|
|
PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Sany Sax (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jeroen Heijdens (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sax's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Gives you Hell. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
 |
|
 |
| 180 cm
18
160 lbs
1 - 2 - 0 |
|
175 cm
21
158 lbs
0 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good chin |
|
BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin |
|
| |
|
Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Sany Sax!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jeroen Heijdens!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sax moves in looking to clinch but Heijdens pushes him off.
Sax shoots in but Heijdens avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Sax fails in his attempt to clinch.
Heijdens wants to clinch.
Sax clinches.
Come on Sax - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Sax trying to stall but Heijdens improves his position.
Sax throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Come on Sax - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Heijdens has Sax pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Sax manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Sax crunches a lovely knee into Heijdens's ribcage.
Heijdens tries to score a body lock takedown but Sax shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Sax lands a body shot in the clinch.
Heijdens missing with knees to the body.
Heijdens tightens his grip and picks Sax up, before dumping him to the ground. Sax manages to land in guard.
Heijdens cracks Sax with a solid left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Heijdens postures up in Sax's guard and throws a big left but Sax blocks it.
Heijdens passes Sax's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Heijdens thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Sax is not content to let Heijdens control the position.
Heijdens has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Sax is trying to get back to full guard.
Sax wants to control but Heijdens is keeping busy.
Heijdens wants to pass to mount but Sax is defending the position.
Heijdens is figuring out what he wants to do next.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Heijdens lands with a punch from half guard.
Heijdens winds up and cracks Sax with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Heijdens is tying to control. Sax wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Heijdens is trying to work for a kimura. He's got his hands clasped together - this could be trouble! No, Sax has managed to free his arm - good work.
Sax gets back to full guard.
Heijdens is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Heijdens trying to control the position from guard on top but Sax is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sax is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Heijdens with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Heijdens stands and throws Sax's legs to the side, diving into side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sax is trying to escape the position but Heijdens is controlling the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Heijdens creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Sax is trying to control Heijdens's posture but Heijdens avoids it.
Heijdens wants to control but Sax is keeping him busy.
Sax is being controlled here.
Heijdens trying to control the position but Sax is working away.
Heijdens tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Heijdens has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Heijdens looks gassed!
Heijdens trying to control the position but Sax is working away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jeroen Heijdens 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.
Sax displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Heijdens throws a solid leg kick but Sax takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Heijdens.
Heijdens thows a body shot but no joy.
Sax shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Heijdens as he jumps to the side.
Sax lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Sax darts in trying to clinch
and Heijdens decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Sax's guard.
Heijdens makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Heijdens trying to control but Sax is working from the bottom.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Heijdens stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Sax swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Sax wants to sweep but no luck.
Sax is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Heijdens content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Sax can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Heijdens controls the pace.
Heijdens wants to control from the top but Sax keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Sax tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Heijdens holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Sax misses with a body punch.
Heijdens fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Heijdens turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Heijdens manages to end up in side control.
Sax is trying to get back to half guard.
Heijdens lands a nice forearm strike.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Heijdens wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Sax, who protects the arm well.
Sax being controlled for a moment.
Heijdens looks up at the clock and then as Sax takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Heijdens smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sax is not content to let Heijdens control the position.
Heijdens lands a nice forearm strike.
Heijdens looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Sax knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Heijdens on the ground.
Heijdens working the head with strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sax struggling a bit here.
Sax is trying to get back to half guard.
Heijdens in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Heijdens cracks Sax with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Heijdens has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Heijdens bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jeroen Heijdens showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Sax closes the distance but Heijdens moves to the side
and Heijdens counters by clinching up.
Heijdens pulls guard successfully.
Heijdens keeping moving, preventing Sax from controlling successfully.
Heijdens looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Heijdens is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Sax stands up and waves to Heijdens to follow him.
Sany Sax seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Sax tries to clinch up
and Heijdens counters with a single leg into guard. Sax didn't expect that.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Heijdens looking to sit in guard and control but Sax gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Heijdens looking for a guillotine here but Sax defends easily.
Heijdens looking to hit a scissor sweep but Sax is one step ahead there.
Heijdens working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Sax doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Sax manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sax 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.
Heijdens is controlling Sax's posture.
Sax trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Heijdens manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Heijdens controls from within his opponent's guard.
Heijdens is looking to work some ground and pound but Sax has wrist control.
Heijdens 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.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Heijdens lands a couple of digs.
Sax keeping moving, preventing Heijdens from controlling successfully.
Heijdens works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Heijdens is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Heijdens sitting and controlling from the half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jeroen Heijdens comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Heijdens winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jeroen Heijdens!
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| S |
C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
|
S |
C |
G |
|
energy
A | B |
|
hype
A | B |
|
pop
A | B |
|
mgr
A | B |
|
FIGHT
RATING
50% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
