PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Sebastian Kluba (ranked 942 p4p, 135 weight class) and Raphael Hide (ranked 1775 p4p, 238 weight class). Hide has chosen Nightwish as his entrance music. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Kluba
vs
Hide

179 cm
22
177 lbs
8 - 3 - 0

178 cm
23
186 lbs
7 - 4 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Dangerous knees
Good gas tank

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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 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sebastian Kluba!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Raphael Hide!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Richard Clark and Donald Grub.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Hide drives through and clinches with Kluba against the cage.
Hide has Kluba pressed against the cage, preventing Kluba from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Kluba can't break the clinch.
Hide misses with a knee strike.
Hide doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hide lands a left hand.
Hide wants a takedown but no success here.
Hide lands a shoulder strike.
Hide trying to land knees to the body.
Hide scores with a shot to the side of Kluba's head.
Hide tries a body shot but Kluba blocks it.
Kluba tries to circle away but Hide has him pinned against the cage.
Hide tries to work over Kluba's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hide looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stalling in the clinch from Hide.
Kluba working hard to break the clinch.
Hide tries to work over Kluba's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hide pushes Kluba back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Kluba is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Hide.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hide scores with a shot to the side of Kluba's head.
Hide lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Kluba or not.
Hide lands with a right to the head.
Hide lands a body punch in the clinch.
Hide lands with a light punch inside.
Hide connects with a nasty looking knee right to Kluba's face.
Kluba tries to break free but Hide pushes him back against the cage.
Hide tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kluba's elbow.
Hide lands a left hand.
Hide lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

It looks like Sebastian Kluba has been cut.
Hide tries to score a body lock takedown but Kluba shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Hide's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Knees to the body from Hide.
Hide connects with a knee to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Hide lands a left hand that snaps the head of Kluba backwards.
A frustrated look appears on Kluba's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Hide using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Hide lands a body punch in the clinch.
Hide connects with a knee to the head.
Hide lands with a short shot to the head.
Hide working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Kluba wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Hide.
Hide throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Kluba is trying to break the clinch but Hide is controlling him.
Kluba avoiding damage as Hide throws knees to the body.
Hide struggles to land a body shot inside as Kluba controls his hands.
Hide tries to land knees in the clinch but Kluba avoids the damage to the body.
Kluba on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kluba is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Hide tries to work over Kluba's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hide lands with a short shot to the head.
Hide lands a left hand.
A short right from Hide on the inside.
Hide working Kluba over with knees to the body.
Kluba takes a knee right on the jaw!
Hide lands a right hand that snaps the head of Kluba backwards.
Hide scores with a nice hook to the head.
Hide lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Kluba backwards.
Hide trying to land knees to the body.
Hide lands a hook that snaps the head of Kluba backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hide lands a right hand.
Kluba is trying to push Hide away but Hide has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Kluba wants to break the clinch but can't.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hide lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Kluba wants to break the clinch but can't.
Hide has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Kluba after a bit of a struggle.
Sebastian Kluba has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Raphael Hide.

Kluba manages to break the clinch.
Kluba misses with a series of wild punches.
Hide misses with a body punch
and Hide takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hide moves forwards but Kluba connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Hide looks to land a left hand but Kluba moved out of range nicely.
Kluba throws an overhand right that lands on Hide's shoulder, as Hide tries to avoid the shot.
Hide takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.

