PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Striker Grappling (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nolan Martin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Martin has chosen War - The Sick Puppies as his entrance music. Nolan Martin is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Grappling
vs
Martin

180 cm
25
183 lbs
15 - 6 - 1

180 cm
24
179 lbs
9 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Powerful

[WAaO]MADE IN GERMANY

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Striker Grappling!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nolan Martin!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Frank Dennis and Wesley Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grappling checks the leg kick nicely there.
Good work by Martin as he checks the leg kick.
Martin tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Grappling lands with a thumping leg kick.
Grappling misses with a low kick.
Striker Grappling seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Grappling lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Grappling pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Martin rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Grappling makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Martin misses with a hook
and Grappling counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Martin throws a leg kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Some bone on bone action there as Martin checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Grappling lands a leg kick that knocks Martin off balance momentarily.
Grappling throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That kick from Grappling tenderised Martin's leg. Martin is trying to keep his angry face on.
Grappling stuns Martin with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Grappling stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Martin misses with a lunging right hand
and Grappling counters with an inside leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grappling throws a head kick that misses.
Martin just misses with a punch to the body.
Grappling throws a right hand that Martin ducks under and follows up with a left that Martin also avoids with ease.
Grappling lands an overhand right.
Martin takes a kick to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A telegraphed right hand from Grappling misses the target.
Martin's jab looks to have found its range, popping Grappling under the eye.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Grappling.
Martin walks forward, straight into a front kick from Grappling.
Martin throws a right hand that misses
and Grappling counters with a low kick, right behind Martin 's knee.
Grappling misses with a hook to the body
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Martin has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Grappling.
Martin on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Martin throws a right hand that misses
and Grappling cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Martin throws a left and a right that both miss
and Grappling counters with a nice body shot.
Striker Grappling is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Grappling connects with an inside leg kick.
Martin avoids the head kick by Grappling.
Grappling lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Martin's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Martin looks gassed!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Martin takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Grappling throws a nice outside leg kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Grappling lands a really nice looking cross but Martin seems unphased.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Striker Grappling 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.

Grappling throws a head kick that half lands.
Grappling fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Martin.
Grappling thows a body shot but no joy.
Martin blocks a head kick by Grappling.
Martin doesn't manage to clinch there - Grappling circles away.
Grappling lands with an overhand left.
Grappling thows a leg kick but Martin checks it
and Martin counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Martin moves out of range as Grappling strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Martin rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Grappling counters with a good, hard body kick but Martin shrugs it off.
Martin misses with a right hand
and Grappling counters with a leg kick.
Grappling connects with a single shot there.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Grappling.
Grappling does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Grappling connects with a right hand. Martin shakes it off.
Martin throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Grappling drives through and clinches with Martin against the cage.
Grappling doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Grappling swings wildly with an uppercut but Martin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Grappling gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Martin.
Grappling throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Martin tries to work over Grappling's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Martin misses with a short punch on the inside.
Martin tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Grappling's elbow.
Grappling softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Martin tries to throw a body punch but Grappling avoids it by throwing Martin back against the cage.
Grappling avoiding damage as Martin throws knees to the body.
Grappling lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Grappling prevents Martin from breaking the clinch.
Martin prevents a body shot from Grappling.
Martin misses with a hook to the ribs.
Good body shot from Grappling.
Martin struggles to land a body shot inside as Grappling controls his hands.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grappling lands a body shot.
Martin is breathing heavily.
Grappling lands a left hand.
Grappling works on Martin's body with a couple of short punches.
Grappling lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Martin.
Grappling pushes Martin back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Grappling lands a body punch.
A nice left hand lands by Grappling.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Grappling.
Martin is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Grappling pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Martin wants to break free but Grappling has control.
Grappling lands a body shot in the clinch.
Grappling works on Martin's body with a couple of short punches.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Grappling lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Grappling pushes Martin back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A right hand to the body from Grappling.
Grappling cracks Martin with a nice body shot.
Grappling lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Grappling lands a hook to the side of the head.
Grappling throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Grappling is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Martin can do to turn this around?
Grappling softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Grappling cracks Martin with a nice body shot.
Grappling stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Grappling lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Martin tries to land knees in the clinch but Grappling avoids the damage to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grappling lands a hook that snaps the head of Martin backwards.
Grappling lands a left hand.
A short left from Grappling.
Grappling throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Grappling lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Martin backwards.
Nice body punch from Grappling.
Grappling blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Grappling.
Grappling stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Grappling scores with a shoulder strike.
Grappling lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Grappling fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A hook to the body from Grappling.
Grappling lands a body punch in the clinch.
Grappling scores with a nice hook to the head.
A short body shot lands from Grappling as the two fighters clinch.
Grappling is working Martin over against the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Grappling lands with a light punch inside.
Grappling scores with a nice hook to the head.
Grappling lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Grappling scores with a nice hook to the head.
Still in the clinch, Grappling scores with a nice short uppercut.
Grappling lands with a right to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Striker Grappling dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Grappling cracks Martin with a good jab.
Martin shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Grappling but Grappling pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Martin throws a right hand that misses
and Grappling counters with a left to the body.
Grappling cracks Martin with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
The crowd cheers as Grappling lands an impressive looking overhand right. Martin doesn't seem phased though.
Martin throws an off balance right hand
and Grappling connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Striker Grappling is winning the standup battle so far.
Grappling connects with a leg kick. Martin looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Martin takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Martin chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Grappling can pounce on him.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Grappling.
Martin swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Grappling connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Grappling throws a nice outside leg kick.
Grappling scores with a shot to the body.
Grappling feints and then cracks Martin's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Martin down.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grappling listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Grappling buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Martin with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Grappling to score with a decent uppercut.
Grappling with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Martin rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Grappling counters with a leg kick.
Grappling scores with a head kick.
Grappling throws a leg kick which misses Martin's front leg but catches the back leg as Martin tries to avoid it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the liver by Grappling. Beautiful body shot.
Grappling scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Martin crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Grappling - the referee stops the clock and Martin gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Grappling. Martin manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Martin's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Grappling connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Martin scrambles back to his feet.
Grappling goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Martin scores with a punch to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Martin throws a leg kick
and Grappling counters with a slapping leg kick.
A low kick from Martin misses
and Grappling connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Grappling dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Grappling thows a body kick. Martin tries to catch it but that hurt him.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Grappling throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Grappling.
Nolan Martin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Striker Grappling is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Martin has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Grappling.
Grappling lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.

And that's the end of the fight!
Striker Grappling showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Grappling has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Cecil Peabody scores the fight 30:25
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 30:25
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:25

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Striker Grappling!