PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Yo Adrian (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luther Heggs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Adrian comes to the cage accompanied by Super Bon Bon - Soul Coughing. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Adrian
vs
Heggs

225 cm
35
300 lbs
27 - 21 - 1

198 cm
42
280 lbs
43 - 24 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Excellent grappler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Pitt Nutrition 160Q!

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 27 - 21 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Yo Adrian!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 43 - 24 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Luther Heggs!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Edson Gomes and Alexandre Firmino.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Adrian avoids the head kick by Heggs.
Heggs circles away from the clinch attempt
and Heggs counters with a straight right hand.
Adrian scores with a jab to the head.

Adrian moves into the clinch.
Heggs has had enough of the clinch but Adrian keeps him there for the moment.
Adrian tries to throw a body punch but Heggs avoids it by throwing Adrian back against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Adrian.
Adrian prevents Heggs from breaking the clinch.
Adrian misses with a hook to the ribs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Adrian is pushing Heggs up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
A head punch on the inside from Heggs fails to land.
Heggs wants to get back to striking at distance but Adrian won't allow it.
Adrian misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Heggs.
Adrian crunches a lovely knee into Heggs's ribcage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Adrian has Heggs pressed against the cage, preventing Heggs from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Heggs misses with a punch on the inside.
A short right from Heggs on the inside.
Adrian taking a breather.
Adrian working Heggs over with knees to the body.
Heggs misses with a hook from the clinch.
Adrian lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Heggs backwards.
Adrian landing knees to the body.
Heggs looks winded!
Adrian tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Adrian content to slow the pace in the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Heggs.
Adrian just leaning against Heggs, taking a breather.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Adrian lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Heggs or not.
Adrian tries to work over Heggs's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Adrian has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Adrian connects with a knee to the head.

It looks like Luther Heggs has been cut.
Heggs avoiding damage as Adrian throws knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Heggs misses with some punches.
Adrian lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Heggs is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Heggs letting Adrian take a breather here.
Heggs is trying to break free.
Adrian gets through Heggs's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Heggs fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Adrian tries a body shot but Heggs blocks it.
Adrian lands a good knee to the midsection. Heggs won't want to take too many of those.
Adrian softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Heggs prevents a body shot from Adrian.
Adrian lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Adrian struggles to land a body shot inside as Heggs controls his hands.
Adrian missing with knees to the body.
Adrian lands a knee to the body.
Heggs managing to block the knees to the body from Adrian.
Heggs avoiding damage as Adrian throws knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A bit of stalling here from Adrian.
Adrian missing with knees to the body.
Adrian stalling the fight.
Adrian is working Heggs over against the cage.
The referee calls for Adrian to work.
Heggs misses with a hook from the clinch.
Heggs working aggressively here.
Adrian working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Heggs misses with a punch on the inside.
Adrian blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Heggs can't break the clinch.
Heggs takes a knee to the side of the body.
Adrian tries a knee to the head but Heggs blocks it.
Adrian missing with knees to the body.
Adrian leaning his opponent against the cage.
Heggs misses with a hook to the ribs.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Heggs being controlled against the cage.
Heggs fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Heggs lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Adrian misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Adrian tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Heggs is trying to force a seperation but Adrian has the dominant position.
Heggs lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Heggs goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Adrian lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Adrian stalling the fight.
Adrian comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Heggs avoiding damage as Adrian throws knees to the body.
Adrian slows down the pace here.
Heggs goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Yo Adrian dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Luther Heggs'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.

