PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Quentyn Martell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paul Vims (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Martell
vs
Vims

169 cm
24
153 lbs
11 - 2 - 0

172 cm
28
148 lbs
10 - 4 - 0

Good takedowns
Excellent boxer
Very quick

Decent wrestler
Decent boxing
Powerful

Bad Man Clothing

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 11 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Quentyn Martell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Paul Vims!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Mauricio Rocha and Luis Engracia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vims fails to land with a series of punches.
Paul Vims seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vims swings widly with a right hand
and Vims takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
No joy there for Vims, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Martell fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Vims manages to avoid it.
Martell ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Vims takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Vims throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Martell is looking to chop away at Vims's legs.
Martell misses with a head kick.
Martell scores with a head kick. Vims tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Vims throws out a loose jab but Martell uses good head movement to avoid it.
Vims throws a right and a left that both miss.
Vims throws a poor cross that misses
and Martell connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Vims misses with the combination.
A telegraphed right hand from Vims misses the target.
Vims misses with an uppercut.
Martell's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Vims connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Martell scrambles back to his feet.

It looks like Quentyn Martell has been cut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Martell showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Vims.
Vims jabs at Martell's body.
Vims tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Martell was well out of range. Poor timing from Vims.
Vims fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Vims falls off balance throwing a combination
and Martell counters with a good low kick that Vims was not able to check.
Martell slips under a jab from Vims.
Vims misses with the combination.
Vims misses with a double jab.
Martell pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
We've been hearing reports that Martell has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Vims swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Martell counters with a thumping low kick.
Vims throws a right hand that Martell ducks under and follows up with a left that Martell also avoids with ease.
Vims throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Martell.
Jab from Martell.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martell does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Martell looks to land a right hand but Vims moved out of range.
Vims falls off balance throwing a combination
and Martell counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Vims thinking.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Vims slips under a jab.
Martell ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
A punch combination from Vims misses.
Vims's jab looks to have found its range, popping Martell under the eye.
Martell jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Vims misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Martell.
Martell throws a solid leg kick but Vims takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Martell.
Vims sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Martell ducks under a wild hook from Vims.
Vims uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Martell.
Vims misses with an uppercut
and Martell counters with a straight right hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martell slips under a jab from Vims.
A combination from Vims does no damage.
Vims throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A slow jab from Vims misses its intended target.
Martell misses with a straight right.
A slow jab from Martell misses its intended target.
Martell avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Martell ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Vims moves away.
Martell takes a jab right on the kisser.
Martell scores with a shot to the body.
Vims getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Martell slips a jab from Vims.
Martell uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Vims.
Vims lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Martell circles away quickly and effectively.
Martell thows a left - swing and a miss!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vims rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Martell moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Martell steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Vims.
Vims pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Martell connects with a body shot that sends Vims's belly button to the back.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A big left from Martell misses.
Vims thuds his right hand into Martell's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Martell misses with a looping right.
Martell cracks Vims with a good jab.
Martell throws a leg kick but Vims sees it coming and moves out of range.
Vims lands with a good body shot.
Martell cracks Vims with a right hand to the side of the head.
Martell connects with a leg kick. Vims looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Vims fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Martell manages to avoid it.
Vims fails to land with a series of punches.
A punch combination from Vims misses.
Martell ducks under a wild hook from Vims.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Paul Vims will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Quentyn Martell's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Vims scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Martell takes a swing at Vims's ribcage but misses.
Martell slips under a jab.
Vims needs to keep his hands up - Martell had a free shot at his head there.
Martell misses with an uppercut.
Vims with a jab.
Vims throws a poor cross that misses
and Martell connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Paul Vims seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Nice cross by Martell.
Martell throws a low kick but Vims avoids it.
Vims misses with an uppercut.
Vims swings widly with a right hand
and Martell makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Vims throws a hook but Martell blocks it.
Martell throws a solid leg kick but Vims takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Martell.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Martell scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Vims doesn't seem bothered though.
Martell just misses with a punch to the body.
Martell chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Vims can pounce on him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vims throws a looping overhand right but Martell ducks down to avoid it.
Vims misses with a few strikes there.
Vims chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Martell can pounce on him.
Vims misses the jab.
Vims connects with a good right hand that stumbles Martell. Martell circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Vims throws a series of punches but Martell avoids them all with ease.
Vims misses with the combination.
Vims missing with a left hand there. Martell was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Martell works over Vims's head and body with a nice combination.
Martell lands a jab to the nose.
Vims throws a hook but Martell blocks it.
Vims connects with the punch.
Vims throws a right and a left that Martell avoids nicely.
Martell lands a head shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vims walks into a jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Martell scoring well with a low kick there.
Vims misses with a wild body shot.
Martell is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Vims looks to land a combination but Martell avoids it well.
Vims misses with a hook.
Vims tries to bum rush Martell with a series of wild strikes but Martell uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Vims misses with a left hand
and Martell counters with a nice uppercut.
The fighters circling - Vims throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Martell showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Vims.
Vims is breathing heavily.
Martell lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Vims throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
enabling Martell to counter with a crisp jab.
Vims's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Martell connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Vims scrambles back to his feet.

