PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rory Melson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Martin Cock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cock has chosen Death Before Dishonor as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Melson
vs
Cock

188 cm
22
222 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

200 cm
20
275 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Very quick

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Rory Melson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Martin Cock!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No joy there for Melson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Melson throws a right and a left that Cock avoids nicely.
Melson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Cock bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Melson struggling a bit here.

Cock stands up and beckons Melson to his feet.

Oooooh!!! Melson has knocked Cock down with a huge combo! Melson steps away and waves a wobbly Cock back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!

It looks like Martin Cock has been cut.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!

Melson drives through with a takedown into guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Cock is on top in guard.
Cock trying to control the position from guard on top but Melson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Cock pushing down on Melson's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Melson keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Cock not doing much here.
Melson tries to kick Cock off but Cock keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Cock passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Melson!
Cock working away from the top, dropping strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Cock lands with some strikes.
Cock lands a nice shot to the head.
Cock landing strikes, looking to finish!
Cock lands a big elbow.
Melson takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Melson squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Melson is breathing heavily.
Cock sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Let's hope that Cock has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Cock has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cock landing strikes from the mount.
Cock controlling the pace for now.
Cock landing strikes from the mount and Melson is in trouble!
Melson might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Cock has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Melson's face.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cock looking to control and managing it successfully.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Melson takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Cock controlling from mount.
Melson is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cock takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Martin Cock dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Martin Cock's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Cock throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Melson was covering up waiting for the punch and Cock finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Cock with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Cock stopping the sweep attempt from Melson.
Cock wants to control from the top but Melson keeps moving.

Cock gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cock throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Cock wants to clinch.
Melson misses with a takedown
and Cock counters with an outside leg kick.

Cock shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Melson napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Melson knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Cock on the ground.
Cock cracks Melson with a big elbow.
Melson taking a bit of punishment here - Cock scoring with strikes.
Cock lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Melson down.
Cock lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Cock scoring with punches from side control.
Cock lands a nice forearm strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cock happy to just control the position for now.
Cock is putting a hurting on Melson here, landing some big shots from side control.
Cock content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Cock is trying to get an arm triangle but Melson is defending well.
Cock scores with a couple of short elbows.
Cock remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.

Cock is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Melson looks calm but he's in trouble here. Cock gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Melson is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Cock lets go of the hold and Melson can pop his arm back in it's socket.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:03 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Martin Cock!