PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Till Heilbronn (ranked 5256 p4p, 24829 weight class) and Yang Kang (ranked 518 p4p, 585 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Heilbronn
vs
Kang

190 cm
18
214
0 - 1 - 0

193 cm
18
214
0 - 2 - 0

Good takedowns
Counter fighter
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Solid chin

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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Till Heilbronn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Yang Kang!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Daniel Bishop and Steven Brown.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kang misses with a right hand

and Heilbronn counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Heilbronn trying to control the action but Kang is working from the bottom.
Heilbronn tries to pass to full mount but Kang defends it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Heilbronn is looking for a kimura here.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Heilbronn is looking for a kimura but Kang is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Heilbronn to get the leverage.
Heilbronn wants to free his trapped foot but Kang is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Heilbronn seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Kang does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Heilbronn is really struggling to control Kang but he's trying to hold on to the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Heilbronn perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.

Heilbronn is looking for a kimura but Kang is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Heilbronn to get the leverage.

Heilbronn is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Heilbronn trying to pass the guard but Kang defending well.

Kang is defending against the submission attempts here by Heilbronn.
We've been hearing good reports from Heilbronn's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Heilbronn has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Till Heilbronn dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Kang misses with a looping left.
Heilbronn steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kang.
Heilbronn half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Kang throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.

Heilbronn shoots in for a takedown and gets it.

Heilbronn is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Heilbronn wants to pass to mount but Kang is defending the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Heilbronn is trying to control. Kang wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Heilbronn wants to work for an arm triangle but Kang is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Heilbronn is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Kang sees it coming and defends easily.
Heilbronn tries to pass the half guard into mount. Kang knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Heilbronn seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Kang does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.

Heilbronn is working for a submission of some sort.

Heilbronn is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Heilbronn frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Till Heilbronn dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Kang throws a poor cross that misses

and Heilbronn counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Yang Kang has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Heilbronn is trying to control. Kang wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.

Heilbronn seems to be looking for submissions.
Heilbronn is looking to take a break and control but Kang is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Heilbronn works his way into side control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Heilbronn is trying to get an arm triangle but Kang is defending well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Heilbronn is looking to take a break and control but Kang is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Till Heilbronn overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Heilbronn is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Kang is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.

Heilbronn working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.

That's two 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.

Heilbronn wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Kang, who protects the arm well.
Till Heilbronn is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Heilbronn trying to control the position but Kang is working away.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

Heilbronn working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.

And that's the end of the fight!
Till Heilbronn showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Heilbronn, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Chris Edwards scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Till Heilbronn!
Till Heilbronn bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.