PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tristan Coffey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Piruloko Martins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Coffey
vs
Martins

217 cm
18
177 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

185 cm
18
180 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Tristan Coffey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Piruloko Martins!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Felipe Paraventi and Matheus Silva.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Coffey drives through with a takedown into guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Martins wants to stand up but Coffey is controlling him.
Martins looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Coffey puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Martins desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Coffey prevents Martins from improving his position.
Coffey prevents Martins from standing back up.

Coffey wants to work for an arm triangle but Martins is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Martins is trying to maintain the position but Coffey is very close to passing his half guard.

Martins actively working from the bottom here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Coffey tries to pass the half guard into mount. Martins knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Martins trying to control but Coffey postures up.
Coffey sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Coffey really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Coffey takes a kick to the side of the head.
Martins misses with a wild combination.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Coffey rushes Martins and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Coffey avoids a wild elbow strike from Martins.
Martins is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Coffey fails to pull guard.
Coffey wants a takedown but no success here.

Coffey wants the takedown. Martins is fighting it off but Coffey persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Martins's guard against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Coffey sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Martins working a defensive guard but Coffey passes into half guard.
Coffey tries to stand but his arm is trapped.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martins moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Coffey preventing the sweep.

Coffey drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Coffey jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Coffey will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Martins has his hands on Coffey's head, controlling the position.
Martins looks winded!
Coffey controls from within his opponent's guard.
Coffey seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Martins for as long as he can get away with.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Coffey lands a couple of elbows.
Martins working a defensive guard but Coffey passes into half guard.
Coffey is taking a breather. Martins says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Martins wants to improve his position but Coffey is controlling well.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Martins is trying to control but Coffey manages to pass to mount!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tristan Coffey 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.

Coffey forces Martins back against the cage and clinches.
Martins wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Coffey has him pressed against the cage.
Coffey is pressed up against the cage. Martins has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Coffey down to the mat. Coffey avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Coffey leaves Martins with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Martins scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Martins gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Coffey moves into the clinch.
Tristan Coffey has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Piruloko Martins.

Coffey manages to break the clinch.
Coffey pivots, looking for a leg kick but Martins is out of range and Coffey settles back down.
Martins gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Coffey counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Coffey wants a takedown.
Martins is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Martins is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Coffey is defending well.
Martins is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Coffey misses with a knee strike.
Coffey drops down looking for an ankle pick but Martins pulls his leg out and moves away.
Coffey pulls out of a head kick attempt.

Coffey closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Coffey performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Coffey tries to pass to full mount but Martins defends it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Martins is defending against the submission attempts here by Coffey.
Coffey lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Martins is looking for a sweep. Coffey is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Nice strikes from Coffey there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Coffey gets to his feet - back to striking we go!

Coffey clinches.

Coffey turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Coffey manages to end up in side control.
Coffey wants to stand but Martins has his arm trapped.
Martins is trying to buck Coffey off.

Coffey stands up and beckons Martins to his feet.

Coffey moves into the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Martins tries to pull guard but Coffey won't allow it.

Coffey turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Martins looks to move to half guard but instead Coffey has passed into mount! Damn!
Coffey lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Martins hang on?
Coffey sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Coffey takes Martins's back.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Coffey has Martins flattened out and is raining down punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tristan Coffey dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Coffey fails in his attempt to clinch.

Coffey drives through with a takedown into guard.
Coffey sitting in guard here, content to control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Coffey wants to stand but Martins is controlling his posture from full guard.
Coffey postures up.
Coffey tries to free his leg and advance position but Martins is retaining full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

We're going to have a standup here because Tristan Coffey wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Martins scores with a shot to the body.

Martins gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Martins wants to stall.
Coffey is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Martins to keep the fight standing.
Martins is looking for a takedown.
Martins takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Martins drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.

Coffey lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Coffey is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Martins wants to control but Coffey is keeping busy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Coffey in particular looking to stall.
Coffey wants to pass the guard but Martins is defending well.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Coffey slows the pace down in half guard.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Tristan Coffey wasn't doing enough on the ground.

Coffey closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Martins quickly recovers to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Coffey content to control rather than advance.
Coffey scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Coffey is thwarting Martins's attempts to control the position.
Coffey prevents Martins from improving his position.
Coffey tries to stand but can't do so whilst Martins controls his leg.
Coffey seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Coffey wants to take a breather but Martins is having none of it.
Martins trying to hold on to Coffey's head to control him but Coffey postures up.

Tristan Coffey has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Martins tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Coffey manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Martins avoids the head kick by Coffey.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Martins shoots and misses

and Coffey counters by clinching up.
Tristan Coffey has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Piruloko Martins.

Coffey has hold of one of Martins's legs. Martins is fighting the takedown attempt but Coffey gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Piruloko Martins has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tristan Coffey is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Coffey is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tristan Coffey showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Coffey, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Luis Engracia scores the fight 30:27
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 30:27
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tristan Coffey!