PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Euron Greyjoy (ranked 2327 p4p, 310 weight class) and Tchalla Heritageaka (ranked 4100 p4p, 488 weight class). Euron Greyjoy has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Greyjoy
vs
Heritageaka

190 cm
25
220 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

188 cm
25
209 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
KO power

Good wrestler
Brawler
Determined

ZZ POPS

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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Euron Greyjoy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Tchalla Heritageaka!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, Sandra Marshall and Dirk Anderson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Heritageaka fails with a takedown attempt.
Heritageaka fails to land the takedown.
Greyjoy dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Heritageaka gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Greyjoy.
Heritageaka doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Greyjoy counters with a nice double leg into side control. Heritageaka won't be happy with that.
Euron Greyjoy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tchalla Heritageaka.
Heritageaka regains half guard, as Greyjoy was trying to land strikes.
Greyjoy sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Heritageaka defending well though.
Greyjoy thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Heritageaka's head.
Greyjoy throws a strike but Heritageaka avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Greyjoy's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Greyjoy throwing strikes but missing.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Greyjoy throwing strikes from guard but Heritageaka blocks nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Greyjoy's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Greyjoy won't allow Heritageaka to get back to his feet.
Greyjoy throwing strikes from guard but Heritageaka blocks nicely.
Greyjoy postures up in Heritageaka's guard and throws a big left but Heritageaka blocks it.
Greyjoy loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Greyjoy postures up in Heritageaka's guard and throws a big left but Heritageaka blocks it.
Greyjoy throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Greyjoy is in close to Heritageaka's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Heritageaka avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Greyjoy keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Heritageaka's head.
Heritageaka has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Greyjoy distracts Heritageaka with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Heritageaka looking to control.
Greyjoy has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Greyjoy throws a strike but Heritageaka rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

Heritageaka is in close to Greyjoy's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Heritageaka missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Greyjoy escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Heritageaka gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Greyjoy on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Greyjoy tries to get out of the position.
Heritageaka throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Greyjoy works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Heritageaka wants to control from the top but Greyjoy keeps moving.
Greyjoy looking for a sweep. Not yet Greyjoy, not yet.
Heritageaka trying to control but Greyjoy is working from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Heritageaka won't allow Greyjoy to sweep him here.
Greyjoy is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Heritageaka landing some decent shots from guard.
Heritageaka scoring with some ground and pound.
Greyjoy has control of Heritageaka's left arm, preventing Heritageaka from doing any damage.
Heritageaka lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Heritageaka postures up.
Heritageaka distracts Greyjoy with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Greyjoy controlling Heritageaka's posture.
Heritageaka wants to control from the top but Greyjoy keeps moving.
Greyjoy working a defensive guard here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Heritageaka trying to control but Greyjoy is working from the bottom.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
We've been informed that Heritageaka has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Heritageaka slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Greyjoy throws an elbow to the body but it doesn't land.
Greyjoy is trying to control Heritageaka's posture but Heritageaka avoids it.
Heritageaka works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Heritageaka grinds an elbow into Greyjoy's temple.
Heritageaka lands a decent elbow from side control.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Greyjoy is looking to reverse the position.
Heritageaka has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
You can see the frustration on Greyjoy's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Euron Greyjoy will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Heritageaka fails miserably with a takedown attempt.

Heritageaka shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Greyjoy's guard.
Greyjoy wants to control the position but Heritageaka says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Heritageaka missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Heritageaka throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Greyjoy keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Heritageaka winds up and cracks Greyjoy with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Greyjoy tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Heritageaka is keen to just control but Greyjoy is a slippery customer.
Heritageaka is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Heritageaka is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Greyjoy missing with punches from the bottom.
Tchalla Heritageaka has got the better of the ground game so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Heritageaka thows a huge punch but Greyjoy dodges it nicely.
Greyjoy is controlling Heritageaka's trapped leg to prevent Heritageaka from advancing to side control.
Heritageaka missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Greyjoy knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Heritageaka on the ground.
Greyjoy makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Greyjoy.
Greyjoy is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Greyjoy is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Heritageaka makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Heritageaka with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Heritageaka is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Greyjoy keeping moving, preventing Heritageaka from controlling successfully.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Greyjoy working a defensive guard but Heritageaka passes into half guard.
Greyjoy is positioning himself well to prevent Heritageaka advancing to mount.
Greyjoy is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Heritageaka scores with a couple of nice shots.
Heritageaka lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.

Greyjoy is rocked!
Greyjoy taking some punishment here, with Heritageaka in his half guard.
Oh Greyjoy is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Heritageaka scores with a big shot! Greyjoy's head bounced off the canvas with a huge thud! More strikes land and the referee has jumped in to save Greyjoy! He was hurt real bad - good stoppage!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:49 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tchalla Heritageaka!
In his post fight interview, Tchalla Heritageaka started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.