PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Gianpaolo Cassano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nolan Heidenreich (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gianpaolo Cassano had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business

Cassano
vs
Heidenreich

167 cm
21
153 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

175 cm
18
145 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Intelligent

BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
Prefers standup

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Gianpaolo Cassano!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Nolan Heidenreich!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Dmitry Maklakov and Aleksei Zolotukhin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice cross by Heidenreich.
Cassano throws a hook but Heidenreich blocks it.
Cassano swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Heidenreich wants to clinch up but Cassano keeps it at a distance.

Heidenreich closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

Cassano's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Heidenreich is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Cassano takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Cassano slips under a jab from Heidenreich.
Cassano throws a right hand that Heidenreich ducks under and follows up with a left that Heidenreich also avoids with ease.
Heidenreich tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Cassano manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Heidenreich misses with an attempted mid kick.
Good standup being displayed there by Cassano as he connects with a hook.
Heidenreich tries to close the distance and clinch but Cassano swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Cassano goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Heidenreich takes a swing at Cassano's ribcage but misses.
Cassano just misses with a punch to the body.
Gianpaolo Cassano seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Heidenreich has closed the distance and engaged Cassano in a clinch.
Heidenreich keeps control of Cassano as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Cassano tries to break free but Heidenreich pushes him back against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Heidenreich has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Heidenreich is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Cassano is trying to break free.

Cassano breaks the clinch.
Cassano misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Cassano avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
The fighters circling - Cassano throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Cassano keeps the fight on the outside.

Heidenreich gets a clinch.
Cassano wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Heidenreich makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Heidenreich has a couple of punches blocked by Cassano.

Heidenreich breaks from the clinch.
Heidenreich moves in looking to clinch but Cassano pushes him off.
Heidenreich moves in looking to clinch but Cassano pushes him off.
Cassano cracks Heidenreich with an open hand slap.
Cassano circles away from the clinch attempt.
A jab lands there for Heidenreich.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Heidenreich tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Cassano moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cassano turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Heidenreich misses with a head kick.
Heidenreich throws a hook to the side of Cassano's head but Cassano sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Heidenreich tries to clinch there but Cassano circles away.
Cassano takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Cassano will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Cassano has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Heidenreich finds it's way round the side to connect with Cassano's head.
No joy there for Cassano, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Cassano scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!

Cassano drops Heidenreich with a beautiful combination! Heidenreich stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Cassano is looking for the KO!

Heidenreich is rocked!
Heidenreich has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
and Cassano counters with a massive uppercut that badly hurts Heidenreich! He's just covering up as Cassano starts to tee off till the referee steps in and stops the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gianpaolo Cassano!