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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between carlos Martins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frank Bane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bane has chosen Simple Man as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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150 cm
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200 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
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185 cm
19
185 lbs
0 - 0 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Counter striker
Very quick |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Inexperienced |
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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 Las Vegas, carlos Martins! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Frank Bane! The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Tiny Johnson and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Martins closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard. Martins prevents Bane from standing back up.
Martins performing his best blanket impression for a moment. Martins wants to pass to mount but Bane is defending the position. Bane tries to roll over but Martins keeps him under control. Martins wants to take a breather but Bane is having none of it. Martins controlling the action here.
The ref stands the fighters back up. carlos Martins wasn't doing enough on the ground. Bane lands a head kick!
Bane moves away from the strike by Martins. Bane scores with a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round. Bane looks to land a combination but Martins avoids it well. Bane lands a left and a right that send Martins crashing to the mat, dazed. Bane thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Martins is rocked! Bane wants to clinch and Martins counters with a single leg into guard. Bane didn't expect that. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Martins slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Bane is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Martins is controlling him. Martins trying to control the position from guard on top but Bane is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. Martins really is a fat lump. Bane looking to hit a scissor sweep but Martins is one step ahead there. Martins content to stall in guard here.
That's two minutes gone in the round. The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace. Martins prevents Bane from getting back to his feet. Martins might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
We're going to have a standup here because carlos Martins wasn't active enough for the referee's liking. Bane wants to clinch but Martins slips to the side and Martins counters with a shoot takedown into half guard. Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Martins in particular looking to stall. Bane looks like he's trying to stand up.
Martins controlling the pace. If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
We're going to have a standup here because carlos Martins wasn't active enough for the referee's liking. Martins gets the takedown into side control. Martins in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows. Bane gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard. Bane makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Bane. Martins scoring with punches to the head and body. Martins sitting in guard, not really doing much.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Martins landing some decent shots from guard. Martins engaging in some classic timewasting tactics. Martins trying to control the position from guard on top but Bane is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup. Bane wants to stand and escape but Martins is having none of it. Martins pushing down on Bane's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Bane has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Martins is working away from the top position though. Martins is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that carlos Martins will probably get the nod. 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.
Martins uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bane.
Martins shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard. Martins is looking to advance position but Bane won't allow it. carlos Martins overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far. The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Martins lands a nice short elbow. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Bane tries to kick Martins off but Martins keeps his base steady and stays in half guard. Bane tries to push off, looking to stand up, but Martins manages to move to mount!
Martins controlling the pace for now. Bane is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round. Martins raining down hammerfists from mount. Martins sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment. Bane is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position. Martins takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though. Martins connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Martins with good strikes from the mount here! Martins controlling the position easily from mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Martins pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage. Martins landing punches. Martins takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though. Bane is in all sorts of trouble here.
Martins landing strikes, looking to finish! Martins controlling the pace for now. Martins lands a big elbow. Martins takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though. Bane really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
That's three minutes gone in the round. BOOM! Martins connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Bane is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Martins controlling the pace for now. Martins raining down hammerfists from mount. Martins controlling his opponent. Bane takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position. Martins landing shots from mount. The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Martins cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Martins looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Bane squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
A nice elbow there by Martins. Bane wants to get back to his feet.
Martins looking to control and managing it successfully. Bane takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position. Martins is in the full mount, landing strikes. Martins punishing his opponent with strikes. Martins cracks Bane with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Martins lands with some strikes. Martins is in the full mount, landing strikes. Martins controlling from the full mount. Martins lands with some strikes. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
carlos Martins dominated that second round. The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Bane tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Martins was well out of range. Poor timing from Bane. Martins uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bane. Frank Bane seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Martins shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away. Martins wants to control the pace but Bane is squirming around nicely. Martins controlling his opponent. Martins pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage. Bane is bucking up trying to escape but Martins cracks him with another couple of good strikes. Martins is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Bane can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Bane is bucking up trying to escape but Martins cracks him with another couple of good strikes. Martins 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. Bane is looking to get to half guard. Martins controlling from mount.
That's one minute gone in the round. Bane can't escape the position.
Bane takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired. Bane wants to control but Martins is having none of it. Martins controlling the pace for now. Martins is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Bane can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
BOOM! Martins connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Martins lands a big shot there that rocks Bane but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Bane is looking to improve his position but Martins isn't that keen on the idea.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Martins breaks from Bane's wrist control and lands an elbow. Martins fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Martins dominating with strikes here. Martins breaks from Bane's wrist control and lands an elbow. Martins lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Bane hang on? Bane taking shots to the head. Martins is in the full mount, landing strikes. Bane squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Martins lands a big shot there that rocks Bane but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Martins punishing his opponent with strikes. Martins won't let Bane get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now. Martins has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Bane's face.
Martins lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Martins working the ground and pound effectively.
That's three minutes gone in the round. The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Martins cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Martins connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Martins controlling the pace for now. Martins dominating with strikes here. carlos Martins is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach. Martins controlling from the full mount. Martins lands a big elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Martins postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Bane looks a forlorn figure.
Martins with the ground and pound from mount. Martins dominating with strikes here. Martins scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Martins connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Bane is rocked! Bane takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position. Bane is still in real trouble! Can Martins finish him? Martins lands a big elbow - Bane is in trouble! More strikes from the mount and Bane is forced to tap out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:49 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). carlos Martins!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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