PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sarmat Tigiev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luther Heggs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

Tigiev
vs
Heggs

193 cm
24
250 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

198 cm
45
280 lbs
45 - 25 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Heavy handed

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 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Sarmat Tigiev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 45 - 25 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Luther Heggs!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Luis Engracia and Leandro Rodrigues.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Heggs takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.

It looks like Luther Heggs has been cut.
Heggs on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Heggs scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.

Tigiev clinches with his opponent.
Tigiev lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Tigiev lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Heggs backwards.
Tigiev misses with some punches.
Tigiev lands a right hand that snaps the head of Heggs backwards.

Tigiev breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Tigiev is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Heggs.
Heggs takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Tigiev cracks Heggs with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Heggs looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Tigiev finish him?

Heggs is rocked!
Tigiev lands with a shot to the body.
Heggs dodges the punch combination from Tigiev.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tigiev throws a jab when Heggs was well out of range.
Tigiev moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Tigiev swings widly with a right hand
and Tigiev takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Tigiev just misses with a punch to the body.
Tigiev swings widly with a right hand
and Heggs counters with a thumping low kick.
Tigiev throws a jab when Heggs was well out of range.
Tigiev lands the left hand.
Heggs tries to close the distance and clinch but Tigiev swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Heggs falls off balance throwing a combination
letting Tigiev counter with a right hand.
Tigiev sizes up Heggs with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Heggs is still on wobbly legs! Can Tigiev finish him?

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tigiev misses with a body shot.
Heggs seems to have recovered his senses.
Heggs showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Tigiev.
Heggs throws a big shot that misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Tigiev closes the distance and pushes Heggs back into the cage.
Tigiev misses with the head strike.
Tigiev lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Heggs misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short left from Heggs.
Tigiev tries to stall but Heggs uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Heggs lands a body shot.
Tigiev misses with a punch on the inside.
Tigiev's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Heggs blocks a body shot from Tigiev.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Heggs has Tigiev pushed against the cage.
Heggs tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tigiev's elbow.
A right hand to the body from Tigiev.
A short uppercut from Tigiev.
Tigiev misses with a short punch on the inside.
Tigiev fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Tigiev tries to throw a body punch but Heggs avoids it by throwing Tigiev back against the cage.
Tigiev blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Still in the clinch, Tigiev scores with a nice short uppercut.
Heggs blocks an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Tigiev fails to land.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tigiev.
Tigiev lands a nice shot to the body.
Tigiev lands with a left to the head.
Heggs tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tigiev tries to work over Heggs's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Heggs blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Heggs throws a punch but it's blocked by Tigiev.

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

Tigiev drops Heggs with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Heggs looks back up at him and smiles so Tigiev waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
BAM! Tigiev delivers a spinning backfist that drops Heggs like a ragdoll! This is all oooooveeeer! He was out before he hit the ground!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Spinning Backfist). Sarmat Tigiev!