PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jefferey Martin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Steve Jasons (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jasons has a pretty significant injury - he really shouldn't be fighting right now but he's a warrior and he's here none the less! Steve Jasons has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Martin
vs
Jasons

183 cm
25
279 lbs
1 - 6 - 0

190 cm
25
265 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Experienced

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

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 1 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Jefferey Martin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Steve Jasons!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, James Atkins and Steven Brown.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Jasons dives in and scores a takedown into Martin's guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Jasons looks winded!
Martin has his hands on Jasons's head, controlling the position.
Martin wants to get back to his feet but Jasons is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Martin pulls Jasons in close to prevent any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Martin wants to sweep but no luck.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Martin pulls Jasons in close to prevent any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Martin's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Martin shoots for a takedown but Jasons saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Martin darts in looking for a takedown but Jasons gets double underhooks and turns Martin into the cage.

Jasons looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Martin!
Martin manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Martin could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Jasons blocking the ground and pound attempt from Martin.
Martin thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Jasons's head.
Martin throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martin lands strikes from half guard.
Jasons has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Martin is working away from the top position though.
Martin drops an elbow to the side of Jasons's head.
Martin takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Martin 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 working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Martin drops an elbow to the side of Jasons's head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jasons trying to get back to full guard but Martin takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
Jasons is working to get back to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martin with the ground and pound from mount.
Martin with a couple of short strikes.
Martin looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Martin looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Martin with good strikes from the mount here!
A nice elbow there by Martin.
Jasons tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Martin raining down hammerfists from mount.
Martin lands a couple of good shots and Jasons has given up his back, trying to escape the position!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jasons is covering up but some of the strikes from Martin are getting through and doing damage.
Martin scores with punches from the back.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Watch the back of the head! Comes the shout from the referee towards Martin.
Martin is working the ground and pound. Can Jasons escape?
Martin is landing with strikes from the back.
Martin controlling the position well here. Jasons rolled but Martin kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jefferey Martin dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Martin shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Jasons as he jumps to the side.
Martin tries for a takedown but Jasons sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Martin changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Jasons tries to avoid it but Martin manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Jasons to the ground. Jasons escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jefferey Martin. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Martin scores with a takedown into Jasons's guard.
Jasons is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Martin dives into side control.

Martin decides to stand back up.
Jasons is breathing heavily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Martin dives in for a single leg takedown but Jasons sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Martin goes for a double leg but Jasons avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Jasons continues to drive forward.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Martin goes for a double leg but Jasons avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Jasons continues to drive forward.
Steve Jasons seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Martin is defended easily by Jasons.

Martin clinches with his opponent.
Jasons takes an elbow to the forehead.

Martin pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Martin shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Jasons is trying to escape back to his feet but Martin uses the scramble to pass into side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martin lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Jasons down.
Martin lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Jasons takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Martin is putting a hurting on Jasons here, landing some big shots from side control.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Martin lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Jasons down.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martin lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Jasons is looking to get back to his feet here but Martin is keeping cool and he's managed to take Jasons's back.
Martin is landing with strikes. Jasons can't take much more of this.
Martin landing with strikes.

Jasons is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Martin gets his way!
Martin gets his hands free as Jasons looks to control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Martin is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Jasons defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
A bit of a pause in the action here. Martin controlling the positon.
Martin lands with a couple of good shots - one to the side of the head and one questionable shot that could be viewed as to the back of the head but the referee lets it go.
Jasons is trying to remain composed but Martin is hammering down strikes to the side of his head.
Oooh a big shot gets through from Martin. Many more shots like that and the referee will have to think about stepping in!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jefferey Martin dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Martin tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Jasons swivels and escapes.

Martin is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Jasons's half guard.
Martin trying to control the pace.
Martin working over Jasons with some ground and pound. Jasons looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Martin stalling.
Martin looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Jasons with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Jasons takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Martin drops an elbow to the side of Jasons's head.
Jasons is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Martin scores with a couple of nice shots.
Martin missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Martin working over Jasons with some ground and pound. Jasons looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Jasons on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Nice strikes from Martin there.
Jasons taking some punishment here, with Martin in his half guard.
Martin looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Jasons with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Martin lands a nice short elbow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice strikes from Martin there.
Martin lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.

Martin stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Jasons to get to his feet.

Jasons gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Martin to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Martin throws a big elbow that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martin with a nice head shot there.
Jefferey Martin overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Martin cracks Jasons with a solid left hand.
Martin landing some decent shots from guard.
Martin with a flurry of punches that miss.
Martin landing some decent shots from guard.
Martin chips away with some ground and pound.
Martin is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Martin scoring with some ground and pound.
Jasons working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Martin.
Martin lands a couple of elbows.
Martin cracks Jasons with a solid left hand.
Martin postures up and lands a big shot to Jasons's brow.
Martin postures up and lands a big shot to Jasons's brow.
Martin is looking to work some ground and pound but Jasons has wrist control.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Jasons wants to control the position but Martin says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Ground and pound from Martin.
Steve Jasons has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jefferey Martin is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Jasons on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jefferey Martin showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Martin, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Sam Margolis scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 30:27

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