PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Nasir Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rick Martin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rick Martin is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Jones
vs
Martin

193 cm
22
195 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

180 cm
20
180 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Improved boxing
Prefers ground

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Nasir Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Rick Martin!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Gregory Folan and Dillan Fox.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones shoots in but Martin avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Jones displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.

It looks like Rick Martin has been cut.

Martin closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Martin is looking to take a break and control but Jones is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Jones is looking to escape.
Still in half guard, Martin seems content to control.
Martin moves into full mount! Jones won't be happy about that!
Martin is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Jones is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Martin controlling his opponent.
Martin looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Martin trying to control but Jones is having none of it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jones is in all sorts of trouble here.

Martin working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Jones is trying to escape the mount.
Jones is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Martin wants to control the pace but Jones is squirming around nicely.
Martin might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Jones kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Martin lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Jones hang on?
Jones is working to get back to half guard.

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.
Jones is breathing heavily.

Martin is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Jones is surviving well by controlling Martin's body position as best he can.
Jones tries to reverse the position but Martin maintains control.
Martin can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Jones is looking to escape.
Jones is desperately trying to improve his position but Martin has a good base and remains in mount.
Martin has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Martin looking to control and managing it successfully.
Jones is wriggling around trying to escape.
Jones is working hard here to advance position.
Martin looking to control and managing it successfully.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones tries to reverse the position but Martin maintains control.
Jones takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Jones keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Jones bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Jones working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Jones is in close to Martin's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Jones working some strikes from top position.

Jones drops back looking for a leg! Martin is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Martin manages to kick Jones off! Jones jumps back into Martin's guard.
Jones controlling from the top position.
Jones has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Martin keeping moving, preventing Jones from controlling successfully.
Jones is looking to work some ground and pound but Martin has wrist control.
Jones won't allow Martin to sweep him here.
Jones has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Jones has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Martin is proving hard to escape from.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Rick Martin will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Rick Martin's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Jones misses with a takedown attempt

and Martin counters with a single leg into guard. Jones didn't expect that.
Jones utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Martin wants to control from the top but Jones keeps moving.
Martin advances to half guard.
Jones is looking to improve his position.
Martin wants to lay and pray for a moment but Jones keeps working.

Martin is trying to work for a kimura but Jones is defending well.
Jones is trying to get back to full guard.
Jones knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Martin on the ground.
Martin is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Jones!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Martin swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Jones is now in Martin's guard. A big mistake from Martin there, giving up the dominant position!
Martin looking to control.
Rick Martin has got the better of the ground game so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.

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

Martin looking for a guillotine here but Jones defends easily.
Jones trying to control the position from guard on top but Martin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Martin is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Martin is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Jones is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martin working the head and body with strikes.
Jones wants to get back to full guard but Martin has passed into side control.
Martin content just to control the position here.
Martin looking to control but Jones is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Jones is in all sorts of trouble here.
Jones is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Jones tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Jones on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Jones tries to get out of the position.
Jones is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Jones is trying desperately to improve position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martin is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Jones tries to hold on but Martin pushes him away.
Martin tries to control but Jones wriggling away.
Martin looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.

That's four 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.
Martin looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Martin lands a heavy elbow.

Jones is rocked!
Martin scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Oh Jones is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Martin manages to capitalize on a mistake by Jones to take his back!

Martin has both hooks in and is working for a choke. Jones is in real trouble here. Martin gets an arm under the chin and tightens the submission attempt... is this the end? Yes, Jones is tapping out! Martin wins by rear naked choke!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:43 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Rick Martin!