PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Vulfgang Takumi (ranked 3091 p4p, 3313 weight class) and Calvin Heimburg (ranked 381 p4p, 413 weight class). Calvin Heimburg has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Takumi
vs
Heimburg

180 cm
19
160
2 - 0 - 0

175 cm
25
155
6 - 2 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Big right hand

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Vulfgang Takumi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Calvin Heimburg!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Ian Loll and Robert Douchet.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Heimburg swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Takumi.

Takumi tries to keep at a distance but Heimburg has taken the fight into the clinch.
Takumi is trying to force a seperation but Heimburg has the dominant position.
Takumi stalling.
Heimburg swings wildly with an uppercut but Takumi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Takumi avoiding damage.
Heimburg misses with a punch on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Heimburg is pushing Takumi up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Heimburg throws a punch but it's blocked by Takumi.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Heimburg.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Takumi has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Heimburg has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Takumi seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Heimburg can turn it around.
Takumi is trying to force a seperation but Heimburg has the dominant position.
Heimburg tries to throw a body punch but Takumi avoids it by throwing Heimburg back against the cage.
Heimburg doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Takumi.
Takumi blocking some punches.
Takumi has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Stalling in the clinch from Heimburg.
Heimburg leaning against his opponent.
Takumi leaning against his opponent.
Heimburg content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Takumi taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Heimburg stalling in the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Heimburg working aggressively here.
Takumi's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Heimburg misses with a hook from the clinch.
Takumi blocks an uppercut.
Heimburg throws a head punch that misses.
Heimburg misses with a punch on the inside.
Takumi effectively controlling the action here.
Takumi letting Heimburg take a breather here.
Heimburg misses with a shot to the kidneys.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Takumi looking to stall.

Takumi breaks the clinch.
Takumi misses with a wild body shot.
Heimburg is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Takumi.
Takumi connects with a nice looking jab.
A big right from Heimburg misses.
Takumi lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.

It looks like Calvin Heimburg has been cut.
Takumi pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Takumi jabs Heimburg to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Heimburg fails in his attempt to clinch.
Heimburg wants to clinch up but Takumi keeps it at a distance.
Heimburg misses with a jab, cross combination.
Heimburg wants to clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Heimburg tries to close the distance and clinch but Takumi swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Takumi is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Heimburg misses with a body shot.

Heimburg darts in and clinches Takumi up against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Takumi is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Heimburg is keeping busy.
Takumi wants to break the clinch but can't.

Takumi escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Heimburg tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Takumi counters with a nice body shot.
Heimburg lands a right hook to the body.
Takumi swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Heimburg throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Heimburg throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Takumi's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Takumi duly obliges.
Vulfgang Takumi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Heimburg doesn't manage to clinch there - Takumi circles away.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Calvin Heimburg will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Calvin Heimburg's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Takumi scores with a jab.
Heimburg moves in looking to clinch but Takumi pushes him off.
Takumi lands a jab to the head.
Takumi clobbers Heimburg with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
The crowd cheers as Takumi lands an impressive looking overhand right. Heimburg doesn't seem phased though.
Takumi looks to land a left hand but Heimburg moved out of range nicely.
Decent striking displayed by Heimburg there.
Vulfgang Takumi is winning the standup battle so far.
Takumi throws a hook but Heimburg blocks it.
The fighters circling - Takumi throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Heimburg moves away from the strike by Takumi.
Takumi steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Heimburg.
Heimburg tries to clinch but Takumi moves out of range.

Heimburg has Takumi up against the cage in a clinch.
Heimburg working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Takumi prevents a body shot from Heimburg.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Heimburg.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Takumi breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Heimburg closes the distance and clinches.

Takumi escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Takumi takes a jab right on the kisser.
A slow jab from Takumi misses its intended target.
Heimburg cracks Takumi with an open hand slap.
Takumi scores with a jab. Heimburg acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Takumi misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Heimburg takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Takumi connects with a body shot that sends Heimburg's belly button to the back.

Takumi tries to keep at a distance but Heimburg has taken the fight into the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Takumi's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Takumi ducks under a wild hook from Heimburg.
Heimburg fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Takumi manages to avoid it.
Takumi appears to be looking for a big counter.
Takumi stuns Heimburg with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Heimburg tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Takumi manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Takumi lands a nice hook to Heimburg's body. Heimburg takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Heimburg tries to close the distance and clinch up but Takumi swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Takumi keeps the fight on the outside.
Heimburg tries to clinch there but Takumi circles away.

