PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Killer Heat (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wilhelm Stongarm (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Killer Heat has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Heat
vs
Stongarm

225 cm
20
300 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

210 cm
26
285 lbs
8 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter striker
Very quick

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Killer Heat!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Wilhelm Stongarm!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Tarja Halkonen and Ben Zyskovitsi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stongarm swings for the body but Heat moves out of range.
A punch combination from Stongarm misses.
Stongarm throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Heat.
A looping hook to the body misses from Stongarm. Heat does a little dance to reset his feet.

Stongarm gets caught flat footed, as Heat shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Heat throws a strike but Stongarm rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Heat avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Stongarm throws a strike but Heat rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Heat trying to control but Stongarm is working from the bottom.
Stongarm manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Heat manages to get himself to full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stongarm throws a strike but Heat rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Heat postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.

It looks like Wilhelm Stongarm has been cut.
Stongarm has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Heat throws a big right hand that misses.
Heat trying to control the position from guard on top but Stongarm is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Heat in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Heat accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Heat throws a big right hand that misses.
Stongarm avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Heat thows a big elbow that misses.
Heat throwing strikes but missing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Stongarm fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Stongarm misses with a body shot.
Stongarm throws out a loose jab but Heat uses good head movement to avoid it.
Stongarm tried to score with a low kick but Heat checks it.
Stongarm is looking to land body kicks.
Heat steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Stongarm.
Wilhelm Stongarm seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Heat fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Stongarm avoids it really well and circles away.
Wilhelm Stongarm is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Stongarm throws a leg kick but Heat sees it coming and moves out of range.
Heat uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Stongarm.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stongarm tries to land a leg kick but Heat saw it coming and moves away.
Stongarm fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Heat manages to avoid it.
Stongarm thows a body shot but no joy.
Stongarm displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Heat.
Stongarm misses with a head kick.
Stongarm takes a swing at Heat's ribcage but misses.
Heat misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Killer Heat. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Stongarm misses with a wild body shot.
Heat walks into a stiff left hand from Stongarm.
Stongarm fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Heat looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Heat is breathing heavily.
Stongarm misses with a hook. Heat ducked under it nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Heat shoots in for a double leg but Stongarm sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Stongarm throws a chopping leg kick but Heat manages to avoid taking any serious damage.

Heat drives through with a takedown into guard.
Heat throws a big right hand that misses.
Stongarm trying to control the position.
Stongarm managing to control the position.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Heat is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Heat stopping the sweep attempt from Stongarm.
Heat throwing strikes but missing.
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 Killer Heat will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Wilhelm Stongarm's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Stongarm misses the jab.
Stongarm throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

Heat closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Heat lands in his opponent's guard.
Stongarm trying to control the position.
Heat working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Stongarm is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Heat works over Stongarm with some ground and pound from guard.
Heat working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Heat throwing strikes from guard but Stongarm blocks nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Heat is working Stongarm over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Stongarm working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Heat.
Heat throws a big right hand that misses.
Heat throwing strikes but missing.
Heat scoring with punches to the head and body.
Stongarm looking to control.
Stongarm is breathing heavily.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Heat accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Stongarm working a defensive guard here.
Heat throws a big right hand that misses.
Heat in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Heat connects with a couple of short punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Heat loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Heat trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Heat trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Stongarm is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Stongarm seems to be looking for submissions.
Stongarm prevents Heat from standing back up.
Stongarm missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Heat is trying to stand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Heat on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Heat tries to get out of the position.

Stongarm is looking for a kimura here.
Stongarm missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Stongarm thows a big elbow that misses, also allowing Heat to regain full guard.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Stongarm lands a jab-cross combination.
Stongarm lands with a good body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Heat has a takedown stuffed.
Heat blocks a low kick nicely.
Stongarm misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Heat.
Heat shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Stongarm pinned against the cage. Stongarm gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Heat avoids a punch combination nicely.
Stongarm throws a hook to the side of Heat's head but Heat sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Heat shoots in and drives through. Stongarm sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Killer Heat. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Stongarm ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Heat moves away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Killer Heat dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Wilhelm Stongarm's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Heat shoots for a takedown but Stongarm saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Heat fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Stongarm misses with a wild body shot.

Stongarm lands a jab followed by a vicious hook that sends Heat sprawling to the canvas. Stongarm follows him down, looking for the kill. Can Heat hang on?

It looks like Killer Heat has been cut.
Stongarm works his way into side control.
Stongarm trying to control the position but Heat is working away.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Heat wants to control but Stongarm postures up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Heat is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Stongarm has just dragged him back down to the mat.

Heat throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
Stongarm will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Stongarm just misses with a punch to the body.
Stongarm misses with a wild combination.

Heat drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Stongarm defending against the ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Heat lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Stongarm down.
Stongarm taking a bit of punishment here - Heat scoring with strikes.

That has opened up Wilhelm Stongarm's cut even more.
You can see the frustration on Stongarm's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Heat lands a nice forearm strike.
Heat wants to lay and pray for a moment but Stongarm keeps working.
Heat landing a few strikes.
Heat landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Heat working the ground and pound but Stongarm is defending the strikes.
Killer Heat overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Heat working the strikes but Stongarm uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Heat 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.
Killer Heat is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Heat winds up and cracks Stongarm with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Heat lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Heat seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.

Wilhelm Stongarm's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Heat thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Stongarm's head.
Stongarm on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Heat throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Stongarm is trying to get back to full guard.
Heat winds up and cracks Stongarm with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Stongarm avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Heat.
Heat trying to control from half guard but Stongarm is working away.
Heat lands strikes from half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Heat winds up and cracks Stongarm with a swinging punch to the side of the head.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:27 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Killer Heat!