PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Luther Heggs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Balrog Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Johnson has chosen Gary Clark Jr. - Bright Lights as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Heggs
vs
Johnson

198 cm
33
280 lbs
28 - 15 - 1

192 cm
38
216 lbs
23 - 7 - 0

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World class boxer
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World class boxer
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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 28 - 15 - 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 23 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Balrog Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Paulo Santos and Felipe Paraventi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Heggs. That did some damage!
Johnson throws a leg kick but Heggs checks it.
Johnson moves out of range of the strikes.
Heggs seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Balrog Johnson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Heggs throws a nice looking combination but Johnson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Heggs moves out of range as Johnson strikes.
Johnson throws a hook to the side of Heggs's head but Heggs sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Johnson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Johnson keeps the fight on the outside.
Heggs tries to close the distance and clinch but Johnson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Crunch! Johnson slams his shin into Heggs's torso.
Heggs drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Heggs tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Johnson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Johnson delivers a nice body kick.
Johnson misses with an attempted mid kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson swings for the body but Heggs moves out of range.
Johnson has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Heggs is looking to clinch but Johnson is avoiding it.
Johnson throws a wild body kick that Heggs sees coming a mile off.
Heggs moves out of range of the body kick from Johnson.
Johnson scoring well with a low kick there.
Johnson misses with a left hand
and Heggs cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Heggs dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Johnson wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Johnson lands with a thumping leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Heggs on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Johnson tries a low kick but Heggs avoids it.
Johnson lands a glancing blow to the side of Heggs's head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Heggs walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Heggs throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Johnson.
Johnson paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Heggs throws a lazy head kick
and Johnson counters with a low kick, right behind Heggs 's knee.
Johnson misses with a body kick.
Johnson misses with a low kick.
A swing and a miss from Heggs.
A slapping body kick lands there for Johnson.
A head kick misses from Johnson.
Nice body kick there by Johnson.
Johnson throws a push kick but Heggs slaps the foot to one side.
Heggs tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Johnson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson scoring well with a low kick there.
Heggs tries to clinch up.
Heggs tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Johnson throws a leg kick but Heggs sees it coming and moves out of range.
Johnson lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
That kick from Johnson tenderised Heggs's leg. Heggs is trying to keep his angry face on.
Nice cross by Johnson.
Nice defenses there by Heggs.
Heggs blocks the body kick.
Johnson misses with a body kick.
Johnson chopping away at his opponent's legs.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Johnson swings for the body but Heggs moves out of range.
Heggs needs to keep his hands up - Johnson had a free shot at his head there.
Heggs throws an overhand right that lands on Johnson's shoulder, as Johnson tries to avoid the shot.
Johnson misses with a body shot.
Johnson throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Heggs connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Johnson throws an overhand right that lands on Heggs's shoulder, as Heggs tries to avoid the shot.
Johnson fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Heggs has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Johnson throws a hook but Heggs avoids it easily.
Johnson cracks the inside of Heggs's front leg.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Heggs scores with a hook.
Heggs throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Johnson fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Heggs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Balrog Johnson dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Johnson jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Johnson throws a head kick but Heggs moves out of range.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Johnson lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Heggs has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Heggs and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
A clash of legs there as Heggs blocks the low kick.
Balrog Johnson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Heggs on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Johnson tries to work over Heggs's front leg with a kick but Heggs checks it.
Heggs tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Heggs is looking to clinch but Johnson is avoiding it.
Johnson misses with a series of wild punches.
Johnson throws a lazy right hand but Heggs sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Johnson scores with a body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Heggs on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Johnson misses with a hook.
Heggs tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Johnson counters with a nice uppercut.
The fight stays on the outside here - Heggs looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Johnson fakes the leg kick and cracks Heggs in the body.
The crowd cheers as Heggs lands an impressive looking overhand right. Johnson doesn't seem phased though.
Heggs is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Heggs on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Heggs ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Heggs avoids a kick to the body.
Johnson throws a jab but it's blocked by Heggs.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Johnson.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Heggs throws a looping overhand right but Johnson ducks down to avoid it.
Johnson throws a head kick that misses.
Heggs stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Johnson.
Johnson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Heggs moves away.
Heggs closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Johnson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Johnson, right into the meat.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Johnson, right into the meat.
Jab, jab by Johnson - just one landing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson connects with a body shot that sends Heggs's belly button to the back.
Nice body kick from Johnson.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Heggs bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Johnson lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Heggs will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Heggs tries to clinch but Johnson is having none of it.
Heggs takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Heggs bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Johnson wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Johnson. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Both fighters circling a little - Johnson finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Johnson lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.

Johnson closes the distance and clinches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
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 head punch on the inside from Heggs fails to land.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Johnson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Johnson lands an uppercut.

Heggs escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Johnson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Johnson misses the target.
Johnson scores with a kick to the midsection.
Johnson tried to score with a low kick but Heggs checks it.
Nice defenses there by Heggs.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Johnson misses with a low kick.
Heggs takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Johnson cracks Heggs with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Balrog Johnson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Johnson moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Heggs with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Johnson to score with a decent uppercut.
Heggs throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Heggs tries to clinch there but Johnson circles away.
Johnson is looking to score with low kicks.
Johnson throws out a powerful jab.
Heggs loads up on a big right hand but Johnson slips the punch.
Johnson plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!

It looks like Luther Heggs has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Johnson fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Johnson throws a body kick that misses.
Johnson tries a low kick but Heggs avoids it.

Heggs has closed the distance and engaged Johnson in a clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson lands an uppercut.
Johnson has Heggs pressed against the cage.
Heggs misses with some punches.
Heggs is trying to break the clinch but Johnson is controlling him.
Heggs takes a shot to the head.
Heggs gets through Johnson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Still in the clinch, Johnson scores with a nice short uppercut.
Heggs throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Heggs makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Johnson tries a body shot but Heggs blocks it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Johnson.
Heggs working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Johnson.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Heggs wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Heggs taking a breather.
Johnson lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Heggs backwards.
Heggs tries a body shot but Johnson blocks it.
A hook to the body from Heggs.
Johnson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Heggs throws a head punch that misses.
Heggs misses with a body punch.
Heggs working aggressively here.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Johnson.
Johnson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Johnson is trying to maintain a safe position but Heggs gets an underhook and turns Johnson into the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Heggs is trying to push Johnson away but Johnson has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Heggs can't find room to land a body shot as Johnson controls the action.
Johnson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Heggss head.
Heggs misses with a short punch on the inside.
Heggs is trying to maintain a safe position but Johnson gets an underhook and turns Heggs into the cage.
Johnson lands a right hand that snaps the head of Heggs backwards.
Johnson lands a body punch in the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Johnson.
Johnson lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Heggs wants to get back to striking at distance but Johnson won't allow it.
Johnson swings wildly with an uppercut but Heggs uses good head movement to avoid it.
Luther Heggs has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Heggs doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Johnson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Johnson.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Johnson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Johnson has Heggs pressed against the cage, preventing Heggs from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Johnson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Heggss head.
Johnson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

Heggs breaks from the clinch.
Heggs on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Johnson. Johnson obviously looking to wear him down.
Heggs paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
A solid body kick from Johnson.
Heggs jabbing away but nothing is landing.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Heggs on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Johnson cracks the inside of Heggs's front leg.
A cross from Johnson lands.

And that's the end of the fight!
Balrog Johnson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Johnson 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 27:30
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Balrog Johnson!
Balrog Johnson decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.