PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Melvin Kleinsasser (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Slim Shady (ranked 0 p4p, 0 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.

Kleinsasser
vs
Shady

188 cm
20
245 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

200 cm
20
265 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Good chin

Decent wrestler
Counter striker
Determined

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Melvin Kleinsasser!
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, Slim Shady!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Dmitry Maklakov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kleinsasser is looking to clinch.
A combination from Kleinsasser does no damage.
Kleinsasser doesn't manage to clinch there - Shady circles away.
Shady moves out of range of the body kick from Kleinsasser.
Kleinsasser throws a leg kick which misses Shady's front leg but catches the back leg as Shady tries to avoid it.
Kleinsasser takes a swing at Shady's ribcage but misses.
Kleinsasser moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Kleinsasser doesn't manage to clinch there - Shady circles away.
Kleinsasser tries to clinch up but Shady circles away and keeps his distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kleinsasser looks for a takedown but Shady sprawls well.
Kleinsasser fails with the takedown.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kleinsasser scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Kleinsasser doesn't manage to clinch there - Shady circles away.
Slim Shady seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kleinsasser scores with a slapping inside leg kick.

Kleinsasser clinches with his opponent.

Shady breaks from the clinch.

Kleinsasser has closed the distance and engaged Shady in a clinch.

Kleinsasser successfully pulls guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kleinsasser lands a decent shot there.
Shady wants to stand and escape but instead Kleinsasser has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Shady looks gassed!
Shady looking to hit a scissor sweep but Kleinsasser is one step ahead there.
Kleinsasser trying to control but Shady is working from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kleinsasser prevents Shady from getting back to his feet.

Shady looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Kleinsasser can do anything to dispel that myth.
Kleinsasser wants to stand but Shady is controlling his posture from full guard.
Kleinsasser could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Kleinsasser postures up.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.

Kleinsasser feints and as Shady raises his hands in defense, Kleinsasser changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.

Kleinsasser drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Kleinsasser jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Kleinsasser cracks Shady with a solid left hand.
Kleinsasser has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Shady kicks Kleinsasser off and gets to his feet.
Shady circles away from the clinch attempt.

Kleinsasser tries to keep at a distance but Shady has taken the fight into the clinch.

Kleinsasser successfully pulls guard.
Shady stops Kleinsasser from standing up.
Shady controlling from the top position.
Kleinsasser trying to control the position.

Kleinsasser is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.

Kleinsasser jumps guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Shady postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Kleinsasser is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Shady, into his guard.
Kleinsasser wants to control from the top but Shady keeps moving.
Kleinsasser tries to free his leg and advance position but Shady is retaining full guard.

Kleinsasser decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Shady, up you get!
Kleinsasser with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Kleinsasser wants to clinch.
Kleinsasser lands a head kick. Shady smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Melvin Kleinsasser dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Kleinsasser buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Kleinsasser scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Shady fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Shady avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Kleinsasser shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Shady has momentary wrist control but Kleinsasser slips an elbow through the middle.
Kleinsasser controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.

Kleinsasser gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kleinsasser throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Shady closes the distance but Kleinsasser moves to the side
and Kleinsasser counters with a thumping low kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shady will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Melvin Kleinsasser is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kleinsasser tries a head kick but it misses.
Kleinsasser misses the shot to the body.
Kleinsasser throws a body kick that misses.
Kleinsasser pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A chopping leg kick lands by Kleinsasser.
Shady takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Kleinsasser tries to clinch up but Shady circles away and keeps his distance.
Kleinsasser connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Kleinsasser throws a head kick but Shady moves out of range.
Shady looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Kleinsasser is fending him off so far but Shady persists. Nope, Kleinsasser circles away and we're back to standing.
Kleinsasser stuffs the takedown.
Melvin Kleinsasser has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Slim Shady.

Kleinsasser clinches with his opponent.
Shady looking for a takedown.

Kleinsasser turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Kleinsasser in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Kleinsasser advances to full mount.
Kleinsasser fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Shady is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Shady wants to hold on but Kleinsasser pushes him away.
Shady tries to reverse the position but Kleinsasser maintains control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kleinsasser controlling his opponent.

Kleinsasser jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Shady manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Shady is trying to get back to half guard.
Shady is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Kleinsasser passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Shady!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Shady really trying hard to get back to half guard here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kleinsasser avoids the attempt from Shady to control.
Kleinsasser fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Kleinsasser looking to control but Shady is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Kleinsasser in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Shady is looking to improve his position but Kleinsasser isn't that keen on the idea.
Shady is in a horrible position here. Kleinsasser smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Kleinsasser scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Shady?
Shady is trying desperately to improve position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Melvin Kleinsasser dominated that second round.
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. This is the final round!

Kleinsasser shoots and misses

and Shady counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Shady postures up.

Kleinsasser is looking for a triangle but Shady pushes his legs off easily.
Shady forces his way into half guard.
Kleinsasser trying to control from the bottom.
Kleinsasser wants to get back to his feet.
Kleinsasser has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Shady is working away from the top position though.
Kleinsasser wants to get back to his feet.
Kleinsasser has hold of Shady's hands but Shady slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Kleinsasser moves into full guard.
Shady takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Kleinsasser looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Kleinsasser manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Kleinsasser connects with a single shot there.
Kleinsasser scores with a leg kick.
Shady shoots in but no luck this time.
Kleinsasser fails with the takedown

and Shady counters with a nice double leg into half guard.

Kleinsasser kicks off Shady and gets to his feet.
Shady on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Kleinsasser. Kleinsasser obviously looking to wear him down.

Kleinsasser has managed to clinch.
Shady tries for a takedown. No joy.
Kleinsasser tries to stall but Shady uses the opportunity to gain a better position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shady fails to pull guard.
Melvin Kleinsasser has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Slim Shady.
Shady tries to pull guard but Kleinsasser won't allow it.

Shady has picked Kleinsasser up - he's going for a ride! Shady dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kleinsasser wants to control but Shady is keeping busy.
Shady trying to pass the guard but Kleinsasser defending well.

Shady wants to work for an arm triangle but Kleinsasser is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Kleinsasser might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Shady is looking to take a break and control but Kleinsasser is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Kleinsasser is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Shady's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Shady's back!
Kleinsasser is looking to control Shady but Shady is wriggling around and keeping busy.
Shady tries to break free.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Kleinsasser has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
Shady rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Kleinsasser is tying to control. Shady wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Slim Shady has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kleinsasser controlling the action here.
Kleinsasser works his foot free and advances to mount.
Shady takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shady tries to lock up and control but Kleinsasser gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Kleinsasser trying to control but Shady is having none of it.
Shady is working to get back to half guard.
Shady really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Kleinsasser. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Shady is squirming around, avoiding Kleinsasser's attempts to control the action.
Kleinsasser punishing his opponent with strikes.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kleinsasser lands a nice shot to the head.
Kleinsasser looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Melvin Kleinsasser.
Well Kleinsasser 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 Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 30:26
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 30:28
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Melvin Kleinsasser!