PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rolland Heath (ranked 25313 p4p, 0 weight class) and JJ William (ranked 3359 p4p, 0 weight class). William comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Won't let go kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! JJ William will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Heath
vs
William

209 cm
18
193 lbs
2 - 4 - 0

179 cm
25
187 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Experienced

BJJ Brown Belt
Decent knees
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Rolland Heath!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, JJ William!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Ben Zyskovitsi and Matti Vanhoillinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sloppy strikes from Heath. Those never looked like landing.
William shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Heath sprawls well. Heath wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. William gets slowly back to his feet.
Heath went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Heath lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.

William darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Heath is looking to improve his position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Heath is trying to stand.
Heath is refusing to be controlled, as William sits in half guard.
William wants to stand up but Heath is controlling the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Heath slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
William stops Heath from standing up.
Heath keeping moving, preventing William from controlling successfully.
William prevents Heath from getting back to his feet.

Heath manages to escape and get back to his feet.

William changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Heath looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
William prevents Heath from escaping the position.

William decides to stand back up.

William moves into range and clinches up with Heath.
Heath tries to break the clinch but William is controlling the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Heath breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Heath, as that shot connected.
William shoots for a takedown but Heath saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
No luck for William with that takedown attempt.
Rolland Heath has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of JJ William.
Heath misses with a kick to the body.
Heath throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

Heath closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into William's guard.
William not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
William has momentary wrist control but Heath slips an elbow through the middle.
Heath scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Heath knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for William on the ground.
Heath throws an elbow that misses. William uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Heath's guard. Nice move by William!

Heath really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

William is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
William looks winded!
William would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.

Heath is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. William presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.
Heath is trying to break free.
William fails to pull guard.
Heath keeps control of William as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A short left from Heath.

William manages to break the clinch.

William gets a clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
William blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Heath with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Heath wants to break free but William has control.
Heath lands an elbow inside that William shrugs off.

William manages to break the clinch.
William misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.

Heath dives in and scores a takedown into William's guard.

The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
William pushes Heath off and gets back to his feet.
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!
William fails to land the takedown.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rolland Heath 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.

Heath drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
You can see the frustration on William's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.

Heath working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Heath will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
William defending against the ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Heath tries to score with some ground and pound. William controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Heath working the ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
William is looking for a sweep.
Heath throwing shots but missing, from side control.
William struggling a bit here.
William is not content to let Heath control the position.
William manages to work his way to half guard, despite Heath's best efforts.
Heath not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Heath working over William with some ground and pound. William looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Heath thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed William's head.
William works his way to full guard. Good work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Heath lands a couple of elbows.
Heath distracts William with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Heath won't allow William to sweep him here.
Heath lands a couple of digs.
Heath throwing strikes from guard but William blocks nicely.
Heath postures up in William's guard and throws a big left but William blocks it.
Heath lands a couple of digs.
Heath throws a big right hand that misses.
Heath throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as William works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Heath gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and William connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Heath rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but William moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

William dives in and scores a takedown into Heath's guard.
Heath is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
William preventing the sweep.
William lands a couple of elbows.
William is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Heath wants to stand and escape but William is having none of it.
William trying to control but Heath is working from the bottom.
Heath working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from William.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
William wants to control from the top but Heath keeps moving.
Heath is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that William can do to turn this around?

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
William pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Rolland Heath is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Heath feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.

Heath decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.

Heath fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with William, pushing him back against the cage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Heath taking a breather.
William has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Heath after a bit of a struggle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rolland Heath dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

William darts in and clinches Heath up against the cage.
William tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Heath smiles and moves away.
William gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Heath counters with a left and a right that stings William.

Heath shoots in and bounces William off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Heath working some strikes from top position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

William is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
William manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Heath manages to get himself to full guard.

William takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Heath has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
William looking to sit in guard and control but Heath gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Heath stands up from William's guard - Heath perhaps looking for a knockout.

William moves into the clinch.
Heath wants to break the clinch but can't.

Heath escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Heath rushes William and presses him up against the cage.
Heath has had enough of the clinch but William keeps him there for the moment.

Heath breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
William with a lazy takedown attempt

and Heath holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Rolland Heath has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of JJ William.

Heath breaks from the clinch.

William clinches up against the cage.
Heath is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Heath leaning his opponent against the cage.

Heath breaks from the clinch.

William clinches with his opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
William can't get the takedown.
Heath using the Thai plumb to throw knees but William has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Heath tries to break the clinch but William is controlling the position.
Heath wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Heath tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
William takes a shot to the head.
Heath throws an elbow but it misses.

Heath manages to break the clinch.

William rushes Heath and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Heath pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
William stalling in the clinch but Heath improves position.
Heath wants to get back to striking at distance but William won't allow it.
William tries to stall but Heath uses the opportunity to gain a better position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Heath's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Heath scores with a takedown into William's guard.

The fighters are working up against the cage. William manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
William wants to stall.
Heath wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Heath pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
William tries for a takedown but Heath manages to get underhooks.

William gets control of Heath's arms and successfully pulls guard. William will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Heath's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
JJ William has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rolland Heath is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Heath stands up over William, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.

And that's the end of the fight!
Rolland Heath showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Heath has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Arvi Lind scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 30:27
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rolland Heath!