PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Sergei Martynov (ranked 5070 p4p, 477 weight class) and Robert Bruce (ranked 4564 p4p, 445 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Martynov
vs
Bruce

195 cm
19
195 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

189 cm
19
202 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

BuriedAlive// Fight Gear

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Sergei Martynov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Robert Bruce!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Tiny Johnson and George Francis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Martynov slips under a jab.
It looked like Martynov wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Bruce lands with an uppercut that bounces Martynov off the cage and back into range.
Bruce has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Martynov is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Bruce looks to land a left hand but Martynov moved out of range nicely.
Bruce avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A nice side step and Bruce releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Martynov throws a series of punches but Bruce avoids them all with ease.
Martynov staying out of range there.
Martynov was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Bruce misses with a looping right.

Martynov clinches.
Martynov tries to throw a body punch but Bruce avoids it by throwing Martynov back against the cage.
Bruce misses with a punch on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Bruce creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Martynov misses with the head strike.
Martynov tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bruce's elbow.
Bruce lands a body punch.
Bruce lands a body shot.
Martynov prevents a body shot from Bruce.
Martynov slows down the pace here.
Bruce looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Martynov struggles to land a body shot inside as Bruce controls his hands.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Bruce.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bruce scores with a shot to the side of Martynov's head.
Bruce working hard to break the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Martynov.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Martynov.
Bruce stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.

Bruce breaks the clinch.
Some wild striking there from Martynov.
Martynov bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Martynov swings away with a body shot that misses
and Bruce cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Martynov fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Bruce slips under a jab from Martynov.
Martynov blocks a jab.
Bruce goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Martynov looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Martynov moves in looking to clinch but Bruce pushes him off.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bruce lands with a cross.
Bruce moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Martynov swings for the body but Bruce moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bruce swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Martynov keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bruce.
Martynov darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Martynov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Martynov throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Martynov connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Bruce misses with a hook. Martynov ducked under it nicely.
Martynov uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bruce.
A little feinted left hand from Martynov on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Bruce jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bruce misses with a straight right.
Martynov is looking to counter the offense by Bruce and move into the clinch.
Bruce steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Martynov.
Bruce showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Martynov.
Bruce throws a hook but Martynov avoids it easily.
Bruce is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Martynov.
Martynov keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bruce.
Bruce fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bruce uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Martynov.
Martynov slips under a jab from Bruce.
Bruce punishes Martynov's body with a nice straight punch.
Bruce bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Bruce looks to land a right hand but Martynov moved out of range.
Robert Bruce seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bruce throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Martynov sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Martynov throws a left and a right that both miss
and Bruce counters with a nice uppercut.
Bruce throws a hook but Martynov blocks it.
Martynov swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
A telegraphed right hand from Bruce misses the target.
A little feinted left hand from Martynov on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Bruce misses with a hook to the body
and Martynov counters with a stiff right hand.
Martynov blocks a jab.
Martynov is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Martynov misses with a few strikes there.
Bruce lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Martynov takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Bruce throws a shot from downtown. Martynov moves away and avoids it.
As Bruce looks to move away, Martynov throws a big counter combo but Bruce just gets out of the way.
Martynov ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Martynov misses with a two punch combination.
Martynov swings away with a body shot that misses
enabling Bruce to counter with a crisp jab.
Bruce lands a lovely overhand right.
Bruce misses with a straight right.
Bruce comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Martynov misses the target.
Bruce slips a jab and a cross from Martynov.
Martynov defending well as Bruce loads up on a big left hand.
Martynov throwing a counter right hand but Bruce manages to avoid it.
Martynov walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
The fight stays on the outside here - Martynov looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Bruce 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.
A jab from Martynov misses.
Bruce is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Martynov with a body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bruce defending well as Martynov loads up on a big left hand.
Bruce darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Bruce misses with a straight right.
Martynov was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.

