PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Bryan Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Murillomartins Martins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Williams
vs
Martins

155 cm
19
130 lbs
0 - 6 - 0

150 cm
20
130 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Bryan Williams!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Murillomartins Martins!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Leandro Rodrigues and Matheus Silva.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Williams misses with a low kick.

Williams drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Williams trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Martins manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Martins working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Martins throws a big right hand that misses.
Martins postures up in Williams's guard and throws a big left but Williams blocks it.
Williams is breathing heavily.
Martins postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Martins loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Martins trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Martins with a flurry of punches that miss.
Martins throws a strike but Williams rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

Martins pushes Williams off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams swings widly with a right hand

and Martins counters with a takedown into side control.
Williams defending against the ground and pound.
Williams parries the strikes from Martins easily there. Martins is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Williams to escape.
Martins working the body and head with strikes.
Williams could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Martins tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Martins throws a strike aimed at the side of Williams's head but Williams avoids it well.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Williams dodges the ground and pound from Martins.
Martins throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Martins has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Martins looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Williams is avoiding damage well.
Williams avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Martins.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martins throws an elbow but Williams slips to the side and avoids it well.
Martins throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Martins misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Williams managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Martins.
Williams parries the strikes from Martins easily there. Martins is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Williams to escape.
Martins tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Martins working the ground and pound but Williams is defending the strikes.
The ground and pound from Martins seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Martins misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Martins misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Martins creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Williams sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Martins working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martins lands a decent elbow from side control.
Martins in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Martins fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Martins working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Martins looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Williams is avoiding damage well.
Martins working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Martins tries to score with some ground and pound. Williams controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
An elbow from Martins crashes against the mat.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Williams defending against the ground and pound.
Sloppy strikes there by Martins.
Martins in side control, throwing shots but Williams defends.
Martins postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Martins misses with the ground and pound.
Martins sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Williams is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Martins misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Martins misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Martins tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Martins throws an elbow but Williams slips to the side and avoids it well.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Martins misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Martins sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Williams is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Martins postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Williams tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Martins wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Williams is trying to control Martins's posture but Martins avoids it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Murillomartins Martins dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Williams misses with a body shot.
Bryan Williams seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Williams looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.

Martins kicks off Williams and gets to his feet.
Williams misses with a leg kick.

Williams gets a double leg takedown into Martins's guard.

Martins pushes Williams off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Martins avoids the body shot from Williams.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Williams scores with a takedown into Martins's guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Williams looking to pass the guard.

Martins manages to escape and get back to his feet.

Williams drives through and clinches with Martins against the cage.
Williams prevents the takedown attempt.
Martins has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Williams after a bit of a struggle.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martins is trying to drag Williams to the mat but Williams just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Bryan Williams has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Murillomartins Martins.
Martins has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Williams is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Martins prevents Williams from breaking the clinch.
Martins is looking to take this one to the mat.
Williams wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Martins has him pressed against the cage.
Martins keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Williams's efforts to push away.
Martins has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Williams after a bit of a struggle.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams gets underhooks to prevent Martins's takedown attempt.
Williams is trying to break the clinch but Martins is controlling him.
Martins keeps control of Williams as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Martins looking for a takedown.
Martins is trying to drag Williams to the mat but Williams just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Williams wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

Williams manages to break the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Williams closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Murillomartins Martins has got the better of the ground game so far.
Williams wants to lay and pray for a moment but Martins keeps working.
Williams wants to free his trapped foot but Martins is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Williams looks to land a strike but Martins avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Martins has a closed guard, preventing Williams from standing up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bryan Williams dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Williams closes the distance and clinches.
A frustrated look appears on Williams's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Martins is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Martins changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Williams fights it off and pushes away nicely.

Martins gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Williams would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams is looking to work some ground and pound but Martins has wrist control.

Martins pushes Williams off and gets back to his feet.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Williams prevents a takedown attempt there.
Bryan Williams has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Murillomartins Martins.
Martins is looking for a takedown.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams has had enough of the clinch but Martins keeps him there for the moment.
Martins is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Williams pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Martins is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Williams pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Williams tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Martins keeps control of Williams as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Martins is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Williams is defending well.
Williams tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Williams misses with a shot to the kidneys.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams is trying to break free.
Williams has had enough of the clinch but Martins keeps him there for the moment.
Martins tries to score a body lock takedown but Williams shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Martins has Williams pressed against the cage, preventing Williams from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

Williams jumps guard and drags Martins to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Martins working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Martins throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Williams works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Martins throws a big right hand that misses.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Martins accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Martins throws a big elbow that misses.
Williams avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Williams is looking to stand up but Martins isn't so interested in that idea.
Williams avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Martins won't allow Williams to get back to his feet.
Martins throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Williams working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Martins.
Martins missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Williams trying to keep a closed guard but Martins is proving a slippery customer.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Martins in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

And that's the end of the fight!
Bryan Williams showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Williams 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 Mauricio Rocha scores the fight for Murillomartins Martins!
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight for Murillomartins Martins!
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight for Murillomartins Martins!

Murillomartins Martins wins by unanimous decision!