PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Mike Lowe (ranked 867 p4p, 92 weight class) and Raphaele Heisenberg (ranked 945 p4p, 99 weight class). Heisenberg has chosen For Heavy Metal we will die! as his entrance music. This should be a great matchup!

Lowe
vs
Heisenberg

172 cm
30
156 lbs
19 - 9 - 0

161 cm
34
148 lbs
19 - 6 - 3

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Olympic wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Vegan Gains

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 19 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Mike Lowe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 6 - 3, fighting out of Los Angeles, Raphaele Heisenberg!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Heisenberg closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Lowe blocks a body shot from Heisenberg.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lowe.
A head punch on the inside from Lowe fails to land.
A left hand lands to the body for Heisenberg.
A head punch on the inside from Lowe fails to land.
Heisenberg lands with a short shot to the head.
Lowe blocks an uppercut.
Heisenberg tries a body shot but Lowe blocks it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lowe.
A short left from Heisenberg.
Lowe landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Lowe prevents a body shot from Heisenberg.
Heisenberg lands with a short shot to the head.
Heisenberg misses with a punch on the inside.
Lowe tries to land a knee to the head but Heisenberg blocks with his arms.
Lowe misses with a punch on the inside.
Lowe misses with a body punch.
Heisenberg misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Lowe working aggressively here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lowe working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Heisenberg creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lowe lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Heisenberg looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Heisenberg lands a hook that snaps the head of Lowe backwards.
Heisenberg doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Heisenberg.
Lowe digs a right hand underneath Heisenberg's ribcage. Heisenberg let out a lung full of air as it connected.

Heisenberg jumps into guard, dragging Lowe to the mat.
Lowe in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Heisenberg bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Lowe's guard.

Lowe trying to keep a closed guard but Heisenberg is proving a slippery customer.
Lowe is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Heisenberg keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Lowe's head.
Heisenberg trying to control the position from guard on top but Lowe is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Heisenberg landing some decent shots from guard.
Heisenberg pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Lowe is keeping the position for now.

Lowe is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Heisenberg defends well.
Heisenberg pushes down on Lowe's leg and manages to get into half guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Lowe taking some punishment here, with Heisenberg in his half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lowe trying to hold on to Heisenberg's head to control him but Heisenberg postures up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Heisenberg is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Heisenberg is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Lowe on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Heisenberg keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Lowe tries to roll over but Heisenberg keeps him under control.
Lowe has hold of Heisenberg's hands but Heisenberg slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Heisenberg working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Lowe looks like he's trying to stand up.
Lowe tries to roll over but Heisenberg keeps him under control.
Heisenberg has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Heisenberg is stalling here. Lowe is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Heisenberg seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Lowe has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Heisenberg regains half guard.
Lowe misses with a head shot. Heisenberg uses the momentum to regain guard.
Heisenberg keeping moving, preventing Lowe from controlling successfully.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Lowe accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Raphaele Heisenberg dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Lowe scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Heisenberg dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Heisenberg misses with a straight left.
Lowe scores with a decent looking hook.
Lowe on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Heisenberg with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Lowe scores with a head kick. Heisenberg tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Heisenberg jabs at Lowe's body.
Lowe's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Heisenberg connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Lowe scrambles back to his feet.
Mike Lowe is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Lowe ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Heisenberg moves away.
And Heisenberg tries to counter it with a takedown but Lowe pushes his down on his head and steps out.
A swing and a miss from Heisenberg.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lowe checks a leg kick nicely.
Lowe seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Heisenberg scores with a nice head shot.
Heisenberg scores with a shot to the body.
Heisenberg throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Lowe throws the kick towards the body but Heisenberg avoids it.
Heisenberg is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Lowe throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Heisenberg looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Raphaele Heisenberg seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lowe tries to bum rush Heisenberg with a series of wild strikes but Heisenberg uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Lowe is looking to clinch.
Heisenberg has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Heisenberg misses with a double jab.
Heisenberg throws the kick towards the body but Lowe avoids it.
Heisenberg connects with an inside leg kick.
The fighters circle momentarily. Lowe darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
A nice combination there by Lowe.
The fighters circling - Lowe throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Heisenberg throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Lowe.
Lowe throws a head kick but Heisenberg moves out of range.
Lowe staying out of range there.
Heisenberg walks into a left hand.
Lowe slips a jab from Heisenberg.
Heisenberg moves out of range of the body kick.
Lowe looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Heisenberg swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Lowe is looking to counter punch.
Lowe takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Heisenberg throws an off balance right hand
and Lowe counters with a nice leg kick.
Lowe walks into a jab.
Heisenberg throws a leg kick
and Lowe counters with a left and a right that stings Heisenberg.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Lowe has managed to clinch.
Heisenberg blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Heisenberg lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Lowe scores with a nice short uppercut.
Heisenberg misses with a hook from the clinch.
Heisenberg misses with the head strike.
Heisenberg misses with a body punch.
Heisenberg has a couple of punches blocked by Lowe.
Lowe lands a right hand.
Heisenberg lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Lowe backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Lowe fails to land.
A short uppercut from Heisenberg.
Heisenberg lands a left hand that snaps the head of Lowe backwards.
Lowe lands a nice shot to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Heisenberg fails to land.
Lowe throws an elbow but it misses.
Heisenberg swings wildly with an uppercut but Lowe uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lowe.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A right handed body shot lands from Heisenberg.
Heisenberg fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Heisenberg blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Heisenberg scores with an uppercut up the middle.

Heisenberg pulls guard successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Heisenberg is on top in guard.

Heisenberg working some strikes from top position.
Heisenberg wants to control from the top but Lowe keeps moving.
Raphaele Heisenberg has got the better of the ground game so far.
Lowe wants to sweep but no luck.
Lowe manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Heisenberg manages to get himself to full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Lowe is posturing up here but Heisenberg has hold of an arm and he's gone for an armbar! Lowe tries to roll out but it's too tight and Lowe has to tap! Slick submission there by Heisenberg!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:22 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Raphaele Heisenberg!
A less than humble Raphaele Heisenberg misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.