PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Andrew Havener (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Trevon Martin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Havener
vs
Martin

179 cm
27
164 lbs
6 - 13 - 3

175 cm
20
160 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin

Merciless Gladiators

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 6 - 13 - 3, fighting out of St Petersburg, Andrew Havener!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Trevon Martin!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Igor Prikhodko and Vladimir Khabensky.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Havener tries to clinch
enabling Martin to counter with a crisp jab.
Havener tries to clinch there but Martin circles away.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Martin, as that shot connected.

Havener clinches up with Martin and pushes him back against the cage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Havener.

It looks like Trevon Martin has been cut.
A short right from Havener.
Havener lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Havener has Martin pressed against the cage.
Havener creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Martin on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Havener misses with a knee strike.
Martin wants to break the clinch but can't.
Havener tries to throw a body punch but Martin avoids it by throwing Havener back against the cage.
Havener lands an elbow inside.

Havener breaks from the clinch.
Havener gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Martin connects with a good right hand that stumbles Havener. Havener circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Havener looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.

Havener closes the distance and pushes Martin back into the cage.
Martin wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Havener keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Martin's efforts to push away.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Havener.

Havener breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Havener tries to close the distance and clinch up but Martin swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Havener tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Martin manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Havener moves in looking to clinch but Martin pushes him off.
Martin looks to land a right hand but Havener moved out of range.
Havener tries to clinch up.
Nice shot by Martin.

Havener forces Martin back against the cage and clinches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Havener tries a knee to the head but Martin blocks it.
Havener pushes off an throws an elbow but Martin leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Martin blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Havener misses with an elbow over the top.
Havener keeps control of Martin as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Martin has had enough of the clinch but Havener keeps him there for the moment.
Havener tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Havener throws an elbow that misses.
Havener throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Martin blocks it with crossed arms.
Martin avoiding damage.
Martin tries to circle away but Havener has him pinned against the cage.
Martin tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Havener smiles and moves away.
Havener definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Andrew Havener seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Havener moves into the clinch successfully.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martin has had enough of the clinch but Havener keeps him there for the moment.
Havener tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Havener keeps control of Martin as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Martin on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Martin is trying to break free.
Havener with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Havener lands an elbow that stopped Martin in his tracks for a moment.
Havener connects with a nasty looking knee right to Martin's face.
Havener keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Martin's efforts to push away.
Havener comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

Havener's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Havener darts in looking for a takedown but Martin gets double underhooks and turns Havener into the cage.
Martin has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Havener looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Havener keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Martin's efforts to push away.
Martin is trying to break the clinch but Havener is controlling him.
Havener missing with knees to the body.
Havener trying to land knees to the body.
Martin avoiding damage as Havener throws knees to the body.

Havener breaks the clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Havener looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Havener drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Havener tries to clinch up.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Martin getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Havener uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Martin.
Martin works over Havener's head and body with a nice combination.
Martin has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Havener tries to clinch but Martin is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Andrew Havener dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Trevon Martin's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Martin misses with a two punch combination.
Martin loads up on a big right hand but Havener slips the punch.
Havener looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Martin connects with a body shot that sends Havener's belly button to the back.
Martin throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Havener lands a jab to the nose.
Martin misses with a double jab
and Havener counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Havener swings for the body but Martin moves out of range.
Havener tries to clinch but Martin is having none of it.
Martin misses with a looping right.
Havener moves in looking to clinch but Martin pushes him off.

Havener closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Havener tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Martin avoids it.
Havener misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Martin.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Martin can't break the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Havener lands a knee to the head.
Martin stalling in the clinch but Havener improves position.
Havener tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Martin just stands there and leans against the cage.

Havener breaks the clinch.

Martin gets tackled into the cage by Havener. Havener maintains the clinch.
Havener can't get the takedown.
Havener stalls.
Havener misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Martin.
Havener misses with a knee strike.
Martin wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Havener has him pressed against the cage.
Martin blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Havener with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Martin blocks a body shot from Havener.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Havener trying to land knees to the body.
Havener with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Havener is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Martin is defending well for now.
Havener prevents Martin from breaking the clinch.
Havener has Martin pressed against the cage, preventing Martin from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Martin tries to break free but Havener pushes him back against the cage.
Havener lands an elbow inside that Martin shrugs off.
Martin dodges an elbow strike from Havener.
Havener lands a damaging elbow.
Havener gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Martin on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Andrew Havener has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Martin wants to break free but Havener has control.
Havener is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Martin is defending well for now.

Martin manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Martin controlling Havener's posture.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Havener throws a strike but Martin rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Martin would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Havener knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Martin on the ground.
Martin won't allow Havener to get back to his feet.

Havener is looking for a triangle but Martin pushes his legs off easily.
Martin won't allow Havener to get back to his feet.
Martin is looking to work some ground and pound but Havener has wrist control.

Havener has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Martin can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Martin is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.

Havener looking for a guillotine here but Martin defends easily.

Havener throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Martin escapes and throws Havener's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Martin fails to land a wild elbow strike.

Martin stands up.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Martin throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Andrew Havener dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Trevon Martin's cut.
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. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Martin swats away the attempt to clinch by Havener.
Martin throws out a loose jab but Havener uses good head movement to avoid it.
Martin scores with a nice head shot.
Havener fails in his attempt to clinch.
Trevon Martin seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Havener tries to close the distance and clinch up but Martin swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Martin misses with the combination.
Martin pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Martin throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

Havener closes the distance and clinches.
Martin wants to get back to striking at distance but Havener won't allow it.
Havener throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Martins head.
Havener drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Martin gets the underhooks and prevents it.

Havener's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Havener wants to clinch up but Martin keeps it at a distance.
Martin throws a nice looking combination but Havener bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Martin looks to land a body kick but Havener moved away.
Nice defenses there by Havener.
Martin moves out of range of the body kick.
Martin takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Martin gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Martin might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Havener keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Martin.
Martin throws a lazy right hand but Havener sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.

Martin gets tackled into the cage by Havener. Havener maintains the clinch.
Havener tries for a takedown but Martin manages to get underhooks.
Havener landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Havener throws an elbow that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Martin has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Havener trying to land knees to the body.
Martin is trying to force a seperation but Havener has the dominant position.
Havener throws a knee to the head but misses.
Martin working hard to break the clinch.
Martin working hard to break the clinch.
Havener lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Trevon Martin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Havener misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Martin.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Havener takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Havener tries to land a knee to the head but Martin blocks with his arms.
Havener lands a knee to the body.
Martin wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Martin has Havener pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Havener manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Havener misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Martin.
Havener working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Martin avoids a wild elbow strike from Havener.
Havener tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Martin avoids it.
Havener working Martin over with knees to the body.
Martin takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Havener putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Martin in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Havener tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Havener lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Havener throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Martin blocks it with crossed arms.

Martin escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Martin works Havener's body with a nice hook.
Havener tries to clinch up.
Havener tries to clinch up.
Andrew Havener is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Martin stuffs the takedown attempt from Havener. Havener gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Andrew Havener. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A big left from Martin misses.
A jab from Martin misses.
Martin circles away from the clinch attempt.
Havener is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Havener moves to clinch but Martin breaks away
and Martin counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Martin with a nice cross.
The fight stays on the outside here - Havener looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Martin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Martin swats away the attempt to clinch by Havener.
Havener is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Martin.

And that's the end of the fight!
Andrew Havener showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Havener, 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 Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 30:27
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Andrew Havener!