Vims is rocked!
Vims connects with a good right hand that stumbles Martell. Martell circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Vims is still on wobbly legs! Can Martell finish him?

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martell throws out a powerful jab.
Vims takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Vims scores with a nice head shot.
Martell bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Vims throws a leg kick but Martell moved away.
A good leg kick by Martell.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Vims misses with a wild combination.
Martell throws a quick inside leg kick.
Martell swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Vims.
Vims throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Vims!
Vims's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Vims's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Martell connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Vims scrambles back to his feet.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Martell turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Vims throws the left hand but Martell avoids the punch easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vims keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Martell.
Vims misses with a wild combination.
A jab from Vims misses.
Martell throws a hook but Vims blocks it.
Vims has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Vims throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Vims seems to have recovered his senses.
Martell slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Vims attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Martell throws a head kick but Vims moves out of range.
Martell tried to score with a low kick but Vims checks it.
Vims scores with a shot to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Martell checks a low kick from Vims.
Vims throws a one two combo.
Sloppy strikes from Vims. Those never looked like landing.
A big right from Vims misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Paul Vims will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Quentyn Martell's cut.
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. This is the final round!

Martell lands a nice looking body shot.
Vims lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Martell swings for the body but Vims moves out of range.
Martell misses with a body shot.
Vims keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Martell looks to land a right hand but Vims moved out of range.
Vims looks to land a left hand but Martell moved out of range nicely.
Vims misses with a hook.
Vims takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Martell throws a leg kick which misses Vims's front leg but catches the back leg as Vims tries to avoid it.
Martell punishes Vims's body with a nice straight punch.
Vims throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Martell takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
A jab from Vims misses.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Vims on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Martell. Martell obviously looking to wear him down.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vims wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Vims swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Martell ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A combination from Vims does no damage.
Vims fails to land with a series of punches.
Some wild striking there from Martell.
A punch combination from Vims misses.
Martell moves out of range of the strikes.
Martell takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Vims lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Martell, right into the meat.
Vims throws a jab when Martell was well out of range.
An inside leg kick from Martell misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martell throws a body punch but Vims moves out of range.
A good leg kick by Martell.
Vims lands with a good body shot.
Vims throws a hook but Martell blocks it.
Some wild striking there from Vims.
Vims misses with a body shot.
Vims waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Martell.
Vims bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Martell's head.
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!
No joy there for Vims, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Martell throws a nice inside leg kick.
A big left from Vims misses.
Vims lands an overhand right.
Good standup being displayed there by Martell as he connects with a hook.
Vims throws a lazy right hand but Martell sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martell lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Martell dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Vims. That did some damage!
A big left from Martell misses.
Martell goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Quentyn Martell has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Vims throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Vims scores with a sloppy right hand. Martell should have avoided that one.
Vims scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Vims misses with a double jab.
Martell lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Martell throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Vims stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Martell lands a nice shot that snaps Vims's head back.
Martell moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Martell thows a left - swing and a miss!
Vims just misses with a punch to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Martell.
Vims throws a hook to the side of Martell's head but Martell sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Martell lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Vims at a distance.
Vims misses with a straight left.
A slow jab from Martell misses its intended target.
Vims lands with a nice body punch.
Paul Vims is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Vims throws a right and a left that both miss.
Vims throws a jab when Martell was well out of range.
Vims looks to throw the jab but Martell is out of range.
Vims fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Vims moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Martell keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Vims.
Vims misses with a wild combination.
Martell tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Paul Vims.
Well Vims has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 28:29
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 29:29
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Paul Vims!
Paul Vims seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.