PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jakob Kellerman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arkadiusz Klepaczka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kellerman's entrance music is Killswitch Engage - When Darkness Falls. A fine choice. Arkadiusz Klepaczka has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Kellerman
vs
Klepaczka

180 cm
28
175 lbs
14 - 13 - 0

185 cm
23
183 lbs
8 - 5 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Experienced

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Fast

Bad Man Clothing

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 14 - 13 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jakob Kellerman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Arkadiusz Klepaczka!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Edson Gomes and Seu Braga.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kellerman connects with a single shot there.

It looks like Arkadiusz Klepaczka has been cut.
Klepaczka shoots in looking for a takedown. Kellerman tries to sprawl out of it but Klepaczka keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Kellerman manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Kellerman tries to clinch but Klepaczka moves out of range.
Klepaczka shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Kellerman looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Klepaczka misses with a takedown
and Kellerman counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Jakob Kellerman has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Arkadiusz Klepaczka.

Klepaczka drives through with a takedown into guard.
Kellerman is trying to keep Klepaczka in close.
Klepaczka throws a strike but Kellerman rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kellerman trying to control but Klepaczka is working from the bottom.
Klepaczka working a defensive guard here.
Kellerman is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Klepaczka looking for a sweep. Not yet Klepaczka, not yet.
Kellerman trying to control but Klepaczka is working from the bottom.

Jakob Kellerman has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.

Klepaczka closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Kellerman to the mat! Kellerman manages to get full guard.
Kellerman keeping moving, preventing Klepaczka from controlling successfully.
Kellerman wants to sweep but no luck.
Kellerman is working hard here to advance position.
Klepaczka throwing strikes from guard but Kellerman blocks nicely.
Klepaczka throws a big right hand that misses.
Klepaczka throws a big elbow that misses.
Klepaczka working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Klepaczka stopping the sweep attempt from Kellerman.
Kellerman keeping full guard, as Klepaczka tries to pass.
Klepaczka has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Kellerman has Klepaczka pulled in close to control his posture.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Klepaczka throws a big elbow that misses.
Klepaczka throws a big right hand that misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Klepaczka lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Klepaczka with a nice head shot there.
Kellerman manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Kellerman avoids the attempt from Klepaczka to control.
Klepaczka tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kellerman avoids the attempt from Klepaczka to control.
Klepaczka is wriggling around trying to escape.
Klepaczka wants to control but Kellerman is having none of it.
Kellerman wants to control the pace but Klepaczka is squirming around nicely.
Kellerman throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Klepaczka gets back to half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Klepaczka manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Kellerman preventing the sweep.
Kellerman stays in close to Klepaczka's body and controls the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Klepaczka holds on and takes a little breather.
Klepaczka bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Kellerman's guard.
Kellerman keeping moving, preventing Klepaczka from controlling successfully.
Kellerman wants to sweep but no luck.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Klepaczka looking to pass the guard.
Klepaczka keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Kellerman's head.
Klepaczka pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Kellerman is keeping the position for now.
Klepaczka trying to move into half guard but instead Kellerman has managed to sweep!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Klepaczka is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Kellerman wants to control from the top but Klepaczka keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Arkadiusz Klepaczka dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Arkadiusz Klepaczka'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.

A big left from Kellerman misses.
Kellerman fails in his attempt to clinch.

Klepaczka closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Kellerman to the mat! Kellerman manages to get full guard.
Klepaczka stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Kellerman swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Kellerman is controlling Klepaczka's posture.
Klepaczka keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Kellerman's head.
Kellerman trying to control the position.
Kellerman is really struggling to control Klepaczka but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Klepaczka's corner is telling him to maintain position.

