PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Frank Willingham (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sim Heer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Frank Willingham is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.

Willingham
vs
Heer

200 cm
22
155 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

170 cm
18
155 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Great elbows
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Global Nutritional - ACME - (Q145 for $16)

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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Frank Willingham!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Sim Heer!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Alec Ball and Trevor Gratis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Heer shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Willingham pinned against the cage. Willingham gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
No luck for Heer with that takedown attempt.
Willingham tries to clinch but Heer is having none of it.

Heer closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Willingham is trying to maintain the position but Heer is very close to passing his half guard.
Heer content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Willingham gets back to full guard.
Willingham trying to keep a closed guard but Heer is proving a slippery customer.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Heer preventing the sweep.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Heer wants to get up but he can't break Willingham's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Willingham is pulling down on Heer's head to control his posture.
Willingham is looking to stand up but Heer isn't so interested in that idea.
Heer preventing the sweep.
Heer is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.

Willingham looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Heer passes into side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Willingham wants to get back to his feet but Heer drags him back down.
Willingham tries to get back to half guard but can't.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Willingham is trying to control Heer's posture but Heer avoids it.
Willingham really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.

Heer stands up and we're back to a striking position.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Heer.
Frank Willingham has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sim Heer.
Willingham wants to clinch up but Heer keeps it at a distance.
Heer shoots in for a takedown but Willingham shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Willingham tries to close the distance and clinch but Heer swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Heer scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.

Willingham looking for submissions off his back.
Willingham trying to control from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Heer escapes and gets back to his feet.

Heer feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Heer has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Willingham is proving hard to escape from.
Heer slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Heer trying to control but Willingham is working from the bottom.

Willingham is looking for a triangle here but Heer uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sim Heer dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Heer throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Willingham's waist but Willingham gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Heer off to one side.
Willingham tries to clinch but Heer is having none of it.

Heer shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Willingham is trying to control the position but Heer postures up.

Willingham uses the cage to get back to his feet.

Heer throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Willingham was covering up waiting for the punch and Heer finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Willingham is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Heer slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Willingham wants to sweep but no luck.
Willingham trying to keep a closed guard but Heer is proving a slippery customer.

Heer decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Willingham, up you get!
Heer keeps the fight on the outside.
Heer tries to score a power double leg takedown but Willingham sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Heer somewhat.
Heer avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Heer is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Willingham's half guard.
Willingham is trying to maintain the position but Heer is very close to passing his half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well, if Heer is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Willingham is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Willingham trying to control here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Heer decides to stand and escape the position.
Willingham fails with an attempt to clinch.

Heer shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Heer was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Heer prevents Willingham from getting the reversal.
Willingham is trying to stand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Willingham is working to get back to half guard.
Willingham wants to control but Heer is having none of it.
Heer controlling from mount.
Willingham is wriggling around trying to escape.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sim Heer showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Willingham's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Heer gets a takedown into half guard.
Willingham is trying to get back to full guard.
Willingham is trying to maintain the position but Heer is very close to passing his half guard.
Willingham wants to control but Heer passes into side.
Heer controls the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Willingham is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Willingham manages to get back to half guard.
Heer controlling the action here.
Willingham trying to hold on to Heer's head to control him but Heer postures up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.

Heer decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
Willingham tries to clinch up but Heer circles away and keeps his distance.
Heer avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Heer is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Willingham's half guard.
Sim Heer has got the better of the ground game so far.
Heer is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Willingham is trying to stand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Willingham is looking for a sweep. Heer is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Willingham trying to hold on to Heer's head to control him but Heer postures up.
Heer prevents Willingham from standing back up.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Heer looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Willingham punching from the bottom.

Heer stands up from half guard.
Willingham tries to clinch there but Heer circles away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Horrible takedown by Heer or perhaps it was just good defense by Willingham which made him look bad.
Heer fails with a takedown attempt.
Willingham wants to clinch.
Willingham is looking to clinch but Heer is avoiding it.
Willingham doesn't manage to clinch there - Heer circles away.
Sim Heer is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Willingham fails in his attempt to clinch.
Frank Willingham is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Heer shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Willingham as he avoids it easily.
Frank Willingham has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sim Heer.
Willingham is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Willingham stuffs the takedown attempt from Heer. Heer gets slowly back to his feet.
Willingham fails with an attempt to clinch.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Heer avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Heer circles away from the clinch attempt.
Heer tries to score a power double leg takedown but Willingham sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Heer somewhat.
Frank Willingham has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Willingham throws a head kick but Heer moves out of range.

And that's the end of the fight!
Sim Heer comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Heer winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Gregory Folan scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 27:30
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sim Heer!