PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kirby Puckett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kirk Hearon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Puckett
vs
Hearon

197 cm
21
285 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

198 cm
24
265 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
World class boxer
Big heart

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Solid 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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kirby Puckett!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kirk Hearon!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Alan Glass and Tiny Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Hearon shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Puckett is looking to escape.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hearon is pressing down on Puckett's thigh, looking to free his foot. Puckett is holding on for now.
Hearon working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Puckett trying to control from the bottom.
Puckett manages to get to full guard.
Puckett knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Hearon on the ground.
Puckett is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Hearon dives into side control.
Hearon scores with a couple of short elbows.
Puckett gets back to half guard.
Puckett taking some punishment here, with Hearon in his half guard.
Hearon is trying to control the action in half guard but Puckett is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.

Hearon is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Puckett defends it well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Puckett is trying to stand up here but Hearon is controlling him well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hearon is trying to control. Puckett wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Puckett keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Puckett is trying to stand.
Puckett moves into full guard.
Puckett wants to stand and escape but Hearon is having none of it.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Jab by Puckett.
Puckett slaps away a takedown attempt from Hearon, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Hearon looks gassed!
Puckett misses with a few strikes there.
A punch combination from Hearon misses.
Kirby Puckett is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Puckett misses with a double jab.
A combination from Puckett does no damage.
Puckett throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Hearon counters with a low kick, right behind Puckett 's knee.
Puckett misses with a wild combination.
Puckett misses with a combination

so Hearon counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Puckett wants to stand up but Hearon is controlling him.
Hearon trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Puckett wants to get back to his feet but Hearon is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Hearon is looking to work some ground and pound but Puckett has wrist control.
Puckett is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Puckett is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Puckett has a closed guard, preventing Hearon from standing up.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Puckett scores with a shot to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Puckett throws a right hand that Hearon ducks under and follows up with a left that Hearon also avoids with ease.
A punch combination from Puckett misses.
Hearon is looking to clinch but Puckett is avoiding it.
Hearon takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Puckett swinging wilding here.
Hearon throws the left hand but Puckett avoids the punch easily.
Hearon takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Puckett looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Kirby Puckett seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hearon throws a series of punches but Puckett moves out of range.
Puckett misses with a combination

and Hearon counters with a takedown into side control.
The ground and pound from Hearon seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
An elbow from Hearon crashes against the mat.
Hearon working the ground and pound but Puckett is defending the strikes.

Hearon decides to take the fight back to the feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Puckett throws out a powerful jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Puckett rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hearon moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Puckett lands a jab-cross combination.
Puckett lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Puckett.

Hearon has taken the fight to the clinch.
Puckett wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

Hearon manages to break the clinch.
Puckett misses with a series of wild punches.
Puckett misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

Hearon takes the fight into the clinch.
Hearon goes for a takedown attempt but Puckett pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Puckett misses with a two punch combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Kirk Hearon will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Puckett looks to land a combination. Hearon sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
A solid leg kick lands there for Hearon.
Kirby Puckett is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Puckett stuffs the takedown attempt from Hearon. Hearon gets slowly back to his feet.
Hearon lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Hearon takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.

It looks like Kirk Hearon has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Puckett lands a really nice looking cross but Hearon seems unphased.
Kirby Puckett is winning the standup battle so far.
Puckett throws a series of punches but Hearon avoids them all with ease.
Puckett looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Hearon takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Hearon closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Puckett with a nice cross.
Puckett scores with a jab to the jaw.
Puckett looks to land a combination but Hearon avoids it well.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Puckett thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hearon lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Hearon avoids a punch combination nicely.
Hearon misses with a takedown attempt - Puckett sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Hearon closes the distance and clinches.
Hearon is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Kirby Puckett has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kirk Hearon.
Hearon wants to stall.
Puckett working hard to break the clinch.
Puckett wants to get back to striking at distance but Hearon won't allow it.
Puckett wants to break the clinch but can't.
Puckett wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Puckett wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Puckett is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Puckett has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Hearon prevents Puckett from breaking the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Puckett's face as he tries to break the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Hearon keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Puckett's efforts to push away.
Puckett looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Puckett wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Hearon keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Puckett's efforts to push away.
Hearon has Puckett pressed against the cage, preventing Puckett from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Puckett has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Puckett wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Puckett can't break the clinch.
Puckett wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Puckett wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Puckett wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hearon has Puckett pressed against the cage, preventing Puckett from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Hearon is trying to drag Puckett to the mat but Puckett just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Hearon wants a takedown.
Hearon prevents Puckett from breaking the clinch.
Puckett has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A frustrated look appears on Puckett's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Hearon has Puckett pressed against the cage, preventing Puckett from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Puckett is trying to break the clinch but Hearon has him pressed against the cage.
Puckett is trying to force a seperation but Hearon has the dominant position.
Puckett working hard to break the clinch.
Puckett wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Hearon has him pressed against the cage.

