PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between George Alexander (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jeff Hecker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hecker comes into a darkened arena with his song building. The Ultimate Warrior kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!

Alexander
vs
Hecker

172 cm
25
146 lbs
8 - 0 - 0

175 cm
36
135 lbs
24 - 18 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

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 8 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, George Alexander!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 24 - 18 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jeff Hecker!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A nice inside leg kick there by Alexander. That's going to slow Hecker down.

Hecker gets a clinch.
Hecker is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Hecker misses with the head strike.
Nice body punch from Alexander.
Hecker misses with a body punch.
Alexander misses with a hook to the ribs.
Alexander tries a body shot but Hecker blocks it.
Hecker misses with a short punch on the inside.
Alexander fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Alexander misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Alexander lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Hecker backwards.
A body shot lands from Alexander.
Alexander tries to throw a body punch but Hecker avoids it by throwing Alexander back against the cage.
Hecker throws a head punch that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alexander lands a body shot.
Alexander tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Alexander is working Hecker over against the cage.
A right hand to the body from Alexander.
A left hand lands to the body for Alexander.
Alexander on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hecker blocking some punches.
Hecker tries to land knees in the clinch but Alexander avoids the damage to the body.
Alexander lands with a short shot to the head.
Hecker tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Alexander avoids it.
Hecker taking a breather.
Alexander swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hecker misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Alexander keeps control of Hecker as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Alexander.
Alexander being controlled against the cage.
Hecker stalling in the clinch but Alexander improves position.
Hecker struggles to land a body shot inside as Alexander controls his hands.
Hecker throws a head punch that misses.
Alexander tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hecker blocking some punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hecker just leaning against Alexander, taking a breather.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Alexander goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hecker tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Alexander on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hecker misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hecker taking a breather.
A short right from Hecker on the inside.
Alexander blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Alexander pushes Hecker back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Alexander misses with a punch to the body.
Hecker blocking some punches.
Alexander lands a right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hecker makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Alexander avoiding damage as Hecker throws knees to the body.
Good body shot from Alexander.
Alexander lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alexander pushes Hecker back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Alexander misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Alexander doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Alexander lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Hecker backwards.
Hecker goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hecker swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Alexander lands a nice uppercut.
A right hand to the body from Alexander.
Alexander lands a body punch.
Nice body punch from Alexander.
Alexander misses with a hook to the ribs.
Alexander blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Alexander tries to throw a body punch but Hecker avoids it by throwing Alexander back against the cage.
Alexander is working Hecker over against the cage.
Hecker taking a breather.
A hook to the body from Alexander.
Hecker misses with the head strike.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A right hook to the body lands for Alexander.
Alexander blocks a body shot from Hecker.
Hecker misses with a body punch.
Alexander lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A short right from Alexander on the inside.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Alexander tries a body shot but Hecker blocks it.
Alexander lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Alexander lands a shot to the body.
A short body shot lands from Alexander as the two fighters clinch.
Nice body punch from Hecker.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Alexander.
Hecker fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Alexander working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Hecker missing with knees to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Alexander.
Hecker takes a shot to the head.
Hecker missing with knees to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Alexander.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

George Alexander dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Hecker clinches up against the cage.
Hecker is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Alexander is defending well for now.
Alexander cracks Hecker with a nice body shot.
Alexander scores with a nice hook to the head.
Hecker misses with a short punch on the inside.
Alexander lands a right hand.
Hecker goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Alexander lands a hook that snaps the head of Hecker backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Alexander fails to land.
George Alexander has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Alexander lands a nice shot to the body.
Alexander prevents a body shot from Hecker.
Hecker lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hecker looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Alexander throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Alexander struggles to land a body shot inside as Hecker controls his hands.
Hecker tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Alexander tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hecker's elbow.
Hecker tries to work over Alexander's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A short left from Alexander.
Alexander lands a nice shot to the body.
Alexander scores with a hook to the body.
A short uppercut from Alexander.
A right hand to the body from Alexander.
Hecker tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Alexander's elbow.
Hecker blocks a body shot from Alexander.
Alexander lands a body shot in the clinch.
Alexander makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Hecker scores a nice knee to the body.
Hecker is looking to control Alexander's arms but Alexander gets an underhook and turns him. Now Hecker has his back to the cage.
Alexander blocks an uppercut.
A nice left hand lands by Alexander.
Hecker lands a right hand that snaps the head of Alexander backwards.
Alexander struggles to land a body shot inside as Hecker controls his hands.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Alexander.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Alexander tries to work over Hecker's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short right from Alexander on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alexander managing to block the knees to the body from Hecker.
Nice body punch from Alexander - that landed with a thud.
Alexander misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Alexander tries to work over Hecker's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hecker missing with knees to the body.
Good body shot from Alexander.
Nice body punch from Hecker.
Hecker is trying to stall.
Alexander lands a right hand.
A shot in the inside from Alexander.
Hecker lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Alexander or not.
Alexander is leaning against Hecker and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Hecker is struggling to control the position.
Alexander misses with a hook to the ribs.
A nice right hand lands inside from Alexander.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alexander scores with a shot to the side of Hecker's head.
Alexander throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Alexander lands a body punch in the clinch.
Alexander scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Hecker tries to throw a body punch but Alexander avoids it by throwing Hecker back against the cage.
Alexander lands a shoulder strike.

Hecker is rocked!
Hecker tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short uppercut from Alexander.
Hecker is still on wobbly legs! Can Alexander finish him?
Alexander lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Hecker backwards.
Hecker misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Alexander.
Alexander creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Hecker with a big uppercut! Hecker tries to clinch up but Alexander pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Hecker to the mat! Hecker covers up and Alexander unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:42 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). George Alexander!
A determined George Alexander didn't want to dwell on this fight in his post fight interview. Instead he was more keen to state he wants a title shot. Let's see if he gets it!
The defeated Jeff Hecker had this to say: 'I......I don't know.....It didn't go my way. I'm gonna hit the gym, and come back better than ever.'.