PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Fred Hettish (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Complete Mma (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hettish has a slight injury, which hopefully won't affect the fight too much. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Hettish
vs
Mma

172 cm
18
150 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

175 cm
21
140 lbs
8 - 11 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Counter striker
Granite chin

Crashforce Nutrition (Authentic 160Q/159Q supps!)

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 4 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Fred Hettish!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Complete Mma!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Elvis Blanc and Alec Ball.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hettish misses with a jab to the body

and Mma counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Mma.
Hettish controlling the position.
Mma trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Hettish trying to keep a closed guard but Mma is proving a slippery customer.
Mma stopping the sweep attempt from Hettish.
Hettish utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Mma content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Mma postures up in Hettish's guard and throws a big left but Hettish blocks it.
Hettish trying to keep a closed guard but Mma is proving a slippery customer.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hettish is breathing heavily.
Hettish avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Mma stopping the sweep attempt from Hettish.
Mma trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mma throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Hettish avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Mma with a flurry of punches that miss.
Mma throwing strikes from guard but Hettish blocks nicely.
Mma throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Mma in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Hettish trying to keep a closed guard but Mma is proving a slippery customer.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Mma with a flurry of punches that miss.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Mma accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Mma throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Mma working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Mma scoring with punches to the head and body.
Mma throws a strike but Hettish rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

That's two 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.
Mma pulls Hettish in close to prevent any damage.
Hettish wants to pass the guard but Mma is keeping the position.
Hettish slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Mma is trying to control Hettish's posture but Hettish avoids it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mma avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Hettish.
Sloppy strikes there by Hettish.

Hettish thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Hettish in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Hettish working away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Hettish working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Hettish with the ground and pound but Mma regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Hettish wants to free his trapped foot but Mma is holding on for dear life with his legs.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Mma can do anything to dispel that myth.
Hettish passes to side control.
Mma really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Hettish. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Hettish creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Hettish misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Complete Mma dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Mma cracks Hettish with a right hand to the side of the head.
Mma throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Mma lands with an uppercut that bounces Hettish off the cage and back into rage.
Mma misses with a looping right.
A cross from Mma lands.
Mma cracks Hettish with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hettish throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Mma scores with a nice head shot.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hettish shoots and misses

and Mma counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hettish has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Mma is working away from the top position though.
Mma lands strikes from half guard.
Mma drops an elbow to the side of Hettish's head.
Hettish trying to control but Mma postures up.
Hettish is looking to improve his position.
Mma takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Mma looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Hettish trying to hold on to Mma's head to control him but Mma postures up.
Mma slips a nice elbow through Hettish's hands, connecting with Hettish's forehead.
Mma not landing any meaningful shots this time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Mma thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Hettish is concentrating on defense, preventing Mma from advancing position.
Hettish gets back to full guard.
Mma postures up.
Hettish is looking to stand up but Mma isn't so interested in that idea.
Hettish is trying to control the position but Mma postures up.
Mma keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Hettish's head.
Hettish manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Hettish working away from the top, dropping strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hettish with shots to the head and body - Mma looks very uncomfortable down there.
Hettish pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Mma wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Hettish.
Hettish sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Hettish with a couple of short strikes.
Mma holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Hettish tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Mma is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.

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.
Mma is bucking up trying to escape but Hettish cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Complete Mma has got the better of the ground game so far.
Mma avoids a series of strikes thrown by Hettish.
Hettish throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Hettish looking to finish with strikes here!
Hettish lands a nice shot to the head.
Mma is bucking up trying to escape but Hettish cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Hettish landing strikes, looking to finish!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Complete Mma will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Hettish staying out of range there.
Hettish takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Hettish ducks under a wild hook from Mma.
Hettish keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Mma.
A jab lands there for Mma.
Hettish gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Mma counters with a three punch combo that has Hettish backing up. Hettish nods at Mma to acknowledge the strikes.
Fred Hettish is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mma sizes up Hettish with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A big left from Mma misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mma cracks Hettish with a good jab.
Mma misses with a hook. Hettish ducked under it nicely.
Hettish slips under a jab from Mma.
Hettish ducks under a wild hook from Mma.
Mma throws a right hand that misses

and Hettish counters with a shoot takedown. Mma fights it but they end up in guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hettish wants to pass the guard but Mma is keeping the position.
Hettish advances position into side control!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hettish tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Hettish working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Hettish working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.

Hettish is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Mma has escaped the position, nice work there.
Hettish sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Mma is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Hettish creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Mma sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hettish working the ground and pound.
The strikes coming from Hettish are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Mma avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Hettish.
Hettish has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Check out the look on Hettish's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Mma is looking to reverse the position.
Hettish scoring with punches and elbows.
An elbow from Hettish crashes against the mat.
Hettish misses with an attempted head punch from side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Hettish scoring with punches from side control.

Hettish looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Mma defending against the ground and pound.
Hettish landing a few strikes.
Mma parries the strikes from Hettish easily there. Hettish is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Mma to escape.
Hettish throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Hettish postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Fred Hettish clearly takes 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. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Hettish doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Mma counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A telegraphed right hand from Mma misses the target.
Hettish takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Hettish ducks under a wild hook from Mma.
Hettish gets cracked there but stands up to it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hettish shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Mma counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Mma lands with a right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mma smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Mma lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Mma lands a lovely overhand right.
Mma throws a right hand that misses

and Hettish counters with a nice double leg into side control. Mma won't be happy with that.
Hettish misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
You can see the frustration on Mma's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Hettish postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Hettish is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Mma is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Hettish misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.

Hettish tries for a kimura but Mma is defending well.

Hettish tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Hettish has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Hettish misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hettish in side control, throwing shots but Mma defends.
Mma avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Hettish.
Hettish tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Hettish postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Sloppy strikes there by Hettish.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Hettish misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Hettish scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Mma to see if he's OK.

Hettish is trying to get an arm triangle but Mma is defending well.
Mma takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Mma is looking for a sweep.

Hettish has worked his way into a potential kimura here. Mma is trying to get out of the position but his squirming has just got him deeper into trouble. Hettish yanks on the arm and Mma is forced to tap due to a very painful looking submission! Nice work by Hettish.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 4, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Fred Hettish!