PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Madz Ladz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dean Martin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Ladz
vs
Martin

195 cm
24
265 lbs
9 - 6 - 0

195 cm
41
282 lbs
33 - 23 - 1

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

Olympic wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Fury Nutrition Inc.

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 9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Madz Ladz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 33 - 23 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dean Martin !
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Jorge Garcia and Jonathan Paton.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Martin thuds his right hand into Ladz's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Martin throws a shot from downtown. Ladz moves away and avoids it.
Martin looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Ladz on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Martin misses the shot to the body.
Ladz with a poor takedown
and Martin counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Good standup being displayed there by Martin as he connects with a hook.
Ladz takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Martin throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Martin just misses with a punch to the body.
Martin swings for the body but Ladz moves out of range.
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 throws a shot from downtown. Ladz moves away and avoids it.
A jab from Martin misses.
Martin throws a big shot that misses.
Ladz looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Ladz doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Martin counters with a straight right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ladz gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Martin counters with a nice uppercut.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Madz Ladz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ladz tries for a takedown but Martin circles away easily
and Martin makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Martin misses the shot to the body.
A jab from Martin does it's job there.
Nice shot lands for Martin .
Jab by Martin .
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ladz defending well as Martin loads up on a big left hand.
Ladz misses with a takedown attempt
and Martin connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A combination from Martin does no damage.
Martin misses with a lunging right hand

and Ladz counters by moving into the clinch.
Ladz is working for takedown but Martin is calmly controlling the position for now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Martin breaks from the clinch.
Ladz with a lazy takedown attempt
and Martin cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Ladz misses with a takedown attempt
and Martin counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Ladz shoots and misses
and Martin counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Ladz is breathing heavily.
Donk. Martin catches Ladz right on the button with a cross.
Martin throws a looping overhand right but Ladz ducks down to avoid it.
Ladz slips a straight right by Martin .
Martin changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Ladz with a poor takedown
and Martin counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Martin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ladz avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Martin lands with an overhand left.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Ladz. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Martin tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ladz was well out of range. Poor timing from Martin .

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martin throws the left hand but Ladz avoids the punch easily.
Martin lands a jab to the nose.
Ladz with a lazy takedown attempt
enabling Martin to counter with a crisp jab.
Martin lands a nice shot to the body.
Ladz shoots and misses
and Martin counters with a stiff right hand.
Ladz tries to move into range but Martin moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Martin moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ladz gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Martin is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Ladz had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Martin throws a big shot that misses.
Martin missing with a left hand there. Ladz was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ladz gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Martin .

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Martin throws a looping overhand right but Ladz ducks down to avoid it.
Ladz misses with a takedown
and Martin counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Martin uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Martin with a hook.
Martin thows a left - swing and a miss!
Martin scores with a jab.
Martin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Martin keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Ladz misses with a takedown
and Martin counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ladz takes a jab right on the kisser.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Martin .
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dean Martin dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Ladz doesn't succeed with the takedown
letting Martin counter with a right hand.
Good exchange - Martin coming out on top.
Martin misses with a hook. Ladz ducked under it nicely.
Ladz gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Martin counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Ladz takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Ladz looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Ladz looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.

Martin cracks Ladz with an uppercut from hell and Ladz crumples to the canvas, he's out! Oh no, he's recovered and he's grabbed one of Martin 's legs and pulled him into guard. The ref thought about stopping it there but he's let it go - good reffing!

Ladz is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Martin is looking to advance position but Ladz has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Oh Ladz is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Martin keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Ladz seems to have got his legs back now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ladz lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Ladz misses with a head shot.
Ladz lands a heavy elbow.
Martin keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Ladz avoids the attempt from Martin to control.
Martin can't escape the position.
Ladz raining down hammerfists from mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Martin wants to hold on but Ladz pushes him away.
Martin tries to reverse the position but Ladz maintains control.
Martin wants to control but Ladz is having none of it.
BOOM! Ladz connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Ladz looking to ground and pound but Martin is blocking nicely.
Martin wants to control but Ladz is having none of it.
Martin has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Ladz sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martin wants to control but Ladz is having none of it.
Martin is in a horrible position here. Ladz smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Martin tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Martin is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Martin sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Ladz prevents Martin from improving his position.
Ladz throwing shots but Martin is blocking nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ladz wants to control but Martin is keeping him busy.
Martin wants to control but Ladz is keeping busy.
Ladz missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Martin makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Martin .
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
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.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Martin keeping moving, preventing Ladz from controlling successfully.
Martin is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
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.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Ladz steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Martin .
Martin lunges at Ladz with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Ladz's hand.
Ladz fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Ladz shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
letting Martin counter with a right hand.
Ladz moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Martin throws out a loose jab but Ladz uses good head movement to avoid it.
Martin moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Martin wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Martin throws a looping overhand right but Ladz ducks down to avoid it.
Martin bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ladz tries for a takedown but Martin circles away easily
and Martin counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Madz Ladz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Martin throws an ugly left hook that misses

and Ladz decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Martin 's guard.
Ladz throws a strike but Martin rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Martin stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Ladz swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Martin passes Ladz's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Martin not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Dean Martin is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martin is pressing down on Ladz's thigh, looking to free his foot. Ladz is holding on for now.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Ladz won't allow Martin to pass to mount.
Ladz is staying active underneath Martin , who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Ladz is trying to get back to full guard.
Ladz has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Martin seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Ladz does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Dean Martin was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Decent striking displayed by Martin there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ladz on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Martin throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Martin throws out a loose jab but Ladz uses good head movement to avoid it.
Martin throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ladz sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Martin misses with an uppercut. Ladz saw that one coming.
Ladz doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Martin counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

Ladz changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Martin looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Martin tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Ladz wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Ladz throws a strike aimed at the side of Martin 's head but Martin avoids it well.
Ladz throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Ladz with the ground and pound but Martin regains half guard under the barage of strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Martin wants to get back to full guard.
Martin is doing well to control the position and prevent Ladz from advancing to side control.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Martin blocking the ground and pound attempt from Ladz.
Ladz works his foot free and advances to mount.
Ladz prevents Martin from getting the reversal.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ladz looking to finish with strikes here!
Madz Ladz has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ladz loads up with a big shot that hurts Martin ! He's pulled Ladz in close but Ladz has postured up and lands more strikes. Can Martin survive? More strikes from Ladz and Martin is out! The ref jumps in to save him! Brutal ground and pound!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Madz Ladz!
A very excited looking Madz Ladz made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.