PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Sergei Martynov (ranked 3119 p4p, 380 weight class) and Alcibiades Cleinias (ranked 2868 p4p, 355 weight class). Sergei Martynov could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Alcibiades Cleinias's chin.

Martynov
vs
Cleinias

195 cm
20
195 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

186 cm
20
200 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

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 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Sergei Martynov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Alcibiades Cleinias!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Daniel Franklin and Tiny Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cleinias misses with a double jab.
Cleinias throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Martynov counters with a nice uppercut.
Martynov ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Cleinias throws a poor cross that misses
and Martynov counters with a straight right hand.

It looks like Alcibiades Cleinias has been cut.
Cleinias thows a left - swing and a miss!
Martynov looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Martynov takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Martynov scores with a jab. Cleinias acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Cleinias misses with a straight left.
Cleinias misses with an uppercut. Martynov saw that one coming.
Cleinias misses with a hook to the body
and Martynov counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Cleinias misses with a wild combination.
Cleinias on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Cleinias looks winded!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Martynov fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Martynov with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Cleinias connects with a nice looking jab.
Martynov cracks Cleinias with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.

Martynov moves into range and clinches up with Cleinias.
Martynov throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Cleinias is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Martynov lands a body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Martynov is pushing Cleinias up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Martynov is leaning against Cleinias and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Martynov lands with a left to the head.
Martynov digs a right hand underneath Cleinias's ribcage. Cleinias let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Martynov lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Martynov lands with a right to the head.
Martynov pushes Cleinias back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Martynov softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A short uppercut from Martynov.
Cleinias's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Martynov lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Martynov lands a left hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Martynov lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Martynov scores with a shot to the side of Cleinias's head.
Martynov lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Martynov scores with a nice hook to the head.

Cleinias is rocked!
Martynov misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Cleinias is still on wobbly legs! Can Martynov finish him?
A short uppercut from Martynov.
Martynov lands with a light punch inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A frustrated look appears on Cleinias's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Cleinias seems to have recovered his senses.
Martynov lands with a short shot to the head.
Martynov lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Martynov lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Martynov scores with a nice hook to the head.

Martynov drops Cleinias onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Cleinias is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Nice body punch from Martynov.
Martynov lands a nice shot to the body.
Martynov lands a nice shot to the body.
Martynov lands an uppercut.
A right hand to the body from Martynov.
Martynov pushes Cleinias against the cage. Martynov is working some dirty boxing. Martynov pushes off with a quick right hook! Cleinias goes down! Cleinias tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Martynov moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sergei Martynov!
Sergei Martynov decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.