PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ryan Martin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ronnie Ross (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Martin comes into the arena with Got Money by Lil Wayne blaring out of the sound system. Ross has chosen MVP-Ludacris as his entrance music. Ronnie Ross has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Martin
vs
Ross

180 cm
21
165 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

180 cm
21
160 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Prefers ground

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Tends to cut

Green Spirit Supplements
Laumeke Fight Gear

Freakin Supplements
Hard Rocking Designs

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ryan Martin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ronnie Ross!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Yves DeLean and Robert Douchet.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Martin fails in his attempt to clinch.

Ross forces Martin back against the cage and clinches.
Martin throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Ross is trying to break free.
Martin has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Ross avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Ross on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Martin with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Ross wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

Martin escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ross scores with a jab.

Martin is rocked!

Martin scores with a takedown into Ross's guard.
Oh Martin is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Ross wants to stand but Martin is controlling the position.
Martin seems to have got his legs back now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Martin stays in close to Ross's body and controls the position.
Ross wants to get back to his feet but Martin is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Martin gets to his feet. Ross looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Martin steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ross.
Ross misses with a two punch combination.

Martin clinches up against the cage.
Martin connects with a nasty looking knee right to Ross's face.
Ross tries for a takedown but Martin manages to get underhooks.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martin landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.

Ross breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Martin gets a clinch.
Martin leaning against his opponent.
Ross is trying to break free.
Martin gets underhooks to prevent Ross's takedown attempt.
Ross looks gassed!
Martin content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Ross can't break the clinch.
Ross is trying to break free.
Martin taking a breather.
Ross can't break the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martin landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Martin misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ross.
Ross wants to get back to striking at distance but Martin won't allow it.

Martin escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

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!
Ross's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Ross wants to hold on but Martin pushes him away.
Martin controlling his opponent.
Ross squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ross is looking to improve his position but Martin isn't that keen on the idea.
Ross is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Ross tries to hold on but Martin postures up.
Ross is trying to stand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ryan Martin dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Ross works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Martin doesn't manage to clinch there - Ross circles away.
A cross from Ross lands.
Martin moves out of range as Ross strikes.
Ross ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Martin moves away.
Martin tries to clinch up
and Ross connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

Martin closes the distance and clinches.
Ross on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Ross is trying to break free.
Ross on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Martin with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Ross breaks the clinch.
Martin moves away from the strike by Ross.

Martin clinches up against the cage.
Ross tries to break the clinch but Martin is controlling the position.
Ross has had enough of the clinch but Martin keeps him there for the moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Martin trying to land knees to the body.
Ross keeps control of Martin as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Ross is trying to break free.
Martin tries to land knees in the clinch but Ross avoids the damage to the body.
Martin prevents Ross from breaking the clinch.
Ross managing to block the knees to the body from Martin.
Martin tries to land knees in the clinch but Ross avoids the damage to the body.
Ross wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Martin has him pressed against the cage.
Ross tries to break the clinch but Martin is controlling the position.
Ross tries to break the clinch but Martin is controlling the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Martin has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Ross avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Martin has Ross pressed against the cage.
Martin tries to land knees in the clinch but Ross avoids the damage to the body.

Martin has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Ross is trying to keep an underhook but Martin manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Ross tries to kick Martin off but Martin keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.

Ross kicks Martin off and gets back to his feet.
Ross throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Martin on the side of the head.

Martin has Ross up against the cage in a clinch.
Martin stalling the fight.
Ross wants to break free but Martin has control.

Martin escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Martin moves into the clinch.
Martin has Ross pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Ross manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Martin lands a knee to the body.
Martin on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

Martin breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Martin shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Martin showed some decent athleticism there.
Martin looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Martin trying to mount his opponent but Ross defends it.
Ross looks like he's trying to stand up.
Martin keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ross wants to get back to his feet.
Ross trying to control but Martin postures up.

Ross has one foot on Martin's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Ross wants to clinch

and Martin counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Martin.
Martin stopping the sweep attempt from Ross.
Ross is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Ross is looking to stand back up but Martin counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Ross.
Ross wants to control but Martin postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ryan Martin dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Martin fails in his attempt to clinch.

Martin shoots in and bounces Ross off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Ross is looking to stand up but Martin isn't so interested in that idea.
Ross not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Martin trying to control the position from guard on top but Ross is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Martin won't allow Ross to get back to his feet.
Martin trying to stand up but can't free himself from Ross's guard.
Ross wants to sweep here but Martin controlling him for the moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Martin takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Martin is looking to clinch.
Ross ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Martin is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Martin forces Ross back against the cage and clinches.
Martin missing with knees to the body.

Ross breaks the clinch.

Martin feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.

Ross pushes Martin off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Martin is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Ross swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Martin moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A choreographed right hand from Ross misses the target.
Ross throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Martin.

Martin moves into the clinch successfully.
Martin lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martin trying to land knees to the body.
Martin tries to land knees in the clinch but Ross avoids the damage to the body.
Martin lands a damaging elbow.
Martin prevents Ross from breaking the clinch.
Ross is trying to break free.

Ross breaks the clinch.
Ryan Martin is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Martin moves out of range as Ross throws a body kick.
Ross misses with a body kick.
Nice jab there from Martin.
Martin scoring well with a low kick there.

Martin moves into range and clinches up with Ross.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Ross.
Martin looking to throw knees to the head but Ross is blocking nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ross prevents a takedown attempt there.
Martin trying to land knees to the body.
Ronnie Ross has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Martin jumps guard but Ross stands there with Martin around his waist. Martin gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Martin.
Martin tries to pull guard but Ross holds him up against the cage and eventually Martin drops back down to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ryan Martin. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Ross breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

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!
Ross is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ryan Martin overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Martin prevents Ross from getting the reversal.
Ross tries to hold on but Martin pushes him away.
Ross can't escape the position.
Martin controlling from mount.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ryan Martin showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Martin, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Ian Loll scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 30:27
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 30:27

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