PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Yevgen Maartins (ranked 4822 p4p, 509 weight class) and Bronislav Pilat (ranked 7344 p4p, 623 weight class). Bronislav Pilat has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Maartins
vs
Pilat

180 cm
23
192 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

189 cm
25
196 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

Excellent MT
Big heart

Decent boxing
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Yevgen Maartins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Bronislav Pilat!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, David Hoff and Sandra Marshall.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Pilat has closed the distance and engaged Maartins in a clinch.
Maartins is trying to stall.
Maartins stalling.
Pilat can't break the clinch.
Maartins keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Pilat's efforts to push away.
Maartins lands a knee to the body.
Maartins tries to land a knee to the head but Pilat blocks with his arms.
Pilat is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Pilat avoiding damage as Maartins throws knees to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Maartins breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Pilat throws a low kick but it's checked well by Maartins.

Maartins tries to keep at a distance but Pilat has taken the fight into the clinch.
Maartins landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Pilat as Maartins tries to tie him up.
Pilat has Maartins pushed against the ropes.
Pilat looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Maartins misses with an elbow strike.
Come on Maartins - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Pilat avoiding damage as Maartins throws knees to the body.
Pilat looking to stall.
Maartins looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Pilat on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Maartins scores with a hook to the body.
Maartins keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Pilat's efforts to push away.
Maartins connects with a nasty looking knee right to Pilat's face.

It looks like Bronislav Pilat has been cut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Maartins.
Maartins lands a hook to the side of the head.
Pilat is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Pilat misses with a punch on the inside.
Maartins lands a knee to the body.
Maartins keeps control of Pilat as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Pilat is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Pilat has Maartins pushed against the ropes.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Maartins obliges.
Maartins lands a damaging elbow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pilat has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Knees in the clinch landing for Maartins.
Pilat looks winded!
A nice glancing elbow lands by Maartins.
Pilat takes an elbow to the temple.

Maartins breaks from the clinch.
Maartins throws a jab when Pilat was well out of range.
Maartins throws a head kick but Pilat moves out of range.
Maartins tries to land a front kick but Pilat steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Nice straight punches there by Maartins. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Maartins.
Maartins throws a right hand that Pilat ducks under and follows up with a left that Pilat also avoids with ease.
As Maartins backs off Pilat throws a huge counter combo but Maartins manages to avoid it all.
Maartins misses with a body kick.
A nice side step and Pilat releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Maartins lands with a kick to the ribs.
Maartins punishes Pilat's body with a nice straight punch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pilat misses the shot to the body.
Maartins throws a nice inside leg kick.
Pilat takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Maartins throws a sloppy head kick and Pilat moves out of range easily.
Pilat throws a counter combo.
Pilat walks forward, straight into a front kick from Maartins.

Maartins rushes Pilat and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Maartins just leaning against Pilat, taking a breather.
Pilat takes a knee to the side of the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Maartins obliges.
Maartins lands an elbow just above Pilat 's eye.

That has opened up Bronislav Pilat's cut even more.
Pilat wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

Maartins breaks the clinch.
Maartins throws a leg kick which misses Pilat's front leg but catches the back leg as Pilat tries to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Yevgen Maartins dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bronislav Pilat's cut.
That's time! Maartins's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Pilat takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Maartins lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Pilat circles away quickly and effectively.
Maartins misses with a low kick.
Maartins lands a high kick!
Maartins swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Maartins misses with a wild body shot.
Maartins lunges at Pilat with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Pilat's hand.

Pilat closes the distance and clinches.
Maartins lands an elbow that stopped Pilat in his tracks for a moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pilat wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Pilat can't break the clinch.
Maartins throws a knee to the head but misses.
Pilat trying to control the position but instead, Maartins has worked for underhooks and has pushed Pilat into the ropes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Maartins taking a breather.
Pilat wants to stall.
Maartins lands a nice elbow.
Pilat wants to get back to striking at distance but Maartins won't allow it.
Pilat is looking to break free of the clinch but Maartins has double underhooks.
Maartins blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Pilat wants to break the clinch but can't.
Maartins lands a nice elbow.
Maartins connects with a knee to the head.
Yevgen Maartins has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Pilat blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pilat trying to stall but Maartins improves his position.
Maartins gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Maartins.
Pilat is breathing heavily.
Knees in the clinch landing for Maartins.
Pilat on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

Maartins's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Maartins throws a head kick that half lands.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pilat on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Maartins. Maartins obviously looking to wear him down.
Maartins is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Pilat can do to turn this around?
Maartins buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Maartins throws a half hearted mid kick.

Maartins gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Pilat.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maartins tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Pilat avoids it.
Maartins lands a knee to the head.
Maartins is stalling here.
Maartins trying to control the position but instead, Pilat has worked for underhooks and has pushed Maartins into the ropes.

Maartins breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Maartins throws a nice inside leg kick.
Pilat moves out of range as Maartins strikes.
Pilat unleashes a big counter combination but Maartins bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Pilat takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.

Pilat has taken the fight to the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Pilat's face as he tries to break the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maartins with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Maartins lands an elbow inside that Pilat shrugs off.

The cut above Bronislav Pilat's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Knees to the body from Maartins.
Maartins putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Pilat in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Maartins creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Pilat's defenses.
A right handed body shot lands from Maartins.
Maartins unloads a knee to the mid-section.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Maartins takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Maartins unloads a knee to the mid-section. Pilat lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Pilat takes a knee right on the jaw!
Maartins stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Maartins scores with a nice hook to the head.
Pilat takes an elbow to the temple.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Yevgen Maartins dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Bronislav Pilat's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Maartins scoring well with a low kick there.
A good leg kick by Maartins.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Maartins.

Maartins lands a head kick that bluckles Pilat and drops him to the canvas. He's still conscious but it looks like it's going to take him the full 10 seconds to get back his senses! He's up on 9 and seems to be just about OK to continue.... the referee agrees and we're back to the action with Maartins no doubt looking to push for a finish!
Pilat on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Maartins. Maartins obviously looking to wear him down.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Pilat has Maartins up against the ropes in a clinch.
Maartins creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Pilat's defenses.

Bronislav Pilat's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.

Maartins's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Maartins tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Pilat paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Pilat avoids the head kick by Maartins.
Bronislav Pilat seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Pilat clinches with his opponent.
Maartins tries to land knees in the clinch but Pilat avoids the damage to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Maartins landing knees to the body.
Pilat takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Maartins lands a knee to the head.

Pilat is rocked!
Maartins connects with a knee to the head.
Pilat is still on wobbly legs! Can Maartins finish him?
Maartins scores with a hook to the body.
Maartins cracks Pilat with a big elbow, right in the eye socket! Pilat drops to his knees in obvious pain! The referee starts the count but it's plainly obvious that Pilat isn't going to get back to his feet. The referee counts none the less and Maartins struts around the mat, safe in the knowledge that this one is over. A big win for Maartins!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:25 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Elbows). Yevgen Maartins!
After winning the bout, Yevgen Maartins thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.