PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Leopoldo Martins (ranked 6014 p4p, 5664 weight class) and Yuri N Maltsev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Martins
vs
Maltsev

196 cm
21
250
0 - 1 - 0

196 cm
18
260
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Determined

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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Leopoldo Martins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Yuri N Maltsev!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Thiago Cunha and Leandro Rodrigues.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Martins shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.

Martins closes the distance and pushes Maltsev back into the cage.
Martins has Maltsev pressed against the cage, preventing Maltsev from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Martins avoiding damage.
Maltsev tries to work over Martins's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Martins blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

Martins decides to pull guard.
Martins seems keen to control Maltsev's posture.
Maltsev looking to sit in guard and control but Martins gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Martins stands up over Maltsev, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Martins controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Martins scoring with punches to the head and body.
Martins slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.

Martins is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Martins stands and throws Maltsev's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Maltsev is looking for a sweep.
Martins is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Martins has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Maltsev!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martins sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Martins lands a heavy elbow.

Martins wants to finish this one by submission but Maltsev is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Martins.
Martins avoids the attempt from Maltsev to control.
Martins looking to finish with strikes here!
Martins tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Martins punishing his opponent with strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Martins with the ground and pound from mount.

Martins looking to secure an arm triangle but Maltsev defends it well.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Martins controlling from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Leopoldo Martins dominated that round.
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.

Martins slips a straight right by Maltsev.
We've been informed that Maltsev has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Maltsev lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Martins circles away quickly and effectively.

Martins clinches with his opponent.

Martins successfully pulls guard.
Maltsev must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Maltsev looking to sit in guard and control but Martins gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Maltsev trying to keep a closed guard but Martins is proving a slippery customer.
Maltsev wants to control but Martins passes easily into half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Maltsev is in trouble now - Martins has advanced to mount!
Martins sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Maltsev is trying to escape the mount.
Martins tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Maltsev tries to improve his position but instead Martins has taken his back!
Martins controls the position.
Martins seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Maltsev for as long as he can get away with.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Maltsev wants to get back to his feet.
Maltsev is very frustrated here, being controlled quite effectively by Martins.

Maltsev showing good submission defense here.
Martins punishes Maltsev with strikes from the back mount.

Martins is working for the choke. I would put my money on him to finish from this position. He's rolled onto his back and has dragged Maltsev with him. Maltsev is trying to defend but Martins has an arm under the chin now! Maltsev grimaces and is forced to tap out!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Leopoldo Martins!
After winning the bout, Leopoldo Martins thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.