Heggs gets tackled into the cage by Adrian. Adrian maintains the clinch.
Adrian is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Adrian lands with a left to the head.
Adrian landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Adrian is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Adrian lands a nice knee to the body.
Adrian is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
The referee is keeping an eye on Adrian - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Adrian cracks Heggs with a nice body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Heggs blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Adrian lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Heggs is breathing heavily.
Adrian effectively controlling the action here.
Heggs has Adrian pushed against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Heggs wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Adrian has him pressed against the cage.
Adrian misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Heggs.
Heggs tries a body shot but Adrian blocks it.
Adrian holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Adrian lands with a right to the head.
A short left from Adrian.
Heggs misses with some punches.
Heggs goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A short right from Adrian.
Adrian is stalling here.
Adrian controlling the action here for a moment.
Adrian avoiding damage.
Adrian stalling.
Adrian seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Yo Adrian.

Adrian pushes Heggs up against the cage in a clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Adrian.
Heggs stalling against the cage.
Adrian is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Heggs is defending well for now.
Adrian is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Heggs can do to turn this around?
Adrian with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Adrian unloads a knee to the mid-section. Heggs lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Adrian.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Adrian misses with a body punch.

Adrian lands an uppercut that drops Heggs! Adrian follows him to the canvas looking to finish.

Heggs is rocked!
Adrian is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Heggs is still in real trouble! Can Adrian finish him?
Adrian continues to stall.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adrian has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Heggs seems to have recovered his senses.
Adrian wants to lay and pray for a moment but Heggs keeps working.
Adrian tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
Adrian wants to control but Heggs is keeping him busy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Adrian tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
Adrian throws an elbow but Heggs slips to the side and avoids it well.
Heggs defending against the ground and pound.
Adrian wants to control but Heggs is keeping him busy.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Adrian tries to close the distance and clinch but Heggs swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Heggs unleashes a big counter combination but Adrian bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
No joy there for Adrian, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

Heggs tries to keep at a distance but Adrian has taken the fight into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Yo Adrian dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Luther Heggs's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Heggs avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Adrian is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Some wild striking there from Adrian.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Adrian 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.
Adrian connects with a knee to the head.
Adrian trying to land knees to the body.
Adrian lands a hook to the side of the head.
Yo Adrian has scored more points in the clinch so far.

Heggs escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Yo Adrian is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Adrian showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Heggs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Adrian scores with a jab to the body.
Heggs takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Some wild striking there from Adrian.

Heggs tries to keep at a distance but Adrian has taken the fight into the clinch.
Heggs tries to circle away but Adrian has him pinned against the cage.
Adrian trying to land knees to the body.
Heggs misses with a short punch on the inside.
Adrian misses with a punch to the body.

Heggs escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Yo Adrian seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Adrian misses with a wild combination.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adrian misses with a two punch combination.
Adrian tries to close the distance and clinch but Heggs swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Heggs tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Adrian lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Adrian looks to land a combination but Heggs avoids it well.

Adrian clinches up against the cage.
Heggs working some nice short punches in the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Heggs.
Heggs blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
The referee calls for Adrian to work.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Adrian struggles to land a body shot inside as Heggs controls his hands.
Heggs tries to throw a body punch but Adrian avoids it by throwing Heggs back against the cage.
Heggs on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Adrian is trying to stall.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adrian lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Adrian stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Heggs avoiding damage as Adrian throws knees to the body.
Heggs scores with a hook to the body.
Heggs lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Adrian putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Heggs in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Heggs is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Adrian is keeping busy.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Adrian takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Adrian content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Luther Heggs has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Adrian trying to stall but Heggs improves his position.
Adrian lands with a light punch inside.
Adrian landing knees to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Adrian landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Adrian misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Heggs.
Adrian using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Adrian taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Yo Adrian is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Heggs takes a knee to the side of the body.
Heggs swings wildly with an uppercut but Adrian uses good head movement to avoid it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A left hand lands to the body for Heggs.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Adrian obliges.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Adrian obliges.
Heggs misses with some punches.
Heggs has a couple of punches blocked by Adrian.

And that's the end of the fight!
Yo Adrian showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Adrian 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 Daniel Cesar scores the fight 30:26
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 30:26
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Yo Adrian!
A very excited looking Yo Adrian made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.