Thomas Martyn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and josh reed (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Martyn might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Live For The Moment. Thomas Martyn has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Martyn
vs
reed

191 cm
25
205 lbs
8 - 7 - 0

190 cm
21
205 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Experienced

Good wrestler
Brawler
Knockout power

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 8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Thomas Martyn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, josh reed!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
reed tries to close the distance and clinch up but Martyn swats him away and circles back towards the center.
reed throws a head kick but Martyn moves out of range.

reed shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Martyn's guard.
Martyn looking to control.
reed working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Martyn wants to stand and escape but reed is having none of it.
reed scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
reed passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Martyn is looking for a sweep.
reed misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
reed working away.
reed looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Martyn is avoiding damage well.
reed working the ground and pound from side control.
Martyn gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
reed not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
reed throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Martyn gets full guard.
Martyn is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Martyn trying to keep a closed guard but reed is proving a slippery customer.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as reed accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
reed thows a big elbow that misses.
reed must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.

reed closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Martyn to the mat! Martyn manages to get full guard.
reed tries to free his leg and advance position but Martyn is retaining full guard.
reed really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Martyn. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
reed scoring with some ground and pound.
reed stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Martyn swivels though and keeps the full guard.
reed postures up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martyn preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
reed won't allow Martyn to get back to his feet.
Martyn is breathing heavily.
reed throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Martyn works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Martyn utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Martyn misses with a series of wild punches.
Martyn looks for the body kick but reed saw that one coming.

reed closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
reed throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Martyn works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
reed with the ground and pound but Martyn uses the opportunity to regain guard.
reed postures up in Martyn's guard and throws a big left but Martyn blocks it.
reed postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
reed throws and elbow that misses. Martyn uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in reed's guard. Nice move by Martyn!
Martyn trying to control the position from guard on top but reed is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Martyn prevents reed from getting back to his feet.
Martyn missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
reed is looking to stand back up but Martyn counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by reed.
reed is looking to escape.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Martyn keeps the fight on the outside.
reed tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Martyn paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Martyn throws a sloppy head kick and reed moves out of range easily.
reed fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Martyn tries to clinch up.

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.
Martyn displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from reed.
Martyn will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A head kick misses from Martyn.
Martyn lands a nice leg kick that just misses reed's sensitive parts.
Martyn goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Martyn pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
reed shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Martyn as he jumps to the side.
Thomas Martyn has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of josh reed.
reed takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
reed stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and reed wants it to stay on the feet.
Martyn throws a head kick that misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
reed avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

reed drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Martyn is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked reed off and has taken his back!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

josh reed dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

reed drives through with a takedown into guard.
reed landing some decent shots from guard.
reed postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
reed trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Martyn is trying to control the position from the bottom.
reed throws and elbow that misses. Martyn uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in reed's guard. Nice move by Martyn!
Martyn would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
reed wants to stand up but Martyn is controlling him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Martyn is standing up over reed. reed looks to escape but Martyn dives into side control.

Martyn decides to take the fight back to the feet.

Martyn shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. reed is trying to defend but Martyn finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Martyn prevents reed from standing back up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Martyn is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
reed is trying to stand up here but Martyn is controlling him well.

reed is defending against the submission attempts here by Martyn.
reed is trying to stand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
josh reed has got the better of the ground game so far.
Martyn works his way into full mount!
reed is trying to stand up.
Martyn punishing his opponent with strikes.
reed's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.

Martyn is going oldschool here, as he tries to force reed to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so reed shrugs it off.
Martyn unloads with some shots from mount but reed bucks and avoids them well.
Martyn lands with some strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
reed is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
reed is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Martyn breaks from reed's wrist control and lands an elbow.

Martyn is working for a guillotine from mount but reed frees his head quite easily.
reed squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Martyn trying to control but reed is having none of it.
Martyn won't let reed get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Martyn connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
reed is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Martyn cracks reed with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
reed really wants to buck Martyn off and get back to his feet.
reed taking shots to the head.
Martyn lands with some strikes.
reed is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Martyn throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for reed because Martyn loaded up on that one.
Martyn sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
reed is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Thomas Martyn dominated that second 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. And we move into the final round!

Martyn looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.

reed fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Martyn sprawls well initially but reed persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Martyn regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from reed.
Martyn is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Martyn bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in reed's guard.

reed wriggles free and stands up.
reed gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Martyn counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
reed wants to stand and escape but Martyn is having none of it.

Martyn gets to his feet. reed looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Martyn circles away from the clinch attempt.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Martyn closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming reed to the mat! reed manages to get full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
reed wants to get back to his feet but Martyn is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Martyn postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Martyn trying to control the position from guard on top but reed is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
reed is looking to stand up but Martyn isn't so interested in that idea.
Martyn loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Martyn trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Martyn trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
reed wants to stand up but Martyn is controlling him.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
reed wants to clinch but Martyn slips to the side
and Martyn counters with a head kick. That will keep reed thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!

reed scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Martyn is trying to defend against the ground and pound but reed scores with a couple of nice shots.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martyn avoiding damage under a succession of punches from reed.
reed drops an elbow to the side of Martyn's head.
Martyn is looking to escape.
Martyn trying to hold on to reed's head to control him but reed postures up.
Martyn wants to get back to his feet.
reed trying to mount his opponent but Martyn defends it.

Martyn manages to escape and get back to his feet!
reed moves out of range as Martyn throws a body kick.

reed shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Martyn napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Martyn sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
reed lands with a punch from half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
reed looks to land a strike but Martyn avoids it nicely and regains full guard.

Martyn working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. reed doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. reed manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
reed landing some decent shots from guard.

Martyn looking for a guillotine here but reed defends easily.
reed stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Martyn swivels though and keeps the full guard.
reed lands a couple of elbows.

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.

Martyn pushes reed off and gets back to his feet.

reed scores with a takedown into Martyn's guard.
reed sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Martyn's guard.
reed misses with a head shot. Martyn uses the momentum to regain guard.
reed scoring with punches to the head and body.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Martyn wants to stand up but reed is controlling him.
reed scoring with punches to the head and body.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Thomas Martyn.
I think Martyn has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Thomas Martyn!