PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jake Heke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jim Cracker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Heke
vs
Cracker

175 cm
19
205 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

225 cm
18
200 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Prefers ground

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

aKua

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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jake Heke!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jim Cracker!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cracker fails in his attempt to clinch.

Cracker shoots in for a takedown and gets it.

Heke looking for submissions off his back.

Heke actively working from the bottom here.
Cracker really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Heke. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Cracker prevents Heke from improving his position.
Cracker keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Cracker missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.

Heke is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Cracker pulls his head out easily.
Cracker wants to lay and pray for a moment but Heke keeps working.
Cracker keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Cracker tries to stand but his arm is trapped.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cracker looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Cracker scores with a jab.
Cracker tries to clinch but Heke is having none of it.
Cracker misses with a double jab.
Cracker throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Cracker fails with an attempt to clinch.

Cracker shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Heke is breathing heavily.
Heke tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Cracker is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Cracker with shots to the head and body - Heke looks very uncomfortable down there.
Cracker looking to finish with strikes here!
Heke working to try and regain half guard.
Cracker is landing with some decent strikes but Heke is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cracker putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!

Cracker working for a submission but Heke is keeping him at bay.
Heke is wriggling around trying to escape.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Cracker throws some wild stikes that Heke manages to avoid easily.
Cracker can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Heke is looking to escape.
Heke is wriggling around trying to escape.
Heke is working hard here to advance position.
Cracker looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Heke is in all sorts of trouble here.
Cracker wants to control the pace but Heke is squirming around nicely.
Heke working to try and regain half guard.
Heke might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Cracker blocks Heke's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Heke tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Heke swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Heke takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Heke throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Heke is squirming around, avoiding Cracker's attempts to control the action.
Heke manages to regain half guard. Good work.

Heke is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Cracker pulls his head out easily.
Cracker wants to get back to his feet.

Heke looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

Heke actively working from the bottom here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jim Cracker dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Cracker closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Cracker tries to stand but Heke is controlling his head.
Cracker wants to lay and pray for a moment but Heke keeps working.
Heke manages to work his way to half guard, despite Cracker's best efforts.
Cracker throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

Heke is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Cracker pulls his head out easily.
Heke is looking to improve his position.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Cracker content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Heke slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cracker postures up in Heke's guard and throws a big left but Heke blocks it.

Heke looking for a guillotine here but Cracker defends easily.
Jim Cracker has got the better of the ground game so far.
Cracker wants to stand but Heke has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Cracker working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

Heke has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Cracker doesn't defend quickly enough and Heke has managed to lock this one up! Can Cracker escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Heke on a fantastic submission victory.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:04 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Jake Heke!