PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Brett Heart (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Polo Cambodia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Heart
vs
Cambodia

180 cm
28
135 lbs
7 - 2 - 0

160 cm
23
112 lbs
10 - 1 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Counter striker
Granite chin

Powerful takedowns
Basic striking
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Brett Heart!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Polo Cambodia!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Micheangelo Fripello and Jeff Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

A momentary lapse in concentration from Heart enables Cambodia to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Heart manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Heart has control of Cambodia's left arm, preventing Cambodia from doing any damage.
Cambodia looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Heart has a closed guard, preventing Cambodia from standing up.
Heart looking for a sweep. Not yet Heart, not yet.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Polo Cambodia.
A punch lands to the side of Heart 's head but he takes it in his stride.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cambodia moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.

Cambodia shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Heart working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Cambodia.
Heart is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Cambodia is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Heart utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Heart is adopting a defensive guard.
Cambodia slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Polo Cambodia.

Cambodia closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Heart to the mat! Heart manages to get full guard.
Cambodia trying to control but Heart is working from the bottom.
Heart wants to get back to his feet but Cambodia is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cambodia controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Heart really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Polo Cambodia hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.

Cambodia shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Heart's guard.
Cambodia throwing strikes but missing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cambodia slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Heart looking to control.
Cambodia is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.

Polo Cambodia has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Cambodia lands a jab to the head.
Cambodia shoots for a double leg takedown but Heart sprawls well. He's pushed Cambodia's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Cambodia shoots in but no luck this time.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cambodia shoots in but Heart avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Brett Heart has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Polo Cambodia.
Cambodia lands with a cross.
Heart misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Heart fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.

Cambodia closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Heart's guard.
Cambodia 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.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Heart keeping moving, preventing Cambodia from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Polo Cambodia 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.

The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Cambodia scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Cambodia controlling from side mount.
Heart dodges the ground and pound from Cambodia.

Cambodia stands up and beckons Heart to his feet.

Cambodia scores with a takedown into Heart's guard.
Heart wants to sweep but no luck.
Cambodia showing good wrestling skills to control the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cambodia wants to stand and escape but instead Heart has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Heart pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Cambodia is keeping the position for now.
Cambodia wants to sweep but no luck.
Cambodia keeping moving, preventing Heart from controlling successfully.
Heart throws an elbow that misses. Cambodia uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Heart's guard. Nice move by Cambodia!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Heart working a defensive guard here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Heart being controlled here, momentarily.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Heart with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Cambodia to score with a decent uppercut.
Cambodia looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Cambodia with a hook.
Heart takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Brett Heart is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Cambodia drives through with a takedown into guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cambodia engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Cambodia preventing the sweep.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Cambodia is looking to work some ground and pound but Heart has wrist control.
Cambodia with a flurry of punches that miss.
Cambodia showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Heart will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Polo Cambodia hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Heart fails with the takedown.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Cambodia decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Cambodia is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Heart has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Cambodia is working away from the top position though.
Cambodia not landing any meaningful shots this time.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Heart has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Cambodia is working away from the top position though.
Cambodia lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Polo Cambodia showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Cambodia shoots in looking for a takedown but Heart manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Cambodia's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.

Cambodia closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Heart to the mat! Heart manages to get full guard.
Cambodia trying to control but Heart is working from the bottom.
Cambodia's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Heart pulls Cambodia in close to prevent any damage.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Cambodia working some strikes from top position.
Heart can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Cambodia controls the pace.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Polo Cambodia hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.

Cambodia looking to score a takedown here. Heart is defending well but Cambodia drives through and ends up in Heart's guard.
Cambodia engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Heart avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Cambodia 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.
Cambodia throwing strikes but missing.
Cambodia sitting in guard, not really doing much.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Polo Cambodia.

Cambodia closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Heart to the mat! Heart manages to get full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Heart looking to hit a scissor sweep but Cambodia is one step ahead there.
Cambodia missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Heart is trying to keep Cambodia in close.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cambodia trying to stand up but can't free himself from Heart's guard.
Cambodia controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Cambodia throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Heart works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Polo Cambodia has got the better of the ground game so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cambodia trying to stand up but can't free himself from Heart's guard.
Cambodia has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Cambodia trying to control the position from guard on top but Heart is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Polo Cambodia was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Cambodia closes the distance and clinches up with Heart, looking for a takedown. Cambodia pushes Heart against the cage but Heart circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.

Cambodia shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Heart's guard.
Heart is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Cambodia is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Cambodia stands up from guard. Let's bang!

Cambodia looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Heart!
Cambodia takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Cambodia has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Heart wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Cambodia.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Heart blocking the ground and pound.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cambodia content just to control the position here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Polo Cambodia really dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

A momentary lapse in concentration from Heart enables Cambodia to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Heart manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Heart is controlling Cambodia's posture.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Cambodia sitting in guard here, content to control.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Brett Heart.
Cambodia slaps away a takedown attempt from Heart, before circling back to the center of the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Cambodia.
Cambodia fails to land the takedown.
Cambodia shoots in but Heart avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Brett Heart has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Polo Cambodia.
Heart tries for a takedown but Cambodia sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.

Cambodia bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Cambodia working the head with strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cambodia controls the position.
Cambodia working away.
Cambodia working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Both fighters take a look at the clock.
Cambodia taking a breather here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Cambodia decides to stand back up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Heart's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Cambodia connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Heart scrambles back to his feet.
Cambodia shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Heart but Heart pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Cambodia shoots for a takedown but Heart saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Heart misses with a takedown attempt - Cambodia sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Good standup being displayed there by Cambodia as he connects with a hook.

Cambodia darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Cambodia thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Heart gets full guard.
Cambodia wants to pass the guard but Heart is keeping the position.
Cambodia content to stall in guard here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Polo Cambodia dominated that fourth round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Heart shoots in looking for a takedown but Cambodia manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Heart's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.

Cambodia closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Heart to the mat! Heart manages to get full guard.
Heart pulls Cambodia in close to prevent any damage.

Cambodia gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.

Cambodia moves into the clinch.
Heart goes for a takedown attempt but Cambodia pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Cambodia shoots in but no luck this time.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Heart shoots in and gets a takedown into Cambodia's guard.
Cambodia manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Heart throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Cambodia controlling from mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee warns Heart that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Cambodia thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Heart tries to hold on but Cambodia pushes him away.
Cambodia dominating with strikes here.
Cambodia controlling his opponent.
This has been an exciting period of action!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Heart keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Cambodia looking to control and managing it successfully.
Heart is working to get back to half guard.
Cambodia takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Heart tries to lock up and control but Cambodia gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Cambodia controlling from the full mount.
Brett Heart has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Polo Cambodia is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Polo Cambodia hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.

Cambodia shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Heart manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.

And that's the end of the fight!
Polo Cambodia comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Cambodia has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.

Judge Paul Gruel scores the fight for Polo Cambodia!
Judge Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight for Polo Cambodia!
Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight for Polo Cambodia!

Polo Cambodia wins by unanimous decision!
Polo Cambodia is the new bantamweight champion!