PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Thor Heyerdahl (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Christian Long (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Heyerdahl
vs
Long

213 cm
26
280 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

190 cm
26
250 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Powerful

Atlantis

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Thor Heyerdahl!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Christian Long!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, Peter Branson and Santiago Holmes.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Heyerdahl throws a leg kick but Long moved away.
Long lands a nice leg kick that just misses Heyerdahl's sensitive parts.
A big right from Long misses.
A nice inside leg kick there by Heyerdahl. That's going to slow Long down.
Heyerdahl looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Long throws a head kick that misses.
Long throws a jab when Heyerdahl was well out of range.
Long uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Heyerdahl.
Heyerdahl throws a push kick but Long slaps the foot to one side.
Long tries to score with a low kick but Heyerdahl moves his leg out of the way.
Long swings away with a body shot that misses
and Heyerdahl counters with a nice low kick that buckles Long's knee momentarily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Heyerdahl turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Long tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Nice body kick from Heyerdahl.
Heyerdahl connects with a solid leg kick.
Christian Long seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Long misses with a leg kick
and Heyerdahl counters with a nice low kick that buckles Long's knee momentarily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Long looks to throw the jab but Heyerdahl is out of range.
As Long backs away, Heyerdahl returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Heyerdahl takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Long motions for Heyerdahl to come forward. Long throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Long takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Long takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Long connects with a leg kick. Heyerdahl looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Long crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Heyerdahl - the referee stops the clock and Long gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Heyerdahl. Long manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Long lands a leg kick that knocks Heyerdahl off balance momentarily.
Long throws a body shot but no joy.
Long thuds his shin into the meat of Heyerdahl's side.
Heyerdahl takes a swing at Long's ribcage but misses.
Heyerdahl checks a leg kick.
Heyerdahl half committed to a counter leg kick.
Long swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Heyerdahl.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Heyerdahl lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
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!
Long takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Long looks to land a left hand but Heyerdahl moved out of range nicely.
Heyerdahl is looking to land body kicks.
Heyerdahl keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Long.
Long looks to land a combination. Heyerdahl sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Long throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Heyerdahl appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Heyerdahl.
Long misses with a looping right.
Heyerdahl is looking to slow Long down with leg kicks.
Long tries to land a front kick but Heyerdahl steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
A nice leg kick lands there from Heyerdahl.
Heyerdahl connects with a leg kick. Long looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Heyerdahl avoids the body shot from Long.
Long is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Long on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Heyerdahl. Heyerdahl obviously looking to wear him down.
Long checks a leg kick.
Long misses with a two punch combination.
Long rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Heyerdahl counters with a nice kick to the body.
Heyerdahl scores with a kick to the body.
Long throws a one two combo.
Heyerdahl keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Long.
Heyerdahl throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Long looks winded!
Heyerdahl keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Heyerdahl smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Long has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Heyerdahl.
Heyerdahl lets loose with a powerful body kick. Long will feel that in the morning.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Long throws a half hearted mid kick.
Long throws a leg kick but Heyerdahl checks it.
Heyerdahl scores with a kick to the midsection.
Long misses with a straight left.
Heyerdahl misses with a kick to the body.
Long throws a leg kick that misses.
Heyerdahl thows a body kick. Long tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Heyerdahl buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Heyerdahl lands with an uppercut that bounces Long off the cage and back into range.
Heyerdahl will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Long crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Heyerdahl - the referee stops the clock and Long gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Heyerdahl. Long manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Thor Heyerdahl dominated that round.
That's time! Heyerdahl's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

A jab from Long misses.
Long misses with an attempted mid kick.
Long throws a body punch but Heyerdahl moves out of range.
Long throws a jab when Heyerdahl was well out of range.
Long throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Long misses with a low kick as Heyerdahl jumps back.
Long misses with an uppercut. Heyerdahl saw that one coming.
Long throws a sloppy head kick and Heyerdahl moves out of range easily.
Heyerdahl throws a leg kick which misses Long's front leg but catches the back leg as Long tries to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Heyerdahl lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Long tries to bum rush Heyerdahl with a series of wild strikes but Heyerdahl uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Long scoring well with a low kick there.
Long uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Heyerdahl.
Heyerdahl fakes the leg kick and cracks Long in the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Long has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Heyerdahl.
Long takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Heyerdahl bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Heyerdahl lands a front kick.
Long's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Long is breathing heavily.
Long takes a swing at Heyerdahl's ribcage but misses.
Long takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Christian Long is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A clash of legs there as Heyerdahl blocks the low kick.
Heyerdahl looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Heyerdahl thumps Long with a low kick.
Heyerdahl scores with a hook.

