PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Patrick Martino (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Enrico Ciccone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Enrico Ciccone was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Martino
vs
Ciccone

178 cm
29
158 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

176 cm
32
157 lbs
16 - 12 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
KO power

Excellent grappler
Brawler
Good gas tank

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 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Patrick Martino!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 12 - 0, fighting out of London, Enrico Ciccone!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Colin Fotheringham and Donald Grub.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Ciccone shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Ciccone was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!

Ciccone is trying to get an arm triangle but Martino is defending well.
Martino is looking for a sweep.
Martino struggling a bit here.
Martino is trying to get back to half guard.
You can see the frustration on Martino's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.

Ciccone tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Ciccone has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Martino is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Ciccone off and has taken his back!
Ciccone wants to escape the position.
Ciccone is keeping busy.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Martino has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
Ciccone breaks Martino's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Ciccone won't allow Martino to sweep him here.
Ciccone passes into half guard.

Ciccone is looking for a kimura here.
Martino trying to hold on to Ciccone's head to control him but Ciccone postures up.

Ciccone is working for a kimura but Martino is defending it quite comfortably.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Martino is defending against the submission attempts here by Ciccone.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Ciccone seems to be working for a kimura but Martino defends the submission attempt.
Martino preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.

Ciccone is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Martino sees it coming and defends easily.

Ciccone looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.

Ciccone seems to be working for a kimura but Martino defends the submission attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Ciccone is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Martino has managed to free his arm - good work.
Martino slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Ciccone stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Martino swivels though and keeps the full guard.

Ciccone drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Ciccone jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Ciccone pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Martino is keeping the position for now.
Martino seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.

Ciccone drops back looking for a leg! Martino is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Martino manages to kick Ciccone off! Ciccone jumps back into Martino's guard.

Ciccone is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
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.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.

Ciccone drops back, looking for a kneebar! Martino looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Martino looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Martino!

Ciccone tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Martino tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
Martino tries to advance to mount but Ciccone denies him.
Martino wants to control but Ciccone is keeping him busy.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Martino decides to stand back up.
Martino lands a jab.
Patrick Martino is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Martino misses with the combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Enrico Ciccone will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Martino loads up on a big right hand but Ciccone slips the punch.
Martino moves in looking to clinch but Ciccone pushes him off.
Martino fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Ciccone looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.

Ciccone scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.

Ciccone seems to be working for a kimura but Martino defends the submission attempt.

Ciccone is looking for a kimura but Martino is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Ciccone to get the leverage.

Martino is defending against the submission attempts here by Ciccone.
Martino is trying to control but can't.
Enrico Ciccone has got the better of the ground game so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Martino is looking to improve his position.

Ciccone is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.

Ciccone wants to work for an arm triangle but Martino is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are battling for position here. Martino manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Martino looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Ciccone tries to free his leg and advance position but Martino is retaining full guard.

Ciccone drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Ciccone jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Martino working a defensive guard here.
Martino looking for a sweep. Not yet Martino, not yet.
Ciccone wants to pass the guard but Martino is keeping the position.
Martino tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Ciccone passes Martino's left leg - he's now in half guard.

Ciccone maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! Martino could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but Ciccone has cracked it and Martino is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by Ciccone!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Enrico Ciccone!