PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Juntti Allu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gottlieb Hiebknecht (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gottlieb Hiebknecht has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Juntti Allu's chin.

Allu
vs
Hiebknecht

175 cm
25
160 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

170 cm
25
160 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Self confident

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Juntti Allu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Gottlieb Hiebknecht!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, Santiago Holmes and David Hoff.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hiebknecht swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Allu throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Hiebknecht dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Hiebknecht uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Allu.
Hiebknecht misses with a looping left.
Hiebknecht ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Allu moves away.
Allu throws an off balance right hand

and Hiebknecht counters with a nice double leg into side control. Allu won't be happy with that.
Hiebknecht wants to control but Allu is keeping him busy.
Hiebknecht working away.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Hiebknecht tries for a kimura but Allu is defending well.
Allu is trying to escape and get back to his feet.

Hiebknecht is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Allu is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.

Hiebknecht working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hiebknecht wants to lay and pray for a moment but Allu keeps working.
Allu knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Hiebknecht on the ground.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Hiebknecht tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Hiebknecht has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!

Hiebknecht tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Hiebknecht has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Allu on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Allu tries to get out of the position.

Hiebknecht wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Allu, who protects the arm well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Hiebknecht tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Hiebknecht has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Hiebknecht wants to lay and pray for a moment but Allu keeps working.

Hiebknecht tries for a kimura but Allu is defending well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hiebknecht wants to control but Allu is keeping him busy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.

Hiebknecht tries for a kimura but Allu is defending well.
Hiebknecht trying to control the position but Allu is working away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gottlieb Hiebknecht 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.

Allu misses the jab.
Hiebknecht avoids the body shot from Allu.
Hiebknecht looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Allu wants to slow Hiebknecht down by chopping away at his legs.
Allu throws out a loose jab but Hiebknecht uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hiebknecht avoids a punch combination nicely.
Hiebknecht ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Allu moves away.
Allu missing with a left hand there. Hiebknecht was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Allu throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hiebknecht throws a lazy right hand but Allu sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.

Allu closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Allu is working Hiebknecht over against the cage.
Hiebknecht tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Allu's elbow.
A shot in the inside from Allu.
A body shot lands from Allu.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Allu is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Allu lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Hiebknecht tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Allu tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hiebknecht's elbow.
Allu stalling against the cage.
Hiebknecht tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.

Allu pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hiebknecht slips a jab and a cross from Allu.
Hiebknecht blocks a low kick nicely.
Allu throws a half hearted mid kick.
Allu throws a lazy right hand but Hiebknecht sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hiebknecht checks the leg kick nicely there.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hiebknecht. Allu does a little dance to reset his feet.
Allu walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Hiebknecht checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hiebknecht slips a straight right by Allu.
Juntti Allu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hiebknecht swinging wildly here.
Allu uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hiebknecht.
Allu uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hiebknecht.
The fighters circling - Allu throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Allu tries to clinch up.
Hiebknecht ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Allu moves away.
Allu just misses with a punch to the body.
Allu rushes in with a sloppy looking punch

and Hiebknecht counters with a shoot takedown. Allu fights it but they end up in guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hiebknecht tries to free his leg and advance position but Allu is retaining full guard.

Hiebknecht drops back looking for a leg! Allu is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Allu manages to kick Hiebknecht off! Hiebknecht jumps back into Allu's guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hiebknecht pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Allu is keeping the position for now.
Hiebknecht wants to control from the top but Allu keeps moving.
Allu has Hiebknecht pulled in close to control his posture.
Hiebknecht wants to control from the top but Allu keeps moving.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Allu throws an ugly left hook that misses

and Hiebknecht counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Hiebknecht uses his free foot to push down on Allu's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Allu.
Hiebknecht moves to the back.

Hiebknecht working for a choke but Allu is defending well.
Will Hiebknecht go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Gottlieb Hiebknecht will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Allu lands with a cross.
Hiebknecht throws a body punch but Allu moves out of range.
Allu fakes the leg kick and cracks Hiebknecht in the body.
Hiebknecht has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Allu throws an ugly left hook that misses

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

Hiebknecht tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.

Hiebknecht is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Allu is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Hiebknecht is looking to take a break and control but Allu is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Hiebknecht is trying to get an arm triangle but Allu is defending well.

Hiebknecht tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.

Hiebknecht is trying to get an arm triangle but Allu is defending well.
Hiebknecht trying to control the position but Allu is working away.

Hiebknecht tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Hiebknecht has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Hiebknecht is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Allu has escaped the position, nice work there.

Hiebknecht is working for what looks like an arm triangle here. Allu is trying to escape and Hiebknecht transitions quickly into an armbar! He's slapped it on tight and Allu is forced to tap! Nice work there by Hiebknecht! Very nice indeed!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:43 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Gottlieb Hiebknecht!
Gottlieb Hiebknecht thanked the fans post fight for their support.