PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dan Heart (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alif Famianto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dan Heart could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Alif Famianto's chin.

Heart
vs
Famianto

185 cm
20
195 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

225 cm
18
190 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Dan Heart!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Alif Famianto!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Daniel Franklin and Peter Branson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Heart looks for a takedown but Famianto sprawls well.
Heart tries to close the distance and clinch up but Famianto swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Nice sprawl there from Heart as Famianto shoots in.
Famianto dives in and grabs Heart's left leg, looking for a takedown. Heart pushes down on Famianto's head and hops out.
Heart tries to clinch but Famianto moves out of range.
Heart is looking to clinch.
Heart moves in looking to clinch but Famianto pushes him off.
Heart swats away the attempt to clinch by Famianto.
Heart avoids a kick to the body.

Heart gets a clinch.

Heart has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Famianto uses from the top position.
Heart is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Famianto is controlling him.
Heart wants to sweep but no luck.
Famianto passes into half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Heart pushes Famianto off looking to stand but Famianto dives back in and keeps control.
Famianto takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Heart wants to stand back up but Famianto manages to pass into side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Heart is looking to regain half guard here but Famianto keeps moving and retains side control.
Heart stops Famianto from passing to mount.
Famianto trying to control the action but Heart is working from the bottom.

Famianto is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Heart has escaped the position, nice work there.
Famianto throwing shots but missing, from side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Heart looking for a sweep but Famianto has passed into full mount! Oh no!
Heart blocking the ground and pound.
Famianto connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Famianto looking to control but Heart is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Heart might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Heart throws a strike from the bottom but Famianto uses the opportunity to take his back.

Heart preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Famianto.
Famianto is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Heart trying to control the hands but Famianto won't let him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Heart tries to break free.
Famianto missing with punches from the back.
Heart covering up well and avoiding damage.
Famianto is not going to allow Heart to sit and survive in this position.
Famianto trying to control momentarily.
Heart tries to roll but Famianto sticks to his back.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Will Famianto go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?

Heart defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Famianto's arms.

Famianto is looking for the choke from the back position but Heart is controlling his hands well.
Famianto has the hooks in. Heart is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Famianto just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.
Heart is really stuck here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Heart is working hard here to advance position.

Heart is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alif Famianto dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Heart wants to clinch up but Famianto keeps it at a distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - Heart looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Heart tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Famianto manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Heart blocks a leg kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Heart looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Heart scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Famianto dodges the ground and pound from Heart.
Famianto gets back to half guard.
Famianto keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Famianto manages to get to full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Heart throwing strikes from guard but Famianto blocks nicely.

The fighters are working up against the cage. Famianto manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.

Heart manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.

Heart throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Famianto escapes and throws Heart's legs to the side, diving into side control!
The ground and pound from Famianto seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Heart tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Famianto wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Famianto sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Heart is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Alif Famianto has got the better of the ground game so far.
Heart is trying to work for a sweep but Famianto has mounted him!
Famianto takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Famianto won't let Heart get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Heart knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Famianto on the ground.
Famianto sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Heart can't escape the position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Famianto lands a big shot there that rocks Heart but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Heart tries to improve his position but instead Famianto has taken his back!
Famianto really has the hooks in deep now - there seems like no escape for Heart.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Famianto struggling to keep hold of the position.
Famianto struggling to land strikes to the head as Heart covers up.
Famianto controls the action.
Famianto lands with a couple of good shots - one to the side of the head and one questionable shot that could be viewed as to the back of the head but the referee lets it go.
Famianto has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Heart trying to control but not successfully.
So, who will make the next big move? In this position it could be crucial.
Heart looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Heart tries to break free.
Heart holding both Famianto 's hands and preventing any damage.
Famianto tries to keep control of the position but Heart is staying busy.

Famianto is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Heart is defending well though. Famianto let's go of the attempt for now.

Famianto patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Famianto is looking for a choke. Heart gets to his feet with his opponent on his back and slams him to the mat. Heart manages to squirm out of the attempted choke and turns into his opponent's guard.
Heart throws a big elbow that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alif Famianto 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!

Famianto tries to score a power double leg takedown but Heart sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Famianto somewhat.
Dan Heart seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Heart tries to clinch
and Famianto counters with a stiff right hand.
Heart wants to clinch.
Heart avoids the head kick by Famianto.
Famianto fails with an attempt to clinch.
Famianto throws a sloppy head kick and Heart moves out of range easily.
Heart fails in his attempt to clinch.

Heart fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Famianto sprawls well initially but Heart persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Heart throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Famianto trying to hold on to Heart's head to control him but Heart postures up.
Famianto keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Famianto blocking the ground and pound attempt from Heart.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Heart slips a nice elbow through Famianto's hands, connecting with Famianto's forehead.
Heart missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Famianto takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Famianto trying to control here.
Famianto is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Heart scores with a couple of nice shots.
Heart not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Heart thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Famianto trying to control from the bottom.
Heart lands with a punch from half guard.
Famianto misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Heart throwing shots but Famianto is blocking nicely.
Famianto trying to control from the bottom.
Heart throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Heart takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Heart is thwarting Famianto's attempts to control the position.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Heart not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Famianto is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Heart scores with a couple of nice shots.
Heart throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Heart prevents Famianto from improving his position.
Heart not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Famianto controlling the position for now.
Heart stops Famianto from getting back to his feet.
Famianto has hold of Heart's hands but Heart slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Heart is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Heart seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Heart scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Heart lands with a punch from half guard.
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. Heart connects with a nice short shot to Famianto's temple.
Heart working over Famianto with some ground and pound. Famianto looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Heart thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Famianto trying to control here.
Famianto pushes Heart off looking to stand but Heart dives back in and keeps control.
Heart thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Famianto keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Famianto misses with some strikes from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Famianto is looking for a sweep. Heart is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Famianto trying to control here.
Heart working the head and body with strikes.
Heart is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Famianto is trying to get back to full guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Heart thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Heart throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Famianto is trying to get back to full guard.
Heart not landing any meaningful shots this time.

And that's the end of the fight!
Dan Heart showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Famianto has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 David Hoff scores the fight 28:29
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 28:29
Judge Peter Branson scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alif Famianto!
Alif Famianto seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.