Hearon pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Puckett misses with a double jab

and Hearon counters with a takedown into side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Puckett tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Hearon wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Puckett is trying to control Hearon's posture but Hearon avoids it.
Hearon fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Puckett tries to bench press Hearon off him but Hearon keeps the position.

Hearon looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Puckett is pushing Hearon's head away, looking to escape. Hearon manages to hold on to the position though.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Puckett is looking for a sweep.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Puckett misses with a wild combination.
Puckett rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hearon moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kirby Puckett dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Kirk Hearon's cut.
That's time! Puckett's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Hearon has Puckett up against the cage in a clinch.
Hearon jumps guard but Puckett stands there with Hearon around his waist. Hearon gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Hearon tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Puckett smiles and moves away.
Puckett fails to land with a series of punches.

Hearon moves into the clinch.
Hearon jumps guard but Puckett stands there with Hearon around his waist. Hearon gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Kirby Puckett has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kirk Hearon.
Hearon is working for takedown but Puckett is calmly controlling the position for now.
Hearon prevents Puckett from breaking the clinch.
Puckett blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hearon takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Hearon misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hearon keeps control of Puckett as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hearon wants to break the clinch but can't.
Puckett tries to break the clinch but Hearon is controlling the position.
Puckett has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Puckett wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Puckett's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Hearon wants a takedown.
Hearon tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Puckett just stands there and leans against the cage.
Hearon prevents Puckett from breaking the clinch.
Puckett can't break the clinch.
Puckett wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Puckett has Hearon pressed against the cage, preventing Hearon from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Puckett wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Hearon has him pressed against the cage.
Puckett can't break the clinch.
Puckett looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Puckett is trying to break free.
Puckett has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Hearon keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Puckett's efforts to push away.
Hearon keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Puckett's efforts to push away.
Hearon has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Puckett avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Puckett wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Puckett working hard to break the clinch.
Puckett has had enough of the clinch but Hearon keeps him there for the moment.
Hearon has Puckett pressed against the cage, preventing Puckett from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Puckett is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Puckett is trying to break the clinch but Hearon has him pressed against the cage.

Puckett breaks the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Puckett scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Puckett fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Puckett connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Hearon has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Hearon there as he acknowledges the shot.
Puckett throws a series of punches but Hearon avoids them all with ease.
Puckett scores with a three punch combo!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice straight punches there by Puckett. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Puckett.
Hearon tries to move into range but Puckett moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Puckett misses with a few strikes there.
Puckett misses with a double jab.
Puckett swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Hearon moves into the clinch.
Puckett gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Hearon.

Hearon pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Puckett misses with a two punch combination.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Puckett fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hearon fails with the takedown.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Hearon.
Hearon lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Puckett down.
Puckett is looking for a sweep.
Puckett wants to control but Hearon postures up.
Kirk Hearon has got the better of the ground game so far.
The ground and pound from Hearon seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Hearon wants to lay and pray for a moment but Puckett keeps working.
Puckett takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hearon in side control, throwing shots but Puckett defends.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Puckett lands a slapping body shot.

And that's the end of the fight!
Kirby Puckett showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Puckett has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 29:28
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 29:28
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kirby Puckett!