PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Oscar Martinsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yuri Yelsin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Martinsson comes to the cage accompanied by Clawfinger - Biggest & The Best. The key to victory for Oscar Martinsson has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Martinsson
vs
Yelsin

184 cm
19
178 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

172 cm
18
173 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Oscar Martinsson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Yuri Yelsin!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Igor Prikhodko and Vladimir Khabensky.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Martinsson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Yelsin tries to bum rush Martinsson with a series of wild strikes but Martinsson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Martinsson changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
A nice combination there by Martinsson.
Martinsson lands a head kick!
Martinsson scores with a leg kick.
Martinsson lands a really nice looking cross but Yelsin seems unphased.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Yelsin.
Yelsin pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.

Yelsin pushes Martinsson up against the cage in a clinch.
Martinsson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Yelsin fails to pull the fight into his guard.

Yelsin gets control of Martinsson's arms and successfully pulls guard. Yelsin will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.

Yelsin is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Yelsin jumps guard but Martinsson stands there with Yelsin around his waist. Yelsin gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Yelsin is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yelsin wants a takedown.
Oscar Martinsson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Yuri Yelsin.
Martinsson keeps control of Yelsin as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Yelsin content to slow the pace in the clinch.

Yelsin escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Martinsson connects with a high kick.
Martinsson works Yelsin's body with a nice hook.
Both fighters circling a little - Martinsson finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Martinsson chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Martinsson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Yelsin takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Martinsson misses with a wild combination.
Martinsson lands a jab to Yelsin's midsection.
Yelsin looks gassed!
Martinsson wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Yelsin takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yelsin throws a leg kick but Martinsson sees it coming and moves out of range.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Martinsson!

It looks like Yuri Yelsin has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Martinsson scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Martinsson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Oscar Martinsson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Martinsson throws a nice head kick!
Yelsin is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Yelsin tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Yelsin thuds his shin into the meat of Martinsson's side.
Yelsin takes a kick to the side of the head.
Martinsson keeps the fight on the outside.
Yelsin walks into a stiff left hand from Martinsson.
Yelsin fails to land with a series of punches.
Martinsson throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Martinsson scores with a jab.
A lazy body kick from Yelsin
and Martinsson counters with an outside leg kick.
Yelsin tries to land a leg kick but Martinsson saw it coming and moves away.
Martinsson lands with a kick to the temple. Yelsin shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martinsson looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.

Yelsin closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Martinsson wants to break free but Yelsin has control.
Yelsin tries to pull guard but Martinsson holds him up against the cage and eventually Yelsin drops back down to his feet.
Yelsin wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

Yelsin has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Martinsson uses from the top position.
Martinsson wanted to stand there but Yelsin had control of the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Martinsson trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Yelsin pushes Martinsson off and scrambles back to his feet.
Martinsson throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Yelsin.
Yelsin fails with an attempt to clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Martinsson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Martinsson connects with a crisp jab.
Yelsin misses with a kick to the body
and Martinsson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Martinsson keeps Yelsin at a distance using the push kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Oscar Martinsson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Yuri Yelsin's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Yelsin wants to clinch.
Martinsson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Martinsson misses with a head kick.
Oscar Martinsson is winning the standup battle so far.
Yelsin takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Yelsin throws a series of punches but Martinsson avoids them all with ease.
Yelsin wants to clinch.
Martinsson lands a body shot.

Martinsson tries to keep at a distance but Yelsin has taken the fight into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Martinsson gets underhooks to prevent Yelsin's takedown attempt.
Yelsin trying to land knees to the body.
Yelsin's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Martinsson prevents Yelsin from breaking the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Yelsin trying to land knees to the body.
Yelsin misses with a knee strike.
Yelsin has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Martinsson is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Martinsson avoiding damage as Yelsin throws knees to the body.
Yelsin misses with a knee strike.
Yelsin is breathing heavily.
Yelsin drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Oscar Martinsson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Yuri Yelsin.

