PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Choco Martin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Robert Yamtza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Martin
vs
Yamtza

189 cm
25
213 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

193 cm
25
213 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Big right hand

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Heavy handed

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Choco Martin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Robert Yamtza!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Vladimir Khabensky and Illya Tyunina.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Yamtza rushes Martin and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Yamtza creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Yamtza misses with an elbow over the top.
Martin missing with knees to the body.
Martin misses with an elbow strike.

Martin breaks from the clinch.

Yamtza clinches with his opponent.
Yamtza throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Nice elbow from Yamtza.
Yamtza managing to block the knees to the body from Martin.
Martin misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Yamtza.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Martin.
Yamtza lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Martin blocks an elbow strike from Yamtza.
Yamtza blocks an elbow strike from Martin.
Yamtza dodges an elbow strike from Martin.
Martin on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Martin avoiding damage as Yamtza throws knees to the body.
Yamtza avoiding damage as Martin throws knees to the body.
Martin avoids a wild elbow strike from Yamtza.
Martin blocks an elbow strike.
Yamtza throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Yamtza throws an elbow that misses.
With the fighters up against the cage, Martin throws an elbow but misses.

Martin pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Yamtza has managed to clinch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Martin throws an elbow but misses.
Yamtza blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Yamtza pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Martin avoids the elbow strike from Yamtza, against the cage.
Yamtza with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Martin blocks an elbow strike.
Martin misses with an elbow over the top.
Yamtza dodges an elbow strike from Martin.
Martin throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Yamtza blocks it with crossed arms.
Yamtza wants to break the clinch but can't.
Martin blocks an elbow strike from Yamtza.
Yamtza trying to land knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
With the fighters up against the cage, Yamtza throws an elbow but misses.
Yamtza managing to block the knees to the body from Martin.
Martin is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Yamtza is defending well for now.
Martin misses with an elbow strike.
Martin tries to break free but Yamtza pushes him back against the cage.
Yamtza has Martin pressed against the cage, preventing Martin from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Martin is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Yamtza is defending well for now.
Yamtza throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Martin blocks it with crossed arms.

Yamtza's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Yamtza moves into the clinch successfully.
Martin dodges an elbow strike from Yamtza.
Yamtza throws an elbow that misses.
Martin throws an elbow that misses.
Martin throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Martin throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Yamtza throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Martin using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Yamtza has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Yamtza misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Martin.
Yamtza trying to land knees to the body.
Yamtza pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Yamtza tries to land knees in the clinch but Martin avoids the damage to the body.
Martin avoiding damage as Yamtza throws knees to the body.
Yamtza misses with a knee strike.
Yamtza tries to land a knee to the head but Martin blocks with his arms.
Yamtza looks gassed!

Martin breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Martin closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Yamtza takes an elbow to the temple.

It looks like Robert Yamtza has been cut.

Martin's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Yamtza tries to work over Martin's front leg with a kick but Martin checks it.

Martin pushes Yamtza up against the cage in a clinch.
Yamtza tries to circle away but Martin has him pinned against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martin throws an elbow but it misses.

Martin manages to break the clinch.

Yamtza gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Yamtza lands a nice elbow.
Yamtza tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Yamtza throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Yamtza pushes off an throws an elbow but Martin leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Martin missing with knees to the body.
Martin is trying to break the clinch but Yamtza is controlling him.
Martin pushes off an throws an elbow but Yamtza leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Martin tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Martin misses with an elbow strike.
Martin tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Martin comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Martin can't break the clinch.
Martin creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Yamtza's defenses.
Martin is trying to force a seperation but Yamtza has the dominant position.
Yamtza pushes off an throws an elbow but Martin leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Yamtza throws an elbow that misses.
Yamtza misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Martin.
Yamtza looking to throw knees to the head but Martin is blocking nicely.
Yamtza tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Martin avoids it.
Martin creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Yamtza with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Yamtza throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Martin creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Yamtza can't break the clinch.
Martin pushes off an throws an elbow but Yamtza leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Yamtza is trying to push Martin away but Martin has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Martin trying to land knees to the body.
Martin is trying to force a seperation but Yamtza has the dominant position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martin throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Martin misses with an elbow over the top.
Yamtza lands an elbow inside that Martin shrugs off.
Martin tries to land a knee to the head but Yamtza blocks with his arms.
Yamtza tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Martin avoids it.
Martin throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Martin avoids a wild elbow strike from Yamtza.
Martin lands an elbow inside.
Yamtza pushes off an throws an elbow but Martin leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Yamtza tries a knee to the head but he's missed.

