PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tony Martin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lunt Cicker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Martin comes to the cage accompanied by Lost Again. Tony Martin has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Martin
vs
Cicker

182 cm
20
265 lbs
4 - 4 - 0

180 cm
20
275 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
Insanely flexible

Good takedowns
Excellent boxer
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Tony Martin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Lunt Cicker!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Valeri Chadov and Aleksei Zolotukhin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cicker connects with a body shot that sends Martin's belly button to the back.
Cicker throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Martin on the side of the head.
A swing and a miss from Cicker.
Martin seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Martin shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Cicker pinned against the cage. Cicker gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Cicker defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Martin.
Martin gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Cicker.
Cicker connects with a crisp jab.
Martin walks into a jab.
Martin misses with a looping right.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Cicker! But no joy.
Martin dives in for a single leg takedown but Cicker sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tony Martin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Martin is trying hard to land a takedown here. Cicker sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
A little jabbing left from Cicker on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Cicker waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Martin.
Cicker has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Martin fails with the takedown.
Cicker lands a jab to Martin's midsection.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cicker works the jab nicely.

It looks like Tony Martin has been cut.
Cicker swings for the body but Martin moves out of range.
Cicker lands a jab to the nose.
Cicker uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Martin.
Cicker wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Cicker throws a shot from downtown. Martin moves away and avoids it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Martin throws a nice looking combination but Cicker bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Martin scores with a jab.
Martin takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Cicker lands a jab.
Martin tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Cicker defends well and Martin ends up having to push Cicker into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Cicker throws an overhand right that lands on Martin's shoulder, as Martin tries to avoid the shot.
Cicker displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Martin.
Cicker tests Martin's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Cicker scores with a jab to the body.
Cicker is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Martin had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Martin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cicker.
Cicker misses with a jab, cross combination.
Martin closes this distance looking for a takedown but Cicker circles away.
Martin uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Cicker.
Nice defenses there by Martin.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cicker rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Martin moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Cicker lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Martin steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Cicker.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cicker misses with an uppercut.
Cicker throws a lazy right hand but Martin sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Martin shoots in and drives through. Cicker sprawls well.
Cicker throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Cicker throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nice jab there from Cicker.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Cicker scores with a jab to the jaw.
Cicker jabs Martin right on the nose. Martin blinks but takes it well.
Martin closes this distance looking for a takedown but Cicker circles away.
Cicker lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Martin circles away quickly and effectively.
Cicker smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Martin shoots for a double leg takedown but Cicker sprawls well. He's pushed Martin's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Nice shot by Cicker.
Lunt Cicker is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Martin shoots in looking for a takedown but Cicker manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Martin's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Cicker slaps away a takedown attempt from Martin, before circling back to the center of the mat.
A little jabbing left from Cicker on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Cicker slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Decent striking displayed by Cicker there.
Cicker looks to throw the jab but Martin is out of range.
Martin tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Cicker defends well and Martin ends up having to push Cicker into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Despite the aggression on Cicker's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cicker keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Martin shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Cicker as he avoids it easily.
Sloppy strikes from Cicker. Those never looked like landing.
Martin uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Cicker.
Cicker scores with a hook to the body. Martin takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Cicker throws a nice looking combination but Martin bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Cicker misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Martin.
Cicker jabs at Martin's body.
Martin shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Cicker pinned against the cage. Cicker gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Cicker lands with a straight right. Martin didn't see that one coming.
Martin takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Cicker pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Cicker scores with a jab. Martin acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Cicker stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Cicker wants it to stay on the feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cicker dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cicker stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Cicker wants it to stay on the feet.
Martin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nice cross by Cicker.
Cicker loads up on a big right hand but Martin slips the punch.

Martin shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Cicker manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Cicker is on top in guard.

Cicker landing some decent shots from guard.
Cicker must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Cicker throwing strikes but missing.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cicker trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cicker lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Martin looking to control.
Cicker wants to control from the top but Martin keeps moving.

Martin escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Cicker gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lunt Cicker dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Martin.
Cicker throws out a counter right but Martin avoids it with no problem.
Martin fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Some wild striking there from Martin.
Horrible takedown attempt by Martin or perhaps it was just good defense by Cicker, which made it look bad.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tony Martin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cicker connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Martin takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Lunt Cicker seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Martin is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Cicker.
Martin looks for a takedown but Cicker sprawls well.
Cicker looks to land a combination but Martin avoids it well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Martin takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Martin slips a jab from Cicker.
Cicker works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Martin showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Cicker.
An attempted straight right counter from Martin misses the target.
Martin looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Cicker will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Martin will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Cicker now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Cicker misses with a straight left.
Martin swinging wildly here.
Cicker 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.
Cicker scores with a body shot.
Martin blocks a jab.
Martin tries for a takedown but Cicker sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Cicker has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Martin takes one to the chin there.
Cicker looks to throw the jab but Martin is out of range.
Cicker scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Cicker dips to his left and cracks Martin with an uppercut!
Tony Martin is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Cicker works Martin's body with a nice hook.
Nice defenses there by Cicker.
Cicker swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Cicker lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cicker misses with a looping left.
Cicker throws a big shot that misses.
Cicker takes a swing at Martin's ribcage but misses.
The fighters circling - Martin throws out the jab but it was never going to land.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martin tries to bum rush Cicker with a series of wild strikes but Cicker uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Nice takedown defense from Cicker. No joy for Martin on that attempt.
Martin has a takedown stuffed.
Cicker looks to throw the jab but Martin is out of range.
Cicker waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Martin.
Martin fails to land the takedown.
Cicker throws a series of strikes that have Martin backpedaling.
Martin shoots for a takedown but Cicker saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Cicker's jab looks to have found its range, popping Martin under the eye.
Martin takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Martin goes for a double leg but Cicker avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Cicker continues to drive forward.
Martin shoots in looking for a takedown. Cicker tries to sprawl out of it but Martin keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Cicker manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Cicker connects with a body shot that sends Martin's belly button to the back.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martin is trying hard to land a takedown here. Cicker sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Martin walks into a jab.
Martin shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Cicker sprawls well. Cicker wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Martin gets slowly back to his feet.
Cicker swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Cicker punishes Martin's body with a nice straight punch.
Cicker slaps away a takedown attempt from Martin, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Cicker swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Martin takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Cicker lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Martin shoots in looking for a takedown. Cicker tries to sprawl out of it but Martin keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Cicker manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Cicker fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cicker takes a swing at Martin's ribcage but misses.
Cicker bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Martin misses with a looping left.
Martin takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Nice shot lands for Cicker.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cicker fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Martin on the side of the head.
Martin shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Cicker as he avoids it easily.
Cicker looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Martin takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Martin takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Cicker looks to score with a jab to the body but Martin is just out of range.
Cicker throws a poor cross that misses
and Cicker takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Cicker lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Martin at a distance.
Cicker scores with a decent looking hook.
Martin shoots in but Cicker avoids the takedown attempt easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Martin shoots in for a takedown but Cicker shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Cicker lands a jab to Martin's midsection.
Martin looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Cicker is fending him off so far but Martin persists. Nope, Cicker circles away and we're back to standing.
Cicker throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Martin on the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lunt Cicker showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Martin shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Cicker sprawls well. Cicker wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Martin gets slowly back to his feet.
Cicker cracks Martin with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Cicker connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Martin momentarily.

Martin is rocked!
Cicker fires a straight punch through the middle that cracks Martin square on the jaw! Damn, Martin is out cold on his feet and topples face first to the canvas! Wow, I haven't seen a knockout that brutal in a long time!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:27 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Lunt Cicker!