PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jose Martinez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and paulo buffon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Martinez
vs
buffon

170 cm
18
130 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

165 cm
18
130 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jose Martinez!
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, paulo buffon!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Daniel Franklin and Tiny Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Martinez scores with a three punch combo!
Martinez misses with the combination.

Martinez feints and as buffon raises his hands in defense, Martinez changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
buffon managing to control the position.
buffon keeping full guard, as Martinez tries to pass.
buffon scores with a couple of body punches from the bottom.
Martinez trying to control but buffon is working from the bottom.
buffon trying to control the position.
Martinez pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. buffon is keeping the position for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
buffon keeping moving, preventing Martinez from controlling successfully.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Martinez tries a head kick but it misses.
buffon keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Martinez fails with an attempt to clinch.
Martinez throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Martinez tries to clinch up.
Martinez shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with buffon but buffon pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Martinez shoots in for a takedown but buffon shows good takedown defense.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jose Martinez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Martinez moves out of range as buffon strikes.
Martinez tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

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.
buffon throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Martinez's waist but Martinez gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing buffon off to one side.
Martinez shoots and misses

and buffon counters by clinching up.

buffon breaks the clinch.
buffon shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Martinez as he jumps to the side.
buffon tries for a takedown but Martinez circles away easily

and Martinez counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
buffon tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
buffon trying to control but Martinez postures up.
Martinez wants to stand but his hand is trapped. buffon uses the opportunity to regain full guard.
Martinez is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
buffon is looking to stand up but Martinez isn't so interested in that idea.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martinez controls from within his opponent's guard.
buffon is trying to control the position from the bottom.
buffon controlling the position.
Martinez advances to half guard.

Martinez stands up out of the half guard.
Martinez is breathing heavily.

Martinez moves into the clinch.

buffon has hold of one of Martinez's legs. Martinez is fighting the takedown attempt but buffon gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Martinez looking to control.
buffon thows a big elbow that misses.
Martinez is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Martinez wants to get back to his feet but buffon is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Martinez utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
buffon has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Martinez is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Martinez trying to keep a closed guard but buffon is proving a slippery customer.
buffon won't allow Martinez to sweep him here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jose Martinez dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Martinez shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
buffon is looking for a sweep. Martinez is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

Martinez is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
buffon is trying to control but can't.
buffon throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Martinez is looking to stall here but buffon recovers full guard.
Martinez has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of buffon is proving hard to escape from.

That's one minute gone in the round.
buffon keeping moving, preventing Martinez from controlling successfully.
Martinez has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Martinez is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Martinez is looking to clinch.
buffon shoots for a double leg takedown but Martinez sprawls well. He's pushed buffon's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
buffon shoots in but no luck this time.
Martinez lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Martinez.

Martinez looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
buffon is looking to control Martinez's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can buffon avoid being mounted?

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martinez seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but buffon does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Martinez is really struggling to control buffon but he's trying to hold on to the position.
buffon is trying to stand up here but Martinez is controlling him well.
buffon is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Martinez's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Martinez's back!
Martinez tries to break free.
buffon throwing lazy shots from the back mount that aren't doing any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Despite being in a bad position, Martinez is controlling the hands, preventing any submission attempts.
Martinez is keeping busy.
Martinez tries to break free.
buffon somehow managing to miss with a strike from the back.

Martinez is trying escape back to his feet. He turns into his opponent's guard and eventually finds his way back to his feet.
Martinez's corner calls for a 1-2. Martinez obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Martinez misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Martinez wants to clinch

so buffon counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
buffon wants to control from the top but Martinez keeps moving.

buffon drops back looking for a leg! Martinez is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Martinez manages to kick buffon off! buffon jumps back into Martinez's guard.
Martinez wants to sweep but no luck.
buffon is fighting to break Martinez's control of his arms but Martinez is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Jose Martinez 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. This is the final round!

Martinez fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Martinez shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and buffon counters with a takedown into side control.
Martinez is trying to get back to half guard.
buffon working the ground and pound from side control.
Martinez is trying to get back to half guard.
You can see the frustration on Martinez's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
buffon in side control lands a decent elbow.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Martinez is pushing buffon's head away, looking to escape. buffon manages to hold on to the position though.
buffon landing strikes.

buffon stands up and beckons Martinez to his feet.
buffon misses with a takedown attempt

and Martinez counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Martinez seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but buffon does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Martinez tries to stand and escape but buffon actually recovers to full guard.
Martinez tries to free his leg and advance position but buffon is retaining full guard.
Martinez lands a couple of digs.

Martinez stands up from buffon's guard - Martinez perhaps looking for a knockout.
Martinez misses with a takedown attempt

and buffon counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jose Martinez. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Martinez doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Martinez is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Jose Martinez overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Martinez is looking to stand up but buffon isn't so interested in that idea.
buffon missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Martinez is trying to keep buffon in close.
buffon stopping the sweep attempt from Martinez.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martinez keeping moving, preventing buffon from controlling successfully.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Martinez throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by buffon.
buffon tries for a takedown but Martinez sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
buffon doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Martinez counters with a takedown into side control.
buffon is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Martinez's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.

Martinez decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Martinez looks to clinch

and buffon counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
buffon has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Martinez is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Martinez is working for takedown but buffon is calmly controlling the position for now.
Martinez has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. buffon is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.

buffon tightens his grip and picks Martinez up, before dumping him to the ground. Martinez manages to land in guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
buffon postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
buffon wants to pass the guard but Martinez is keeping the position.
Martinez is trying to keep buffon in close.
Martinez looking to hit a scissor sweep but buffon is one step ahead there.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Martinez trying to control the position here.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to paulo buffon.
I think Martinez has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Wesley Smith scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 29:28
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jose Martinez!