PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kilo Klutch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ayedolv Hitlar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ayedolv Hitlar has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Kilo Klutch's chin.

Klutch
vs
Hitlar

190 cm
22
255 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

176 cm
23
271 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Big heart

BJJ Brown Belt
Good elbows
Powerful

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kilo Klutch!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ayedolv Hitlar!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Chris Downing and Gwen Towbar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Klutch tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hitlar paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Klutch tries for a takedown but Hitlar sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Left hook, right uppercut from Klutch.
Nice sprawl there from Hitlar as Klutch shoots in.
Klutch tries to close the distance and clinch but Hitlar swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Klutch has a takedown stuffed.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kilo Klutch. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Some wild striking there from Klutch.
Hitlar shoots in for a double leg but Klutch sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.

Klutch scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Hitlar is trying to get back to half guard.
Hitlar wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hitlar struggling a bit here.
Hitlar is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Hitlar manages to work his way to half guard, despite Klutch's best efforts.
Klutch performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Klutch prevents Hitlar from improving his position.
Klutch lands strikes from half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Hitlar is looking for a sweep. Klutch is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Hitlar looks gassed!
Hitlar regains full guard. Nicely done.
Hitlar throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Hitlar wants to improve his position but instead Klutch has moved into half guard.
Klutch is taking a breather. Hitlar says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Hitlar won't allow Klutch to pass to mount.
Klutch wants to control but Hitlar is keeping him busy.
Hitlar wants to control but Klutch is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Klutch wants to pass to mount but Hitlar is defending the position.
Klutch frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Klutch wants to control the pace but Hitlar is squirming around nicely.
Klutch scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Klutch lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Klutch with good strikes from the mount here!
Hitlar is trying desperately to improve position.
Hitlar is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Klutch working the ground and pound effectively.
Hitlar is working to get back to half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Klutch postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Hitlar looks a forlorn figure.
Hitlar keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hitlar is bucking up trying to escape but Klutch cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kilo Klutch dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Hitlar gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Klutch stopping the sweep attempt from Hitlar.
Hitlar thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Klutch wants to control from the top but Hitlar keeps moving.
Klutch with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Klutch trying to control but Hitlar is working from the bottom.
Hitlar is breathing heavily.
Klutch wants to pass the guard but Hitlar is keeping the position.
Klutch has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Klutch trying to control but Hitlar is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.

Klutch bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Hitlar pushes Klutch away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Klutch gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Klutch cracks Hitlar with a big elbow.
Hitlar is not content to let Klutch control the position.
Klutch working the body and head with strikes.
Klutch is putting a hurting on Hitlar here, landing some big shots from side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee asks Klutch politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Klutch prefers to stall for the moment though.
Klutch cracks Hitlar with a big right hand but Hitlar just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Hitlar is looking to reverse the position.
Klutch tries to move to mount but Hitlar blocks the move with his legs.
Klutch wants to stand but Hitlar is controlling his arm.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Klutch scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Hitlar doesn't seem bothered though.
Klutch swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Klutch wants to clinch.

Klutch looking for a takedown here - he's got it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Klutch looking to pass the guard.
Klutch postures up.
Klutch will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Hitlar wants to sweep but no luck.
Klutch with a nice head shot there.
Hitlar is trying to keep Klutch in close.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Klutch is looking to stand up but Hitlar won't let him.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Klutch throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Klutch fails to land with a series of punches.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Klutch here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Hitlar keeps the fight on the outside.
Hitlar keeps the fight on the outside.

Klutch scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Klutch working Hitlar over with strikes.
Hitlar is trying to get back to full guard.
Klutch trying to mount his opponent but Hitlar defends it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kilo Klutch dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Klutch stuffs the takedown.
Hitlar misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Klutch.
Hitlar circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hitlar misses with a body shot

and Klutch counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Klutch lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Klutch content to stall in guard here.
Hitlar looking to hit a scissor sweep but Klutch is one step ahead there.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Klutch trying to control but Hitlar is working from the bottom.
Klutch knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Hitlar on the ground.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hitlar looking for a sweep. Not yet Hitlar, not yet.
Klutch lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Klutch won't allow Hitlar to sweep him here.
Klutch works over Hitlar with some ground and pound from guard.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Klutch lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Danga de danga de dang - Klutch scores with a four punch combination!
Hitlar takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Hitlar takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.

Klutch scores with a takedown into Hitlar's guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hitlar keeping moving, preventing Klutch from controlling successfully.
Hitlar bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Klutch's guard.
Hitlar tries to free his leg and advance position but Klutch is retaining full guard.
Hitlar working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Klutch's head.
Klutch trying to control the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hitlar scoring with some ground and pound.
Hitlar in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Klutch wants to get back to his feet but Hitlar is in a dominant position and won't allow it.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Klutch on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Klutch wants to clinch up but Hitlar keeps it at a distance.
Hitlar slips a jab and a cross from Klutch.
A punch combination from Klutch misses.
Klutch throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hitlar.
Klutch shoots in and drives through. Hitlar sprawls well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Hitlar has a takedown stuffed.
Klutch throws a series of punches but Hitlar moves out of range.
Klutch throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

Hitlar shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Hitlar was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Hitlar lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Klutch hang on?
Klutch tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Ayedolv Hitlar has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hitlar scoring with strikes but Klutch is staying in there.

And that's the end of the fight!
Kilo Klutch showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Klutch 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 Alan Glass scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kilo Klutch!