PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Aleksi Heimo (ranked 2148 p4p, 2535 weight class) and Great Tiger (ranked 126 p4p, 148 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

Heimo
vs
Tiger

169 cm
30
146
9 - 18 - 1

172 cm
35
146
26 - 27 - 1

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
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 9 - 18 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Aleksi Heimo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 26 - 27 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Great Tiger!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Nard Betker and Radbod Blank.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tiger moves away from the strike by Heimo.
Heimo looks to score with a jab to the body but Tiger is just out of range.
A head kick misses from Heimo.
Heimo misses the jab.
Tiger feints a counter leg kick.
Tiger tries to bum rush Heimo with a series of wild strikes but Heimo uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Heimo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tiger moves out of range as Heimo throws a body kick.
Tiger swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Heimo makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Heimo throws an overhand right that lands on Tiger's shoulder, as Tiger tries to avoid the shot.
Heimo cracks Tiger with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Heimo misses with a body kick.
Heimo takes a swing at Tiger's ribcage but misses.
Tiger throws a head kick that misses.
Heimo throws a head kick that misses.
Tiger scores with a hook.
Heimo misses with an uppercut. Tiger saw that one coming.
Tiger jabs Heimo to the body, keeping him at a distance.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Heimo throws out a loose jab but Tiger uses good head movement to avoid it.
Heimo thuds a left hand into Tiger's body.
Heimo misses the body punch

and Tiger counters with a shoot takedown. Heimo fights it but they end up in guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tiger trying to control but Heimo is working from the bottom.
Heimo has control of Tiger's left arm, preventing Tiger from doing any damage.
Tiger preventing the sweep.
Heimo trying to control the position.
Tiger working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Heimo keeping full guard, as Tiger tries to pass.
Tiger trying to control but Heimo is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tiger stops Heimo from standing up.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters, thinking about a standup.
Heimo 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.
Heimo is working hard here to advance position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Tiger is fighting to break Heimo's control of his arms but Heimo is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Tiger with a hook.
Tiger ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Tiger darts in looking for a takedown but Heimo gets double underhooks and turns Tiger into the cage.
Heimo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Tiger moves away from the strike by Heimo.
Tiger connects with a solid leg kick.
Heimo misses with a low kick.
Heimo misses with a low kick.
Nice shot lands for Tiger.
Heimo changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Tiger's coach down at Kaptajnernes Træningscenter was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Tiger's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Tiger throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Heimo's head.
Tiger fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Heimo manages to avoid it.
Heimo misses with a wild body shot.
Tiger tries to clinch but Heimo moves out of range.
Heimo looks to score with a jab to the body but Tiger is just out of range.
Heimo looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Tiger tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Heimo was well out of range. Poor timing from Tiger.
Tiger chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Heimo can pounce on him.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tiger uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Heimo.
Tiger connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Heimo lands a right hook to the body.
Heimo throws a predictable looking body shot
and Tiger counters with a three punch combo that has Heimo backing up. Heimo nods at Tiger to acknowledge the strikes.
A looping hook to the body misses from Heimo. Tiger does a little dance to reset his feet.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Tiger! But no joy.
Tiger slips under a jab from Heimo.
Tiger throws a head kick that misses.
Heimo punishes Tiger's body with a nice straight punch.
Tiger throws a body shot but no joy.
Tiger connects with a solid leg kick.
Aleksi Heimo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Heimo lands with a good body shot.
Heimo motions for Tiger to come forward. Heimo throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Heimo misses with a body shot.
Tiger let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Heimo throws a head kick that misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Heimo lands with a shot to the body.
Heimo thows a left - swing and a miss!
Tiger bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Tiger is defended easily by Heimo.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tiger throws a head kick but Heimo moves out of range.
Heimo takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Tiger throws a nice inside leg kick.
Heimo lands with a nice body punch.
Tiger throws a nice looking combination but Heimo bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Heimo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Heimo connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
A chopping leg kick lands by Heimo.
A looping hook to the body misses from Heimo. Tiger does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tiger uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Heimo.
Heimo throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Tiger lands with a slapping head kick.
Heimo digs a good hook to Tiger's body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Heimo stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Heimo takes a swing at Tiger's ribcage but misses.
Aleksi Heimo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Tiger avoids a kick to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Aleksi Heimo will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Heimo throws a hook but Tiger avoids it easily.
Heimo lands with a good body shot.
Tiger digs a good hook to Heimo's body.
Heimo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Despite the aggression on Tiger's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Tiger avoids the body shot from Heimo.
Heimo throws a leg kick that misses.
Tiger takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A shot to the liver by Heimo. Beautiful body shot.

