PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jeff Hecker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lee Wang (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hecker kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is The Ultimate Warrior. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Hecker
vs
Wang

175 cm
32
135 lbs
20 - 14 - 0

172 cm
33
131 lbs
8 - 11 - 1

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Powerful

BlackStar Athletics

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 20 - 14 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jeff Hecker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Lee Wang!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Anni Minnemäki and Marco Blurström.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Wang gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Wang misses with a knee to the head.
Wang misses with a knee strike.
Wang with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Wang tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Wang lands an elbow that stopped Hecker in his tracks for a moment.
Hecker stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Wang just misses with a elbow thrown towards Hecker's brow.
Hecker misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hecker really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Wang misses with a short punch on the inside.
Wang tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Wang takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Wang throws a knee to the head but misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hecker being controlled against the cage.
Hecker is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Wang tries a knee to the head but Hecker blocks it.
Hecker throws a head punch that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hecker tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Wang.
Wang using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Hecker has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Hecker takes a knee to the side of the body.
Hecker tries to stall but Wang uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Wang throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Hecker blocks it with crossed arms.
Wang lands an elbow just above Hecker 's eye.
Wang tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Hecker lands a shoulder strike.
Hecker lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Wang backwards.
Wang misses with an elbow strike.
Wang lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Hecker lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Wang tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wang wants to break the clinch but can't.
Nice elbow from Wang.
Hecker looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Wang throws a knee to the head but misses.
Wang with an attempt at a knee that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wang pushes Hecker back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Wang misses with a knee strike.

Hecker pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hecker goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.

Wang darts in and clinches Hecker up against the cage.
Wang taking a breather.
Still in the clinch, Hecker scores with a nice short uppercut.
Hecker doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hecker doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Wang with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Wang lands a left hand that snaps the head of Hecker backwards.
Wang throws a knee to the head but misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Wang.
Wang tries to land a knee to the head but Hecker blocks with his arms.
Wang's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Wang tries to land a knee to the head but Hecker blocks with his arms.
Wang with a knee to the head.
Hecker lands with a left to the head.
Wang lands an elbow that stopped Hecker in his tracks for a moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wang with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Hecker scores with a nice hook to the head.
Hecker goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hecker fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Wang misses with a knee strike.
Hecker is trying to break the clinch but Wang is controlling him.
A short uppercut from Hecker.
Wang throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Hecker blocks it with crossed arms.
Wang tries a knee to the head but Hecker blocks it.
Wang lands a damaging elbow.
Wang tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hecker avoids it.
Wang lands a knee to the head.
Wang blocks a body shot from Hecker.
Wang taking a breather.
Wang wants to stall.
Hecker blocking some punches.
Hecker takes an elbow to the temple.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wang misses with a knee strike.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hecker digs a right hand underneath Wang's ribcage. Wang let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Wang tries a knee to the head but Hecker blocks it.
Wang prevents a body shot from Hecker.
The referee is keeping an eye on Wang - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
The referee calls for Hecker to work.
Wang tries to land a knee to the head but Hecker blocks with his arms.
Wang tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Hecker looking to slow down the pace here.
Wang throws a knee to the head but misses.

Hecker manages to break the clinch.

Wang drives through and clinches with Hecker against the cage.
Wang misses with a knee strike.
Wang keeps control of Hecker as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Hecker presses Wang against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lee Wang dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Hecker throws a body punch but Wang moves out of range.
Hecker swings for the body but Wang moves out of range.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Hecker looks to score with a jab to the body but Wang is just out of range.
Wang dodges the punch combination from Hecker.
Hecker ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Wang moves away.

Wang fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Hecker, pushing him back against the cage.
Hecker lands an uppercut.
Wang has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Wang manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Hecker misses with a body punch.
Hecker cracks Wang with a nice body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wang with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Hecker wants to get back to striking at distance but Wang won't allow it.
Wang being controlled against the cage.
Lee Wang seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Wang using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Hecker has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wang looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Hecker goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Wang comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Wang fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hecker tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Wang's elbow.
Hecker is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

Hecker pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Wang lands an elbow inside that Hecker shrugs off.
Wang taking a breather.
Wang taking a breather.
Wang lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Wang throws a knee to the head but misses.
Wang trying to stall but Hecker improves his position.
Hecker lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Hecker lands a body punch.
Hecker blocks a punch to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wang blocks a body shot from Hecker.
Hecker digs a right hand underneath Wang's ribcage. Wang let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Wang as Hecker tries to tie him up.
Wang with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Hecker misses with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hecker lands with a short shot to the head.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Hecker stalling in the clinch.
Wang landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Wang misses with a knee strike.
A frustrated look appears on Hecker's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Wang with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Hecker has had enough of the clinch but Wang keeps him there for the moment.
Wang misses with a knee strike.
Hecker lands a hook that snaps the head of Wang backwards.
Wang lands a hook to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wang is trying to maintain a safe position but Hecker gets an underhook and turns Wang into the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Hecker fails to land.
Hecker wants to stall.
A short body shot lands from Hecker as the two fighters clinch.
Wang tries a knee to the head but Hecker blocks it.
Hecker misses with a body punch.
Wang misses with a knee strike.
Hecker wants to stall.
A short body shot lands from Hecker as the two fighters clinch.

