PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jeff Martinez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lee Pastinski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lee Pastinski has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Martinez
vs
Pastinski

175 cm
18
140 lbs
1 - 5 - 0

152 cm
25
135 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

Good takedowns
Brawler
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jeff Martinez!
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, Lee Pastinski!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Valeri Chadov and Sergei Dronov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Pastinski rushes Martinez and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Pastinski avoiding damage as Martinez throws knees to the body.
Martinez swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Pastinski holding his opponent close, against the cage.

Pastinski breaks from the clinch.

Pastinski closes the distance and clinches.
The referee is keeping an eye on Pastinski - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.

Pastinski wants the takedown. Martinez is fighting it off but Pastinski persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Martinez's guard against the cage.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Martinez being controlled here, momentarily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pastinski slips nicely into half guard.
Pastinski trying to control the pace.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pastinski wants to get back to his feet.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Pastinski in particular looking to stall.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Pastinski is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Martinez is holding on to half guard well.

Pastinski is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Martinez sees it coming and defends easily.
Pastinski stalling.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martinez gets back to full guard.
Pastinski trying to control the position from guard on top but Martinez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Martinez working a defensive guard here.
Pastinski trying to stand up but can't free himself from Martinez's guard.

Lee Pastinski has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.

Pastinski drives through with a takedown into Martinez's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Martinez trying to control the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martinez tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Pastinski trying to stand up but can't free himself from Martinez's guard.
Pastinski throwing strikes from guard but Martinez blocks nicely.
Pastinski wants to control from the top but Martinez keeps moving.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Lee Pastinski was stalling too much, according to the referee.

Martinez tries to keep at a distance but Pastinski has taken the fight into the clinch.

The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Pastinski pulls guard successfully.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Martinez throws a big elbow that misses.
Pastinski trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Pastinski should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Martinez in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Martinez wants to stand but Pastinski has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Martinez being controlled here momentarily.
Pastinski is trying to control the position from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lee Pastinski dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Pastinski shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Pastinski stopping the sweep attempt from Martinez.
Pastinski tries to stand but Martinez is controlling from the bottom.
Martinez pulls Pastinski in close to prevent any damage.
Pastinski throwing strikes but missing.
Martinez knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Pastinski on the ground.
Pastinski postures up.
Pastinski trying to control but Martinez is working from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Pastinski throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Martinez was covering up waiting for the punch and Pastinski finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Martinez is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Pastinski controlling the position well.
Pastinski tries to push off, looking to stand up, but Martinez manages to move to mount!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pastinski tries to hold on but Martinez pushes him away.
Pastinski bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Pastinski is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Pastinski trying to control but Martinez is working from the bottom.
Martinez wants to control the position but Pastinski says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Lee Pastinski has got the better of the ground game so far.
Pastinski is controlling the pace.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pastinski is thwarting Martinez's attempts to control the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pastinski looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Pastinski prevents Martinez from improving his position.
Pastinski stalling.
Martinez is looking for a sweep. Pastinski is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Lee Pastinski hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Pastinski misses with a jab, cross combination.

Pastinski gets a double leg takedown into Martinez's guard.
Pastinski wants to stand but Martinez is controlling his posture from full guard.
Pastinski is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pastinski postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Martinez is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Pastinski is controlling him.
Pastinski loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Pastinski sitting in guard here, content to control.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Lee Pastinski.

Pastinski scores with a takedown into Martinez's guard.
Pastinski is breathing heavily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pastinski is stalling in the full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lee Pastinski showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Pastinski misses with a two punch combination.

Pastinski takes the fight into the clinch.

Pastinski ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Pastinski no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Martinez stops Pastinski from standing up.

Pastinski looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Martinez passes into side control.
Martinez misses with the ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pastinski trying to control but Martinez flips him over like a cheap hooker and has his back!
Martinez lands with a couple of good shots - one to the side of the head and one questionable shot that could be viewed as to the back of the head but the referee lets it go.
Pastinski trying to control the action but Martinez just sinks the hooks in.
Martinez thows a huge left but connects with the canvas and not his opponent.
Martinez is trying to stick to Pastinski's back but Pastinski is turning into Martinez. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Martinez's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Pastinski.
Martinez has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Pastinski has passed into side control.
Pastinski in side control, just content to control the action for now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pastinski wants to stand but Martinez is controlling his arm.
Martinez is looking to reverse the position.
Pastinski is looking to take a break and control but Martinez is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Pastinski wants to stand but Martinez has his arm trapped.
Martinez is trying to control Pastinski's posture but Pastinski avoids it.
Pastinski trying to control the action but Martinez is working from the bottom.
Pastinski tries to advance to mount but Martinez denies him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
I wouldn't like to be where Martinez is right now.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Pastinski tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.

Pastinski shoots in and gets a takedown into Martinez's guard.
Pastinski takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Martinez is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Pastinski sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Martinez's guard.

Pastinski is working for a submission of some sort.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pastinski trying to control from half guard but Martinez is working away.
Pastinski has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Martinez slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pastinski wants to take a breather but Martinez is having none of it.
Martinez keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Jeff Martinez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lee Pastinski is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Martinez punching from the bottom.

And that's the end of the fight!
Lee Pastinski comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Pastinski 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 Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 27:30
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lee Pastinski!