PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Johan Hegg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and mutta noo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Johan Hegg has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Hegg
vs
noo

173 cm
22
150 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

160 cm
19
150 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Tends to cut

Lucid Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Johan Hegg!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, mutta noo!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

noo fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Hegg sprawls well initially but noo persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
noo wants to take a breather but Hegg is having none of it.
Hegg moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
noo passes Hegg's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Hegg is trying is best to control the position here.
noo seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Hegg does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Hegg is trying is best to control the position here.
Hegg trying to hold on to noo's head to control him but noo postures up.
Hegg controlling the position well.
noo with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Hegg wants to control but noo is keeping busy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hegg is holding on to half guard well.
The fighters are battling for position here. Hegg manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Hegg looking to hit a scissor sweep but noo is one step ahead there.
Hegg is working hard here to advance position.
Hegg has a closed guard, preventing noo from standing up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Hegg wants to hit a switch here but noo passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Hegg there!
Hegg holds on to noo as tight as he can, avoiding damage.
Hegg is in all sorts of trouble here.
Hegg is breathing heavily.
noo thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
noo landing punches.
Hegg is trying to escape the mount.
noo trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Hegg bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Hegg working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of noo's head.
Hegg not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Hegg passes easily into side control. Nice work.
noo should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hegg takes a little break here. noo wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Hegg's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Hegg has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for noo!
Hegg looking to control and managing it successfully.
noo's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
noo has given up his back here.
noo rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
noo has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Hegg is working away from the top position though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Johan Hegg will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Hegg with a lazy takedown attempt
and noo counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Hegg avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hegg with a lazy takedown attempt

and noo counters with a takedown into side control.
noo is looking to take a break and control but Hegg is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
You can see the frustration on Hegg's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
An elbow from noo crashes against the mat.
Hegg tries to control but noo manages to take his back.
Hegg can't escape the position.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - noo's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.

That's one minute gone in the round.
I would not like to be Hegg right now.
Despite being in a bad position, Hegg is controlling the hands, preventing any submission attempts.
noo gets his hands free as Hegg looks to control.
A lull in the action here.

noo working for the choke.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
noo doesn't have the hooks in and Hegg manages to turn into his guard.
noo trying to control the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
noo can't keep his opponent in guard - Hegg advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Hegg prevents noo from standing back up.
noo wants to control but Hegg is keeping busy and won't allow it.
noo flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Hegg is tying to control. noo wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
noo wants to improve his position but Hegg is controlling well.
Hegg trying to control from half guard but noo is working away.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Hegg is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by noo.

noo shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than noo was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Hegg is in a horrible position here. noo smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
noo is stalling here but it's allowed Hegg to get half guard.
Hegg is doing well to control the position and prevent noo from advancing to side control.
The fighters are battling for position here. Hegg manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
mutta noo has got the better of the ground game so far.
Hegg lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for noo!
Hegg sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Hegg will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hegg seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down noo for as long as he can get away with.

Hegg get's back to his feet.
noo tries to clinch but Hegg is having none of it.
noo doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Hegg counters with a straight right hand.

noo is rocked!
Hegg fakes the leg kick and throws a superman punch. It's knocked noo out cold! Brutal finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:52 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Superman Punch). Johan Hegg!