PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between T J Delarosa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Oberyn Martell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Martell has chosen The Song of the Seven by Karliene as his entrance music. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

J Delarosa
vs
Martell

197 cm
18
166 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

180 cm
25
160 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Determined

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 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, T J Delarosa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Oberyn Martell!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Donald Grub and Andrew Berry.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Delarosa misses with a wild combination.

Martell forces Delarosa back against the cage and clinches.
Martell lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Delarosa wants to break free but Martell has control.
Martell lands with a right to the head.
Delarosa tries to break free but Martell pushes him back against the cage.
Our sources have told us that Delarosa has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Martell utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Martell crunches a lovely knee into Delarosa's ribcage.
Martell throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Delarosas head.
Still in the clinch, Martell scores with a nice short uppercut.

Delarosa decides to pull guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Martell is stalling in the full guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Martell wants to pass the guard but Delarosa is keeping the position.
Martell is stalling in the full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
It looks like Martell might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Oberyn Martell wasn't active enough on the ground.
A nice leg kick lands there from Martell.

Martell clinches.
Martell will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Delarosa up against the cage.
Martell with a knee to the head.
Martell landing knees to the head.
Martell controlling the action here for a moment.
Martell landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Delarosa tries to work over Martell's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Delarosa is looking to break free of the clinch but Martell has double underhooks.
Martell lands a knee to the head.
Delarosa tries to break free but Martell pushes him back against the cage.
Martell landing knees to the head.
Martell using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Martell with a knee to the head.
Martell lands a knee to the head.
Delarosa really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Martell throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Delarosa blocks it with crossed arms.
Delarosa wants to break free but Martell has control.
Martell keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Delarosa's efforts to push away.
Martell connects with a nasty looking knee right to Delarosa's face.
Martell throws a knee to the head but misses.
A frustrated look appears on Delarosa's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Delarosa wants to get back to striking at distance but Martell won't allow it.
Martell prevents the takedown attempt.
Martell lands a knee to the head.
Martell lands a left hand that snaps the head of Delarosa backwards.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A knee to the head by Martell.
Martell lands a knee to the head.
Martell looks winded!
Martell displaying some good clinch control by pressing Delarosa up against the cage.
Martell throws a knee to the head but misses.
Martell with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Martell misses with a knee strike.
Martell keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Delarosa's efforts to push away.
Delarosa wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Delarosa misses with a hook to the ribs.
Martell with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A nice left hand lands by Martell.
Delarosa wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Martell has him pressed against the cage.
Martell misses with a knee to the head.
Martell tries to land a knee to the head but Delarosa blocks with his arms.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Martell throws a knee to the head but misses.
Delarosa is trying to break the clinch but Martell is controlling him.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Martell.
Martell connects with a nasty looking knee right to Delarosa's face.
Martell throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Delarosa blocks it with crossed arms.

Delarosa has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Martell uses from the top position.
Martell trying to control but Delarosa is working from the bottom.
Delarosa will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Delarosa wants to sweep here but Martell controlling him for the moment.
Delarosa not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Delarosa manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Delarosa wants to control the pace but Martell is squirming around nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Oberyn Martell dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

A lazy left from Delarosa finds it's target.

Martell pushes Delarosa up against the cage in a clinch.
Delarosa is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Martell to keep the fight standing.
Knees to the body from Martell.
Delarosa wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Martell has him pressed against the cage.
Martell with a knee to the head.
Delarosa tries a body shot but Martell blocks it.
Delarosa wants to break free but Martell has control.
Martell looking to throw knees to the head but Delarosa is blocking nicely.
Martell using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Martell scores with a knee to the head.
Martell misses with a knee strike.
Oberyn Martell seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Martell lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Martell using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Delarosa has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Delarosa misses with a body punch.
Delarosa is trying to pull guard but Martell has him pressed against the cage.
Martell with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Martell misses with a knee to the head.
Martell scores with a knee to the head.
Martell is breathing heavily.
Martell slows down the pace here.
Martell has Delarosa pressed against the cage, preventing Delarosa from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Martell keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Delarosa's efforts to push away.
Delarosa wants to break free but Martell has control.
Martell has Delarosa pressed against the cage, preventing Delarosa from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Delarosa is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Martell gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for T J Delarosa. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Delarosa looking for a takedown.
Martell lands a left hand.
Martell stalling the fight.
Martell using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Delarosa lands a shot to the body.
Martell fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martell tries to land a knee to the head but Delarosa blocks with his arms.
Martell tries to land a knee to the head but Delarosa blocks with his arms.
Martell connects with a knee to the head.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Martell tries to stall but Delarosa uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Delarosa is trying to force a seperation but Martell has the dominant position.
Martell is looking to control Delarosa's arms but Delarosa gets an underhook and turns him. Now Martell has his back to the cage.
Martell misses with a knee to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Delarosa wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Delarosa wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Delarosa is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Martell gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Delarosa tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Martell tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Delarosa can't find room to land a body shot as Martell controls the action.
A frustrated look appears on Delarosa's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Delarosa is trying to push Martell away but Martell has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Delarosa is trying to pull guard but Martell turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Delarosa can't find room to land a body shot as Martell controls the action.
Martell trying to land knees to the body.
Delarosa is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Martell tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Delarosa avoids it.
Martell pressing his opponent against the cage.
Martell landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Delarosa is trying to push Martell away but Martell has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Martell misses with a knee to the head.
Martell looking to throw knees to the head but Delarosa is blocking nicely.
Martell misses with a knee to the head.
Delarosa can't break the clinch.
Delarosa wants to break free but Martell has control.
Delarosa tries to break the clinch but Martell is controlling the position.
Delarosa stalling in the clinch but Martell improves position.
Martell with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Delarosa digs a right hand underneath Martell's ribcage. Martell let out a lung full of air as it connected.

