PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Erislanda Martinez (ranked 6568 p4p, 0 weight class) and Angelo Bronte (ranked 5132 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Martinez
vs
Bronte

175 cm
25
154 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

172 cm
18
160 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Solid boxing
Very strong

Good wrestler
Brawler
Inexperienced

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight 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, Erislanda 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, Angelo Bronte!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Alan Glass and Frank Dennis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Bronte closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Martinez 's guard.
Bronte wants to control from the top but Martinez keeps moving.
Martinez has momentary wrist control but Bronte slips an elbow through the middle.
Bronte stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Martinez swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Bronte lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Martinez looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Martinez is on top in guard.

Bronte keeping moving, preventing Martinez from controlling successfully.
Martinez has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Bronte is proving hard to escape from.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Martinez is looking to work some ground and pound but Bronte has wrist control.
Bronte really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Martinez . If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bronte utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Martinez trying to control the position from guard on top but Bronte is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Martinez is looking to stand up but Bronte won't let him.
Martinez 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.
Martinez loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Martinez wants to pass the guard but Bronte is keeping the position.
Bronte wants to sweep here but Martinez controlling him for the moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Martinez throwing strikes from guard but Bronte blocks nicely.
Martinez looking to pass the guard.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Martinez closes this distance looking for a takedown but Bronte circles away.
Martinez fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Angelo Bronte seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Bronte scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Martinez is breathing heavily.
Martinez on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Bronte scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Martinez tries to roll over but Bronte keeps him under control.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Bronte connects with a nice short shot to Martinez 's temple.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Bronte lands a nice short elbow.
Nice strikes from Bronte there.
Bronte working Martinez over with strikes.
Bronte keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Bronte lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Bronte lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Bronte is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Martinez is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Bronte winds up and cracks Martinez with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Bronte is looking to take a break and control but Martinez is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Bronte lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Bronte connects with a nice short shot to Martinez 's temple.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bronte lands with a punch from half guard.
Bronte working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Martinez on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Martinez is looking for a sweep. Bronte is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Martinez is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Bronte scores with a couple of nice shots.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Bronte connects with a nice short shot to Martinez 's temple.
Bronte lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Bronte working the head and body with strikes.
Bronte looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Bronte working the head and body with strikes.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Bronte working the head and body with strikes.
Bronte lands strikes from half guard.
Bronte is figuring out what he wants to do next.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Angelo Bronte dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Bronte shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Martinez is trying to defend but Bronte finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Bronte scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Bronte drops an elbow to the side of Martinez 's head.
Bronte is looking to take a break and control but Martinez is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Ground and pound from Bronte.
Martinez gets full guard.
Bronte postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bronte postures up and lands a big shot to Martinez 's brow.
Bronte scoring with some ground and pound.
Bronte working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.

Martinez working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Bronte doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Bronte manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Bronte scoring with punches to the head and body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Martinez can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Bronte controls the pace.

Martinez has his foot on Bronte's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Bronte works his way back into a safe position though.
Martinez keeping moving, preventing Bronte from controlling successfully.
Bronte trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Bronte must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Bronte's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Bronte chips away with some ground and pound.
Bronte content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Bronte works over Martinez with some ground and pound from guard.
Bronte landing with the ground and pound.
Angelo Bronte has got the better of the ground game so far.
Bronte working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Martinez 's head.
Bronte keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Martinez 's head.
Bronte looking to pass the guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bronte postures up and lands a big shot to Martinez 's brow.
Bronte has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Bronte looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Bronte is working Martinez over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Bronte is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Martinez is defended easily by Bronte.
Bronte tries to counter with a clinch but Martinez shakes him off and moves away.

Bronte looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Martinez !
Bronte working the ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bronte working the body and head with strikes.
Bronte lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Martinez down.
Bronte scoring with punches and elbows.
Martinez tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Bronte wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Bronte grinds an elbow into Martinez 's temple.
Bronte lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Martinez takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Bronte cracks Martinez with a big elbow.
Bronte is working Martinez over with some ground and pound from side control.
Bronte looks up at the clock and then as Martinez takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Bronte smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Bronte working the body and head with strikes.
Bronte working the head and body with strikes.
Martinez tries to buck Bronte off but Bronte is having none of it.
Martinez on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Bronte cracks Martinez with a big elbow.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bronte is looking to take a break and control but Martinez is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Bronte scores with punches from side control.
Martinez taking punishment in the form of punches.
Bronte cracks Martinez with a big right hand but Martinez just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Bronte working the head with strikes.
Bronte is putting a hurting on Martinez here, landing some big shots from side control.
Martinez on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Bronte working the head and body with strikes.
Martinez misses with a strike from the bottom.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bronte cracks Martinez with a big right hand but Martinez just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Bronte staying calm.
Martinez tries to buck Bronte off but Bronte is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Angelo Bronte showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

A momentary lapse in concentration from Martinez enables Bronte to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Martinez manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Bronte working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Martinez 's head.
Bronte distracts Martinez with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Bronte wants to control from the top but Martinez keeps moving.
Bronte working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Martinez 's head.
Bronte distracts Martinez with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Bronte cracks Martinez with a solid left hand.
Bronte is in close to Martinez 's body, working some short punches and elbows.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Martinez throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bronte is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Martinez has momentary wrist control but Bronte slips an elbow through the middle.
Bronte content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Bronte is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bronte stopping the sweep attempt from Martinez .
Bronte is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.

Martinez has his foot on Bronte's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Bronte works his way back into a safe position though.
Bronte is in close to Martinez 's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Bronte scoring with some ground and pound.
Bronte's corner is telling him to maintain position.

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

Martinez gets caught napping as Bronte dives in and scores a takedown. Martinez manages to retain guard.
Bronte is working Martinez over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Bronte's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Bronte content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.

Martinez throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Bronte lands a couple of elbows.
Bronte lands a couple of digs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bronte landing with the ground and pound.
Angelo Bronte is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Bronte sitting in guard here, content to control.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.

Bronte closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Bronte lands in his opponent's guard.
Bronte sitting in guard here, content to control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Martinez working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Bronte doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh but Martinez is tightening it up a little... Bronte has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! Bronte reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! Bronte taps out! Nice BJJ there by Martinez !

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:26 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Erislanda Martinez !