PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Sim Heer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnny Rotton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Heer
vs
Rotton

170 cm
22
155 lbs
9 - 4 - 0

177 cm
24
154 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Great elbows
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Hell's Kitchen Lab Corp
Hell's Kitchen Lab Corp

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sim Heer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Johnny Rotton!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, David Schapiro and Reed Andrews.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Heer blocks a low kick nicely.
Heer misses with a combination

and Rotton moves into the clinch.
Heer creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Rotton is trying to break free.
Rotton wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Heer has him pressed against the cage.
Rotton is trying to break the clinch but Heer is controlling him.
Rotton tries to break free but Heer pushes him back against the cage.
Heer missing with knees to the body.
Rotton can't break the clinch.

Rotton breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Heer misses with a straight right.
Heer misses with a looping left.
Rotton uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Heer throws a predictable looking body shot
and Rotton counters with a nice body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Heer steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Rotton.
Heer throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Heer misses with a straight right.
Heer dips to his left and cracks Rotton with an uppercut!
Rotton checks a low kick from Heer.

Heer gets a clinch.
Heer pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Heer tries to land knees in the clinch but Rotton avoids the damage to the body.
Heer unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Heer misses with a knee to the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Heer.
Rotton is looking to break free of the clinch but Heer has double underhooks.
Rotton is trying to force a seperation but Heer has the dominant position.
Heer misses with a knee strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Heer looks to throw an elbow but misses.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Rotton tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Heer just stands there and leans against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Rotton's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Heer missing with knees to the body.
Rotton blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Rotton breaks from the clinch.

Rotton has taken the fight to the clinch.
Heer leaning against his opponent.
Heer presses Rotton against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Rotton avoiding damage as Heer throws knees to the body.
Heer tries to break free but Rotton pushes him back against the cage.

Rotton's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Rotton buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Heer wants to clinch but Rotton slips to the side
letting Rotton counter with a right hand.
Heer looks to land a right hand but Rotton moved out of range.
Rotton lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Heer throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Rotton blocks a jab.
Heer throws the left hand but Rotton avoids the punch easily.
Sim Heer is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Rotton misses the jab.
A swing and a miss from Heer.
Rotton is looking to score with low kicks.
Heer misses with a low kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rotton shoots for a takedown but Heer saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Heer throws a hook to the side of Rotton's head but Rotton sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Heer tries to score with a low kick but Rotton moves his leg out of the way.

Heer forces Rotton back against the cage and clinches.
Rotton tries to break free but Heer pushes him back against the cage.
Heer working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.

Rotton breaks the clinch.
Heer fails in his attempt to clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Heer throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rotton takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Heer misses the shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sim Heer dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Heer misses with a left hand
and Rotton counters with a straight right hand.
Heer is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Rotton's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Rotton swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Heer.
Heer misses with a right hand
enabling Rotton to counter with a crisp jab.
Nice defenses there by Rotton.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Heer.
Heer tries to clinch but Rotton is having none of it.
Heer throws a leg kick but Rotton sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Heer misses with a low kick as Rotton jumps back.
Heer slips under a jab from Rotton.
Sim Heer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rotton moves out of range of the strikes.
Rotton staying out of range there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Heer fails with an attempt to clinch.

Rotton manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Heer on his heels. He'll look to pass Heer's guard now, I'm sure.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Rotton would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Heer wants to stand but Rotton is controlling the position.
Rotton trying to control the position from guard on top but Heer is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Johnny Rotton hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Heer lands a glancing blow to the side of Rotton's head.
Rotton swats away the attempt to clinch by Heer.
Sim Heer is winning the standup battle so far.
Heer throws a low kick, looking for Rotton's leg but Rotton calmly moves out of range.
Heer throws the left hand but Rotton avoids the punch easily.
Heer doesn't manage to clinch there - Rotton circles away.
Heer throws a shot from downtown. Rotton moves away and avoids it.
A jab from Heer misses.
Heer ducks under a wild hook from Rotton.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Heer misses.
Rotton uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Heer.
Heer waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Rotton.
Heer waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Rotton.
Sloppy strikes from Rotton. Those never looked like landing.
Rotton connects with a body shot that sends Heer's belly button to the back.
Rotton bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Heer's head backwards.
Heer checks a leg kick nicely.
Heer has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Rotton blocks the body kick.
Rotton lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Heer throws a leg kick

and Rotton counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.

Heer kicks Rotton off and gets to his feet.
Rotton has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Heer scores with a head kick.
Rotton's corner calls for a 1-2. Rotton obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Heer misses with a low kick.
Rotton lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rotton lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Heer blocks a jab.
Heer lands with an uppercut that bounces Rotton off the cage and back into rage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Johnny Rotton will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Nice straight punches there by Rotton. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Rotton.
Heer looks to land a right hand but Rotton moved out of range.
Heer misses the shot to the body.
Rotton misses with a takedown
and Heer counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Rotton lands with a straight right. Heer didn't see that one coming.
Heer ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Heer is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Heer throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rotton defending well as Heer loads up on a big left hand.
Heer throws a solid leg kick but Rotton takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Heer.
Rotton ducks right into an uppercut from Heer.
Heer throws an off balance right hand
letting Rotton counter with a right hand.
Rotton misses with a looping left.
Heer throws a looping overhand right but Rotton ducks down to avoid it.
Heer throws a right hand that misses
and Rotton counters with a nice uppercut.
Rotton misses with a wild body shot.
Heer blocks a jab.
Heer throws a looping overhand right but Rotton ducks down to avoid it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rotton closes this distance looking for a takedown but Heer circles away.

Rotton takes the fight into the clinch.
Heer is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Rotton is defending well for now.
Heer scores with a nice hook to the head.
Heer tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Heer is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Rotton is defending well for now.
Heer misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Rotton.
Heer throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Heer struggles to land a body shot inside as Rotton controls his hands.
Heer has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rotton working hard to break the clinch.
Rotton is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Heer misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Rotton.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Heer tries to land knees in the clinch but Rotton avoids the damage to the body.

Rotton breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Heer drops his hands momentarily and Rotton takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
A swing and a miss from Heer.
Heer lands with a kick to the temple. Rotton shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Rotton lands with a slapping head kick.

Rotton gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Heer is struggling to control the position.
Rotton blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Rotton wants to break free but Heer has control.
Rotton has had enough of the clinch but Heer keeps him there for the moment.
Rotton avoiding damage as Heer throws knees to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Heer scores with a knee to the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Heer creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Heer keeps control of Rotton as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Rotton tries to break free but Heer pushes him back against the cage.

Rotton breaks from the clinch.
Heer throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Rotton counters with a one-two to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Heer looks to land a right hand but Rotton moved out of range.
Rotton lands an overhand right.
Heer tests Rotton's chin there with a solid looking shot.

Rotton is rocked!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Heer throws a monster overhand right that drops Rotton! Heer follows up with more strikes from mount and the fight is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:53 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sim Heer!