PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Freddy Stready (ranked 6656 p4p, 25336 weight class) and Jeff Hecker Jr (ranked 495 p4p, 557 weight class). Jeff Hecker Jr struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 147.2lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. Jeff Hecker Jr looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!

Stready
vs
Hecker Jr

166 cm
20
145
0 - 1 - 0

177 cm
25
158
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Intelligent

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Likes musicals

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Freddy Stready!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jeff Hecker Jr!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Daniel Franklin and Alan Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Stready has managed to clinch.
Stready changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Hecker Jr fights it off and pushes away nicely.

Stready bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.

Stready is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Hecker Jr has escaped the position, nice work there.

Stready tries for a kimura but Hecker Jr is defending well.
Hecker Jr wants to control but Stready postures up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stready postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Stready fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Stready tries to move into full mount but can't pass Hecker Jr's legs.

Stready stands up and beckons Hecker Jr to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hecker Jr misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A right-left combo lands from Hecker Jr.
Hecker Jr tries to clinch but Stready moves out of range.

Stready clinches up with Hecker Jr and pushes him back against the cage.

Stready's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Stready looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Stready with a hook.

Stready clinches.
Hecker Jr fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Stready looking for a takedown.
A head punch on the inside from Stready fails to land.
Stready misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Stready is pushing Hecker Jr up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Stready with an attempt at a knee that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hecker Jr working hard to break the clinch.
Hecker Jr controlling the action here for a moment.

Stready breaks the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Stready shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Hecker Jr as he jumps to the side.
Hecker Jr tries to counter by closing the distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Freddy Stready. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hecker Jr dives in for a single leg takedown but Stready sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Hecker Jr.

Stready forces Hecker Jr back against the cage and clinches.
Stready drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Hecker Jr gets the underhooks and prevents it.
With the fighters up against the cage, Stready throws an elbow but misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Stready's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Stready shoots in for a takedown but Hecker Jr shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Stready goes for a double leg but Hecker Jr avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Hecker Jr continues to drive forward.
Stready is breathing heavily.
Hecker Jr has a takedown stuffed.
Hecker Jr scores with a kick to the body.

Hecker Jr has closed the distance and engaged Stready in a clinch.
Stready working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Stready tries to work over Hecker Jr's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Stready scores with a shot to the side of Hecker Jr's head.
Hecker Jr is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Stready gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Stready breaks from the clinch.

Stready has closed the distance and engaged Hecker Jr in a clinch.

Hecker Jr has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Stready uses from the top position.
Stready throws a big right hand that misses.
Stready is looking to advance position but Hecker Jr has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!

The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hecker Jr looking to control but Stready is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.

Hecker Jr is standing up, even though he is in mount.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Stready.
Hecker Jr is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Stready scores with a one two! Hecker Jr had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.

Stready darts in and clinches Hecker Jr up against the cage.
Stready lands an elbow inside.

Stready is fighting off a takedown attempt but Hecker Jr is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Stready to the mat. Stready regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.

Stready pushes Hecker Jr off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Stready fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Stready slaps away a takedown attempt from Hecker Jr, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Stready scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Hecker Jr lands with a shot to the body.
Hecker Jr fails with the takedown.
Hecker Jr is breathing heavily.
Stready fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stready fails with a takedown attempt.
A left and a right from Stready both land. Nice combination.

Hecker Jr fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Stready sprawls well initially but Hecker Jr persists and gets the takedown into half guard.

Stready pushes Hecker Jr off and gets back to his feet.
Stready misses with a series of wild punches.
Hecker Jr has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hecker Jr displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Stready.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Freddy Stready. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A combination from Stready does no damage.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hecker Jr looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stready takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.

Hecker Jr clinches up against the cage.
Hecker Jr looking for a takedown.
Stready has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Hecker Jr after a bit of a struggle.
Stready is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hecker Jr can do to turn this around?
Hecker Jr tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Stready smiles and moves away.
Stready swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hecker Jr is trying hard to land a takedown here. Stready sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Hecker Jr shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Stready but Stready pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Stready drops down looking for a counter takedown but Hecker Jr sprawls and moves away.

Stready rushes Hecker Jr and presses him up against the cage.
Hecker Jr stalling in the clinch but Stready improves position.
Freddy Stready has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Stready tries for a takedown but Hecker Jr manages to get underhooks.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stready misses with an elbow over the top.
Stready throws an elbow that misses.
Hecker Jr is pressed up against the cage. Stready has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Hecker Jr down to the mat. Hecker Jr avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Stready is trying hard to land a takedown here. Hecker Jr sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Hecker Jr lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Stready stuffs the takedown.
Stready showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hecker Jr.
Hecker Jr tries to clinch but Stready moves out of range.

Hecker Jr gets tackled into the cage by Stready. Stready maintains the clinch.
Stready is looking for a takedown.
Stready looking to stall.
Hecker Jr has Stready pressed against the cage, preventing Stready from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hecker Jr tries for a takedown. No joy.
Hecker Jr is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Hecker Jr prevents a body shot from Stready.
Stready drops down looking for an ankle pick but Hecker Jr pulls his leg out and moves away.
Hecker Jr defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Stready.
Hecker Jr shoots in for a takedown but Stready shows good takedown defense.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Hecker Jr.
Freddy Stready is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hecker Jr fails with a takedown attempt.
Hecker Jr connects with an inside leg kick.
Stready tries to bum rush Hecker Jr with a series of wild strikes but Hecker Jr uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Freddy Stready dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Hecker Jr dodges the punch combination from Stready.
Freddy Stready is winning the standup battle so far.
Nice defenses there by Hecker Jr.
Hecker Jr shoots in looking for a takedown but Stready manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Hecker Jr's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Stready half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.

Stready rushes Hecker Jr and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Hecker Jr tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Stready is looking to take this one to the mat.

Hecker Jr gets control of Stready's arms and successfully pulls guard. Hecker Jr will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Hecker Jr trying to keep a closed guard but Stready is proving a slippery customer.

Stready has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Hecker Jr to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Stready is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Hecker Jr pulls down on the head and he's put Stready to sleep! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Jeff Hecker Jr!