PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Raphaele Heisenberg (ranked 1255 p4p, 129 weight class) and Mannie Parazinho (ranked 2646 p4p, 223 weight class). Heisenberg comes to the cage accompanied by For Heavy Metal we will die!. Mannie Parazinho will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Heisenberg
vs
Parazinho

161 cm
32
140 lbs
16 - 4 - 2

174 cm
33
152 lbs
10 - 9 - 1

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Excellent grappler
World class boxer
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 4 - 2, fighting out of Los Angeles, Raphaele Heisenberg!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 9 - 1, fighting out of New York, Mannie Parazinho!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Stewart Dunkirk and Frank Dennis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Heisenberg lands with an overhand left.
Heisenberg tried to score with a low kick but Parazinho checks it.
Heisenberg fails with an attempt to clinch.
Heisenberg on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.

Heisenberg changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Parazinho looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Parazinho tries to control the position but he's not in luck - Heisenberg easily slips into full mount!
Heisenberg putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Heisenberg trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Parazinho is trying desperately to improve position.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Heisenberg in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Heisenberg wants to control the pace but Parazinho is squirming around nicely.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Heisenberg scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Parazinho?
Parazinho is trying desperately to improve position.
Heisenberg lands a nice shot to the head.
Parazinho is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Heisenberg avoids the attempt from Parazinho to control.
Parazinho is squirming around, avoiding Heisenberg's attempts to control the action.
Parazinho keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice elbow there by Heisenberg.
Heisenberg punishing his opponent with strikes.
Heisenberg controlling the pace for now.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Heisenberg lands a couple of good shots and Parazinho has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Heisenberg lands with a big left hand that may well have hurt his opponent. Can Parazinho hold on?!
Parazinho tries to break free.
Parazinho is trying to get back to his feet but Heisenberg has full control of the position and if anything, Parazinho has just worked his way into a worse spot.

Heisenberg is looking for the choke from the back position but Parazinho is controlling his hands well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Parazinho turns into Heisenberg and is now in his guard.
Heisenberg looking to hit a scissor sweep but Parazinho is one step ahead there.
Heisenberg seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Heisenberg is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Parazinho trying to control but Heisenberg is working from the bottom.
Heisenberg has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.

Heisenberg throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Parazinho escapes and throws Heisenberg's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Heisenberg is looking to reverse the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Heisenberg is not content to let Parazinho control the position.

Parazinho wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Heisenberg, who protects the arm well.
Heisenberg is looking for a sweep.
Heisenberg manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.

Parazinho is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Parazinho trying to control the action but Heisenberg is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Raphaele Heisenberg 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.

Heisenberg swats away the attempt to clinch by Parazinho.
Heisenberg throws a big counter combination but Parazinho scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Heisenberg fails in his attempt to clinch.
Parazinho digs a good body shot into Heisenberg's ribs.
Parazinho fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Heisenberg throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Parazinho misses with a few strikes there.
Heisenberg tries to clinch but Parazinho moves out of range.
Parazinho takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Parazinho misses with a looping right.
Heisenberg shoots in looking for a takedown but Parazinho manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Heisenberg's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Parazinho throws a body punch but Heisenberg moves out of range.
Heisenberg waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Parazinho.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Parazinho scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Heisenberg lands with a nice body punch.
Heisenberg connects with a single shot there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A telegraphed right hand from Heisenberg misses the target.
Parazinho throws a nice inside leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Heisenberg fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Parazinho manages to avoid it.
Heisenberg swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Heisenberg is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Parazinho can do to turn this around?
Parazinho tries to score with a low kick but Heisenberg moves his leg out of the way.

