PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Sim Heer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Leo Valdo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Valdo's choice of entrance music: Eminem - Go To Sleep. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

Heer
vs
Valdo

170 cm
22
155 lbs
9 - 3 - 0

180 cm
22
157 lbs
9 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Great elbows
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
Heavy handed

Fight Club Clothing™
Fight Club Clothing™

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 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sim Heer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Leo Valdo!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Steve Montenegro and Columbo Gatti.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Heer swings widly with a right hand
and Valdo counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Heer misses with a left hand
and Valdo counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Valdo throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Sloppy strikes from Heer. Those never looked like landing.
Valdo misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Jab, jab by Valdo - just one landing.
Heer throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Valdo counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Heer thinking.
Heer tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Valdo paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Heer throws an off balance right hand
and Valdo counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Heer swings widly with a right hand
and Valdo counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Heer uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Valdo.
A bone on bone clash there as Valdo blocks the leg kick.
Valdo swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Heer throws a sloppy head kick and Valdo moves out of range easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Valdo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Heer moves away.
Valdo scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Heer avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Heer swings widly with a right hand
and Valdo cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Valdo lands a nice looking body shot.
Valdo lands with an uppercut that bounces Heer off the cage and back into rage.
Heer takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Valdo catches Heer with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Valdo connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Heer momentarily.
Valdo swings for the body but Heer moves out of range.
Leo Valdo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Heer misses with a right hand
and Valdo counters with a nice uppercut.
Valdo misses with a hook
and Heer counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Jab from Valdo.
Valdo lands a jab to Heer's midsection.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Valdo throws an off balance right hand
and Heer counters with a nice body shot.
Valdo swings widly with a right hand
and Heer counters with a straight right hand.
Valdo circles away from the clinch attempt
and Valdo counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Valdo cracks Heer with a good jab.
Heer lands a body shot.
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!
Valdo cracks Heer with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Heer misses with a left hand
and Valdo counters with a nice uppercut.
Valdo is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Valdo throws a poor cross that misses
and Heer counters with a low kick, right behind Valdo 's knee.
Heer throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Valdo cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Valdo scores with a shot to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Heer gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Heer throws a lazy uppercut
and Valdo counters with a lovely straight right hand!
An inside leg kick from Heer misses.
Heer throws an off balance right hand
and Valdo makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Valdo pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Heer rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Valdo counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Valdo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Valdo has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Valdo throws a big shot that misses.
Heer misses with a lunging right hand
and Valdo counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
A shot to the body from Heer misses
and Valdo counters with a nice uppercut.
Heer takes a swing at Valdo's ribcage but misses.
Valdo falls off balance throwing a combination
and Heer counters with a slapping leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A punch lands to the side of Heer 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Nice straight punches there by Valdo. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Valdo.
Heer looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Heer misses with a left hand
and Valdo counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Heer throws a right hand that misses
and Valdo connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Heer takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Heer moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Valdo is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Heer had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Valdo misses with a left hand
and Heer counters with a nice leg kick.
Valdo throws a shot from downtown. Heer moves away and avoids it.
Heer misses with a hook
and Valdo counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Valdo throws a poor cross that misses
and Heer counters with a stiff right hand.
Heer doesn't manage to clinch there - Valdo circles away.
Valdo throws a predictable looking body shot
and Heer makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Leo Valdo dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Heer throws a solid leg kick but Valdo takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Heer.
Heer throws an off balance right hand
and Valdo counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Heer uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Valdo.
Heer takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Heer throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Valdo cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Some bone on bone action there as Valdo checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Heer throws a poor cross that misses
and Valdo counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Heer walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Valdo checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Heer falls off balance throwing a combination
and Valdo counters with a lovely straight right hand!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Valdo looks to score with a jab to the body but Heer is just out of range.
Heer misses the body punch
and Valdo counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A telegraphed right hand from Valdo misses the target.
Nice shot by Valdo.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Valdo checks a leg kick.
Valdo scores with a hook to the body. Heer takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Valdo gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Valdo just misses with a punch to the body.
Heer misses with a body shot
and Valdo counters with a stiff right hand.
Heer uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Valdo.
Valdo looks to land a left hand but Heer moved out of range nicely.
Heer misses with a lunging right hand
and Valdo counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Valdo throws a lazy uppercut
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Valdo misses with a lunging right hand

and Heer counters by moving into the clinch.
Valdo has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Valdo is trying to force a seperation but Heer has the dominant position.
Heer pushes off an throws an elbow but Valdo leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.

