PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Miroslav Drozd (ranked 421 p4p, 949 weight class) and Bald Martin (ranked 53 p4p, 103 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Martin's choice of entrance music: I�m Bald And I Know It . Miroslav Drozd is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.

Drozd
vs
Martin

181 cm
30
162
15 - 16 - 1

182 cm
38
161
23 - 14 - 2

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 16 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Miroslav Drozd!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 14 - 2, fighting out of London, Bald Martin!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Saam Ante and Paulsen Ambrosius.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Drozd misses with an uppercut
and Martin counters with a right hand to the body.
Drozd throws a lazy right hand but Martin sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Drozd lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Martin circles away quickly and effectively.
Drozd cracks Martin with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Drozd takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Martin throws a body punch but Drozd moves out of range.
Martin takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Martin has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Miroslav Drozd seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Drozd takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Martin scores with a three punch combo!
Martin takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Drozd misses with a straight right.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Martin, as that shot connected.
Drozd looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Drozd throws a looping overhand right but Martin ducks down to avoid it.
Martin throws a good cross that connects.
Drozd throws a lazy right hand but Martin sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A swing and a miss from Martin.
Martin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Drozd lands with a straight right. Martin didn't see that one coming.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Drozd moves out of range of the strikes.
A punch combination from Drozd misses.
It seemed like Martin was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
A jab from Martin misses.
A jab from Martin does it's job there.
Drozd throws a lazy right hand but Martin sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Martin misses with a wild body shot.
Martin throws out a loose jab but Drozd uses good head movement to avoid it.
Martin rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Drozd moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Drozd throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Martin connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Drozd jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Drozd throws an overhand right that lands on Martin's shoulder, as Martin tries to avoid the shot.
Martin misses with a looping right.
Martin throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Drozd throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
A nice side step and Martin releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Drozd looks to land a left hand but Martin moved out of range nicely.
Martin lands with a straight right. Drozd didn't see that one coming.
Drozd throws a combination that misses
and Martin counters with a nice uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Drozd moves away.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Martin uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Drozd.
Drozd misses with a hook. Martin ducked under it nicely.
Martin swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Drozd seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Drozd misses with an uppercut.
Drozd misses with a body shot
and Martin counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Drozd walks into a left hand.
Martin tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Drozd was well out of range. Poor timing from Martin.
Martin lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Drozd at a distance.
Martin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Drozd manages to avoid it.
Martin throws a body punch but Drozd moves out of range.
Drozd takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Drozd swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
enabling Martin to counter with a crisp jab.
Martin is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Drozd had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Martin connects with a body shot that sends Drozd's belly button to the back.
Martin displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Drozd throws out the jab.
Drozd displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Martin throws out the jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Martin. Drozd does a little dance to reset his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drozd looks to land a left hand but Martin moved out of range nicely.
Drozd looks to land a left hand but Martin moved out of range nicely.
Drozd slips under a jab.
Drozd bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Drozd swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Drozd is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Martin.
Drozd avoids the body shot from Martin.
Martin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Martin swings and misses with a shot to the body
letting Drozd counter with a right hand.
Drozd takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Martin uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Drozd.
Drozd misses with a left hand
and Drozd takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Drozd ducks under a wild hook from Martin.
Martin throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Martin takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Martin wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Martin avoids the head kick by Drozd.
Martin slips under a jab.
Drozd is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Drozd rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Martin moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Drozd throws a jab when Martin was well out of range.
Drozd on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Drozd misses the jab.
Martin takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Martin ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
The fighters circling - Martin throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Martin throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Drozd makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Martin lands a nice hook to Drozd's body. Drozd takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Drozd has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Martin finds it's way round the side to connect with Drozd's head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Martin misses with a body shot.
Martin takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Drozd ducks under a wild hook from Martin.
A looping hook to the body misses from Martin. Drozd does a little dance to reset his feet.
Martin lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Bald Martin dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Martin throws a body punch but Drozd moves out of range.
Martin looks to score with a jab to the body but Drozd is just out of range.
Martin dips to his left and cracks Drozd with an uppercut!
Martin has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Drozd blocks a jab.
Bald Martin seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Drozd swings widly with a right hand
and Martin counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Drozd throws a nice looking combination but Martin bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Martin looks to score with a jab to the body but Drozd is just out of range.
Martin avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
As Drozd backs off Martin throws a huge counter combo but Drozd manages to avoid it all.
Drozd missing with a left hand there. Martin was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Drozd uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Martin.
Martin connects with a crisp jab.
Martin is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Martin throws a lazy uppercut
and Drozd counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Martin uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Drozd.
Drozd uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Martin.
Drozd swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Drozd slips under a jab from Martin.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Drozd slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Drozd misses with the combination.
Martin scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Drozd throws a lazy right hand but Martin sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Drozd misses with a series of wild punches.
Drozd throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Martin makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Martin throws out a loose jab but Drozd uses good head movement to avoid it.
Drozd was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
A swing and a miss from Martin.
An attempted straight right counter from Drozd misses the target.
