PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sam Hebert (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tommy Vice (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tommy Vice told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!

Hebert
vs
Vice

185 cm
26
215 lbs
12 - 10 - 0

169 cm
25
215 lbs
9 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent elbows
Very strong

Good wrestler
Counter striker
Granite chin

Fight Club Clothing Helsinki™

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 12 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sam Hebert!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tommy Vice!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, George Francis and Frank Dennis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hebert keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Hebert moves in looking to clinch but Vice pushes him off.

Vice feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Vice tries to free his leg and advance position but Hebert is retaining full guard.
Vice works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Hebert is trying to stand back up but Vice is controlling him
Vice is looking to take a break and control but Hebert is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Vice missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Vice works his way into side control.
Vice staying calm.
Vice wants to lay and pray for a moment but Hebert keeps working.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The strikes coming from Vice are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Hebert wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Vice wants to control but Hebert is keeping him busy.
Vice taking a break here but Hebert is having none of it and regains half guard.

Vice is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Hebert sees it coming and defends easily.

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.
Vice looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Vice trying to mount his opponent but Hebert defends it.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Vice throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Hebert's waist but Hebert gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Vice off to one side.

Hebert closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Vice stalling in the clinch but Hebert improves position.
Vice can't get the takedown.
Sam Hebert has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tommy Vice.

Hebert escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hebert moves in looking to clinch but Vice pushes him off.
Sam Hebert is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Vice tries for a takedown but Hebert sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Vice avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Vice circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hebert is looking to clinch but Vice is avoiding it.
Vice changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Hebert tries to avoid it but Vice manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Hebert to the ground. Hebert escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hebert looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Hebert gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Hebert keeping moving, preventing Vice from controlling successfully.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vice pushing down on Hebert's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Vice trying to control the action but Hebert is working from the bottom.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Vice looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Tommy Vice.
Vice swats away the attempt to clinch by Hebert.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tommy Vice 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.

Vice keeps the fight on the outside.
Hebert tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Vice paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hebert is looking to clinch.
Hebert tries to close the distance and clinch but Vice swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Vice shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Hebert pinned against the cage. Hebert gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Vice tries to clinch up.
Sam Hebert seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hebert closes the distance but Vice moves to the side

and Vice counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Hebert's guard now.
Vice wants to control from the top but Hebert keeps moving.
Vice is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vice wants to pass the guard but Hebert is keeping the position.
Vice is stalling in the full guard.
Vice trying to control but Hebert is working from the bottom.

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.
Vice trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Vice wants to control from the top but Hebert keeps moving.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Tommy Vice.
Hebert tries to clinch

and Vice counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Vice is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Vice throwing strikes from guard but Hebert blocks nicely.
Vice is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Vice slips nicely into half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vice trying to control from half guard but Hebert is working away.
Vice throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Vice wants to lay and pray for a moment but Hebert keeps working.
Vice looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Vice passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Hebert!
Vice can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Hebert is looking to escape.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.

Vice working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Vice content just to control the position here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tommy Vice showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Hebert wants to clinch but Vice slips to the side

and Vice counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Vice stalling.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Tommy Vice.
Hebert tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Vice counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Vice is looking to advance position but Hebert won't allow it.
Vice is trying to control the action in half guard but Hebert is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Vice is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Vice putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!

It looks like Sam Hebert has been cut.
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!
Vice takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Let's hope that Vice has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hebert is squirming around, avoiding Vice's attempts to control the action.
Vice looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Vice takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Vice thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Vice fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Vice misses with a head shot.
Vice lands a nice shot to the head.
Vice looking to control and managing it successfully.
Poor strikes thrown by Vice there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Vice lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.

Sam Hebert's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Vice with good strikes from the mount here!

Jeez, Sam Hebert's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Vice is working for a guillotine from mount but Hebert frees his head quite easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vice throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Tommy Vice has got the better of the ground game so far.
Vice thowing shots but they're missing.
Vice tries to control but Hebert wriggling away.
Vice punching from mount but Hebert doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Vice controlling his opponent.
Vice throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Sam Hebert has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four 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.
Vice content just to control the position here.
Hebert wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Vice pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tommy Vice comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Vice winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Daniel Franklin scores the fight 26:30
Judge George Francis scores the fight 26:30
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tommy Vice!