PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Rodriguez Julien (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dweezil O Hearn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dweezil O Hearn has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Julien
vs
O Hearn

177 cm
25
166 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

185 cm
22
162 lbs
5 - 5 - 0

Decent wrestler
Solid Muay Thai
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Rodriguez Julien!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dweezil O Hearn!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Aleksandr Martynov and Fedor Mirinova.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
O Hearn fails to land with a series of punches.
Julien dodges the punch combination from O Hearn.
O Hearn misses with a jab, cross combination.
Julien throws a series of strikes that have O Hearn backpedaling.

It looks like Dweezil O Hearn has been cut.
O Hearn misses with a double jab

and Julien counters with a flying knee that drops O Hearn!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Julien stands and steps away. O Hearn gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Some wild striking there from O Hearn.
Julien with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling O Hearn to score with a decent uppercut.
O Hearn lands a jab to the head.
Danga de danga de dang - O Hearn scores with a four punch combination!
Julien rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but O Hearn moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
O Hearn throws a head kick but Julien moves out of range.
Julien ducks down and throws a hook to the body but O Hearn moves away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Julien tries to clinch there but O Hearn circles away.
No joy there for O Hearn, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
O Hearn lands with a good body shot.
Dweezil O Hearn seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
O Hearn jabs Julien right on the nose. Julien blinks but takes it well.
A head kick misses from O Hearn.
O Hearn misses with a few strikes there.
O Hearn uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Julien.
O Hearn throws a right hand that Julien ducks under and follows up with a left that Julien also avoids with ease.
O Hearn throws a right and a left that Julien avoids nicely.
Julien dodges the punch combination from O Hearn.
O Hearn will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Julien tries to clinch but O Hearn is having none of it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Julien throws a sloppy head kick and O Hearn moves out of range easily.
Julien misses with a wild body shot.
O Hearn blocks a head kick by Julien.

Julien moves into the clinch successfully.

Julien breaks the clinch.
Julien throws a front kick aimed at O Hearn's knee but O Hearn avoids it well.
Julien swinging wildly here.
O Hearn throws a head kick that misses.
O Hearn digs a good hook to Julien's body.
O Hearn uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Julien has time to react.
Julien fails in his attempt to clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
O Hearn tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
O Hearn throws a head kick that misses.
O Hearn pulls out of a head kick attempt.
O Hearn misses with a jab, cross combination.
A slow jab from Julien misses its intended target.
Julien dodges the punch combination from O Hearn.
O Hearn shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Julien eats them both and turns towards O Hearn to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
O Hearn uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Julien.
O Hearn closes the distance and lands a one-two.
O Hearn misses with a double jab.
O Hearn tries to bum rush Julien with a series of wild strikes but Julien uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
O Hearn tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
O Hearn misses with a double jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
O Hearn blocks a head kick by Julien.
O Hearn rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Julien moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
O Hearn misses with a jab, cross combination.
O Hearn takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Julien takes one to the side of the head.
Julien scores with a head kick. O Hearn tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
This has been an exciting period of action!
O Hearn misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
O Hearn throws a right and a left that both miss.
O Hearn scores with a three punch combo!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
O Hearn swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Julien counters with a three punch combo that has O Hearn backing up. O Hearn nods at Julien to acknowledge the strikes.
O Hearn looks gassed!
Julien fails to land with a series of punches.
Julien takes one on the chin but seems OK.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rodriguez Julien dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dweezil O Hearn's cut.
That's time! Julien's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

