PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Knatte Grep (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Richard Martinez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Martinez has chosen Iced Earth - A Question of Heaven as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Grep
vs
Martinez

178 cm
23
180 lbs
11 - 4 - 0

178 cm
26
183 lbs
10 - 6 - 0

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Knatte Grep!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Richard Martinez!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Tarja Halkonen and Ben Zyskovitsi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Martinez throws a leg kick that is checked

and Grep counters with a shoot takedown. Martinez fights it but they end up in guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Grep wants to control from the top but Martinez keeps moving.
Martinez 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.
Grep throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Martinez not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Martinez is adopting a defensive guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Grep throws a big right hand that misses.
Grep advances to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Grep not landing any meaningful shots this time.

Martinez is defending against the submission attempts here by Grep.
Martinez is looking for a sweep. Grep is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Martinez makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Martinez.
Grep stands up over Martinez, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Martinez looking to control.
Grep stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Martinez swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Martinez trying to control the position.
Grep won't allow Martinez to sweep him here.
Martinez trying to keep a closed guard but Grep is proving a slippery customer.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Richard Martinez was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Martinez misses with a low kick.
Martinez lands a leg kick that knocks Grep off balance momentarily.
Martinez swats away the attempt to clinch by Grep.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martinez misses with a leg kick
and Grep counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Martinez misses with a low kick.
Martinez tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Grep is able to avoid easily.
Richard Martinez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A slow jab from Grep misses its intended target.
Grep scores with a hook to the body. Martinez takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Martinez jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Grep misses with a looping right.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Martinez misses with a low kick.
Grep throws a looping overhand right but Martinez ducks down to avoid it.
Grep fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Grep tries to land a leg kick but Martinez saw it coming and moves away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martinez tries to score with a low kick but Grep moves his leg out of the way.
Grep buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Grep thumps Martinez with a low kick.
Grep checks a leg kick nicely.
Grep throws a shot to the body.
Martinez does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Grep looks to land a right hand but Martinez moved out of range.
Martinez is looking to clinch but Grep is avoiding it.
Martinez closes this distance looking for a takedown but Grep circles away.
A big left from Martinez misses.
Grep lunges at Martinez with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Martinez's hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Grep. Martinez shrugs it off though.
Martinez is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Grep.
Martinez throws a jab but it's blocked by Grep.
Martinez takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Martinez throws a leg kick that misses.
Grep ducks under a wild hook from Martinez.
Martinez fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Grep checks it well.
Sloppy strikes from Martinez. Those never looked like landing.
Martinez throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A bone on bone clash there as Grep blocks the leg kick.
Martinez checks a low kick from Grep.
Grep uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Martinez.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Knatte Grep will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Martinez jabs Grep right on the nose. Grep blinks but takes it well.
Martinez throws a chopping leg kick but Grep manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Martinez pulls out of a head kick attempt.
No joy there for Martinez, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Martinez throws a low kick but it's checked well by Grep.
Martinez checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Richard Martinez seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Grep closes the distance and clinches up with Martinez, looking for a takedown. Grep pushes Martinez against the cage but Martinez circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Martinez throws a head kick but Grep moves out of range.
Grep pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Grep keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
A lazy left from Grep finds it's target.
A slapping leg kick lands for Grep.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice uppercut there from Martinez.
Martinez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Grep moves away.
Grep works the jab nicely.
Martinez is looking to slow Grep down with leg kicks.
Grep connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Martinez momentarily.
Grep throws a nice outside leg kick.
Martinez takes a swing at Grep's ribcage but misses.
Martinez tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Grep throws a nice outside leg kick.
Martinez finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Martinez on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grep keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Grep fails with a takedown attempt.
Grep fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Martinez avoids it really well and circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Knatte Grep. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Martinez stuffs the takedown attempt from Grep. Grep gets slowly back to his feet.
Martinez misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Grep makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Grep fails with a takedown attempt.
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!
Grep lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grep connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Grep connects with a solid leg kick.
Martinez thumps Grep with a low kick.
Martinez blocks a jab.
Martinez swings for the body but Grep moves out of range.

Grep shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Martinez wants to get back to full guard.
Grep trying to mount his opponent but Martinez defends it.

Grep is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grep not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Martinez is looking to control Grep's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Martinez avoid being mounted?
Martinez avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Grep.
Grep throwing shots but Martinez is blocking nicely.
Grep tries to pass the half guard into mount. Martinez knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Grep wants to lay and pray for a moment but Martinez keeps working.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Martinez trying to control from the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Martinez wants to get back to full guard.
Grep missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Martinez wants to get back to full guard.
Grep thows a huge punch but Martinez dodges it nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Knatte Grep dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Grep shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Grep scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Martinez?
Martinez is in a horrible position here. Grep smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Martinez wants to control but Grep is having none of it.
Martinez sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Martinez is trying is best to control the position here.
Martinez moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Grep is fighting to break Martinez's control of his arms but Martinez is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Grep landing some decent shots from guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Martinez looking to hit a scissor sweep but Grep is one step ahead there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Grep stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Martinez swivels though and keeps the full guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Grep accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Martinez utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Martinez keeping moving, preventing Grep from controlling successfully.
Grep working some strikes from top position.
Grep wants to pass the guard but Martinez is keeping the position.
Knatte Grep overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Martinez wants to control but Grep passes easily into half guard.
Martinez trying to control but Grep postures up.
Grep thows a huge punch but Martinez dodges it nicely.
Grep tries to pass the half guard into mount. Martinez knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Richard Martinez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Grep is looking for a kimura here.

Grep is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Grep not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Martinez is trying to maintain the position but Grep is very close to passing his half guard.
Grep is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Martinez trying to hold on to Grep's head to control him but Grep postures up.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Grep missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martinez makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Martinez.
Grep throwing strikes from guard but Martinez blocks nicely.
Grep is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Grep is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Grep passes into half guard.
Grep is looking to advance position but Martinez won't allow it.
Martinez avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Grep.
Grep working Martinez over with strikes.

Grep is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Martinez doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Grep.
Martinez moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Martinez is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Martinez managing to control the position.
Martinez will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.

Martinez is looking for a triangle but Grep pushes his legs off easily.
Martinez will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Grep postures up in Martinez's guard and throws a big left but Martinez blocks it.
Knatte Grep is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Grep lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Martinez preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

And that's the end of the fight!
Knatte Grep showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Grep has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 30:27
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Knatte Grep!