PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Marcos Martinez (ranked 9435 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gunmetal Grey Ii (ranked 3949 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Martinez
vs
Grey Ii

188 cm
27
197 lbs
6 - 16 - 0

188 cm
45
195 lbs
38 - 11 - 1

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Very strong

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Marcos Martinez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 38 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Gunmetal Grey Ii!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Mauricio Rocha and Paulo Santos.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grey Ii defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Martinez.
Martinez looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Grey Ii is fending him off so far but Martinez persists. Nope, Grey Ii circles away and we're back to standing.
Grey Ii wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Grey Ii fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Martinez has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Martinez with a poor takedown
and Grey Ii counters with a nice uppercut.
We've been told by Martinez's head coaches at Soul Supremacy Rio that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marcos Martinez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Grey Ii throws a leg kick that misses.
Martinez attempts a counter takedown but Grey Ii avoids it well and moves away.
Martinez has a takedown stuffed.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Grey Ii connects with a jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Martinez throws a leg kick but Grey Ii checks it.
Martinez steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Grey Ii.
Grey Ii looks to land a combination but Martinez avoids it well.
Grey Ii throws a front kick that sends Martinez stumbling back into the cage.
Martinez misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Grey Ii explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Grey Ii ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Martinez moves away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martinez tries to clinch there but Grey Ii circles away.
Grey Ii throws out a counter right but Martinez avoids it with no problem.
Grey Ii scores with a kick to the midsection.
Martinez throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Grey Ii lands a nice shot that snaps Martinez's head back.
Martinez has his takedown stuffed
and Grey Ii counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Martinez shoots in but no luck this time.
Gunmetal Grey Ii is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Martinez dives in for a single leg takedown but Grey Ii sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Martinez jabs Grey Ii to the body, keeping him at a distance.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martinez goes for a double leg but Grey Ii avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Grey Ii continues to drive forward.
Martinez doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Grey Ii connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Grey Ii tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Martinez is able to avoid easily.

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

Martinez is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Grey Ii wants to get back to full guard.
Grey Ii gets back to full guard.
Grey Ii preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Martinez in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Grey Ii is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Martinez trying to control the position from guard on top but Grey Ii is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Grey Ii controlling the position.
Grey Ii wants to sweep but no luck.
Martinez has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Grey Ii is controlling Martinez's posture.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Martinez tries to free his leg and advance position but Grey Ii is retaining full guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Grey Ii pulls Martinez in to control the position.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gunmetal Grey Ii dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Grey Ii jabs at Martinez's body.
Martinez moves out of range of the body kick.
Martinez has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Grey Ii finds it's way round the side to connect with Martinez's head.
Grey Ii bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.

Martinez gets the takedown into side control.
Grey Ii struggling a bit here.
Martinez in side control lands a decent elbow.
I wouldn't like to be where Grey Ii is right now.
Martinez sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Grey Ii is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Grey Ii wants to control but Martinez postures up.
Martinez has knee on belly momentarily but Grey Ii bucks him off and regains half guard.
Grey Ii tries to get to full guard but Martinez has control of the leg.
Grey Ii wants to get back to full guard but Martinez has passed into side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Martinez working the ground and pound but Grey Ii is defending the strikes.
Grey Ii is trying to control Martinez's posture but Martinez avoids it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grey Ii is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Martinez has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Grey Ii sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.

Martinez seems to be working for a kimura but Grey Ii defends the submission attempt.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Martinez wants to take a breather but Grey Ii is having none of it.
Martinez throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.

Martinez is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Grey Ii slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martinez postures up in Grey Ii's guard and throws a big left but Grey Ii blocks it.
Grey Ii preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Grey Ii utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Grey Ii looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Grey Ii wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Martinez shoots for a takedown but Grey Ii saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Grey Ii. Martinez does a little dance to reset his feet.
Martinez fails with the takedown.

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.
Grey Ii scores with a jab to the body.
Grey Ii with a jab.
Grey Ii thumps Martinez with a low kick.
Martinez will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Grey Ii throws out a counter right but Martinez avoids it with no problem.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marcos Martinez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Grey Ii scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Martinez wants to clinch up but Grey Ii keeps it at a distance.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Martinez throws a front kick aimed at Grey Ii's knee but Grey Ii avoids it well.
It seemed like Grey Ii was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Grey Ii moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gunmetal Grey Ii showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Martinez shoots in but no luck this time.
Martinez shoots in and drives through. Grey Ii sprawls well.
A jab lands there for Grey Ii.
Martinez fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Grey Ii throws out a counter right but Martinez avoids it with no problem.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marcos Martinez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A slow jab from Grey Ii misses its intended target.
Grey Ii connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Martinez's hands.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Grey Ii swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Martinez gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Grey Ii counters with a straight right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Martinez.
Grey Ii fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Grey Ii misses the shot to the body.

Martinez moves into the clinch successfully.
Grey Ii has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Grey Ii misses with a body punch.
Martinez tries to pull guard but Grey Ii holds him up against the cage and eventually Martinez drops back down to his feet.
Martinez is trying to pull guard but Grey Ii turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grey Ii doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

Grey Ii manages to break the clinch.
Grey Ii throws a hook but Martinez avoids it easily.
Martinez misses with a takedown attempt - Grey Ii sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Grey Ii misses with an uppercut. Martinez saw that one coming.
Martinez swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Martinez on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.

Martinez is rocked!
Grey Ii dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Martinez. That did some damage!
Oh Martinez is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Martinez takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Grey Ii lands a body shot.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Grey Ii lunges in with a left hook that violently twists Martinez head around and knocks him out cold! Grey Ii hops onto the cage and yells out at the top of his lungs - Yeeeeeeeeaaaaaaaaah! They're showing the replay on the big screens now; that was nasty! I hope one of the photographers got a good shot of it.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Gunmetal Grey Ii!
After winning the bout, Gunmetal Grey Ii thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.