PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Adam Kyle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sebastian Klaus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Kyle
vs
Klaus

183 cm
18
165 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

175 cm
22
174 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Adam Kyle!
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, Sebastian Klaus!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Sergei Dronov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Klaus misses with a takedown attempt - Kyle sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Klaus fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Klaus moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
No luck for Klaus with that takedown attempt.
Adam Kyle has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sebastian Klaus.
Klaus shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Klaus misses with a takedown attempt - Kyle sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Klaus shoots in for a double leg but Kyle sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Kyle misses with a jab, cross combination.
Left hook, right uppercut from Kyle.

It looks like Sebastian Klaus has been cut.
Klaus looks gassed!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Klaus shoots for a double leg takedown but Kyle sprawls well. He's pushed Klaus's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Klaus shoots in looking for a takedown. Kyle tries to sprawl out of it but Klaus keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Kyle manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Kyle misses with a jab, cross combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kyle looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Kyle misses with a few strikes there.
Klaus tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Kyle swivels and escapes.
Kyle swinging wilding here.
Kyle throws a nice looking combination but Klaus bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Kyle scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Kyle darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Kyle scores with a nice right hand.
Klaus shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Kyle but Kyle pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Klaus drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Klaus gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Kyle throws a right hand that Klaus ducks under and follows up with a left that Klaus also avoids with ease.
Kyle throws a series of punches but Klaus avoids them all with ease.
Kyle displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kyle connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Kyle looks to land a combination. Klaus sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Kyle misses with a double jab.
Kyle lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.

Klaus is rocked!
Kyle misses with a jab, cross combination.
Klaus is trying desperately to land a takedown but Kyle is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Klaus.
Kyle misses with a series of wild punches.
Kyle misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kyle swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Klaus fails with the takedown.
Klaus is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Kyle.
Kyle throws a good cross that connects.
Kyle throws a nice looking combination but Klaus bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Kyle scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Klaus fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Klaus looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Klaus changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Kyle tries to avoid it but Klaus manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Kyle to the ground. Kyle escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kyle rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Klaus moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Klaus shoots in looking for a takedown. Kyle tries to sprawl out of it but Klaus keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Kyle manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Kyle connects with a good right hand that stumbles Klaus. Klaus circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Kyle throws a right and a left that both miss.
Adam Kyle is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Klaus is looking to clinch but Kyle is avoiding it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Klaus tries to clinch but Kyle moves out of range.
Klaus shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Kyle defends it nicely.
Sebastian Klaus seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Klaus closes this distance looking for a takedown but Kyle circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Adam Kyle dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Sebastian Klaus's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Good exchange - Kyle coming out on top.
Klaus fails with a takedown attempt.
Klaus slips a jab and a cross from Kyle.
Klaus showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kyle.
Horrible takedown by Klaus or perhaps it was just good defense by Kyle which made him look bad.
Kyle lands a jab-cross combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Klaus tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Kyle swivels and escapes.
Adam Kyle has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sebastian Klaus.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
No luck for Klaus with that takedown attempt.
Kyle rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Klaus moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Klaus doesn't manage to clinch there - Kyle circles away.
Kyle lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Kyle.
Kyle misses with a wild combination.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Kyle!
Klaus fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Klaus shoots in for a double leg but Kyle sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Klaus shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Kyle as he avoids it easily.
Klaus misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Kyle throws a right and a left that both miss.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Klaus shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Kyle pinned against the cage. Kyle gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Klaus tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Kyle swivels and escapes.
Klaus fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Kyle looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Klaus slips a jab and a cross from Kyle.
Kyle is working the combinations to good effect here.
Klaus shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Kyle as he avoids it easily.
Kyle misses with the combination.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kyle misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Kyle throws a hook but Klaus blocks it.
Klaus shoots for a double leg takedown but Kyle sprawls well. He's pushed Klaus's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Kyle stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Kyle wants it to stay on the feet.
Kyle throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Klaus tries to score a power double leg takedown but Kyle sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Klaus somewhat.
A punch combination from Kyle misses.
Kyle will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Kyle looks to land a combination but Klaus avoids it well.
Adam Kyle is winning the standup battle so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Kyle defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Klaus.
Klaus looks for a takedown but Kyle sprawls well.
Klaus changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Kyle tries to avoid it but Klaus manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Kyle to the ground. Kyle escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Klaus misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Kyle fails to land with a series of punches.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kyle stuffs the takedown.
Klaus keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kyle.
Klaus dives in and grabs Kyle's left leg, looking for a takedown. Kyle pushes down on Klaus's head and hops out.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Adam Kyle dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Sebastian Klaus's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Klaus dives in and grabs Kyle's left leg, looking for a takedown. Kyle pushes down on Klaus's head and hops out.
Kyle takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Kyle looks to land a combination. Klaus sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Klaus shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Kyle but Kyle pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Kyle lands with a nice combination. Klaus backs away looking to recover.
Nice straight punches there by Kyle. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Kyle.
Klaus closes the distance and clinches up with Kyle, looking for a takedown. Klaus pushes Kyle against the cage but Kyle circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Adam Kyle has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sebastian Klaus.
Klaus closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kyle throws a right and a left that both miss.
A jab from Kyle finds it's way through Klaus's defenses.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Klaus.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kyle slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Kyle is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Nice cross by Kyle.
Klaus fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Klaus shoots in for a takedown but Kyle shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Kyle moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Klaus fails with an attempt to clinch.
Klaus shoots in for a takedown but Kyle shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Kyle looks to land a right hand but Klaus moved out of range.
Klaus shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Klaus has a takedown stuffed.
Kyle lands a really nice looking cross but Klaus seems unphased.
Some wild striking there from Kyle.
Klaus is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Klaus shoots in and drives through. Kyle sprawls well.
Sebastian Klaus has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kyle darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Kyle misses with a two punch combination.
Klaus misses with a takedown attempt - Kyle sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kyle throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Klaus.
A combination from Kyle does no damage.
Kyle swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Klaus shoots for a double leg takedown but Kyle sprawls well. He's pushed Klaus's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Kyle will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Klaus throws a right and a left that Kyle avoids nicely.
Klaus doesn't manage to clinch there - Kyle circles away.
Klaus drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Kyle avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Kyle swinging wilding here.
Klaus closes this distance looking for a takedown but Kyle circles away.
Klaus shoots in looking for a takedown. Kyle tries to sprawl out of it but Klaus keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Kyle manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Kyle moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Klaus.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kyle throws a right and a left that Klaus avoids nicely.

And that's the end of the fight!
Adam Kyle showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Kyle has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 30:26
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 30:26
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Adam Kyle!