PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Arkadiusz Klepaczka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brick House (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Klepaczka
vs
House

185 cm
22
183 lbs
8 - 4 - 0

185 cm
24
185 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Very quick

BJJ Blue Belt
Good low kicks
Good gas tank

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 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Arkadiusz Klepaczka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Brick House!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Felipe Paraventi and Luis Engracia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Klepaczka shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Klepaczka wants to stand up but House has a hold of him and won't allow it.
House keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Klepaczka tries to stand and escape but House is controlling the position.
Klepaczka lands with a punch from half guard.
Klepaczka is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
House really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Klepaczka. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
House is trying to control but can't.
Klepaczka tries to stand but can't do so whilst House controls his leg.
House has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Klepaczka is working away from the top position though.

Klepaczka is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if House can do anything to dispel that myth.
Klepaczka tries to stand and escape but House is controlling the position.
Klepaczka not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Klepaczka is controlling the pace.
Klepaczka tries to stand and escape but House actually recovers to full guard.
Klepaczka wanted to stand there but House had control of the position.
Klepaczka throws a strike but House rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
House won't allow Klepaczka to get back to his feet.
Klepaczka managing to control the position.
Klepaczka wants to stand up but House is controlling him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
House has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Klepaczka is proving hard to escape from.

Klepaczka is working an open guard so House takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Klepaczka seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.

House tries to sprawl but Klepaczka drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Klepaczka wants to stand up but House has a hold of him and won't allow it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Klepaczka seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
It looks like Klepaczka is going to stand back up.
House blocking the ground and pound attempt from Klepaczka.
Klepaczka wants to stand but House has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Klepaczka seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but House does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Klepaczka tries to stand but his hand is stuck under House.
House is trying to get back to full guard.
Klepaczka with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Klepaczka wants to stand up but House is controlling the position.
House wants to control but Klepaczka is keeping busy.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Klepaczka fails with a takedown attempt.
Klepaczka shoots for a double leg takedown but House sprawls well. He's pushed Klepaczka's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Klepaczka shoots for a takedown but House saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Arkadiusz Klepaczka. That's going to take a lot out of him.
House wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.

House clinches up with Klepaczka and pushes him back against the cage.
Nice body punch from House - that landed with a thud.
Klepaczka is breathing heavily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Klepaczka is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but House is defending well.
House lands a nice shot to the body.
House stalls.

House pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
House throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Klepaczka takes a shot to the body in his stride.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
House tries to clinch up.
House lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Klepaczka at a distance.
House tries to close the distance and clinch but Klepaczka swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Klepaczka shoots in looking for a takedown but House manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Klepaczka's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Arkadiusz Klepaczka dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Klepaczka throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around House's waist but House gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Klepaczka off to one side.
Klepaczka goes for a double leg but House avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as House continues to drive forward.

House's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
House scores with a spinning back kick!

House moves into the clinch successfully.

House breaks from the clinch.

Klepaczka gets a double leg takedown into House's guard.
Klepaczka wants to stand but House has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
House manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Klepaczka manages to get himself to full guard.

House stands up and waves to Klepaczka to follow him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Klepaczka throws a series of punches but House avoids them all with ease.
House throws a head kick that Klepaczka semi-blocks.

It looks like Arkadiusz Klepaczka has been cut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Klepaczka shoots in but House avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Arkadiusz Klepaczka. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Klepaczka is trying hard to land a takedown here. House sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
House has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Klepaczka is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Klepaczka shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as House sprawls well. House wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Klepaczka gets slowly back to his feet.
Klepaczka takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Brick House seems to be getting the better of the standup.
House sizes up Klepaczka with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.

Klepaczka tries to keep at a distance but House has taken the fight into the clinch.
Klepaczka is trying to work for a single leg takedown but House pulls him back up using the underhooks.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
House lands a body shot in the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
House lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Klepaczka or not.

