PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mark Prozz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sis martinez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Prozz might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Disco Inferno. martinez has a niggling injury. He would have liked to come in 100% fit but that's not always possible. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

Prozz
vs
martinez

190 cm
21
185 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

170 cm
18
185 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Mark Prozz!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Sis martinez!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Prozz moves out of range of the body kick.
martinez should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Prozz closes this distance looking for a takedown but martinez circles away.
martinez looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
martinez looks gassed!
martinez misses with a body shot.
martinez with a poor takedown
and Prozz counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Prozz shoots and misses

and martinez counters with a single leg into guard. Prozz didn't expect that.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.

Prozz pushes martinez off and gets back to his feet.
Prozz scores with a nice strike.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Prozz shoots in but martinez avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mark Prozz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Prozz connects with a high kick.
Prozz plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Prozz shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with martinez but martinez pushes him off and we're back to square one.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Prozz darts in and clinches martinez up against the cage.
Prozz with a knee to the head.
martinez tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Prozz smiles and moves away.
Prozz shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts martinez as he jumps to the side.
Prozz thuds his right hand into martinez's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Prozz will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
A nice combination there by Prozz.
Prozz fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but martinez avoids it really well and circles away.
Prozz looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice sprawl there from martinez as Prozz shoots in.

martinez scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.

martinez decides to stand back up.

Prozz looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The fighters are battling for position here. martinez manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Prozz trying to control but martinez is working from the bottom.
martinez is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Prozz wants to get back to full guard.
martinez seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Prozz taking some punishment here, with martinez in his half guard.
martinez thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Prozz's head.
Prozz knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for martinez on the ground.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
martinez is taking a breather. Prozz says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Sis martinez hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
martinez fails with a takedown attempt.
martinez wants to clinch

and Prozz holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Prozz lands a body shot.
A nice left hand lands by Prozz.
Prozz prevents a takedown attempt there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mark Prozz dominated that round.
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.

Prozz with a lazy takedown attempt

and martinez counters into the clinch. Nicely done.

Prozz ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Prozz no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as martinez accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Prozz being controlled here, momentarily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
martinez trying to control but Prozz is working from the bottom.
Prozz avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Prozz keeping moving, preventing martinez from controlling successfully.
martinez has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
martinez tries to free his leg and advance position but Prozz is retaining full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Sis martinez.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Prozz!
Prozz shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and martinez counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Prozz regains full guard. Nicely done.
Prozz wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and martinez is now in half guard.
Prozz tries to regain full guard. Instead though, martinez has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
martinez can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Prozz is looking to escape.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Prozz sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
martinez is keen to just control but Prozz is a slippery customer.
Prozz wants to improve his position but martinez is controlling well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Well, if martinez is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Sis martinez was stalling too much, according to the referee.

Prozz rushes martinez and presses him up against the cage.
martinez tries to score a body lock takedown but Prozz shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Prozz tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. martinez just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mark Prozz. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
martinez jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Prozz walks away with a smile on his face. martinez gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.

Prozz closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

Prozz pulls guard.
Prozz looking to control.
martinez sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Prozz is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
martinez engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sis martinez showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Prozz fails in his attempt to clinch.
Prozz throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Nice sprawl there from Prozz as martinez shoots in.

Prozz shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches martinez napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Prozz is looking to take a break and control but martinez is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
martinez stops Prozz from passing to mount.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Prozz tries for a kimura but martinez is defending well.
Prozz will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
martinez wants to control but Prozz postures up.
martinez tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Prozz wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Sis martinez has got the better of the ground game so far.
martinez wants to get back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Prozz wants to control but martinez is keeping him busy.

Prozz wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by martinez, who protects the arm well.
Prozz wants to lay and pray for a moment but martinez keeps working.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Prozz decides to stand up, so the ref orders martinez to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

martinez closes the distance and pushes Prozz back into the cage.

Prozz manages to break the clinch.
martinez looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Prozz tries to clinch up

and martinez counters with a nice double leg into side control. Prozz won't be happy with that.

martinez stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Prozz shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and martinez counters with a nice double leg into side control. Prozz won't be happy with that.
This has been an exciting period of action!
martinez is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Prozz can't do much from the bottom here.
Prozz is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but martinez is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
martinez wants to control the pace but Prozz is squirming around nicely.
Prozz wants to control but martinez is having none of it.

martinez is working close to his opponent, looking to work a submission by the looks of things. Oh, he's managed to get a guillotine from mount as his opponent reached up! That looks tiiiiight! Will he tap? YES, he's tapped! Impressive submission by martinez!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Sis martinez! Sis martinez retains his middleweight title!