PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Thorbjorn Heimendahl (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jackie Chan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Heimendahl
vs
Chan

201 cm
26
277 lbs
9 - 3 - 0

205 cm
32
258 lbs
17 - 6 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Voodoo Nutrition
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Urban Fighter
Voodoo Nutrition

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 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Thorbjorn Heimendahl!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jackie Chan!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chan uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Heimendahl has time to react.
Heimendahl connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Jab from Chan.
Chan lands with an overhand left.
Chan moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Heimendahl throws out a loose jab but Chan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Chan ducks under a wild hook from Heimendahl.
Heimendahl lands a slapping body shot.
Heimendahl explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Chan throws a jab when Heimendahl was well out of range.
Chan works Heimendahl's body with a nice hook.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Heimendahl is looking to land body kicks.
Heimendahl lands a jab.
Jackie Chan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Chan lands with a right hand.
Chan tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Heimendahl defends well and Chan ends up having to push Heimendahl into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Heimendahl rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Chan moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Chan throws a jab but it's blocked by Heimendahl.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Heimendahl misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Chan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Chan on the wrong end of a nice jab.

Heimendahl has taken the fight to the clinch.
Chan is leaning against Heimendahl and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Heimendahl misses with a hook to the ribs.

Chan pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Heimendahl looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.

Heimendahl gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Chan to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Chan stands up over Heimendahl, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Chan scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Chan throwing strikes from guard but Heimendahl blocks nicely.
Heimendahl utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chan lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Chan pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Heimendahl is keeping the position for now.
Chan is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Chan with a flurry of punches that miss.
Chan loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Chan showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Chan trying to control the position from guard on top but Heimendahl is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Heimendahl moves away from the strike by Chan.

Chan fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Heimendahl to the ground. Chan is now in Heimendahl's guard.
Heimendahl wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Chan missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Heimendahl keeping moving, preventing Chan from controlling successfully.
Chan working some strikes from top position.
Chan throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Heimendahl works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Chan with a flurry of punches that miss.
Chan sitting in guard here, content to control.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chan loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Heimendahl explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Chan lands a jab to Heimendahl's midsection.
Heimendahl tries to land a front kick but Chan steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Chan looks for a takedown but Heimendahl sprawls well.
Thorbjorn Heimendahl is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Chan throws a looping overhand right but Heimendahl ducks down to avoid it.
Chan throws a poor cross that misses
and Heimendahl counters with a lovely shot to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Heimendahl. Chan does a little dance to reset his feet.
Chan misses with a right hand
enabling Heimendahl to counter with a crisp jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Chan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Heimendahl was well out of range. Poor timing from Chan.
Chan misses with a straight left.
Nice shot lands for Chan.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Jackie Chan will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Heimendahl throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Heimendahl throws a jab when Chan was well out of range.
Chan is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Chan getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Heimendahl connects with a solid leg kick.
Chan lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Heimendahl looks to land a left hand but Chan moved out of range nicely.
Heimendahl misses with a kick to the body.
Chan tries to land a body kick
and Heimendahl connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

Chan looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Well, if Chan is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Chan not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chan throwing shots but Heimendahl is blocking nicely.
Chan is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Chan thows a huge punch but Heimendahl dodges it nicely.
Heimendahl controlling the position well.
Heimendahl blocking the ground and pound attempt from Chan.
Chan missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Chan wants to take a breather but Heimendahl is having none of it.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Chan not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Chan swings for the body but Heimendahl moves out of range.
Chan lands the left hand.
Nice body kick from Heimendahl.
Nice straight punches there by Chan. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Chan.
Chan lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Heimendahl swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Heimendahl takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
The fighters circling - Chan throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Heimendahl avoids the body shot from Chan.
Chan thuds his right hand into Heimendahl's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Chan takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Chan throws a hook but Heimendahl blocks it.
Chan throws a hook to the side of Heimendahl's head but Heimendahl sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Chan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Heimendahl was well out of range. Poor timing from Chan.
Chan throws a jab when Heimendahl was well out of range.
Heimendahl thinks about countering with a body kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chan throws the left hand but Heimendahl avoids the punch easily.
Heimendahl throws a looping overhand right but Chan ducks down to avoid it.
Chan misses with a hook.
Heimendahl rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Chan counters with a left to the body.
Heimendahl throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Heimendahl throws a big shot that misses.
Heimendahl bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Heimendahl is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Chan.
Heimendahl slips a jab from Chan.
Heimendahl looks to score with a jab to the body but Chan is just out of range.
Chan throws a big shot that misses.
Heimendahl thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Chan if he has to take too many more of those.
Chan doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Chan misses the shot to the body.
Heimendahl is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Chan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Heimendahl manages to avoid it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chan walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Heimendahl displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Chan throws out the jab.
Heimendahl misses with a hook.
A swing and a miss from Chan.
An attempted straight right counter from Heimendahl misses the target.
Chan shoots in looking for a takedown. Heimendahl tries to sprawl out of it but Chan keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Heimendahl manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Chan moves out of range of the body kick from Heimendahl.
Chan cracks Heimendahl with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Chan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Heimendahl moves away.
Heimendahl throws a quick counter kick to the body but Chan avoids it.
Heimendahl tries to close the distance and clinch but Chan swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Heimendahl misses the body punch