Martin breaks from the clinch.

Yamtza has managed to clinch.
Martin missing with knees to the body.
Martin blocks an elbow strike.
Yamtza avoids the elbow strike from Martin, against the cage.
Yamtza throws an elbow that misses.
Martin throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Martin avoids the elbow strike from Yamtza, against the cage.
Martin lands an elbow that stopped Yamtza in his tracks for a moment.
Martin dodges an elbow strike from Yamtza.
Nice elbow from Martin.

Yamtza escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A nice inside leg kick there by Martin. That's going to slow Yamtza down.
Martin scores with a slapping inside leg kick.

Yamtza has managed to clinch.

Martin breaks the clinch.

Martin moves into range and clinches up with Yamtza.
Yamtza is trying to break the clinch but Martin has him pressed against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yamtza throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Martin pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Yamtza blocks an elbow strike.
Martin comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Yamtza blocks an elbow strike.
Martin looking to throw knees to the head but Yamtza is blocking nicely.

Yamtza manages to break the clinch.
A nice leg kick lands there from Martin.

Yamtza drives through and clinches with Martin against the cage.
Martin tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Yamtza avoids it.
Martin misses with a knee to the head.
Yamtza prevents Martin from breaking the clinch.
Yamtza throws a knee to the head but misses.
Martin throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Yamtza just misses with a elbow thrown towards Martin's brow.
Martin has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Yamtza blocks an elbow strike.

Yamtza breaks the clinch.

Yamtza fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Martin, pushing him back against the cage.

Yamtza breaks from the clinch.

Yamtza has taken the fight to the clinch.

Martin manages to break the clinch.

Yamtza tries to keep at a distance but Martin has taken the fight into the clinch.
Martin lands a damaging elbow.
With the fighters up against the cage, Yamtza throws an elbow but misses.

Yamtza breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Robert Yamtza will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Robert Yamtza's cut.
That's time! Martin's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Yamtza throws a leg kick but Martin moved away.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Martin tries to land knees in the clinch but Yamtza avoids the damage to the body.
Yamtza keeps control of Martin as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Nice elbow from Martin.
Martin managing to block the knees to the body from Yamtza.
Martin lands an elbow inside.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Martin just misses with a elbow thrown towards Yamtza's brow.
Yamtza blocks an elbow strike.

Yamtza breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Yamtza rushes Martin and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Martin misses with an elbow over the top.
Yamtza throws an elbow but it misses.
Martin blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Yamtza wants to get back to striking at distance but Martin won't allow it.
Yamtza with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Yamtza throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Yamtza tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Martin lands a nice elbow.

Martin breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Yamtza is breathing heavily.

Martin has taken the fight to the clinch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Yamtza obliges.
Yamtza takes an elbow to the temple.
Martin blocks an elbow strike.
Yamtza blocks an elbow strike from Martin.
Yamtza blocks an elbow strike.
Yamtza takes an elbow to the temple.
Martin gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Martin throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yamtza avoiding damage as Martin throws knees to the body.
Martin throws an elbow but it misses.
Martin lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Martin misses with an elbow strike.
Yamtza trying to land knees to the body.
Martin throws an elbow that misses.
Yamtza using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Martin has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Martin takes an elbow to the forehead.
Martin throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Martin throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Martin gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Martin throws an elbow but it's blocked.

Martin breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Yamtza closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

Martin breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!

Yamtza moves into the clinch successfully.
Martin has Yamtza pressed against the cage, preventing Yamtza from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Robert Yamtza seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Yamtza blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Martin missing with knees to the body.

Martin breaks from the clinch.

