PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Rick Martin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ryan Prevost (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Martin
vs
Prevost

180 cm
20
180 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

180 cm
22
165 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Rick Martin!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ryan Prevost!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Gregory Folan and Yves DeLean.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Martin gets a takedown into half guard.
Prevost looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Prevost is refusing to be controlled, as Martin sits in half guard.
Martin is pressing down on Prevost's thigh, looking to free his foot. Prevost is holding on for now.
Martin moves nicely into side control.
Prevost tries to bench press Martin off him but Martin keeps the position.
Martin moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Martin trying to control the position but Prevost is working away.

Martin has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Martin connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Prevost momentarily.

Martin scores with a takedown into Prevost's guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Martin pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Prevost is keeping the position for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Martin throwing strikes but missing.
Martin stopping the sweep attempt from Prevost.

Martin drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Martin jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!

Martin stands and steps away. Prevost gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Martin throws a jab when Prevost was well out of range.
Martin misses with a hook. Prevost ducked under it nicely.
Nice sprawl there from Prevost as Martin shoots in.
Prevost avoids the head kick by Martin.
Prevost tries for a takedown but Martin circles away easily

and Martin counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martin controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Prevost is pulling down on Martin's head. It's preventing any offense from Martin, at least for the moment.
Martin trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Prevost wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Prevost wants to sweep but no luck.
Martin thows a big elbow that misses.
Martin looking to pass the guard.
Martin landing some decent shots from guard.
Martin keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Prevost's head.

Martin postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Prevost is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Martin, into his guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martin with a couple of shots from the bottom there - nothing Prevost can't handle though.
Martin looking to hit a scissor sweep but Prevost is one step ahead there.
Martin is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Martin is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Martin is trying to control the position from the bottom.

Martin pushes Prevost off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.

Martin closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Prevost to the mat! Prevost manages to get full guard.
Martin trying to control but Prevost is working from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Martin pushes down on Prevost's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Martin missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Martin keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Martin landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Prevost tries to get to full guard but Martin has control of the leg.
Prevost tries to kick Martin off but Martin keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Martin controlling the pace.
Prevost trying to control from the bottom.
Prevost is trying to stand.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Prevost works over Martin's head and body with a nice combination.

It looks like Rick Martin has been cut.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Martin doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Prevost counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Prevost.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Prevost decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Martin, up you get!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rick Martin dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Rick Martin's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Martin darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Prevost has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Martin is working away from the top position though.
Still in half guard, Martin seems content to control.

Martin stands up from half guard.
Prevost takes one to the side of the head.
The fight stays on the outside here - Prevost looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Rick Martin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Martin shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Martin connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Martin with the ground and pound from mount.
Martin with good strikes from the mount here!
Martin can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Prevost is looking to escape.
Prevost is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Prevost is trying to escape the 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!
Martin with shots to the head and body - Prevost looks very uncomfortable down there.
Martin scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Prevost?
Martin can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Prevost is looking to escape.
Martin working the ground and pound effectively.
Martin tries to control but Prevost wriggling away.
Rick Martin overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

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.
Prevost is looking to improve his position but Martin isn't that keen on the idea.
Prevost in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Martin avoids the attempt from Prevost to control.
Martin controlling from mount.
Martin dominating with strikes here.
Martin fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Martin tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Martin landing shots from mount.
Martin controlling from the full mount.
Prevost really wants to buck Martin off and get back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martin scoring with strikes but Prevost is staying in there.
Prevost tries to hold on but Martin postures up.
Prevost is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Martin is staying active.
Martin trying to control but Prevost is having none of it.
Martin controlling from mount.
Prevost is working to get back to half guard.
Martin controlling from the full mount.
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 Prevost's face.

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.
Prevost is in all sorts of trouble here.
Prevost is squirming around, avoiding Martin's attempts to control the action.
Martin controlling from the full mount.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Rick Martin just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
A jab from Martin finds it's way through Prevost's defenses.
A lazy left from Martin finds it's target.

