PBP Commentary

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

Hearts
vs
Biggs

182 cm
20
211 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

190 cm
23
225 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, TJ Hearts!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Justin Biggs!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Matheus Silva and Paulo Santos.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A cross from Biggs lands.

It looks like TJ Hearts has been cut.
Hearts swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Biggs misses with a right hand

and Hearts counters with a shoot takedown. Biggs fights it but they end up in guard.
Biggs utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Hearts is stalling in the full guard.
Hearts trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Hearts sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Hearts stops Biggs from standing up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Biggs keeping full guard, as Hearts tries to pass.
Hearts trying to control the position from guard on top but Biggs is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Biggs not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Biggs throws an off balance right hand

and Hearts decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Biggs's guard.
Hearts stays in close to Biggs's body and controls the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Biggs has momentary wrist control but Hearts slips an elbow through the middle.
Hearts lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Hearts is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Hearts loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Hearts trying to control but Biggs is working from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hearts throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Hearts showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Hearts landing with the ground and pound.
Hearts is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Hearts scoring with some ground and pound.
Hearts postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Hearts is looking to work some ground and pound but Biggs has wrist control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hearts sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Biggs has momentary wrist control but Hearts slips an elbow through the middle.
Hearts content to stall in guard here.
Hearts tries to free his leg and advance position but Biggs is retaining full guard.
Biggs avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Hearts scoring with punches to the head and body.
Hearts throwing strikes from guard but Biggs blocks nicely.
Biggs keeping moving, preventing Hearts from controlling successfully.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Hearts scoring with some ground and pound.
Hearts lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Hearts missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Hearts looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Hearts content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

TJ Hearts dominated that round.
The cut man is working on TJ Hearts's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Biggs throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Hearts decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Biggs's guard.
Hearts is stalling in the full guard.
Hearts is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Hearts trying to control but Biggs is working from the bottom.

Biggs has his feet on Hearts's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Biggs throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hearts avoids the body shot from Biggs.
Hearts fails with the takedown.
A shot to the body from Biggs misses

so Hearts counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hearts missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
TJ Hearts overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Biggs keeping moving, preventing Hearts from controlling successfully.
Hearts is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Biggs can do to turn this around?
Hearts stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Biggs swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Hearts's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Hearts trying to control but Biggs is working from the bottom.
Biggs being controlled here, momentarily.
Hearts missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Hearts landing some decent shots from guard.
Biggs keeping moving, preventing Hearts from controlling successfully.
Hearts 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.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Hearts tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Biggs was well out of range. Poor timing from Hearts.
Justin Biggs is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hearts walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Biggs checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Biggs throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Biggs bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Biggs misses with a hook. Hearts ducked under it nicely.
Biggs clobbers Hearts with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
A looping hook to the body misses from Biggs. Hearts does a little dance to reset his feet.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Biggs, as that shot connected.
Hearts throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Biggs's waist but Biggs gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Hearts off to one side.
Biggs throws a hook but Hearts blocks it.
Hearts throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Hearts looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Hearts lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Hearts looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Biggs is fending him off so far but Hearts persists. Nope, Biggs circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for TJ Hearts. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Biggs misses with a jab, cross combination.
Biggs swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Hearts pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hearts staying out of range there.
Biggs pushing out the jab but it's not landing.

Hearts shoots in and gets a takedown into Biggs's guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hearts is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Hearts missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Hearts stops Biggs from standing up.
Hearts postures up and lands a big shot to Biggs's brow.
Hearts stands and throws Biggs's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Biggs takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Hearts tries to advance to mount but Biggs denies him.
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 TJ Hearts will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on TJ Hearts's cut.
That's time! Hearts's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Hearts's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Biggs connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Hearts scrambles back to his feet.
Hearts slips a jab from Biggs.
Hearts throws a shot from downtown. Biggs moves away and avoids it.
Biggs throws a series of punches but Hearts moves out of range.
Biggs misses with a jab, cross combination.
A clash of legs there as Biggs blocks the low kick.

Hearts throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Biggs tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Hearts is in Biggs's guard.
Hearts not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Hearts with a flurry of punches that miss.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hearts sitting in guard here, content to control.
Hearts postures up in Biggs's guard and throws a big left but Biggs blocks it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hearts trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Biggs manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!

Hearts is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Hearts lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Hearts drops an elbow to the side of Biggs's head.
Hearts throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Hearts looks to land a strike but Biggs avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Hearts's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Hearts trying to control the position from guard on top but Biggs is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Biggs trying to keep a closed guard but Hearts is proving a slippery customer.
TJ Hearts is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hearts 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.
Hearts stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Biggs swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Hearts slips nicely into half guard.
Hearts sitting and controlling from the half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Hearts moves away from the strike by Biggs.
Hearts ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Biggs moves away.
Biggs avoids the body shot from Hearts.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Biggs misses with a straight left.
Hearts feinted with a counter takedown.

Hearts shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Biggs manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Hearts wants to pass the guard but Biggs is keeping the position.
Hearts is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

And that's the end of the fight!
TJ Hearts showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Hearts, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Thiago Cunha scores the fight 30:27
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... TJ Hearts!