PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pearl Bazooka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bret Heart (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bazooka comes into the arena with Rick Ross- Veterans Day ft. Lil Wayne & Birdman (Official Video) blaring out of the sound system. Heart has chosen Moorish Delta 7 - Dont Leave Me Lonely as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Bazooka
vs
Heart

225 cm
24
300 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

225 cm
23
313 lbs
9 - 9 - 0

Great wrestler
Counter striker
Very strong

BJJ Brown 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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Pearl Bazooka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Bret Heart!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Radbod Blank and Aafke Stam.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Heart fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Bazooka sprawls well initially but Heart persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Heart stops Bazooka from getting back to his feet.
Bazooka is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Heart tries to stand but his arm is trapped.

Heart stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Bazooka to get to his feet.
Bazooka fails with a takedown attempt.
Nice takedown defense from Heart. No joy for Bazooka on that attempt.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Heart.

Heart stands up and beckons Bazooka to his feet.
Heart lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Heart dips to his left and cracks Bazooka with an uppercut!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Heart wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Heart lands a nice hook to Bazooka's body. Bazooka takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Bazooka takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Bazooka is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Heart lands with a good body shot.
Bazooka misses with a takedown
and Heart counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pearl Bazooka. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bazooka is breathing heavily.

Heart closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Heart lands in his opponent's guard.
Bazooka wants to stand but Heart is controlling the position.

Bazooka is working an open guard so Heart takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bazooka takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Heart digs a good hook to Bazooka's body.
Heart comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Heart is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Bazooka rather than just go for the knockout.
Heart thuds a left hand into Bazooka's body.
Nice uppercut lands for Heart. That snapped Bazooka's head back.

Heart drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.

Heart stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Heart thuds a left hand into Bazooka's body.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Bazooka. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Heart jabs at Bazooka's body.
Heart lands a jab to Bazooka's midsection.
Heart scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Heart lands a body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bazooka walks into a left hand.
Heart scores with a body shot.
Bazooka closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Heart throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Bazooka stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.

Heart closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Bazooka did well to prevent Heart getting side control.

Heart stands up out of the half guard.
Heart ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Heart lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Heart lands a glancing blow to the side of Bazooka's head.
Heart wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Heart punishes Bazooka's body with a nice straight punch.
Bazooka takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Heart drives through and clinches with Bazooka against the cage.

Heart has clasped his hands together around Bazooka's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.

Heart decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Heart lands a jab to the head.
Heart jabs Bazooka to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Heart lands a right hook to the body.
Heart's jab looks to have found its range, popping Bazooka under the eye.

Heart closes the distance and clinches.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Heart gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Bazooka regains guard.

Heart stands up from Bazooka's guard - Heart perhaps looking for a knockout.
Heart throws a shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bret Heart dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Heart closes the distance and clinches.

Bazooka has clasped his hands together around Heart's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Heart has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Heart is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Bazooka asserts his dominance and retains side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bazooka throws an elbow but Heart slips to the side and avoids it well.
Heart pushes Bazooka away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Bazooka gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
The strikes coming from Bazooka are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Heart is working to avoid the ground and pound but Bazooka connects with a decent elbow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Bazooka is trying to ground and pound but Heart uses the momentary lack of control by Bazooka to regain half guard.
Heart is trying to stand up here but Bazooka is controlling him well.
Bret Heart has got the better of the ground game so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Heart tries to kick Bazooka off in order to stand up. Bazooka Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control.
Heart wants to get back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.

Heart bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
Heart cracks a nice hook into Bazooka's ribs.

Bazooka shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Heart manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bazooka is working Heart over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pearl Bazooka dominated that second round.
That's time! Bazooka's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Bazooka closes the distance but Heart moves to the side
and Heart counters with a nice uppercut.
Heart connects with a body shot that sends Bazooka's belly button to the back.

Bazooka shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Heart pushes Bazooka off looking to stand but Bazooka dives back in and keeps control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bazooka throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Heart is trying to stand up here but Bazooka is controlling him well.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Bret Heart.
Heart looks to clinch

and Bazooka counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Heart's guard now.
Bazooka thows a big elbow that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Heart kicks Bazooka off and gets to his feet.
Heart misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bazooka.
Heart clobbers Bazooka with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Bazooka doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Heart cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Heart keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Heart lands a jab to Bazooka's midsection.
Heart tries to clinch but Bazooka moves out of range.
Heart lands a nice shot to the body.
Heart tries to clinch up but Bazooka circles away and keeps his distance.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bazooka shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Heart counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Heart moves into range and clinches up with Bazooka.
Bazooka has Heart pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Heart manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pearl Bazooka. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bazooka stops a takedown attempt from Heart.

Bazooka turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Bazooka manages to end up in side control.
Bazooka tries to move into full mount but can't pass Heart's legs.
Heart wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Heart bucks up and tries to throw Bazooka off but instead Bazooka has got his back!
Heart has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Pearl Bazooka.
I think Bazooka has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Paul Aken scores the fight 28:28
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 28:28
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 28:28

The fight is ruled a draw!