PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kirk Hearon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Trygve Graudheim (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Hearon
vs
Graudheim

198 cm
21
265 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

186 cm
23
250 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kirk Hearon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Trygve Graudheim!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, George Francis and Wesley Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Hearon closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Graudheim to the mat! Graudheim manages to get full guard.
Graudheim throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Graudheim looking to control.

Graudheim throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Graudheim 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.

Graudheim is looking for a triangle here but Hearon uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Hearon is chipping away with strikes.
Hearon cracks Graudheim with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Graudheim is trying to improve his position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hearon cracks Graudheim with a big elbow.
Hearon landing strikes.
Graudheim managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Hearon.
Graudheim sneaks back into half guard.
Graudheim regains full guard. Nicely done.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Graudheim bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Hearon's guard.
Hearon is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Graudheim is controlling him.
Hearon is breathing heavily.
Hearon looking to control.
Hearon wants to control the position but Graudheim says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.

Graudheim is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Hearon defends it well.

Graudheim stands up and beckons Hearon to join him on the feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Graudheim throws a right and a left that Hearon avoids nicely.
Nice sprawl there from Hearon as Graudheim shoots in.
Hearon falls off balance throwing a combination
and Graudheim counters with a left and a right that stings Hearon.
Graudheim misses with a hook. Hearon ducked under it nicely.
Hearon throws a series of punches but Graudheim avoids them all with ease.
A right-left combo lands from Graudheim.
Hearon lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Trygve Graudheim seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hearon shoots in and drives through. Graudheim sprawls well.
Graudheim changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Hearon tries to avoid it but Graudheim manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Hearon to the ground. Hearon escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Graudheim connects with the punch.
Graudheim looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Hearon is fending him off so far but Graudheim persists. Nope, Hearon circles away and we're back to standing.
Kirk Hearon has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Trygve Graudheim.
No luck for Hearon with that takedown attempt.
Hearon looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.

Graudheim closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Hearon to the mat! Hearon manages to get full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Hearon looking for a guillotine here but Graudheim defends easily.
Graudheim stands and throws Hearon's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Hearon on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Hearon tries to get out of the position.
Graudheim scoring with punches from side control.
Graudheim connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Hearon some visible discomfort.
Graudheim tries to move to mount but Hearon blocks the move with his legs.
Hearon wants to control but Graudheim postures up.
Hearon takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Hearon is working to avoid the ground and pound but Graudheim connects with a decent elbow.
Hearon is trying to get back to half guard.
Graudheim cracks Hearon with an elbow. That is naaassty.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hearon is looking for a sweep.
Hearon takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Graudheim tries to advance to mount but Hearon denies him.

Graudheim is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Hearon has escaped the position, nice work there.
Hearon taking punishment in the form of punches.
Hearon manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hearon trying to control but Graudheim postures up.
Graudheim prevents Hearon from improving his position.
Nice strikes from Graudheim there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Trygve Graudheim dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Graudheim throws a jab when Hearon was well out of range.
Graudheim keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.

Hearon looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.

Graudheim looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Hearon knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Graudheim on the ground.
Graudheim is pressing down on Hearon's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Graudheim manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Hearon manages to get himself to full guard.
Graudheim advances position into side control!
Graudheim is breathing heavily.
Graudheim tries to move to mount but Hearon blocks the move with his legs.
Hearon tries to improve position but can't.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Graudheim in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Hearon tries to strike from the bottom but misses.
You can see the frustration on Hearon's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Hearon is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Graudheim is controlling him well.
Graudheim lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Graudheim lands an elbow.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Donk. Hearon catches Graudheim right on the button with a cross.
Hearon on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.

Hearon rushes Graudheim and presses him up against the cage.
Graudheim tries to stall but Hearon uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Hearon drops down looking for an ankle pick but Graudheim pulls his leg out and moves away.
Graudheim stuffs the takedown attempt from Hearon. Hearon gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kirk Hearon. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hearon stuffs the takedown attempt from Graudheim. Graudheim gets slowly back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Hearon scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Graudheim is pressing down on Hearon's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Graudheim lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Hearon!
Graudheim tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Hearon can't escape the position.
Graudheim in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Graudheim lands a big shot there that rocks Hearon but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Hearon tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Graudheim landing strikes, looking to finish!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hearon in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Graudheim lands a big elbow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Graudheim scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Hearon?

Hearon is rocked!
Graudheim postures up and throws a couple of big shots that have Hearon in real trouble here! The ref calls for Hearon to improve his position which he doesn't do, so the referee has no choice but to end the fight due to the strikes!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:25 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Trygve Graudheim!