PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Bald Martin (ranked 5484 p4p, 2043 weight class) and Kaspars Petrovs (ranked 525 p4p, 267 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Martin might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to I’m Bald And I Know It . Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.

Martin
vs
Petrovs

182 cm
27
185
8 - 6 - 1

180 cm
40
172
22 - 29 - 0

World class boxer
Granite chin

Excellent MT
Knockout power

Brooklyn Apothecary

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 6 - 1, fighting out of London, Bald Martin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 29 - 0, fighting out of London, Kaspars Petrovs!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Martin throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Petrovs sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Martin swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Petrovs.
Martin connects with a body shot that sends Petrovs's belly button to the back.
The crowd cheers as Martin lands an impressive looking overhand right. Petrovs doesn't seem phased though.
Martin lands with a nice body punch.
Martin misses with a hook
and Petrovs counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A cross from Martin lands.
A looping hook to the body misses from Martin. Petrovs does a little dance to reset his feet.
Petrovs ducks under a wild hook from Martin.
Martin throws the left hand but Petrovs avoids the punch easily.
Martin scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Martin throws a hook to the side of Petrovs's head but Petrovs sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Petrovs unleashes a big counter combination but Martin bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Martin clinches up against the ropes.
Petrovs wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Martin.
Good body shot from Martin.
Petrovs wants to get back to striking at distance but Martin won't allow it.
Petrovs wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Martin has him pressed against the ropes.
Petrovs is trying to break the clinch but Martin is controlling him.
Martin looking to stall.
Petrovs tries to break free but Martin pushes him back against the ropes.
Martin taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Petrovs tries to break free but Martin pushes him back against the ropes.
A frustrated look appears on Petrovs's face as he tries to break the clinch.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Petrovs has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Martin tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short right from Martin.
Petrovs wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Martin has him pressed against the ropes.
Martin working aggressively here.
Martin taking a breather.
Martin misses with the head strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martin scores with a shot to the side of Petrovs's head.
Martin struggles to land a body shot inside as Petrovs controls his hands.
A short right from Martin.

Petrovs pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Petrovs looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Petrovs doesn't manage to clinch there - Martin circles away.
Martin looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Petrovs tries to bum rush Martin with a series of wild strikes but Martin uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Petrovs misses with a left hand
letting Martin counter with a right hand.
Bald Martin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Martin cracks Petrovs with a right hand to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Petrovs misses with a body shot.
Martin is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Martin misses with a looping left.
Petrovs lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Martin circles away quickly and effectively.
Martin tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Petrovs misses with a body kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Petrovs avoids the body shot from Martin.
Martin throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Martin displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Petrovs throws out the jab.
Petrovs lands a lovely overhand right.
Martin pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Martin tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Martin tries to bum rush Petrovs with a series of wild strikes but Petrovs uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Petrovs looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Martin will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Petrovs keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bald Martin is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Martin scores with a jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Martin. Petrovs does a little dance to reset his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Petrovs jabs Martin right on the nose. Martin blinks but takes it well.
Martin lands a jab.
Martin scores with a nice head shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Martin throws a combination that misses
and Petrovs counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Martin thinking.
Petrovs swings away with a body shot that misses
letting Martin counter with a right hand.
Petrovs staying out of range there.
A little jabbing left from Petrovs on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Petrovs is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Martin connects with a body shot.
Petrovs takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Martin cracks Petrovs with a good jab.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Bald Martin dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Martin defending well as Petrovs loads up on a big left hand.
Martin lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Martin throws a hook but Petrovs blocks it.
Martin misses with a few strikes there.
Petrovs throws a nice looking combination but Martin bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Martin connects with a good right hand that stumbles Petrovs. Petrovs circles away out of range and recomposes himself.

Petrovs is rocked!
Martin scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Petrovs is still on wobbly legs! Can Martin finish him?
Martin closes the distance and catches Petrovs with a lead hook that drops him to the canvas! Petrovs is clearly dazed and struggling here! 3,4,5,6,7 and Petrovs is up to his feet but the referee has called it off! Petrovs is still far too wobbly and he's not going to allow the fight to continue! Martin takes it!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:38 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Bald Martin!
In his post fight interview, Bald Martin started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.