Martinsson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A nice leg kick lands there from Martinsson.
A slapping leg kick lands for Martinsson.
Yelsin tries to score with a low kick but Martinsson moves his leg out of the way.
Yelsin throws a combination that misses
and Martinsson counters with an inside leg kick.
Yelsin tries to clinch there but Martinsson circles away.
Yelsin misses with a double jab.
Yelsin throws a lazy body kick
and Martinsson counters with a good low kick that Yelsin was not able to check.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martinsson thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Yelsin if he has to take too many more of those.
Yelsin takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Martinsson fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Yelsin.
Martinsson moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Martinsson connects with a crisp jab.
Oscar Martinsson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Yelsin crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Martinsson - the referee stops the clock and Yelsin gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Martinsson. Yelsin manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Martinsson lands the left hand.
Martinsson connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Martinsson with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Martinsson throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Yelsin takes a kick to the side of the head.
Yelsin's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Martinsson lands a head kick. Yelsin smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Yelsin chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Martinsson can pounce on him.
Martinsson scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Yelsin moves in looking to clinch but Martinsson pushes him off.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martinsson lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Martinsson throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Martinsson lands a high kick!
Martinsson throws a quick inside leg kick.
Martinsson throws a nice inside leg kick.
Martinsson plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Martinsson lands a nice looking body kick.
Yelsin rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Martinsson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Martinsson lands a glancing blow to the side of Yelsin's head.
Yelsin throws a sloppy head kick and Martinsson moves out of range easily.
Martinsson moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Yelsin tries to clinch but Martinsson moves out of range.
Martinsson feints and then cracks Yelsin's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Yelsin down.
A chopping leg kick lands by Martinsson.
Good leg kick by Martinsson there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Yelsin takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Martinsson.
Yelsin has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Martinsson.
A nice leg kick lands there from Martinsson.
Martinsson lands a nice looking body kick.
Martinsson is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Martinsson thows a body kick. Yelsin tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Nice body kick from Martinsson.
Martinsson throws a head kick that Yelsin semi-blocks.
Yelsin tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Yelsin on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Martinsson. Martinsson obviously looking to wear him down.
Yelsin tries to clinch there but Martinsson circles away.
Martinsson throws a nice head kick!
Yelsin tries to clinch up but Martinsson circles away and keeps his distance.
Yelsin swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Yelsin on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Martinsson. Martinsson obviously looking to wear him down.
Martinsson throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Yelsin's head.
Martinsson scores with a head kick.
Yelsin tries to clinch up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Oscar Martinsson dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Yuri Yelsin's cut.
That's time! Martinsson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Martinsson lands a with a good body shot.
Martinsson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Yelsin can do to turn this around?
Martinsson throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Martinsson takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Martinsson jabs Yelsin right on the nose. Yelsin blinks but takes it well.
Yelsin on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Yelsin throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Martinsson counters with a nice low kick that buckles Yelsin's knee momentarily.
An inside leg kick lands from Martinsson.
Jab, jab by Yelsin - just one landing.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Martinsson checks a leg kick.
Yelsin walks into a jab.
Yelsin misses with a double jab.
Martinsson misses with a head kick.
Martinsson fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Yelsin wants to clinch.
A head kick by Yelsin misses
and Martinsson counters with a head kick.
Martinsson moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Martinsson lands with an uppercut that bounces Yelsin off the cage and back into rage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Yelsin is looking to clinch but Martinsson is avoiding it.
Yelsin is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Yelsin gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Yelsin tries to pull guard but Martinsson holds him up against the cage and eventually Yelsin drops back down to his feet.
Martinsson avoiding damage as Yelsin throws knees to the body.
Yelsin fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Yelsin tries to pull guard but Martinsson won't allow it.
Oscar Martinsson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Yuri Yelsin.

Martinsson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Yelsin tries to clinch but Martinsson moves out of range.
Martinsson connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Yelsin tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Yelsin takes a head kick and shrugs it off.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martinsson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Martinsson lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Yelsin moves in looking to clinch but Martinsson pushes him off.
Yelsin tries to close the distance and clinch up but Martinsson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Yelsin takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
The fight stays on the outside here - Yelsin looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Martinsson throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Martinsson throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Martinsson darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Martinsson lands with a kick to the temple. Yelsin shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Yelsin crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Martinsson - the referee stops the clock and Yelsin gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Martinsson. Yelsin manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Yelsin takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Martinsson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Yelsin throws a left and a right that both miss
and Martinsson counters with a one-two to the body.
Martinsson feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Yelsin's calf.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martinsson cracks the inside of Yelsin's front leg.
Yelsin throws a left and a right that both miss
and Martinsson counters with a head kick.
Yelsin looks to score with a jab to the body but Martinsson is just out of range.
Martinsson moves out of range as Yelsin throws a body kick.
Yelsin will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Martinsson getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Martinsson fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Yelsin looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Yelsin.
Martinsson lands a high kick!

Yelsin clinches with his opponent.
Yelsin fails to pull guard.
Martinsson is pressed up against the cage. Yelsin has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Martinsson down to the mat. Martinsson avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Yelsin swinging wilding here.
Martinsson circles away from the clinch attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Martinsson feints and then cracks Yelsin's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Yelsin down.
Yelsin is looking to clinch but Martinsson is avoiding it.
Martinsson throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Yelsin.
Yelsin tries to close the distance and clinch up but Martinsson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Martinsson throws a leg kick which misses Yelsin's front leg but catches the back leg as Yelsin tries to avoid it.
Yelsin fails in his attempt to clinch.
Yelsin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Martinsson manages to avoid it.
Martinsson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Yelsin fails in his attempt to clinch.
Martinsson throws a head kick that half lands.
Yelsin misses with a kick to the body.
Yelsin takes a head kick and keeps coming.

Yelsin clinches.
Yuri Yelsin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Oscar Martinsson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Yelsin misses with a knee strike.
Martinsson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Oscar Martinsson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Martinsson, 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 Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 30:26
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 30:26
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Oscar Martinsson!