PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between TJ Heisman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cinder Smaug (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Heisman
vs
Smaug

195 cm
37
275 lbs
28 - 19 - 0

199 cm
40
253 lbs
42 - 17 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

King of Fists
Spartan Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 28 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, TJ Heisman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 42 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cinder Smaug!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smaug looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Cinder Smaug seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Smaug misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

Heisman clinches up against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Smaug creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Smaug lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Smaug.
Smaug misses with the head strike.
Heisman lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.

It looks like Cinder Smaug has been cut.
Smaug working aggressively here.
Smaug tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Heisman's elbow.

Heisman breaks the clinch.
Heisman takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Smaug takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Heisman lands a nice looking body kick.

Heisman moves into the clinch.
Heisman trying to control the position but instead, Smaug has worked for underhooks and has pushed Heisman into the cage.
Heisman will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Smaug up against the cage.

Heisman pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Heisman's corner calls for a 1-2. Heisman obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Smaug, right into the meat.
Heisman looks to land a body kick but Smaug moved away.
Heisman pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Heisman misses with a body shot.
Heisman checks a leg kick.
Heisman cracks the inside of Smaug's front leg.
Heisman scores with a kick to the midsection.
Smaug moves away from the strike by Heisman.
Heisman misses with a wild combination.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Heisman checks a leg kick.
Heisman was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.

Heisman closes the distance and pushes Smaug back into the cage.
Heisman working Smaug over with knees to the body.
Stalling in the clinch from Smaug.
Heisman misses with a punch on the inside.
Smaug fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Heisman tries to land knees in the clinch but Smaug avoids the damage to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Heisman.
Smaug swings away with an uppercut that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smaug tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Heisman's elbow.
Heisman swings wildly with an uppercut but Smaug uses good head movement to avoid it.
Smaug lands a body shot in the clinch.
Smaug working aggressively here.
Smaug misses with a hook to the ribs.
Heisman throws a head punch that misses.
Heisman tries to circle away but Smaug has him pinned against the cage.
Smaug doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Heisman misses with a body punch.
Smaug lands an uppercut.
Heisman has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Heisman lands a right hand.
Heisman has a couple of punches blocked by Smaug.
Heisman tries a body shot but Smaug blocks it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Smaug.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Heisman.
Smaug lands with a light punch inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Heisman.

Heisman breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Heisman is looking to clinch but Smaug is avoiding it.
Smaug lands a nice leg kick that just misses Heisman's sensitive parts.
Smaug fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Heisman digs a good body shot into Smaug's ribs.
Smaug digs a good body shot into Heisman's ribs.
Heisman is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Heisman is looking to clinch.
Heisman checks a leg kick nicely.
Smaug scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Smaug looks to land a left hand but Heisman moved out of range nicely.

Smaug tries to keep at a distance but Heisman has taken the fight into the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Smaug.
Smaug lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Heisman backwards.
A short left from Heisman.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Heisman working aggressively here.
Heisman trying to land knees to the body.
Smaug can't find room to land a body shot as Heisman controls the action.
Heisman working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Heisman has a couple of punches blocked by Smaug.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Heisman escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Heisman throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Smaug sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Heisman has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Smaug finds it's way round the side to connect with Heisman's head.
Heisman connects with an inside leg kick.
Smaug is looking to clinch.
Heisman connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Heisman swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Heisman misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Smaug.
Nice shot by Heisman.

Heisman moves into range and clinches up with Smaug.
Heisman throws a punch but it's blocked by Smaug.
Smaug tries to throw a body punch but Heisman avoids it by throwing Smaug back against the cage.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Smaug lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Smaug working aggressively here.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Heisman scores with a nice hook to the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Heisman.
Smaug working aggressively here.
Heisman wants to break the clinch but can't.
Heisman misses with a hook from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

TJ Heisman dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Cinder Smaug's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Smaug swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Smaug misses with an uppercut.
Heisman tries to clinch there but Smaug circles away.
Smaug tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Heisman manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Smaug throws a leg kick but Heisman sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Heisman throwing a counter right hand but Smaug manages to avoid it.
Heisman throws the left hand but Smaug avoids the punch easily.
Smaug pivots, looking for a leg kick but Heisman is out of range and Smaug settles back down.
Heisman checks a low kick from Smaug.
Smaug lands a jab-cross combination.

It looks like TJ Heisman has been cut.
Heisman slips under a jab.
Smaug buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A punch lands to the side of Smaug 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Smaug misses with a jab, cross combination.
As Smaug backs away, Heisman returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
A jab from Smaug misses.
Heisman tries to clinch up.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Smaug lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Heisman has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Heisman and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Heisman avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Heisman scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Heisman lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.

Heisman has closed the distance and engaged Smaug in a clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Heisman misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Smaug.
Heisman lands with a right to the head.
Heisman tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Heisman.
Heisman misses with a hook from the clinch.
Heisman tries to stall but Smaug uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Smaug.
Smaug lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Heisman backwards.
Heisman lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Heisman misses with a short punch on the inside.
Smaug works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.

Heisman manages to break the clinch.
Heisman lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Smaug circles away quickly and effectively.
Smaug cracks Heisman with a good jab.
Smaug scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Heisman doesn't seem bothered though.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Smaug tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Smaug misses with a shot to the body
and Heisman cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Smaug goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Smaug moves into the clinch successfully.

Heisman breaks from the clinch.
Smaug throws an overhand right that lands on Heisman's shoulder, as Heisman tries to avoid the shot.
Heisman throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Smaug cracks Heisman with a right hand to the side of the head.
The fighters circle momentarily. Smaug darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Smaug fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Heisman has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Heisman looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.

Heisman instigates a clinch.
Heisman has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A nice right hand lands inside from Smaug.
Smaug tries to throw a body punch but Heisman avoids it by throwing Smaug back against the cage.
TJ Heisman has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Smaug prevents a body shot from Heisman.

Heisman breaks the clinch.
Heisman takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Heisman keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Jab, jab by Smaug - just one landing.

Heisman is rocked!
Smaug moves away from the strike by Heisman.
TJ Heisman is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smaug drops Heisman with a straight left! Oh this is bad for Heisman! Smaug dives in and starts dropping bombs - the referee has no choice but to step in and save him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:06 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Cinder Smaug!
A relieved looking Cinder Smaug thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.