PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kelvin Fonte (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brett Martin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fonte's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, carnage. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Fonte
vs
Martin

200 cm
23
257 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

170 cm
22
240 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Decent elbows
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Determined

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 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Kelvin Fonte!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Brett Martin!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, John Mangel and Damien Edna.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Martin misses with a takedown

and Fonte counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Fonte.
Martin utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Martin stalling in the clinch but Fonte improves position.

Martin pulls guard successfully.
Fonte will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Fonte stays in close to Martin's body and controls the position.
Fonte looking to sit in guard and control but Martin gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Fonte knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Martin on the ground.
Martin forces his way into half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Martin lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Fonte pushes Martin off looking to stand but Martin dives back in and keeps control.
Martin thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Fonte's head.
Martin is trying to control the action in half guard but Fonte is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fonte is trying to control but Martin manages to pass to mount!
Fonte is looking to improve his position but Martin isn't that keen on the idea.
Martin raining down shots from the mount!
Martin with a couple of short strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fonte is in all sorts of trouble here.
Martin lands a big elbow.
Martin can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Fonte is looking to escape.
Martin lands with some strikes.
Fonte is breathing heavily.
Fonte is wriggling around trying to escape.
Martin has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Fonte's face.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Martin takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fonte tries to hold on but Martin pushes him away.
Martin looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Martin wants to control the pace but Fonte is squirming around nicely.
Martin looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Martin has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Martin wants to control the pace but Fonte is squirming around nicely.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Fonte takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Brett Martin dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Martin tries to clinch up but Fonte circles away and keeps his distance.
Fonte circles away from the clinch attempt.
Martin doesn't manage to clinch there - Fonte circles away.
Martin fails with the takedown.
Fonte lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Martin backs up against the cage.
Fonte checks a leg kick.

Fonte drives through with a takedown into Martin's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Fonte slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Martin keeping moving, preventing Fonte from controlling successfully.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Martin trying to control the position.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Martin shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Martin stuffs the takedown attempt from Fonte. Fonte gets slowly back to his feet.
Fonte throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Fonte stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Martin.
Brett Martin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A head kick misses from Martin.

Fonte clinches up with Martin and pushes him back against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martin jumps guard but Fonte turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Kelvin Fonte has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brett Martin.
Martin is breathing heavily.

Martin manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Fonte trying to control the position from guard on top but Martin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Martin is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Martin is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Fonte's corner is telling him to maintain position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

We're going to have a standup here because Kelvin Fonte wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.

Fonte feints and as Martin raises his hands in defense, Fonte changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Martin trying to keep a closed guard but Fonte is proving a slippery customer.
Fonte not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Fonte trying to control the position from guard on top but Martin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Kelvin Fonte.
Fonte fails with an attempt to clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fonte tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Martin manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

Fonte closes the distance and clinches.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.

Fonte has clasped his hands together around Martin's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Fonte controls the position.
Martin stops Fonte from passing to mount.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kelvin Fonte dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Fonte keeps the fight on the outside.
Martin misses with a leg kick

and Fonte moves into the clinch.

Fonte breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Martin throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Martin fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Fonte lands a head kick. Martin smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Fonte fails with an attempt to clinch.
Martin tries to clinch up.
Martin tries to bum rush Fonte with a series of wild strikes but Fonte uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Martin fails with an attempt to clinch.
Martin throws a low kick but Fonte moves out of range easily.
Martin tries a head kick but it misses.
Martin takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Fonte staying out of range there.

Fonte fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Martin sprawls well initially but Fonte persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Fonte looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Fonte wants to stand but his hand is trapped. Martin uses the opportunity to regain full guard.
Martin is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Fonte is controlling him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martin is trying to control the position but Fonte postures up.
Fonte slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Kelvin Fonte.
Fonte scores with a head kick. Martin tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Fonte wants to clinch up but Martin keeps it at a distance.

Fonte closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Martin quickly recovers to half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fonte trying to control the pace.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Kelvin Fonte wasn't doing enough on the ground.

Martin shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Fonte manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Martin looking to sit in guard and control but Fonte gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Martin 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.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Martin being controlled here, momentarily.
Fonte's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.

And that's the end of the fight!
Kelvin Fonte showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Fonte has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Steve Erwin scores the fight 29:28
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 29:28
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kelvin Fonte!
Kelvin Fonte was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.