Heimburg gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Good body shot from Heimburg.

Takumi escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Heimburg throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Takumi falls off balance throwing a combination
and Heimburg counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Takumi thinking.
Takumi misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Takumi lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Heimburg circles away quickly and effectively.
A jab from Heimburg misses.
Takumi has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Heimburg finds it's way round the side to connect with Takumi's head.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Takumi scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Takumi misses with a double jab

and Heimburg counters by clinching up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Heimburg tries to work over Takumi's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Heimburg misses with a hook from the clinch.
Takumi trying to stall but Heimburg improves his position.
Heimburg stalls.
Heimburg's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Heimburg receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
Heimburg has Takumi pushed against the cage.

Takumi breaks the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.

Heimburg clinches.
Heimburg stalling.
Takumi is trying to break free.

Takumi pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Some wild striking there from Takumi.
Takumi moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Vulfgang Takumi is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Takumi misses with a few strikes there.
Sloppy strikes from Takumi. Those never looked like landing.
Takumi sets himself, and Heimburg steps forward looking for the clinch! Takumi avoids it this time.
Takumi's corner calls for a 1-2. Takumi obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Takumi looks to land a combination but Heimburg avoids it well.
Takumi walks into a jab.
Takumi misses with a wild combination.
Takumi on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Vulfgang Takumi dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Calvin Heimburg's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Heimburg swings widly with a right hand
and Takumi counters with a left and a right that stings Heimburg.
Takumi lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Takumi on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Takumi looks to score with a jab to the body but Heimburg is just out of range.
Takumi takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Takumi lands a two punch combo.
Takumi misses with an uppercut
and Heimburg counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Takumi misses with a shot to the body

and Heimburg counters by moving into the clinch.
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!
Takumi slowing the pace effectively.
Takumi blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Takumi looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Heimburg misses with some punches.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Heimburg.
Heimburg misses with a short punch on the inside.
Takumi blocks an uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stalling in the clinch from Heimburg.
A bit of stalling here from Heimburg.
Heimburg can't find room to land a body shot as Takumi controls the action.
Heimburg slowing the pace effectively.
Takumi blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Heimburg struggles to land a body shot inside as Takumi controls his hands.
Heimburg working aggressively here.
Come on Heimburg - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Heimburg fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Heimburg stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Heimburg fails to land.

Takumi escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Takumi closes the distance and lands a one-two.
A looping hook to the body misses from Takumi. Heimburg does a little dance to reset his feet.
Heimburg looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Takumi blocks a jab.
Takumi lands with a nice body punch.
Takumi lands with a shot to the body.
Takumi misses with a jab, cross combination.
Heimburg is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Heimburg rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Takumi moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The fight stays on the outside here - Heimburg looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Takumi loads up on a big right hand but Heimburg slips the punch.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Heimburg! But no joy.
Heimburg tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Takumi lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Heimburg circles away quickly and effectively.
Takumi's corner calls for a 1-2. Takumi obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Sloppy strikes from Takumi. Those never looked like landing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Heimburg steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Takumi.
Takumi lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Takumi takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Takumi takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
A nice combination there by Takumi.

Heimburg is rocked!
Heimburg tries to clinch but Takumi moves out of range.
Heimburg is still on wobbly legs! Can Takumi finish him?
Heimburg misses with a straight right.
Heimburg tries to clinch there but Takumi circles away.
Heimburg seems to have recovered his senses.
Heimburg is looking to clinch but Takumi is avoiding it.
Heimburg on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Takumi walks into a jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Takumi loads up on a big right hand but Heimburg slips the punch.
Heimburg lands with a straight right. Takumi didn't see that one coming.
Takumi throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
letting Heimburg counter with a right hand.
Heimburg misses with a double jab
and Takumi counters with a lovely shot to the body.

Heimburg has Takumi up against the cage in a clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Takumi stalls.

Takumi pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Takumi scores with a punch to the head.
Takumi throws a series of punches but Heimburg avoids them all with ease.
Takumi sets himself, and Heimburg steps forward looking for the clinch! Takumi avoids it this time.
Heimburg lands with a nice body punch.
Heimburg tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Takumi manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Takumi misses with a jab, cross combination.
Takumi misses the shot to the body.
Heimburg displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Takumi throws out the jab.
Heimburg has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Heimburg connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Takumi misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A cross from Heimburg lands.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Takumi steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Heimburg.

And that's the end of the fight!
Vulfgang Takumi showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Takumi has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Steve Smith scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 29:28
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vulfgang Takumi!