PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vitaliy Kleva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Puching Bag (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Kleva
vs
Bag

194 cm
25
250 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

200 cm
25
260 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Vitaliy Kleva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Puching Bag!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, George Francis and Tiny Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kleva tries to clinch but Bag is having none of it.
Kleva is looking to clinch.
Bag fails with a takedown attempt.
Bag shoots for a takedown but Kleva saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.

Kleva closes the distance and clinches.
Bag gets underhooks to prevent Kleva's takedown attempt.

Bag ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Bag no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Kleva has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Bag keeping full guard, as Kleva tries to pass.
Kleva wants to control from the top but Bag keeps moving.
Bag is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Kleva trying to control but Bag is working from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bag is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Kleva trying to control here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bag is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Bag is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Kleva keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Bag is working for a submission of some sort.
Kleva tries to roll over but Bag keeps him under control.

Bag decides to return to a standing position.
Bag fails in his attempt to clinch.
Bag tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kleva swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kleva tries to clinch up but Bag circles away and keeps his distance.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bag fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Vitaliy Kleva has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Puching Bag.
Bag throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Kleva counters with a left to the body.
Bag shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Kleva but Kleva pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Kleva tries to clinch but Bag moves out of range.
Bag shoots in and drives through. Kleva sprawls well.
Bag tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Kleva manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

Bag gets a clinch.
Kleva tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Bag smiles and moves away.
Kleva fails to land the takedown.
Kleva misses with a takedown attempt - Bag sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kleva pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Bag back to the cage. Kleva follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.

It looks like Puching Bag has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Kleva moves into the clinch.

Bag jumps guard.
Kleva wants to pass the guard but Bag is keeping the position.
Kleva trying to control the position from guard on top but Bag is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bag is trying to control the position from the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kleva working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Vitaliy Kleva will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Puching Bag's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

The fight stays on the outside here - Kleva looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Bag tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bag looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Kleva tries to clinch there but Bag circles away.
Bag is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bag looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Bag tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Kleva manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Bag tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kleva paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kleva scores with a slapping inside leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kleva tries for a takedown but Bag sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.

Kleva clinches up against the cage.
Kleva is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Bag is defending well.
Bag tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kleva avoids it.

Kleva jumps guard.

Bag stands up from Kleva's guard - Bag perhaps looking for a knockout.
Vitaliy Kleva is winning the standup battle so far.
A shot to the liver by Kleva. Beautiful body shot.
Bag is looking to clinch.
Bag throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Kleva's waist but Kleva gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Bag off to one side.
Kleva pulls out of a head kick attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Kleva. Those never looked like landing.
Bag tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Kleva counters with a slapping leg kick.

Kleva gets a clinch.
Bag is looking to take this one to the mat.
Bag is breathing heavily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bag is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Kleva gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Vitaliy Kleva has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Puching Bag.

Kleva breaks from the clinch.
Bag tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Kleva manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

Kleva rushes Bag and presses him up against the cage.
Kleva gets underhooks to prevent Bag's takedown attempt.
Bag is trying to pull guard but Kleva turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Kleva wants to take the fight to the mat but Bag manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Kleva just leaning against Bag, taking a breather.

Kleva decides to pull guard.
Kleva knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Bag on the ground.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kleva is looking to stand up but Bag isn't so interested in that idea.
Kleva is trying to control the position but Bag postures up.
Kleva is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Bag postures up in Kleva's guard and throws a big left but Kleva blocks it.
Kleva wants to get back to his feet but Bag is in a dominant position and won't allow it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Kleva keeping moving, preventing Bag from controlling successfully.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Kleva scores with a three punch combo!
A head kick misses from Kleva.
Kleva tries to clinch there but Bag circles away.
Kleva misses with a series of wild punches.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kleva throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kleva slaps away a takedown attempt from Bag, before circling back to the center of the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Vitaliy Kleva dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Puching Bag's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Kleva fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Kleva misses with a head kick.
Kleva throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Kleva tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bag paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kleva tries to clinch there but Bag circles away.
A swing and a miss from Bag.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bag looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Bag gets a clinch.

Kleva breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bag throws a body punch but Kleva moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Bag closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Kleva did well to prevent Bag getting side control.
Kleva is looking to escape.
Bag slows the pace down in half guard.
Bag lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Bag prevents Kleva from standing back up.
Bag passes to side control.
Kleva taking a bit of punishment here - Bag scoring with strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bag trying to control the position but Kleva is working away.

Bag has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bag throws a head kick but Kleva moves out of range.
Kleva fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Bag tries to close the distance and clinch but Kleva swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kleva looks to land a combination. Bag sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bag fails with a takedown attempt from distance.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kleva looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

Bag has taken the fight to the clinch.

Bag breaks from the clinch.
Bag tries to clinch up.
Kleva takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Bag fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kleva moves in looking to clinch but Bag pushes him off.
Kleva shoots for a takedown but Bag saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Vitaliy Kleva. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bag tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kleva throws a nice looking combination but Bag bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bag misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Kleva shoots in but no luck this time.
Bag shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Kleva sprawls well. Kleva wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Bag gets slowly back to his feet.
Kleva scores with a kick to the midsection.
Kleva misses with a head kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kleva fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

Kleva gets caught flat footed, as Bag shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Puching Bag has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Vitaliy Kleva is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
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!
Bag preventing the sweep.

And that's the end of the fight!
Puching Bag comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Kleva has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Wesley Smith scores the fight 29:28
Judge George Francis scores the fight 29:28
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vitaliy Kleva!