PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Zhang Jun (ranked 2208 p4p, 1683 weight class) and Aleksi Heimo (ranked 112 p4p, 86 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Jun
vs
Heimo

173 cm
25
139
7 - 14 - 0

169 cm
26
146
7 - 13 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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 7 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Zhang Jun!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Aleksi Heimo!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Ren Mimura.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Heimo throws a body punch but Jun moves out of range.
Jun on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Heimo keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
It seemed like Heimo was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Heimo scores with the left hand. Jun knows he should have avoided that one.
Jun lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Heimo lands a jab to Jun's midsection.
Jun blocks a head kick by Heimo.
Jun misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Heimo.
Jun is looking to slow Heimo down with leg kicks.
Jun lands with a thumping leg kick.
Jun throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Heimo loads up on a big right hand but Jun slips the punch.
Heimo on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
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!
Heimo looks to land a left hand but Jun moved out of range nicely.
An attempted straight right counter from Jun misses the target.
Jun throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Heimo swings for the body but Jun moves out of range.
Heimo misses with a kick to the body.
Heimo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jun manages to avoid it.
Jun swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Heimo scores with a shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jun keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Aleksi Heimo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Heimo works Jun's body with a nice hook.
Heimo scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Jun doesn't seem bothered though.
Jun throws a body shot but no joy.
Heimo checks a low kick from Jun.
Jun does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Good work by Heimo as he checks the leg kick.
Heimo lands with an overhand left.
Heimo takes a swing at Jun's ribcage but misses.
Heimo checks a low kick from Jun.
Heimo misses the jab.
Heimo lunges at Jun with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Jun's hand.
Jun has been working on his boxing with his coaches at House of 1000 Corpses in the buildup to the fight.
Jun uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Heimo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jun was well out of range. Poor timing from Heimo.
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!
Jun tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Jun tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Heimo throws a wild hook but Jun just manages to duck under it and - ooooh! Heimo gets nailed by a brutal uppercut which crumples him back against the cage! The referee jumps in - Jun raises his hands in celebration and walks away!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Zhang Jun!