PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between David Heilman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Koji Sukaka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Heilman
vs
Sukaka

179 cm
22
180 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

182 cm
22
180 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Good chin

Good takedowns
Brawler
Determined

Attliction

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, David Heilman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Koji Sukaka!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Summer Carpenter and Hugh Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Sukaka fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Heilman sprawls well initially but Sukaka persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Heilman gets full guard.

Sukaka drops back looking for a leg! Heilman is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Heilman manages to kick Sukaka off! Sukaka jumps back into Heilman's guard.
Heilman is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Sukaka won't allow Heilman to pass to mount.
Sukaka gets back to full guard.
Heilman preventing the sweep.
Heilman tries to free his leg and advance position but Sukaka is retaining full guard.
Sukaka lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Heilman!
Heilman is in all sorts of trouble here.
Heilman is working hard here to advance position.
Sukaka tries to control but Heilman wriggling away.
Heilman is working to get back to half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sukaka seems to be looking to move to his opponent's back but Heilman is holding on tight.
Heilman is looking to improve his position but Sukaka isn't that keen on the idea.
Sukaka landing strikes from the mount.
Sukaka is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Heilman can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Heilman working to try and regain half guard.

Sukaka wants to finish this one by submission but Heilman is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Sukaka.
Heilman working to try and regain half guard.
Sukaka looking to control but Heilman is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Heilman working to try and regain half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Heilman bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!

Heilman thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Heilman is breathing heavily.

Sukaka throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Sukaka has his hands on Heilman's head, controlling the position.
Heilman postures up.

Heilman thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.

Heilman is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Sukaka trying to keep a closed guard but Heilman is proving a slippery customer.

Heilman avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

Heilman drops back looking for a leg! Sukaka is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Sukaka manages to kick Heilman off! Heilman jumps back into Sukaka's guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Heilman preventing the sweep.
Heilman sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Sukaka's guard.

Heilman is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Heilman looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Sukaka gets back to full guard.
Sukaka bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Heilman's guard.
Sukaka trying to control the position from guard on top but Heilman is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Heilman manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Sukaka working to try and regain half guard.

Heilman with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Sukaka throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sukaka gets back to half guard.
Heilman moves into full mount! Sukaka won't be happy about that!
Sukaka keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Sukaka regains half guard.

Heilman is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.

Heilman is looking for a kimura but Sukaka is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Heilman to get the leverage.

Heilman seems to be looking for submissions.
Sukaka has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Heilman is working away from the top position though.
Heilman wants to pass to mount but Sukaka is defending the position.

Heilman is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Sukaka is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Heilman's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Heilman's back!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Koji Sukaka dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Sukaka ducks right into an uppercut from Heilman.

Sukaka is rocked!
Heilman has his takedown stuffed

and Sukaka counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Heilman!
Sukaka working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Sukaka with a couple of short strikes.
Heilman tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Sukaka breaks from Heilman's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Heilman regains half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Heilman is looking to improve his position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sukaka frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Heilman really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Sukaka landing punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sukaka breaks from Heilman's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Sukaka with shots to the head and body - Heilman looks very uncomfortable down there.
Heilman is looking to get to half guard.
Heilman is squirming around, avoiding Sukaka's attempts to control the action.
Heilman is working to get back to half guard.

Sukaka looking for a guillotine from mount but Heilman is having none of it.
Heilman keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Sukaka in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Heilman is trying to escape the mount.
Sukaka sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.

Sukaka has hold of an arm here, looking to extend it. He's committed to the armbar attempt here! Will he get it?! Yes! Heilman is forced to tap!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:03 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Koji Sukaka!