PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vito Sweet (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gustab Heinsburger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Heinsburger has a niggling injury. He would have liked to come in 100% fit but that's not always possible. Gustab Heinsburger has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Vito Sweet's chin.

Sweet
vs
Heinsburger

223 cm
18
214 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

220 cm
22
210 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Vito Sweet!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Gustab Heinsburger!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Wagner Zegers and Radbod Blank.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Sweet fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Heinsburger to the ground. Sweet is now in Heinsburger's guard.
Sweet knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Heinsburger on the ground.
Heinsburger looks winded!
Sweet is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Sweet landing with the ground and pound.
Heinsburger wants to get back to his feet but Sweet is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Sweet accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Sweet postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Sweet is pushing down on Heinsburger's leg trying to pass to half guard. Heinsburger is fighting to maintain full guard but Sweet has managed to sneak the leg through.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sweet content to control rather than advance.
Sweet working the head and body with strikes.
Sweet lands strikes from half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sweet perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Sweet landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Sweet takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Sweet lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Sweet working the head and body with strikes.
Sweet is controlling the pace.
Sweet lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Sweet scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Sweet really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sweet slows the pace down in half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sweet winds up and cracks Heinsburger with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Sweet is nestled in close to Heinsburger, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Sweet lands a nice short elbow.
Sweet keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Sweet takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Sweet looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Heinsburger with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Sweet scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Sweet controlling the pace.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sweet lands strikes from half guard.
Sweet lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Sweet lands a nice short elbow.
Sweet lands strikes from half guard.
Sweet drops an elbow to the side of Heinsburger's head.
Nice strikes from Sweet there.
Sweet takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Heinsburger on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Sweet not doing much here.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Sweet connects with a nice short shot to Heinsburger's temple.
Sweet is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Sweet landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Heinsburger is trying to stand.
Sweet content to control rather than advance.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Vito Sweet dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

A kick lands to the mid section there for Sweet.
Nice body kick from Sweet.
Heinsburger displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Sweet.

Sweet forces Heinsburger back against the cage and clinches.
Sweet prevents Heinsburger from breaking the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sweet wants to break free but Heinsburger has control.
Heinsburger prevents Sweet from breaking the clinch.
Heinsburger is breathing heavily.
A frustrated look appears on Sweet's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Sweet is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Heinsburger can do to turn this around?
Sweet is trying to push Heinsburger away but Heinsburger has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Sweet is trying to push Heinsburger away but Heinsburger has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Heinsburger prevents Sweet from breaking the clinch.
Sweet tries to circle away but Heinsburger has him pinned against the cage.
Sweet tries to circle away but Heinsburger has him pinned against the cage.
Sweet lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Sweet wants to break the clinch but can't.
Sweet can't break the clinch.
Sweet can't break the clinch.
Sweet is trying to break the clinch but Heinsburger is controlling him.
Sweet is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Heinsburger on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
We've been informed that Heinsburger has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Sweet working hard to break the clinch.
Sweet wants to break the clinch but can't.

Sweet breaks the clinch.
Heinsburger throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Heinsburger is looking to clinch but Sweet is avoiding it.

Sweet fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Heinsburger, pushing him back against the cage.
Sweet is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

Sweet manages to break the clinch.
Heinsburger tries to clinch

and Sweet decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Heinsburger's guard.
Sweet slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Sweet with a nice head shot there.
Sweet lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Sweet seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sweet has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Sweet prevents Heinsburger from getting back to his feet.

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

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Heinsburger tries to clinch but Sweet is having none of it.
Sweet lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Heinsburger at a distance.

Sweet fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Heinsburger to the ground. Sweet is now in Heinsburger's guard.
Heinsburger wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Sweet manages to pass to side control.

Ground and pound from Sweet.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Sweet in particular looking to stall.
Sweet working Heinsburger over with strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Vito Sweet dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Heinsburger is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Sweet drops down looking for a counter takedown but Heinsburger sprawls and moves away.

Sweet clinches.
Heinsburger keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Sweet's efforts to push away.
Sweet is trying to force a seperation but Heinsburger has the dominant position.
Sweet tries to break free but Heinsburger pushes him back against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Sweet breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Heinsburger takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Sweet misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

Sweet clinches.
Sweet wants to break the clinch but can't.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sweet is trying to break free.
Sweet misses with a hook to the ribs.
Sweet tries to break free but Heinsburger pushes him back against the cage.
Sweet throws an elbow but it misses.
Sweet is trying to force a seperation but Heinsburger has the dominant position.
Sweet working hard to break the clinch.
Sweet wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Sweet looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Sweet is looking to break free of the clinch but Heinsburger has double underhooks.
Sweet is trying to break the clinch but Heinsburger is controlling him.
Sweet tries to work over Heinsburger's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Heinsburger.

Sweet breaks from the clinch.

That's two 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.
Heinsburger tries to clinch
and Sweet counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Sweet tries a head kick but it misses.
Heinsburger has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Sweet.
Left hook, right uppercut from Sweet.
Vito Sweet is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Heinsburger takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Heinsburger tries to clinch there but Sweet circles away.
Sweet changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Sweet throws a low kick but Heinsburger avoids it.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Heinsburger crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Sweet - the referee stops the clock and Heinsburger gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Sweet. Heinsburger manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Sweet shoots in looking for a takedown. Heinsburger tries to sprawl out of it but Sweet keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Heinsburger manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Heinsburger looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sweet throws a right hand that Heinsburger ducks under and follows up with a left that Heinsburger also avoids with ease.
Heinsburger tries to close the distance and clinch but Sweet swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Sweet throws a counter high kick but Heinsburger was just alert enough to avoid it.
Sweet lands a body shot.
Heinsburger looks to land a left hand but Sweet moved out of range nicely.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Sweet.
Sweet comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.

Sweet shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Heinsburger is trying to defend but Sweet finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sweet is nestled in close to Heinsburger, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sweet controlling the action here.
Vito Sweet overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Heinsburger wants to get back to his feet.
Sweet takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Gustab Heinsburger has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Vito Sweet is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Heinsburger is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Sweet scores with a couple of nice shots.

And that's the end of the fight!
Vito Sweet showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Sweet 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 Paul Aken scores the fight 30:26
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 30:26
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vito Sweet!