PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Sigandi Legendary (ranked 3395 p4p, 2164 weight class) and Black Heart (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sigandi Legendary has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Legendary
vs
Heart

225 cm
25
130
5 - 11 - 0

177 cm
28
144
10 - 6 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Sigandi Legendary!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Black Heart!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Legendary throws a lazy uppercut
and Heart connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Legendary misses with a right hand
and Heart connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Legendary throws a jab but it's blocked by Heart.
Legendary misses with an uppercut
and Heart makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Legendary looks to land a left hand but Heart moved out of range nicely.
Nice straight punches there by Heart. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Heart.
A right-left combo lands from Heart.
Legendary jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Legendary lands a glancing blow to the side of Heart's head.

It looks like Black Heart has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Heart has Legendary up against the cage in a clinch.
Heart displaying some good clinch control by pressing Legendary up against the cage.
We've been informed that Heart has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Heart lands a left hand that snaps the head of Legendary backwards.

Heart breaks the clinch.
Heart listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Heart tries a head kick but it misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Heart uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Legendary.
Legendary throws a poor cross that misses
and Heart counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Legendary throws a lazy uppercut
and Heart counters with a left and a right that stings Legendary.
Heart bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Heart fails to land the takedown.
Heart keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Legendary scores with a jab.
Legendary ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Legendary throws a lazy uppercut
and Legendary takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Sigandi Legendary seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Heart lands a nice looking body kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Heart takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Heart slips under a jab.
Legendary is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Legendary bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Heart's head.
Legendary throws a hook but Heart avoids it easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Legendary misses with a left hand

and Heart counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Heart.
Legendary tries to break the clinch but Heart is controlling the position.
Legendary wants to get back to striking at distance but Heart won't allow it.
Heart throws a knee to the head but misses.
Heart tries to land knees in the clinch but Legendary avoids the damage to the body.
Heart has Legendary pushed against the cage.
Heart throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Legendary managing to block the knees to the body from Heart.
Stalling in the clinch from Heart.
Heart lands a right hand that snaps the head of Legendary backwards.
Legendary is trying to push Heart away but Heart has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Legendary wants to break free but Heart has control.
Heart lands an uppercut.
Legendary wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Legendary avoids the elbow strike from Heart, against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Legendary wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Legendary tries to break free but Heart pushes him back against the cage.
Stalling in the clinch from Heart.
Heart tries a knee to the head but Legendary blocks it.
Legendary wants to break the clinch but can't.
Legendary avoids a wild elbow strike from Heart.
Legendary tries to break the clinch but Heart is controlling the position.
Heart's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Heart tries to land knees in the clinch but Legendary avoids the damage to the body.
Legendary tries to break the clinch but Heart is controlling the position.
Legendary wants to break the clinch but can't.
Heart lands a nice uppercut.
Legendary is trying to break free.
Heart looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Legendary can't break the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Legendary wants to break the clinch but can't.
Stalling in the clinch from Heart.
Legendary wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Heart is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
A short right from Heart on the inside.
Heart avoiding damage.
Heart scores with a shot to the side of Legendary's head.
Heart stalling.
Heart taking a breather.
Heart receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Black Heart.
Heart slips under a jab from Legendary.
Heart takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Black Heart dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Black Heart's cut.
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.

Legendary swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Legendary throws a right hand that misses
and Heart counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Black Heart seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Legendary throws out a loose jab but Heart uses good head movement to avoid it.

Heart drives through and clinches with Legendary against the cage.
Legendary working hard to break the clinch.
Heart has Legendary pressed against the cage, preventing Legendary from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Legendary wants to break the clinch but can't.
Legendary has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Heart stalls.
A shot in the inside from Heart.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stalling in the clinch from Heart.
Legendary is trying to break the clinch but Heart is controlling him.
Legendary really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Stalling in the clinch from Heart.
Black Heart seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Legendary wants to break free but Heart has control.
Legendary looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Heart lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Heart missing with knees to the body.
Legendary is trying to break the clinch but Heart has him pressed against the cage.
Heart trying to land knees to the body.
Legendary wants to get back to striking at distance but Heart won't allow it.
Legendary is trying to break the clinch but Heart has him pressed against the cage.
Legendary is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Heart just leaning against Legendary, taking a breather.
Legendary blocks an elbow strike.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Heart takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Heart has Legendary pressed against the cage, preventing Legendary from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Legendary wants to get back to striking at distance but Heart won't allow it.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Heart takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Heart controlling the action here for a moment.
Heart keeps control of Legendary as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Legendary is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Heart has Legendary pressed against the cage, preventing Legendary from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Legendary avoiding damage as Heart throws knees to the body.
Legendary is trying to break the clinch but Heart has him pressed against the cage.
Heart has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Legendary avoiding damage as Heart throws knees to the body.
Legendary is trying to break the clinch but Heart is controlling him.
Legendary tries to break the clinch but Heart is controlling the position.
Heart has Legendary pushed against the cage.
The referee calls for Heart to work.
The crowd are getting on Heart's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Heart.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Legendary tries to break free but Heart pushes him back against the cage.
Heart is stalling here.
Heart manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Black Heart.
The fighters circling - Legendary throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Legendary misses with a lunging right hand
letting Heart counter with a right hand.

Heart instigates a clinch.
Legendary avoids the elbow strike from Heart, against the cage.
Heart pushes Legendary back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Legendary is trying to force a seperation but Heart has the dominant position.
Heart leaning his opponent against the cage.
Heart keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Legendary's efforts to push away.
Heart keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Legendary's efforts to push away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Heart keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Legendary's efforts to push away.
Legendary avoids a wild elbow strike from Heart.
Heart is struggling to control the position.
Heart leaning against his opponent.
Legendary is trying to break free.
Legendary can't break the clinch.
Heart lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Heart has Legendary pressed against the cage, preventing Legendary from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Heart prevents Legendary from breaking the clinch.
Legendary is trying to force a seperation but Heart has the dominant position.
Heart throws an elbow that misses.
Heart keeps control of Legendary as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Heart holding his opponent close, against the cage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Black Heart showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Black Heart's cut.
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!

Legendary scores with the left hand. Heart knows he should have avoided that one.
Sigandi Legendary has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Legendary throws a hook but Heart blocks it.
Legendary misses with a lunging right hand
and Heart counters with a stiff right hand.
A slow jab from Heart misses its intended target.
Legendary misses with a right hand
and Heart cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Legendary misses with a looping right.
Legendary throws a poor cross that misses
and Heart counters with a straight right hand.
Legendary throws a right hand that misses
and Heart counters with a straight right hand.
Legendary rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Heart connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Legendary rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Heart counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Legendary throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Heart counters with a nice low kick that buckles Legendary's knee momentarily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Heart smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Legendary misses with a hook
and Heart counters with a two punch combo.

Legendary is rocked!
Legendary misses with a straight right.
Oh Legendary is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Legendary takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Heart seems to be stalking Legendary here. He circles momentarily and then unleashes a devastating head kick! Legendary drops like a stone, out cold! WOW! Are you kidding me!? What a knockout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Black Heart!