PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Lieb Fraumilch (ranked 3206 p4p, 5307 weight class) and Hardh Heeta (ranked 215 p4p, 306 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Fraumilch
vs
Heeta

170 cm
25
138
3 - 1 - 0

168 cm
20
140
0 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Cuts easily

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Very confident

Fantasy Threads

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Lieb Fraumilch!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Hardh Heeta!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Alyssa Summers and Jonathan Paton.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Heeta slips a straight right by Fraumilch.
Heeta swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Heeta ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Heeta appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Fraumilch swings for the body but Heeta moves out of range.
Heeta throws out a counter right but Fraumilch avoids it with no problem.
A looping hook to the body misses from Fraumilch. Heeta does a little dance to reset his feet.
Heeta looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Fraumilch shoots in but Heeta avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Heeta looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Fraumilch scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Heeta doesn't seem bothered though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fraumilch tries for a takedown but Heeta circles away easily
and Heeta counters with a stiff right hand.
Fraumilch misses with a right hand
and Heeta counters with a straight punch to the midsection.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Fraumilch is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Heeta's half guard.
Fraumilch not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Heeta won't allow Fraumilch to pass to mount.
Fraumilch 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.
Fraumilch missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Fraumilch thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Heeta keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Fraumilch throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

Fraumilch is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Heeta has managed to free his arm - good work.
Heeta on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Heeta is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Fraumilch throwing shots but Heeta is blocking nicely.
Fraumilch lands with a punch from half guard.
Heeta wants to improve his position but Fraumilch is controlling well.
Heeta is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Fraumilch scores with a couple of nice shots.
Fraumilch with the ground and pound but Heeta uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Fraumilch missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Fraumilch throws a big elbow that misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fraumilch postures up and lands a big shot to Heeta's brow.
Fraumilch sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Heeta's guard.
Fraumilch prevents Heeta from improving his position.
Fraumilch looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Fraumilch is looking to advance position but Heeta won't allow it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Heeta tries to get to full guard but Fraumilch has control of the leg.
Fraumilch throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Heeta is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Fraumilch scores with a couple of nice shots.
Fraumilch looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Heeta with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Fraumilch not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Fraumilch not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Heeta wants to improve his position but Fraumilch is controlling well.
Heeta has hold of Fraumilch's hands but Fraumilch slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Heeta is looking for a sweep. Fraumilch is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fraumilch throwing shots but Heeta is blocking nicely.
Heeta gets full guard.
Heeta managing to control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fraumilch in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Fraumilch works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Heeta controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Fraumilch seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Heeta trying to control but Fraumilch postures up.
Heeta is trying to get back to full guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Lieb Fraumilch dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Heeta walks into a jab.
Fraumilch sizes up Heeta with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Fraumilch wants to clinch up but Heeta keeps it at a distance.
Heeta moves out of range of the strikes.
Fraumilch wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Fraumilch clobbers Heeta with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fraumilch misses with an uppercut
and Heeta counters with a nice body shot.
Lieb Fraumilch seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fraumilch lands a nice hook to Heeta's body. Heeta takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Fraumilch misses with a jab to the body
letting Heeta counter with a right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fraumilch lands with an overhand left.
Fraumilch wants to clinch.
Heeta bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Fraumilch misses the shot to the body.
Heeta appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.

Fraumilch darts in and clinches Heeta up against the cage.
Heeta lands a left hand that snaps the head of Fraumilch backwards.
Fraumilch fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Fraumilch swings wildly with an uppercut but Heeta uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fraumilch wants a takedown but no success here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Heeta works on Fraumilch's body with a couple of short punches.
Fraumilch tries for a takedown. No joy.

Heeta breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Nice sprawl there from Heeta as Fraumilch shoots in.
It seemed like Heeta was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lieb Fraumilch. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fraumilch misses the body punch
and Heeta counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Fraumilch throws a body punch but Heeta moves out of range.
Fraumilch misses with a body shot.
A countering left hand to the body from Heeta misses.
Fraumilch pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Heeta throws out a counter right but Fraumilch avoids it with no problem.
Fraumilch looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Fraumilch looks to score with a jab to the body but Heeta is just out of range.
Heeta let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fraumilch swings away with a body shot that misses
and Heeta counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Fraumilch thinking.
Fraumilch is looking to wear down Heeta with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fraumilch misses with a hook to the body
and Heeta counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Fraumilch throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Heeta sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Heeta appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Fraumilch misses with an uppercut
and Heeta counters with a right hand to the body.
Fraumilch swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A countering left hand to the body from Heeta misses.
Fraumilch misses with a body shot
and Heeta counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Fraumilch lands a jab-cross combination.
Fraumilch dives in and grabs Heeta's left leg, looking for a takedown. Heeta pushes down on Fraumilch's head and hops out.
A little jabbing left from Heeta on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Heeta keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Fraumilch.
Lieb Fraumilch is winning the standup battle so far.
Fraumilch closes this distance looking for a takedown but Heeta circles away.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fraumilch needs to keep his hands up - Heeta had a free shot at his head there.
Fraumilch throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Heeta makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fraumilch throws a lazy uppercut
and Heeta counters with a right hand to the body.
Fraumilch misses with a hook to the body
and Heeta counters with a stiff right hand.
Heeta lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Fraumilch avoids the body shot from Heeta.
A decent looking cross lands there for Fraumilch.
Fraumilch swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Fraumilch shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Heeta defends it nicely.
Heeta looks like he wants to counter punch here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Hardh Heeta will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Fraumilch misses with an uppercut. Heeta saw that one coming.
Heeta is looking for the big counter here.
Fraumilch throws a body shot but no joy.
Fraumilch throws a poor cross that misses
and Heeta counters with a nice uppercut.
Fraumilch rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Heeta makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
A punch combination from Fraumilch misses.

Fraumilch throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Heeta was covering up waiting for the punch and Fraumilch finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Fraumilch missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Heeta managing to control the position.
Heeta looking for a sweep. Not yet Heeta, not yet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Heeta preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Fraumilch chips away with some ground and pound.
Fraumilch throws a strike but Heeta rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

Heeta seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.

Fraumilch working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Heeta doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Heeta manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Heeta wanted to stand there but Fraumilch had control of the position.
Heeta slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Fraumilch keeping moving, preventing Heeta from controlling successfully.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Heeta looking to pass the guard.
Fraumilch is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Heeta showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Heeta wants to stand but Fraumilch is controlling his posture from full guard.
Fraumilch wants to sweep here but Heeta controlling him for the moment.
Fraumilch being controlled here, momentarily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Fraumilch is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Heeta is aware though and is defending well.
Heeta trying to stand up but can't free himself from Fraumilch's guard.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Fraumilch shoots for a takedown but Heeta saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Heeta swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Fraumilch closes the distance looking to clinch
and Heeta counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Fraumilch throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Heeta's waist but Heeta gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Fraumilch off to one side.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Heeta! But no joy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fraumilch shoots and misses
and Heeta counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lieb Fraumilch. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Fraumilch swings away with a body shot that misses
and Heeta counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Fraumilch misses with a hook to the body
enabling Heeta to counter with a crisp jab.
Fraumilch looks to throw the jab but Heeta is out of range.
Fraumilch throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Heeta cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Fraumilch tries to clinch up
and Heeta counters with a nice body shot.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Fraumilch looks to score with a jab to the body but Heeta is just out of range.
Heeta looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Fraumilch throws a right hand that misses
and Heeta makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.

And that's the end of the fight!
Hardh Heeta comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Heeta 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 Anthony Taglia scores the fight 28:29
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hardh Heeta!