Martin moves into the clinch.
Prevost prevents the takedown attempt.
Prevost is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Martin lands with a short head shot on the inside.

Martin escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Martin misses with a takedown
and Martin takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

Martin closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Prevost to the mat! Prevost manages to get full guard.
Prevost throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Martin tries to free his leg and advance position but Prevost is retaining full guard.
Martin stops Prevost from standing up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rick Martin dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Rick Martin's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Martin swings for the body but Prevost moves out of range.
Martin shoots in for a takedown but Prevost shows good takedown defense.
Prevost takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Martin lands with a cross.
Prevost stuffs the takedown.

Martin shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Martin advances to half guard.
Prevost trying to control here.
Martin works his way into full mount!
Martin can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Prevost is looking to escape.
Prevost is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Prevost tries to hold on but Martin pushes him away.
Prevost in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Prevost takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Martin avoids the attempt from Prevost to control.
Martin controlling his opponent.

Martin jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Prevost manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Martin is putting a hurting on Prevost here, landing some big shots from side control.
Prevost struggling a bit here.
Martin scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Prevost to see if he's OK.

Martin has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Martin closes the distance and clinches up with Prevost, looking for a takedown. Martin pushes Prevost against the cage but Prevost circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rick Martin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Horrible takedown by Martin or perhaps it was just good defense by Prevost which made him look bad.
Martin throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Prevost's waist but Prevost gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Martin off to one side.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martin shoots for a takedown but Prevost saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Martin throws a sloppy head kick and Prevost moves out of range easily.
Prevost keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Martin thows a left - swing and a miss!
Prevost blocks the body kick.
Martin fails with the takedown

and Prevost counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Martin wants to get back to his feet.
Prevost tries to stand and escape but Martin is controlling the position.
Martin is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
It looks like Prevost is going to stand back up.
Martin is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Prevost's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Prevost's back!
Martin controls the action.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martin looking to soften up his opponent with punches.
The referee is taking a good look at Prevost as he is on the wrong end of some big shots from Martin!
Martin scores with some strikes to the side of the head there. Good, points scoring shots.
Martin controlling from the back.
Prevost controlling the position well but he knows he's in a bad position.
Martin scores with punches and elbows.
Prevost trying to get back to his feet but Martin is in full control for now.
Prevost wants to control his opponent's hands but Martin gets his hands free.
Martin punishes Prevost with strikes from the back mount.
Martin is trying to stick to Prevost's back but Prevost is turning into Martin. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Martin's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Prevost.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Martin is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.

Martin fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Prevost sprawls well initially but Martin persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Prevost tries to get to full guard but Martin has control of the leg.
Martin moves nicely into side control.
Prevost struggling a bit here.
Prevost might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Martin kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Prevost is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Prevost has control of an arm but Martin manages to advance to Martin's back!
Martin is not going to allow Prevost to sit and survive in this position.
Martin is punishing Prevost with strikes - can he finish him?!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rick Martin clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Rick Martin's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Prevost tries to clinch there but Martin circles away.
Martin shoots for a takedown but Prevost saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Prevost keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Prevost stuffs the takedown attempt from Martin. Martin gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rick Martin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Martin shoots and misses

and Prevost holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Martin fails to pull guard.
Prevost is trying to break free.

Martin manages to break the clinch.

Martin moves into range and clinches up with Prevost.

Martin breaks from the clinch.

Martin looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Martin is tying to control. Prevost wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Prevost is trying to stand back up but Martin is controlling him
Prevost is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.

Martin decides to return to a standing position.
Martin misses with a takedown attempt
and Prevost counters with a nice leg kick.

Martin shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Martin was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Martin controlling his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Martin looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Martin with good strikes from the mount here!
Martin wants to control the pace but Prevost is squirming around nicely.
Martin throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Prevost because Martin loaded up on that one.
Prevost wants to control but Martin is having none of it.
Martin wants to control the pace but Prevost is squirming around nicely.
Prevost is trying desperately to improve position.
Martin can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Prevost is looking to escape.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.

