PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Melvin Kleinsasser (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnny Quest (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Kleinsasser
vs
Quest

188 cm
25
245 lbs
9 - 5 - 0

196 cm
24
265 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Dangerous knees
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful

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 9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Melvin Kleinsasser!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Johnny Quest!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Illya Tyunina and Viktor Lagutenko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Quest closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Quest takes a head kick and keeps coming.

It looks like Johnny Quest has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A nice inside leg kick there by Kleinsasser. That's going to slow Quest down.
A looping hook to the body misses from Quest. Kleinsasser does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kleinsasser throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Quest.
Kleinsasser misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Melvin Kleinsasser seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Quest misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.

Kleinsasser drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Kleinsasser controlling from side mount.
Quest is not content to let Kleinsasser control the position.
Kleinsasser landing a few strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kleinsasser is looking to take a break and control but Quest is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Kleinsasser scoring with punches from side control.
Kleinsasser has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Kleinsasser wants to lay and pray for a moment but Quest keeps working.
Quest manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Quest wants to get back to full guard.
Kleinsasser looks to land a strike but Quest avoids it nicely and regains full guard.

Quest is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Kleinsasser scores a nice knee to the body.

Kleinsasser escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Quest tries to bum rush Kleinsasser with a series of wild strikes but Kleinsasser uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

Kleinsasser closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Quest to the mat! Quest manages to get full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kleinsasser's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Quest looking for a sweep. Not yet Quest, not yet.

Quest had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Kleinsasser defends it easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Quest looks gassed!
Quest is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Quest keeping moving, preventing Kleinsasser from controlling successfully.
Quest keeping full guard, as Kleinsasser tries to pass.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Quest fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Quest takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Kleinsasser dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Quest. That did some damage!
Quest just misses with a punch to the body.

Kleinsasser shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Kleinsasser showed some decent athleticism there.
Kleinsasser drops an elbow to the side of Quest's head.
Quest is staying active underneath Kleinsasser, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Kleinsasser passes to full mount!
Quest tries to reverse the position but Kleinsasser maintains control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kleinsasser lands a heavy elbow.
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!
Kleinsasser trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Quest takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Kleinsasser controlling his opponent.
Quest is in all sorts of trouble here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kleinsasser landing strikes from the mount.
Kleinsasser content just to control the position here.
Quest is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Melvin Kleinsasser dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Johnny Quest's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Kleinsasser lands a nice leg kick that just misses Quest's sensitive parts.
Kleinsasser misses with a straight right.
Kleinsasser pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kleinsasser throws a head kick that half lands.
Kleinsasser throws a sloppy head kick and Quest moves out of range easily.
Kleinsasser misses with a takedown
and Quest counters with a stiff right hand.

Quest shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Kleinsasser napping and manages to drive through into side control!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Quest wants to control but Kleinsasser is keeping him busy.
Quest might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Kleinsasser kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Sloppy strikes there by Quest.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Quest tries to move to mount but Kleinsasser blocks the move with his legs.
Quest working the ground and pound but Kleinsasser is defending the strikes.
Kleinsasser managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Quest.
Kleinsasser tries to get back to half guard but can't.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Quest scores with a nice head shot.
Quest shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Quest throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kleinsasser keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

Kleinsasser closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Quest can't do much from the bottom here.
Quest is looking to regain half guard here but Kleinsasser keeps moving and retains side control.
Quest is breathing heavily.
Quest tries to escape but Kleinsasser is in control.

Kleinsasser tries for a kimura but Quest is defending well.
Quest is looking to reverse the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kleinsasser controls the position.
Quest manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Quest wants to control but Kleinsasser is keeping busy.
Kleinsasser is keen to just control but Quest is a slippery customer.
Quest gets back to full guard.
Quest wants to sweep here but Kleinsasser controlling him for the moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Quest is looking to stand up but Kleinsasser isn't so interested in that idea.
Kleinsasser trying to control but Quest is working from the bottom.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Quest tries to clinch up.
A nice leg kick lands there from Kleinsasser.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kleinsasser pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kleinsasser thumps Quest with a low kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Melvin Kleinsasser will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Johnny Quest's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Quest swings for the body but Kleinsasser moves out of range.
Quest with a lazy takedown attempt
and Kleinsasser counters with a good low kick that Quest was not able to check.
Quest takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A nice leg kick lands there from Kleinsasser.

Kleinsasser drives through with a takedown into guard.
Kleinsasser pushing down on Quest's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Kleinsasser lands with a punch from half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kleinsasser lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Kleinsasser moves into full mount! Quest won't be happy about that!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
BOOM! Kleinsasser connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Kleinsasser controlling the pace for now.
Kleinsasser looking to control but Quest is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Quest tries to lock up and control but Kleinsasser gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Quest is in all sorts of trouble here.
Kleinsasser looking to finish Quest with some ground and pound. This is bad for Quest!
Quest is desperately trying to improve his position but Kleinsasser has a good base and remains in mount.
Quest is squirming around, avoiding Kleinsasser's attempts to control the action.
Kleinsasser scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Quest?
Kleinsasser landing strikes, looking to finish!
Kleinsasser looking to control but Quest is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Quest is bucking up trying to escape but Kleinsasser cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Kleinsasser breaks from Quest's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Kleinsasser lands with some strikes.
Quest tries to reverse the position but Kleinsasser maintains control.
Kleinsasser landing shots from mount.
Quest keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Kleinsasser looking to control but Quest is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Kleinsasser breaks from Quest's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Kleinsasser lands a big elbow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kleinsasser scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Kleinsasser with the ground and pound from mount.
Kleinsasser lands a heavy elbow.
Kleinsasser fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Kleinsasser lands with some strikes.
Kleinsasser is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Quest can do to turn this around?
Kleinsasser postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Quest looks a forlorn figure.
Quest regains half guard.
Quest moves into full guard.
Quest is trying to control the position from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Kleinsasser decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Kleinsasser tries a head kick but it misses.
Johnny Quest has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Quest fails in his attempt to clinch.

Kleinsasser darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Quest regains full guard. Nicely done.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Quest looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Kleinsasser is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Melvin Kleinsasser is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

Quest throws his legs up looking for a submission but Kleinsasser uses it to pass to side control.

And that's the end of the fight!
Melvin Kleinsasser showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Kleinsasser has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 30:27
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Melvin Kleinsasser!