PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rysiek Ochodzki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Henry Martin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Ochodzki
vs
Martin

190 cm
21
215 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

188 cm
18
215 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Very quick

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Enjoys gardening

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 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Rysiek Ochodzki!
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, Henry Martin!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ochodzki lands a jab-cross combination.
Martin digs a good body shot into Ochodzki's ribs.
A shot to the body from Ochodzki misses
and Martin counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Ochodzki takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Ochodzki fails to land with a series of punches.
Ochodzki ducks under a wild hook from Martin.
Ochodzki tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Martin swinging wildly here.
Ochodzki tries for a takedown but Martin circles away easily
and Martin connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Ochodzki is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Ochodzki changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Martin tries to avoid it but Ochodzki manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Martin to the ground. Martin escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Martin misses with a shot to the body

and Ochodzki counters by clinching up.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Ochodzki manages to break the clinch.
Ochodzki shoots in looking for a takedown but Martin manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Ochodzki's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rysiek Ochodzki. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Martin paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Martin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ochodzki fails in his attempt to clinch.
Martin lands a nice looking body shot.
Ochodzki is breathing heavily.
A slow jab from Martin misses its intended target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ochodzki is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Ochodzki avoids the body shot from Martin.
Martin misses with a wild combination.
Martin lands a nice shot that snaps Ochodzki's head back.

Martin fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Ochodzki to the ground. Martin is now in Ochodzki's guard.
Ochodzki can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Martin controls the pace.
Martin landing with the ground and pound.
Martin is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ochodzki is trying to hold Martin in close to prevent damage but Martin has managed to pass into half guard.
Martin missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Martin tries to pass the half guard into mount. Ochodzki knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Ochodzki keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Martin content to control rather than advance.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martin tries to pass to full mount but Ochodzki defends it.
Ochodzki on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Ochodzki tries to get out of the position.
Well, if Martin is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Martin lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Martin trying to control the pace.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Martin not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Martin wants to pass the guard but Ochodzki is defending well.
Martin works his way into full mount!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Martin wants to control the pace but Ochodzki is squirming around nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Henry Martin dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

A looping hook to the body misses from Martin. Ochodzki does a little dance to reset his feet.
Martin keeps the fight on the outside.
Rysiek Ochodzki is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Martin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
No luck for Ochodzki with that takedown attempt.
Martin is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Ochodzki rather than just go for the knockout.
Martin swings for the body but Ochodzki moves out of range.
Martin throws a body punch but Ochodzki moves out of range.
Martin changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Ochodzki looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Ochodzki tries to score a power double leg takedown but Martin sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Ochodzki somewhat.
Martin throws a right and a left that Ochodzki avoids nicely.

Martin scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Martin in particular looking to stall.
Ochodzki is looking for a sweep. Martin is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Martin looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Martin winds up and cracks Ochodzki with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Ochodzki trying to control from the bottom.
Martin missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.

That's two 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.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Martin in particular looking to stall.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Ochodzki will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rysiek Ochodzki. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Good work by Ochodzki as he checks the leg kick.
Ochodzki looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Ochodzki dodges the punch combination from Martin.

Ochodzki moves into the clinch.
Martin drops down looking for an ankle pick but Ochodzki pulls his leg out and moves away.
Martin lands with a good body shot.
Ochodzki with a lazy takedown attempt
and Martin counters with a straight right hand.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Martin.
Martin in side control lands a decent elbow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martin 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.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ochodzki is trying to improve his position.
Martin works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Martin content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Martin trying to control the action but Ochodzki is working from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Ochodzki tries to buck Martin off but Martin is having none of it.
Martin is looking to take a break and control but Ochodzki is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Ochodzki wants to control but Martin postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Henry Martin showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Ochodzki with a poor takedown
and Martin counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Martin showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Ochodzki.
Ochodzki looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Martin throws a series of punches but Ochodzki avoids them all with ease.
Martin just misses with a punch to the body.
Martin lands a nice looking body shot.
Martin lands with a nice body punch.
Sloppy strikes from Martin. Those never looked like landing.
Martin misses with a jab, cross combination.
No joy there for Martin, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Sloppy strikes from Martin. Those never looked like landing.
Martin just misses with a punch to the body.
Martin lands a slapping body shot.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Martin fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A right-left combo lands from Ochodzki.
Martin connects with the punch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Martin connects with a nice looking jab.
Martin throws a right hand that Ochodzki ducks under and follows up with a left that Ochodzki also avoids with ease.
Martin connects with a jab.
Nice straight punches there by Martin. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Martin.
Martin throws the left hand but Ochodzki avoids the punch easily.
Ochodzki's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Martin connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Ochodzki scrambles back to his feet.
Ochodzki takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Martin scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Rysiek Ochodzki seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Martin bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Ochodzki wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Martin working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Ochodzki is trying to get back to half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ochodzki is pushing Martin's head away, looking to escape. Martin manages to hold on to the position though.
Martin has knee on belly and moves into mount.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Martin cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Martin controlling the pace for now.
Martin scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Ochodzki?

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martin has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Ochodzki's face.
Martin lands a nice shot to the head.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Martin cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Martin lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Martin is landing with some decent strikes but Ochodzki is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Martin controlling his opponent.
Martin punishing his opponent with strikes.
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!
Martin controlling from the full mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Martin landing punches.
Martin unloads with some vicious shots from mount and Ochodzki wants out - he looks towards the referee who steps in to save him! Martin celebrates on the cage and the crowd goes wild!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:42 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Henry Martin!