It looks like Christian Long has been cut.
Long feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Heyerdahl's calf.
Heyerdahl looks for the body kick but Long saw that one coming.
Heyerdahl throws a wild body kick that Long sees coming a mile off.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Heyerdahl moves out of range of the body kick from Long.
Long throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Heyerdahl.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Heyerdahl.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Heyerdahl lands a leg kick that knocks Long off balance momentarily.
Heyerdahl is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Heyerdahl connects with a leg kick. Long looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
A nice leg kick lands there from Heyerdahl.
Long throws a chopping leg kick but Heyerdahl manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Heyerdahl digs a good body shot into Long's ribs.
Long misses with a kick to the body.
Long walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
A solid leg kick lands there for Long.
Heyerdahl with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Long to score with a decent uppercut.
Heyerdahl dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Long. That did some damage!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Long misses.
You can see that Long has visibly slowed down as a result of the leg kicks
Heyerdahl scores with a sloppy right hand. Long should have avoided that one.
Nice shot by Heyerdahl.
A head kick from Heyerdahl lands but Long takes it in his stride.
Thor Heyerdahl is winning the standup battle so far.
Heyerdahl avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Long takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Long cracks Heyerdahl with a right hand to the side of the head.
Heyerdahl moves out of range of the strikes.
As Long backs away, Heyerdahl returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Long throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Heyerdahl counters with a nice leg kick.
Long throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Long takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Heyerdahl lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Heyerdahl throws a leg kick which misses Long's front leg but catches the back leg as Long tries to avoid it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Long misses with a straight left.
Heyerdahl lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Heyerdahl lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Long chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Heyerdahl can pounce on him.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Long.
Heyerdahl avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Heyerdahl moves out of range of the body kick from Long.
Long moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Long tries a head kick but it misses.
Long falls off balance throwing a combination
and Heyerdahl counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Heyerdahl buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Thor Heyerdahl dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Christian Long's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

A head kick by Long misses
and Heyerdahl counters with a nice low kick that buckles Long's knee momentarily.
Long looks for the body kick but Heyerdahl saw that one coming.
Long throws a leg kick that misses.
Long takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Long misses with a jab, cross combination.
Heyerdahl appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Long chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Heyerdahl can pounce on him.
Heyerdahl scores with a spinning back kick!
Heyerdahl cracks the inside of Long's front leg.
Long takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Long has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Heyerdahl.
Heyerdahl cracks the inside of Long's front leg.
Long takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Heyerdahl throws a body shot but no joy.
Heyerdahl is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Long can do to turn this around?
Long lands with a kick to the ribs.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Long might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Heyerdahl has got the better of the exchanges.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A combination from Long does no damage.
Long stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Heyerdahl.
Long misses with a kick to the body.
A slapping leg kick lands for Heyerdahl.
Heyerdahl on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Long. Long obviously looking to wear him down.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Nice body kick there by Heyerdahl.
Long throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Heyerdahl scores with a kick to the midsection.
Heyerdahl throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Long pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Heyerdahl is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Long sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
A slapping body kick lands there for Heyerdahl.
Thor Heyerdahl is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Heyerdahl dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Long. That did some damage!
A head kick misses from Long.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Heyerdahl fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Long.
Heyerdahl thumps Long with a low kick.
Heyerdahl fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Long.
Long looks to land a body kick but Heyerdahl moved away.
Heyerdahl scoring well with a low kick there.
Heyerdahl tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Long tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Heyerdahl connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Heyerdahl cracks the inside of Long's front leg.
Long misses with a kick to the body.
Long throws a half hearted mid kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Long swings widly with a right hand
enabling Heyerdahl to counter with a crisp jab.
Long chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Heyerdahl can pounce on him.
Long waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Heyerdahl.
Long is looking to land body kicks.
Long takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Long takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Heyerdahl ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Heyerdahl throws a quick counter kick to the body but Long avoids it.
Heyerdahl lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Long misses with an uppercut.
Long misses with a jab, cross combination.
Long throws a head kick that misses.
Heyerdahl avoids a kick to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Heyerdahl scoring well with a low kick there.
Good leg kick by Heyerdahl there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Heyerdahl lands with a kick to the ribs.
Long throws a lazy head kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Long misses with a hook. Heyerdahl ducked under it nicely.
Heyerdahl defending well as Long loads up on a big left hand.
Heyerdahl bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Long's head backwards.
Long takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Heyerdahl throws a nice inside leg kick.
Heyerdahl scores with a body shot.
Heyerdahl scoring well with a low kick there.
Christian Long has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A telegraphed right hand from Long misses the target.

And that's the end of the fight!
Thor Heyerdahl showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Heyerdahl has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Bart Greer scores the fight 30:27
Judge Peter Branson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Santiago Holmes scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Thor Heyerdahl!
Thor Heyerdahl decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.