PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Malvin Maldi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ryan Martinsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Maldi's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Loituma TECHNO!. Martinsson has chosen Queen - Another One Bites The Dust as his entrance music. Both fighters really staring eachother down here, as Ryan Martinsson enters the cage!

Maldi
vs
Martinsson

170 cm
23
161 lbs
16 - 7 - 0

203 cm
23
135 lbs
11 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very strong

Powerful takedowns
Counter striker
Powerful

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 16 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Malvin Maldi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ryan Martinsson!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Valeri Chadov and Ivan Kurochkin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Maldi gets the takedown into side control.
Martinsson throws a couple of punches but he's in a bad position and they don't land.
Martinsson is not content to let Maldi control the position.
You can see the frustration on Martinsson's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Martinsson manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Martinsson thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Maldi's head.
Martinsson wants to pass the guard but Maldi is defending well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Maldi wants to get back to full guard.
Maldi works his way to full guard. Good work.
Maldi preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Martinsson postures up.

Maldi looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Maldi avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Martinsson is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Martinsson not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Martinsson drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Maldi dives on top into guard.
Maldi postures up.

Martinsson working for a triangle but Maldi defends it easily.
Maldi passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Maldi wants to lay and pray for a moment but Martinsson keeps working.
Maldi working away.
Martinsson tries to improve position but can't.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Maldi controlling the position from side mount.
Martinsson tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Maldi wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Maldi in side control, throwing shots but Martinsson defends.
Martinsson is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Maldi is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Martinsson will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.

Maldi drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
You can see the frustration on Martinsson's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.

Maldi is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Martinsson is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Maldi trying to control the position but Martinsson is working away.
Maldi controls the position from side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martinsson tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Martinsson is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.

Maldi is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Martinsson has escaped the position, nice work there.
Martinsson is looking for a sweep.
Maldi wants to take a breather but Martinsson manages to regain guard - a lesson learnt for Maldi.
Maldi stopping the sweep attempt from Martinsson.
Martinsson not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

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.
Maldi wants to pass the guard but Martinsson is keeping the position.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Maldi is looking to land body kicks.
Maldi throws a head kick that misses.
Martinsson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Maldi misses with a head kick.
Maldi misses with a two punch combination.
Maldi is trying hard to land a takedown here. Martinsson sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Maldi lands a really nice looking cross but Martinsson seems unphased.
Martinsson throws a nice looking combination but Maldi bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Maldi throws a series of punches but Martinsson avoids them all with ease.
Maldi is breathing heavily.
Maldi lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Martinsson circles away quickly and effectively.
Maldi throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A head kick misses from Maldi.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Malvin Maldi 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.

Maldi closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Maldi lands in his opponent's guard.
Martinsson looking for a sweep. Not yet Martinsson, not yet.
Maldi loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Maldi is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Maldi stopping the sweep attempt from Martinsson.
Maldi lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Maldi might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Maldi throws a big right hand that misses.
Maldi trying to control the position from guard on top but Martinsson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Martinsson is trying to keep Maldi in close.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Maldi connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Martinsson's hands.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Martinsson shoots in looking for a takedown. Maldi tries to sprawl out of it but Martinsson keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Maldi manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Martinsson throws a leg kick that misses.

Maldi scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.

Maldi is trying to get an arm triangle but Martinsson is defending well.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Maldi tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Maldi trying to control the action but Martinsson is working from the bottom.
Martinsson manages to get back to half guard.
Martinsson manages to get to full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martinsson can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Maldi controls the pace.
Martinsson controls Maldi momentarily but Maldi frees himself.
Maldi preventing the sweep.
Martinsson is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Maldi stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Martinsson swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Maldi lands a couple of decent looking shots.

Maldi thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Maldi wants to control from the top but Martinsson keeps moving.
Martinsson looking to hit a scissor sweep but Maldi is one step ahead there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Martinsson dodges the punch combination from Maldi.

Maldi throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Martinsson was covering up waiting for the punch and Maldi finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Maldi wants to control from the top but Martinsson keeps moving.
Martinsson preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Maldi is looking to advance position but Martinsson has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Martinsson lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Martinsson scores with a couple of good head shots there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Martinsson avoids the attempt from Maldi to control.
Martinsson landing punches.

Martinsson swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Maldi is now in Martinsson's guard. A big mistake from Martinsson there, giving up the dominant position!
Martinsson wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Maldi won't allow Martinsson to sweep him here.
Martinsson keeping moving, preventing Maldi from controlling successfully.
Maldi preventing the sweep.
Maldi wants to control from the top but Martinsson keeps moving.
Martinsson tries to land a sweep but no joy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Maldi tries to bum rush Martinsson with a series of wild strikes but Martinsson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Martinsson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Maldi pulls out of a head kick attempt.

Martinsson gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Maldi won't allow Martinsson to sweep him here.
Martinsson manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Maldi sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Martinsson lands strikes from half guard.
Maldi trying to get back to full guard but Martinsson takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
Malvin Maldi overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
A nice elbow there by Martinsson.
Maldi is trying to escape the mount.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Martinsson postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Maldi looks a forlorn figure.

Martinsson jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Maldi manages to avoid the submission attempt.

Martinsson is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Maldi has escaped the position, nice work there.
Maldi is trying to improve his position.

Martinsson looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Maldi stuck in half guard on the bottom here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Maldi manages to work his way to half guard, despite Martinsson's best efforts.
Maldi keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Maldi is looking for a sweep. Martinsson is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Maldi is refusing to be controlled, as Martinsson sits in half guard.
Maldi is looking for a sweep. Martinsson is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

Martinsson is working for a kimura but Maldi is defending it quite comfortably.
Maldi slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Maldi not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martinsson throwing strikes from guard but Maldi blocks nicely.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.

Maldi scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Maldi trying to control from half guard but Martinsson is working away.
Maldi lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Maldi winds up and cracks Martinsson with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Maldi is trying to control. Martinsson wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Martinsson lands with a few short shots to the body.
Maldi is looking to take a break and control but Martinsson is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Maldi throws a series of punches but Martinsson moves out of range.
Malvin Maldi is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Maldi swinging wildly here.
Martinsson shoots for a double leg takedown but Maldi sprawls well. He's pushed Martinsson's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Maldi lands a jab-cross combination.
Maldi lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Maldi throws a right hand that Martinsson ducks under and follows up with a left that Martinsson also avoids with ease.
Martinsson keeps the fight on the outside.
Maldi misses with a few strikes there.

Martinsson scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Martinsson scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Maldi has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Martinsson is working away from the top position though.

Martinsson is trying for a kimura here. Maldi looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Martinsson wins by kimura!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Ryan Martinsson!