House manages to break the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
House dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
House lands a high kick!
Arkadiusz Klepaczka is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Klepaczka looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? House is fending him off so far but Klepaczka persists. Nope, House circles away and we're back to standing.
House scores with a nice body kick.
House lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by House.
House lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.

Klepaczka is rocked!

Arkadiusz Klepaczka's cut is getting worse.

House has managed to clinch.
Oh Klepaczka is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!

House escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Klepaczka throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around House's waist but House gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Klepaczka off to one side.
A slapping body kick lands there for House.
Klepaczka seems to have got his legs back now.
Nice body punch from House.
Good exchange - House coming out on top.
House misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

House breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Klepaczka.
House throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
House tries to close the distance and clinch but Klepaczka swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
House throws a head kick but Klepaczka moves out of range.
House is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Klepaczka rather than just go for the knockout.
House misses with a hook. Klepaczka ducked under it nicely.
House lands a lovely overhand right.
Klepaczka takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Klepaczka shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as House sprawls well. House wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Klepaczka gets slowly back to his feet.
House scores with a jab to the body.
House misses with a body shot.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Klepaczka.
House throws a right hand that Klepaczka ducks under and follows up with a left that Klepaczka also avoids with ease.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
House lands a nice looking body kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

House closes the distance and clinches.

House breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Klepaczka misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
House throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

House moves into the clinch successfully.
A quick uppercut on the inside from House.

House breaks from the clinch.
Sloppy strikes from House. Those never looked like landing.

House lands a big head kick that sends Klepaczka tumbling to the mat! House takes a step backwards and waves Klepaczka back to his feet - he wants the finish!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
House sizes up Klepaczka with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.

Arkadiusz Klepaczka's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Klepaczka closes the distance and clinches up with House, looking for a takedown. Klepaczka pushes House against the cage but House circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.

House has taken the fight to the clinch.

House's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Brick House showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Arkadiusz Klepaczka's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Klepaczka doesn't succeed with the takedown
and House cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

House sends Klepaczka crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! House is motioning to the referee to let Klepaczka up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Klepaczka shoots in looking for a takedown but House manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Klepaczka's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
House tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Klepaczka paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Klepaczka shoots for a takedown but House saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Arkadiusz Klepaczka. That's going to take a lot out of him.
House tries a head kick but it misses.

House moves into the clinch.
Klepaczka wants a takedown but no success here.
Klepaczka has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. House is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
House slows down the pace here.
The crowd are getting on House's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
House working some nice short punches in the clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from House.

That's one minute gone in the round.
House is struggling to control the position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
House receives a warning from the referee for stalling.

House's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
House throws a combination that misses

and Klepaczka holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
House lands a right hand.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from House.
Klepaczka is looking to take this one to the mat.
House has Klepaczka pushed against the cage.
House gets underhooks to prevent Klepaczka's takedown attempt.
Klepaczka is looking to take this one to the mat.
Brick House seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.

House manages to break the clinch.
Klepaczka shoots in looking for a takedown but House manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Klepaczka's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from House.

House rushes Klepaczka and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
House stalls.
House prevents the takedown attempt.
House working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.

House breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
House throws a nice inside leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
House smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
House tries to clinch up but Klepaczka circles away and keeps his distance.
Klepaczka tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but House defends well and Klepaczka ends up having to push House into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Klepaczka wants a takedown.

House breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
House throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

House clinches with his opponent.
Klepaczka tries for a takedown. No joy.
House is pushing Klepaczka up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.

House breaks the clinch.
House throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Klepaczka on the side of the head.
House scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Klepaczka avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
House feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Klepaczka's calf.

House lands a big head kick that sends Klepaczka tumbling to the mat! House takes a step backwards and waves Klepaczka back to his feet - he wants the finish!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
House tries to close the distance and clinch but Klepaczka swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
House drops Klepaczka with a huge uppercut! Klepaczka drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes. House is raining down punches and the ref stops the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:54 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Brick House!
After the fight, Brick House was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.