PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between J M Martin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sebastian Mercy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sebastian Mercy is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

M Martin
vs
Mercy

195 cm
22
248 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

190 cm
20
240 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Self confident

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Tends to cut

Attliction

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, J M Martin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sebastian Mercy!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Jorge Garcia and David Schapiro.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight stays on the outside here - Mercy looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Mercy throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Martin.
Mercy waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Martin.
Martin avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Martin has Mercy up against the cage in a clinch.
Mercy fails to pull guard.
Mercy tries to pull guard but Martin holds him up against the cage and eventually Mercy drops back down to his feet.
Mercy wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Martin has him pressed against the cage.
Martin stalling.
Martin lands a nice elbow.

It looks like Sebastian Mercy has been cut.
Mercy is trying to maintain a safe position but Martin gets an underhook and turns Mercy into the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Martin.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Martin lands a nice elbow.
Martin looks to throw an elbow but misses.

Martin breaks from the clinch.
Mercy will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
J M Martin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sebastian Mercy.
Nice sprawl there from Martin as Mercy shoots in.
Mercy tries to clinch
and Martin counters with a left and a right that stings Mercy.

Martin scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Martin controlling the action here.
Nice strikes from Martin there.

Mercy looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Well, if Martin 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.
Mercy won't allow Martin to pass to mount.
Martin is keen to just control but Mercy is a slippery customer.
Mercy is looking for a sweep. Martin is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

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.
Martin with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Martin lands a nice short elbow.
Nice strikes from Martin there.
Martin slows the pace down in half guard.

The referee stands the fighters back up. J M Martin just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Mercy swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Martin counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Martin ducks under a wild hook from Mercy.
Martin digs a good hook to Mercy's body.
Martin tries to clinch up but Mercy circles away and keeps his distance.
Mercy tries to clinch

and Martin counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Martin.
Mercy is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Mercy looks gassed!
Mercy drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Mercy dodges an elbow strike from Martin.
Martin lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Martin misses with an elbow over the top.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martin lands an elbow inside that Mercy shrugs off.
Martin lands a nice elbow.
Mercy is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Martin gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Mercy changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Martin fights it off and pushes away nicely.

Martin forces Mercy back against the cage and clinches.
Martin prevents a takedown attempt there.
Martin lands with a left to the head.
Martin prevents Mercy from breaking the clinch.
Martin lands an elbow that stopped Mercy in his tracks for a moment.
Mercy has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Martin avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Martin stalling in the clinch but Mercy improves position.
Martin throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Mercy is trying to break free.
Martin tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Martin misses with an elbow over the top.
Mercy wants a takedown.
Martin creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Mercy scores with a hook to the body.
Mercy looking for a takedown.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mercy wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Martin has him pressed against the cage.
Mercy can't break the clinch.

Mercy breaks the clinch.

Mercy closes the distance and clinches.
Mercy tries to break the clinch but Martin is controlling the position.
Mercy tries to break the clinch but Martin is controlling the position.
Martin controlling the action here for a moment.
Martin throws an elbow but it's blocked.

Mercy manages to break the clinch.
Martin fails in his attempt to clinch.
Sebastian Mercy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Mercy looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Martin trying to control the position.
Martin wants to sweep but no luck.
Mercy advances position into side control!

Mercy is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Martin has escaped the position, nice work there.
Martin is trying to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

J M Martin dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Sebastian Mercy's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Martin lands an elbow just above Mercy 's eye.
Knees to the body from Martin.
Martin scores a nice knee to the body.
Martin lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Martin.
Nice elbow from Martin.

Mercy is rocked!

That has opened up Sebastian Mercy's cut even more.

Martin is trying to trip Mercy. He has hold of a leg but Mercy is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Martin persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Mercy is still in real trouble! Can Martin finish him?
Martin has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Martin sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Mercy seems to have recovered his senses.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Martin works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Still in half guard, Martin seems content to control.
Martin lands with a punch from half guard.
Mercy is breathing heavily.
Martin controlling the pace.
Mercy tries to kick Martin off but Martin keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Martin perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Mercy is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Martin is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Martin has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mercy wants to control but Martin is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Martin stalling.

