PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Conor Heatrt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jaromir Jag (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Heatrt
vs
Jag

168 cm
22
133 lbs
7 - 8 - 0

165 cm
34
130 lbs
24 - 43 - 2

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Experienced

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 8 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Conor Heatrt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 24 - 43 - 2, fighting out of Helsinki, Jaromir Jag!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Roosa Järviläinen and Anni Minnemäki.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jag tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Heatrt circles away from the clinch attempt.

Heatrt looking to score a takedown here. Jag is defending well but Heatrt drives through and ends up in Jag's guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Heatrt wants to pass the guard but Jag is keeping the position.

Heatrt 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.

Heatrt drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Heatrt jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Jag wants to stand but Heatrt is controlling the position.
Jag is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.

Heatrt drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Heatrt jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.

Heatrt is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Jag is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Jag has escaped and now he's on top!

Heatrt throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Heatrt has a closed guard, preventing Jag from standing up.

Jag stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Heatrt swats away the attempt to clinch by Jag.
Jag tries to clinch but Heatrt is having none of it.
Heatrt doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Jag counters with a nice body shot.
Jaromir Jag is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Heatrt shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Jag as he avoids it easily.
Jag wants to clinch up but Heatrt keeps it at a distance.
Heatrt shoots in and drives through. Jag sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Conor Heatrt. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Heatrt is breathing heavily.
Jag tries to clinch up but Heatrt circles away and keeps his distance.
Heatrt has his takedown stuffed
and Heatrt takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Heatrt blocks a head kick by Jag.
Heatrt tries for a takedown but Jag circles away easily
and Jag counters with an inside leg kick.
Jag fails with an attempt to clinch.
Conor Heatrt seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jag tries to clinch but Heatrt moves out of range.
Jag doesn't manage to clinch there - Heatrt circles away.
Heatrt shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Jag but Jag pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Heatrt shoots in for a double leg but Jag sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Heatrt misses with a two punch combination.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jag wants to clinch.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Jag tries to clinch but Heatrt is having none of it.
Heatrt keeps the fight on the outside.

Jag closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Jag blocks a body shot from Heatrt.
Jag is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Heatrt misses with a body punch.
Heatrt takes a knee to the side of the body.
Heatrt tries to work over Jag's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Jag taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Heatrt misses with a hook to the ribs.

Jag breaks from the clinch.
Jag tries to close the distance and clinch but Heatrt swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Jag fails in his attempt to clinch.
Jag fails in his attempt to clinch.
A thudding body kick lands there by Jag!
Jag is looking to clinch.
Heatrt avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Jag lands a glancing blow to the side of Heatrt's head.
Jag tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

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

Heatrt has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Jag uses from the top position.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!

Heatrt has his foot on Jag's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Jag works his way back into a safe position though.

Jag gets to his feet - Heatrt follows without any prompting.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jag tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Heatrt paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Jag moves in looking to clinch but Heatrt pushes him off.
Heatrt blocks a head kick by Jag.
Jag fails in his attempt to clinch.

Jag rushes Heatrt and presses him up against the cage.
Heatrt tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Jag is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Jag is pressed up against the cage. Heatrt has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Jag down to the mat. Jag avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Heatrt gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Jag counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Heatrt is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Jag doesn't manage to clinch there - Heatrt circles away.
Jag tries to close the distance and clinch but Heatrt swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jaromir Jag dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Heatrt swats away the attempt to clinch by Jag.
Jag is looking to clinch.

Jag has Heatrt up against the cage in a clinch.
Heatrt tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Jag just stands there and leans against the cage.
Heatrt is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Jag is defending well.
Heatrt avoiding damage as Jag throws knees to the body.
Heatrt is trying to break the clinch but Jag has him pressed against the cage.
Heatrt tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Jag smiles and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Conor Heatrt. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Heatrt fails with the takedown
and Jag counters with a head kick. That will keep Heatrt thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Jag is looking to clinch.
Jag tries to clinch up but Heatrt circles away and keeps his distance.
Jag moves in looking to clinch but Heatrt pushes him off.
Heatrt misses with a series of wild punches.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Jag tries to clinch up but Heatrt circles away and keeps his distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Heatrt misses with a jab, cross combination.
Jag wants to clinch.
A head kick from Jag lands but Heatrt takes it in his stride.
Jag tries to close the distance and clinch but Heatrt swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Jaromir Jag seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Jag fails with an attempt to clinch.

Jag gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.

Jag has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Heatrt off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
A head kick misses from Jag.
Jag tries to clinch but Heatrt is having none of it.
Heatrt shoots and misses
and Jag counters with a big head kick but Heatrt shrugs it off.
Jag is looking to clinch.

