PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dmitry Bezymyanny (ranked 4167 p4p, 476 weight class) and Gerard Heinrich (ranked 5519 p4p, 609 weight class). Bezymyanny comes to the cage accompanied by Little Richard - Long Tall Sally. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Bezymyanny
vs
Heinrich

188 cm
25
245 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

189 cm
24
221 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Granite chin

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 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dmitry Bezymyanny!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Gerard Heinrich!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Aafke Stam and Nard Betker.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Heinrich shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Bezymyanny as he jumps to the side.

Bezymyanny takes the fight into the clinch.
Heinrich has Bezymyanny pressed against the cage, preventing Bezymyanny from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Heinrich is trying to pull guard but Bezymyanny has him pressed against the cage.
Bezymyanny working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Heinrich tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Bezymyanny just stands there and leans against the cage.
Dmitry Bezymyanny has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gerard Heinrich.
Heinrich misses with a punch on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Bezymyanny manages to break the clinch.
Bezymyanny throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Heinrich sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bezymyanny misses with an uppercut. Heinrich saw that one coming.
Bezymyanny throws a looping overhand right but Heinrich ducks down to avoid it.
Heinrich dives in for a single leg takedown but Bezymyanny sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Heinrich showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bezymyanny.
Heinrich with the counter takedown but Bezymyanny avoids it easily.
Bezymyanny dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Bezymyanny misses with a body shot.
Nice straight punches there by Bezymyanny. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Bezymyanny.
Bezymyanny uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Bezymyanny lands a jab to the head.

Oooh a lovely combination from Bezymyanny sends Heinrich down but not out. Bezymyanny dives into side control looking to finish.

Heinrich is rocked!
Bezymyanny definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Heinrich regains half guard.
Bezymyanny content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Bezymyanny is thwarting Heinrich's attempts to control the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bezymyanny looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Bezymyanny's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Bezymyanny knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Heinrich on the ground.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Heinrich tries to roll over but Bezymyanny keeps him under control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Heinrich trying to control here.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Bezymyanny looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Heinrich tries to score a power double leg takedown but Bezymyanny sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Heinrich somewhat.
Bezymyanny is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Heinrich.
Heinrich keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Heinrich slips under a jab.

Bezymyanny moves into the clinch.
Heinrich wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Bezymyanny lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Heinrich trying to control the position but instead, Bezymyanny has worked for underhooks and has pushed Heinrich into the cage.
Bezymyanny is trying to push Heinrich away but Heinrich has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Heinrich tries to pull guard but Bezymyanny holds him up against the cage and eventually Heinrich drops back down to his feet.
Bezymyanny has had enough of the clinch but Heinrich keeps him there for the moment.
Heinrich jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Bezymyanny walks away with a smile on his face. Heinrich gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.

Bezymyanny rushes Heinrich and presses him up against the cage.
Heinrich jumps guard but Bezymyanny stands there with Heinrich around his waist. Heinrich gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Bezymyanny lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Heinrich is looking for a takedown.
Bezymyanny is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Nice body punch from Bezymyanny - that landed with a thud.
Heinrich looks winded!

Bezymyanny escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dmitry Bezymyanny dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Bezymyanny tests Heinrich's chin there with a solid looking shot.

Bezymyanny takes the fight into the clinch.
Bezymyanny lands a nice shot to the body.
Bezymyanny lands a body shot in the clinch.

Bezymyanny escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A combination from Bezymyanny does no damage.
Heinrich feints the counter takedown.

Bezymyanny forces Heinrich back against the cage and clinches.
Bezymyanny wants to get back to striking at distance but Heinrich won't allow it.
Bezymyanny is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Heinrich can do to turn this around?
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bezymyanny dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Bezymyanny scores with a shoulder strike.
Bezymyanny lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Heinrich is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bezymyanny taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Bezymyanny tries to circle away but Heinrich has him pinned against the cage.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Bezymyanny takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Heinrich is trying to break the clinch but Bezymyanny is controlling him.
Bezymyanny lands a nice uppercut.

Heinrich breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Bezymyanny has taken the fight to the clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Bezymyanny.
Heinrich takes a shot to the head.
A frustrated look appears on Heinrich's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Dmitry Bezymyanny has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Bezymyanny tries to circle away but Heinrich has him pinned against the cage.

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

Bezymyanny clinches with his opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bezymyanny throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.

Bezymyanny breaks the clinch.
Heinrich doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Heinrich takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.

It looks like Gerard Heinrich has been cut.
Bezymyanny connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Heinrich's hands.
Dmitry Bezymyanny is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
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!
Bezymyanny misses with the combination.
Heinrich takes a shot right to the bread basket.

Bezymyanny clinches up against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Bezymyanny creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.

Bezymyanny breaks the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Heinrich.
Bezymyanny misses with a body shot.
Dmitry Bezymyanny is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bezymyanny throws a right and a left that Heinrich avoids nicely.

Bezymyanny catches Heinrich napping and connects with a big right hand that sends Heinrich to the canvas!
Bezymyanny sitting in guard, not really doing much.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Heinrich working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Bezymyanny.
Heinrich wants to hit a switch here but Bezymyanny passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Heinrich there!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bezymyanny looking to control and managing it successfully.
Bezymyanny thowing shots but they're missing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dmitry Bezymyanny dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Gerard Heinrich's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Bezymyanny swings for the body but Heinrich moves out of range.
Heinrich with the counter takedown but Bezymyanny avoids it easily.
Bezymyanny lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.

Bezymyanny moves into the clinch successfully.
Heinrich is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Bezymyanny is defending well.
Bezymyanny has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Bezymyanny is trying to break the clinch but Heinrich has him pressed against the cage.
Bezymyanny pushes Heinrich back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Bezymyanny displaying some good clinch control by pressing Heinrich up against the cage.
Bezymyanny lands a hook to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bezymyanny working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Good body shot from Bezymyanny.
Heinrich takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Bezymyanny lands with a short head shot on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Heinrich tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Bezymyanny is trying to force a seperation but Heinrich has the dominant position.
Heinrich goes for a takedown in the clinch but Bezymyanny prevents it.

Heinrich pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bezymyanny throws out a loose jab but Heinrich uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bezymyanny throws a hook but Heinrich avoids it easily.

Bezymyanny pushes Heinrich up against the cage in a clinch.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Heinrich is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Bezymyanny to keep the fight standing.
Dmitry Bezymyanny has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gerard Heinrich.
A right hook to the body lands for Bezymyanny.
A right handed body shot lands from Bezymyanny.
Bezymyanny wants to break the clinch but can't.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bezymyanny lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Heinrich.
Bezymyanny is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

Bezymyanny escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Good standup being displayed there by Bezymyanny as he connects with a hook.
Bezymyanny ducks down into range and throws a picture perfect right hook that connects with Heinrich's jaw. Heinrich's eyes stare off into space as he falls to the mat, out cold! Bezymyanny does the decent thing and steps back, rather than landing any shots to his unconscious opponent.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:27 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Dmitry Bezymyanny!
Dmitry Bezymyanny tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.