and Chan counters by clinching up.

Chan escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Heimendahl takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Chan avoids the body shot from Heimendahl.
Chan tries to counter by closing the distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jackie Chan showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Heimendahl misses with a kick to the body.
Chan misses with a hook to the body

and Heimendahl counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Chan lands a hook to the side of the head.
Chan swings wildly with an uppercut but Heimendahl uses good head movement to avoid it.
Chan blocks the elbow strike.

Chan breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Chan lands with a straight right. Heimendahl didn't see that one coming.
Heimendahl misses with a left hand
and Chan counters with a nice uppercut.
Chan stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Chan lands a body shot.
Chan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Chan moves out of range as Heimendahl strikes.
Heimendahl ducks under a wild hook from Chan.
Chan throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Heimendahl on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Heimendahl checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Heimendahl takes one on the button.
Heimendahl slips under a jab.
Chan works Heimendahl's body with a nice hook.
Heimendahl misses with a body shot.
Jackie Chan seems to be getting the better of the standup.
No luck for Chan with that takedown attempt.
Heimendahl misses with a right hand

and Chan counters by clinching up.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Heimendahl.
Chan tries to throw a body punch but Heimendahl avoids it by throwing Chan back against the cage.
Heimendahl blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Chan is working for takedown but Heimendahl is calmly controlling the position for now.
Chan is trying to push Heimendahl away but Heimendahl has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.

Chan's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Thorbjorn Heimendahl has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chan lands with a shot to the body.
Chan misses with a left hand
and Heimendahl counters with a nice body kick.
Chan takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Heimendahl lands with a nice body punch.
Heimendahl swings for the body but Chan moves out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Heimendahl misses the target.
Heimendahl uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Chan.
A swing and a miss from Chan.
Heimendahl avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Chan looks to score with a jab to the body but Heimendahl is just out of range.
Heimendahl quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Chan blocks a head kick by Heimendahl.
Chan scores with a leg kick.
Chan throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Heimendahl sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Chan has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Heimendahl throws a body kick that misses.
Heimendahl wants to clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jab by Chan.
Chan stuns Heimendahl with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Chan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Heimendahl takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Heimendahl tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Heimendahl looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Heimendahl takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Heimendahl misses with a looping left.
Heimendahl gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Heimendahl throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Chan.
Chan stalks Heimendahl and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Heimendahl's face. Heimendahl staggers backwards, shaken.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Heimendahl lands a nice looking body kick.
Heimendahl is looking to clinch.
Chan misses with an uppercut
and Heimendahl counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A head kick by Heimendahl misses
and Heimendahl takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Heimendahl scores with a hook to the body. Chan takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Chan lands a really nice looking cross but Heimendahl seems unphased.
Chan lands a nice shot to the body.
Jackie Chan is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Chan has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Heimendahl.
Chan lands with an overhand left.
Chan swings for the body but Heimendahl moves out of range.
Heimendahl throws the kick towards the body but Chan avoids it.
Heimendahl swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Chan throws out a counter right but Heimendahl avoids it with no problem.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jackie Chan comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Chan has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jackie Chan!