PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Delon Martin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marco Seidel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the ring it seems that Delon Martin has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Delon Martin seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

Martin
vs
Seidel

199 cm
20
265 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

195 cm
25
245 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Delon Martin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Marco Seidel!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Seidel will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Seidel is trying hard to land a takedown here. Martin sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.

Martin forces Seidel back against the ropes and clinches.

Martin breaks the clinch.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Seidel.
Delon Martin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marco Seidel.
Seidel looks gassed!

Martin scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Martin trying to pass the guard but Seidel defending well.
Martin wants to lay and pray for a moment but Seidel keeps working.

Seidel is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Martin pulls his head out easily.
Martin wants to lay and pray for a moment but Seidel keeps working.
Martin is really struggling to control Seidel but he's trying to hold on to the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Seidel looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Martin passes to side control.
Martin has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Seidel!
Martin with shots to the head and body - Seidel looks very uncomfortable down there.
Martin takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Seidel is in all sorts of trouble here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Martin gets to his feet and calls his opponent to stand. Here come the fireworks!

Martin looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Martin is trying to control the action in half guard but Seidel is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Martin looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Seidel blocking the ground and pound attempt from Martin.
Martin performing his best blanket impression for a moment.

Seidel actively working from the bottom here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Still in half guard, Martin seems content to control.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.

Martin stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
Martin tries to clinch there but Seidel circles away.
Seidel avoids a punch combination nicely.
Seidel misses with a takedown attempt

so Martin counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Martin accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Martin wanted to stand there but Seidel had control of the position.
Martin wants to control from the top but Seidel keeps moving.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Martin slips nicely into half guard.

Seidel looking for submissions off his back.
Seidel wants to improve his position but Martin is controlling well.
Martin wants to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Delon Martin dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Seidel has his takedown stuffed

and Martin decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Seidel's guard.
Martin wants to pass the guard but Seidel is keeping the position.
Martin has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Martin trying to control the position from guard on top but Seidel is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Martin throws a big right hand that misses.
Seidel keeping moving, preventing Martin from controlling successfully.
Martin working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Seidel keeping moving, preventing Martin from controlling successfully.

That's one minute gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Delon Martin wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Seidel misses with a takedown attempt

and Martin counters with a single leg into guard. Seidel didn't expect that.
Martin trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Martin postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Seidel keeping moving, preventing Martin from controlling successfully.
Martin missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

Martin avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Seidel keeping full guard, as Martin tries to pass.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Seidel keeping moving, preventing Martin from controlling successfully.
Seidel looking for a sweep. Not yet Seidel, not yet.
Seidel working a defensive guard here.
Martin wants to control from the top but Seidel keeps moving.

Seidel working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Martin has passed into half guard!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Seidel gets back to full guard.
Martin not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.

Martin is sitting in close to Seidel's body. Seidel has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Martin is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Martin is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Seidel.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Marco Seidel!