PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Alexandre Rivet (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jake Heartman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Rivet
vs
Heartman

190 cm
20
190 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

183 cm
24
195 lbs
7 - 3 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

Good wrestler
Counter striker
Powerful

Fight Club Clothing Helsinki™

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Alexandre Rivet!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jake Heartman!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Alexandre Firmino and Daniel Cesar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Heartman looks to land a right hand but Rivet moved out of range.
Heartman circles away from the clinch attempt.
Rivet throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Heartman.
Rivet tries to clinch there but Heartman circles away.
Rivet shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Heartman defends it nicely.
Heartman throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Rivet's waist but Rivet gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Heartman off to one side.
Rivet scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Heartman avoids a punch combination nicely.
Heartman fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rivet manages to avoid it.

Heartman closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Heartman cracks Rivet with a big elbow.
Heartman wants to control but Rivet is keeping him busy.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Heartman working away.
Rivet tries to strike from the bottom but misses.
Heartman looking to control but instead Rivet has slipped a leg in, to regain half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Heartman takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Heartman looks to land a strike but Rivet avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Heartman thows a big elbow that misses.
Heartman cracks Rivet with a solid left hand.
Rivet controlling Heartman's posture.
Rivet wants to stand and escape but Heartman is having none of it.
Rivet not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Rivet is trying to hold Heartman in close to prevent damage but Heartman has managed to pass into half guard.
Heartman not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Rivet is trying to stand up here but Heartman is controlling him well.

That's two 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.

Rivet manages to escape and get back to his feet!

Heartman moves into the clinch successfully.
Rivet wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Heartman tries for a takedown but Rivet manages to get underhooks.
Heartman is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Rivet pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Alexandre Rivet has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jake Heartman.
Heartman is working for takedown but Rivet is calmly controlling the position for now.
Heartman has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Rivet avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Rivet working hard to break the clinch.
Rivet wants to break free but Heartman has control.
Heartman keeps control of Rivet as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Rivet tries to break the clinch but Heartman is controlling the position.
Rivet is trying to break the clinch but Heartman has him pressed against the cage.
Rivet is trying to break free.
Heartman is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Rivet looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A frustrated look appears on Rivet's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Rivet is trying to break the clinch but Heartman is controlling him.
Heartman has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Rivet avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Rivet is trying to break the clinch but Heartman has him pressed against the cage.
Rivet wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Heartman breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Rivet misses with a few strikes there.
Good work by Heartman as he checks the leg kick.
Rivet gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Heartman counters with a single leg into guard. Rivet didn't expect that.
Rivet trying to keep a closed guard but Heartman is proving a slippery customer.
Rivet will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Rivet trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Rivet has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Rivet wants to stand but Heartman is controlling the position.
Heartman stopping the sweep attempt from Rivet.
Heartman scoring with punches to the head and body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Heartman missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

Rivet has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Heartman off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.

Heartman shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Rivet punching from the bottom.
Rivet is trying to control but can't.
Heartman takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Rivet connecting with a few gentle strikes.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rivet is trying to stand back up but Heartman is controlling him

Rivet pushes Heartman off and gets back to his feet.
Rivet is breathing heavily.
Heartman circles away from the clinch attempt

and Heartman counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Rivet gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Heartman to score an easy takedown into full guard.

Rivet is looking for a triangle but Heartman pushes his legs off easily.
Heartman slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Rivet controls Heartman momentarily but Heartman frees himself.
Rivet wants to sweep but no luck.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Heartman accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Rivet wants to get back to his feet but Heartman is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Rivet has Heartman pulled in close to control his posture.

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

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
A combination from Rivet does no damage.
Heartman keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

Heartman closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Heartman sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Rivet defending well though.
Heartman throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Rivet is trying to stand.
Heartman looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Jake Heartman has got the better of the ground game so far.
Rivet is in trouble now - Heartman has advanced to mount!
Heartman unloading with bombs!
Heartman lands a big elbow.
Heartman controlling the pace for now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rivet is looking to get to half guard.
Heartman dominating with strikes here.
Heartman scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Rivet?
Rivet is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Rivet tries to hold on but Heartman pushes him away.
Heartman dominating with strikes here.
Rivet takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Heartman lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rivet is squirming around, avoiding Heartman's attempts to control the action.
Heartman scoring with strikes but Rivet is staying in there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Heartman lands with some strikes.
Heartman can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Rivet is looking to escape.
Heartman scoring with strikes but Rivet is staying in there.
Rivet working to try and regain half guard.
Rivet is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Rivet flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Rivet is in all sorts of trouble here.
Heartman landing strikes from the mount and Rivet is in trouble!
Heartman lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Heartman avoids the attempt from Rivet to control.
Heartman postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Rivet looks a forlorn figure.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Heartman prevents Rivet from getting the reversal.
Heartman in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Heartman scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Rivet?
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Heartman lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Rivet hang on?
Heartman landing strikes from the mount and Rivet is in trouble!
Heartman controlling from the full mount.
Heartman scores with a couple of good head shots there.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Heartman sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Rivet wants to hold on but Heartman pushes him away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jake Heartman showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Rivet tests Heartman's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Rivet lands an overhand right.
Rivet throws the kick towards the body but Heartman avoids it.
Rivet's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Rivet duly obliges.
Alexandre Rivet seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Heartman scores with a takedown into Rivet's guard.

Rivet scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Rivet throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Some wild striking there from Rivet.
Rivet scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Rivet throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Heartman looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Heartman shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rivet throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Heartman counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Heartman takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Rivet avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Heartman.
Heartman drops an elbow to the side of Rivet's head.
Heartman trying to control from half guard but Rivet is working away.
Rivet wants to get back to his feet.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Heartman tries to pass the half guard into mount. Rivet knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.

Rivet looking for submissions off his back.
Heartman takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Heartman scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Heartman seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Heartman wants to pass to mount but Rivet is defending the position.
Rivet keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Rivet flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Rivet tries to kick Heartman off in order to stand up. Heartman Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control.
Rivet wants to get back to his feet.
Heartman controlling the position from side mount.
Rivet wants to control but Heartman postures up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Heartman wants to control but Rivet is keeping him busy.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.

Heartman shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Rivet is trying to stand.
Rivet trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Heartman seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Rivet does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Rivet landing rabbit punches to the side of Heartman's head. Not doing much damage but still scoring a few points.
Rivet connecting with a few gentle strikes.
Jake Heartman is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Rivet is trying to control but Heartman passes into side control!
Rivet is pushing Heartman's head away, looking to escape. Heartman manages to hold on to the position though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Heartman working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Heartman is looking to take a break and control but Rivet is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Rivet is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Heartman is controlling him well.
Rivet is working to avoid the ground and pound but Heartman connects with a decent elbow.
Rivet manages to work his way to half guard, despite Heartman's best efforts.
Heartman tries to pass to full mount but Rivet defends it.
Rivet trying to control but Heartman postures up.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Heartman performing his best blanket impression for a moment.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jake Heartman comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Heartman 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 Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 26:30
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 26:30
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jake Heartman!