PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ricky Sutherland (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcel Martin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sutherland comes to the cage accompanied by Jazzy Jeff and The Fresh Prince - Boom (Shake The Room). Martin is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: RAWR. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

Sutherland
vs
Martin

185 cm
19
180 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

176 cm
22
167 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

Olympic wrestler
Good kicks
Good gas tank

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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 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Ricky Sutherland!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Marcel Martin!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Chris Edwards and Sam Margolis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Martin tries to bum rush Sutherland with a series of wild strikes but Sutherland uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Sutherland tries to clinch up.
Horrible takedown by Sutherland or perhaps it was just good defense by Martin which made him look bad.
Sutherland goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Martin feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Sutherland's calf.
Martin attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Sutherland lands with a nice combination. Martin backs away looking to recover.

Sutherland shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Sutherland showed some decent athleticism there.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.

Sutherland is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Martin defends it well.

Martin has one foot on Sutherland's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Sutherland misses with a double jab.
Ricky Sutherland seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Martin scores with a kick to the midsection.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Martin drives through with a takedown into guard.
Martin is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Martin gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Sutherland throws a series of punches but Martin avoids them all with ease.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Martin. Sutherland shrugs it off though.
Sutherland is breathing heavily.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Martin.
Martin misses with a double jab.
Martin looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Sutherland misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Sutherland throws a body punch but Martin moves out of range.
Martin throws a head kick but Sutherland moves out of range.
Martin misses the jab.
Martin throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Sutherland throws a right and a left that both miss.
Sutherland throws a right hand that Martin ducks under and follows up with a left that Martin also avoids with ease.
Martin misses with a body kick.
Sutherland avoids a kick to the body.
Sutherland checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sutherland throws a big shot that misses.
Martin throws a jab but it's blocked by Sutherland.
Martin circles away from the clinch attempt.
Sutherland blocks a head kick by Martin.
Sutherland blocks the body kick.
Sutherland blocks a head kick by Martin.
Sutherland swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Sutherland stalks Martin and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Martin's face. Martin staggers backwards, shaken.

Martin is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Sutherland's half guard.
Sutherland has hold of Martin's hands but Martin slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Martin lands a nice short elbow.
Martin wants to stand up but Sutherland has a hold of him and won't allow it.
Martin is taking a breather. Sutherland says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Martin is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martin controlling the pace.

The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Sutherland actively working from the bottom here.
Martin trying to control the action but Sutherland is working from the bottom.

Martin is looking for a kimura here.
Sutherland wants to sweep but Martin has passed to side control!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Martin works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Martin wants to lay and pray for a moment but Sutherland keeps working.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Check out the look on Martin's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Martin connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Sutherland some visible discomfort.
Sutherland manages to get back to half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Martin lands strikes from half guard.
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.
Sutherland tries to roll over but Martin keeps him under control.
Martin trying to control the action but Sutherland is working from the bottom.
Martin tries to stand but can't do so whilst Sutherland controls his leg.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Martin controlling the action here.

Martin postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Sutherland to stand up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Martin shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.

Sutherland looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Martin is trying to control the action in half guard but Sutherland is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Sutherland manages to get to full guard.
Martin wants to control from the top but Sutherland keeps moving.
Martin looking to pass the guard.
Martin is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.

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

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sutherland looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

Sutherland is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Martin must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Martin is in close to Sutherland's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Martin really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Sutherland. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Martin trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

Sutherland looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Sutherland has momentary wrist control but Martin slips an elbow through the middle.

Martin stands up and waves to Sutherland to follow him.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Martin misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Martin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Martin slips a jab and a cross from Sutherland.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sutherland throws a right hand that Martin ducks under and follows up with a left that Martin also avoids with ease.
Martin checks a leg kick.
Crunch! Martin slams his shin into Sutherland's torso.
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 throws a body punch but Sutherland moves out of range.

Martin closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Sutherland's guard.
Sutherland keeping full guard, as Martin tries to pass.
Martin landing with the ground and pound.
Martin's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Martin wants to get up but he can't break Sutherland's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Martin stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Sutherland swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Martin has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Sutherland is proving hard to escape from.
Martin advances position into side control!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sutherland is trying to improve his position.

Martin has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Martin feints and then cracks Sutherland's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Sutherland down.
Sutherland misses the jab.
Martin plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Martin has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Martin throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Martin throws the left hand but Sutherland avoids the punch easily.
Martin stuns Sutherland with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Sutherland moves out of range of the leg kick from Martin.
Martin swings for the body but Sutherland moves out of range.
Sutherland avoids a kick to the body.

Martin looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Sutherland!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Martin is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Sutherland has managed to escape the submission attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sutherland tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Martin tries to control but Sutherland wriggling away.
Martin landing punches.
Sutherland bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Sutherland pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Martin is keeping the position for now.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Marcel Martin showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Martin blocks a jab.
Sutherland checks a leg kick.
Sutherland wants to clinch.
A leg kick checked by Sutherland.
Sutherland works over Martin's head and body with a nice combination.
Martin slips a straight right by Sutherland.
Sutherland tries for a takedown but Martin sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Sutherland moves out of range of the body kick.
Sutherland moves out of range of the leg kick from Martin.
Martin slips a jab and a cross from Sutherland.
No joy there for Martin, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Martin lands with a kick to the temple. Sutherland shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"

It looks like Ricky Sutherland has been cut.
Martin scores with a push kick.
Marcel Martin seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Martin throws a nice inside leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Sutherland tries to sprawl but Martin drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Martin perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Martin seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Martin drops an elbow to the side of Sutherland's head.
Martin looks to score some points with some ground and pound.

Martin escapes and gets back to his feet.
No joy there for Martin, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Sutherland takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
The fight stays on the outside here - Sutherland looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Martin decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Martin content to control rather than advance.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Martin lands a nice short elbow.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Martin stands up from half guard.
Martin cracks the inside of Sutherland's front leg.
Ricky Sutherland has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Martin, right into the meat.
Sutherland avoids a kick to the body.
A head kick misses from Martin.
Martin throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Martin looks to land a body kick but Sutherland moved away.
Sutherland lands a right hook to the body.
Martin will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Martin misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Sutherland shoots for a double leg takedown but Martin sprawls well. He's pushed Sutherland's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Sutherland has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Martin.
Sutherland throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Sutherland tries for a takedown but Martin sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ricky Sutherland. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A solid leg kick lands there for Martin.
Martin connects with a leg kick. Sutherland looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Martin chopping away at his opponent's legs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Martin misses the target.
Sutherland slips a straight right by Martin.
Crunch! Martin slams his shin into Sutherland's torso.
Sutherland tries to clinch but Martin moves out of range.
Martin pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sutherland lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Martin circles away quickly and effectively.
Martin scores with a head kick.
Sutherland has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Martin.

Martin shoots in and bounces Sutherland off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.

Sutherland is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Martin defends well.
Martin with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sutherland wants to sweep here but Martin controlling him for the moment.

Sutherland is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Martin defends well.
Martin looking to pass the guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Sutherland has an active guard here but Martin has managed to pass into half guard.
Martin content to control rather than advance.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

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

And that's the end of the fight!
Marcel Martin comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Martin has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 James Atkins scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Marcel Martin!
After the big win, Marcel Martin made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Firebird Designs and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.