PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Karel Sup (ranked 2929 p4p, 2747 weight class) and Reinhard Tristan Eugen Heydrich (ranked 151 p4p, 135 weight class). Heydrich comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Wass wollen wir trinken kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Sup
vs
Heydrich

198 cm
29
235
12 - 15 - 1

192 cm
29
235
11 - 10 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Very quick

Good takedowns
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Karel Sup!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Reinhard Tristan Eugen Heydrich!
The judges for this bout are Topper Green, Donatello Bradman and Darius Henderson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sup jabbing away but nothing is landing.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Heydrich has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Heydrich throws a head kick but Sup moves out of range.
Sup jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Heydrich swings for the body but Sup moves out of range.
Heydrich keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Heydrich closes this distance looking for a takedown but Sup circles away.
Sup misses with an uppercut. Heydrich saw that one coming.
Sup misses with a straight right.
Sup throws a body punch but Heydrich moves out of range.
Sup lands with an overhand left.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sup throws a series of punches but Heydrich moves out of range.
Heydrich lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Sup at a distance.
Sup moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Heydrich misses with a head kick.
Sup tries to clinch up.
Karel Sup seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Sup looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Heydrich swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sup tries to close the distance and clinch up but Heydrich swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Sup stuffs the takedown attempt from Heydrich. Heydrich gets slowly back to his feet.
Sup lands a body shot.
Sup throws a lazy right hand but Heydrich sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Heydrich tries to score a power double leg takedown but Sup sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Heydrich somewhat.
Karel Sup has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Reinhard Tristan Eugen Heydrich.
Heydrich shoots in for a takedown but Sup shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Heydrich throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
letting Sup counter with a right hand.
Sup looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Heydrich moves away from the strike by Sup.
Sup slips a jab from Heydrich.
Sup uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Heydrich.
Heydrich throws a leg kick but Sup sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Sup appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.

Sup looking to score a takedown here. Heydrich is defending well but Sup drives through and ends up in Heydrich's guard.
Sup looking to sit in guard and control but Heydrich gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sup seems keen to control Heydrich's posture.
Heydrich throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Sup works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Sup looking for a sweep. Not yet Sup, not yet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sup is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Heydrich throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Heydrich wants to pass the guard but Sup is keeping the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sup is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Sup thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Heydrich tries to roll over but Sup keeps him under control.
Sup is keen to just control but Heydrich is a slippery customer.
Sup lands with a punch from half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sup is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Sup drops an elbow to the side of Heydrich's head.
Heydrich trying to control here.
Sup is nestled in close to Heydrich, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Sup seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Heydrich does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Heydrich blocking the ground and pound attempt from Sup.
Heydrich moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sup postures up in Heydrich's guard and throws a big left but Heydrich blocks it.
Sup is looking to work some ground and pound but Heydrich has wrist control.
Sup stopping the sweep attempt from Heydrich.
Sup chips away with some ground and pound.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Karel Sup dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Heydrich fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sup manages to avoid it.
A little feinted left hand from Sup on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Heydrich is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Sup rather than just go for the knockout.
Heydrich misses with a straight right.
Sup throws a big shot that misses.
Sup throws a lazy right hand but Heydrich sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Heydrich raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Heydrich drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Heydrich misses with a hook to the body
and Sup counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Sup is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Heydrich with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Sup to score with a decent uppercut.
Heydrich throws a poor cross that misses
and Sup counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Heydrich takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Sloppy strikes from Sup. Those never looked like landing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sup works the jab nicely.
Karel Sup is winning the standup battle so far.
Heydrich blocks a jab.
Sup connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sup misses with a wild body shot.
Heydrich replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Sup blocks it well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sup takes a swing at Heydrich's ribcage but misses.
Heydrich takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Sup paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.

