PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Sylvain Sauvage (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arkadiusz Klepaczka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Arkadiusz Klepaczka has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Sauvage
vs
Klepaczka

177 cm
30
180 lbs
10 - 11 - 0

185 cm
24
183 lbs
9 - 6 - 0

Good wrestling
Great elbows
Big right hand

Good wrestler
Good kicks
Fast

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 10 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Sylvain Sauvage!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Arkadiusz Klepaczka!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Luis Engracia and Leandro Rodrigues.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Klepaczka closes the distance and clinches up with Sauvage, looking for a takedown. Klepaczka pushes Sauvage against the cage but Sauvage circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Nice body kick from Sauvage.
Sauvage misses with an attempted mid kick.
Horrible takedown by Klepaczka or perhaps it was just good defense by Sauvage which made him look bad.

Klepaczka closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Sauvage quickly recovers to half guard.
Klepaczka sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Sauvage defending well though.
Sauvage is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at Academia Ipanema, so we'll see if he gets out of it.
Klepaczka scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Klepaczka is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Klepaczka landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sauvage regains full guard. Nicely done.
Klepaczka trying to control but Sauvage is working from the bottom.
Klepaczka pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Sauvage is keeping the position for now.
Klepaczka has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Klepaczka throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Sauvage works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sauvage wants to sweep here but Klepaczka controlling him for the moment.
Sauvage is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Sauvage lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Klepaczka!
Sauvage throws some wild stikes that Klepaczka manages to avoid easily.
Klepaczka tries to hold on but Sauvage pushes him away.
Sauvage dominating with strikes here.
Klepaczka working to try and regain half guard.
Sauvage throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Sauvage lands a big elbow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sauvage avoids the attempt from Klepaczka to control.
Klepaczka holds on to Sauvage around his waist, trying desperately to prevent any attacks.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sauvage with good strikes from the mount here!

It looks like Arkadiusz Klepaczka has been cut.
Sauvage trying to control but he's not successful this time.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Klepaczka keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Sauvage looking to ground and pound but Klepaczka is blocking nicely.
Sauvage landing punches.

That has opened up Arkadiusz Klepaczka's cut even more.
Sauvage throwing strikes here but Klepaczka is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Klepaczka avoids a series of strikes thrown by Sauvage.
Sauvage connects with a couple of good shots from mount.

The cut above Arkadiusz Klepaczka's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
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.
Klepaczka is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Sauvage thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Klepaczka tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Klepaczka is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Sauvage lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Klepaczka wants to hold on but Sauvage pushes him away.
Klepaczka is wriggling around trying to escape.
Sauvage throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Klepaczka is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Klepaczka is trying to escape the mount.
Klepaczka is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Klepaczka really trying hard to get back to half guard here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Klepaczka is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Klepaczka is trying desperately to improve position.
Klepaczka takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.

Arkadiusz Klepaczka's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Arkadiusz Klepaczka's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Sylvain Sauvage!
Our winner, Sylvain Sauvage, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.