PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Heath Herring (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Boipelo Chibuzo Ihejirika (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Heath Herring has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Herring
vs
Chibuzo Ihejirika

193 cm
27
250 lbs
7 - 7 - 0

162 cm
28
195 lbs
7 - 7 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Heath Herring!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Boipelo Chibuzo Ihejirika!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Paulo Santos and Edson Gomes.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ihejirika on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.

It looks like Boipelo Chibuzo Ihejirika has been cut.
Ihejirika looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.

Herring dives in and scores a takedown into Ihejirika's guard.
Herring stops Ihejirika from standing up.
Herring trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Herring wants to control from the top but Ihejirika keeps moving.
Herring scoring with punches to the head and body.
Ihejirika has momentary wrist control but Herring slips an elbow through the middle.

Ihejirika is rocked!

That has opened up Boipelo Chibuzo Ihejirika's cut even more.
Herring throwing strikes from guard but Ihejirika blocks nicely.
Ihejirika is still in real trouble! Can Herring finish him?
Herring will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Herring lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Herring throwing strikes from guard but Ihejirika blocks nicely.
Ihejirika seems to have recovered his senses.
Herring has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Ihejirika being controlled here, momentarily.
Herring is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Herring is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.

Ihejirika has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Herring can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Ihejirika looks winded!
Herring wants to pass the guard but Ihejirika is keeping the position.
Ihejirika really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Herring. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Herring working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Herring is working Ihejirika over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Herring not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Ihejirika has eaten all the pies!
Herring lands a couple of elbows.
Herring sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Ihejirika's guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ground and pound from Herring.

The cut above Boipelo Chibuzo Ihejirika's eye is starting to cause him problems now.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Boipelo Chibuzo Ihejirika's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Heath Herring!
After the fight, Heath Herring was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.