PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cael Sanderson Bot (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dustin Martin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Martin has chosen Smells like Teen Spirit as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Sanderson Bot
vs
Martin

177 cm
25
287 lbs
15 - 4 - 0

205 cm
32
270 lbs
21 - 7 - 1

Great wrestler
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Crippler's Corner
BeastMode

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cael Sanderson Bot!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dustin Martin!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Daniel Franklin and Alan Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bot comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.

Bot closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Martin's guard.
Bot stays in close to Martin's body and controls the position.
Bot might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Bot is looking to work some ground and pound but Martin has wrist control.
Martin wants to sweep here but Bot controlling him for the moment.
Martin is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bot is pushing down on Martin's leg trying to pass to half guard. Martin is fighting to maintain full guard but Bot has managed to sneak the leg through.
Bot uses his free foot to push down on Martin's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Martin.
Bot throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Bot postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Martin looks a forlorn figure.
Bot punching from mount but Martin doing a good job of avoiding damage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bot sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Martin is looking to improve his position but Bot isn't that keen on the idea.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Martin slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martin is trying to stand.
Martin keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bot takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Martin is staying active underneath Bot, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Martin controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Bot prevents Martin from improving his position.
Nice strikes from Bot there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martin is staying active underneath Bot, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Martin trying to hold on to Bot's head to control him but Bot postures up.
Bot is looking to advance position but Martin won't allow it.
Bot prevents Martin from improving his position.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Martin regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Bot.
Martin wants to stand up but Bot is controlling him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bot trying to control the position from guard on top but Martin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bot trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Martin has control of Bot's left arm, preventing Bot from doing any damage.
Bot missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Martin working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Bot.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bot with a flurry of punches that miss.
Bot stopping the sweep attempt from Martin.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Cael Sanderson Bot 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.

Bot throws a head kick but Martin moves out of range.
A slapping leg kick lands for Martin.
Bot cracks Martin with an open hand slap.
Bot tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Martin was well out of range. Poor timing from Bot.
Martin connects with a looping right hand.
Martin lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Martin connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Bot momentarily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Donk. Martin catches Bot right on the button with a cross.
A chopping leg kick lands by Martin.
Martin defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Bot.
Bot ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Martin lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Bot looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Cael Sanderson Bot seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bot thows a body shot but no joy.
Martin lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Bot at a distance.
Martin takes a swing at Bot's ribcage but misses.
Bot gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Martin uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bot.
Dustin Martin seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Bot keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bot. Martin does a little dance to reset his feet.
Martin dips to his left and cracks Bot with an uppercut!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bot misses with a jab to the body
and Martin counters with a thumping low kick.
Bot thows a body shot but no joy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bot takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Martin takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Bot misses with a body punch
and Martin connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Martin displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Bot.
Martin scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Martin throws a leg kick which misses Bot's front leg but catches the back leg as Bot tries to avoid it.
Martin tries to work over Bot's front leg with a kick but Bot checks it.
Bot avoids the head kick by Martin.
Martin fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Bot is out of range.
Bot with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Martin to score with a decent uppercut.
Dustin Martin is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martin swings for the body but Bot moves out of range.
Bot checks the leg kick.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Bot is defended easily by Martin.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cael Sanderson Bot. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bot misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Martin.
Bot looks to score with a jab to the body but Martin is just out of range.
Bot throws a right hand that misses
and Martin counters with a nice uppercut.
Martin lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Martin.
Bot throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bot fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Martin manages to avoid it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bot throws a push kick but Martin slaps the foot to one side.

Martin lands a big head kick that sends Bot tumbling to the mat! Martin takes a step backwards and waves Bot back to his feet - he wants the finish!

Bot is rocked!