Drozd avoids the body shot from Martin.
Drozd throws an overhand right that lands on Martin's shoulder, as Martin tries to avoid the shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Martin misses the target.
Martin misses with a hook.
And Drozd counters with a quick kick to the body but Martin blocks it.
Martin is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drozd slips a straight right by Martin.
Drozd wants to slow Martin down by chopping away at his legs.
Martin dips to his left and cracks Drozd with an uppercut!
Drozd looks to land a left hand but Martin moved out of range nicely.
Drozd looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Martin slips a straight right by Drozd.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Martin! But no joy.
Martin moves away from the strike by Drozd.
Martin scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Drozd scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Martin cracks a nice hook into Drozd's ribs.
Drozd takes a jab right on the kisser.
Drozd loads up on a big right hand but Martin slips the punch.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Martin! But no joy.
Drozd throws a series of punches but Martin moves out of range.
Martin misses with a looping right.
Martin misses with a hook. Drozd ducked under it nicely.
It looked like Drozd wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Drozd drops his hands momentarily and Martin takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Martin throws a hook to the side of Drozd's head but Drozd sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drozd ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Drozd throws a big shot that misses.
Drozd throws the left hand but Martin avoids the punch easily.
Martin misses with a hook.
Drozd connects with a crisp jab.
Drozd throws a right and a left that Martin avoids nicely.
Martin throws a shot from downtown. Drozd moves away and avoids it.
Martin throws a body shot but no joy.
Martin throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Drozd on the side of the head.
Martin throws a body punch but Drozd moves out of range.
Martin throws a lazy uppercut
and Drozd cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Drozd throws a hook but Martin blocks it.
Drozd misses with a jab, cross combination.
Drozd throws a lazy uppercut
and Martin connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Martin will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Martin throws a poor cross that misses
and Drozd counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Martin thows a left - swing and a miss!
Drozd bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Martin throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Drozd fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Martin manages to avoid it.
Drozd keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Drozd misses with a looping left.
Drozd waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Martin.
Martin slips under a jab from Drozd.
Drozd throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Martin sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A nice side step and Martin releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Martin slips under a jab.
Drozd staying out of range there.
Martin takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Drozd throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Drozd takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Drozd throws a right hand that Martin ducks under and follows up with a left that Martin also avoids with ease.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Bald Martin will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Martin shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Martin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Drozd manages to avoid it.
Martin misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Martin, as that shot connected.
Martin looks to land a combination but Drozd avoids it well.
Martin misses with a straight right.
Martin lands the left hand.
Martin bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Martin walks forward, straight into a front kick from Drozd.
Drozd throws a looping overhand right but Martin ducks down to avoid it.
Martin just misses with a punch to the body.
As Martin looks to move away, Drozd throws a big counter combo but Martin just gets out of the way.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Drozd misses with a straight right.
A swing and a miss from Drozd.
Drozd blocks a jab.
Drozd throwing a counter right hand but Martin manages to avoid it.
Drozd throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Martin on the side of the head.
Drozd is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Martin.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Drozd changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Martin scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Martin moves out of range of the body kick.
Martin checks a leg kick.
Martin throws a jab when Drozd was well out of range.
Drozd misses with a body shot
and Martin cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Martin punishes Drozd's body with a nice straight punch.
Drozd misses with a series of wild punches.
A countering left hand to the body from Martin misses.
Drozd misses with a straight left.
Martin moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Drozd takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
A jab from Drozd misses.
Drozd fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Martin is out of range.
Martin let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Drozd misses with the combination.
A little jabbing left from Martin on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martin lands a glancing blow to the side of Drozd's head.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Drozd might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Drozd misses with a hook.
A telegraphed right hand from Drozd misses the target.
Martin sizes up Drozd with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Drozd fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Martin manages to avoid it.
Drozd ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Martin avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Martin looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Drozd bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Martin's head.
Nice uppercut lands for Drozd. That snapped Martin's head back.
Martin scores with a jab. Drozd acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Martin throws a hook but Drozd blocks it.
Martin tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Drozd was well out of range. Poor timing from Martin.
Martin throws a lazy right hand but Drozd sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Drozd is looking to counter with head kicks.
Drozd throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Martin looks to land a right hand but Drozd moved out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drozd getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
A jab from Martin misses.
Drozd gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Martin.
Martin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Drozd moves away.
Martin misses with a wild body shot.
Martin misses with a wild body shot.
Drozd blocks a jab.
It looked like Drozd wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Drozd lands a glancing blow to the side of Martin's head.
Martin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The crowd cheers as Drozd lands an impressive looking overhand right. Martin doesn't seem phased though.
Drozd rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Martin moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Martin swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Drozd throws out a loose jab but Martin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Drozd tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Martin on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Martin takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Bald Martin is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Drozd lands a nice shot to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Drozd thows a leg kick but Martin checks it
and Martin counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Drozd throws a body shot but no joy.
Martin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Drozd moves away.
Drozd with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Drozd dodges the punch combination from Martin.
Martin ducks under a wild hook from Drozd.
Miroslav Drozd has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Donk. Martin catches Drozd right on the button with a cross.
Martin looks to score with a jab to the body but Drozd is just out of range.
A left and a right from Martin both land. Nice combination.
Martin connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Drozd momentarily.
Martin scores with a decent looking hook.
Drozd misses the jab.
Martin moves out of range of the strikes.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Bald Martin.
Well Martin 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 Albert Achterberg scores the fight 27:30
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bald Martin!
Bald Martin seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.