PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Bob Sprajt jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Guerro Martinez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Sprajt jr
vs
Martinez

192 cm
19
160 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

178 cm
18
165 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Tends to cut

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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Bob Sprajt jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Guerro Martinez!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Thiago Cunha and Felipe Paraventi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Martinez tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Sprajt jr paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Martinez tries to close the distance and clinch but Sprajt jr swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Sprajt jr 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 Sprajt jr off to one side.
Sprajt jr tries to clinch up

and Martinez decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Sprajt jr's guard.
Sprajt jr wants to sweep here but Martinez controlling him for the moment.
Martinez thows a big elbow that misses.
Sprajt jr really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Sprajt jr keeping moving, preventing Martinez from controlling successfully.

Martinez decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Sprajt jr, up you get!
Sprajt jr throws and low kick but Martinez moves out of range easily.
Martinez tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Sprajt jr paws at him with a jab and circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sprajt jr lands with a nice body punch.
Sprajt jr lands with a slapping head kick.
Martinez wants to clinch but Sprajt jr slips to the side

and Sprajt jr counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Martinez!
Sprajt jr throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Sprajt jr looking to control but Martinez is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Sprajt jr controlling from mount.
Sprajt jr breaks from Martinez's wrist control and lands an elbow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martinez wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Sprajt jr.
Martinez blocking the ground and pound.
Sprajt jr thowing shots but they're missing.
Martinez wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Sprajt jr.
Sprajt jr wants to control the pace but Martinez is squirming around nicely.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sprajt jr 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.
Sprajt jr is really struggling to control Martinez but he's trying to hold on to the position.

Sprajt jr gets to his feet and calls his opponent to stand. Here come the fireworks!
Martinez moves out of range as Sprajt jr throws a body kick.
Sprajt jr fails with a takedown attempt.

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.
Sprajt jr with a lazy takedown attempt

and Martinez counters with a nice double leg into side control. Sprajt jr won't be happy with that.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bob Sprajt jr. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sprajt jr is breathing heavily.
Sprajt jr tries to buck Martinez off but Martinez is having none of it.
Martinez is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Sprajt jr is trying to control Martinez's posture but Martinez avoids it.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A bit of a lull in the action here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Guerro Martinez will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Martinez looks to clinch
and Sprajt jr counters with a big head kick but Martinez shrugs it off.
Martinez throws a right and a left that Sprajt jr avoids nicely.
Martinez tries to clinch but Sprajt jr is having none of it.
Martinez closes the distance looking to clinch

and Sprajt jr counters with a single leg into guard. Martinez didn't expect that.

Sprajt jr stands up and waves to Martinez to follow him.
Martinez lands a two punch combo.
Martinez misses with a looping right.

Sprajt jr drives through with a takedown into guard.
Sprajt jr will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sprajt jr wants to stand but Martinez has a closed guard, so he can't escape.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sprajt jr trying to control the position from guard on top but Martinez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Martinez keeping full guard, as Sprajt jr tries to pass.
Martinez throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Sprajt jr stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Martinez swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Sprajt jr trying to control the position from guard on top but Martinez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Martinez is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Martinez tries to clinch but Sprajt jr moves away

and Sprajt jr counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.

Martinez is defending against the submission attempts here by Sprajt jr.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sprajt jr trying to control the action but Martinez is working from the bottom.
Sprajt jr with the ground and pound but Martinez uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Sprajt jr looking to sit in guard and control but Martinez gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Martinez postures up.

That's four 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.
Martinez wanted to stand there but Sprajt jr had control of the position.
Sprajt jr is trying to keep Martinez in close.
Sprajt jr looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bob Sprajt jr dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Martinez fails to land the takedown.
Sprajt jr fails in his attempt to clinch.
Sprajt jr misses with a takedown
and Martinez counters with a nice uppercut.
Martinez takes a kick to the side of the head.
Martinez tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Sprajt jr counters with a two punch combo.
A big left from Martinez misses.
Sprajt jr shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Martinez counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Sprajt jr thinking.
Martinez wants to clinch.
Sprajt jr gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Martinez counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bob Sprajt jr. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Martinez lands with a hook. Sprajt jr tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Martinez is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Martinez tries to clinch but Sprajt jr moves out of range.
Sprajt jr tries for a takedown but Martinez circles away easily
and Martinez counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Sprajt jr walks into a left hand.

Martinez drives through and clinches with Sprajt jr against the cage.
Sprajt jr is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Sprajt jr tries to pull guard but Martinez won't allow it.
Sprajt jr can't get the takedown.

Martinez lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Sprajt jr pushes Martinez off looking to stand but Martinez dives back in and keeps control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sprajt jr is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Martinez wants to lay and pray for a moment but Sprajt jr keeps working.
Martinez slows the pace down in half guard.

Sprajt jr has one foot on Martinez's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Martinez darts in and clinches Sprajt jr up against the cage.
Sprajt jr has had enough of the clinch but Martinez keeps him there for the moment.
Martinez has had enough of the clinch but Sprajt jr keeps him there for the moment.
Martinez can't break the clinch.
Sprajt jr 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.

Sprajt jr gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Sprajt jr prevents Martinez from standing back up.
Sprajt jr throws a strike but Martinez avoids it easily and moves to full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Sprajt jr stands up from guard. Let's bang!

Martinez gets a clinch.
Martinez gets underhooks to prevent Sprajt jr's takedown attempt.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Sprajt jr has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Martinez avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Sprajt jr is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Sprajt jr misses with a body punch.

Martinez escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

Martinez pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

And that's the end of the fight!
Guerro Martinez comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Martinez 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 Daniel Cesar scores the fight 29:29
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 28:29
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 29:29

The fight is ruled a majority draw!