Tiger looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Heimo!
Tiger working away.
Heimo is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Tiger is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Heimo is looking to reverse the position.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Heimo manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Tiger is figuring out what he wants to do next.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Heimo is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Tiger scores with a couple of nice shots.
Tiger prevents Heimo from improving his position.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Tiger in particular looking to stall.
Heimo tries to get to full guard but Tiger has control of the leg.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tiger is looking to take a break and control but Heimo is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Tiger controlling the action here.
Tiger missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.

That's two 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.
Tiger controlling the pace.

Tiger is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Heimo trying to control here.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Heimo tries to get to full guard but Tiger has control of the leg.
Tiger keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Tiger comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Tiger slips under a jab.
Great Tiger is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Heimo throws a lazy right hand but Tiger sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Heimo walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Heimo just misses with a punch to the body.
Tiger lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Tiger has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Tiger there as he acknowledges the shot.
Heimo looks to land a right hand but Tiger moved out of range.
Tiger on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Tiger walks forward, straight into a front kick from Heimo.
Heimo throws a leg kick but Tiger sees it coming and moves out of range.
Heimo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tiger.
Heimo is looking to wear down Tiger with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Both fighters circling a little - Heimo finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Tiger pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Tiger slips a straight right by Heimo.
Tiger looks to score with a jab to the body but Heimo is just out of range.
Heimo punishes Tiger's body with a nice straight punch.
A clash of legs there as Tiger blocks the low kick.
Heimo lands with a good body shot.
Tiger takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tiger connects with an inside leg kick.
A left and a right from Tiger both land. Nice combination.
Heimo moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tiger uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Heimo.
Tiger tries to land a leg kick but Heimo saw it coming and moves away.
Tiger throws a series of strikes that have Heimo backpedaling.
Heimo throws a head kick that half lands.

It looks like Great Tiger has been cut.
Heimo's corner calls for a 1-2. Heimo obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Tiger misses with a body shot.
Heimo digs a good hook to Tiger's body.
Tiger gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Heimo.
Heimo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Heimo works Tiger's body with a nice hook.
Tiger looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Heimo lands a right hook to the body.
Heimo throws a leg kick but Tiger moved away.
Tiger throws a counter combo.
Aleksi Heimo is winning the standup battle so far.
Tiger uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Heimo.
Heimo misses with a wild body shot.
Tiger throws a head kick but Heimo moves out of range.
Tiger attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Aleksi Heimo dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Great Tiger's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Heimo checks a low kick from Tiger.
Heimo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Heimo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A nice leg kick from Heimo, right into the meat of the thigh.
Tiger takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
A bone on bone clash there as Heimo blocks the leg kick.
Tiger throws a hook but Heimo avoids it easily.
Tiger dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Heimo. That did some damage!
Heimo throws a lazy body kick
and Tiger counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Tiger throws the left hand but Heimo avoids the punch easily.
A slow jab from Heimo misses its intended target.
Tiger takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head kick misses from Tiger.
Heimo motions for Tiger to come forward. Heimo throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Tiger moves out of range as Heimo strikes.
Tiger keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tiger throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Heimo throws a sloppy head kick and Tiger moves out of range easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tiger cracks a nice hook into Heimo's ribs.
Heimo lands with a right hand.
Heimo throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Tiger swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Heimo throws a hook but Tiger avoids it easily.
A punch combination from Tiger misses.
Tiger tries to bum rush Heimo with a series of wild strikes but Heimo uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

Tiger shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Heimo's guard.
Tiger takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Heimo looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Tiger being controlled here momentarily.
Heimo not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Tiger missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Tiger showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Heimo is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tiger regains full guard. Nicely done.
Great Tiger has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tiger is trying to control the position but Heimo postures up.

Tiger looking for a guillotine here but Heimo defends easily.
Heimo's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Heimo slips nicely into half guard.
Heimo wants to free his trapped foot but Tiger is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Tiger is doing well to control the position and prevent Heimo from advancing to side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Heimo wants to pass the guard but Tiger is defending well.
Tiger keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Heimo is looking to pass Tiger's guard but actually Tiger recovers to full guard.
Tiger is controlling Heimo's posture.
Tiger looking to control.
Tiger managing to control the position.
Heimo trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Heimo advances position into side control!
Heimo has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Tiger!
Heimo is looking to work his way around to Tiger's back. He needs to be careful though, as he's in danger of losing this dominant position.

Heimo working for a guillotine from mount but Tiger is in no mood to give up.
Tiger wants to hold on but Heimo pushes him away.
Aleksi Heimo is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Heimo seems to be looking to move to his opponent's back but Tiger is holding on tight.

Heimo is working for a guillotine from mount but Tiger frees his head quite easily.
Tiger really trying hard to get back to half guard here.

And that's the end of the fight!
Aleksi Heimo showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Heimo, 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 Patrick Alders scores the fight 30:27
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 30:27
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Aleksi Heimo!
Our winner, Aleksi Heimo, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.