PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Phil Heatley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and ibo sidi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Heatley
vs
sidi

175 cm
18
151 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

190 cm
18
150 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Inexperienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Phil Heatley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, ibo sidi!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Aafke Stam and Patrick Alders.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
sidi takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Horrible takedown by sidi or perhaps it was just good defense by Heatley which made him look bad.
Heatley lands the left hand.
Heatley tries to bum rush sidi with a series of wild strikes but sidi uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Heatley avoids the head kick by sidi.
sidi shoots in and drives through. Heatley sprawls well.
Heatley misses with a jab, cross combination.
Heatley scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
sidi looks for a takedown but Heatley sprawls well.
Phil Heatley has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of ibo sidi.
No joy there for Heatley, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Heatley lands a glancing blow to the side of sidi's head.
sidi lands a head shot.
Heatley goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
sidi shoots for a takedown but Heatley saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Heatley connects with a good right hand that stumbles sidi. sidi circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
sidi throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Heatley lands a nice shot that snaps sidi's head back.
Heatley listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Heatley uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
sidi tries for a takedown but Heatley sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Heatley avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A nice combination there by Heatley.
Heatley lands a body shot.
sidi looks gassed!
sidi is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Heatley.
Phil Heatley seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
sidi shoots for a takedown but Heatley saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
sidi avoids the head kick by Heatley.
Danga de danga de dang - Heatley scores with a four punch combination!
Heatley fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
sidi doesn't manage to clinch there - Heatley circles away.
sidi is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Heatley lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Heatley feints and then cracks sidi's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow sidi down.
Heatley scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Horrible takedown by sidi or perhaps it was just good defense by Heatley which made him look bad.
Heatley lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Heatley throws a good cross that connects.
Heatley lands a jab-cross combination.
Heatley throws a nice looking combination but sidi bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Heatley misses with a two punch combination.
Heatley throws a one two combo.
A left lands for Heatley.
Heatley misses with a double jab.
Heatley shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with sidi but sidi pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Heatley moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
sidi takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Heatley jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.

Heatley feints and as sidi raises his hands in defense, Heatley changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Heatley not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Heatley throws a big right hand that misses.
Heatley might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Heatley slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Heatley wants to stand but sidi has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Heatley's corner is telling him to maintain position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.

Heatley stands up from sidi's guard - Heatley perhaps looking for a knockout.
A left and a right from Heatley both land. Nice combination.
A right-left combo lands from Heatley.
sidi has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
sidi takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Heatley pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Heatley throws a series of punches but sidi moves out of range.
sidi moves out of range as Heatley throws a body kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Heatley shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Heatley controlling his opponent.
Heatley seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down sidi for as long as he can get away with.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Phil Heatley dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Heatley misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Nice sprawl there from Heatley as sidi shoots in.
Heatley lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but sidi circles away quickly and effectively.
sidi delivers a nice body kick.
Heatley throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
sidi takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Phil Heatley is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Heatley shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. sidi defends it nicely.
sidi is looking to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
sidi shoots in for a double leg but Heatley sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
sidi throws a combination that misses
and Heatley counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
sidi swings away with a leg kick that misses.
sidi is breathing heavily.
Heatley lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A lazy body kick from Heatley

and sidi counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Heatley taking a breather.

sidi breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
sidi walks into a jab.
Heatley misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Heatley throws a head kick that misses

and sidi counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Heatley tries to land a sweep but no joy.
sidi wants to control from the top but Heatley keeps moving.
Heatley manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. sidi manages to get himself to full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Heatley stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Heatley is working the combinations to good effect here.
Both fighters circling a little - Heatley finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
sidi tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Heatley swivels and escapes.
Phil Heatley has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of ibo sidi.
Heatley lands with an overhand left.
Heatley scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Heatley misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Heatley lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Heatley works over sidi's head and body with a nice combination.
Heatley looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Heatley tries to bum rush sidi with a series of wild strikes but sidi uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Heatley throws a combination that misses

and sidi moves into the clinch.
sidi lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Heatley backwards.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Heatley tries to break free but sidi pushes him back against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Heatley.
Heatley tries to break free but sidi pushes him back against the cage.
sidi jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Heatley walks away with a smile on his face. sidi gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Heatley swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and sidi counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Heatley is trying to break the clinch but sidi has him pressed against the cage.
sidi tries to land knees in the clinch but Heatley avoids the damage to the body.
Heatley tries to pull guard but sidi won't allow it.
Heatley wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Heatley working hard to break the clinch.
Heatley can't break the clinch.
sidi stalling.
Heatley gets through sidi's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.

sidi breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Heatley lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but sidi circles away quickly and effectively.
Phil Heatley is winning the standup battle so far.
sidi takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Heatley misses with a low kick.
Heatley stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from sidi.
Heatley looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.

Heatley closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

sidi escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Heatley misses with a few strikes there.
No joy there for Heatley, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

sidi gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Heatley scores with a nice hook to the head.
Heatley working hard to break the clinch.
Heatley wants to break the clinch but can't.

sidi decides to pull guard.
sidi is controlling Heatley's posture.

sidi is looking for a triangle but Heatley pushes his legs off easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

ibo sidi showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Horrible takedown by sidi or perhaps it was just good defense by Heatley which made him look bad.
sidi throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Heatley's waist but Heatley gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing sidi off to one side.
sidi tries to clinch up
and Heatley counters with a one-two to the body.
Heatley throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
sidi tries to clinch up.
Heatley misses with a series of wild punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
sidi shoots in for a takedown but Heatley shows good takedown defense.
Phil Heatley has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of ibo sidi.
Heatley moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
sidi steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Heatley. That one must have hurt.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Heatley lands with an uppercut that bounces sidi off the cage and back into rage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
sidi takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Heatley misses with the combination.
Heatley stalks sidi and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into sidi's face. sidi staggers backwards, shaken.
Heatley looks for a takedown but sidi sprawls well.
sidi will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Heatley looks to land a combination. sidi sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Heatley closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Heatley goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
sidi showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Heatley.
Heatley misses with a few strikes there.
Heatley scores with a three punch combo!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A left and a right from Heatley both land. Nice combination.
Heatley lands with an uppercut that bounces sidi off the cage and back into rage.
Heatley throws a sloppy head kick

and sidi counters with a shoot takedown. Heatley fights it but they end up in guard.
Heatley wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and sidi manages to pass to side control.
sidi is looking to take a break and control but Heatley is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
sidi content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Heatley blocking the ground and pound attempt from sidi.
sidi seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Heatley does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Heatley is trying to stand up here but sidi is controlling him well.
sidi throwing shots but Heatley is blocking nicely.
Heatley controlling the position for now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Heatley works his way to full guard. Good work.
sidi tries to stand but Heatley is controlling from the bottom.
Heatley keeping full guard, as sidi tries to pass.
Heatley wants to stand and escape but sidi is having none of it.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to ibo sidi.
I think sidi 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 Albert Achterberg scores the fight 29:28
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 28:29
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 29:29

The fight is ruled a draw!