PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Inge Grepp (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nolan Martin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Martin comes into a darkened arena with his song building. War - The Sick Puppies kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Grepp
vs
Martin

181 cm
26
176 lbs
13 - 4 - 0

180 cm
26
179 lbs
12 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
Great elbows
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Powerful

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 13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Inge Grepp!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Nolan Martin!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Daniel Franklin and George Francis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grepp lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Martin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A head kick from Grepp lands but Martin takes it in his stride.
Martin on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Martin scores with a nice body kick.
Grepp pivots, looking for a leg kick but Martin is out of range and Grepp settles back down.
Grepp connects with a leg kick. Martin looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
A head kick misses from Martin.
Grepp throws a nice outside leg kick.
Grepp dodges the punch combination from Martin.
Grepp takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Martin on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
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 fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Grepp tried to score with a low kick but Martin checks it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Martin avoids a kick to the body.
Martin connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Martin sizes up Grepp with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Martin tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Grepp throws the kick towards the body but Martin avoids it.
Martin blocks a leg kick.
Inge Grepp is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Grepp tries a low kick but Martin avoids it.
Martin throws a hook but Grepp avoids it easily.
Martin just misses with a punch to the body.
Martin closes the distance and clinches up with Grepp, looking for a takedown. Martin pushes Grepp against the cage but Grepp circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Martin throws a wild body kick that Grepp sees coming a mile off.
Grepp wants to slow Martin down by chopping away at his legs.
Grepp needs to keep his hands up - Martin had a free shot at his head there.
A bone on bone clash there as Martin blocks the leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grepp keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Martin.
Grepp scores with a push kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Martin connects with a nice looking jab.
Martin takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
A good leg kick by Grepp.
Grepp feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Martin's calf.
Grepp wants to slow Martin down by chopping away at his legs.
Grepp finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Martin throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Grepp sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Grepp scores with a leg kick.
Grepp goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.

Grepp takes the fight into the clinch.
Martin tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Grepp's elbow.
Grepp comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martin avoids a wild elbow strike from Grepp.
Martin is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Grepp pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Inge Grepp has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nolan Martin.
Grepp misses with an elbow strike.
Martin's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Grepp putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Martin in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Martin looks gassed!
Martin blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Grepp is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Martin is defending well for now.
Martin blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

Martin's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Grepp throws a leg kick that misses.
Grepp turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.

Martin tries to keep at a distance but Grepp has taken the fight into the clinch.
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 tries to work over Grepp's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Grepp lands a nice elbow.
Martin tries a body shot but Grepp blocks it.
Grepp lands an elbow inside.

It looks like Nolan Martin has been cut.
Martin blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Martin blocks an elbow strike.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grepp prevents Martin from breaking the clinch.
Martin has a couple of punches blocked by Grepp.
Grepp missing with knees to the body.
Grepp blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Grepp pushes off an throws an elbow but Martin leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Martin misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Grepp throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Grepp tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Martin avoids it.
Grepp throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Grepp throws an elbow that misses.
Martin goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Martin misses with some punches.
Martin is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Grepp trying to land knees to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Grepp pushes off an throws an elbow but Martin leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Grepp misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Martin.
Grepp throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Martin tries a body shot but Grepp blocks it.
Grepp lands an elbow just above Martin 's eye.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Inge Grepp dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Nolan Martin's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Grepp slips under a jab.
Grepp pushes Martin away with a front kick.
Grepp turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Inge Grepp is winning the standup battle so far.
Martin throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Grepp's waist but Grepp gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Martin off to one side.
A bone on bone clash there as Martin blocks the leg kick.
No joy there for Martin, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Grepp buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Martin avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Martin checks a leg kick.
Martin shoots in for a takedown but Grepp shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Grepp does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.

Grepp clinches up with Martin and pushes him back against the cage.
Martin blocks an elbow strike from Grepp.
Martin can't break the clinch.
Martin tries to throw a body punch but Grepp avoids it by throwing Martin back against the cage.
Inge Grepp has scored more points in the clinch so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Martin wants a takedown.
Inge Grepp has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nolan Martin.
Martin misses with a punch on the inside.
Grepp lands a damaging elbow.
Grepp lands a good knee to the midsection. Martin won't want to take too many of those.
Grepp looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Nice elbow from Grepp.
Grepp unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Martin is breathing heavily.
Martin takes a knee to the side of the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Grepp just misses with a elbow thrown towards Martin's brow.
With the fighters up against the cage, Grepp throws an elbow but misses.
Martin tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Grepp's elbow.
Grepp lands an elbow inside that Martin shrugs off.
Grepp lands a nice elbow.
Martin is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Grepp gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Grepp comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Grepp creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Grepp tries to land knees in the clinch but Martin avoids the damage to the body.
Martin blocks an elbow strike.
Martin blocks an elbow strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martin misses with a punch to the body.
Martin tries a body shot but Grepp blocks it.
Martin avoids a wild elbow strike from Grepp.
Martin pushes Grepp back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Martin.
Grepp throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Martin blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Grepp.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Martin.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Grepp.
Martin managing to block the knees to the body from Grepp.
Grepp prevents the takedown attempt.
Grepp pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Martin goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Grepp tries to land knees in the clinch but Martin avoids the damage to the body.
Grepp misses with an elbow over the top.
Martin misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Grepp misses with an elbow strike.
Martin can't find room to land a body shot as Grepp controls the action.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martin blocks an elbow strike.
Martin blocks the elbow strike.
Grepp landing knees to the body.
Martin works on Grepp's body with a couple of short punches.
Martin trying to control the position but instead, Grepp has worked for underhooks and has pushed Martin into the cage.
Martin fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Martin blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Martin blocks an elbow strike from Grepp.
Martin throws a punch but it's blocked by Grepp.
Grepp lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Grepp pushes off an throws an elbow but Martin leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Martin takes an elbow to the forehead.
Grepp prevents a body shot from Martin.
Grepp scores a nice knee to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice elbow from Grepp.
Grepp lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

That has opened up Nolan Martin's cut even more.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grepp lands a damaging elbow.
Martin blocks the elbow strike.
Grepp lands an elbow that stopped Martin in his tracks for a moment.
Grepp lands a good knee to the midsection. Martin won't want to take too many of those.
Grepp lands an elbow inside that Martin shrugs off.
Martin avoids a wild elbow strike from Grepp.
Grepp throws an elbow that misses.
Martin avoids a wild elbow strike from Grepp.
Grepp lands an elbow inside.

The cut above Nolan Martin's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Grepp putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Martin in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Martin on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Martin takes a knee to the side of the body.
Grepp utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Grepp lands an elbow that stopped Martin in his tracks for a moment.
Grepp is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Martin is defending well for now.
Grepp putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Martin in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Grepp lands an elbow inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Inge Grepp dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Nolan Martin's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

A chopping leg kick lands by Grepp.
Martin scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Grepp is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Martin can do to turn this around?

Grepp clinches up against the cage.
Martin blocks the elbow strike.
Grepp creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Grepp lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Grepp.
Martin avoids a wild elbow strike from Grepp.
Grepp is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Martin on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Grepp trying to land knees to the body.
Grepp pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Grepp throws an elbow but it misses.
Martin takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Grepp throws an elbow that misses.
Martin blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Martin is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Grepp gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Grepp throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Grepp comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

Nolan Martin's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Grepp gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Grepp misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Martin.
Martin wants a takedown but no success here.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Grepp.
Martin blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Martin blocks the elbow strike.
Martin swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Grepp gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Nolan Martin's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:39 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Inge Grepp!