CC-V Ellenberger vs Martinez PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Trevor Kray (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Leonid Borcov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kray comes to the cage accompanied by "Sexy and I Know It". Leonid Borcov has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Kray
vs
Borcov

188 cm
19
189 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

194 cm
23
195 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Self confident

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Enjoys gardening

Burning Fist Apparel
Burning Fist Apparel

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 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Trevor Kray!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Leonid Borcov!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Alec Ball and Elvis Blanc.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kray misses with a takedown

and Borcov counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Kray's guard now.
Kray looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Borcov trying to control the position from guard on top but Kray is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Borcov stays in close to Kray's body and controls the position.

Kray is working an open guard so Borcov takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Borcov throws a sloppy head kick and Kray moves out of range easily.

Borcov clinches up against the cage.
Borcov just leaning against Kray, taking a breather.

Borcov escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Borcov shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Kray napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Kray knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Borcov on the ground.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Borcov working the head and body with strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Borcov looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Borcov misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Borcov throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Borcov throws a strike aimed at the side of Kray's head but Kray avoids it well.
Borcov happy to just control the position for now.
Borcov wants to lay and pray for a moment but Kray keeps working.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Borcov working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Kray takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Borcov has hold of Kray's arm. He's looking for a kimura. Kray seems comfortable defending it but Borcov has shifted his position slighty and is cranking on the arm! Kray is real pain and he's forced to tap out! Kray is disgusted with himself for not defending it better but Borcov couldn't care less - he's delighted!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Leonid Borcov!

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
48%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Juan Cabrillo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dwayne Torque (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Torque 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! This should be fireworks!

Cabrillo
vs
Torque

187 cm
25
215 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

190 cm
25
205 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Juan Cabrillo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Dwayne Torque!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Steve Smith and Elvis Blanc.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cabrillo connects with an inside leg kick.
Torque looks gassed!
Cabrillo misses with a wild combination.
Cabrillo just misses with a punch to the body.
Torque keeps the fight on the outside.
Cabrillo shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Torque but Torque pushes him off and we're back to square one.
The fight stays on the outside here - Cabrillo looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Cabrillo lands a head shot.
Danga de danga de dang - Cabrillo scores with a four punch combination!
The fight stays on the outside here - Cabrillo looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Cabrillo closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Torque quickly recovers to half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cabrillo looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Cabrillo stalling.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cabrillo thows a huge punch but Torque dodges it nicely.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cabrillo content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Cabrillo'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.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Juan Cabrillo.
Cabrillo wants to clinch.
Cabrillo tries to close the distance and clinch but Torque swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Cabrillo scores with a decent looking hook.
Cabrillo throws a right and a left that both miss.
The fight stays on the outside here - Cabrillo looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Cabrillo lands a jab to Torque's midsection.

Torque gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Cabrillo to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Cabrillo is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Torque really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Cabrillo. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Cabrillo scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Cabrillo working some strikes from top position.
Cabrillo content to stall in guard here.
Cabrillo pushes down on Torque's leg and manages to get into half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cabrillo keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Juan Cabrillo just wasn't active enough.

Cabrillo dives in and scores a takedown into Torque's guard.
Cabrillo slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Cabrillo lands the left hand.
Torque takes a shot right to the bread basket.
A good leg kick by Cabrillo.
Cabrillo tries to close the distance and clinch but Torque swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Cabrillo connects with a solid leg kick.
Cabrillo with a jab.

Cabrillo closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Torque to the mat! Torque manages to get full guard.
Cabrillo advances to half guard.
Torque is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Cabrillo scores with a couple of nice shots.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cabrillo content to control rather than advance.
Torque is breathing heavily.
Cabrillo has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cabrillo seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Torque for as long as he can get away with.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.

We're going to have a standup here because Juan Cabrillo wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Torque showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Cabrillo.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Cabrillo has Torque up against the cage in a clinch.
Cabrillo is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Cabrillo lands an elbow inside.
Cabrillo stalling in the clinch but Torque improves position.
Torque takes an elbow to the forehead.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Cabrillo.
Torque blocks an elbow strike from Cabrillo.
Cabrillo is pushing Torque up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Cabrillo creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Torque's defenses.
Torque prevents a takedown attempt there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Cabrillo misses with an elbow over the top.
Cabrillo tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Cabrillo wants to stall.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Juan Cabrillo.

Cabrillo forces Torque back against the cage and clinches.
Cabrillo is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Torque can do to turn this around?
Cabrillo fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Juan Cabrillo. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Cabrillo manages to break the clinch.
Torque avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A nice inside leg kick there by Cabrillo. That's going to slow Torque down.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Torque circles away from the clinch attempt.
Juan Cabrillo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Cabrillo tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Torque manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Cabrillo lands a nice looking body shot.

