PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Say Nara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ace Heart (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Heart has chosen Metallica - St. Anger as his entrance music. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Nara
vs
Heart

180 cm
24
218 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

190 cm
26
213 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Very strong

Decent wrestler
Good low kicks
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Say Nara!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ace Heart!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Stewart Dunkirk and Wesley Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Heart moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Nara avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Heart moves out of range of the strikes.
Nara misses with a body shot.
Nara throws a looping overhand right but Heart ducks down to avoid it.
A head kick misses from Heart.
Heart has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Heart throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Heart slips under a jab from Nara.
Heart looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A big left from Nara misses.
Nara takes one on the button.
Nara misses with a hook.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Heart, right into the meat.
Heart misses with a wild combination.
Nara takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Heart connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Heart misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Heart blocks a leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for Heart.

Heart darts in and clinches Nara up against the cage.
Heart avoiding damage.
Nara trying to control the position but instead, Heart has worked for underhooks and has pushed Nara into the cage.
Heart lands an elbow just above Nara 's eye.

It looks like Say Nara has been cut.
Nara is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Heart is defending well for now.
Heart lands a damaging elbow.
Nara wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Heart has him pressed against the cage.
Heart stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Nara.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Heart unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Nara works on Heart's body with a couple of short punches.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Heart obliges.
Nara is breathing heavily.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Heart.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Heart crunches a lovely knee into Nara's ribcage.
Heart creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Nara's defenses.

Heart breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Nara throws a lazy right hand but Heart sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Heart throws a head kick that half lands.
An inside leg kick lands from Heart.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Heart throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Nara's head.
Nara keeps the fight on the outside.
Heart moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Heart lands with a hook. Nara tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.

Say Nara's cut is getting worse.
Heart looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Nara avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Heart fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Nara, pushing him back against the cage.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Heart.
Nara tries to stall but Heart uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Heart gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Heart misses with a short punch on the inside.
Nara misses with a hook from the clinch.

Heart's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Heart is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Heart scores with a slapping inside leg kick.

Heart closes the distance and pushes Nara back into the cage.
Heart holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Heart comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Nara missing with knees to the body.
Heart comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

Say Nara's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Heart lands a nice elbow.
Heart utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Nara is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Nara misses with a punch to the body.
Nara swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Heart effectively controlling the action here.
Nice elbow from Heart.

Jeez, Say Nara's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Say Nara's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Ace Heart!