PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Nolan Martin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Panzer Grenadier (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Martin kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is War - The Sick Puppies. Grenadier has chosen Esaka '96 as his entrance music. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Martin
vs
Grenadier

180 cm
27
179 lbs
13 - 6 - 1

180 cm
24
181 lbs
13 - 6 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

5th Round Clothing

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 13 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Nolan Martin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Panzer Grenadier!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Gwen Towbar and Alan Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grenadier swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Grenadier tries a head kick but it misses.
Grenadier lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Martin moves out of range of the body kick.
Panzer Grenadier seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Grenadier wants to clinch up but Martin keeps it at a distance.
Grenadier throws a leg kick
and Martin counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Both fighters circling a little - Grenadier finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Grenadier feints and then cracks Martin's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Martin down.
Grenadier scoring well with a low kick there.
Grenadier throws a leg kick but Martin checks it.
Grenadier slaps away a takedown attempt from Martin, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Grenadier lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Martin misses with a wild body shot.
A nice inside leg kick there by Grenadier. That's going to slow Martin down.
Martin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Grenadier moves away.
Grenadier tries a head kick but it misses.

Grenadier clinches up against the cage.
Martin has a couple of punches blocked by Grenadier.

Grenadier breaks from the clinch.
Grenadier lands a leg kick that knocks Martin off balance momentarily.
Martin walks into a stiff left hand from Grenadier.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Martin changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Grenadier looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Grenadier keeping his opponent close.
Martin looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Grenadier is avoiding damage well.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Martin fails to land a wild elbow strike.

Martin is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Grenadier has escaped the position, nice work there.
Martin has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Martin working the strikes but Grenadier uses the opportunity to regain half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martin is looking to advance position but Grenadier won't allow it.
Martin sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Grenadier defending well though.
Martin with the ground and pound but Grenadier uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Grenadier preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Martin throwing strikes but missing.
Martin throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Martin throwing strikes but missing.
Martin throws a strike but Grenadier rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grenadier's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Martin manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Grenadier manages to get himself to full guard.

Grenadier is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Martin misses with a hook to the ribs.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Martin blocks an uppercut.
Grenadier misses with a short punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Panzer Grenadier dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Grenadier swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Martin slips a jab from Grenadier.
A punch combination from Martin misses.
Grenadier feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Martin's calf.
Martin swings for the body but Grenadier moves out of range.
Grenadier pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Grenadier throws a nice looking combination but Martin bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Grenadier tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Grenadier misses with an uppercut.
Martin slips under a jab from Grenadier.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Grenadier has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Martin.
Martin avoids the body shot from Grenadier.
Martin throws a looping overhand right but Grenadier ducks down to avoid it.
Grenadier wants to clinch.
Grenadier lands with an uppercut that bounces Martin off the cage and back into range.
Grenadier throws a right hand that misses
and Martin counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Martin slips a straight right by Grenadier.
Grenadier throws out a loose jab but Martin uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Grenadier.
Grenadier tries to clinch up.
A lazy body kick from Grenadier

and Martin counters with a shoot takedown. Grenadier fights it but they end up in guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Martin throws a strike but Grenadier rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Grenadier trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Grenadier is looking to stand up but Martin won't let him.
Grenadier postures up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martin is really struggling to control Grenadier but he's trying to hold on to the position.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Nolan Martin.
Martin blocks a head kick by Grenadier.
Martin doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Grenadier misses the shot to the body.

Martin drives through with a takedown into guard.
Martin preventing the sweep.
Martin works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Martin not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Martin thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Martin thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Grenadier is staying active underneath Martin, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Nice strikes from Martin there.

Grenadier makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Grenadier misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Martin.
Grenadier tries to clinch but Martin moves away
letting Martin counter with a right hand.
Panzer Grenadier is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Grenadier changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Grenadier connects with an inside leg kick.
Grenadier throws a lazy uppercut
and Martin counters with a nice low kick that buckles Grenadier's knee momentarily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Panzer Grenadier will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Grenadier looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Grenadier is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Martin moves out of range of the body kick from Grenadier.
Grenadier tries to close the distance and clinch up but Martin swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Grenadier misses with a straight left.
Martin blocks the body kick.
Grenadier misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Martin.
Nice body punch from Martin.
Martin throws an overhand right that lands on Grenadier's shoulder, as Grenadier tries to avoid the shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Grenadier tries to score with a low kick but Martin moves his leg out of the way.
Panzer Grenadier seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Grenadier tries to clinch there but Martin circles away.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Grenadier.
Martin explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Grenadier.
Grenadier tries to clinch
letting Martin counter with a right hand.
Grenadier moves in looking to clinch but Martin pushes him off.
Grenadier stuffs the takedown.
Grenadier moves in looking to clinch but Martin pushes him off.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Grenadier.
Grenadier misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Martin.
Grenadier checks a low kick from Martin.

Grenadier gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Grenadier on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Martin blocks a body shot from Grenadier.
Grenadier misses with some punches.
Grenadier doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Grenadier wants to break the clinch but can't.
Grenadier trying to stall but Martin improves his position.
Martin unloads a knee to the mid-section. Grenadier lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grenadier misses with a body punch.
Grenadier throws a punch but it's blocked by Martin.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Grenadier tries to throw a body punch but Martin avoids it by throwing Grenadier back against the cage.
Martin makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Martin misses with a short punch on the inside.
Grenadier is trying to force a seperation but Martin has the dominant position.

Grenadier breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Martin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Grenadier tries to close the distance and clinch up but Martin swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Grenadier avoids the body shot from Martin.
Grenadier swings for the body but Martin moves out of range.
Panzer Grenadier is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Martin staying out of range there.
A low kick from Grenadier is predictable there

and Martin counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Martin trying to control but Grenadier is working from the bottom.
Martin throws a big right hand that misses.
Grenadier pulls Martin in close to prevent any damage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Grenadier is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Martin working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Panzer Grenadier.
I've got Grenadier winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Wesley Smith scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Panzer Grenadier!
Panzer Grenadier bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.