Heer breaks the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Heer throws a poor cross that misses
and Valdo connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Heer throws an off balance right hand
and Valdo cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Valdo scores with the left hand. Heer knows he should have avoided that one.
Valdo throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Heer stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Valdo misses with a lunging right hand
and Heer counters with a straight right hand.
Valdo bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Heer's head.
Heer throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Valdo counters with a right hand to the body.
Valdo smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Valdo has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Heer.
Heer throws a poor cross that misses
and Valdo connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Valdo just misses with a punch to the body.
Valdo jabs at Heer's body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A looping hook to the body misses from Valdo. Heer does a little dance to reset his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Valdo jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Valdo swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Heer has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Valdo misses with a looping left.
Valdo connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Heer momentarily.
Valdo connects with a body shot that sends Heer's belly button to the back.
Heer uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Valdo.
Valdo throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Heer counters with a stiff right hand.
Valdo scores with a nice right hand.
Heer throws a lazy uppercut
and Valdo counters with a left to the body.
Valdo works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Valdo lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Valdo lands a nice shot that snaps Heer's head back.
Valdo's corner calls for a 1-2. Valdo obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Heer throws a poor cross that misses
and Valdo counters with a left to the body.
Valdo swings for the body but Heer moves out of range.
Heer misses with a left hand
and Valdo counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Heer misses with a hook
letting Valdo counter with a right hand.
Valdo misses with a hook
and Heer counters with a slapping leg kick.
Valdo connects with a right hand. Heer shakes it off.
Valdo lands with a right hand.
Heer throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Valdo on the side of the head.
Valdo misses with a hook
and Heer counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A leg kick checked by Valdo.
Valdo circles away from the clinch attempt
enabling Valdo to counter with a crisp jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Leo Valdo will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Heer throws a low kick but Valdo avoids it.
Valdo misses with a hook
and Heer counters with a slapping leg kick.
Valdo swinging wildly here.
Heer misses with a right hand
and Valdo counters with a stiff right hand.
Heer dodges the punch combination from Valdo.
Heer throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Valdo counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Valdo feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Heers jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Valdo throws a series of punches but Heer avoids them all with ease.
Heer looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Valdo lands a slapping body shot.
Leo Valdo seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Valdo throws a lazy uppercut
and Heer counters with an outside leg kick.
Nice uppercut there from Valdo.
Heer throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Heer moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Heer moves out of range as Valdo strikes.
Valdo swings away with a body shot that misses
and Heer counters with a nice low kick that buckles Valdo's knee momentarily.
Heer missing with a left hand there. Valdo was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Valdo works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Heer connects with the punch.
Heer misses with a head kick.
Heer rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Valdo counters with a stiff right hand.
Heer shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Valdo eats them both and turns towards Heer to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.

It looks like Leo Valdo has been cut.
Valdo with a jab.
Valdo connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Heer's hands.
Valdo digs a good hook to Heer's body.
Heer on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Valdo throws a body punch but Heer moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Valdo misses with a jab, cross combination.
Heer closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Heer rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Valdo counters with a straight punch to the midsection.

Heer clinches up against the cage.
Heer throws a head punch that misses.
Heer pushes Valdo back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Heer has Valdo pressed against the cage, preventing Valdo from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Valdo avoids a wild elbow strike from Heer.
Heer trying to land knees to the body.

Valdo breaks the clinch.
Valdo throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Heer on the side of the head.
A looping hook to the body misses from Valdo. Heer does a little dance to reset his feet.
Heer misses with a head kick.
Valdo checks a leg kick nicely.
Heer with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Valdo to score with a decent uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Heer plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Valdo clobbers Heer with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Valdo lands with a shot to the body.
Valdo throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Heer counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Heer tries a low kick but Valdo avoids it.
Valdo misses with a shot to the body
and Heer counters with a nice low kick that buckles Valdo's knee momentarily.
Valdo misses with a double jab
and Heer counters with a nice low kick that buckles Valdo's knee momentarily.
Heer ducks under a wild hook from Valdo.
Valdo misses with a body shot.
Sim Heer has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Valdo throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Valdo lands a jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Valdo checks the leg kick nicely there.
Heer throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Valdo counters with a left to the body.
Heer misses with a lunging right hand
and Valdo counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Valdo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Heer walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Valdo comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Valdo checks the leg kick nicely there.
Heer keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Heer swings widly with a right hand
and Valdo counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Valdo thuds a left hand into Heer's body.
Valdo misses with a lunging right hand
and Heer counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.

And that's the end of the fight!
Sim Heer showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Valdo 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 Steve Montenegro scores the fight 28:29
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Leo Valdo!