Hecker breaks the clinch.
Hecker misses with a jab, cross combination.

Wang pushes Hecker up against the cage in a clinch.
Hecker lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Hecker lands a nice shot to the body.
Hecker lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Hecker displaying some good clinch control by pressing Wang up against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Come on Wang - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Hecker dodges an elbow strike from Wang.
Hecker lands a right hand.
Hecker is looking to control Wang's arms but Wang gets an underhook and turns him. Now Hecker has his back to the cage.
Hecker tries a body shot but Wang blocks it.

Hecker manages to break the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Wang fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

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

Hecker instigates a clinch.
Wang tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Hecker misses with a body punch.
Wang prevents a body shot from Hecker.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Jeff Hecker will probably get the nod.
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!

Wang takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Hecker lands a nice looking body shot.
Hecker scores with a three punch combo!

Wang is rocked!

It looks like Lee Wang has been cut.

Wang drives through and clinches with Hecker against the cage.
Wang is still on wobbly legs! Can Hecker finish him?
Hecker avoids a wild elbow strike from Wang.
Hecker scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Wang throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Hecker digs a right hand into Wang's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Wang's gas tank.
Hecker lands a right hand.
Hecker is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Hecker working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wang misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hecker.
Wang using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Hecker has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A bit of stalling here from Hecker.
Wang letting Hecker take a breather here.
Wang throws a head punch that misses.
Wang misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hecker.
Wang lands a knee to the head.
Wang seems to have recovered his senses.
Wang with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Wang prevents Hecker from breaking the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wang throws a knee to the head but misses.
Wang tries a knee to the head but Hecker blocks it.
Hecker lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Wang throws a head punch that misses.
Wang using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Hecker has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Wang takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Wang misses with a knee strike.
Wang tries a knee to the head but Hecker blocks it.
A shot in the inside from Hecker.
Hecker tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hecker misses with a punch to the body.
Hecker doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hecker misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hecker lands a body punch in the clinch.
Wang misses with a knee strike.
A body shot lands from Hecker.
The referee calls for Hecker to work.
Hecker tries to work over Wang's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hecker has a couple of punches blocked by Wang.
Wang tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Hecker throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Wangs head.
Hecker struggles to land a body shot inside as Wang controls his hands.
Wang misses with a knee strike.
Hecker lands a hook that snaps the head of Wang backwards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hecker misses with a hook to the ribs.

Hecker breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hecker lands a jab-cross combination.
Nice defenses there by Wang.
Hecker misses with a straight right.
Sloppy strikes from Hecker. Those never looked like landing.

Wang moves into the clinch.
Wang throws a knee to the head but misses.
Wang with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Hecker wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hecker goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hecker tries to break free but Wang pushes him back against the cage.
Wang leaning against his opponent.
Hecker blocks an elbow strike from Wang.
Wang prevents a body shot from Hecker.
Hecker taking a breather.
Hecker misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hecker cracks Wang with a nice body shot.
Hecker misses with a hook to the ribs.
Wang looking to throw knees to the head but Hecker is blocking nicely.
Wang using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Hecker has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Wang throws a knee to the head but misses.
Hecker is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Wang tries to land a knee to the head but Hecker blocks with his arms.
Wang tries a body shot but Hecker blocks it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wang throws a knee to the head but misses.
Hecker lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Wang or not.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Hecker creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Wang missing with knees to the body.
Wang looking to throw knees to the head but Hecker is blocking nicely.
Hecker scores with a nice hook to the head.
Wang blocks a body shot from Hecker.
Wang misses with a knee to the head.
Hecker wants to break the clinch but can't.
Hecker trying to control the position but instead, Wang has worked for underhooks and has pushed Hecker into the cage.
Hecker stalls.
Wang taking a breather.
Wang throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Hecker blocks it with crossed arms.
Wang using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Hecker has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jeff Hecker showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Hecker has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 29:28
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jeff Hecker!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Jeff Hecker made sure he mentioned BlackStar Athletics , along with how happy he was to win his fight.
The defeated Lee Wang had this to say: 'I'm very sorry! I'll be back stronger!'.