PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Itchy Sinclair (ranked 1134 p4p, 2081 weight class) and Bald Martin (ranked 153 p4p, 256 weight class). Martin has chosen I�m Bald And I Know It as his entrance music. On his way into the cage it seems that Itchy Sinclair has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Itchy Sinclair seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

Sinclair
vs
Martin

179 cm
18
182
15 - 6 - 0

182 cm
30
169
13 - 9 - 1

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Itchy Sinclair!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 9 - 1, fighting out of London, Bald Martin!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Percy O'Donnell and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Sinclair shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Sinclair was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Martin is trying to get back to half guard.
Martin on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Sinclair lands an elbow.
Martin is looking for a sweep.
Sinclair 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.
Sinclair connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Martin some visible discomfort.
Martin is trying to control Sinclair's posture but Sinclair avoids it.
Martin is not content to let Sinclair control the position.

Sinclair working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sinclair is putting a hurting on Martin here, landing some big shots from side control.
Sinclair working away.
Martin is not content to let Sinclair control the position.
Martin tries to improve position but can't.

Sinclair looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.

Sinclair tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
The strikes coming from Sinclair are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Sinclair wants to lay and pray for a moment but Martin keeps working.

Sinclair is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Martin is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Martin is trying to get back to half guard.
Martin wants to control but Sinclair postures up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sinclair is trying to ground and pound but Martin uses the momentary lack of control by Sinclair to regain half guard.

Sinclair seems to be looking for submissions.
Martin is refusing to be controlled, as Sinclair sits in half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Martin manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Martin controls Sinclair momentarily but Sinclair frees himself.
Sinclair stays in close to Martin's body and controls the position.
Sinclair throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Martin works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

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.

Martin is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Sinclair is aware though and is defending well.
Sinclair trying to control the position from guard on top but Martin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sinclair chips away with some ground and pound.
Sinclair stands up over Martin, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Martin wants to sweep but no luck.
Sinclair looking to pass the guard.
Martin is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Martin wants to pass the guard but Sinclair is defending well.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Sinclair wants to control but Martin is keeping busy and won't allow it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

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

Martin avoids a punch combination nicely.
Sinclair gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Martin.
Sinclair uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Martin.
Martin misses with a straight left.
A little feinted left hand from Sinclair on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Martin takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Martin throws a predictable looking body shot
and Sinclair counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Sinclair throws a jab when Martin was well out of range.
A little jabbing left from Martin on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Itchy Sinclair is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Sinclair shoots in and bounces Martin off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Martin preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Martin bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Sinclair's guard.

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!

Sinclair looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Martin pushing down on Sinclair's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sinclair blocking the ground and pound attempt from Martin.
Martin is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Sinclair is trying to get back to full guard.
Sinclair trying to control from the bottom.
Sinclair moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Sinclair is adopting a defensive guard.
Sinclair preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Martin must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Martin slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Sinclair keeping moving, preventing Martin from controlling successfully.
Martin wants to pass the guard but Sinclair is keeping the position.
Martin content to stall in guard here.
Martin passes Sinclair's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Sinclair makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Sinclair.
Sinclair looking for a sweep. Not yet Sinclair, not yet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sinclair not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Martin scoring with punches to the head and body.
Martin trying to control but Sinclair is working from the bottom.
Sinclair is trying to control the position but Martin postures up.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
A chopping leg kick lands by Martin.
Sinclair throws a head kick that misses.
Martin throws a body shot but no joy.
A punch combination from Sinclair misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sinclair. Martin does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sinclair throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nice sprawl there from Martin as Sinclair shoots in.
Martin doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Martin misses with a body kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sinclair throws a jab but it's blocked by Martin.
Sinclair throws a head kick but Martin moves out of range.
Sinclair throws a hook but Martin blocks it.
Sinclair throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bald Martin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Martin throws an overhand right that lands on Sinclair's shoulder, as Sinclair tries to avoid the shot.
Martin tries to bum rush Sinclair with a series of wild strikes but Sinclair uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Sinclair takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
A head kick misses from Martin.
Martin will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Itchy Sinclair is winning the standup battle so far.
Sinclair lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sinclair cracks Martin with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.

Martin closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Sinclair's guard.
Martin throwing strikes but missing.
Martin looking to pass the guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Bald Martin will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Martin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sinclair.
Martin lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Sinclair at a distance.
Nice uppercut lands for Martin. That snapped Sinclair's head back.
Sinclair keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Martin.
The crowd cheers as Martin lands an impressive looking overhand right. Sinclair doesn't seem phased though.
Nice jab there from Martin.
Sinclair keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sinclair fails to land with a series of punches.
Martin thumps Sinclair with a low kick.
Sinclair shoots for a double leg takedown but Martin sprawls well. He's pushed Sinclair's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
A punch lands to the side of Sinclair 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Sinclair lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Martin just misses with a punch to the body.
Martin missing with a left hand there. Sinclair was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Sinclair misses with a head kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A lazy left from Sinclair finds it's target.
Martin tries to clinch but Sinclair is having none of it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Martin bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Sinclair's head.
Sinclair misses with a body kick.
A swing and a miss from Martin.
Sinclair appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Sinclair ducks under a wild hook from Martin.
Martin connects with a body shot.
Sinclair misses with the combination.
Sinclair lands a nice hook to Martin's body. Martin takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Some wild striking there from Sinclair.
Martin avoids the body shot from Sinclair.
Martin is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sinclair.
Martin throws a right and a left that both miss.
Sinclair misses with a hook.
Sinclair looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Martin is fending him off so far but Sinclair persists. Nope, Martin circles away and we're back to standing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martin takes one to the side of the head.
Martin tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Sinclair manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Martin's jab looks to have found its range, popping Sinclair under the eye.
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 is looking to land body kicks.
Nice shot lands for Sinclair.
Martin looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Martin connects with a jab.
Martin ducks under a wild hook from Sinclair.
Martin swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Martin throws a body shot but no joy.
A low kick lands for Martin.
Sinclair misses with a body shot.
Martin scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Good shot there by Martin.
Sinclair lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Martin circles away quickly and effectively.
Martin motions for Sinclair to come forward. Martin throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Martin tests Sinclair's chin there with a solid looking shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sinclair misses the jab.
Sinclair uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Martin.
Martin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sinclair manages to avoid it.
Sinclair jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Martin misses with a straight right.
Sinclair lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Sinclair throws a nice looking combination but Martin bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Martin dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Sinclair. That did some damage!

Sinclair drives through with a takedown into Martin's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Martin wants to control the position but Sinclair says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Martin is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.

Sinclair is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Martin is looking to improve his position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are battling for position here. Martin manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Martin not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Sinclair preventing the sweep.
Martin keeping moving, preventing Sinclair from controlling successfully.
Sinclair not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Martin looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Sinclair puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sinclair throwing shots but Martin is blocking nicely.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Bald Martin.
I think Martin has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:29

The fight is ruled a draw!