PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Rudolf Kleinschmidt (ranked 403 p4p, 60 weight class) and Timur Umarov (ranked 781 p4p, 113 weight class). Kleinschmidt comes to the cage accompanied by DMX- It's hot and hell is dark. Umarov is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by 2Pac - When We Ride On Our Enemies. 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
Umarov

181 cm
29
180 lbs
12 - 1 - 0

178 cm
29
185 lbs
11 - 4 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Solid boxing
Very quick

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Powerful

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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 12 - 1 - 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 11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Timur Umarov!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Alan Glass and Chris Downing.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kleinschmidt connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Umarov's hands.

It looks like Timur Umarov has been cut.
Kleinschmidt walks into a left hand.
Kleinschmidt misses with a body punch
and Umarov counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Umarov circles away from the clinch attempt.
Umarov throws a jab when Kleinschmidt was well out of range.
Kleinschmidt tries to clinch but Umarov moves away
and Umarov counters with a stiff right hand.
A decent looking cross lands there for Umarov.
Kleinschmidt avoids the body shot from Umarov.
Kleinschmidt looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Umarov moves away from the strike by Kleinschmidt.
Rudolf Kleinschmidt seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kleinschmidt connects with a body shot that sends Umarov's belly button to the back.
Kleinschmidt tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Umarov manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Umarov jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kleinschmidt with a nice cross.
Umarov walks into a jab.
Umarov takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Kleinschmidt fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Umarov manages to avoid it.
Umarov appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Kleinschmidt misses with a body shot.
Nice cross by Kleinschmidt.
Umarov ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kleinschmidt looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Umarov is fending him off so far but Kleinschmidt persists. Nope, Umarov circles away and we're back to standing.
Umarov cracks a nice hook into Kleinschmidt's ribs.
Kleinschmidt with a jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Umarov rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Umarov takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Umarov moves into range and connects with a jab.
Umarov lands a jab to the nose.
Umarov throws a lazy uppercut
and Kleinschmidt counters with a nice uppercut.
Umarov throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kleinschmidt takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kleinschmidt scores with a body shot.
Kleinschmidt fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Umarov manages to avoid it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kleinschmidt. Umarov does a little dance to reset his feet.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Umarov! But no joy.
A swing and a miss from Kleinschmidt.
Umarov defending well as Kleinschmidt loads up on a big left hand.
Umarov let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Kleinschmidt throws out a loose jab but Umarov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Umarov misses with a straight right.
Kleinschmidt misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Umarov.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Umarov connects with a crisp jab.
Umarov takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Kleinschmidt fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Umarov on the side of the head.

Kleinschmidt rushes Umarov and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Kleinschmidt tries to pull guard but Umarov won't allow it.
Umarov struggles to land a body shot inside as Kleinschmidt controls his hands.

Kleinschmidt pulls guard successfully.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Kleinschmidt has an active guard here but Umarov has managed to pass into half guard.
Kleinschmidt is looking to improve his position.
Kleinschmidt is looking to control Umarov's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Kleinschmidt avoid being mounted?
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rudolf Kleinschmidt dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Timur Umarov's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Kleinschmidt clinches up against the cage.
Kleinschmidt tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Umarov just stands there and leans against the cage.

Kleinschmidt jumps guard and drags Umarov to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Kleinschmidt is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Umarov is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Umarov tries to free his leg and advance position but Kleinschmidt is retaining full guard.
Kleinschmidt looking to control.

Kleinschmidt has his foot on Umarov's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Umarov works his way back into a safe position though.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Kleinschmidt throws his legs up looking for a submission but Umarov uses it to pass to side control.
You can see the frustration on Kleinschmidt's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Umarov tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kleinschmidt is looking to regain half guard here but Umarov keeps moving and retains side control.
Umarov has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Kleinschmidt!
Umarov controlling the position easily from mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kleinschmidt is looking to get to half guard.
Umarov takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Umarov postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Kleinschmidt looks a forlorn figure.
Kleinschmidt is looking to improve his position but Umarov isn't that keen on the idea.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Umarov looking to control and managing it successfully.
Kleinschmidt is desperately trying to improve his position but Umarov has a good base and remains in mount.
Kleinschmidt is working hard here to advance position.
Umarov working Kleinschmidt over with strikes here.
Kleinschmidt is trying to escape the mount.
Kleinschmidt is squirming around, avoiding Umarov's attempts to control the action.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Umarov controlling from the full mount.
Umarov prevents Kleinschmidt from getting the reversal.
Umarov controlling the position easily from mount.
Kleinschmidt can't escape the position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Umarov looking to control but Kleinschmidt is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Timur Umarov showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Timur Umarov's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Kleinschmidt scores with a jab. Umarov acknowledges it with a nod of the head.

Kleinschmidt gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Kleinschmidt tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Umarov smiles and moves away.
Umarov takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kleinschmidt throws a right hand that misses
letting Umarov counter with a right hand.
Kleinschmidt misses with a shot to the body
and Umarov counters with a nice uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Umarov avoids the body shot from Kleinschmidt.
Kleinschmidt tries for a takedown but Umarov circles away easily
and Umarov counters with a stiff right hand.
Umarov takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Umarov looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Kleinschmidt blocks a jab.
Nice defenses there by Kleinschmidt.
Kleinschmidt misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Umarov.
Umarov scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Kleinschmidt doesn't seem bothered though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Umarov takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Kleinschmidt tries to clinch but Umarov is having none of it.
Umarov looks to land a left hand but Kleinschmidt moved out of range nicely.
An attempted straight right counter from Kleinschmidt misses the target.
Kleinschmidt swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Umarov.
Kleinschmidt defending well as Umarov loads up on a big left hand.
Umarov circles away from the clinch attempt.
Umarov misses with a jab to the body
and Umarov takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kleinschmidt connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Umarov thuds a left hand into Kleinschmidt's body.
Kleinschmidt tries to clinch up.
Umarov scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Kleinschmidt throws a body shot but no joy.
Umarov misses the jab.
Umarov throws a hook to the side of Kleinschmidt's head but Kleinschmidt sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kleinschmidt takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Umarov scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kleinschmidt throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Umarov swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Kleinschmidt moves away from the strike by Umarov.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kleinschmidt looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Kleinschmidt has Umarov up against the cage in a clinch.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Umarov taking a breather.
Umarov misses with a body punch.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Timur Umarov.
I think Umarov has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Tiny Johnson scores the fight 28:29
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 29:29
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Timur Umarov!
A relieved looking Timur Umarov thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.