PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sing Yang (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Max Martello (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Yang
vs
Martello

185 cm
25
220 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

200 cm
31
255 lbs
10 - 21 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Very quick

BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
Powerful

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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Sing Yang!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 21 - 0, fighting out of London, Max Martello!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Daniel Bishop and Richard Clark.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Martello fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Yang tries to clinch but Martello is having none of it.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Martello.
Yang defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Martello.
Sing Yang has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Max Martello.
Martello tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Yang swivels and escapes.
Yang checks the leg kick.
Yang tries to clinch there but Martello circles away.
Yang wants to clinch up but Martello keeps it at a distance.
Yang tries to close the distance and clinch up but Martello swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Martello tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Yang manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Yang tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Martello paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Yang tries to clinch up but Martello circles away and keeps his distance.

Yang has taken the fight to the clinch.
Martello tries to circle away but Yang has him pinned against the cage.
Yang lands a nice elbow.

It looks like Max Martello has been cut.
Yang crunches a lovely knee into Martello's ribcage.
Martello looks gassed!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Yang with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Yang missing with knees to the body.
Martello takes a knee right on the jaw!
Yang creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yang crunches a lovely knee into Martello's ribcage.
Yang using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Yang has Martello pushed against the cage.
Yang misses with a knee strike.
Yang misses with a knee to the head.
Yang connects with a nasty looking knee right to Martello's face.
Yang lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Yang stops a takedown attempt from Martello.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Yang comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Yang.
Yang with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Yang putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Martello in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Yang throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Yang using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Martello has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Yang misses with a knee strike.
Yang putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Martello in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knees in the clinch landing for Yang.
Yang throws a knee to the head but misses.
Yang throws an elbow that misses.
Yang utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Martello jumps guard but Yang turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Yang lands an elbow inside.
Martello tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Yang misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Martello.
Martello is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Nice elbow from Yang.
Yang lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Yang lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Yang lands an elbow inside.
Yang blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Yang misses with a knee to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martello can't get the takedown.
Nice elbow from Yang.
Yang creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Yang pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.

Martello wants the takedown. Yang is fighting it off but Martello persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Yang's guard against the cage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Yang wants to control but Martello passes easily into half guard.
Martello wants to control but Yang is keeping him busy.

Martello is looking for a kimura here.
Yang is trying to maintain the position but Martello is very close to passing his half guard.

The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Martello is looking for a kimura here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Martello wants to take a breather but Yang is having none of it.
Martello is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Yang might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.

Martello is trying for a kimura here. Yang looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Martello wins by kimura!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Max Martello!