PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bob Heirich (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dassem Ultor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dassem Ultor will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Heirich
vs
Ultor

175 cm
25
198 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

188 cm
20
193 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Intelligent

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Bob Heirich!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Dassem Ultor!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Donatello Bradman and Steve Erwin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Heirich closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Heirich lands in his opponent's guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Heirich postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Heirich trying to control but Ultor is working from the bottom.
Ultor can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Heirich controls the pace.

Heirich 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.
Ultor is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Ultor preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Heirich preventing the sweep.
Heirich trying to control the position from guard on top but Ultor is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Heirich stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Ultor swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Heirich loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Heirich might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Heirich accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Heirich postures up and lands a big shot to Ultor's brow.
Heirich stopping the sweep attempt from Ultor.
Ultor manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Heirich manages to get himself to full guard.
Heirich looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Heirich wants to sweep but no luck.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ultor trying to stand up but can't free himself from Heirich's guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Heirich is on top in guard.
Ultor wants to stand and escape but Heirich is having none of it.
Heirich working some strikes from top position.
Ultor can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Heirich controls the pace.
Ultor keeping moving, preventing Heirich from controlling successfully.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Heirich passes Ultor's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Ultor is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Heirich stops Ultor from getting back to his feet.
Ultor gets full guard.
Heirich has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Heirich landing some decent shots from guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Heirich trying to control but Ultor is working from the bottom.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Heirich keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Ultor's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bob Heirich dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Ultor looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Ultor is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Heirich steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ultor.

Heirich is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Ultor's half guard.
Ultor is trying to get back to full guard.
Heirich lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.

It looks like Dassem Ultor has been cut.
Heirich is taking a breather. Ultor says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Heirich is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Heirich lands strikes from half guard.
Ultor looks like he's trying to stand up.
Heirich throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Heirich prevents Ultor from standing back up.
Heirich content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Heirich prevents Ultor from improving his position.
Heirich thows a huge punch but Ultor dodges it nicely.
Heirich working the head and body with strikes.
Ultor manages to get to full guard.
Ultor looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Heirich scoring with punches to the head and body.
Heirich throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Ultor works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Ultor is trying to control the position from the bottom.

Ultor working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Heirich doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Heirich manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.

Heirich gets to his feet - Ultor follows without any prompting.
Heirich takes a shot to the body in his stride.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Heirich drives through with a takedown into Ultor's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Heirich trying to control but Ultor is working from the bottom.
Ultor wants to stand and escape but Heirich is having none of it.

Ultor throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Heirich is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ultor is wriggling around but Heirich manages to pass to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bob Heirich dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Dassem Ultor's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Heirich takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Ultor stuffs the takedown.
Ultor throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Heirich walks forward, straight into a front kick from Ultor.

Heirich gets the takedown into side control.

Heirich is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Ultor has escaped the position, nice work there.
Ultor tries to improve position but can't.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Heirich is trying to get an arm triangle but Ultor is defending well.
Ultor is trying to improve his position.
Heirich trying to control the action but Ultor is working from the bottom.
Heirich grinds an elbow into Ultor's temple.
Ultor is trying to buck Heirich off.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Heirich is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Ultor has escaped the position, nice work there.
Ultor wants to get back to his feet.
Heirich working the ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ultor takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Ultor regains half guard.
Ultor tries to get to full guard but Heirich has control of the leg.
Heirich is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Dassem Ultor has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Heirich lands with a punch from half guard.
Bob Heirich is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Ultor is trying to stand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Heirich is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Heirich connects with a nice short shot to Ultor's temple.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Heirich is figuring out what he wants to do next.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Heirich is nestled in close to Ultor, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.

And that's the end of the fight!
Bob Heirich showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Heirich, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Damien Edna scores the fight 30:27
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bob Heirich!