PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Koldan Heartless (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Slim sshady (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Heartless
vs
sshady

190 cm
20
275 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

225 cm
22
250 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Koldan Heartless!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Slim sshady!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Sam Margolis and Richard Clark.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
sshady on the wrong end of a nice jab.

It looks like Slim sshady has been cut.
Crunch! Heartless slams his shin into sshady's torso.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from sshady is defended easily by Heartless.
Heartless connects with a looping right hand.

Heartless fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. sshady sprawls well initially but Heartless persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
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!
Heartless thows a huge punch but sshady dodges it nicely.
Heartless drops an elbow to the side of sshady's head.
Heartless not landing any meaningful shots this time.
sshady taking some punishment here, with Heartless in his half guard.
Heartless wants to take a breather but sshady is having none of it.
Heartless lands strikes from half guard.
Heartless thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Heartless 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.

Heartless is looking for a kimura but sshady is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Heartless to get the leverage.
Heartless wants to control but sshady is keeping him busy.
Heartless with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.

Heartless is working for a kimura but sshady is defending it quite comfortably.

That's one minute gone in the round.

sshady is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Heartless pulls his head out easily.
Heartless is keen to just control but sshady is a slippery customer.
sshady moves into full guard.
sshady throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Heartless postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Heartless missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
sshady is trying to keep Heartless in close.
sshady is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.

Heartless stands up and waves to sshady to follow him.
Heartless is breathing heavily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
sshady tries to close the distance and clinch up but Heartless swats him away and circles back towards the center.
sshady is looking to clinch.

Heartless feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
sshady looking to hit a scissor sweep but Heartless is one step ahead there.
sshady not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Heartless with a nice head shot there.
Heartless throwing strikes from guard but sshady blocks nicely.

Heartless drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Heartless jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Heartless might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Heartless loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Heartless stands up out of sshady's guard for a moment - sshady manages to land a nice upkick.
Heartless throwing strikes from guard but sshady blocks nicely.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Heartless keeps the fight on the outside.
sshady catches Heartless with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!

It looks like Koldan Heartless has been cut.
sshady misses with a takedown attempt

and Heartless counters with a nice double leg into guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
sshady striking off his back, scoring a few points.
Heartless postures up.
sshady pulls Heartless in to control the position.
Heartless works over sshady with some ground and pound from guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Heartless accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
sshady working a defensive guard here.
Heartless trying to control the position from guard on top but sshady is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
sshady gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Heartless counters with a single leg into guard. sshady didn't expect that.
Koldan Heartless has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Slim sshady.
sshady working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Heartless.
sshady throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
sshady keeping moving, preventing Heartless from controlling successfully.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Heartless has gone for a leg lock! sshady slips out almost immediately though and dives into Heartless's guard.
sshady postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Koldan Heartless dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

sshady tries to clinch but Heartless moves away

and Heartless counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in sshady's guard now.
Heartless won't allow sshady to sweep him here.

Heartless is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
sshady wants to sweep but no luck.
sshady is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Heartless loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Heartless postures up in sshady's guard and throws a big left but sshady blocks it.
sshady manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Heartless really trying hard to get back to half guard here.

That's one minute gone in the round.

sshady is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Heartless has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Heartless!
sshady thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Heartless lands a couple of elbows.
Heartless content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Heartless stopping the sweep attempt from sshady.

Heartless has gone for a leg lock! sshady slips out almost immediately though and dives into Heartless's guard.
sshady slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Heartless looking for a sweep but sshady has passed into full mount! Oh no!
Heartless tries to reverse the position but sshady maintains control.
Koldan Heartless overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
sshady tries to control but Heartless wriggling away.
Heartless wants to control but sshady is having none of it.
sshady cracks Heartless with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Heartless can't escape the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
sshady looking to control and managing it successfully.
sshady lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Heartless is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
sshady really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Heartless. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
sshady controlling the position easily from mount.

sshady jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Heartless is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Heartless and sshady has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.

sshady is trying to get an arm triangle but Heartless is defending well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
sshady wants to stand but Heartless has his arm trapped.
Heartless gets back to half guard.

Heartless pushes sshady off and gets back to his feet.
sshady circles away from the clinch attempt.
sshady tries to clinch up but Heartless circles away and keeps his distance.
sshady tries to clinch but Heartless moves out of range.

Heartless scores with a takedown into sshady's guard.
Heartless throws a strike but sshady rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Koldan Heartless dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

sshady shoots and misses

and Heartless counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. sshady manages to regain full guard. Nice work.

Heartless drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Heartless jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Heartless looking to pass the guard.
Heartless wants to control from the top but sshady keeps moving.
sshady wants to stand up but Heartless is controlling him.
Heartless stands and throws sshady's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Heartless tries for a kimura but sshady is defending well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Heartless cracks sshady with a big elbow.
The ground and pound from Heartless seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Heartless tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
sshady wants to control but Heartless postures up.
Heartless throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and sshady works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Heartless prevents sshady from standing back up.
Heartless missing with the ground and pound from half guard.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
sshady connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
A jab lands there for sshady.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
sshady tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Heartless counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Heartless is looking to take a break and control but sshady is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Heartless throwing shots but sshady is blocking nicely.
sshady is trying to control but can't.
sshady is staying active underneath Heartless, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
sshady punching from the bottom.
sshady flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.

Heartless decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
sshady shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Heartless but Heartless pushes him off and we're back to square one.

Heartless pushes sshady up against the cage in a clinch.

sshady pulls Heartless into guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Heartless wants to control from the top but sshady keeps moving.
Heartless with a flurry of punches that miss.
Heartless postures up.
Heartless stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. sshady swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Heartless is looking to stand up but sshady won't let him.
sshady preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
sshady avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Decent striking displayed by sshady there.
sshady wants to clinch

and Heartless counters with a nice double leg into guard.
sshady 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.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Heartless postures up.
Heartless is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Heartless throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Heartless throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
sshady utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
sshady wants to stand up but Heartless is controlling him.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
sshady working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Heartless.
Slim sshady has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Koldan Heartless is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Heartless shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. sshady is trying to defend but Heartless finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Heartless works his way into full mount!

And that's the end of the fight!
Koldan Heartless showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Heartless 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 Paul Tew scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Koldan Heartless!