PBP Commentary

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

Heart
vs
Cloud

170 cm
18
161 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

180 cm
25
162 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
KO power

Good wrestler
Brawler
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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tahar Heart!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Von Cloud!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cloud takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
That kick from Heart tenderised Cloud's leg. Cloud is trying to keep his angry face on.

Cloud moves into range and clinches up with Heart.
Cloud lands an elbow that stopped Heart in his tracks for a moment.
Heart avoids the elbow strike from Cloud, against the cage.
Heart tries to land knees in the clinch but Cloud avoids the damage to the body.
Heart tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Cloud avoids it.
Heart avoids the elbow strike from Cloud, against the cage.
Cloud pressing his opponent against the cage.
Cloud lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Cloud avoiding damage as Heart throws knees to the body.
Cloud taking a breather.
Heart blocks an elbow strike from Cloud.
Heart scores a nice knee to the body.
Heart tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Cloud avoids it.
Heart letting Cloud take a breather here.
Cloud has Heart pressed against the cage, preventing Heart from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Heart blocks an elbow strike from Cloud.
Heart with an attempt at a knee that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cloud misses with an elbow over the top.

Cloud breaks the clinch.
Cloud wants to clinch.

Cloud rushes Heart and presses him up against the cage.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Heart obliges.
Heart takes an elbow to the forehead.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Cloud.
Cloud throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Heart tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Cloud avoids it.
Heart takes an elbow to the forehead.

It looks like Tahar Heart has been cut.
Cloud leaning against his opponent.
Heart blocks an elbow strike.
Heart blocks the elbow strike.
Cloud gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Cloud leaning his opponent against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Heart is trying to break the clinch but Cloud is controlling him.
Cloud looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Heart tries a knee to the head but Cloud blocks it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Heart trying to land knees to the body.
Heart is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

Cloud breaks the clinch.

Cloud pushes Heart up against the cage in a clinch.
Heart blocks an elbow strike.
Knees to the body from Heart.
Heart tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Cloud avoids it.
Heart using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Cloud has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Heart scores a nice knee to the body.

Cloud manages to break the clinch.
Cloud darts in trying to clinch
and Heart makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Cloud really felt that one!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cloud throws a head kick but Heart moves out of range.
Cloud looks winded!
Heart connects with a leg kick. Cloud looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Cloud throws a sloppy head kick
and Heart counters with a head kick. That will keep Cloud thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Cloud tries a head kick but it misses.
Both fighters circling a little - Heart finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Heart turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Cloud misses with a head kick.
Heart throws a head kick that Cloud semi-blocks.
Heart scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Heart turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Heart dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Cloud. That did some damage!
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Heart - that will leave a mark!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Heart throws a nice head kick!
Cloud has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Heart.
Heart connects with a solid leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Cloud instigates a clinch.
Cloud managing to block the knees to the body from Heart.
Heart throws a knee to the head but misses.
Heart has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Heart is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Cloud is defending well for now.
Heart tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

Cloud breaks the clinch.

Cloud clinches with his opponent.
Heart blocks an elbow strike.
Heart looking to throw knees to the head but Cloud is blocking nicely.
Heart with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Heart takes an elbow to the temple.
Heart takes an elbow to the temple.
Heart tries a knee to the head but Cloud blocks it.
Heart tries to land a knee to the head but Cloud blocks with his arms.
Cloud creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Tahar Heart will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Tahar Heart's cut.
That's time! Heart's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Cloud misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Heart bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Cloud fails with an attempt to clinch.
Cloud throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Heart's head.
Heart lands a nice looking body kick.
Heart thows a body kick. Cloud tries to catch it but that hurt him.

Cloud instigates a clinch.
Cloud lands an elbow just above Heart 's eye.
Heart trying to land knees to the body.
Von Cloud seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Heart unloads a knee to the mid-section. Cloud lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Cloud keeps control of Heart as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Cloud is breathing heavily.
Heart wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Cloud has him pressed against the cage.
Heart tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Cloud managing to block the knees to the body from Heart.
Heart with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Cloud throws an elbow but it misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Heart tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cloud lands a damaging elbow.
Cloud's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Cloud lands a nice elbow.
Heart blocks an elbow strike.
Cloud lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Cloud on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
With the fighters up against the cage, Cloud throws an elbow but misses.
Heart tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Cloud avoids it.
Heart working hard to break the clinch.
Heart tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Heart looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Cloud avoiding damage as Heart throws knees to the body.
Cloud looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Cloud lands an elbow inside that Heart shrugs off.
Heart tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Cloud avoids it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice elbow from Cloud.
Cloud has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Heart.

Cloud breaks from the clinch.
A head kick misses from Heart.