O Hearn throws a series of punches but Julien avoids them all with ease.
O Hearn avoids the head kick by Julien.
Julien lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as O Hearn backs up against the ropes.
O Hearn moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
O Hearn lands with a hook. Julien tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
O Hearn lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Julien backs up against the ropes.
Julien tries to bum rush O Hearn with a series of wild strikes but O Hearn uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A combination from O Hearn does no damage.
O Hearn throws a shot to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
O Hearn misses with the combination.
A left lands for O Hearn.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Julien tries to bum rush O Hearn with a series of wild strikes but O Hearn uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
No joy there for O Hearn, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Julien tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. O Hearn manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Julien lands with a slapping head kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
O Hearn throws a series of punches but Julien avoids them all with ease.
A head kick misses from Julien.
O Hearn fails to land with a series of punches.
Rodriguez Julien is winning the standup battle so far.
Julien throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Julien tries to clinch but O Hearn moves out of range.
O Hearn throws a nice looking combination but Julien bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Julien misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
O Hearn throws a right and a left that both miss.
Julien tries to clinch but O Hearn is having none of it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from O Hearn.
O Hearn throws a series of strikes that have Julien backpedaling.
Julien throws a nice looking combination but O Hearn bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Julien swings for the body but O Hearn moves out of range.
Julien takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
O Hearn works over Julien's head and body with a nice combination.
Julien takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
This has been an exciting period of action!
O Hearn dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
O Hearn swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Nice cross by O Hearn.
O Hearn misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
O Hearn uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
O Hearn misses with the combination.
O Hearn misses with a few strikes there.
O Hearn lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Julien backs up against the ropes.

Julien closes the distance and pushes O Hearn back into the ropes.

Julien escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
O Hearn throws a series of punches but Julien avoids them all with ease.
Julien doesn't manage to clinch there - O Hearn circles away.
O Hearn has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
A combination from O Hearn does no damage.
O Hearn misses with a two punch combination.
Julien throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Julien is looking to clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
O Hearn looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Julien misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
O Hearn lands a really nice looking cross but Julien seems unphased.
Julien takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Julien misses with a low kick.
O Hearn lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Julien looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
O Hearn on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
O Hearn misses with a wild combination.
O Hearn misses with the combination.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
O Hearn fails to land with a series of punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Dweezil O Hearn will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Dweezil O Hearn's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. And we move into the final round!

O Hearn misses with a series of wild punches.
O Hearn goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Julien avoids the head kick by O Hearn.
O Hearn throws a nice looking combination but Julien bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Julien throws a nice looking combination but O Hearn bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A big right from Julien misses.
Julien throws a right hand that O Hearn ducks under and follows up with a left that O Hearn also avoids with ease.
Julien slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts O Hearn, as that shot connected.
Julien takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
O Hearn throws a series of punches but Julien avoids them all with ease.
Julien misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Julien misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
O Hearn misses with the combination.
O Hearn throws a right and a left that both miss.
O Hearn misses with a series of wild punches.
Julien throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
O Hearn blocks a head kick by Julien.
Julien slips a jab and a cross from O Hearn.
O Hearn fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
O Hearn tries to bum rush Julien with a series of wild strikes but Julien uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
O Hearn fails to land with a series of punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
O Hearn cracks Julien with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
O Hearn swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
O Hearn dodges the punch combination from Julien.
O Hearn with a hook.
O Hearn throws a right hand that Julien ducks under and follows up with a left that Julien also avoids with ease.
O Hearn fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
O Hearn misses with a series of wild punches.
Rodriguez Julien is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Julien pushes O Hearn up against the ropes in a clinch.

Julien pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
O Hearn lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
O Hearn scores with a jab. Julien acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
O Hearn throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Julien counters with a head kick.
Julien throws a head kick that misses.
O Hearn throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
O Hearn throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Julien.
O Hearn rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Julien moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
O Hearn lands with a right hand.
O Hearn will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Julien walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Julien throws a nice head kick!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
O Hearn tries to bum rush Julien with a series of wild strikes but Julien uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
O Hearn might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
A nice combination there by O Hearn.
A head kick misses from Julien.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Julien loads up on a big right hand but O Hearn slips the punch.
O Hearn tries to bum rush Julien with a series of wild strikes but Julien uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
O Hearn lands with a nice combination. Julien backs away looking to recover.
Julien tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
O Hearn throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Julien's head.
O Hearn stalks Julien and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Julien's face. Julien staggers backwards, shaken.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
O Hearn lands with a cross.
O Hearn scores with a three punch combo!
O Hearn is working the combinations to good effect here.
O Hearn lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.

And that's the end of the fight!
Dweezil O Hearn comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think O Hearn has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Sergei Dronov scores the fight as a draw!
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight for Rodriguez Julien!
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight as a draw!

The fight ends as a draw!