PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pvt. Irving Fleischman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and A J Hearts (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Irving Fleischman and A J Hearts. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Irving Fleischman
vs
J Hearts

185 cm
29
215 lbs
12 - 3 - 0

179 cm
23
217 lbs
7 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

Steel Penn's Laundry

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Pvt. Irving Fleischman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, A J Hearts!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Aleksandr Martynov and Aleksei Zolotukhin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hearts misses with a lunging right hand
and Fleischman cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Hearts checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Hearts misses with a straight right.
Fleischman explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Fleischman lands a lovely overhand right.
Hearts takes a swing at Fleischman's ribcage but misses.
Fleischman lands with a straight right. Hearts didn't see that one coming.
Hearts ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Fleischman moves away.
Hearts checks the leg kick nicely there.
Hearts misses with a body shot.
Fleischman throws a low kick but it's checked well by Hearts.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Fleischman, right into the meat.
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!
A combination from Hearts does no damage.
Hearts avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Hearts looks to land a left hand but Fleischman moved out of range nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hearts dives in and grabs Fleischman's left leg, looking for a takedown. Fleischman pushes down on Hearts's head and hops out.
Pvt. Irving Fleischman is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Fleischman throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Fleischman scores with a spinning back kick!
A nice combination there by Fleischman.

Hearts closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hearts misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Hearts working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Fleischman trying to remain calm as Hearts controls from the top position.
Hearts trying to control the position but Fleischman is working away.
Fleischman avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Hearts.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hearts tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Fleischman prevents Hearts from moving into mount.
Fleischman is trying to improve his position.
Fleischman on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Fleischman tries to get out of the position.
Hearts wants to take a breather but Fleischman manages to regain guard - a lesson learnt for Hearts.
Hearts trying to control but Fleischman is working from the bottom.
Fleischman is trying to control the position but Hearts postures up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fleischman preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Fleischman has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Hearts working some strikes from top position.
Hearts throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Hearts postures up in Fleischman's guard and throws a big left but Fleischman blocks it.
Hearts controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Fleischman trying to control the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hearts throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Hearts throwing strikes from guard but Fleischman blocks nicely.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hearts is in close to Fleischman's body, working some short punches and elbows.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Hearts accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hearts working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Hearts throws a big elbow that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Pvt. Irving Fleischman will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!

Fleischman misses with a leg kick.
Hearts steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Fleischman.
Pvt. Irving Fleischman is winning the standup battle so far.
Fleischman bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Fleischman lands a nice leg kick that just misses Hearts's sensitive parts.
The fighters circling - Hearts throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
The crowd cheers as Fleischman lands an impressive looking overhand right. Hearts doesn't seem phased though.
Fleischman throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hearts lands a jab to Fleischman's midsection.
Fleischman avoids the body shot from Hearts.
Fleischman missing with a left hand there. Hearts was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Fleischman bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Fleischman shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Fleischman misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Fleischman scores with a head kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hearts avoids the body shot from Fleischman.
Fleischman avoids the body shot from Hearts.
Fleischman lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hearts circles away quickly and effectively.
A swing and a miss from Hearts.
Hearts misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Fleischman looks to land a combination but Hearts avoids it well.
Some wild striking there from Hearts.
A punch combination from Fleischman misses.
Hearts misses with a body shot.
Hearts lands with a nice body punch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for Fleischman.
Hearts looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Fleischman misses with an attempted mid kick.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Hearts is defended easily by Fleischman.
Hearts uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Hearts lands with a cross.
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!
Hearts swings away with a body shot that misses
and Fleischman counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Hearts thinking.
Fleischman misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hearts.
Fleischman misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hearts throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Fleischman's waist but Fleischman gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Hearts off to one side.
Pvt. Irving Fleischman has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of A J Hearts.
Hearts takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fleischman takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Hearts uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Fleischman.
Fleischman scores with a jab to the body.
Hearts on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
A big right from Hearts misses.
Hearts checks a low kick from Fleischman.
Fleischman on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Fleischman feints and then cracks Hearts's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Hearts down.
Hearts looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Hearts throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Pvt. Irving Fleischman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fleischman drops his hands momentarily and Hearts takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hearts shoots for a double leg takedown but Fleischman sprawls well. He's pushed Hearts's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Hearts is breathing heavily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fleischman lands a nice hook to Hearts's body. Hearts takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Fleischman keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Fleischman cracks Hearts with a good jab.
A solid leg kick lands there for Fleischman.
Fleischman throws a leg kick but Hearts sees it coming and moves out of range.
Fleischman lands a head kick. Hearts smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Fleischman with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Hearts takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Nice body kick there by Fleischman.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Fleischman listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Nice shot lands for Fleischman.
Fleischman works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pvt. Irving Fleischman dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Hearts fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Hearts misses with a left hand
and Fleischman counters with a slapping leg kick.
Fleischman throws a nice outside leg kick.
Fleischman keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Fleischman slips a jab from Hearts.
Hearts misses the shot to the body.
Hearts works Fleischman's body with a nice hook.
An inside leg kick lands from Fleischman.
Hearts's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Fleischman connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Hearts scrambles back to his feet.
Fleischman chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Fleischman fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Hearts takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fleischman throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Fleischman looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Hearts's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fleischman defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Hearts.
Fleischman thuds a left hand into Hearts's body.
Fleischman scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Fleischman connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Fleischman looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Fleischman lands with a cross.
A jab from Hearts misses.
Fleischman lands with an overhand left.
Hearts takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fleischman pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Hearts back to the cage. Fleischman follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.

Hearts is rocked!
Fleischman connects with a nice looking jab.
Hearts is still on wobbly legs! Can Fleischman finish him?
Fleischman throws a nice inside leg kick.
Fleischman ducks down and throws a hook to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fleischman lands with a shot to the body.
Hearts takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Fleischman connects with a solid leg kick.
Fleischman scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Hearts gets clipped by a big right hand and goes down spinning to the canvas! Fleischman gets the back mount and begins to drop bombs on his rocked foe! Hearts is too out of it to defend against the strikes and the referee jumps in to save him from the beatdown!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:16 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Pvt. Irving Fleischman!
During a confident post fight interview, Pvt. Irving Fleischman thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.