PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Steve Martin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bariga Kodeinich (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kodeinich has chosen izraelskiy kodeinshik as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Martin
vs
Kodeinich

168 cm
29
134 lbs
9 - 7 - 1

167 cm
31
143 lbs
18 - 9 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Steve Martin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Bariga Kodeinich!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Bruno Hogan and Damien Edna.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Martin on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Martin fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Kodeinich tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Martin was well out of range. Poor timing from Kodeinich.
A cross from Martin lands.
Kodeinich cracks Martin with a good jab.
Kodeinich misses with a series of wild punches.
Martin jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Martin throws a hook but Kodeinich avoids it easily.
Kodeinich gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Martin.
Martin avoids the body shot from Kodeinich.
Bariga Kodeinich seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Martin loads up on a big right hand but Kodeinich slips the punch.
Martin pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Kodeinich back to the cage. Martin follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Kodeinich throws a nice looking combination but Martin bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Kodeinich checks a low kick from Martin.
Martin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kodeinich walks into a stiff left hand from Martin.
Martin ducks right into an uppercut from Kodeinich.
Martin looks to land a left hand but Kodeinich moved out of range nicely.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Martin lands an overhand right.
Kodeinich keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Martin.
A telegraphed right hand from Kodeinich misses the target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A big right from Martin misses.
Martin looks to land a left hand but Kodeinich moved out of range nicely.
Martin lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Kodeinich throws a left and a right that both miss
and Kodeinich takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Decent striking displayed by Kodeinich there.
Kodeinich has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Martin sizes up Kodeinich with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.

Kodeinich is rocked!
Kodeinich throws a series of punches but Martin avoids them all with ease.
A slapping leg kick lands for Martin.
Kodeinich doesn't manage to clinch there - Martin circles away.
Kodeinich with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Kodeinich misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kodeinich displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Martin throws out the jab.
Martin misses the shot to the body.
Kodeinich fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Martin darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Martin swinging wildly here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kodeinich uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Martin.
Kodeinich connects with an inside leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kodeinich throws out a loose jab but Martin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Martin feints a jab promting Kodeinich to slip. Martin then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Kodeinich slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Nice defenses there by Martin.
Martin throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Kodeinich looks to land a left hand but Martin moved out of range nicely.
Kodeinich has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Kodeinich there as he acknowledges the shot.
Martin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kodeinich manages to avoid it.
Kodeinich swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nice defenses there by Martin.
Kodeinich blocks the body kick.
The fighters circling - Kodeinich throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kodeinich scores with a jab.
No joy there for Martin, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Martin staying out of range there.
Martin throws a jab when Kodeinich was well out of range.
Kodeinich lands a nice looking body shot.
Martin misses with a double jab.
Kodeinich lands a lovely overhand right.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martin wants to clinch.
Kodeinich changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
A nice combination there by Martin.
Kodeinich misses with a few strikes there.
Kodeinich ducks under a wild hook from Martin.
No joy there for Kodeinich, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Kodeinich throws a right and a left that Martin avoids nicely.
Kodeinich throws out a leg kick but Martin moves out of range and Kodeinich only half commits.
Kodeinich throws a right and a left that both miss.
Kodeinich throws a jab but it's blocked by Martin.
Kodeinich misses with a hook.
Kodeinich swinging wildly here.
Kodeinich misses with a body shot.
Kodeinich misses with an uppercut. Martin saw that one coming.
Kodeinich pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Martin misses with a wild body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good exchange - Kodeinich coming out on top.
Kodeinich looks to land a combination but Martin avoids it well.
Kodeinich throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Martin throws a lazy right hand but Kodeinich sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Martin uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kodeinich.
Martin moves out of range as Kodeinich strikes.
Kodeinich takes a swing at Martin's ribcage but misses.
Martin blocks a jab.
Martin uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kodeinich.
Sloppy strikes from Kodeinich. Those never looked like landing.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kodeinich thows a body shot but no joy.
Kodeinich throws a leg kick but Martin sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Kodeinich throws a shot from downtown. Martin moves away and avoids it.
Kodeinich misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Martin.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kodeinich misses with a combination
letting Martin counter with a right hand.
Martin lands with a straight right. Kodeinich didn't see that one coming.
Martin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kodeinich manages to avoid it.
Martin lands a right hook to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Steve Martin will probably get the nod.
That's time! Martin's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Martin uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kodeinich.
Martin walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Kodeinich checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Martin tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kodeinich swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Steve Martin is winning the standup battle so far.
Martin misses the shot to the body.
Martin blocks a jab.
Martin scoring well with a low kick there.
A jab from Martin misses.
Kodeinich ducks under a wild hook from Martin.
Kodeinich's corner calls for a 1-2. Kodeinich obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Kodeinich thows a body shot but no joy.
Bariga Kodeinich is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The fighters circling - Kodeinich throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Nice jab there from Martin.
Kodeinich throws a jab but it's blocked by Martin.
Kodeinich throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Nice uppercut there from Kodeinich.
Kodeinich looks to score with a jab to the body but Martin is just out of range.
A nice combination there by Kodeinich.
Kodeinich finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Kodeinich swings away with a leg kick that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kodeinich throws a nice looking combination but Martin bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Kodeinich's jab looks to have found its range, popping Martin under the eye.
A big left from Martin misses.
Kodeinich looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Kodeinich crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Martin - the referee stops the clock and Kodeinich gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Martin. Kodeinich manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Martin misses with a wild body shot.
Kodeinich just misses with a punch to the body.
Kodeinich swings for the body but Martin moves out of range.
Martin is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Kodeinich throws a right and a left that both miss.
Martin uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kodeinich.
Kodeinich throws a lazy right hand but Martin sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Martin misses with a looping left.
Kodeinich misses with a wild combination.
Martin stuns Kodeinich with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Kodeinich looks to throw the jab but Martin is out of range.
Martin throws a leg kick which misses Kodeinich's front leg but catches the back leg as Kodeinich tries to avoid it.
Kodeinich avoids a lazy jab quite easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Martin does it's job there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kodeinich takes one to the side of the head.
Martin takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Martin lands a two punch combo.
Martin scores with a nice head shot.
Kodeinich is still on wobbly legs! Can Martin finish him?
Kodeinich avoids the body shot from Martin.
Kodeinich moves forwards but Martin connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Kodeinich connects with a nice looking jab.
Kodeinich avoids a punch combination nicely.
Martin connects with a solid leg kick.
Martin throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Kodeinich moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Martin throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Kodeinich stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Martin keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Martin connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Kodeinich momentarily.
Kodeinich misses with an uppercut. Martin saw that one coming.
Kodeinich gets clipped by a big right hand and goes down spinning to the canvas! Martin gets the back mount and begins to drop bombs on his rocked foe! Kodeinich is too out of it to defend against the strikes and the referee jumps in to save him from the beatdown!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Steve Martin!
Steve Martin decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.