Hide rushes Kluba and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Hide lands a right hand that snaps the head of Kluba backwards.
Kluba working hard to break the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Raphael Hide dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Sebastian Kluba's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Hide misses with an uppercut.
Hide throws a body punch but Kluba moves out of range.
Kluba throws a right and a left that Hide avoids nicely.
Kluba misses with a body shot
and Hide counters with a straight right hand.
Hide has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Kluba circles away from the clinch attempt
and Kluba counters with a nice uppercut.
Kluba walks into a straight right hand from Hide.
Kluba throws a series of punches but Hide moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Hide is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Kluba is defending well.
Hide using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Kluba has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Kluba tries to circle away but Hide has him pinned against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hide lands with a left to the head.
Kluba takes a knee to the side of the body.
Hide using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Hide misses with a knee strike.
Hide connects with a nasty looking knee right to Kluba's face.
Hide is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Hide misses with the head strike.
Hide lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Hide tries to land knees in the clinch but Kluba avoids the damage to the body.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Hide takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Hide lands a body punch in the clinch.
Kluba wants to get back to striking at distance but Hide won't allow it.
Hide trying to land knees to the body.
Hide lands a good knee to the midsection. Kluba won't want to take too many of those.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hide leaning his opponent against the cage.
Hide tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kluba avoids it.
A short right from Hide on the inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kluba wants to break free but Hide has control.
Hide keeps control of Kluba as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Kluba working hard to break the clinch.
Hide tries to throw a body punch but Kluba avoids it by throwing Hide back against the cage.
Hide wants a takedown.
Sebastian Kluba has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Raphael Hide.
Hide crunches a lovely knee into Kluba's ribcage.
Hide stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Hide crunches a lovely knee into Kluba's ribcage.
A short body shot lands from Hide as the two fighters clinch.
Hide tries to land a knee to the head but Kluba blocks with his arms.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hide makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Hide misses with a punch on the inside.
Hide lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Kluba backwards.
Hide stalls.
Hide lands with a left to the head.
Hide tries a knee to the head but Kluba blocks it.
Hide looking for a takedown.
A short right from Hide on the inside.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Kluba looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Kluba letting Hide take a breather here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hide working Kluba over with knees to the body.
Hide misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kluba wants to break the clinch but can't.
Kluba wants to break the clinch but can't.
Hide is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Kluba is trying to force a seperation but Hide has the dominant position.
Kluba looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Hide.
A short left from Hide.
Hide stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A right hand to the body from Hide.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A bit of stalling here from Hide.
Kluba is trying to break the clinch but Hide is controlling him.
Hide lands a right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Raphael Hide showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Sebastian Kluba's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Kluba thows a left - swing and a miss!

Hide fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Kluba, pushing him back against the cage.
Kluba wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Hide has him pressed against the cage.
A short right from Hide on the inside.
Knees in the clinch landing for Hide.
Hide misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hide looking for a takedown.

Kluba breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hide takes a swing at Kluba's ribcage but misses.
Hide throws a combination that misses
letting Kluba counter with a right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kluba throws a jab but it's blocked by Hide.
Kluba misses the jab.
A shot to the liver by Hide. Beautiful body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hide wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.

Hide pushes Kluba up against the cage in a clinch.
Hide digs a right hand into Kluba's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Kluba's gas tank.
Hide prevents Kluba from breaking the clinch.
Hide lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Hide lands a nice uppercut.
Hide manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Kluba wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Hide is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Hide.
Kluba is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hide using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Kluba has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Hide lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Hide lands a knee to the head.
Kluba is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Kluba managing to block the knees to the body from Hide.
Hide unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Kluba wants to get back to striking at distance but Hide won't allow it.
Kluba wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Hide has him pressed against the cage.
Nice body punch from Hide - that landed with a thud.
Hide lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A left hand lands to the body for Hide.
Hide slowing the pace effectively.
Hide effectively controlling the action here.
Hide connects with a knee to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kluba has had enough of the clinch but Hide keeps him there for the moment.
Hide lands with a light punch inside.
Knees to the body from Hide.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hide landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Hide keeps control of Kluba as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Hide lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Hide obliges.
Hide utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Hide connects with a nasty looking knee right to Kluba's face.
Hide slowing the pace effectively.
Hide with a knee to the head.
Hide misses with a punch to the body.
Hide tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Raphael Hide seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kluba is trying to push Hide away but Hide has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Kluba looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Hide trying to land knees to the body.
Hide goes for a takedown in the clinch but Kluba prevents it.
A shot in the inside from Hide.
Sebastian Kluba has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kluba blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hide scores a nice knee to the body.
Kluba prevents the takedown attempt.
Sebastian Kluba has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Raphael Hide.
Kluba misses with a body punch.
Hide tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Kluba tries to break the clinch but Hide is controlling the position.
Raphael Hide is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Hide fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

And that's the end of the fight!
Raphael Hide comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Hide winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Sam Margolis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 27:30
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Raphael Hide!
Raphael Hide 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.