PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Peter Tran (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Oba Martins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Oba Martins has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Tran
vs
Martins

170 cm
28
207 lbs
3 - 6 - 0

185 cm
25
213 lbs
5 - 5 - 0

Great wrestler
Brawler
Granite chin

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Solid chin

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 3 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Peter Tran!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Oba Martins!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Trevor Gratis and Gregory Folan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tran fails in his attempt to clinch.

Tran has Martins up against the cage in a clinch.
Martins tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Tran just stands there and leans against the cage.
Tran has a couple of punches blocked by Martins.
Tran misses with the head strike.
Tran doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Tran lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Martins.
Tran doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Martins changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Tran fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Martins shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Tran as he jumps to the side.
Peter Tran has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Oba Martins.
Tran tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Martins counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Tran tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Tran working aggressively here.
A head punch on the inside from Tran fails to land.
Tran lands a left hand.
Tran lands a left hand that snaps the head of Martins backwards.
Tran swings wildly with an uppercut but Martins uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tran misses with a punch on the inside.
Tran misses with a punch on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Tran.
Tran lands an uppercut.
Martins blocks an uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tran working aggressively here.
Martins fails to pull the fight into his guard.
A short left from Tran.
Tran misses with a punch on the inside.
A short uppercut from Tran.
Martins tries to pull guard but Tran holds him up against the cage and eventually Martins drops back down to his feet.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Martins.
A short right from Tran on the inside.
Tran swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Tran lands with a left to the head.
Tran working aggressively here.
Martins blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Martins blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Tran throws a punch but it's blocked by Martins.
Tran misses with a punch on the inside.
Tran misses with the head strike.
Tran working aggressively here.
Tran misses with the head strike.
Martins blocks an uppercut.
Tran lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Martins fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Martins has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Tran is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Tran swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Tran misses with a short punch on the inside.
Tran scores with a nice hook to the head.
Tran scores with a shot to the side of Martins's head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tran lands an uppercut.
Tran fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Tran misses with a hook from the clinch.
Tran working aggressively here.
Tran swings wildly with an uppercut but Martins uses good head movement to avoid it.
Martins blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Tran fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short right from Tran on the inside.
Tran gets through Martins's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Martins blocking some punches.
Tran misses with some punches.
Martins tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Tran just stands there and leans against the cage.
Tran misses with a short punch on the inside.
Tran scores with a shoulder strike.
Tran lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Martins looks gassed!
Tran misses with a short punch on the inside.
Tran misses with a short punch on the inside.
Tran lands with a light punch inside.
Tran pushes Martins back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Martins jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Tran walks away with a smile on his face. Martins gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
The fight stays on the outside here - Tran looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Tran is looking to clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tran tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and Martins counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Tran's guard now.
Tran wants to stand but Martins is controlling the position.
Martins looking to pass the guard.

Tran uses the cage to get back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tran fails with an attempt to clinch.
Tran tries to close the distance and clinch but Martins swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Martins avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Tran wants to clinch up but Martins keeps it at a distance.
Martins keeps the fight on the outside.
Tran tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Martins manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Tran tries to clinch up

and Martins counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Martins trying to control the position from guard on top but Tran is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Martins trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

A momentary lapse in concentration from Tran enables Martins to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Tran manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Tran pushes Martins off and gets back to his feet.
Tran tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Martins swats away the attempt to clinch by Tran.
Tran wants to clinch.

Tran has Martins up against the cage in a clinch.
Martins tries for a takedown but Tran manages to get underhooks.
Tran has a couple of punches blocked by Martins.
Tran misses with the head strike.
Martins fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Martins blocking some punches.
Tran lands with a short shot to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tran lands an uppercut.
Tran throws a punch but it's blocked by Martins.
Tran fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Tran lands a left hand that snaps the head of Martins backwards.
Martins tries to pull guard but Tran holds him up against the cage and eventually Martins drops back down to his feet.
Peter Tran has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Oba Martins.
Tran has a couple of punches blocked by Martins.
A short uppercut from Tran.
Tran lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Martins is breathing heavily.
Tran scores with a nice hook to the head.
Martins blocks an uppercut.
Tran misses with a hook from the clinch.
Martins fails to pull the fight into his guard.
A head punch on the inside from Tran fails to land.
Tran lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Martins backwards.
A nice right hand lands inside from Tran.
Tran lands a left hand.
Tran gets through Martins's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Martins tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Tran misses with a hook from the clinch.
Tran doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A shot in the inside from Tran.
Tran misses with the head strike.
Tran lands a right hand.
Tran lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Tran lands a hook that snaps the head of Martins backwards.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tran misses with a hook from the clinch.
Tran makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Tran scores with a shot to the side of Martins's head.
A nice left hand lands by Tran.
Tran lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Tran has a couple of punches blocked by Martins.
Tran lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.

Martins is rocked!
Tran lands a left hand that snaps the head of Martins backwards.
Martins is still on wobbly legs! Can Tran finish him?
Tran lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Martins backwards.
Tran scores with a nice hook to the head.
Tran has a couple of punches blocked by Martins.
Tran lands a hook that snaps the head of Martins backwards.
Tran lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Martins backwards.
Tran working aggressively here.
Peter Tran has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Tran lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Tran throws a head punch that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tran.
Martins seems to have recovered his senses.
Tran working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Tran pushes Martins back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Tran fails to land.
Martins blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Tran.
Tran pushes Martins back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tran lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tran throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Martinss head.
Tran lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Tran throws a head punch that misses.
Tran throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Martinss head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Tran.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Tran.
Tran misses with a punch on the inside.
Martins blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Tran lands a hook that snaps the head of Martins backwards.
Martins blocks an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tran.
A nice right hand lands inside from Tran.
Tran lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A short right from Tran on the inside.
Tran working aggressively here.
Tran lands a nice uppercut.
Tran lands an uppercut.
Tran scores with a shot to the side of Martins's head.
Tran working aggressively here.
Tran lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Tran misses with a short punch on the inside.
Tran lands with a right to the head.
Tran misses with a punch on the inside.
Tran misses with a short punch on the inside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Martins has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Tran avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Tran makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Tran softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Tran lands a nice uppercut.
Tran throws a head punch that misses.
A short uppercut from Tran.
Martins takes a shot to the head.
Tran throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Martinss head.
Tran lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Martins backwards.
Tran lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Tran fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Tran.
Tran throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Martinss head.
Tran working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Tran lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Martins backwards.
Martins blocks an uppercut.
Tran scores with a shot to the side of Martins's head.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A nice right hand lands inside from Tran.
Tran lands a left hand.
Tran scores with a shot to the side of Martins's head.
Tran lands a nice uppercut.
Martins blocks an uppercut.
Tran doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Peter Tran dominated that second 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. This is the final round!

Tran is looking to clinch.

Tran has taken the fight to the clinch.
Martins blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Tran scores with a shot to the side of Martins's head.
Tran lands an uppercut.
Martins tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Tran just stands there and leans against the cage.
Tran lands a right hand that snaps the head of Martins backwards.
Tran gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Martins.
Tran lands a left hand that snaps the head of Martins backwards.
Tran lands with a short shot to the head.
A shot in the inside from Tran.
Tran misses with the head strike.
Tran lands with a light punch inside.
Tran lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Tran lands a shoulder strike.
Martins takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Tran lands a big right hand that drops Martins! The killer instinct kicks in and Tran finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Tran!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:54 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Peter Tran!