PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mikhail Martynov (ranked 1947 p4p, 218 weight class) and Leonid Martinyuk (ranked 679 p4p, 94 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Martynov
vs
Martinyuk

175 cm
24
275 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

200 cm
25
240 lbs
8 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mikhail Martynov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Leonid Martinyuk!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, William Peck and Steve Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Martynov fails in his attempt to clinch.
Martynov misses with a body punch
and Martinyuk counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

It looks like Mikhail Martynov has been cut.
Martynov throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Martinyuk throws a counter combo.
Nice defenses there by Martinyuk.
Martynov wants to clinch up but Martinyuk keeps it at a distance.
Martinyuk steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Martynov.

Martinyuk drops Martynov with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Martynov looks back up at him and smiles so Martinyuk waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Martynov tries to close the distance and clinch up but Martinyuk swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Martynov throws a jab when Martinyuk was well out of range.

Martynov fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Martinyuk, pushing him back against the ropes.
Martinyuk softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Martinyuk tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Martynov blocks a body shot from Martinyuk.
A short right from Martynov.
Martynov working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Martynov is trying to stall.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Martinyuk lands a nice uppercut.
Martinyuk misses with a hook from the clinch.
Martynov trying to land knees to the body.
Martynov pushes Martinyuk back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Our sources have told us that Martynov has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Martinyuk lands with a short shot to the head.
Martinyuk doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Martynov prevents Martinyuk from breaking the clinch.
Martinyuk digs a right hand into Martynov's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Martynov's gas tank.
Martinyuk misses with a punch on the inside.
Martynov throws an elbow that misses.
Martynov is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Martinyuk presses Martynov against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Martinyuk scores with a nice hook to the head.
Martinyuk throws a punch but it's blocked by Martynov.
Martinyuk trying to control the position but instead, Martynov has worked for underhooks and has pushed Martinyuk into the ropes.
A right handed body shot lands from Martynov.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martinyuk has a couple of punches blocked by Martynov.
Martynov lands a left hand.
Martynov has a couple of punches blocked by Martinyuk.
Martynov tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Martinyuk avoiding damage as Martynov throws knees to the body.
Martynov fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Martinyuk lands a shoulder strike.
Martynov blocking some punches.
A short right from Martinyuk.
Martinyuk misses with a short punch on the inside.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Martinyuk as Martynov tries to tie him up.
Martynov tries to stall but Martinyuk uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Martynov can't seem to implement his control oriented gameplan at the moment. That's no bad thing of course, for those of us who want to see a good fight.
Martynov working Martinyuk over with knees to the body.
Martinyuk looks winded!
Martynov lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Martynov misses with a hook from the clinch.
Martinyuk throws a punch but it's blocked by Martynov.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Martinyuk.
Martinyuk swings away with an uppercut that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martynov tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Martinyuk's elbow.
Stalling in the clinch from Martynov.
Martinyuk throws a head punch that misses.
A short right from Martinyuk.
Martynov swings wildly with an uppercut but Martinyuk uses good head movement to avoid it.
Martynov misses with a hook from the clinch.
Martynov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Martinyuk's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Martinyuk swings wildly with an uppercut but Martynov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Martinyuk throws a head punch that misses.
Martynov crunches a lovely knee into Martinyuk's ribcage.
Martynov misses with a punch on the inside.
Martinyuk working aggressively here.
Martinyuk can't break the clinch.
Martinyuk makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Martinyuk misses with some punches.
Martynov swings wildly with an uppercut but Martinyuk uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Martynov is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Martinyuk is defending well for now.
Martynov lands an elbow that stopped Martinyuk in his tracks for a moment.
Martynov lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Martinyuk backwards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Martynov blocking some punches.
Martynov tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Martinyuk's elbow.
Martynov taking a breather.
Martinyuk swings wildly with an uppercut but Martynov uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Martynov.
Martynov lands with a light punch inside.
Martinyuk lands a left hand that snaps the head of Martynov backwards.
Martinyuk lands with a short shot to the head.
Martynov holding his opponent close, against the ropes.
Martynov tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Martinyuk throws a head punch that misses.
Martynov trying to control the position but instead, Martinyuk has worked for underhooks and has pushed Martynov into the ropes.
Martinyuk misses with a punch to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Leonid Martinyuk dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mikhail Martynov's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Sloppy strikes from Martynov. Those never looked like landing.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Martynov just misses with a punch to the body.
Martinyuk avoids the body shot from Martynov.
Martinyuk looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Martynov needs to keep his hands up - Martinyuk had a free shot at his head there.
Martynov throws a looping overhand right but Martinyuk ducks down to avoid it.
It seemed like Martinyuk was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Nice body punch from Martynov.
Martynov lands with an overhand left.
A jab from Martinyuk finds it's way through Martynov's defenses.
Martynov is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Martinyuk! But no joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Martynov moves out of range of the body kick.
A little feinted left hand from Martynov on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.

Martynov is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Martinyuk circles away from the clinch attempt
and Martinyuk counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Oh Martynov is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Martynov misses with a left hand
and Martinyuk counters with a beautiful right hand that knocks Martynov out cold! What a finish! Martinyuk is going crazy, running around the mat, summersaulting off the corner posts and screaming into the cameras. Something tells me he's pretty happy!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:10 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Leonid Martinyuk!
A less than humble Leonid Martinyuk misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.