PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Brandon Loveladdy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and AJ Heid (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Loveladdy
vs
Heid

185 cm
18
180 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

175 cm
22
175 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
KO power

Good takedowns
Brawler
Solid chin

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Brandon Loveladdy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, AJ Heid!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight stays on the outside here - Loveladdy looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Heid drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Heid throws a strike aimed at the side of Loveladdy's head but Loveladdy avoids it well.
Loveladdy is pushing Heid's head away, looking to escape. Heid manages to hold on to the position though.
Heid throws a strike aimed at the side of Loveladdy's head but Loveladdy avoids it well.

Heid decides to stand back up.

Loveladdy closes the distance and clinches.
Heid wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Loveladdy has him pressed against the cage.
Loveladdy has had enough of the clinch but Heid keeps him there for the moment.

Loveladdy manages to break the clinch.

Loveladdy darts in and clinches Heid up against the cage.
Loveladdy tries to stall but Heid uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Heid tries for a takedown but Loveladdy manages to get underhooks.
Heid tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Heid is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Loveladdy pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Brandon Loveladdy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of AJ Heid.
Heid jumps guard but Loveladdy stands there with Heid around his waist. Heid gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Loveladdy lands a nice knee to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Loveladdy manages to break the clinch.
Heid fails to land the takedown.
Loveladdy tries to clinch but Heid is having none of it.

Heid looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Heid looks gassed!
Heid throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

Heid decides to stand up.

Heid gets the takedown into side control.
Heid throws a strike aimed at the side of Loveladdy's head but Loveladdy avoids it well.
Heid landing a few strikes.
Loveladdy is trying to buck Heid off.

Heid thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Loveladdy is trying to get back to his feet.
Heid wants to lay and pray for a moment but Loveladdy keeps working.

Heid working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Loveladdy is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Heid has just dragged him back down to the mat.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Heid closes the distance looking to clinch

and Loveladdy holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Loveladdy lands an elbow that stopped Heid in his tracks for a moment.
Heid drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Loveladdy gets the underhooks and prevents it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Heid tries to pull guard but Loveladdy won't allow it.
Heid fails to pull guard.
Heid jumps guard but Loveladdy stands there with Heid around his waist. Heid gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Heid fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Loveladdy wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Loveladdy looking to throw knees to the head but Heid is blocking nicely.

Heid is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Loveladdy can't fight it off and eventually Heid manages to take the fight to the floor. Loveladdy looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Heid stays in close to Loveladdy's body and controls the position.
Loveladdy wants to get back to his feet but Heid is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Heid working some strikes from top position.
Heid trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Loveladdy is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Heid is controlling him.
Heid content to stall in guard here.

Heid gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Brandon Loveladdy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Heid fails with an attempt to clinch.
Loveladdy throws a nice head kick!
Heid is looking to clinch.
Heid misses the shot to the body.

Heid shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Heid controlling from mount.
Heid looking to finish with strikes here!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Danga de danga de dang - Loveladdy scores with a four punch combination!
Heid dodges the punch combination from Loveladdy.

Heid changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Loveladdy looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Loveladdy is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Heid staying calm.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Loveladdy tries to escape but Heid is in control.

Heid decides to take the fight back to the feet.

Loveladdy gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Heid trying to control the position from guard on top but Loveladdy is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Heid not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Heid in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

Heid decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Loveladdy, up you get!
Heid circles away from the clinch attempt

and Heid counters with a nice double leg into side control. Loveladdy won't be happy with that.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Heid decides to take the fight back to the feet.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for leaving it all in the cage!
Loveladdy fails in his attempt to clinch.
Loveladdy tries to clinch up but Heid circles away and keeps his distance.
Heid throws a front kick aimed at Loveladdy's knee but Loveladdy avoids it well.
Brandon Loveladdy is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Heid fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Loveladdy sprawls well initially but Heid persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Heid content to control rather than advance.
Heid seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Loveladdy does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Heid controlling the pace.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Despite being in the dominant position, AJ Heid just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Loveladdy checks a leg kick nicely.
Heid throws a combination that misses
and Loveladdy counters with a series of strikes. Heid will be more careful next time no doubt.
Heid tries to clinch but Loveladdy is having none of it.
Loveladdy looks to land a body kick but Heid moved away.
Loveladdy throws a series of punches but Heid avoids them all with ease.
Heid will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

Heid scores with a takedown into Loveladdy's guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Heid controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.

Heid 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.
Heid is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Heid with a flurry of punches that miss.
Heid pushes down on Loveladdy's leg and manages to get into half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Well, if Heid is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

AJ Heid showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Heid drives through with a takedown into guard.
Heid is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
AJ Heid has got the better of the ground game so far.
Loveladdy wants to stand up but Heid is controlling him.
Heid wants to control from the top but Loveladdy keeps moving.
Loveladdy is looking to stand up but Heid isn't so interested in that idea.
Heid controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Heid takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Heid stops Loveladdy from standing up.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Loveladdy fails with an attempt to clinch.
Loveladdy tries to clinch but Heid is having none of it.
Loveladdy throws a nice head kick!

Loveladdy gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

Loveladdy breaks from the clinch.
Loveladdy throws a series of strikes that have Heid backpedaling.

Heid scores a takedown into full mount!

Heid is standing up, even though he is in mount.
Loveladdy moves in looking to clinch but Heid pushes him off.
Loveladdy stalks Heid and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Heid's face. Heid staggers backwards, shaken.

Loveladdy instigates a clinch.

Loveladdy escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Heid shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Loveladdy as he avoids it easily.
Loveladdy lands a front kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Heid looks to clinch

and Loveladdy counters by clinching up.
Loveladdy keeps control of Heid as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Loveladdy wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Heid prevents Loveladdy from breaking the clinch.
Heid tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Loveladdy just stands there and leans against the cage.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Heid stalling the fight.
Heid goes for a takedown in the clinch but Loveladdy prevents it.
Brandon Loveladdy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of AJ Heid.
Heid tries for a takedown but Loveladdy manages to get underhooks.
Loveladdy is pressed up against the cage. Heid has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Loveladdy down to the mat. Loveladdy avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.

Heid gets the takedown into side control.
Heid controlling the position.

Heid decides to stand back up. Heid steps back and let's Loveladdy get back to his feet.
Heid fails in his attempt to clinch.
Loveladdy cracks the inside of Heid's front leg.

Loveladdy has Heid up against the cage in a clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Heid trying to stall but Loveladdy improves his position.
Heid wants to break free but Loveladdy has control.
A bit of stalling here from Loveladdy.
Heid tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Loveladdy just stands there and leans against the cage.

Loveladdy breaks the clinch.
Heid will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Loveladdy lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Loveladdy lands a head kick. Heid smiles back at him and beckons him forward.

Heid is rocked!

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Heid is still on wobbly legs! Can Loveladdy finish him?

Loveladdy manages to break the clinch.

Loveladdy gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Heid drops down looking for an ankle pick but Loveladdy pulls his leg out and moves away.
Loveladdy dances in with a quick combination. Heid is being worked over with jabs and crosses. Oooh, a right straight from Loveladdy snaps Heid's head back. Heid stumbles backwards against the cage. Loveladdy steps forward and delivers a right cross that connects with Heid's jaw, simultaneously knocking him out and sending his mouthpiece into the crowd! There's a worthy souvenir for the fans. This one is over folks. Heid just didn't come prepared.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:50 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Brandon Loveladdy!