PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jasper Slater (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Martin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Michael Martin will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Slater
vs
Martin

152 cm
18
177 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

170 cm
18
169 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Good in bed

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Very confident

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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jasper Slater!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Michael Martin!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Martin listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Slater blocks a head kick by Martin.

Slater gets a clinch.
Slater has Martin pressed against the cage, preventing Martin from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Martin is trying to break the clinch but Slater is controlling him.

Slater pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Martin uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Slater tries to close the distance and clinch up but Martin swats him away and circles back towards the center.

Martin closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Slater quickly recovers to half guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Slater is not content to let Martin control the position.
Martin is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Martin sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Slater defending well though.
Martin missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Slater wants to control but Martin is keeping busy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Slater wants to get back to full guard.
Slater trying to control here.
Slater might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Slater keeping control of the position.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Martin lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Martin.
Slater throws a sloppy head kick and Martin moves out of range easily.
Martin lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Slater tries to clinch up.

Martin looking to score a takedown here. Slater is defending well but Martin drives through and ends up in Slater's guard.
Slater has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Martin has passed into side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martin throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Slater works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
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 missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Slater is looking to control Martin's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Slater avoid being mounted?
Martin throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.

Martin decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
Slater wants to clinch up but Martin keeps it at a distance.
Slater could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Slater throws a sloppy head kick and Martin moves out of range easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Martin closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Martin working the ground and pound but Slater is defending the strikes.
Martin trying to control the action but Slater is working from the bottom.
Slater tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Martin is looking to take a break and control but Slater is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Slater misses with an elbow from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Martin is looking to take a break and control but Slater is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Slater is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Martin's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Martin missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Martin throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Martin throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Slater is trying to get back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Slater tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Martin counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Martin slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Martin lands with a right hand.
Martin connects with a nice looking jab.
Martin scores with a nice strike.
Slater tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Martin manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

Martin closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Slater's guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Slater working a defensive guard but Martin manages to pass into side control anyway.
Martin tries to score with some ground and pound. Slater controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Michael Martin has got the better of the ground game so far.
Slater parries the strikes from Martin easily there. Martin is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Slater to escape.
Slater parries the strikes from Martin easily there. Martin is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Slater to escape.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Martin stands up.
Martin looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Slater misses with a head kick.
Martin tries to clinch up.
Martin is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Martin is looking to clinch but Slater is avoiding it.
A punch lands to the side of Slater 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Martin throws a low kick but Slater avoids it.
Michael Martin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Martin throws the kick towards the body but Slater avoids it.
Martin swinging wildly here.
Michael Martin seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Martin is breathing heavily.

Martin shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Slater manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martin trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Slater pulls Martin in close to prevent any damage.
Slater is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Slater missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Slater not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Slater gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
Slater tries to clinch but Martin moves out of range.
Martin swats away the attempt to clinch by Slater.
Slater doesn't manage to clinch there - Martin circles away.
Martin throws a series of punches but Slater moves out of range.
Slater takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Slater throws a sloppy head kick and Martin moves out of range easily.
Slater takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Martin fails in his attempt to clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Martin lands a jab to the nose.
Martin thuds his right hand into Slater's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Slater fails with an attempt to clinch.

Martin gets the takedown into side control.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Slater manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Martin wants to get back to full guard but Slater has passed into side control.
Martin can't do much from the bottom here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Martin bucks up and tries to throw Slater off but instead Slater has got his back!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Michael Martin showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Slater fails in his attempt to clinch.
Martin tries a head kick but it misses.
Martin is looking to clinch.
Martin cracks Slater with an open hand slap.

Slater gets tackled into the cage by Martin. Martin maintains the clinch.
Slater works on Martin's body with a couple of short punches.
Martin working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Slater is looking to take this one to the mat.

Slater breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Slater fails with an attempt to clinch.
Martin darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Slater gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Martin.
Martin takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Martin is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Martin scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Slater misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Martin looks to land a strike but Slater avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Slater working a defensive guard here.
Slater wants to sweep but no luck.
Slater is trying to keep Martin in close.
Martin missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Slater doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Slater working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Martin.
Slater working a defensive guard here.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Slater is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Martin is trying to maintain the position but Slater is very close to passing his half guard.

We're going to have a standup here because Jasper Slater wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Martin throws a push kick but Slater slaps the foot to one side.
Martin has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martin getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Slater bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Slater pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Slater tries to clinch but Martin moves away

and Martin counters by moving into the clinch.
Michael Martin is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Slater is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Martin is defending well.
Slater is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Martin is defending well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jasper Slater. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Martin wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Slater has Martin pressed against the cage.
Slater is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Martin wants to break free but Slater has control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Martin's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Martin connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Slater momentarily.
Martin clobbers Slater with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Slater wants to clinch.
Slater tries to clinch but Martin is having none of it.
Jasper Slater is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Martin cracks Slater with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Martin throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Slater on the side of the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Martin throws a sloppy head kick and Slater moves out of range easily.
Slater looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.

Martin gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Jasper Slater has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Slater tries to land a knee to the head but Martin blocks with his arms.

And that's the end of the fight!
Michael 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Michael Martin!