PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Virgil Lloyd (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dam Heinrick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Lloyd
vs
Heinrick

178 cm
24
151 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

190 cm
20
150 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Virgil Lloyd!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Dam Heinrick!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Daniel Cesar and Paulo Santos.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Heinrick shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Lloyd manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Heinrick is looking to advance position but Lloyd has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!

Heinrick really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Lloyd sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Heinrick keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lloyd controlling his opponent.
Heinrick keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.

Lloyd working for a guillotine from mount but Heinrick is in no mood to give up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lloyd sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Heinrick tries to lock up and control but Lloyd gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Heinrick keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Lloyd sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Lloyd seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Heinrick for as long as he can get away with.
Heinrick tries to reverse the position but Lloyd maintains control.

That's two 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.
Lloyd looking to control and managing it successfully.
Heinrick working to try and regain half guard.
Lloyd controlling the position easily from mount.
Lloyd lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Heinrick is desperately trying to improve his position but Lloyd has a good base and remains in mount.
Lloyd controlling the position easily from mount.
Heinrick is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Lloyd tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lloyd blocks Heinrick's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Lloyd controlling his opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Virgil Lloyd dominated that round.
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.

Heinrick is trying hard to land a takedown here. Lloyd sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.

Lloyd bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Lloyd staying calm.
You can see the frustration on Heinrick's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.

Lloyd stands up.
Lloyd is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Heinrick can do to turn this around?
Heinrick fails with the takedown.
Lloyd is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Heinrick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lloyd fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Lloyd shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Heinrick's guard.

Lloyd gets to his feet. Heinrick looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!

Heinrick closes the distance and clinches.

Lloyd breaks from the clinch.

Lloyd changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Heinrick looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.

Heinrick explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Heinrick is trying hard to land a takedown here. Lloyd sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Lloyd tries to counter with a takedown but Heinrick is quick to defend against it.
Virgil Lloyd has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dam Heinrick.
Heinrick is breathing heavily.
Heinrick walks into a jab.

Lloyd changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Heinrick looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Lloyd controls the position.

Lloyd decides to stand up, so the ref orders Heinrick to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Heinrick darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.

Lloyd has managed to escape just enough to sneak back to his feet but Heinrick is on him like a limpet, forcing Lloyd back against the cage.

Lloyd successfully pulls guard.

Heinrick got a little sloppy there for a moment and Lloyd has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Heinrick has managed to get both his arms back between Lloyd's legs - danger averted.
Heinrick trying to control but Lloyd is working from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Heinrick might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Lloyd haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.

Lloyd is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Heinrick has his hands clasped together but Lloyd extends and breaks Heinrick's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Lloyd.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:38 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Virgil Lloyd!