PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dan Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fernandez Martinez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Martinez has chosen iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii as his entrance music. Fernandez Martinez is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Johnson
vs
Martinez

185 cm
22
196 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

185 cm
20
185 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

Good takedowns
Brawler
Inexperienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Likes ground

Advantage XXX nutrition

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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dan Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Fernandez Martinez!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Alan Glass and Stewart Dunkirk.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Martinez clinches up with Johnson and pushes him back against the cage.
Martinez lands a nice knee to the body.
Johnson changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Martinez fights it off and pushes away nicely.

Martinez darts in and clinches Johnson up against the cage.

Martinez breaks the clinch.
Johnson shoots in and drives through. Martinez sprawls well.
Johnson tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Martinez swivels and escapes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dan Johnson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Johnson fails with a takedown attempt from distance.

Martinez gets the takedown into side control.

Martinez stands up.

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

Martinez breaks from the clinch.
Johnson gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Martinez counters with a shoot takedown. Johnson fights it but they end up in guard.
Johnson is breathing heavily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Martinez gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.

Martinez scores with a takedown into Johnson's guard.
Johnson looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Martinez distracts Johnson with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.

Martinez stands and steps away. Johnson gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Johnson tries for a takedown but Martinez circles away easily

and Martinez counters by moving into the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A body shot lands from Martinez.

Martinez breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Johnson tries for a takedown but Martinez circles away easily

and Martinez counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Johnson wants a takedown but no success here.
Johnson drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Martinez gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Johnson is working for takedown but Martinez is calmly controlling the position for now.

Martinez lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Johnson wants to improve his position but Martinez is controlling well.
Martinez is thwarting Johnson's attempts to control the position.
Johnson moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Johnson looking for a sweep. Not yet Johnson, not yet.

Johnson looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Martinez passes into side control.
Johnson manages to work his way to half guard, despite Martinez's best efforts.
Johnson tries to get to full guard but Martinez has control of the leg.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Johnson 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 Martinez. Oh but Johnson has got full guard now! Oh boy! This one could be over very soon! Martinez goes limp - he's gone! Johnson jumps up and celebrates with the crowd - fantastic submission finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Dan Johnson!