PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Tony Jaa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dean Martin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Martin is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Dean Martin - LITTLE OLD WINE DRINKER ME . Tony Jaa had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business

Jaa
vs
Martin

175 cm
33
167 lbs
7 - 10 - 0

179 cm
26
169 lbs
7 - 12 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Experienced

BJJ Brown Belt
Decent boxing
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, Tony Jaa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 12 - 0, fighting out of London, Dean Martin!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Richard Clark and Paul Tew.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A leg kick checked by Martin.
Martin moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Jaa lands with a good body shot.
Jaa tries to clinch there but Martin circles away.

Martin gets tackled into the cage by Jaa. Jaa maintains the clinch.
Jaa has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Jaa tries a knee to the head but Martin blocks it.
A bit of stalling here from Martin.
Martin misses with a hook from the clinch.

Martin successfully pulls guard.
Martin has control of Jaa's left arm, preventing Jaa from doing any damage.
Martin has a closed guard, preventing Jaa from standing up.
Martin is trying to control the position but Jaa postures up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Martin is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.

Martin has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Jaa can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jaa wants to get up but he can't break Martin's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.

Jaa stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Martin scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Jaa doesn't seem bothered though.
Martin swats away the attempt to clinch by Jaa.
Jaa finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.

Martin clinches up against the cage.

Jaa breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Martin scores with a shot to the body.
Jaa throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Martin just misses with a punch to the body.
Jaa looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Jaa takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.

Jaa clinches with his opponent.

Martin escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jaa fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Martin has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jaa takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Martin blocks the body kick.
Martin takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Jaa pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Tony Jaa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Martin throws a chopping leg kick but Jaa manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Martin looks to throw the jab but Jaa is out of range.

Jaa clinches up with Martin and pushes him back against the cage.
Jaa is struggling to control the position.
Our sources have told us that Jaa has been working on his elbows in the gym.

Martin pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Jaa checks a low kick from Martin.
Martin misses with a looping left.
Nice uppercut there from Martin.
Martin looks to throw the jab but Jaa is out of range.
Martin tried to score with a low kick but Jaa checks it.
Martin swats away the attempt to clinch by Jaa.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martin looks to score with a jab to the body but Jaa is just out of range.
Jaa stalks Martin and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Martin's face. Martin staggers backwards, shaken.
Martin dodges the punch combination from Jaa.
Martin waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Jaa.
Jaa doesn't manage to clinch there - Martin circles away.
Jaa goes for a high kick. It partially lands.

Martin shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Jaa is trying to stand up here but Martin is controlling him well.

Jaa manages to escape and get back to his feet!

Martin moves into the clinch successfully.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Jaa pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
The fighters circling - Martin throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Jaa avoids a lazy jab quite easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jaa throws a looping overhand right but Martin ducks down to avoid it.
Martin lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Jaa slips a straight right by Martin.
Tony Jaa is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Martin shoots for a takedown but Jaa saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Martin tests Jaa's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A combination from Jaa does no damage.
Martin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jaa.
Jaa swats away the attempt to clinch by Martin.
Jaa checks a leg kick nicely.
Jaa shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Jaa moves away from the strike by Martin.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jaa throws a low kick but Martin moves out of range easily.

Jaa clinches up against the cage.
Jaa working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Martin scores with a shot to the side of Jaa's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Dean Martin will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Martin loads up on a big right hand but Jaa slips the punch.
Jaa fails in his attempt to clinch.
Martin misses with an uppercut.

