PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Luther Heggs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ray Olhoffer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Heggs
vs
Olhoffer

198 cm
22
280 lbs
8 - 2 - 1

225 cm
29
289 lbs
12 - 7 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Lethal high kicks
Very quick

BJJ Blue Belt
World class boxer
Heavy handed

STEEL PENN'S SKIN SHOP

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 8 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Luther Heggs!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ray Olhoffer!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Alexandre Firmino and Paulo Santos.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Heggs throws a series of punches but Olhoffer moves out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Olhoffer misses the target.
Heggs lands a jab to Olhoffer's midsection.
Heggs fails in his attempt to clinch.
Heggs tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Heggs tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Olhoffer paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Heggs throws a big shot that misses.
Heggs takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.

Heggs clinches up with Olhoffer and pushes him back against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Heggs.
Heggs lands a body punch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Heggs.
Heggs lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Olhoffer backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Heggs.

Heggs breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Olhoffer throws a hook but Heggs blocks it.
Heggs slips a jab from Olhoffer.

Heggs closes the distance and clinches.
Olhoffer wants to break free but Heggs has control.
Heggs lands a right hand that snaps the head of Olhoffer backwards.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Heggs lands an uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Heggs stalls.
Heggs lands with a short head shot on the inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Heggs displaying some good clinch control by pressing Olhoffer up against the cage.

Heggs manages to break the clinch.
Heggs tries to close the distance and clinch but Olhoffer swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Nice shot by Olhoffer.
The fight stays on the outside here - Heggs looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Heggs misses with an uppercut. Olhoffer saw that one coming.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Heggs tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Heggs clinches up with Olhoffer and pushes him back against the cage.
A right handed body shot lands from Heggs.
Heggs has Olhoffer pressed against the cage, preventing Olhoffer from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

Heggs breaks from the clinch.
Heggs tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.

Heggs has Olhoffer up against the cage in a clinch.

Heggs breaks from the clinch.

Heggs darts in and clinches Olhoffer up against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Olhoffer has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Nice body punch from Heggs.
Olhoffer looks gassed!
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!
Heggs gets through Olhoffer's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Heggs displaying some good clinch control by pressing Olhoffer up against the cage.
Nice body punch from Heggs - that landed with a thud.
Heggs content to slow the pace in the clinch.
A short left from Heggs.
Heggs controlling the action here for a moment.
A right handed body shot lands from Heggs.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Heggs creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A right handed body shot lands from Heggs.
Heggs lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Olhoffer backwards.
Heggs lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Heggs lands with a short punch from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Luther Heggs dominated that round.
That's time! Heggs's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Heggs is looking to clinch.
Heggs throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Heggs uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Olhoffer.
The fight stays on the outside here - Heggs looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Heggs bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.

Heggs takes the fight into the clinch.
A short uppercut from Heggs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Heggs prevents Olhoffer from breaking the clinch.
A short uppercut from Heggs.
Heggs lands with a left to the head.

Olhoffer is rocked!
Olhoffer is breathing heavily.

Heggs's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Heggs pushes Olhoffer up against the cage in a clinch.

Heggs breaks from the clinch.
Olhoffer is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Heggs slips a jab and a cross from Olhoffer.
Heggs tries to close the distance and clinch up but Olhoffer swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Heggs 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.
Heggs keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Heggs fails in his attempt to clinch.
Olhoffer misses with a double jab

and Heggs counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Heggs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Heggs breaks from the clinch.
Olhoffer slips a jab and a cross from Heggs.
Nice shot lands for Olhoffer.
Luther Heggs is winning the standup battle so far.
Heggs tries to clinch up.
Heggs fails in his attempt to clinch.

Olhoffer tries to keep at a distance but Heggs has taken the fight into the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Heggs pushes Olhoffer back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Heggs manages to break the clinch.

Heggs closes the distance and pushes Olhoffer back into the cage.
Heggs lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Olhoffer backwards.

Heggs's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Olhoffer looks to throw the jab but Heggs is out of range.
Heggs misses with a hook
and Olhoffer counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

Heggs takes the fight into the clinch.
Heggs softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Heggs lands a body punch in the clinch.
Heggs scores with a nice hook to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Heggs taking a breather.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.

Heggs manages to break the clinch.
Olhoffer avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Heggs moves out of range of the strikes.

Heggs drops Olhoffer with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Olhoffer looks back up at him and smiles so Heggs waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Olhoffer is still on wobbly legs! Can Heggs finish him?
Heggs fails in his attempt to clinch.
Olhoffer seems to have recovered his senses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Heggs fails with an attempt to clinch.

Heggs clinches up against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Luther Heggs dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. And we move into the final round!

Some wild striking there from Olhoffer.
Heggs moves in looking to clinch but Olhoffer pushes him off.
Olhoffer throws an off balance right hand

and Heggs counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Heggs lands a body punch in the clinch.
Luther Heggs has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Heggs working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Still in the clinch, Heggs scores with a nice short uppercut.
Heggs makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Heggs stalling.

Heggs breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Heggs has taken the fight to the clinch.
Olhoffer takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Heggs breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Heggs jabs Olhoffer to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Heggs fails in his attempt to clinch.
Heggs is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Heggs looks to score with a jab to the body but Olhoffer is just out of range.
Heggs tries to close the distance and clinch but Olhoffer swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Heggs tries to move into range but Olhoffer moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Ray Olhoffer has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Heggs with a nice cross.
Olhoffer misses with a combination

and Heggs counters by moving into the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Heggs breaks from the clinch.
Heggs is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Olhoffer can do to turn this around?

Heggs rushes Olhoffer and presses him up against the cage.
Heggs keeps control of Olhoffer as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Heggs pushes Olhoffer back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Heggs lands a body shot in the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Heggs scores with a nice short uppercut.
Heggs is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.

Heggs's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Heggs tries to clinch there but Olhoffer circles away.

Heggs clinches up against the cage.
Heggs lands with a left to the head.

Heggs pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
The fight stays on the outside here - Heggs looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Olhoffer might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Heggs misses with a hook.
Olhoffer jabs at Heggs's body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Heggs defending well as Olhoffer loads up on a big left hand.
Heggs throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Olhoffer.
Heggs avoids the body shot from Olhoffer.
Olhoffer takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Heggs lands with a hook. Olhoffer tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Heggs feints with a jab and clips Olhoffer right behind the ear with a massive overhand right! Olhoffer is sent crashing into the canvas and Heggs leaps in for the kill! Olhoffer tries to get to his feet but Heggs is just battering him from every conceivable angle. The ref decides that Olhoffer is in need of a savior and steps in!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:48 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Luther Heggs!