The referee stands the fighters back up. J M Martin just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Martin tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Mercy paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Martin clinches.
Martin lands a nice knee to the body.
Martin lands an elbow just above Mercy 's eye.
Mercy drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Martin gets the underhooks and prevents it.

Martin manages to break the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martin tries to clinch up.
Mercy doesn't manage to clinch there - Martin circles away.
Martin tries to clinch but Mercy moves out of range.
Mercy closes the distance looking to clinch

and Martin moves into the clinch.
Mercy is trying to break free.
Martin is pressed up against the cage. Mercy has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Martin down to the mat. Martin avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Martin ducks under a wild hook from Mercy.
Martin scores with a punch to the head.
A lazy body kick from Mercy

and Martin holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.

Mercy escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Mercy scores with a jab to the body.
Martin tries to clinch up.
Mercy doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Martin counters with a one-two to the body.
J M Martin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sebastian Mercy.
Martin fails to land the takedown.
Mercy tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Martin counters into the clinch. Nicely done.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mercy wants to break free but Martin has control.
Mercy avoids the elbow strike from Martin, against the cage.

Mercy breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Mercy has his takedown stuffed

and Martin counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Martin.
Martin is trying to stall.
Mercy is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Martin is keeping busy.
Mercy can't get the takedown.

Mercy breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Martin fails with an attempt to clinch.
J M Martin is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Mercy wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Mercy tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Martin swivels and escapes.
Mercy clinches but Martin breaks the clinch

so Martin counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.

Mercy is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.

Martin avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Mercy looking for a guillotine here but Martin defends easily.

Martin avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Mercy is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Martin pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Mercy is keeping the position for now.
Mercy looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Mercy can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Martin controls the pace.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Martin avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Martin scoring with some ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

J M Martin dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Sebastian Mercy's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Martin instigates a clinch.
Mercy has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Martin avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Martin lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Mercy is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Martin lands an elbow inside.
A knee to the head by Martin.

The cut above Sebastian Mercy's eye is starting to cause him problems now.

Martin is fighting off a takedown attempt but Mercy is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Martin to the mat. Martin regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Mercy stopping the sweep attempt from Martin.
Mercy wants to pass the guard but Martin is keeping the position.
Martin keeping moving, preventing Mercy from controlling successfully.
Martin lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Mercy!
Martin landing strikes from the mount and Mercy is in trouble!
Martin controlling the pace for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Martin working Mercy over with strikes here.
Mercy takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Martin with the ground and pound from mount.
Martin sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Martin trying to control but Mercy is having none of it.
Mercy tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Martin controlling from mount.
Mercy tries to reverse the position but Martin maintains control.
Mercy gets back to half guard.
Mercy has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Martin is working away from the top position though.
Mercy is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

That's two 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.
Mercy is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Mercy is refusing to be controlled, as Martin sits in half guard.
Martin is thwarting Mercy's attempts to control the position.
Mercy is not content to let Martin control the position.
Martin working over Mercy with some ground and pound. Mercy looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Mercy gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Mercy takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
J M Martin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sebastian Mercy.
Mercy shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Martin counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Martin lands an elbow inside that Mercy shrugs off.
Martin misses with the head strike.
Mercy prevents Martin from breaking the clinch.
Mercy has had enough of the clinch but Martin keeps him there for the moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mercy is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Mercy fails to pull guard.
Martin fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Martin misses with an elbow strike.
Martin throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Mercy goes for a takedown attempt but Martin pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Mercy tries to clinch but Martin is having none of it.
Mercy tries for a takedown but Martin circles away easily

and Martin counters with a single leg into guard. Mercy didn't expect that.
Martin trying to control the position from guard on top but Mercy is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Martin avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Martin working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Mercy's head.

Martin avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Martin is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mercy trying to keep a closed guard but Martin is proving a slippery customer.
Sebastian Mercy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

Mercy is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Martin keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Mercy's head.
Martin stays in close to Mercy's body and controls the position.
Martin slips nicely into half guard.
Mercy is refusing to be controlled, as Martin sits in half guard.
Mercy is looking to escape.
Still in half guard, Martin seems content to control.
Mercy tries to get to full guard but Martin has control of the leg.
Martin perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.

Mercy actively working from the bottom here.

And that's the end of the fight!
J M Martin showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Martin has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Dean Styles scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 30:27
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... J M Martin!