PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gordon Hurst (ranked 3648 p4p, 4894 weight class) and Roberto Heredia (ranked 399 p4p, 495 weight class). Heredia has chosen Moncho Chavea, Deikirisy Escopeta as his entrance music. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Hurst
vs
Heredia

195 cm
19
285
2 - 2 - 0

192 cm
19
235
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Intelligent

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

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 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gordon Hurst!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Roberto Heredia!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Elvis Blanc and Robert Douchet.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Heredia throws a left and a right that both miss

and Hurst holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Heredia misses with a punch to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Hurst creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A nice right hand lands inside from Hurst.
Hurst lands with a light punch inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hurst.
Hurst lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Hurst lands a hook that snaps the head of Heredia backwards.

It looks like Roberto Heredia has been cut.
Hurst lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Heredia backwards.
Heredia fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hurst lands a hook that snaps the head of Heredia backwards.
Heredia tries to throw a body punch but Hurst avoids it by throwing Heredia back against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Heredia.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hurst fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hurst definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Hurst swings wildly with an uppercut but Heredia uses good head movement to avoid it.
Heredia tries to work over Hurst's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Heredia.
Hurst scores with a nice hook to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Heredia is trying to maintain a safe position but Hurst gets an underhook and turns Heredia into the cage.
Heredia blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hurst has Heredia pressed against the cage, preventing Heredia from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
A nice right hand lands inside from Hurst.
Hurst misses with a body punch.
Heredia misses with a punch to the body.
Heredia misses with the head strike.
Heredia tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hurst scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Hurst misses with some punches.
Heredia taking a breather.
Hurst blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Heredia looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Hurst struggles to land a body shot inside as Heredia controls his hands.
Hurst has a couple of punches blocked by Heredia.
Hurst misses with a hook to the ribs.
Heredia blocks a body shot from Hurst.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hurst lands with a light punch inside.
Hurst working aggressively here.
Hurst working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Hurst blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hurst has a couple of punches blocked by Heredia.
Heredia blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A right hand to the body from Hurst.
Hurst gets through Heredia's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hurst lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hurst tries to work over Heredia's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short uppercut from Hurst.
Hurst struggles to land a body shot inside as Heredia controls his hands.
Hurst tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Heredia swings away with an uppercut that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hurst.
Heredia throws a head punch that misses.
Hurst keeps control of Heredia as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Hurst swings away with an uppercut that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hurst swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Still in the clinch, Hurst scores with a nice short uppercut.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Hurst.
Heredia stalling in the clinch but Hurst improves position.
Hurst misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hurst blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Heredia prevents a body shot from Hurst.
Heredia stalling in the clinch but Hurst improves position.
Hurst lands a shot to the body.
Heredia prevents a body shot from Hurst.
Hurst lands a shoulder strike.
Hurst blocks an uppercut.
Hurst tries to work over Heredia's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hurst lands a right hand.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hurst.
Heredia struggles to land a body shot inside as Hurst controls his hands.
Hurst blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hurst misses with some punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hurst lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Heredia or not.
Hurst working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Heredia tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hurst's elbow.
Heredia lands a shoulder strike.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Heredia doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hurst misses with a punch to the body.
Hurst lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Heredia.
Hurst lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Heredia wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Heredia goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hurst misses with a hook to the ribs.
A body shot lands from Hurst.
Hurst misses with a shot to the kidneys.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Hurst cracks Heredia with a nice body shot.
Heredia looks winded!
Hurst lands an uppercut.
Hurst slowing the pace effectively.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Hurst.
Hurst lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Heredia backwards.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Gordon Hurst dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Roberto Heredia's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Heredia moves away from the strike by Hurst.
Hurst wants to clinch.
Heredia swings widly with a right hand
letting Hurst counter with a right hand.
Hurst is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Heredia can do to turn this around?
Heredia uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hurst.
Heredia throws a poor cross that misses
and Hurst counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Heredia thinking.
Heredia misses with a straight right.
Hurst is looking to counter punch.
Heredia tries to clinch up
and Hurst connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hurst scores with a sloppy right hand. Heredia should have avoided that one.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Heredia gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Heredia throws a hook but Hurst blocks it.
Heredia misses with a lunging right hand
and Hurst counters with a left to the body.
Hurst thuds a left hand into Heredia's body.
Hurst throws a body kick that misses.
Heredia stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A combination from Heredia does no damage.
Hurst jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Heredia looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Heredia's jab looks to have found its range, popping Hurst under the eye.
Heredia takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Heredia is breathing heavily.
Hurst displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Heredia throws out the jab.
A solid leg kick lands there for Hurst.
Gordon Hurst is winning the standup battle so far.
Hurst throws a right hand that Heredia ducks under and follows up with a left that Heredia also avoids with ease.
Roberto Heredia seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hurst scores with a crisp jab that stopped Heredia in his tracks.

Heredia is rocked!

That has opened up Roberto Heredia's cut even more.
Hurst feints a kick and comes over the top with a right hand, followed by a left hook - both land, sending Heredia crashing to the mat! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:40 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Gordon Hurst!
Gordon Hurst decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.