Cabrillo drives through with a takedown into guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Torque can do anything to dispel that myth.
Cabrillo working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Torque's head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cabrillo is pushing down on Torque's leg trying to pass to half guard. Torque is fighting to maintain full guard but Cabrillo has managed to sneak the leg through.
Cabrillo wants to take a breather but Torque is having none of it.
Cabrillo with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Cabrillo in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Torque tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Cabrillo!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Juan Cabrillo!

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
26%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jose Marinas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eli Samuel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Marinas comes into the arena with Linkin Park - Faint blaring out of the sound system. Samuel has chosen Stuck in the Moment as his entrance music. On his way into the cage it seems that Jose Marinas has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Jose Marinas seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

Marinas
vs
Samuel

188 cm
19
187 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

185 cm
20
190 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jose Marinas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Eli Samuel!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Alec Ball and Trevor Gratis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marinas changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Samuel tries to avoid it but Marinas manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Samuel to the ground. Samuel escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Samuel with a hook.

It looks like Jose Marinas has been cut.
Marinas keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

Samuel scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Samuel tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
Marinas manages to work his way to half guard, despite Samuel's best efforts.
Samuel wants to stand up but Marinas is controlling the position.
Marinas looks like he's trying to stand up.
Samuel tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Marinas gets full guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Samuel wanted to stand there but Marinas had control of the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Samuel gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Marinas closes this distance looking for a takedown but Samuel circles away.
Samuel closes the distance but Marinas moves to the side

and Marinas counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Marinas.
Samuel is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Marinas dives into side control.

Marinas stands up.

Samuel fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Marinas, pushing him back against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Samuel slowing the pace effectively.
Marinas fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jose Marinas. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Marinas throws an elbow that misses.
Samuel throws a head punch that misses.
Nice body punch from Samuel.
Marinas pushes Samuel back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Samuel on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

Samuel turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!

Samuel decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Samuel tries to close the distance and clinch up but Marinas swats him away and circles back towards the center.

Samuel scores with a takedown into Marinas's guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Samuel wants to stand but Marinas is controlling his posture from full guard.
Marinas bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Samuel's guard.

Marinas stands up from guard. Let's bang!

Samuel scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Samuel looks gassed!

Samuel decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Marinas shoots in for a takedown but Samuel shows good takedown defense.

Samuel is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Marinas's half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Marinas is trying to stand up here but Samuel is controlling him well.
Samuel wants to stand up but Marinas has a hold of him and won't allow it.

Samuel decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.

Samuel closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Marinas is trying is best to control the position here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Marinas slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Marinas manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Samuel manages to get himself to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Eli Samuel dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jose Marinas's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Marinas tries for a takedown but Samuel circles away easily

and Samuel counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Samuel.
Samuel tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.

Marinas breaks the clinch.
Samuel throws out a loose jab but Marinas uses good head movement to avoid it.
Marinas keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Samuel fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Marinas checks it well.
Marinas changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Samuel tries to avoid it but Marinas manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Samuel to the ground. Samuel escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Jose Marinas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Samuel rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Marinas moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

Samuel clinches.
Samuel is trying to break the clinch but Marinas has him pressed against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Samuel blocks a body shot from Marinas.
Marinas is trying to break free.
Marinas avoiding damage as Samuel throws knees to the body.

Samuel manages to break the clinch.

Samuel shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Samuel tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Samuel is breathing heavily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marinas is controlling Samuel's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Marinas manages to get to full guard.
Samuel has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Marinas is proving hard to escape from.
Samuel is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Marinas pushes Samuel off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Samuel throws a series of strikes that have Marinas backpedaling.
Marinas shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Samuel pinned against the cage. Samuel gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jose Marinas. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Marinas gets the takedown into side control.
Samuel is not content to let Marinas control the position.
Samuel is pushing Marinas's head away, looking to escape. Marinas manages to hold on to the position though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes there by Marinas.
Marinas is looking to take a break and control but Samuel is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Samuel is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Marinas has just dragged him back down to the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Eli Samuel will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Jose Marinas's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Marinas shoots in but Samuel avoids the takedown attempt easily.
A bone on bone clash there as Marinas blocks the leg kick.
Samuel misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Marinas looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Samuel stuffs the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jose Marinas. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Samuel fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Marinas looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Samuel throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Marinas.
Marinas looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Samuel is fending him off so far but Marinas persists. Nope, Samuel circles away and we're back to standing.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Marinas misses with a takedown

and Samuel counters with a nice double leg into half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Samuel decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
Samuel misses with a series of wild punches.
Samuel misses with a few strikes there.
Marinas fails with the takedown
and Samuel counters with a two punch combo.

Samuel instigates a clinch.

Samuel escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Samuel takes the fight into the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marinas letting Samuel take a breather here.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Samuel.
Samuel with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Marinas using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Samuel has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

Samuel has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Marinas clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Marinas tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Marinas wants to control but Samuel is having none of it.

