PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Vova Klimov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frank Martin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Klimov
vs
Martin

181 cm
21
195 lbs
9 - 3 - 0

184 cm
23
185 lbs
7 - 0 - 1

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Russian Bears Nutrition
Notorious Clothing Co.

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Vova Klimov!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Frank Martin!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Igor Prikhodko and Fedor Mirinova.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Martin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Martin lands a nice looking body kick.
Martin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Klimov moves away.
Martin has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Martin there as he acknowledges the shot.

It looks like Frank Martin has been cut.

Martin gets tackled into the cage by Klimov. Klimov maintains the clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Martin.
Martin misses with a hook to the ribs.

Martin breaks from the clinch.
Martin lands a high kick!
A big left from Klimov misses.
Martin throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

Klimov has Martin up against the cage in a clinch.

Martin's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Klimov misses with a looping left.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Klimov tries to close the distance and clinch but Martin swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Klimov uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Klimov looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Good leg kick by Martin there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Klimov tries to close the distance and clinch up but Martin swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Klimov tries to clinch there but Martin circles away.
Klimov is looking to clinch but Martin is avoiding it.
Klimov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Martin manages to avoid it.

Klimov clinches.
Klimov lands a hook to the side of the head.
Klimov throws a punch but it's blocked by Martin.
Martin blocking some punches.
Martin digs a right hand into Klimov's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Klimov's gas tank.
Martin tries to throw a body punch but Klimov avoids it by throwing Martin back against the cage.
Klimov pushes Martin back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Klimov lands an uppercut.
Martin has a couple of punches blocked by Klimov.
Martin doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Klimov.
Klimov blocks a body shot from Martin.

Martin breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Klimov looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Klimov throws an overhand right that lands on Martin's shoulder, as Martin tries to avoid the shot.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Martin! But no joy.
Martin fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Klimov looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Klimov jabs Martin right on the nose. Martin blinks but takes it well.
Martin attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Martin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Klimov was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
An inside leg kick from Martin misses.
Nice uppercut lands for Martin. That snapped Klimov's head back.
Martin pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Jab by Klimov.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Martin.
Klimov with a jab.
Martin connects with a leg kick. Klimov looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Klimov tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Martin paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Martin walks into a straight right hand from Klimov.
Martin circles away from the clinch attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martin throws out a leg kick but Klimov moves out of range and Martin only half commits.
Martin connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Martin lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Klimov checks a low kick from Martin.
Martin walks into a straight right hand from Klimov.
A right-left combo lands from Martin.
Klimov is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Martin throws a big counter head kick but Klimov avoids it with no problem.
A solid leg kick lands there for Martin.

Nice combo by Klimov! Oh, that's hurt him - Martin falls to the canvas and Klimov follows him into side control.

Martin is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Klimov tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
Martin is still in real trouble! Can Klimov finish him?
Martin wants to control but Klimov postures up.
Martin seems to have recovered his senses.
Klimov content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Klimov tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.

Klimov stands up and beckons Martin to his feet.
Klimov moves in looking to clinch but Martin pushes him off.
Klimov connects with a crisp jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Klimov looks to score with a jab to the body but Martin is just out of range.
Martin tries to land a leg kick but Klimov saw it coming and moves away.
Klimov is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Klimov throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Klimov keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
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 Vova Klimov will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Frank Martin's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Klimov with a nice cross.

That has opened up Frank Martin's cut even more.
Martin fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
A punch combination from Klimov misses.
Klimov misses with the combination.
Martin blocks a jab.
Klimov throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Martin counters with a good low kick that Klimov was not able to check.
Martin throws a lazy body kick
and Klimov counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Martin uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Klimov.
Klimov misses with a shot to the body
and Martin counters with a leg kick.
Klimov tries to close the distance and clinch but Martin swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Martin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Martin is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Klimov rather than just go for the knockout.
Martin feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Klimov's calf.
Klimov 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.
Martin throws a head kick that misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Klimov tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Martin paws at him with a jab and circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Klimov lands a nice shot to the body.
Martin connects with a leg kick. Klimov looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Martin connects with an inside leg kick.
Martin slips a jab from Klimov.
Martin looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Martin, right into the meat.
Klimov cracks Martin with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Martin misses with a low kick.
Klimov misses with an uppercut.

Klimov clinches.
Klimov blocks a body shot from Martin.
Klimov has Martin pressed against the cage, preventing Martin from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Martin lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Klimov backwards.
Klimov pressing his opponent against the cage.
Klimov doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martin blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Klimov misses with the head strike.
Klimov misses with a short punch on the inside.
Klimov misses with the head strike.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Klimov misses with a punch on the inside.
Klimov is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Klimov will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Martin up against the cage.
Klimov tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Klimov swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Martin tries to throw a body punch but Klimov avoids it by throwing Martin back against the cage.
Klimov lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Klimov is stalling here.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Klimov creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Klimov softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Vova Klimov has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Martin is trying to break the clinch but Klimov has him pressed against the cage.
Klimov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martin tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Klimov's elbow.
Klimov blocks a body shot from Martin.
A head punch on the inside from Klimov fails to land.
Martin blocks an uppercut.
Klimov lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.

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

Klimov closes the distance and clinches.

Martin escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Martin, right into the meat.
Martin lands a front kick.
Klimov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Klimov darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Klimov blocks a head kick by Martin.
Klimov scores with a punch to the head.

The cut above Frank Martin's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Klimov misses with a right hand
and Martin counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Klimov is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Martin takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Martin throws the kick towards the body but Klimov avoids it.
Martin scores with a jab to the jaw.
Martin walks into a stiff left hand from Klimov.
Klimov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Martin.
Klimov backing away here, and Martin unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
A decent looking cross lands there for Klimov.
Martin misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Klimov lands a jab and follows it up with a massive straight that knocks Martin out cold! Martin is crumpled in the corner, his head only propped up by the cage! That's one for the organiziational promos right there! Wow, what a finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:32 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Vova Klimov!
Vova Klimov retains his middleweight title!
A very excited looking Vova Klimov made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.