PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Ryan Hamilton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jose Martinez (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.

Hamilton
vs
Martinez

170 cm
25
145 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

167 cm
23
130 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Determined

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 Los Angeles, Ryan Hamilton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jose Martinez!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hamilton shoots for a takedown but Martinez saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Martinez works Hamilton's body with a nice hook.

Martinez clinches with his opponent.

Hamilton breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hamilton shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Martinez pinned against the cage. Martinez gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
A shot to the liver by Martinez. Beautiful body shot.
Hamilton takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Martinez lands a body shot.
Martinez scores with a jab to the head.
Martinez fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Hamilton circles away from the clinch attempt.
A right-left combo lands from Martinez.
Hamilton showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Martinez.
Martinez throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Hamilton fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ryan Hamilton. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Martinez throws a shot to the body.
Martinez lands a nice looking body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hamilton takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Hamilton on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
A head kick misses from Hamilton.

Hamilton closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Martinez to the mat! Martinez manages to get full guard.
Martinez is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Martinez wants to sweep but no luck.
Hamilton scoring with punches to the head and body.
Martinez avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Martinez utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Hamilton pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Martinez is keeping the position for now.

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

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hamilton is looking to advance position but Martinez has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Hamilton wants to hold on but Martinez pushes him away.
Martinez looking to control but Hamilton is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Hamilton is hanging on here. He's in a desperate position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martinez can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Hamilton is looking to escape.
Hamilton is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Martinez controlling from mount.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Hamilton working to try and regain half guard.

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.
Hamilton is squirming around, avoiding Martinez's attempts to control the action.
Hamilton is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Martinez wants to get back to his feet but Hamilton is holding on tight.
Hamilton is controlling an arm, preventing Martinez from taking his back. Although keeping him in mount is no better to be honest.

Hamilton defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Martinez.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jose Martinez dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Hamilton ducks right into an uppercut from Martinez.
Hamilton looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Hamilton tries to clinch up.
Hamilton fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Martinez digs a good hook to Hamilton's body.
Martinez misses with a wild combination.
Hamilton tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Martinez paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Martinez's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Martinez duly obliges.
Martinez lands with a nice body punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Martinez lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Hamilton at a distance.
Hamilton will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hamilton dodges the punch combination from Martinez.
Martinez scores with a one two! Hamilton had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Martinez lands with a nice combination. Hamilton backs away looking to recover.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice uppercut lands for Martinez. That snapped Hamilton's head back.
Hamilton shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Martinez sprawls well. Martinez wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Hamilton gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ryan Hamilton. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hamilton fails with a takedown attempt.
Jose Martinez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Martinez clinches.
Hamilton can't find room to land a body shot as Martinez controls the action.

Hamilton breaks from the clinch.
Martinez shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Nice body punch from Martinez.
Martinez bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Hamilton gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Martinez thuds a left hand into Hamilton's body.
Martinez lands a slapping body shot.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Martinez, as that shot connected.
Hamilton takes a body punch but keeps moving.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A right-left combo lands from Martinez.
Martinez closes the distance looking to clinch

and Hamilton moves into the clinch.

Hamilton manages to break the clinch.
Martinez scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Hamilton drops his hands momentarily and Martinez takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Martinez lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
A right-left combo lands from Martinez.
Martinez throws a one two combo.
Martinez is looking to chop away at Hamilton's legs.
Martinez wants to clinch

and Hamilton counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hamilton postures up.
Martinez is adopting a defensive guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hamilton wants to pass the guard but Martinez is keeping the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martinez manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Hamilton manages to get himself to full guard.
Martinez stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Hamilton swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Martinez stands and throws Hamilton's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Hamilton is positioning himself to get back to half guard.

That's four 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 happy to just control the position for now.

Martinez is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Hamilton has escaped the position, nice work there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jose Martinez showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. This is the final round!

Hamilton circles away from the clinch attempt.
Martinez lands a two punch combo.
Hamilton needs to keep his hands up - Martinez had a free shot at his head there.
Ryan Hamilton is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Martinez scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
A cross from Martinez lands.

Hamilton gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Hamilton seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hamilton throws a punch but it's blocked by Martinez.
Hamilton tries to pull guard but Martinez won't allow it.

Hamilton lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Martinez is looking for a sweep. Hamilton is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Martinez is staying active underneath Hamilton, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Martinez wants to get back to full guard.
Martinez is trying to control but can't.
Martinez makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Martinez.
Martinez has his hands on Hamilton's head, controlling the position.
Hamilton trying to control the position from guard on top but Martinez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

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 looking to control.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Martinez lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Hamilton backs up against the cage.
Hamilton shoots in and drives through. Martinez sprawls well.
Martinez lands with a good body shot.
Hamilton tries to clinch up but Martinez circles away and keeps his distance.
Martinez connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Martinez fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hamilton takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Martinez fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Hamilton is out of range.
Martinez scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Hamilton on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Martinez lands a nice looking body shot.
Martinez lands with a nice body punch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hamilton is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Martinez.
A nice combination there by Martinez.
Hamilton is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Martinez.
Martinez is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Hamilton rather than just go for the knockout.
Martinez throws a shot to the body.
Hamilton takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Martinez throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Martinez scores with a punch to the head.
A nice combination there by Martinez.
Hamilton takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Hamilton takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Martinez looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Martinez lands a two punch combo.

Hamilton closes the distance and pushes Martinez back into the cage.
Hamilton avoiding damage.
Hamilton has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Martinez avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ryan Hamilton. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hamilton wants a takedown.
Martinez tries to circle away but Hamilton has him pinned against the cage.
Martinez wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Martinez is looking to break free of the clinch but Hamilton has double underhooks.
Hamilton keeps control of Martinez as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Hamilton fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Martinez wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Hamilton trying to land knees to the body.
Hamilton fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Martinez wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Hamilton has him pressed against the cage.

Hamilton manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Ryan Hamilton has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jose Martinez is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

Hamilton has his foot on Martinez's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Martinez works his way back into a safe position though.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Jose Martinez.
I've got Martinez winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30

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