Martin closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Martin looks to land a strike but Jaa avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Jaa is looking to stand up but Martin isn't so interested in that idea.
Martin wants to control from the top but Jaa keeps moving.
Martin looking to pass the guard.
Martin wants to control from the top but Jaa keeps moving.
Martin is looking to work some ground and pound but Jaa has wrist control.
Jaa is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Martin throwing strikes from guard but Jaa blocks nicely.
Martin postures up in Jaa's guard and throws a big left but Jaa blocks it.
Martin chips away with some ground and pound.
Martin postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Martin showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Martin in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Dean Martin has got the better of the ground game so far.
Martin is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Jaa wants to stand and escape but Martin is having none of it.
Martin throws a big right hand that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jaa utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Martin throwing strikes from guard but Jaa blocks nicely.
Martin trying to control the position from guard on top but Jaa is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Martin stops Jaa from standing up.
Martin is standing up over Jaa. Jaa looks to escape but Martin dives into side control.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Martin misses with the ground and pound.
The ground and pound from Martin seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Jaa pushes Martin away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Martin gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
The ground and pound from Martin seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Martin scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Jaa to see if he's OK.
Jaa is working to avoid the ground and pound but Martin connects with a decent elbow.
Martin has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martin working the ground and pound but Jaa is defending the strikes.
Martin controls the position.

Martin working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.

Martin thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Martin misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Martin throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Martin working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Martin tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Martin creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Martin wants to lay and pray for a moment but Jaa keeps working.
Jaa wants to get back to his feet but Martin drags him back down.

Martin tries for a kimura but Jaa is defending well.
Jaa is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Martin asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Martin cracks Jaa with a big right hand but Jaa just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Martin looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Jaa is avoiding damage well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dean Martin showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Jaa wants to clinch.
Jaa moves away from the strike by Martin.

Jaa gets in close and instigates a clinch.

Jaa breaks the clinch.
Jaa throws a head kick that misses.
Martin wants to land a leg kick but Jaa is out of range.
Jaa blocks a low kick nicely.
Jaa moves in looking to clinch but Martin pushes him off.
Tony Jaa is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Martin swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Jaa avoids the body shot from Martin.
Jaa takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Dean Martin seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Martin connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Jaa's hands.
Jaa tries to clinch up but Martin circles away and keeps his distance.
Martin avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Martin misses with a wild body shot.
Jaa explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jaa throws the kick towards the body but Martin avoids it.

Jaa forces Martin back against the cage and clinches.
Jaa scores with a shot to the side of Martin's head.
Martin is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Jaa wants to get back to striking at distance but Martin won't allow it.
Martin blocks an uppercut.

Martin breaks the clinch.
Martin throws a good cross that connects.
Jaa takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Jaa wants to clinch.
Martin looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Martin fails with an attempt to clinch.
Martin missing with a left hand there. Jaa was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Jaa goes for a high kick. It partially lands.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Jaa has Martin up against the cage in a clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Martin swings wildly with an uppercut but Jaa uses good head movement to avoid it.
Martin will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Jaa up against the cage.
Martin tries a body shot but Jaa blocks it.
Martin trying to control the position but instead, Jaa has worked for underhooks and has pushed Martin into the cage.
Jaa misses with an elbow strike.
Jaa can't find room to land a body shot as Martin controls the action.
Martin tries to throw a body punch but Jaa avoids it by throwing Martin back against the cage.
Jaa is trying to maintain a safe position but Martin gets an underhook and turns Jaa into the cage.
Jaa has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jaa leaning his opponent against the cage.
Jaa wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Martin has him pressed against the cage.
Martin digs a right hand into Jaa's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Jaa's gas tank.
Martin tries to work over Jaa's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

Martin breaks from the clinch.
Martin connects with an inside leg kick.
Jaa wants to clinch.
Martin blocks a head kick by Jaa.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Martin thows a body shot but no joy.
Jaa doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.

Martin fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Jaa sprawls well initially but Martin persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Jaa wants to get back to his feet.

Martin is looking for a kimura here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jaa blocking the ground and pound attempt from Martin.
Martin throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Martin stops Jaa from getting back to his feet.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Martin in particular looking to stall.
Martin missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Dean Martin is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Martin stops Jaa from getting back to his feet.
Tony Jaa has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

Martin is trying to work for a kimura but Jaa is defending well.

And that's the end of the fight!
Dean Martin comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Martin 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 James Ackerman scores the fight 27:30
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dean Martin!
Dean Martin thanked the fans post fight for their support.