Heydrich closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Sup quickly recovers to half guard.
Heydrich missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Heydrich trying to control the action but Sup is working from the bottom.
Sup wants to get back to full guard.
Heydrich wants to control but Sup is keeping him busy.
Sup is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Heydrich's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Heydrich's back!
Sup throwing strikes from the back - he gets a warning from the referee for striking the back of the head but all these shots are hurting Heydrich!
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Sup's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Sup misses with punches from the back.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sup throwing sloppy strikes.
Heydrich is in a world of trouble here. He's outmatched on the ground here and he'd better get Sup off his back sharpish unless he wants to be submitted.
Sup landing with strikes.
Sup scores with strikes from the back.
Sup throwing strikes from the back - he gets a warning from the referee for striking the back of the head but all these shots are hurting Heydrich!
Heydrich can't escape the position.
Heydrich covers up after that shot from Sup.
Sup punches the canvas rather than the man.
Sup throws a big right hand but he misses and hits the mat. Ouch.
Sup is throwing strikes from the back here. Oh that last one was to the back of the head. Sup gets a warning from the referee. He throws another strike to the back of the head straight away though and the referee has seen enough. He breaks up the two fighters and stands them back up. Sup gets a real talking to here and is lucky not to get a point deducted. Sup apologises and we restart here on the feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sup feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Heydrichs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Heydrich avoids the body shot from Sup.
A nice side step and Heydrich releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Sup lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Heydrich walks into a straight right hand from Sup.
Heydrich fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Sup swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Sup connects with a body shot.
Sup rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Heydrich connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Heydrich shoots in for a takedown but Sup shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Heydrich changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Sup tries to avoid it but Heydrich manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Sup to the ground. Sup escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Karel Sup has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Reinhard Tristan Eugen Heydrich.
Sup swings for the body but Heydrich moves out of range.
Sup scores with a hook.
Heydrich takes a jab right on the kisser.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sup doesn't manage to clinch there - Heydrich circles away.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sup lands a nice shot to the body.
Sup misses with a looping right.

Sup moves into the clinch.
Sup swings away with an uppercut that misses.

Sup turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Sup manages to end up in side control.
Sup scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Heydrich to see if he's OK.
Heydrich dodges the ground and pound from Sup.
Heydrich is trying to get back to half guard.
Sup has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.

Sup tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Sup has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Sup throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Karel Sup dominated that second 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. This is the final round!

Heydrich takes one to the side of the head.
Sup misses with a hook.
Heydrich gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Sup counters by clinching up.
Sup with a knee to the head.

It looks like Reinhard Tristan Eugen Heydrich has been cut.
Sup misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Heydrich.
Heydrich is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Sup scores with a nice hook to the head.

Sup gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Sup throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Sup controlling the action here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sup trying to control from half guard but Heydrich is working away.
Sup lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Karel Sup overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Sup seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Sup throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Sup throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Sup not landing any meaningful shots this time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sup throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Heydrich is staying active underneath Sup, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Sup is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Sup working over Heydrich with some ground and pound. Heydrich looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Sup is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Heydrich can do to turn this around?
Sup not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Sup not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Heydrich gets full guard.
Heydrich utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Sup lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Sup controls from within his opponent's guard.
Sup works over Heydrich with some ground and pound from guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Heydrich utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Sup keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Heydrich's head.
Sup's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Sup postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Sup stays in close to Heydrich's body and controls the position.
Sup connects with a couple of short punches.
Sup throws a strike but Heydrich rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

Heydrich postures up.
Sup wants to sweep but no luck.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Heydrich sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Heydrich preventing the sweep.
Heydrich is fighting to break Sup's control of his arms but Sup is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Heydrich throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Sup trying to control the position here.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Heydrich throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Sup cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Donk. Sup catches Heydrich right on the button with a cross.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sup. Heydrich does a little dance to reset his feet.
Reinhard Tristan Eugen Heydrich has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Karel Sup is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Heydrich swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.

And that's the end of the fight!
Karel Sup showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Sup has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Topper Green scores the fight 30:27
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 30:27
Judge Darius Henderson scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Karel Sup!