PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vince Leonard Heidrich (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Faishan Singsurat (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vince Leonard Heidrich could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Faishan Singsurat's chin.

Leonard Heidrich
vs
Singsurat

191 cm
21
223 lbs
7 - 7 - 0

201 cm
25
205 lbs
5 - 14 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
Dangerous knees
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Vince Leonard Heidrich!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Faishan Singsurat!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Mauricio Rocha and Luis Engracia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Singsurat misses with a head kick.

Heidrich looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Well, if Heidrich is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Heidrich looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Singsurat really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Heidrich. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Heidrich is taking a breather. Singsurat says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.

Heidrich is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Singsurat is just riding it out for now. Heidrich eventually gives up the hold.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Singsurat is in trouble now - Heidrich has advanced to mount!

Heidrich looking to secure an arm triangle but Singsurat defends it well.

Heidrich looking to secure an arm triangle but Singsurat defends it well.
Singsurat tries to buck Heidrich off but he can't manage it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Heidrich controlling the pace for now.
Singsurat's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Heidrich takes Singsurat's back.

Singsurat is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Heidrich gets his way!
Heidrich trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure Singsurat doesn't escape.

Heidrich is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Singsurat knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Singsurat for a finish.
You know, I was talking to some of our celebrities at ringside tonight and they were split right down the middle on who was going to win this fight.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Heidrich trying to control.

Heidrich looking for the choke from the back.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Heidrich has good solid back control here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Vince Leonard Heidrich 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.

Singsurat fails in his attempt to clinch.

Heidrich scores with a takedown into Singsurat's guard.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Vince Leonard Heidrich.

Heidrich shoots in and bounces Singsurat off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Heidrich wants to pass the guard but Singsurat is keeping the position.
Singsurat wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Heidrich manages to pass to side control.
Heidrich sitting and controlling from the half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Heidrich frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Heidrich is looking to work his way around to Singsurat's back. He needs to be careful though, as he's in danger of losing this dominant position.
Heidrich looking to control and managing it successfully.
Heidrich's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Singsurat stops Heidrich from taking his back. Still, being mounted isn't any better.
Heidrich controlling from the full mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Singsurat can do anything to dispel that myth.

Singsurat defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Heidrich.
Heidrich takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Singsurat is trying to stand.
Singsurat has given up his back here. Will Heidrich look for the submission or keep pounding away?
Good control from Heidrich.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Vince Leonard Heidrich just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Singsurat is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Singsurat gets caught flat footed, as Heidrich shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Heidrich is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Heidrich trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Heidrich controls from within his opponent's guard.
Heidrich slips nicely into half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Heidrich looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Singsurat wants to get back to his feet.
Heidrich content to control rather than advance.
Heidrich has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.

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.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Vince Leonard Heidrich.
Singsurat tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Heidrich paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Heidrich scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Heidrich is staying tight to Singsurat's torso, preventing him from escaping.

Heidrich tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Vince Leonard Heidrich overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Heidrich controlling the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Heidrich trying to control the position but Singsurat is working away.
Heidrich controlling the position.
Faishan Singsurat has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Vince Leonard Heidrich.

Heidrich shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Heidrich showed some decent athleticism there.
Heidrich is trying to control. Singsurat wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Heidrich sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Vince Leonard Heidrich is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Heidrich works his way into side control.

And that's the end of the fight!
Vince Leonard Heidrich showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Heidrich 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 Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 30:26
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 30:26
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vince Leonard Heidrich!