Martin rushes Yamtza and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Yamtza comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Yamtza throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Martin avoids a wild elbow strike from Yamtza.
Yamtza lands a damaging elbow.
Martin misses with an elbow strike.
Martin is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Yamtza is defending well for now.
Yamtza lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yamtza throws a knee to the head but misses.
Martin on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A frustrated look appears on Yamtza's face as he tries to break the clinch.

Martin breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Martin moves into the clinch.
Yamtza tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Martin avoids it.
Martin tries to land a knee to the head but Yamtza blocks with his arms.
Martin misses with an elbow over the top.
Martin on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Martin misses with an elbow strike.

Martin breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Martin pushes Yamtza up against the cage in a clinch.
Martin blocks an elbow strike from Yamtza.
Martin on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Yamtza prevents Martin from breaking the clinch.
Martin is trying to break the clinch but Yamtza is controlling him.
Yamtza looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Yamtza misses with an elbow strike.
Yamtza keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Martin's efforts to push away.
Martin throws an elbow but it misses.
Yamtza throws an elbow but it misses.
Yamtza avoiding damage as Martin throws knees to the body.

Yamtza's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Martin closes the distance and clinches.
Yamtza lands an elbow that stopped Martin in his tracks for a moment.
Martin is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Yamtza is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Martin is defending well for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Yamtza pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Martin explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.

Yamtza closes the distance and clinches.
Martin lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Yamtza blocks the elbow strike.
Martin blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Martin gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

Martin breaks the clinch.

Yamtza clinches.
Yamtza misses with an elbow strike.
Martin trying to land knees to the body.
Martin can't break the clinch.
Martin throws an elbow that misses.
Martin working hard to break the clinch.
Martin with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Yamtza tries to land knees in the clinch but Martin avoids the damage to the body.

Yamtza breaks from the clinch.

Martin gets tackled into the cage by Yamtza. Yamtza maintains the clinch.
Yamtza looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Yamtza blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Martin takes an elbow to the temple.
Martin avoids a wild elbow strike from Yamtza.
Martin pushes off an throws an elbow but Yamtza leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Martin's face as he tries to break the clinch.

Yamtza manages to break the clinch.
Yamtza connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Martin's hands.
Yamtza chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Martin can pounce on him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Martin instigates a clinch.

Martin breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Martin gets a clinch.
Yamtza lands a damaging elbow.
Nice elbow from Yamtza.
Martin misses with an elbow strike.
Yamtza has had enough of the clinch but Martin keeps him there for the moment.
Martin avoids a wild elbow strike from Yamtza.
Martin blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Nice elbow from Martin.
Yamtza throws an elbow that misses.
Yamtza misses with an elbow strike.
Martin looks to throw an elbow but misses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Martin just misses with a elbow thrown towards Yamtza's brow.
Yamtza misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Martin.

Martin breaks from the clinch.
Yamtza lands a jab.

Martin gets a clinch.
Yamtza on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Yamtza lands an elbow inside.
Yamtza dodges an elbow strike from Martin.
Yamtza pushes off an throws an elbow but Martin leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Yamtza tries to land a knee to the head but Martin blocks with his arms.

Martin's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Martin has managed to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Choco Martin will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Robert Yamtza's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Martin connects with an inside leg kick.
Martin throws a nice inside leg kick.

Yamtza takes the fight into the clinch.
Yamtza throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Martin creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.

Yamtza's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Yamtza rushes Martin and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Martin creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Martin blocks an elbow strike.
Yamtza can't break the clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Martin just misses with a elbow thrown towards Yamtza's brow.
Martin is trying to break free.
Martin throws an elbow that misses.
Yamtza creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Martin's defenses.
Martin misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Yamtza.
Martin avoids a wild elbow strike from Yamtza.
Martin is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Yamtza is defending well for now.

Martin's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Martin gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Yamtza tries to land a knee to the head but Martin blocks with his arms.
Yamtza creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Yamtza is looking to break free of the clinch but Martin has double underhooks.
Martin missing with knees to the body.
Yamtza lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Martin breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Yamtza.

