PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Michael Martin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ivan Drakkar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Michael Martin has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Martin
vs
Drakkar

196 cm
23
217 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

185 cm
18
202 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Great elbows
Inexperienced

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Michael Martin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ivan Drakkar!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Anni Minnemäki and Marco Blurström.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Martin turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Drakkar takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Drakkar misses with a leg kick
and Martin counters with a straight right hand.
Drakkar throws a lazy head kick
and Martin counters with a nice body shot.
Martin connects with a good right hand that stumbles Drakkar. Drakkar circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Drakkar uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Martin.
Martin throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Drakkar throws a lazy head kick
letting Martin counter with a right hand.
Drakkar throws a leg kick but Martin moved away.
Drakkar throws a leg kick
letting Martin counter with a right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Drakkar throws a sloppy head kick
and Martin connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Drakkar thows a leg kick but Martin checks it
and Drakkar takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Drakkar ducks under a wild hook from Martin.
Martin is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Martin wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Martin misses the jab.
Martin misses with a looping right.
A punch lands to the side of Drakkar 's head but he takes it in his stride.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Drakkar takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Martin throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nice jab there from Martin.

Drakkar is rocked!
Martin cracks Drakkar with a nasty uppercut that draws ooohs from the crowd and sends Drakkar tumbling backwards onto the mat. He tries to recover but Martin pounces and lands a hail of unanswered strikes that forces the referee to step in to end the fight! Drakkar is not happy but he gave the referee no choice!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Michael Martin!