PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Enrique Sandoval (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Darnell Klutie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sandoval's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Enrique's Entrance. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Sandoval
vs
Klutie

153 cm
22
145 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

178 cm
21
140 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Likes ground

Freakin Supplements

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Enrique Sandoval!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Darnell Klutie!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Aleksandr Martynov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sandoval wants to clinch.
Klutie is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Klutie tries for a takedown but Sandoval sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Klutie dodges the punch combination from Sandoval.
Sandoval stuffs the takedown attempt from Klutie. Klutie gets slowly back to his feet.
Sandoval misses with a hook. Klutie ducked under it nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sandoval fails to land with a series of punches.
Klutie fails with the takedown.
Enrique Sandoval has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Darnell Klutie.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Klutie slips a jab and a cross from Sandoval.

Sandoval gets a takedown into half guard.
Klutie wants to improve his position but Sandoval is controlling well.

Sandoval looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Sandoval is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Klutie is trying to control but can't.
Sandoval really is a fat lump.
Klutie is pressing down on Sandoval's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.

Klutie has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Sandoval can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Klutie wants to sweep but no luck.

Sandoval drops back looking for a leg! Klutie is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Klutie manages to kick Sandoval off! Sandoval jumps back into Klutie's guard.
Klutie really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Sandoval. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Klutie lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Sandoval!
Sandoval holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Klutie tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Klutie takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Sandoval is working to get back to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Klutie can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Sandoval is looking to escape.
Klutie might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Sandoval kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Sandoval is trying desperately to improve position.
Klutie trying to control but he's not successful this time.

Klutie is standing up, even though he is in mount.
Klutie looks gassed!
Klutie shoots and misses

and Sandoval counters with a nice double leg into side control. Klutie won't be happy with that.

Sandoval is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Klutie looks calm but he's in trouble here. Sandoval gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Klutie is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Sandoval lets go of the hold and Klutie can pop his arm back in it's socket.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Enrique Sandoval!
Enrique Sandoval retains his featherweight title!