Yamtza forces Martin back against the cage and clinches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Yamtza just misses with a elbow thrown towards Martin's brow.
Yamtza wants to get back to striking at distance but Martin won't allow it.
Martin comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Martin creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Martin throws an elbow but it's blocked.

Yamtza breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Martin has Yamtza up against the cage in a clinch.
Yamtza missing with knees to the body.
Yamtza tries a knee to the head but Martin blocks it.

Martin breaks the clinch.
A thudding body kick lands there by Martin!
Martin connects with an inside leg kick.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Martin tries a knee to the head but Yamtza blocks it.
Yamtza looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Yamtza pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Yamtza blocks an elbow strike.
Yamtza blocks an elbow strike from Martin.
Yamtza tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Martin avoids it.

Martin breaks the clinch.

Martin moves into the clinch.
Martin tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Yamtza avoids it.
Martin tries to land knees in the clinch but Yamtza avoids the damage to the body.
Yamtza throws an elbow but it misses.
Martin managing to block the knees to the body from Yamtza.
Martin missing with knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martin tries to land knees in the clinch but Yamtza avoids the damage to the body.
Yamtza lands an elbow just above Martin 's eye.
Yamtza throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Yamtza blocks the elbow strike.
Yamtza lands a nice elbow.
Martin throws a knee to the head but misses.

Yamtza breaks from the clinch.
Martin misses with a straight left.

Yamtza moves into the clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Yamtza just misses with a elbow thrown towards Martin's brow.
Martin is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Yamtza is defending well for now.
Yamtza lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Martin avoids the elbow strike from Yamtza, against the cage.
Martin pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Yamtza blocks an elbow strike.
Martin on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Martin throws an elbow that misses.
Yamtza throws an elbow that misses.
Martin tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Yamtza avoids it.
Yamtza creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Yamtza tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Martin avoids it.
Martin with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Martin takes a knee to the side of the body.
Martin has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Martin throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Yamtza throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Yamtza trying to land knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yamtza avoids the elbow strike from Martin, against the cage.

Martin breaks the clinch.

Yamtza clinches.

Yamtza breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Yamtza has closed the distance and engaged Martin in a clinch.
Yamtza avoids a wild elbow strike from Martin.

Martin pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Martin clinches.
Yamtza looking to throw knees to the head but Martin is blocking nicely.
Martin looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Martin throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Martin throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Martin blocks an elbow strike.
Martin misses with a knee to the head.
Yamtza tries to land knees in the clinch but Martin avoids the damage to the body.
Martin pushes off an throws an elbow but Yamtza leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.

Yamtza breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Martin stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Yamtza.
A nice inside leg kick there by Martin. That's going to slow Yamtza down.

Martin clinches up against the cage.

Yamtza's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Martin has Yamtza up against the cage in a clinch.
Yamtza's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Yamtza just misses with a elbow thrown towards Martin's brow.
Martin looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Martin misses with an elbow over the top.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yamtza with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Yamtza blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Martin misses with an elbow strike.
Yamtza lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Yamtza throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.

Martin breaks the clinch.

Martin drives through and clinches with Yamtza against the cage.
Martin comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Yamtza trying to land knees to the body.
Yamtza avoids a wild elbow strike from Martin.
Martin lands a nice elbow.

Yamtza breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Martin moves into range and clinches up with Yamtza.
Martin throws an elbow that misses.
Martin avoids a wild elbow strike from Yamtza.
Yamtza misses with an elbow over the top.
Martin pushes off an throws an elbow but Yamtza leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Martin just misses with a elbow thrown towards Yamtza's brow.
Yamtza throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Martin blocks it with crossed arms.

Yamtza pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Yamtza closes the distance and clinches.
Yamtza throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Martin blocks it with crossed arms.
Martin tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Yamtza avoids a wild elbow strike from Martin.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Yamtza just misses with a elbow thrown towards Martin's brow.
Yamtza lands a nice elbow.
Yamtza throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Martin blocks an elbow strike.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Choco Martin.
Well Martin has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 27:30
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 29:28
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Choco Martin!