PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jose Good (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and David Martin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jose Good has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Good
vs
Martin

167 cm
18
140 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

150 cm
18
130 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Likes musicals

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 New York, Jose Good!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, David Martin!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, John Roberts and Franklyn Lucas.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Martin gets in close and instigates a clinch.

Martin breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Good tries to sprawl but Martin drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Good slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Martin stops Good from standing up.
Good wants to sweep here but Martin controlling him for the moment.
Martin sitting in guard here, content to control.
Good controls Martin momentarily but Martin frees himself.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Good pulls Martin in close to prevent any damage.
Martin wants to stand but Good is controlling his posture from full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Good is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.

Martin scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Martin is trying to control. Good wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Martin thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Martin slows the pace down in half guard.
Martin 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.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martin throwing shots but Good is blocking nicely.
Martin is keen to just control but Good is a slippery customer.
Good tries to roll over but Martin keeps him under control.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Good keeping hold of Martin's head, controlling as best he can.
Good wants to control but Martin is keeping busy and won't allow it.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Martin is looking to clinch.
Martin moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martin throws a head kick but Good moves out of range.

Good gets the takedown into side control.
Martin is looking to reverse the position.
Good looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Martin is avoiding damage well.
Martin tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Martin is trying to work for a sweep but Good has mounted him!
Good trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Good lands a nice shot to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Good raining down hammerfists from mount.
Good prevents Martin from getting the reversal.
Good putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Martin keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Martin tries to hold on but Good postures up.
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 Jose Good will probably get the nod.
That's time! Good's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Martin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Good.
David Martin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Good gets tackled into the cage by Martin. Martin maintains the clinch.

Good manages to pull guard.
Martin trying to control but Good is working from the bottom.
Martin is fighting to break Good's control of his arms but Good is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.

Martin gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Martin tries to close the distance and clinch but Good swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Good shoots for a double leg takedown but Martin sprawls well. He's pushed Good's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.

Martin closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Good did well to prevent Martin getting side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Good trying to control but Martin postures up.
Good missing with punches from the bottom.
Good regains full guard. Nicely done.
Martin won't allow Good to sweep him here.
Good will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Martin wants to get up but he can't break Good's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Good wants to sweep here but Martin controlling him for the moment.
Good trying to control the position here.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.

Martin throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Good tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Martin is in Good's guard.
Good keeping moving, preventing Martin from controlling successfully.
Martin preventing the sweep.
Good trying to keep a closed guard but Martin is proving a slippery customer.

Good has an active guard here but Martin has managed to pass into half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martin is trying to control the action in half guard but Good is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Martin throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Martin throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.

Good manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Martin keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage.
Good can't find room to land a body shot as Martin controls the action.

Martin pulls Good into guard.

Martin is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Good is aware though and is defending well.
Martin wants to control but Good passes easily into half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good is keen to just control but Martin is a slippery customer.
Martin avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Good.
Good not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Good lands strikes from half guard.
Jose Good overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Good trying to control from half guard but Martin is working away.

Good is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Martin is just riding it out for now. Good eventually gives up the hold.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Good thows a huge punch but Martin dodges it nicely.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

David Martin 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. This is the final round!

Martin tries to close the distance and clinch but Good swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Good shoots in for a takedown but Martin shows good takedown defense.
Good misses the shot to the body.
Martin leaves Good with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Martin lands with a nice body punch.
Good misses with an uppercut.
Good is trying hard to land a takedown here. Martin sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jose Good. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Martin clinches up with Good and pushes him back against the cage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Good is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Martin to keep the fight standing.

Martin decides to pull guard.
Good loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Good stopping the sweep attempt from Martin.

Martin looking for a guillotine here but Good defends easily.

Martin is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Good defends well.
Martin is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Martin working a defensive guard but Good manages to pass into side control anyway.
Martin tries to get back to half guard but can't.

Good is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Martin has escaped the position, nice work there.
Good is looking to take a break and control but Martin is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martin struggling a bit here.
Martin is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Good off and has taken his back!
Good is keeping busy.
Martin not allowing Good to control his hands.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good turns into Martin and is now in his guard.
Martin is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Martin is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.

Martin looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Good passes into side control.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Martin tries to buck Good off but Good is having none of it.

And that's the end of the fight!
David Martin comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Martin has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 John Kavanagh scores the fight 28:29
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 28:29
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 27:30

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