Delarosa jumps guard.
Martell trying to control the position from guard on top but Delarosa is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Delarosa looking for a sweep. Not yet Delarosa, not yet.
Delarosa keeping moving, preventing Martell from controlling successfully.
Martell controlling from the top position.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Oberyn Martell.
Delarosa throws a nice looking combination but Martell bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Delarosa throws a head kick but Martell moves out of range.
Martell tries to clinch up.

Delarosa gets tackled into the cage by Martell. Martell maintains the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Oberyn Martell will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Martell closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Martell lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Martell lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Martell has Delarosa pressed against the cage.
Martell scores with a knee to the head.
Delarosa wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Delarosa is looking to break free of the clinch but Martell has double underhooks.
Martell tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Delarosa is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Martell has Delarosa pressed against the cage, preventing Delarosa from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Martell misses with a knee to the head.
Delarosa has had enough of the clinch but Martell keeps him there for the moment.
Delarosa working hard to break the clinch.
A knee to the head by Martell.
Delarosa drops down looking for an ankle pick but Martell pulls his leg out and moves away.
Delarosa throws a right and a left that Martell avoids nicely.
Martell takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Martell throws a front kick that sends Delarosa stumbling back into the cage.
Delarosa fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Oberyn Martell seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Martell fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Delarosa, pushing him back against the cage.
Delarosa is trying to break the clinch but Martell has him pressed against the cage.
Delarosa is trying to break the clinch but Martell has him pressed against the cage.
Martell crunches a lovely knee into Delarosa's ribcage.
Martell tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Martell misses with a knee strike.
Martell utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Martell keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Delarosa's efforts to push away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martell looking to throw knees to the head but Delarosa is blocking nicely.
Delarosa doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Martell keeps control of Delarosa as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Martell crunches a lovely knee into Delarosa's ribcage.
Delarosa blocks a punch to the side of the head.

Martell is trying to trip Delarosa. He has hold of a leg but Delarosa is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Martell persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Martell really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Delarosa. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Martell stopping the sweep attempt from Delarosa.
Martell with a flurry of punches that miss.
Delarosa is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Martell must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Delarosa working a defensive guard here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martell is looking to work some ground and pound but Delarosa has wrist control.
Martell controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Martell postures up.

T J Delarosa has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Delarosa misses with a low kick.

Martell rushes Delarosa and presses him up against the cage.
Martell throws a knee to the head but misses.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Delarosa is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Martell gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for T J Delarosa. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Delarosa takes a knee to the side of the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Martell with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Martell prevents the takedown attempt.
Martell with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Martell looking to throw knees to the head but Delarosa is blocking nicely.
Oberyn Martell is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
A knee to the head by Martell.
Delarosa tries to circle away but Martell has him pinned against the cage.
Martell landing knees to the body.
Martell prevents Delarosa from breaking the clinch.
T J Delarosa has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Delarosa wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Martell tries a knee to the head but Delarosa blocks it.
Delarosa wants to break free but Martell has control.
Martell tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Delarosa is trying to push Martell away but Martell has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Martell tries to land a knee to the head but Delarosa blocks with his arms.
Delarosa is trying to pull guard but Martell has him pressed against the cage.
Delarosa tries to work over Martell's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

And that's the end of the fight!
Oberyn Martell comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Martell 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 Richard Clark scores the fight 27:30
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 27:30
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Oberyn Martell!
Oberyn Martell decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.