We're going to have a standup here because Jakob Kellerman wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Klepaczka shoots for a takedown but Kellerman saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Klepaczka misses with a takedown attempt - Kellerman sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Kellerman tries to clinch but Klepaczka is having none of it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Klepaczka dives in and grabs Kellerman's left leg, looking for a takedown. Kellerman pushes down on Klepaczka's head and hops out.
Jakob Kellerman has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Arkadiusz Klepaczka.
Kellerman tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Klepaczka paws at him with a jab and circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kellerman looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Kellerman changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Klepaczka tries to avoid it but Kellerman manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Klepaczka to the ground. Klepaczka escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Klepaczka will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Klepaczka shoots in looking for a takedown. Kellerman tries to sprawl out of it but Klepaczka keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Kellerman manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kellerman looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Klepaczka shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Klepaczka postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Klepaczka in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Klepaczka content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Kellerman not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Kellerman looking to hit a scissor sweep but Klepaczka is one step ahead there.
Klepaczka throws a big elbow that misses.
Klepaczka landing some decent shots from guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kellerman looking to hit a scissor sweep but Klepaczka is one step ahead there.
Klepaczka trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Klepaczka postures up in Kellerman's guard and throws a big left but Kellerman blocks it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Kellerman is on top in guard.
Klepaczka wants to sweep here but Kellerman controlling him for the moment.
Kellerman pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Klepaczka is keeping the position for now.
Kellerman is fighting to break Klepaczka's control of his arms but Klepaczka is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Klepaczka wants to sweep but no luck.
Kellerman passes Klepaczka's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Klepaczka is trying to get back to full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kellerman works his way into side control.
You can see the frustration on Klepaczka's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Kellerman tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
Kellerman slows the pace down.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Kellerman wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Klepaczka, who protects the arm well.
Klepaczka tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Kellerman wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Arkadiusz Klepaczka showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Arkadiusz Klepaczka's cut.
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!

Klepaczka throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Kellerman's waist but Kellerman gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Klepaczka off to one side.
Kellerman throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.

Kellerman gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

Klepaczka gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Klepaczka working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Klepaczka throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Kellerman to regain full guard.
Klepaczka landing some decent shots from guard.
Kellerman looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Klepaczka works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Klepaczka not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Arkadiusz Klepaczka has got the better of the ground game so far.
Klepaczka thows a huge punch but Kellerman dodges it nicely.
Klepaczka prevents Kellerman from improving his position.
Kellerman wants to control but Klepaczka is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Klepaczka thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Kellerman's head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kellerman is trying to get back to full guard.
Kellerman taking some punishment here, with Klepaczka in his half guard.
Kellerman has hold of Klepaczka's hands but Klepaczka slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Klepaczka slips a nice elbow through Kellerman's hands, connecting with Kellerman's forehead.
Klepaczka sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Kellerman defending well though.
Kellerman blocking the ground and pound attempt from Klepaczka.
Klepaczka working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Klepaczka wants to lay and pray for a moment but Kellerman keeps working.
Klepaczka working over Kellerman with some ground and pound. Kellerman looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Klepaczka trying to control the action but Kellerman is working from the bottom.
Klepaczka trying to advance position but Kellerman counters by regaining guard.
Klepaczka with a flurry of punches that miss.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kellerman lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Klepaczka!
Kellerman looking to control but Klepaczka is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Klepaczka is in all sorts of trouble here.
Klepaczka slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Kellerman wants to take a breather but Klepaczka is having none of it.
Kellerman perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.

Kellerman is working for a kimura but Klepaczka is defending it quite comfortably.
Klepaczka wants to control but Kellerman is keeping busy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Klepaczka wants to improve his position but Kellerman is controlling well.
Klepaczka is trying to maintain the position but Kellerman is very close to passing his half guard.
Klepaczka regains full guard. Nicely done.
Jakob Kellerman has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Klepaczka wants to sweep but no luck.

Klepaczka is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Klepaczka is trying to control the position but Kellerman postures up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Klepaczka might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Kellerman haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Kellerman is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Klepaczka keeping moving, preventing Kellerman from controlling successfully.
Klepaczka trying to control the position.
Klepaczka is looking to sweep but instead, Kellerman has passed into half guard.
Klepaczka is looking to improve his position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Klepaczka is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Arkadiusz Klepaczka is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

And that's the end of the fight!
Arkadiusz Klepaczka comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Klepaczka winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 27:30
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 27:30
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Arkadiusz Klepaczka!
After winning the bout, Arkadiusz Klepaczka thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.