PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between steve brewer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Martin Kleeman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Martin Kleeman is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

brewer
vs
Kleeman

190 cm
22
260 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

201 cm
22
260 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Big heart

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Determined

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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, steve brewer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Martin Kleeman!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Robert Twigg and Gwen Towbar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kleeman fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
brewer looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
brewer moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.

Kleeman looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Kleeman wants to control from the top but brewer keeps moving.
Kleeman stands up over brewer, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.

Kleeman stands and steps away. brewer gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.

Kleeman scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kleeman lands strikes from half guard.
brewer trying to control but Kleeman postures up.
brewer on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if brewer tries to get out of the position.

Kleeman decides to stand up.
steve brewer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Kleeman gets a takedown into half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kleeman looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks brewer with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Kleeman has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.

Kleeman with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Kleeman takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Kleeman scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Kleeman with a couple of short strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Kleeman get's back to his feet.

Kleeman feints and as brewer raises his hands in defense, Kleeman changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Kleeman is working brewer over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Kleeman postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Kleeman chips away with some ground and pound.
brewer might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Kleeman trying to control the position from guard on top but brewer is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
brewer is looking to stand back up but Kleeman counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by brewer.
Kleeman slows the pace down in half guard.
brewer tries to kick Kleeman off in order to stand up. Kleeman Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Kleeman decides to stand up, so the ref orders brewer to his feet.

Kleeman closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Kleeman lands in his opponent's guard.
Kleeman passes brewer's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Still in half guard, Kleeman seems content to control.
Kleeman is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Kleeman prevents brewer from standing back up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
brewer tries to roll over but Kleeman keeps him under control.
Kleeman scoring with strikes to the body and head.
brewer tries to get to full guard but Kleeman has control of the leg.
brewer wants to control the action here but instead Kleeman manages to pass to full mount!
Kleeman works his way to his opponent's back.
Kleeman has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of brewer's body.
Kleeman lands shots from the back.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
brewer tries to break free.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Martin Kleeman dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

brewer fails with the takedown

and Kleeman counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
brewer prevents a takedown attempt there.

Kleeman pulls guard successfully.
Kleeman pulls brewer in close to prevent any damage.
brewer stopping the sweep attempt from Kleeman.
Kleeman bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in brewer's guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kleeman showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Kleeman advances to half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kleeman not doing much here.
brewer wants to stand back up but Kleeman manages to pass into side control.
Kleeman trying to control the position but brewer is working away.

Kleeman stands up.
Kleeman shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has brewer pinned against the cage. brewer gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
A head kick by brewer misses

and Kleeman counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in brewer's guard now.
Kleeman lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Martin Kleeman has got the better of the ground game so far.
brewer is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
brewer working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Kleeman.
Kleeman content to stall in guard here.
brewer trying to control the position.
brewer punching to the body, from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
brewer keeping moving, preventing Kleeman from controlling successfully.
Kleeman working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
brewer is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kleeman.
brewer shoots and misses
and Kleeman counters with a big head kick but brewer shrugs it off.
Kleeman waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract brewer.
brewer throws a good cross that connects.

Kleeman gets a clinch.
brewer has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Kleeman avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for steve brewer. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Kleeman pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kleeman doesn't manage to clinch there - brewer circles away.
Kleeman shoots in and drives through. brewer sprawls well.
Kleeman shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kleeman throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
steve brewer is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
brewer throws a head kick that misses

and Kleeman decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in brewer's guard.
Kleeman stops brewer from standing up.
Kleeman is looking to stand up but brewer won't let him.
Kleeman trying to control the position from guard on top but brewer is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
brewer wants to sweep here but Kleeman controlling him for the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Martin Kleeman showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! brewer's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

brewer throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kleeman sees it coming and avoids it easily.
brewer swats away the attempt to clinch by Kleeman.
Kleeman lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.

Kleeman moves into range and clinches up with brewer.

Kleeman jumps guard and drags brewer to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Kleeman bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in brewer's guard.
Kleeman lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Kleeman scores with a decent looking elbow strike.

Kleeman stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Kleeman moves into the clinch successfully.

Kleeman pulls guard effortlessly.

That's one minute gone in the round.
brewer throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Kleeman works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
brewer trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Kleeman manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
brewer wants to get back to his feet but Kleeman is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
brewer wants to sweep but no luck.
Kleeman stops brewer from standing up.
Kleeman is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Kleeman has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Kleeman forces his way into half guard.
Kleeman moves into full mount! brewer won't be happy about that!
Kleeman has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kleeman landing strikes from the mount and brewer is in trouble!
Kleeman lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Kleeman sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
brewer really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Kleeman sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
brewer knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Kleeman on the ground.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
brewer is trying to stand but he's not in a good position to be doing that! Kleeman has taken his back!
Kleeman lands a punch that was close to the back of the head but the ref thinks it's OK.

Kleeman is working for the choke. I would put my money on him to finish from this position. He's rolled onto his back and has dragged brewer with him. brewer is trying to defend but Kleeman has an arm under the chin now! brewer grimaces and is forced to tap out!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:51 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Martin Kleeman!