Samuel is standing up out of mount! Strange tactic there - he must really want this one on the feet!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marinas displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Samuel throws out the jab.

Samuel drives through and clinches with Marinas against the cage.

Samuel manages to break the clinch.
Marinas dives in and grabs Samuel's left leg, looking for a takedown. Samuel pushes down on Marinas's head and hops out.
Marinas misses with a takedown
and Samuel counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Samuel.

Samuel closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Samuel lands in his opponent's guard.
Samuel wants to stand but Marinas is controlling his posture from full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Samuel won't allow Marinas to sweep him here.

Samuel decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Marinas, up you get!
Samuel looks to land a combination but Marinas avoids it well.
Marinas showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Samuel.
Samuel stuffs the takedown.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jab, jab by Samuel - just one landing.
Jose Marinas has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Eli Samuel is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Marinas attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.

And that's the end of the fight!
Eli Samuel comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Samuel 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 Gregory Folan scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 27:30
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Eli Samuel!

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
72%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Gregor Mathew (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Maytrix (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Maytrix comes into a darkened arena with his song building. boen klub kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

Mathew
vs
Maytrix

190 cm
18
194 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

188 cm
20
184 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Gregor Mathew!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, John Maytrix!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Yves DeLean and Ian Loll.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

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

Mathew has his foot on Maytrix's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Maytrix works his way back into a safe position though.

Mathew looking for a guillotine here but Maytrix defends easily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Mathew throws his legs up looking for a submission but Maytrix uses it to pass to side control.
Maytrix working away.
Mathew is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Mathew avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Maytrix.

Mathew looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

Mathew is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Maytrix pulls his head out easily.
Maytrix really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Mathew. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

Mathew has hold of a guillotine but he's not going to be able to crank on it really with only half guard, so it's no trouble for Maytrix. Oh but Mathew has got full guard now! Oh boy! This one could be over very soon! Maytrix goes limp - he's gone! Mathew jumps up and celebrates with the crowd - fantastic submission finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:04 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Gregor Mathew!

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
69%

Undercard bout

Co-main event

Main event

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Nick Ellenberger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Diego Martinez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ellenberger comes into the arena with Guano Apes - Open Your Eyes blaring out of the sound system. Martinez is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Click Click Boom. Diego Martinez told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!

Ellenberger
vs
Martinez

180 cm
22
175 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

178 cm
25
180 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

Good takedowns
Brawler
Enjoys gardening

Global MMA Gear
Firebird Designs

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Nick Ellenberger!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Diego Martinez!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Alec Ball and Yves DeLean.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Ellenberger drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Martinez wants to stand up but Ellenberger is controlling him.
Ellenberger controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Ellenberger has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Ellenberger pushing down on Martinez's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Ellenberger connects with a nice short shot to Martinez's temple.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ellenberger throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Ellenberger drops an elbow to the side of Martinez's head.
Ellenberger wants to lay and pray for a moment but Martinez keeps working.
Martinez avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Ellenberger.
Ellenberger thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ellenberger trying to control from half guard but Martinez is working away.
Martinez wants to get back to full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ellenberger working over Martinez with some ground and pound. Martinez looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Ellenberger missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Ellenberger looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Martinez with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Ellenberger lands with a punch from half guard.
Ellenberger thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Martinez's head.
Ellenberger thows a huge punch but Martinez dodges it nicely.
Ellenberger slips a nice elbow through Martinez's hands, connecting with Martinez's forehead.
Ellenberger seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Martinez does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Martinez trying to control from the bottom.
Martinez is staying active underneath Ellenberger, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Ellenberger stops Martinez from getting back to his feet.
Ellenberger not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Martinez wants to control but Ellenberger is keeping busy and won't allow it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ellenberger drops an elbow to the side of Martinez's head.
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!
Ellenberger trying to control from Martinez's half guard. Martinez has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Ellenberger trying to control but Martinez is working from the bottom.
Martinez wants to stand but Ellenberger is controlling the position.
Ellenberger 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.
Ellenberger advances position into side control!
Martinez defending against the ground and pound.
Martinez is looking to regain half guard here but Ellenberger keeps moving and retains side control.
Martinez really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Ellenberger. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Martinez takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Martinez gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ellenberger lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Ellenberger in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Ellenberger unloading with bombs!
Martinez is desperately trying to improve his position but Ellenberger has a good base and remains in mount.
Martinez looks gassed!
Ellenberger putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Ellenberger pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Ellenberger lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Ellenberger lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
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!
Martinez is in a horrible position here. Ellenberger smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.

Martinez is rocked!
Ellenberger landing shots from mount.
Martinez is still in real trouble! Can Ellenberger finish him?
Ellenberger has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Martinez's face.
Ellenberger unloads with some vicious shots from mount and Martinez wants out - he looks towards the referee who steps in to save him! Ellenberger celebrates on the cage and the crowd goes wild!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:01 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Nick Ellenberger!
Nick Ellenberger is the new welterweight champion!