PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Josh Heath (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lumpiot Paskaks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Heath's entrance music is Van Halens- Jump. A fine choice. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Heath
vs
Paskaks

196 cm
22
257 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

185 cm
28
220 lbs
8 - 7 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Josh Heath!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Lumpiot Paskaks!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Igor Prikhodko and Ivan Kurochkin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Heath scores with a nice right hand.
Paskaks tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Heath paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Left hook, right uppercut from Heath.

It looks like Lumpiot Paskaks has been cut.
Paskaks uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Heath.
Heath misses with a hook. Paskaks ducked under it nicely.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Paskaks shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Heath defends it nicely.
Some wild striking there from Heath.
Paskaks throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Heath sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Heath misses with a jab, cross combination.
Heath swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Paskaks counters with a nice body kick.
Paskaks is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Heath misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Paskaks is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Heath misses with a lunging right hand
and Paskaks counters with a stiff right hand.
Heath misses with a combination

and Paskaks counters by moving into the clinch.

Heath's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Paskaks is looking to clinch.
Heath avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Paskaks showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Heath.

Paskaks moves into the clinch.

Heath escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Paskaks slips under a jab.
Heath throws a left and a right that both miss
and Paskaks counters with a two punch combo.
Josh Heath is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Paskaks closes the distance and clinches.
Heath looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Heath prevents the takedown attempt.
Heath prevents the takedown attempt.
Josh Heath has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lumpiot Paskaks.

Heath escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Paskaks has managed to clinch.

Heath breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Paskaks wants to clinch up but Heath keeps it at a distance.
Paskaks is looking to clinch.
Heath swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Paskaks doesn't manage to clinch there - Heath circles away.
Heath lands a lovely overhand right.
Paskaks throws a body punch but Heath moves out of range.
Paskaks misses with a jab, cross combination.
Heath listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Heath misses with a double jab
and Paskaks counters with a right hand to the body.
Paskaks tries to clinch up.
Heath feints a jab promting Paskaks to slip. Heath then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Paskaks slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Paskaks throws a series of strikes that have Heath backpedaling.
Sloppy strikes from Heath. Those never looked like landing.
Heath takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Heath swats away the attempt to clinch by Paskaks.
Paskaks avoids a punch combination nicely.
Heath misses with a few strikes there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Heath pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Heath throws an overhand right that lands on Paskaks's shoulder, as Paskaks tries to avoid the shot.
Paskaks wants to clinch up but Heath keeps it at a distance.
Heath throws a combination that misses
and Paskaks counters with a nice body kick.
Heath is breathing heavily.
Heath closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Josh Heath seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A punch combination from Paskaks misses.
Paskaks fails with an attempt to clinch.
Paskaks tries to clinch there but Heath circles away.
Heath swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Paskaks counters with a nice double leg into half guard.

Paskaks seems to be looking for submissions.
Heath on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Heath tries to get out of the position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Paskaks is trying to control. Heath wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.

Paskaks has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Heath defend it? Paskaks steps over the head and cranks it - Heath is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Paskaks!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Lumpiot Paskaks!