Martin looking for a guillotine from mount but Prevost is having none of it.
Martin wants to control the pace but Prevost is squirming around nicely.
Martin controlling from the full mount.
Prevost is trying to escape the mount.
Martin can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Prevost is looking to escape.
Martin fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Martin trying to control but Prevost is having none of it.
Martin landing strikes from the mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Prevost takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Martin landing strikes from the mount and Prevost is in trouble!
Martin dominating with strikes here.
Prevost taking shots to the head.
Martin wants to control the pace but Prevost is squirming around nicely.
The referee warns Prevost that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Martin lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Prevost is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Martin looking to finish Prevost with some ground and pound. This is bad for Prevost!
Prevost wants to hold on but Martin pushes him away.
Prevost really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Prevost sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Martin wants to free his trapped foot but Prevost is holding on for dear life with his legs.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Martin winds up and cracks Prevost with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Martin stalling.
Prevost has hold of Martin's hands but Martin slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Prevost trying to hold on to Martin's head to control him but Martin postures up.
Martin controlling the action here.

Martin is looking for a kimura but Prevost is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Martin to get the leverage.
Prevost tries to get to full guard but Martin has control of the leg.
Martin trying to control the action but Prevost is working from the bottom.

Martin escapes and gets back to his feet.
Prevost lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.

Martin changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Prevost looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rick Martin had his way with Ryan Prevost in that round.
The cut man is working on Rick Martin's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Martin shoots in but no luck this time.
Martin shoots in but Prevost avoids the takedown attempt easily.

Martin gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Prevost wants to stand but Martin is controlling his posture from full guard.
Martin wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Prevost looking to sit in guard and control but Martin gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Martin is pushing down on Prevost's leg trying to pass to half guard. Prevost is fighting to maintain full guard but Martin has managed to sneak the leg through.

Martin is working for a kimura but Prevost is defending it quite comfortably.
Prevost is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Martin missing with the ground and pound from half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Martin scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Prevost works his way to full guard. Good work.
Martin trying to control the position from guard on top but Prevost is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Martin drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Martin jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Martin has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Prevost has momentary wrist control but Martin slips an elbow through the middle.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Martin's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Prevost seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Martin won't allow Prevost to sweep him here.
Prevost can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Martin controls the pace.
Martin wants to control from the top but Prevost keeps moving.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Martin swinging wilding here.
Martin misses with a takedown
and Prevost counters with a left and a right that stings Martin.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rick Martin. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martin doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Prevost counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Martin thinking.
Ryan Prevost is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Prevost takes one on the button.
Martin fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Martin tries to close the distance and clinch up but Prevost swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Prevost on the wrong end of a nice jab.
A swing and a miss from Martin.
Martin changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Prevost tries to avoid it but Martin manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Prevost to the ground. Prevost escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Martin has his takedown stuffed
and Prevost counters with a two punch combo.
Martin throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Prevost fails with an attempt to clinch.
Martin misses with a takedown attempt

and Prevost counters with a single leg into guard. Martin didn't expect that.
Martin not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Prevost is looking to work some ground and pound but Martin has wrist control.
Prevost not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martin will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.

Martin is looking for a triangle but Prevost pushes his legs off easily.
Prevost trying to control but Martin is working from the bottom.
Martin is trying to keep Prevost in close.
Prevost throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Martin works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.

Martin closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Prevost to the mat! Prevost manages to get full guard.
Martin controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.

Martin stands up and waves to Prevost to follow him.
Martin avoids the head kick by Prevost.

Martin shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Prevost's guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Prevost pushes Martin off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Martin lands a nice shot to the body.
Martin gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

so Prevost counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Martin escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Prevost gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Martin is on top in guard.
Ryan Prevost has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Martin trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Martin wants to control from the top but Prevost keeps moving.
Martin missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Martin lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.

Prevost is active off his back here, looking for submissions.

Martin stands up from guard. Let's bang!

And that's the end of the fight!
Ryan Prevost comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Martin has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 49:46
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 49:46
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 49:46

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rick Martin!
Rick Martin is the new welterweight champion!