PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Andrew Todoroki (ranked 5161 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yevgen Maartins (ranked 5057 p4p, 552 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.

Todoroki
vs
Maartins

180 cm
23
190 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

180 cm
23
192 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Andrew Todoroki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Yevgen Maartins!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, Bart Greer and Sandra Marshall.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Todoroki fails in his attempt to clinch.
Sloppy strikes from Todoroki. Those never looked like landing.
Maartins is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Todoroki throws a sloppy head kick and Maartins moves out of range easily.
Andrew Todoroki seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Maartins buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Maartins keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Maartins feints a counter leg kick.
Maartins misses with a leg kick
and Todoroki counters with a head kick.
Todoroki misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Maartins.

Todoroki forces Maartins back against the cage and clinches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Todoroki tries to pull guard but Maartins forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Maartins landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Maartins misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Todoroki.
Maartins lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Todoroki backwards.
Maartins unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Todoroki is breathing heavily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Todoroki blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Maartins landing knees to the head.
Maartins unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Maartins scores a nice knee to the body.
Maartins lands a knee to the body.
Maartins landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Todoroki changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Maartins fights it off and pushes away nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Andrew Todoroki. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Maartins throws a wild body kick that Todoroki sees coming a mile off.
Maartins scores with a shot to the body.
Maartins tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Todoroki was well out of range. Poor timing from Maartins.
Maartins lands a leg kick that knocks Todoroki off balance momentarily.

Maartins fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Todoroki, pushing him back against the cage.
Todoroki on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Maartins landing knees to the body.
Todoroki takes an elbow to the forehead.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maartins lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

It looks like Andrew Todoroki has been cut.
Maartins lands a knee to the body.
Todoroki takes a knee to the side of the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Maartins.
Maartins lands an elbow inside.
Maartins putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Todoroki in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Maartins lands a damaging elbow.
Maartins gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Todoroki avoiding damage as Maartins throws knees to the body.
A knee to the head by Maartins.
Nice elbow from Maartins.
Maartins tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A short right from Maartins on the inside.
Maartins working Todoroki over with knees to the body.
Maartins lands a right hand that snaps the head of Todoroki backwards.
Maartins connects with a knee to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maartins lands a nice uppercut.
Maartins lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Maartins unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Maartins crunches a lovely knee into Todoroki's ribcage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Maartins.
Maartins lands an elbow just above Todoroki 's eye.
Todoroki has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Maartins is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Todoroki is defending well for now.
Maartins lands a left hand.
Knees to the body from Maartins.
Maartins lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

Andrew Todoroki's cut is getting worse.
A short uppercut from Maartins.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Maartins unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Maartins lands an elbow just above Todoroki 's eye.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maartins looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Maartins lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Maartins can't find room to land a body shot as Todoroki controls the action.
Todoroki pressing his opponent against the cage.
Maartins unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Maartins lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short right from Maartins.
Knees to the body from Maartins.
Maartins unloads a knee to the mid-section. Todoroki lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Maartins lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Maartins with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Maartins throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Todoroki blocks it with crossed arms.
Maartins lands a right hand that snaps the head of Todoroki backwards.

Todoroki is rocked!
Maartins gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Yevgen Maartins dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Andrew Todoroki's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Maartins throws a head kick but Todoroki moves out of range.
Maartins on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Todoroki shoots for a takedown but Maartins saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Todoroki takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Todoroki fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Maartins throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Todoroki doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Maartins fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Todoroki.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Todoroki tries for a takedown but Maartins circles away easily

and Maartins counters with a flying knee that sends his opponent to the canvas! Maartins looking to finish!
Oh Todoroki is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Andrew Todoroki. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Maartins pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Todoroki is keeping the position for now.
Maartins slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Maartins trying to stand up but can't free himself from Todoroki's guard.

Todoroki is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Maartins loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Maartins landing with the ground and pound.
Maartins has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Todoroki avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Maartins seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Maartins works over Todoroki with some ground and pound from guard.
Todoroki preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Todoroki seems to have got his legs back now.
Maartins is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Todoroki is trying to control the position but Maartins postures up.
Maartins wants to control from the top but Todoroki keeps moving.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Maartins landing with the ground and pound.
Maartins trying to control but Todoroki is working from the bottom.
Todoroki utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.

Maartins closes the distance and clinches.
Maartins landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Todoroki takes an elbow to the temple.
Maartins unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Maartins lands a good knee to the midsection. Todoroki won't want to take too many of those.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maartins goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Maartins is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Maartins putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Todoroki in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Maartins pushes Todoroki back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Maartins lands an elbow just above Todoroki 's eye.
Maartins lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Maartins with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Knees in the clinch landing for Maartins.
Maartins crunches a lovely knee into Todoroki's ribcage.
Maartins softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Todoroki jumps guard but Maartins stands there with Todoroki around his waist. Todoroki gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Maartins lands an elbow inside that Todoroki shrugs off.

Andrew Todoroki's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Maartins misses with an elbow over the top.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Maartins.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Todoroki avoiding damage as Maartins throws knees to the body.
Maartins landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Maartins scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Maartins landing knees to the body.
Maartins is leaning against Todoroki and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Maartins lands a good knee to the midsection. Todoroki won't want to take too many of those.
Maartins lands an elbow inside that Todoroki shrugs off.
Maartins throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Maartins lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Maartins lands a shoulder strike.
Maartins missing with knees to the body.
Todoroki takes a knee to the side of the body.
Maartins blocking some punches.
Maartins lands a damaging elbow.

Jeez, Andrew Todoroki's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Maartins tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Maartins clinches up with Todoroki and pushes him back against the cage.
Todoroki is trying to break the clinch but Maartins has him pressed against the cage.
Todoroki is looking to break free of the clinch but Maartins has double underhooks.
Maartins using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Todoroki has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Yevgen Maartins seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Maartins tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Todoroki avoids it.
Todoroki is looking to control Maartins's arms but Maartins gets an underhook and turns him. Now Todoroki has his back to the cage.
Maartins is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Todoroki is defending well for now.
Todoroki blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Maartins lands a knee to the head.
Maartins creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Todoroki dodges an elbow strike from Maartins.
Todoroki jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Maartins walks away with a smile on his face. Todoroki gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Todoroki tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Maartins manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Todoroki shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Maartins defends it nicely.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Maartins dips to his left and cracks Todoroki with an uppercut!
Maartins tries to close the distance and clinch up but Todoroki swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Yevgen Maartins seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Maartins throws a right and a left that Todoroki avoids nicely.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Todoroki!
Maartins scores with a leg kick.
Maartins leaves Todoroki with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Andrew Todoroki. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maartins displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Todoroki.

Todoroki gets tackled into the cage by Maartins. Maartins maintains the clinch.
Todoroki looking to slow down the pace here.
Maartins tries to land knees in the clinch but Todoroki avoids the damage to the body.
Todoroki managing to block the knees to the body from Maartins.
Maartins working Todoroki over with knees to the body.
Maartins is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Maartins lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Maartins lands a right hand that snaps the head of Todoroki backwards.
Knees to the body from Maartins.
Maartins connects with a nasty looking knee right to Todoroki's face.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Maartins on the inside.
Maartins scores a nice knee to the body.
Yevgen Maartins is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Maartins lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Maartins lands an elbow inside.
Maartins prevents Todoroki from breaking the clinch.
Maartins lands an elbow just above Todoroki 's eye.
Maartins is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Todoroki takes an elbow to the forehead.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Andrew Todoroki's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Yevgen Maartins!
Yevgen Maartins thanked the fans post fight for their support.