PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Joe Martin (ranked 6535 p4p, 489 weight class) and Lucky Slevin (ranked 7544 p4p, 533 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Martin
vs
Slevin

195 cm
25
155 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

175 cm
25
155 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Good in bed

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Joe Martin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Lucky Slevin!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, Daniel Franklin and Sandra Marshall.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Slevin tries to score with a low kick but Martin moves his leg out of the way.
Martin lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!

It looks like Lucky Slevin has been cut.
Martin misses with a jab, cross combination.
Slevin looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Martin lands a lovely overhand right.
Slevin throws a right hand that Martin ducks under and follows up with a left that Martin also avoids with ease.

Martin closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Slevin's guard.
Martin trying to stand up but can't free himself from Slevin's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Slevin is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Martin has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Slevin is proving hard to escape from.
Martin will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Slevin thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.

Slevin is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Martin defends well.
Martin knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Slevin on the ground.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Slevin uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Martin will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Slevin throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Martin misses with a wild body shot.
Martin takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Slevin tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Slevin throws a head kick that misses.
Slevin throws a hook but Martin blocks it.
Martin looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Martin takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Slevin thuds his right hand into Martin's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Martin throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Slevin.
Slevin throws a right hand that Martin ducks under and follows up with a left that Martin also avoids with ease.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Martin misses with a jab, cross combination.
Martin really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Martin lands a jab.
Slevin paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Slevin just misses with a punch to the body.
Martin swinging wildly here.
Martin slips a straight right by Slevin.
Martin throws a nice looking combination but Slevin bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Martin is breathing heavily.
Martin throws a nice looking combination but Slevin bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Martin throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Slevin uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Martin has time to react.
Martin misses with a few strikes there.
Martin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Slevin.
Martin misses with a wild combination.
Slevin scores with a head kick.
A punch combination from Slevin misses.
Slevin throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Slevin throws a sloppy head kick and Martin moves out of range easily.
Slevin scores with a kick to the midsection.
Martin misses with a wild combination.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martin misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Slevin.
Slevin scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Slevin dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Martin fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Slevin is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
A kick lands to the mid section there for Slevin.
Slevin misses with a head kick.
Joe Martin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Martin sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Slevin waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Martin.
Slevin looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Slevin throws a series of punches but Martin avoids them all with ease.
Slevin scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
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 throws a series of punches but Slevin avoids them all with ease.
Slevin connects with a good right hand that stumbles Martin. Martin circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Martin takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Martin avoids the head kick by Slevin.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Slevin throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Martin misses with a jab, cross combination.
Slevin shapes to counter with a head kick.
Some wild striking there from Martin.
Some wild striking there from Martin.
Nice body kick there by Slevin.
Slevin fails to land with a series of punches.
Slevin throws a head kick that misses.
Slevin misses with an uppercut. Martin saw that one coming.
Slevin misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Martin blocks a head kick by Slevin.
A jab from Slevin misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Martin throws a body punch but Slevin moves out of range.
Slevin throws a low kick but Martin moves out of range easily.
As Slevin looks to move away, Martin throws a big counter combo but Slevin just gets out of the way.
Some wild striking there from Slevin.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lucky Slevin dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Lucky Slevin's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Slevin tries a head kick but it misses.
Slevin connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Martin throws a series of punches but Slevin moves out of range.
Martin lands with a nice combination. Slevin backs away looking to recover.
Martin throws a nice looking combination but Slevin bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Slevin looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Slevin tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Martin looks to land a combination but Slevin avoids it well.
Martin throws a series of punches but Slevin moves out of range.
Joe Martin is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Slevin throws a nice outside leg kick.
Slevin tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Martin was well out of range. Poor timing from Slevin.
Slevin lands a glancing blow to the side of Martin's head.
Martin throws a right hand that Slevin ducks under and follows up with a left that Slevin also avoids with ease.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Slevin tests Martin's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Slevin lands a high kick!
Martin fails to land with a series of punches.
Slevin pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Martin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lucky Slevin seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Martin throws a left and a right that both miss
and Slevin counters with a one-two to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Slevin scores with a nice head shot.
Martin rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Slevin moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Slevin rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Martin moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Slevin stuns Martin with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Martin misses with a series of wild punches.
Both fighters circling a little - Slevin finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Martin tries to bum rush Slevin with a series of wild strikes but Slevin uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Slevin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Slevin scores with a three punch combo!
Slevin thows a left - swing and a miss!
Martin appears to be looking for a big counter.
Martin throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Slevin pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Slevin connects with an inside leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Slevin swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Some wild striking there from Slevin.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Slevin misses with a series of wild punches.
Martin with a hook.
Slevin tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Slevin looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Slevin thumps Martin with a low kick.
Martin scores with a one two! Slevin had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Martin misses with a combination
and Slevin counters with a solid body kick.
A big left from Martin misses.
Martin takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Martin misses with the combination.
Slevin is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
A combination from Slevin does no damage.
A slow jab from Slevin misses its intended target.
Slevin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Martin moves away.
Slevin throws a body punch but Martin moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martin avoids the body shot from Slevin.
Slevin lands with a shot to the body.
Slevin has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Slevin fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Martin misses the shot to the body.
A slow jab from Slevin misses its intended target.
Martin swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.

Slevin tries to sprawl but Martin drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Slevin trying to control but Martin postures up.
Martin prevents Slevin from standing back up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Slevin regains full guard. Nicely done.
Slevin wants to sweep here but Martin controlling him for the moment.

Slevin looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Martin is defending well. Slevin quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Martin has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Slevin celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:33 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Lucky Slevin!
A victorious Lucky Slevin thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.