PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Darnell Klutie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jarek Dobromir (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Klutie
vs
Dobromir

178 cm
24
140 lbs
9 - 5 - 0

173 cm
24
134 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
KO power

Powerful takedowns
Counter striker
Powerful

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 9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Darnell Klutie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jarek Dobromir!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Dmitry Maklakov and Sergei Dronov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Dobromir checks a leg kick.

Dobromir fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Klutie, pushing him back against the cage.
Dobromir changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Klutie fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Klutie circles away from the clinch attempt.
Klutie lands a front kick.

Klutie closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Dobromir to the mat! Dobromir manages to get full guard.
Klutie is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Klutie passes Dobromir's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Dobromir tries to get to full guard but Klutie has control of the leg.
Klutie is trying to control the action in half guard but Dobromir is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Dobromir is looking for a sweep. Klutie is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Klutie missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Dobromir is looking for a sweep. Klutie is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Dobromir trying to control from the bottom.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.

Dobromir shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Dobromir trying to mount his opponent but Klutie defends it.
Dobromir sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Klutie defending well though.

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.

Dobromir is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Klutie is just riding it out for now. Dobromir eventually gives up the hold.

Dobromir is looking for a kimura here.
Dobromir is trying to control the action in half guard but Klutie is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Klutie trying to control from the bottom.
Klutie is looking for a sweep. Dobromir is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Klutie is not content to let Dobromir control the position.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Klutie does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Dobromir blocks a head kick by Klutie.
Klutie lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Klutie explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Klutie throws a low kick but Dobromir avoids it.

Dobromir closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Klutie tries to roll over but Dobromir keeps him under control.
Klutie is staying active underneath Dobromir, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Klutie is looking to improve his position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dobromir wants to pass to mount but Klutie is defending the position.
Klutie slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Dobromir 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.
Dobromir pushing down on Klutie's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Klutie punching from the bottom.

Dobromir is trying to work for a kimura. He's got his hands clasped together - this could be trouble! No, Klutie has managed to free his arm - good work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Darnell Klutie dominated that round.
That's time! Klutie's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Klutie fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Dobromir checks it well.
Jarek Dobromir is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Klutie shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Darnell Klutie seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dobromir avoids the head kick by Klutie.
Klutie goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Klutie clinches but Dobromir breaks the clinch

and Dobromir counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Klutie's guard now.
Dobromir looking to sit in guard and control but Klutie gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Dobromir trying to keep a closed guard but Klutie is proving a slippery customer.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Klutie wants to pass the guard but Dobromir is keeping the position.
Dobromir manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Dobromir landing strikes from the mount and Klutie is in trouble!
Dobromir trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Dobromir is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.

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.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dobromir controlling the pace for now.
Dobromir wants to control but Klutie has made it back to half guard. Nice work.
Dobromir wants to free his trapped foot but Klutie is holding on for dear life with his legs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dobromir is thwarting Klutie's attempts to control the position.
Klutie really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Dobromir with a poor takedown

and Klutie counters with a shoot takedown. Dobromir fights it but they end up in guard.
Klutie won't allow Dobromir to sweep him here.
Klutie pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Dobromir is keeping the position for now.
Dobromir wants to sweep but no luck.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dobromir being controlled here, momentarily.
Klutie looking to pass the guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Dobromir is on top in guard.
Klutie keeping full guard, as Dobromir tries to pass.
Dobromir trying to control the position from guard on top but Klutie is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dobromir stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Klutie swivels though and keeps the full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Darnell Klutie will probably get the nod.
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. 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.

Klutie darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Dobromir is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Klutie's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Klutie's back!

Dobromir looking to break Klutie's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Klutie remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Dobromir will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!
Dobromir throwing sloppy strikes.
Klutie trying to control the position but Dobromir manages to sink in the hooks.
A bit of a pause in the action here. Dobromir controlling the positon.
Klutie manages to reverse the position and now he's in Dobromir's guard. Nice work there by Klutie.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Dobromir looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Dobromir takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Dobromir is trying to control the position but Klutie postures up.

Klutie drops back for a leg here. A bit of a high risk move... He's looking for a kneebar by the looks of things. Now both of them are looking for submissions. Klutie seems to have locked his on tight now - Dobromir screams in pain and taps out furiously! It certainly was a high risk move but it's paid off for Klutie, as he picks up the win!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:49 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Darnell Klutie!