Jag pushes Heatrt up against the cage in a clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

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

Jag drives through and clinches with Heatrt against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Heatrt jumps guard but Jag turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Heatrt tries to pull guard but Jag won't allow it.
Heatrt tries to pull guard but Jag holds him up against the cage and eventually Heatrt drops back down to his feet.
Jag trying to land knees to the body.
Jag is stalling here.
Heatrt is trying to pull guard but Jag turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Heatrt tries to pull guard but Jag won't allow it.
Jag is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Heatrt is looking for a takedown.
Heatrt takes an elbow to the forehead.
Heatrt is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Jag pulls him back up using the underhooks.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jag is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Heatrt tries to circle away but Jag has him pinned against the cage.
Jag manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Heatrt managing to block the knees to the body from Jag.
Jag blocks a body shot from Heatrt.
Jag throws an elbow but it misses.

Jag breaks the clinch.
Jag wants to clinch.
Jag is looking to clinch but Heatrt is avoiding it.
Heatrt keeps the fight on the outside.
Jag leaves Heatrt with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Jag clinches up with Heatrt and pushes him back against the cage.
Jag blocking some punches.

Jag breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Jag lands with a nice combination. Heatrt backs away looking to recover.
Heatrt shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Jag counters with a nice kick to the body.

Jag forces Heatrt back against the cage and clinches.
Knees to the body from Jag.
Jaromir Jag seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jag effectively controlling the action here.
Heatrt tries to pull guard but Jag holds him up against the cage and eventually Heatrt drops back down to his feet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Heatrt tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Jag smiles and moves away.
Jag tries to clinch up but Heatrt circles away and keeps his distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jaromir Jag showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Jag tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Jag moves in looking to clinch but Heatrt pushes him off.
Heatrt takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Jag connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Heatrt's hands.
Heatrt misses with a takedown
and Jag makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Heatrt really felt that one!
No luck with that takedown attempt from Heatrt.
Jag wants to clinch.
Jag is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Heatrt looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Jag is fending him off so far but Heatrt persists. Nope, Jag circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Conor Heatrt. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Heatrt takes a kick to the side of the head.
Jag catches Heatrt with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Heatrt closes the distance and clinches up with Jag, looking for a takedown. Heatrt pushes Jag against the cage but Jag circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Heatrt shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Jag pinned against the cage. Jag gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Jag fails in his attempt to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jag tries to clinch but Heatrt moves out of range.
Jag showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Heatrt.
Jag doesn't manage to clinch there - Heatrt circles away.
Jag wants to clinch up but Heatrt keeps it at a distance.
Heatrt doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Jag counters with a nice kick to the body.
The fight stays on the outside here - Jag looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Jag moves in looking to clinch but Heatrt pushes him off.
Jag lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Jag tries to clinch up but Heatrt circles away and keeps his distance.
Jag tries to clinch there but Heatrt circles away.
Jag is looking to clinch.
Heatrt misses with a takedown attempt
and Jag counters with a nice uppercut.
Jag fails with an attempt to clinch.
A cross from Jag lands.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Jag fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Heatrt, pushing him back against the cage.
Jag stalling in the clinch.
Heatrt tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Jag smiles and moves away.
Jag tries to clinch but Heatrt is having none of it.
Jag tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Heatrt keeps the fight on the outside.
Jag tries to clinch but Heatrt is having none of it.
Heatrt with a poor takedown
and Jag counters with a body kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A head kick from Jag lands but Heatrt takes it in his stride.
Jag fails with an attempt to clinch.
Jag lands with a slapping head kick.
Jag is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Heatrt shoots in looking for a takedown. Jag tries to sprawl out of it but Heatrt keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Jag manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Jag wants to clinch up but Heatrt keeps it at a distance.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jag tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Jag throws a head kick that half lands.
Jag connects with a high kick.
Jag fails in his attempt to clinch.
Heatrt closes this distance looking for a takedown but Jag circles away.
Jag tries to clinch but Heatrt moves out of range.
Jag doesn't manage to clinch there - Heatrt circles away.
Heatrt circles away from the clinch attempt.
Heatrt avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
The fight stays on the outside here - Jag looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Jag tries to clinch but Heatrt moves out of range.
Jag tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Heatrt paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Jag tries to clinch but Heatrt is having none of it.
Jag tries to clinch up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Heatrt keeps the fight on the outside.
Heatrt circles away from the clinch attempt.
Jag slips under a jab.
Jag dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Heatrt avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Jag tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Jag clinches up with Heatrt and pushes him back against the cage.

Jag breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Jag fails in his attempt to clinch.
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!
Heatrt fails with a takedown attempt.
Jag tries a head kick but it misses.
Conor Heatrt has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jag tries to clinch up.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jag scores with a crisp jab that stopped Heatrt in his tracks.
Jag has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Jag wants to clinch up but Heatrt keeps it at a distance.
Jag tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Jag tries to clinch up but Heatrt circles away and keeps his distance.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jaromir Jag comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Jag winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Marco Blurström scores the fight 27:30
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jaromir Jag!