PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tywin Lannister (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eric Martinsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Lannister
vs
Martinsson

211 cm
25
274 lbs
0 - 4 - 0

201 cm
23
246 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Solid chin

Brute

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tywin Lannister!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Eric Martinsson!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Roosa Järviläinen and Anni Minnemäki.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lannister scores with a one two! Martinsson had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Martinsson fakes the leg kick and cracks Lannister in the body.
Martinsson slips under a jab from Lannister.
Martinsson misses with a wild body shot.
Lannister clobbers Martinsson with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Lannister pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Lannister keeps the fight on the outside.
Lannister thows a body shot but no joy.
Nice defenses there by Lannister.
Martinsson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Lannister swats away the attempt to clinch by Martinsson.
Lannister lands with a thumping leg kick.
Lannister swings for the body but Martinsson moves out of range.
Lannister throws a jab but it's blocked by Martinsson.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lannister fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

Martinsson fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Lannister, pushing him back against the cage.
Lannister looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Martinsson manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Martinsson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Lannister avoids a wild elbow strike from Martinsson.
Martinsson is struggling to control the position.
Martinsson is pressed up against the cage. Lannister has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Martinsson down to the mat. Martinsson avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Martinsson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lannister swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Martinsson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Martinsson is looking to clinch but Lannister is avoiding it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martinsson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Lannister.
Lannister cracks Martinsson with an open hand slap.
Lannister throws a leg kick but Martinsson moved away.

Lannister gets tackled into the cage by Martinsson. Martinsson maintains the clinch.
Martinsson lands a knee to the body.
Lannister is breathing heavily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Martinsson stalling against the cage.
Martinsson throws an elbow that misses.
Lannister blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Martinsson's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Martinsson throws an elbow that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martinsson misses with an elbow strike.
Lannister avoiding damage as Martinsson throws knees to the body.
Martinsson pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Martinsson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Lannister has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Lannister avoiding damage as Martinsson throws knees to the body.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Martinsson.
Lannister avoids a wild elbow strike from Martinsson.
Come on Martinsson - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Martinsson comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

It looks like Tywin Lannister has been cut.
Come on Martinsson - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Martinsson misses with a knee to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Martinsson takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Lannister wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Martinsson has him pressed against the cage.
Lannister avoiding damage as Martinsson throws knees to the body.
Martinsson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Martinsson manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The crowd are getting on Martinsson's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Eric Martinsson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tywin Lannister's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Martinsson tries to clinch up.
Lannister misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Martinsson.
Lannister misses the shot to the body.
A head kick misses from Lannister.
Martinsson misses with a body punch
and Lannister counters with an outside leg kick.
Martinsson tries to clinch but Lannister is having none of it.
Martinsson sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Martinsson slips a jab from Lannister.
Martinsson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Lannister moves out of range as Martinsson strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lannister throws a body kick that misses.
Lannister throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Martinsson throws a body kick that misses.

Martinsson fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Lannister, pushing him back against the cage.
Martinsson looking to throw knees to the head but Lannister is blocking nicely.
Lannister blocks an elbow strike.
Martinsson pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Lannister has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Martinsson gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Martinsson tries a knee to the head but Lannister blocks it.
Lannister wants to break the clinch but can't.
Martinsson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martinsson trying to land knees to the body.

Martinsson breaks from the clinch.
Lannister pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Lannister throws a hook but Martinsson avoids it easily.
Tywin Lannister seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lannister lands the left hand.

Martinsson takes the fight into the clinch.
Martinsson throws an elbow that misses.
With the fighters up against the cage, Martinsson throws an elbow but misses.
Lannister wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Eric Martinsson seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Martinsson keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Lannister's efforts to push away.
Martinsson misses with a knee strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martinsson putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Lannister in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Martinsson scores with a knee to the head.
Martinsson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Martinsson just misses with a elbow thrown towards Lannister's brow.
Martinsson misses with an elbow strike.
Martinsson landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Lannister working hard to break the clinch.
Martinsson creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Lannister's defenses.
Martinsson lands a nice uppercut.
Lannister prevents a takedown attempt there.
Nice elbow from Martinsson.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Martinsson tries a knee to the head but Lannister blocks it.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Martinsson.

Tywin Lannister's cut is getting worse.
Lannister avoiding damage as Martinsson throws knees to the body.
Martinsson misses with a knee to the head.
Martinsson misses with an elbow over the top.
Lannister tries to circle away but Martinsson has him pinned against the cage.
Martinsson looking to throw knees to the head but Lannister is blocking nicely.
Martinsson creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Martinsson tries a knee to the head but Lannister blocks it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Martinsson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Lannister blocks it with crossed arms.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Martinsson just misses with a elbow thrown towards Lannister's brow.

Martinsson jumps into guard, dragging Lannister to the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Eric Martinsson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Tywin Lannister's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Martinsson tries to clinch but Lannister moves out of range.
Martinsson takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Martinsson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Lannister paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Lannister avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Martinsson is looking to clinch but Lannister is avoiding it.
Lannister avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Eric Martinsson seems to be getting the better of the standup.

Martinsson rushes Lannister and presses him up against the cage.
Martinsson tries to land a knee to the head but Lannister blocks with his arms.
Martinsson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Lannister blocks the elbow strike.
Martinsson throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Martinsson throws a knee to the head but misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Martinsson misses with a knee to the head.
Lannister blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Martinsson has Lannister pressed against the cage, preventing Lannister from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
The referee calls for Martinsson to work.
Lannister avoids a wild elbow strike from Martinsson.
Martinsson leaning against his opponent.
Martinsson throws a knee to the head but misses.
Martinsson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Martinsson misses with an elbow strike.
Martinsson misses with an elbow over the top.
Martinsson creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Lannister managing to block the knees to the body from Martinsson.
Lannister is trying to break free.
Eric Martinsson is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martinsson misses with an elbow strike.
Lannister is trying to break the clinch but Martinsson is controlling him.
A frustrated look appears on Lannister's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Martinsson lands an elbow that stopped Lannister in his tracks for a moment.
Lannister blocks an elbow strike from Martinsson.
Martinsson content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Martinsson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Lannister blocks it with crossed arms.
Martinsson just leaning against Lannister, taking a breather.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martinsson is trying to pull guard but Lannister has him pressed against the cage.
Lannister is trying to force a seperation but Martinsson has the dominant position.
Lannister is trying to break the clinch but Martinsson has him pressed against the cage.
Lannister stalling in the clinch but Martinsson improves position.
Lannister tries to circle away but Martinsson has him pinned against the cage.
Lannister wants to break the clinch but can't.
Lannister is trying to push Martinsson away but Martinsson has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Lannister on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Martinsson slows down the pace here.
Martinsson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Lannister.
Martinsson throws an elbow but it misses.
Martinsson tries a knee to the head but Lannister blocks it.
Martinsson lands a nice elbow.
Tywin Lannister has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Martinsson misses with a knee to the head.

And that's the end of the fight!
Eric Martinsson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Martinsson 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 Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Eric Martinsson!
A victorious Eric Martinsson thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.