Heisenberg gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Heisenberg makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Heisenberg blocks an elbow strike from Parazinho.
Parazinho misses with a short punch on the inside.
Heisenberg misses with some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Heisenberg.
A head punch on the inside from Heisenberg fails to land.
Parazinho swings wildly with an uppercut but Heisenberg uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch on the inside from Heisenberg fails to land.
Parazinho creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Heisenberg's defenses.
Heisenberg lands a left hand.
Heisenberg working aggressively here.
Heisenberg throws a punch but it's blocked by Parazinho.
Heisenberg blocks a body shot from Parazinho.
Parazinho is trying to force a seperation but Heisenberg has the dominant position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Parazinho with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Parazinho lands a body shot in the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Heisenberg fails to land.
Parazinho lands a left hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Heisenberg swings wildly with an uppercut but Parazinho uses good head movement to avoid it.
A nice left hand lands by Parazinho.

Parazinho breaks the clinch.
Parazinho avoids the head kick by Heisenberg.
Parazinho is looking to score with low kicks.
Parazinho throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Heisenberg sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Heisenberg lands a head shot.
Heisenberg misses with a series of wild punches.
Heisenberg is looking to clinch but Parazinho is avoiding it.
Good shot there by Heisenberg.
Parazinho misses with an uppercut. Heisenberg saw that one coming.
Parazinho throws out a powerful jab.
Parazinho throws out a token jab with nothing on it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Parazinho swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Heisenberg throwing a counter right hand but Parazinho manages to avoid it.
Parazinho misses with an uppercut
and Heisenberg makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Heisenberg thuds his right hand into Parazinho's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Heisenberg ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Parazinho moves away.
Heisenberg tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Parazinho moves out of range as Heisenberg throws a body kick.
Parazinho misses with a two punch combination.
No joy there for Heisenberg, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Raphaele Heisenberg is winning the standup battle so far.

Heisenberg closes the distance and clinches.
The referee is keeping an eye on Parazinho - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.

Heisenberg has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Parazinho regains guard immediately.

Heisenberg got a little sloppy there for a moment and Parazinho has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Heisenberg has managed to get both his arms back between Parazinho's legs - danger averted.
Heisenberg pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Parazinho is keeping the position for now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Parazinho has his foot on Heisenberg's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Heisenberg works his way back into a safe position though.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Heisenberg keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Parazinho's head.
Parazinho not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

Parazinho looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Heisenberg passes into half guard.
Heisenberg tries to pass to full mount but Parazinho defends it.
Parazinho is looking for a sweep. Heisenberg is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
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 Raphaele Heisenberg will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Parazinho misses with a low kick as Heisenberg jumps back.
Heisenberg misses with a straight right.
A leg kick checked by Heisenberg.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Parazinho, right into the meat.
Parazinho throws a nice outside leg kick.

Heisenberg shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Parazinho tries to push off, looking to stand up, but Heisenberg manages to move to mount!
Heisenberg can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Parazinho is looking to escape.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Parazinho keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Heisenberg can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Parazinho is looking to escape.
Parazinho is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Heisenberg with shots to the head and body - Parazinho looks very uncomfortable down there.
The referee warns Parazinho that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Parazinho takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Heisenberg working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Heisenberg lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Parazinho sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Heisenberg has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Heisenberg in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Parazinho is desperately trying to improve his position but Heisenberg has a good base and remains in mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Heisenberg trying to control but Parazinho is having none of it.
Parazinho is looking to improve his position but Heisenberg isn't that keen on the idea.
Heisenberg is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Heisenberg looking to control but Parazinho is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Parazinho regains half guard.
Heisenberg scoring with strikes to the body and head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Heisenberg has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
BOOM! Heisenberg connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Heisenberg unloading with bombs!
Mannie Parazinho has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Parazinho is desperately trying to improve his position but Heisenberg has a good base and remains in mount.
Parazinho is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Heisenberg lands a big shot there that rocks Parazinho but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Parazinho is trying to get back to his feet but can't.

And that's the end of the fight!
Raphaele Heisenberg showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Heisenberg, 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 Chris Downing scores the fight 30:27
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Raphaele Heisenberg!
After the fight, Raphaele Heisenberg was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.