PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gustavo Martins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Corey Payne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Payne is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Till I Collapse by Eminem. Gustavo Martins looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.

Martins
vs
Payne

225 cm
25
260 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

190 cm
25
240 lbs
3 - 5 - 0

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Good chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Gustavo Martins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Corey Payne!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Jonathan Paton and Reed Andrews.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Payne shoots in and gets a takedown into Martins's guard.
Payne trying to stand up but can't free himself from Martins's guard.

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

Martins is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Payne is aware though and is defending well.

Martins throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Payne escapes and throws Martins's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Payne wants to control but Martins is keeping him busy.
Martins parries the strikes from Payne easily there. Payne is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Martins to escape.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Payne wants to stand but Martins has him controlled and pulls him back into his guard.
Martins keeping moving, preventing Payne from controlling successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Payne stands up and waves to Martins to follow him.
The fight stays on the outside here - Payne looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Payne moves in looking to clinch but Martins pushes him off.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Payne throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Martins.
Payne wants to clinch.
Martins looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Payne is fending him off so far but Martins persists. Nope, Payne circles away and we're back to standing.
Martins fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Martins blocks a low kick nicely.
Payne displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Martins.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gustavo Martins. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Martins is breathing heavily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Payne knocks Martins to the floor with a head kick! Can he finish him!?

It looks like Gustavo Martins has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Martins is not content to let Payne control the position.
Payne content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Payne wants to control but Martins is keeping him busy.
Payne wants to stand but Martins has his arm trapped.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Payne trying to control the action but Martins is working from the bottom.

Corey Payne has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Payne tries to clinch but Martins moves out of range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Payne drives through with a takedown into guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Payne is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Payne closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Martins did well to prevent Payne getting side control.
Payne is looking to stand up but he'll have to free his leg first. Instead, Martins manages to get to full guard.
Payne content to stall in guard here.
Martins really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Payne lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Payne trying to control the position from guard on top but Martins is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Payne really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Martins. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Corey Payne.

Payne rushes Martins and presses him up against the cage.

Payne successfully pulls guard.

Payne working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Martins doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Martins manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Payne is looking to stand up but Martins isn't so interested in that idea.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Payne trying to control the position.
Payne looking to control but Martins passes into half guard.

Martins is working for a submission of some sort.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Payne is doing well to control the position and prevent Martins from advancing to side control.
Payne works his way to full guard. Good work.

Payne is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Martins is aware though and is defending well.
Martins will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Payne wants to sweep here but Martins controlling him for the moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Martins pushes down on Payne's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Payne is breathing heavily.

Martins seems to be working for a kimura but Payne defends the submission attempt.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Payne is trying to stand up here but Martins is controlling him well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Corey Payne showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Gustavo Martins's cut.
That's time! Martins's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. 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.

Payne gets a double leg takedown into Martins's guard.
Payne trying to control the position from guard on top but Martins is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Payne is trying to tuck his arms in to keep them safe but Martins has managed to isolate one of them and has got a loose triangle. Payne is looking to defend but Martins has done well to lock his legs together - this could be big trouble for Payne! Martins pulls down on the head and a little smile comes across his face - he knows he's got it. Yep, Payne taps out and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:32 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Gustavo Martins!