PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Elroy Kleinschmidt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Umberto Duran (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kleinschmidt's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Pezet - Slang 2. Duran has chosen Hatebreed - Live for this as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Umberto Duran has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Kleinschmidt
vs
Duran

190 cm
30
273 lbs
14 - 9 - 0

199 cm
32
280 lbs
22 - 18 - 1

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Elroy Kleinschmidt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 18 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Umberto Duran!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Shigeki Sano and Tatsuya Matsuyama.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kleinschmidt wants to clinch up but Duran keeps it at a distance.
Kleinschmidt will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Duran blocks a low kick nicely.
Kleinschmidt is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Duran.
Kleinschmidt lands with a thumping leg kick.
Kleinschmidt misses with a looping right.
Duran misses with a hook
and Kleinschmidt counters with a stiff right hand.

It looks like Umberto Duran has been cut.
Kleinschmidt shoots in but Duran avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Kleinschmidt slips under a jab.
Kleinschmidt is looking to slow Duran down with leg kicks.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kleinschmidt connects with a body shot.
Duran lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Kleinschmidt does it's job there.
Kleinschmidt takes a jab right on the kisser.

It looks like Elroy Kleinschmidt has been cut.
Kleinschmidt connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Duran's hands.
Kleinschmidt throws a hook to the side of Duran's head but Duran sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kleinschmidt throws a leg kick
and Kleinschmidt takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Kleinschmidt fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Duran avoids it really well and circles away.
Duran pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kleinschmidt throws a big shot that misses.
Duran staying out of range there.
Duran misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Kleinschmidt to counter with a crisp jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kleinschmidt slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Kleinschmidt throws a sloppy head kick and Duran moves out of range easily.
Duran throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Kleinschmidt finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.

Kleinschmidt gets a takedown into half guard.
Duran looks like he's trying to stand up.
Duran taking some punishment here, with Kleinschmidt in his half guard.
Duran avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Kleinschmidt.
Kleinschmidt throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Duran on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Kleinschmidt sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Duran defending well though.
Duran is trying to stand back up but Kleinschmidt is controlling him

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kleinschmidt is nestled in close to Duran, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kleinschmidt missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Kleinschmidt thows a huge punch but Duran dodges it nicely.
Nice strikes from Kleinschmidt there.
Duran avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Kleinschmidt.
Kleinschmidt 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.
Kleinschmidt thows a huge punch but Duran dodges it nicely.
Duran keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.

Duran manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Kleinschmidt looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Kleinschmidt jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Duran misses with a hook

so Kleinschmidt counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kleinschmidt working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Duran is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kleinschmidt stands and throws Duran's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Kleinschmidt throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Kleinschmidt working the body and head with strikes.
Kleinschmidt with the ground and pound but Duran regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Kleinschmidt is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Kleinschmidt trying to mount his opponent but Duran defends it.
Duran regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Kleinschmidt.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Duran has momentary wrist control but Kleinschmidt slips an elbow through the middle.
Kleinschmidt with a flurry of punches that miss.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Elroy Kleinschmidt dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Kleinschmidt lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Kleinschmidt.
The fighters circle momentarily. Kleinschmidt darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Duran looks to throw the jab but Kleinschmidt is out of range.
Elroy Kleinschmidt is winning the standup battle so far.
Duran jabs Kleinschmidt right on the nose. Kleinschmidt blinks but takes it well.
Good standup being displayed there by Kleinschmidt as he connects with a hook.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Duran is looking to chop away at Kleinschmidt's legs.
Duran walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Kleinschmidt looks to land a right hand but Duran moved out of range.
Kleinschmidt moves out of range as Duran strikes.

Kleinschmidt looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Duran!
Kleinschmidt misses with an attempted head punch from side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kleinschmidt throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Duran parries the strikes from Kleinschmidt easily there. Kleinschmidt is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Duran to escape.
Kleinschmidt connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Duran some visible discomfort.
The ground and pound from Kleinschmidt seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
An elbow from Kleinschmidt crashes against the mat.
Kleinschmidt prevents Duran from escaping the position.
Kleinschmidt throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Kleinschmidt working the ground and pound but Duran is defending the strikes.
Kleinschmidt working the head and body with strikes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Kleinschmidt looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Kleinschmidt scores with punches from side control.
Duran wants to get back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kleinschmidt fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Kleinschmidt working the strikes but Duran uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Kleinschmidt missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Kleinschmidt prevents Duran from standing back up.
Duran avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Kleinschmidt.
Kleinschmidt working the head and body with strikes.
Kleinschmidt thows a huge punch but Duran dodges it nicely.
Kleinschmidt misses with a head shot. Duran uses the momentum to regain guard.
Kleinschmidt keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Duran's head.
Kleinschmidt in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Duran preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Kleinschmidt postures up and lands a big shot to Duran's brow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Duran avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Elroy Kleinschmidt overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Duran has momentary wrist control but Kleinschmidt slips an elbow through the middle.
Kleinschmidt lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Kleinschmidt pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Duran is keeping the position for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Duran manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Duran's face as he tries to break the clinch.

Kleinschmidt breaks from the clinch.
Kleinschmidt fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Duran manages to avoid it.
Duran throws a shot from downtown. Kleinschmidt moves away and avoids it.
Kleinschmidt slips a straight right by Duran.
Kleinschmidt lands a nice leg kick that just misses Duran's sensitive parts.
Duran lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kleinschmidt thumps Duran with a low kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kleinschmidt is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A big right from Duran misses.
Kleinschmidt throws a solid leg kick but Duran takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Kleinschmidt.
Kleinschmidt is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Duran can do to turn this around?
Kleinschmidt shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Duran as he jumps to the side.
Kleinschmidt throws a nice inside leg kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Duran checks the leg kick nicely there.
Duran loads up on a big right hand but Kleinschmidt slips the punch.
A punch combination from Duran misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Elroy Kleinschmidt dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Kleinschmidt scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Kleinschmidt scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Kleinschmidt throws a body kick that misses.

Kleinschmidt closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Duran to the mat! Duran manages to get full guard.
Kleinschmidt prevents Duran from getting back to his feet.
Kleinschmidt throws an elbow that misses. Duran uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Kleinschmidt's guard. Nice move by Duran!
Kleinschmidt trying to control the position.

Kleinschmidt looking for a triangle here. Duran is fighting it but it looks tight! Kleinschmidt pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Duran is tapping out - this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Elroy Kleinschmidt!
Elroy Kleinschmidt made sure to give a little speech post fight, saying 'Fucking yes! My first victory after five hard losses!'.