It looks like Cael Sanderson Bot has been cut.
Bot digs a good body shot into Martin's ribs.
Oh Bot is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Martin tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Bot seems to have got his legs back now.
Martin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bot moves away.
Bot checks a leg kick nicely.
Bot shoots in for a double leg but Martin sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Bot is looking to wear down Martin with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Martin jabs Bot right on the nose. Bot blinks but takes it well.
Martin connects with a nice looking jab.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Martin with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Bot misses with a low kick.
Martin is looking to slow Bot down with leg kicks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dustin Martin showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Cael Sanderson Bot's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Bot takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Bot needs to keep his hands up - Martin had a free shot at his head there.
Martin is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Martin pivots, looking for a leg kick but Bot is out of range and Martin settles back down.
Martin lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Bot circles away quickly and effectively.
Martin throws an overhand right that lands on Bot's shoulder, as Bot tries to avoid the shot.
The fight stays on the outside here - Martin looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Bot closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Martin quickly recovers to half guard.
Bot wants to control but Martin is keeping him busy.
Martin manages to get to full guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bot trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bot postures up in Martin's guard and throws a big left but Martin blocks it.
Martin looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Martin is on top in guard.
Martin trying to control the position from guard on top but Bot is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Martin preventing the sweep.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bot keeping moving, preventing Martin from controlling successfully.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Dustin Martin wasn't active enough on the ground.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Martin can't find room to land a body shot as Bot controls the action.
Martin swings wildly with an uppercut but Bot uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bot tries for a takedown. No joy.
Martin goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Martin lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Bot blocks a body shot from Martin.
Martin tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bot lands with a short head shot on the inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martin looking to stall.
Martin lands a nice elbow.
Martin lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Bot backwards.
Bot misses with a body punch.
Martin has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Martin misses with some punches.
Martin fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bot takes a knee right on the jaw!
Bot can't get the takedown.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Bot is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Martin lands an elbow inside that Bot shrugs off.
Martin working Bot over with knees to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Bot just misses with a elbow thrown towards Martin's brow.
Martin with a knee to the head.
Martin goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Martin swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Martin tries to land knees in the clinch but Bot avoids the damage to the body.
Bot drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Martin gets the underhooks and prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cael Sanderson Bot. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bot blocks a body shot from Martin.
Nice body punch from Martin - that landed with a thud.
Martin scores a nice knee to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Martin obliges.
Martin lands a right hand that snaps the head of Bot backwards.
Martin is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Martin putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Bot in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Martin creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Martin pushes Bot back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dustin Martin really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Cael Sanderson Bot's cut.
That's time! Bot's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Martin looks to score with a jab to the body but Bot is just out of range.
Martin fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Bot sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Martin moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A good leg kick by Martin.
Martin turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Martin fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
That kick from Martin tenderised Bot's leg. Bot is trying to keep his angry face on.
Martin dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Bot. That did some damage!
Nice shot lands for Martin.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Bot has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Martin.
Martin ducks down and throws a hook to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Martin fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Bot on the side of the head.
Martin tries to clinch up.
Bot is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Martin scores with a punch to the head.
Martin connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A good leg kick by Martin.
Bot takes one to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bot looks for the body kick but Martin saw that one coming.
Martin lands a really nice looking cross but Bot seems unphased.
Bot fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Martin manages to avoid it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martin lands a head kick!
A shot to the liver by Martin. Beautiful body shot.
Martin wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
An inside leg kick lands from Martin.
Martin is looking to clinch.
The crowd cheers as Martin lands an impressive looking overhand right. Bot doesn't seem phased though.
Martin has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Bot checks a leg kick nicely.
Martin throws a leg kick that misses.
Martin scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Martin throws a leg kick but Bot sees it coming and checks it nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bot takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Bot shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Martin defends it nicely.
Martin throws a nice head kick!
Martin scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Bot stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Martin.
Martin takes a swing at Bot's ribcage but misses.
Bot takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Martin connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Martin throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Martin throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Martin lands a leg kick that knocks Bot off balance momentarily.
Martin bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Bot swats away the attempt to clinch by Martin.
Martin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bot manages to avoid it.
Martin lands a nice looking kick to the body. Bot takes a step back to recover.
Martin lands a head shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bot misses with a takedown attempt
and Martin counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Martin dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Bot. That did some damage!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dustin Martin dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Cael Sanderson Bot's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Bot misses with a body punch
and Martin counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Martin dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Martin lands with a thumping leg kick.
Bot takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Martin throws a leg kick but Bot sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Bot takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Martin connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Martin misses with a low kick.
Martin keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Bot avoids the body shot from Martin.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Martin with a nice cross.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Martin moves in looking to clinch but Bot pushes him off.
Bot misses with a body punch

and Martin counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Martin misses with a body punch.
Martin missing with knees to the body.
Bot blocks a punch to the side of the head.

Martin is fighting off a takedown attempt but Bot is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Martin to the mat. Martin regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Bot scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Martin is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Bot works over Martin with some ground and pound from guard.
Martin looking for a sweep. Not yet Martin, not yet.
Cael Sanderson Bot has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bot throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Martin works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bot is looking to work some ground and pound but Martin has wrist control.
Bot throws a big right hand that misses.
Martin is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Bot postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Bot throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Martin trying to control the position.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Bot loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bot postures up in Martin's guard and throws a big left but Martin blocks it.
Bot stopping the sweep attempt from Martin.
Bot wants to pass the guard but Martin is keeping the position.
Bot scoring with punches to the head and body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Martin trying to control the position.
Bot throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Bot landing some decent shots from guard.
Dustin Martin is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Martin tries to land a sweep but no joy.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bot pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Martin is keeping the position for now.
Martin bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Bot's guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Cael Sanderson Bot.
I think Martin has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 45:49
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 46:49
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 46:48

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dustin Martin!
Dustin Martin is the new heavyweight champion!
A relieved looking Dustin Martin thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.