Cloud clinches.
Heart tries to land knees in the clinch but Cloud avoids the damage to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cloud lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Heart takes an elbow to the forehead.
Cloud stalling the fight.
Cloud throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Heart throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Cloud blocks it with crossed arms.
Heart tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Cloud misses with an elbow strike.
Heart avoids the elbow strike from Cloud, against the cage.
A knee to the head by Heart.
Heart misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Cloud.
Cloud managing to block the knees to the body from Heart.
Heart blocks an elbow strike from Cloud.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Cloud's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Heart blocks an elbow strike.
Heart avoids a wild elbow strike from Cloud.
Heart is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Cloud blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Cloud lands an elbow inside.
Heart misses with a knee to the head.
Heart tries a knee to the head but Cloud blocks it.
Cloud lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Heart tries to land a knee to the head but Cloud blocks with his arms.
Heart blocks an elbow strike.
Cloud lands an elbow inside.
Cloud lands a damaging elbow.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Cloud just misses with a elbow thrown towards Heart's brow.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Heart tries to land knees in the clinch but Cloud avoids the damage to the body.
Heart is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Heart tries to break the clinch but Cloud is controlling the position.
Cloud lands an elbow just above Heart 's eye.
Heart takes an elbow to the temple.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Heart tries to land knees in the clinch but Cloud avoids the damage to the body.
Cloud throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Heart has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Cloud throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Cloud pushes off an throws an elbow but Heart leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Cloud blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Heart lands a knee to the body.
Heart tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Nice elbow from Cloud.
Heart is trying to break the clinch but Cloud has him pressed against the cage.

Cloud manages to break the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Von Cloud showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Tahar Heart's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Cloud misses with a head kick.
It appears Heart was looking to counter with a kick there.

Heart tries to keep at a distance but Cloud has taken the fight into the clinch.
Cloud pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Heart blocks the elbow strike.
Heart wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Cloud managing to block the knees to the body from Heart.
Cloud lands an elbow just above Heart 's eye.
Cloud misses with an elbow strike.
Heart tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Cloud avoids it.
Cloud misses with an elbow strike.
Cloud throws an elbow but it's blocked.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Heart is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Cloud is defending well for now.
Heart wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Heart trying to land knees to the body.
Cloud managing to block the knees to the body from Heart.
Heart misses with a knee strike.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Heart avoids a wild elbow strike from Cloud.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Heart tries to circle away but Cloud has him pinned against the cage.
Cloud lands an elbow inside.
Heart tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Heart tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Heart letting Cloud take a breather here.
Cloud throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Heart is trying to break the clinch but Cloud has him pressed against the cage.
Cloud throws an elbow that misses.
Heart blocks an elbow strike from Cloud.
Cloud lands an elbow that stopped Heart in his tracks for a moment.

Cloud's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Cloud tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

Cloud has taken the fight to the clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Cloud just misses with a elbow thrown towards Heart's brow.
Heart missing with knees to the body.
Heart wants to break free but Cloud has control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Heart throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Cloud blocks it with crossed arms.
Heart avoids a wild elbow strike from Cloud.
Heart misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Cloud.
Heart dodges an elbow strike from Cloud.
Heart with an attempt at a knee that misses.

Cloud's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Cloud moves into the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Heart trying to land knees to the body.
Cloud creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Cloud lands an elbow inside.
Cloud throws an elbow that misses.
With the fighters up against the cage, Cloud throws an elbow but misses.
The referee calls for Cloud to work.
Heart using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Cloud has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Heart avoids the elbow strike from Cloud, against the cage.
Heart has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cloud on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Heart avoids a wild elbow strike from Cloud.
Cloud pushes off an throws an elbow but Heart leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Heart missing with knees to the body.
Heart blocks the elbow strike.
Heart looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Cloud has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Heart throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Cloud blocks it with crossed arms.
Heart with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Heart trying to land knees to the body.
Heart using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Cloud has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Cloud lands an elbow inside.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Cloud just misses with a elbow thrown towards Heart's brow.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Cloud just misses with a elbow thrown towards Heart's brow.
Heart landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Cloud throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Cloud has Heart pressed against the cage, preventing Heart from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cloud throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Heart avoids the elbow strike from Cloud, against the cage.
A knee to the head by Heart.
Heart wants to get back to striking at distance but Cloud won't allow it.
Cloud gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Cloud throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Cloud throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Heart landing knees to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cloud lands an elbow that stopped Heart in his tracks for a moment.
Heart wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Cloud lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Cloud lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Cloud throws an elbow but it's blocked.
With the fighters up against the cage, Cloud throws an elbow but misses.
Heart wants to get back to striking at distance but Cloud won't allow it.
Cloud looks to throw an elbow but misses.

Heart breaks the clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
Von Cloud comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Cloud 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 28:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Von Cloud!