PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Hans De Vries (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paul Martin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think De Vries might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Reise Reise. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

De Vries
vs
Martin

173 cm
24
157 lbs
12 - 5 - 0

170 cm
22
152 lbs
7 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
Great elbows
Very quick

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Powerful

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Hans De Vries!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Paul Martin!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Roosa Järviläinen and Anni Minnemäki.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
De Vries tries to clinch but Martin moves out of range.
Martin avoids the body shot from De Vries.
De Vries takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Martin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
De Vries moves out of range as Martin strikes.
De Vries misses with a hook to the body
and Martin counters with a right hand to the body.
Martin shoots in looking for a takedown. De Vries tries to sprawl out of it but Martin keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. De Vries manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Martin shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts De Vries as he jumps to the side.
De Vries scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Sloppy strikes from Martin. Those never looked like landing.
De Vries defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Martin.
Hans De Vries has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Paul Martin.
Martin defending well as De Vries loads up on a big left hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.

De Vries drives through and clinches with Martin against the cage.
De Vries lands a damaging elbow.
De Vries looking to throw knees to the head but Martin is blocking nicely.

Martin pulls guard successfully.

Martin escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. De Vries gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Martin keeping full guard, as De Vries tries to pass.
De Vries trying to stand up but can't free himself from Martin's guard.
De Vries throwing strikes but missing.
De Vries postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
De Vries missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Vries scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Martin wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and De Vries is now in half guard.
De Vries is thwarting Martin's attempts to control the position.
Martin is trying to get back to full guard.

De Vries seems to be looking for submissions.
De Vries thows a big elbow that misses, also allowing Martin to regain full guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Martin avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Martin is trying to control the position but De Vries postures up.

Martin escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. De Vries gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
De Vries postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Vries won't allow Martin to sweep him here.
De Vries pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Martin is keeping the position for now.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Martin looking to hit a scissor sweep but De Vries is one step ahead there.
Martin has a closed guard, preventing De Vries from standing up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
De Vries is in close to Martin's body, working some short punches and elbows.
De Vries wants to pass the guard but Martin is keeping the position.

Martin throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Martin looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but De Vries puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Martin trying to control but De Vries postures up.
Martin is looking for a sweep. De Vries is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
De Vries missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Martin taking some punishment here, with De Vries in his half guard.
Martin wants to control but De Vries is keeping busy.
Martin tries to roll over but De Vries keeps him under control.
De Vries missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Martin looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
De Vries working over Martin with some ground and pound. Martin looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hans De Vries dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

De Vries rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Martin moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
De Vries jabbing away but nothing is landing.
De Vries throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Martin shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and De Vries counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.

Martin closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Martin lands in his opponent's guard.
Martin trying to control but De Vries is working from the bottom.
Martin looking to sit in guard and control but De Vries gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Martin working a defensive guard here.
De Vries would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
De Vries loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Martin lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for De Vries!
Martin dominating with strikes here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martin lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Martin lands with some vicious ground and pound - can De Vries hang on?
Paul Martin has got the better of the ground game so far.
De Vries is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Martin thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Poor strikes thrown by Martin there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Martin controlling the pace for now.
De Vries keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
BOOM! Martin connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Martin avoids the attempt from De Vries to control.
Martin tries to control but De Vries wriggling away.
Martin controlling his opponent.
De Vries has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Martin throwing strikes here but De Vries is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Martin tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Martin lands a big elbow.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
De Vries holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Martin tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Martin sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Paul Martin showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

A low kick from De Vries misses

and Martin counters with a takedown into side control.
Martin trying to control the position but De Vries is working away.
Martin has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Martin sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Martin trying to control but he's not successful this time.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Martin thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Martin dominating with strikes here.
Martin throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.

Martin goes for an armbar but De Vries turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from De Vries.
De Vries trying to control but Martin is working from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Vries stopping the sweep attempt from Martin.
Martin throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
De Vries cracks Martin with a solid left hand.
De Vries loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
De Vries won't allow Martin to sweep him here.

De Vries postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Martin is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of De Vries, into his guard.
Martin working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martin looking to pass the guard.
Martin trying to control the position from guard on top but De Vries is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Martin postures up in De Vries's guard and throws a big left but De Vries blocks it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Martin looking to sit in guard and control but De Vries gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Martin is trying to keep De Vries in close.
De Vries pushes down on Martin's leg and manages to get into half guard.

De Vries is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Martin is looking for a sweep. De Vries is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
De Vries working the head and body with strikes.
De Vries wants to stand but Martin has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.

And that's the end of the fight!
Paul Martin comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Martin has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Arvi Lind scores the fight 28:29
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Paul Martin!