PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Boris Martsinkevich (ranked 4872 p4p, 6784 weight class) and Petr Golod (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Petr Golod enters the cage!

Martsinkevich
vs
Golod

160 cm
25
145
0 - 0 - 0

170 cm
25
145
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Boris Martsinkevich!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Petr Golod!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Richard Clark and Paul Tew.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Martsinkevich wants to clinch up but Golod keeps it at a distance.
Golod is trying to counter with his kicks.
Boris Martsinkevich seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Martsinkevich instigates a clinch.
Martsinkevich lands a body punch.
Golod blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Martsinkevich lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Martsinkevich fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Martsinkevich taking a breather.
Golod blocking some punches.
Martsinkevich stalling the fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Martsinkevich is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Golod blocks a punch to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Golod blocking some punches.
Martsinkevich lands a left hand that snaps the head of Golod backwards.
Martsinkevich misses with a punch on the inside.
Golod taking a breather.
Martsinkevich throws a punch but it's blocked by Golod.
Martsinkevich lands a left hand.
Martsinkevich struggles to land a body shot inside as Golod controls his hands.
Martsinkevich misses with a punch on the inside.
Martsinkevich softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Golod takes a shot to the head.
Martsinkevich goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martsinkevich doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch on the inside from Martsinkevich fails to land.
A bit of stalling here from Golod.
Golod blocking some punches.
Martsinkevich misses with some punches.
Martsinkevich misses with a hook from the clinch.
Martsinkevich throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Golods head.
Martsinkevich misses with the head strike.
Golod is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Martsinkevich swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Martsinkevich is struggling to control the position.
Martsinkevich scores with an uppercut up the middle.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martsinkevich throws a head punch that misses.
Martsinkevich misses with some punches.
Martsinkevich lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Golod backwards.
Martsinkevich could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Martsinkevich scores with a shoulder strike.
Golod blocking some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Martsinkevich fails to land.
Martsinkevich lands a right hand that snaps the head of Golod backwards.
Martsinkevich working aggressively here.
Martsinkevich is working Golod over against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Martsinkevich.
Martsinkevich misses with the head strike.
Martsinkevich lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Martsinkevich has a couple of punches blocked by Golod.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Martsinkevich lands a right hand that snaps the head of Golod backwards.
Martsinkevich throws a punch but it's blocked by Golod.
Martsinkevich throws a head punch that misses.
Martsinkevich swings wildly with an uppercut but Golod uses good head movement to avoid it.
Martsinkevich misses with a hook to the ribs.
Martsinkevich throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Golods head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Martsinkevich lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Martsinkevich lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Martsinkevich misses with some punches.
Golod is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Martsinkevich lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Boris Martsinkevich dominated that round.
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.

Martsinkevich rushes Golod and presses him up against the cage.
Martsinkevich misses with a punch on the inside.
Martsinkevich lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Golod slows down the pace here.
Golod avoiding damage.
Golod is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Martsinkevich is keeping busy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Martsinkevich tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Martsinkevich can't find room to land a body shot as Golod controls the action.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Golod looking to slow down the pace here.
Golod is persisting with his attempts to control the action in the clinch, rather than do any real damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Petr Golod.
Martsinkevich tries to clinch up but Golod circles away and keeps his distance.
And Golod responds with a good body kick, but Martsinkevich manages to step out the way in time.
Martsinkevich is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Golod counters with a body kick.
Golod swats away the attempt to clinch by Martsinkevich.
Golod counters with a body kick.
Golod swats away the attempt to clinch by Martsinkevich.
And Golod responds with a good body kick, but Martsinkevich manages to step out the way in time.

Martsinkevich instigates a clinch.
Martsinkevich misses with some punches.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Martsinkevich has a couple of punches blocked by Golod.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Martsinkevich.
Golod looking to stall.
Martsinkevich swings wildly with an uppercut but Golod uses good head movement to avoid it.
Martsinkevich misses with a hook from the clinch.
Martsinkevich working aggressively here.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
A body shot lands from Martsinkevich.
Martsinkevich has a couple of punches blocked by Golod.
Come on Golod - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
A nice left hand lands by Martsinkevich.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Golod trying to control the position but instead, Martsinkevich has worked for underhooks and has pushed Golod into the cage.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Martsinkevich misses with the head strike.
Martsinkevich lands a nice uppercut.
A bit of stalling here from Martsinkevich.
Martsinkevich scores with a hook to the body.
Golod blocks an uppercut.
Martsinkevich can't find room to land a body shot as Golod controls the action.
A nice right hand lands inside from Martsinkevich.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Martsinkevich as Golod tries to tie him up.
Martsinkevich lands with a light punch inside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Martsinkevich swings wildly with an uppercut but Golod uses good head movement to avoid it.
Golod looking to stall.
Martsinkevich lands a right hand that snaps the head of Golod backwards.
Martsinkevich misses with a punch on the inside.
Golod blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Martsinkevich misses with a hook from the clinch.
Golod trying to stall but Martsinkevich improves his position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Martsinkevich lands a nice uppercut.
Golod has Martsinkevich pushed against the cage.
Martsinkevich throws a head punch that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Boris Martsinkevich dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Golod avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Martsinkevich is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Golod keeps the fight on the outside.
And Golod responds with a good body kick, but Martsinkevich manages to step out the way in time.

Martsinkevich pushes Golod up against the cage in a clinch.
Golod blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Martsinkevich has a couple of punches blocked by Golod.
Martsinkevich throws a punch but it's blocked by Golod.
Golod blocks an uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Martsinkevich.
Martsinkevich has a couple of punches blocked by Golod.
Martsinkevich is working Golod over against the cage.
Martsinkevich misses with a punch on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Martsinkevich has a couple of punches blocked by Golod.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Martsinkevich as Golod tries to tie him up.
Martsinkevich fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Golod is looking to control Martsinkevich's arms but Martsinkevich gets an underhook and turns him. Now Golod has his back to the cage.
Martsinkevich misses with a short punch on the inside.
Martsinkevich misses with a punch on the inside.
Martsinkevich misses with some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Martsinkevich fails to land.
Martsinkevich lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Martsinkevich lands a left hand that snaps the head of Golod backwards.
Martsinkevich lands an uppercut.
A battle for position here, against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martsinkevich lands with a light punch inside.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Golod.
The referee calls for Golod to work.
Martsinkevich tries a body shot but Golod blocks it.
Martsinkevich is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Golod can do to turn this around?
Golod is looking to control Martsinkevich's arms but Martsinkevich gets an underhook and turns him. Now Golod has his back to the cage.
Martsinkevich throws a punch but it's blocked by Golod.
Martsinkevich swings wildly with an uppercut but Golod uses good head movement to avoid it.
A bit of stalling here from Martsinkevich.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martsinkevich tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Golod's elbow.
Martsinkevich swings wildly with an uppercut but Golod uses good head movement to avoid it.
Golod being controlled against the cage.
Golod takes a shot to the head.
Golod is pushing Martsinkevich up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Golod blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Martsinkevich fails to land.
Golod's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Boris Martsinkevich has scored more points in the clinch so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A right hand to the body from Martsinkevich.
Martsinkevich misses with a short punch on the inside.
Martsinkevich misses with a short punch on the inside.
Martsinkevich working aggressively here.
Boris Martsinkevich is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Golod blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Martsinkevich throws a head punch that misses.
Martsinkevich tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Martsinkevich lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Petr Golod has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Both fighters working to control the clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
Boris Martsinkevich showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Martsinkevich, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Sam Margolis scores the fight 30:26
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 30:26
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 30:25

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Boris Martsinkevich!