PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Landon Karcher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gunther Heilman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Karcher
vs
Heilman

188 cm
24
260 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

196 cm
23
240 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Great low kicks
Very strong

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Powerful

PH Clothing

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Landon Karcher!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Gunther Heilman!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Shigeki Sano and Yasuomi Hirokawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Heilman fails to land with a series of punches.
Karcher doesn't manage to clinch there - Heilman circles away.
Karcher staying out of range there.
Karcher is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Karcher fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Karcher slips under a jab from Heilman.
Karcher misses with a wild body shot.
Karcher moves away from the strike by Heilman.
Karcher swings and misses with a hook to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Heilman throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Karcher just misses with a punch to the body.
Heilman closes this distance looking for a takedown but Karcher circles away.
A swing and a miss from Heilman.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Karcher is looking to clinch.
Karcher slips a jab and a cross from Heilman.

Karcher gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Karcher leaning his opponent against the ropes.
Heilman is trying to maintain a safe position but Karcher gets an underhook and turns Heilman into the ropes.
Heilman being controlled against the ropes.
Karcher gets underhooks to prevent Heilman's takedown attempt.
Karcher trying to land knees to the body.
Karcher slowing the pace effectively.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Landon Karcher.
Karcher moves into range and connects with a jab.
Heilman looks to land a left hand but Karcher moved out of range nicely.
Heilman loads up on a big right hand but Karcher slips the punch.
Gunther Heilman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Karcher tries to clinch up.
Heilman misses with a straight left.
Karcher ducks down and throws a hook to the body.

Karcher closes the distance and clinches.
Karcher controlling the action here for a moment.
Karcher blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Heilman tries for a takedown. No joy.
Landon Karcher has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gunther Heilman.
Heilman throws a knee to the head but misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Heilman takes an elbow to the forehead.

It looks like Gunther Heilman has been cut.
Karcher lands a good knee to the midsection. Heilman won't want to take too many of those.
The referee is keeping an eye on Karcher - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Heilman is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Karcher is keeping busy.
Heilman tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Karcher stalling.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Karcher for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Landon Karcher.
Karcher misses with a body shot.
Landon Karcher is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Karcher has Heilman up against the ropes in a clinch.
Karcher stalling against the ropes.
Heilman changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Karcher fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Karcher looks to score with a jab to the body but Heilman is just out of range.
Karcher slips under a jab.
Karcher just misses with a punch to the body.
Heilman swinging wildly here.
Heilman uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Karcher.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Karcher ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Heilman moves away.
Karcher throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

Karcher closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Karcher tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Heilman avoids it.
Heilman is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Karcher lands an elbow that stopped Heilman in his tracks for a moment.
Karcher manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Karcher is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Heilman is defending well for now.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Karcher lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Karcher avoiding damage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Landon Karcher.
Nice sprawl there from Karcher as Heilman shoots in.
Karcher tries to clinch there but Heilman circles away.
Karcher tries to clinch up but Heilman circles away and keeps his distance.
Heilman throws out a loose jab but Karcher uses good head movement to avoid it.
Heilman throws a right and a left that both miss.
Heilman throws an overhand right that lands on Karcher's shoulder, as Karcher tries to avoid the shot.
Heilman jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Heilman misses with a double jab.
A head kick misses from Heilman.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.

Karcher has closed the distance and engaged Heilman in a clinch.
Karcher is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Heilman avoiding damage as Karcher throws knees to the body.
Heilman has a couple of punches blocked by Karcher.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Heilman tries to land a knee to the head but Karcher blocks with his arms.
Karcher dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the ropes.
Karcher blocks the elbow strike.
Heilman tries for a takedown. No joy.
Karcher comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

That has opened up Gunther Heilman's cut even more.
Karcher is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Heilman is trying to force a seperation but Karcher has the dominant position.
A bit of stalling here from Karcher.
Heilman tries to break free but Karcher pushes him back against the ropes.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Karcher misses with an elbow strike.
Heilman avoiding damage as Karcher throws knees to the body.
Heilman avoiding damage as Karcher throws knees to the body.
Heilman being controlled against the ropes.
Karcher tries to land knees in the clinch but Heilman avoids the damage to the body.
Heilman managing to block the knees to the body from Karcher.
Heilman managing to block the knees to the body from Karcher.
Heilman changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Karcher fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Heilman throws an overhand right that lands on Karcher's shoulder, as Karcher tries to avoid the shot.
A swing and a miss from Heilman.
Heilman lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Karcher circles away quickly and effectively.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Heilman shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Karcher throws a body punch but Heilman moves out of range.

Karcher closes the distance and clinches.
Karcher lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Karcher has Heilman pressed against the ropes.
Knees to the body from Karcher.
Karcher holding his opponent close, against the ropes.
Heilman takes an elbow to the temple.
Karcher comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Karcher.
Karcher gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Landon Karcher dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Gunther Heilman's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Heilman fails to land the takedown.
Karcher keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Karcher bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Karcher tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Heilman was well out of range. Poor timing from Karcher.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
No luck for Heilman with that takedown attempt.
Landon Karcher has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gunther Heilman.
Karcher uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Heilman.
Heilman avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Karcher tries to close the distance and clinch up but Heilman swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Gunther Heilman is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A punch combination from Heilman misses.
Heilman walks into a left hand.
Karcher fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Karcher throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Heilman fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Heilman misses with a wild body shot.
Heilman has a takedown stuffed.
Heilman tries to bum rush Karcher with a series of wild strikes but Karcher uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Heilman takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Karcher avoids the body shot from Heilman.
Heilman misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Karcher wants to clinch.
Heilman tries a head kick but it misses.
Karcher lands with a nice body punch.
Heilman throws a right and a left that both miss.
Karcher dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Heilman is breathing heavily.

Karcher closes the distance and clinches.
Stalling in the clinch from Karcher.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karcher tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Heilman avoids it.
Karcher tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Heilman avoids it.
Karcher lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Karcher tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Heilman avoids it.
Karcher stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Karcher lands an elbow just above Heilman 's eye.
Karcher stalling the fight.
Heilman can't find room to land a body shot as Karcher controls the action.
Karcher stalling the fight.
Heilman is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Heilman misses with a knee to the head.
Heilman avoiding damage as Karcher throws knees to the body.
Karcher is pushing Heilman up against the ropes, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Karcher lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

The cut above Gunther Heilman's eye is starting to cause him problems now.

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.
Karcher lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

Gunther Heilman's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Karcher taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Heilman has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Karcher avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Heilman avoiding damage as Karcher throws knees to the body.
Heilman on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Heilman doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Heilman is trying desperately to land a takedown but Karcher is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Heilman.
Karcher stalling against the ropes.
Heilman tries to pull guard but Karcher won't allow it.
Heilman misses with a hook to the ribs.
Karcher tries to land knees in the clinch but Heilman avoids the damage to the body.
Karcher lands an elbow inside.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Landon Karcher!