PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Rudolf Kleinschmidt (ranked 377 p4p, 51 weight class) and Ronnie Hepple (ranked 388 p4p, 53 weight class). Kleinschmidt comes into the arena with DMX- It's hot and hell is dark blaring out of the sound system. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Kleinschmidt
vs
Hepple

181 cm
32
180 lbs
17 - 4 - 0

187 cm
26
187 lbs
14 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

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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 17 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rudolf Kleinschmidt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Ronnie Hepple!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Illya Tyunina and Konstantin Menshow.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hepple throws a series of punches but Kleinschmidt moves out of range.
Kleinschmidt seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Hepple moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Hepple lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kleinschmidt circles away quickly and effectively.
Kleinschmidt half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Hepple has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Kleinschmidt is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Kleinschmidt rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Hepple counters with a nice uppercut.
Hepple misses with a hook. Kleinschmidt ducked under it nicely.
Kleinschmidt swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Hepple getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Hepple misses with a looping left.
Kleinschmidt throwing a counter right hand but Hepple manages to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kleinschmidt's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Hepple connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Kleinschmidt scrambles back to his feet.
Ronnie Hepple seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hepple ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kleinschmidt moves away.
Kleinschmidt swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Kleinschmidt definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Kleinschmidt steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hepple.
Kleinschmidt moves out of range as Hepple strikes.
Kleinschmidt wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice cross by Kleinschmidt.
Hepple misses with a wild combination.
Sloppy strikes from Hepple. Those never looked like landing.
Kleinschmidt was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Hepple throws an overhand right that lands on Kleinschmidt's shoulder, as Kleinschmidt tries to avoid the shot.
Hepple misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kleinschmidt.
Kleinschmidt uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hepple.
Hepple throws a jab when Kleinschmidt was well out of range.
Kleinschmidt is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Hepple misses the jab.
Hepple throws out a loose jab but Kleinschmidt uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kleinschmidt takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Kleinschmidt gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Hepple counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kleinschmidt blocks a jab.
Kleinschmidt tries to counter by clinching up but Hepple breaks away and moves out of range.
Hepple ducks under a wild hook from Kleinschmidt.
Hepple keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hepple misses the shot to the body.
Kleinschmidt slips under a jab from Hepple.
Hepple lands a jab-cross combination.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hepple keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hepple takes one to the side of the head.
Hepple is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kleinschmidt.
Hepple misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Kleinschmidt counters with a lovely straight right hand!

Kleinschmidt moves into range and clinches up with Hepple.

Kleinschmidt jumps guard and drags Hepple to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Hepple wanted to stand there but Kleinschmidt had control of the position.

Hepple gets to his feet. Kleinschmidt looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Hepple might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Hepple scores with a jab to the jaw.
Kleinschmidt tries to clinch up but Hepple circles away and keeps his distance.
Hepple throws a counter combo.
Hepple throws a right and a left that both miss.
Ronnie Hepple is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kleinschmidt ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kleinschmidt drops down looking for a counter takedown but Hepple sprawls and moves away.
Hepple feints a jab promting Kleinschmidt to slip. Hepple then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Kleinschmidt slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hepple scores with a jab to the head.
Hepple slips under a jab from Kleinschmidt.
Hepple pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kleinschmidt is looking to counter punch.
Hepple misses with an uppercut
and Kleinschmidt cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Hepple misses with an uppercut
and Kleinschmidt cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The fighters circle momentarily. Kleinschmidt darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.

Hepple is rocked!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ronnie Hepple dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Kleinschmidt misses with an uppercut.
Nice uppercut lands for Hepple. That snapped Kleinschmidt's head back.
A big right from Kleinschmidt misses.
Hepple throws out a counter right but Kleinschmidt avoids it with no problem.
Kleinschmidt blocks a jab.
Kleinschmidt's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Hepple connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Kleinschmidt scrambles back to his feet.
Hepple looks to land a right hand but Kleinschmidt moved out of range.
Kleinschmidt swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Hepple ducks under a wild hook from Kleinschmidt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hepple scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Hepple lands a nice hook to Kleinschmidt's body. Kleinschmidt takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Hepple throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kleinschmidt.
Kleinschmidt changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hepple misses with a hook. Kleinschmidt ducked under it nicely.
Kleinschmidt swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.

Kleinschmidt clinches up with Hepple and pushes him back against the cage.
Kleinschmidt tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Hepple just stands there and leans against the cage.
Hepple lands a right hand that snaps the head of Kleinschmidt backwards.
Kleinschmidt jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Hepple walks away with a smile on his face. Kleinschmidt gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Hepple connects with a right hand. Kleinschmidt shakes it off.
Hepple connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Kleinschmidt's hands.
Hepple misses with a few strikes there.
Kleinschmidt tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Hepple manages to circle out of the way.
Hepple ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kleinschmidt moves away.
An attempted straight right counter from Kleinschmidt misses the target.
A jab from Hepple misses.
Hepple clobbers Kleinschmidt with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kleinschmidt keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kleinschmidt swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Hepple misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kleinschmidt.
A little feinted left hand from Kleinschmidt on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Kleinschmidt slips under a jab.
An attempted straight right counter from Kleinschmidt misses the target.
Hepple misses with a series of wild punches.
Hepple throws an off balance right hand

and Kleinschmidt counters with a right hand that sends Hepple tumbling to the canvas! Can Kleinschmidt finish him? He dives into Hepple's guard looking to do just that!
Hepple is still in real trouble! Can Kleinschmidt finish him?
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hepple is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Kleinschmidt is controlling him.
Hepple seems to have recovered his senses.
Kleinschmidt passes Hepple's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Kleinschmidt stops Hepple from getting back to his feet.
Kleinschmidt works his way into full mount!
Hepple is trying to get back to his feet but can't.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Kleinschmidt working for a submission here. He's tucked his head under his opponent's arm, looking for an arm triangle. He's hopped off into side control, looking to tighten the submission... is it going to work? He's given up a good position looking for it. Hepple looks OK. Oh, I spoke too soon, he's out! That must have been tighter than I thought! Excellent work there by Kleinschmidt! Submission of the night perhaps?

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:27 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Rudolf Kleinschmidt!
Rudolf Kleinschmidt was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.