PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Lionel Kline (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Machtyn Ulisses (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Kline
vs
Ulisses

153 cm
18
193 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

183 cm
18
182 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight 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, Lionel Kline!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Machtyn Ulisses!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Vladimir Khabensky and Aleksei Zolotukhin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ulisses connects with a jab.

It looks like Lionel Kline has been cut.
Kline scores with a nice strike.

Ulisses closes the distance and clinches.

Ulisses manages to pull guard.
Kline trying to control the position from guard on top but Ulisses is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ulisses pulls Kline in close to his closed guard and prevents Kline from doing any damage or advancing position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Ulisses is looking for a triangle but Kline pushes his legs off easily.
Ulisses is controlling Kline's posture.
Kline really is a fat lump.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kline postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Kline trying to control but Ulisses is working from the bottom.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Kline accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kline won't allow Ulisses to sweep him here.
Ulisses keeping moving, preventing Kline from controlling successfully.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Kline.

Ulisses shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Kline is looking to get back to is feet but Ulisses passes into side control.
Kline manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Kline pushes Ulisses off looking to stand but Ulisses dives back in and keeps control.

Ulisses decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kline has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Ulisses doesn't manage to clinch there - Kline circles away.
Ulisses fails in his attempt to clinch.

Ulisses closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Kline to the mat! Kline manages to get full guard.
Ulisses looks winded!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Kline kicks Ulisses off and gets to his feet.
Ulisses pivots, looking for a leg kick but Kline is out of range and Ulisses settles back down.
Kline swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Ulisses slips under a jab.

Ulisses forces Kline back against the cage and clinches.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Ulisses.
Ulisses tries to circle away but Kline has him pinned against the cage.
Kline tries to pull guard but Ulisses holds him up against the cage and eventually Kline drops back down to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kline slows down the pace here.
Kline scores with a nice hook to the head.
Kline tries to throw a body punch but Ulisses avoids it by throwing Kline back against the cage.
Ulisses wants to break the clinch but can't.

Ulisses has picked Kline up - he's going for a ride! Ulisses dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.

Kline has one foot on Ulisses's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Kline tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ulisses swats him away and circles back towards the center.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ulisses lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Kline backs up against the cage.
Ulisses tries to clinch but Kline moves out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ulisses fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
An attempted straight right counter from Kline misses the target.
Ulisses misses with a few strikes there.
Kline seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
A cross from Ulisses lands.
Ulisses misses with a jab, cross combination.
Kline throwing a counter right hand but Ulisses manages to avoid it.

Kline closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Ulisses's guard.
Kline postures up.
Kline seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Machtyn Ulisses dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Lionel Kline's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

No joy there for Kline, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

Ulisses rushes Kline and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Kline lands an elbow just above Ulisses 's eye.
A bit of stalling here from Ulisses.

Kline pulls guard successfully.
Kline wants to stand and escape but Ulisses is having none of it.
Kline controls Ulisses momentarily but Ulisses frees himself.
Ulisses is stalling in the full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kline wants to stand and escape but Ulisses is having none of it.
Kline might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kline trying to control the position.

Ulisses decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Kline, up you get!
Ulisses with a hook.

Ulisses rushes Kline and presses him up against the cage.
Ulisses blocks an elbow strike from Kline.

Ulisses pulls Kline into guard.

Ulisses is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Kline is aware though and is defending well.
Ulisses is breathing heavily.
Ulisses has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Kline content to stall in guard here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ulisses not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Kline accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Ulisses keeping moving, preventing Kline from controlling successfully.
Kline throwing strikes but missing.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Kline accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.

Ulisses drives through with a takedown into Kline's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Kline keeping moving, preventing Ulisses from controlling successfully.
Ulisses sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Kline's guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kline is not content to let Ulisses control the position.

Ulisses is trying to work for a kimura but Kline is defending well.
Kline trying to control but Ulisses postures up.
Kline flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Kline looks like he's trying to stand up.

Ulisses decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.

Ulisses closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Ulisses lands in his opponent's guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kline looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Ulisses stops Kline from standing up.
Kline looking to hit a scissor sweep but Ulisses is one step ahead there.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Kline has his hands on Ulisses's head, controlling the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Machtyn Ulisses showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Lionel Kline's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Kline circles away from the clinch attempt.
Ulisses tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kline swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ulisses scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Ulisses goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.

Ulisses shoots in for a takedown and gets it.

Kline kicks off Ulisses and gets to his feet.

Kline is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Oh Kline is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!

Ulisses moves into the clinch.
Kline seems to have got his legs back now.

Ulisses pulls Kline into guard.
Kline wants to control from the top but Ulisses keeps moving.
Ulisses takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Kline is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kline is working Ulisses over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Kline trying to control the position from guard on top but Ulisses is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lionel Kline overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Kline postures up.
Kline is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Kline sitting in guard here, content to control.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.

Ulisses closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Kline wants to get back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Kline pushes Ulisses off and gets back to his feet.
Some wild striking there from Ulisses.

Ulisses tries to keep at a distance but Kline has taken the fight into the clinch.
Kline holding his opponent close, against the cage.

Ulisses decides to pull guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kline is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Kline has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Ulisses trying to control the position.

Ulisses pushes Kline off and scrambles back to his feet.

Ulisses fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Kline sprawls well initially but Ulisses persists and gets the takedown into half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kline wants to get back to his feet.
Ulisses throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Kline looks like he's trying to stand up.
Kline is holding on to half guard well.
Kline is looking to escape.
Kline tries to roll over but Ulisses keeps him under control.
Ulisses throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.

And that's the end of the fight!
Machtyn Ulisses comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Ulisses has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Illya Tyunina scores the fight 27:30
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 27:30
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Machtyn Ulisses!