Martynov closes the distance and pushes Bruce back into the cage.
Bruce lands a hook to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Robert Bruce dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Bruce lands a nice hook to Martynov's body. Martynov takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Martynov throws a looping overhand right but Bruce ducks down to avoid it.
Bruce misses with a hook. Martynov ducked under it nicely.
Robert Bruce seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Martynov throws a left and a right that both miss
enabling Bruce to counter with a crisp jab.
Martynov uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bruce.
Martynov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bruce moves away.
Martynov looks to land a right hand but Bruce moved out of range.
Bruce connects with a body shot.
Sergei Martynov is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bruce avoids a punch combination nicely.
Bruce throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Martynov jabbing away but nothing is landing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bruce uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Martynov.
Bruce thuds a left hand into Martynov's body.
Martynov misses with a shot to the body
and Bruce counters with a nice uppercut.
Bruce scores with a jab to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bruce ducks under a wild hook from Martynov.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bruce fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Martynov looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Bruce has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Bruce throws a good cross that connects.
Bruce moves out of range of the strikes.
Bruce looks to throw the jab but Martynov is out of range.
Bruce lands with a hook. Martynov tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Bruce misses with a straight right.
Martynov swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Bruce pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Martynov missing with a left hand there. Bruce was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bruce misses the jab.
Bruce pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A little feinted left hand from Martynov on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
A big right from Martynov misses.
Martynov throws a series of punches but Bruce moves out of range.
Martynov swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Bruce counters with a stiff right hand.
Martynov drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Martynov ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Martynov seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Martynov rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bruce moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Bruce moves into range and connects with a jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bruce throws out a powerful jab.
Martynov slips a straight right by Bruce.
Bruce throws a hook to the side of Martynov's head but Martynov sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bruce misses with a straight left.
Martynov tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Bruce manages to circle out of the way.
Martynov misses with the combination.
Bruce looks to land a right hand but Martynov moved out of range.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Bruce scores with a decent looking hook.
Martynov throws a right and a left that both miss.
Bruce looks to land a combination but Martynov avoids it well.
Martynov digs a good hook to Bruce's body.
Bruce misses with a straight right.
Martynov throws a poor cross that misses
and Bruce cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bruce ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Martynov takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Bruce throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martynov slips a jab from Bruce.
Martynov throws a right and a left that both miss.
Martynov looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Bruce moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Martynov throws a lazy uppercut
and Bruce counters with a straight right hand.
Martynov walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Martynov walks into a straight right hand from Bruce.
Martynov misses with a looping left.
Martynov gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Bruce.
Martynov jabs Bruce right on the nose. Bruce blinks but takes it well.
Good shot there by Martynov.
Martynov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A swing and a miss from Bruce.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bruce loads up on a big right hand but Martynov slips the punch.
A jab from Martynov misses.
Bruce jabs at Martynov's body.
Martynov misses with a shot to the body
and Bruce counters with a straight right hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Decent striking displayed by Bruce there.
Bruce moves away from the strike by Martynov.
Bruce lands a two punch combo.
Bruce works Martynov's body with a nice hook.
Martynov on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Bruce loads up on a big right hand but Martynov slips the punch.
Nice body punch from Bruce.
Bruce rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Martynov moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
No joy there for Martynov, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Bruce thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bruce lands a nice shot to the body.
Bruce lands with an uppercut that bounces Martynov off the cage and back into range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nice uppercut lands for Bruce. That snapped Martynov's head back.
A looping hook to the body misses from Martynov. Bruce does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bruce looks to score with a jab to the body but Martynov is just out of range.
Bruce is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Robert Bruce showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Martynov throws a hook to the side of Bruce's head but Bruce sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bruce misses with a double jab
enabling Martynov to counter with a crisp jab.
Martynov thuds his right hand into Bruce's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Bruce misses with a straight left.
Bruce lands with an uppercut that bounces Martynov off the cage and back into range.
Bruce lands with a nice body punch.
Bruce lands an overhand right.
Bruce throws a right and a left that Martynov avoids nicely.
Martynov lands a body shot.
Bruce looks to land a combination but Martynov avoids it well.
Bruce swings for the body but Martynov moves out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Martynov looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Bruce misses the jab.
Bruce ducks under a wild hook from Martynov.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Martynov throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
The fighters circling - Martynov throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Martynov slips a straight right by Bruce.
Martynov throws a looping overhand right but Bruce ducks down to avoid it.
Bruce misses the jab.
Bruce throws a hook but Martynov blocks it.
Martynov tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Bruce manages to circle out of the way.
Martynov slips a jab and a cross from Bruce.
Bruce misses with a straight right.
Martynov misses with a series of wild punches.
Martynov slips under a jab.
Martynov swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Martynov throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Bruce cracks Martynov with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Martynov misses with a jab, cross combination.
Martynov connects with a crisp jab.
Bruce lands with a shot to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bruce connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Martynov's hands.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bruce swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Martynov.
Bruce connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Martynov momentarily.
Martynov takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Martynov thows a left - swing and a miss!
Martynov moves out of range as Bruce strikes.
Martynov staying out of range there.
Bruce lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Bruce wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Bruce misses with a looping right.
Martynov moves in looking to clinch but Bruce pushes him off.
Bruce throws a hook to the side of Martynov's head but Martynov sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bruce throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Martynov ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Martynov just misses with a punch to the body.
Bruce throws a counter combo.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martynov moves out of range as Bruce strikes.
Martynov takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Bruce jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Martynov misses with a few strikes there.
A big left from Bruce misses.
Bruce avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Martynov throws a good cross that connects.
Martynov tries to close the distance and clinch but Bruce swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bruce thows a left - swing and a miss!
The crowd cheers as Martynov lands an impressive looking overhand right. Bruce doesn't seem phased though.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Bruce.
Bruce 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.
Robert Bruce is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Martynov is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Bruce cracks a nice hook into Martynov's ribs.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bruce lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Martynov backs up against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Martynov misses with a series of wild punches.
Bruce misses with a body shot.
Bruce thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bruce throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Bruce rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Martynov counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bruce throws a lazy right hand but Martynov sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Martynov slips a jab from Bruce.
Martynov swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Bruce counters with a straight right hand.
Martynov throws a combination that misses
and Bruce counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bruce scores with a hook to the body. Martynov takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Bruce scores with a punch to the head.
Bruce misses the jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Martynov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bruce moves away.
Sergei Martynov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bruce throws a hook but Martynov avoids it easily.

And that's the end of the fight!
Robert Bruce comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Bruce has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Cecil Peabody scores the fight 27:30
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 27:30
Judge George Francis scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Robert Bruce!
Robert Bruce bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.