PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Josh Heath (ranked 4683 p4p, 97 weight class) and Herbal The Leaf (ranked 7895 p4p, 135 weight class). Heath 's entrance music is Blaze all day -by KOTTONMOUTH KINGS. A fine choice. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!

Heath
vs
The Leaf

197 cm
28
250 lbs
4 - 7 - 0

178 cm
20
200 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Very quick

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Knockout power

Urban Fighter

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Josh Heath !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Herbal The Leaf!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Winston Howard and Francis DeMontford.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The Leaf shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Heath pinned against the ropes. Heath gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Heath looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!

The Leaf has Heath up against the ropes in a clinch.

The Leaf lands a takedown into guard.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
The Leaf in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells The Leaf's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
The Leaf wants to control from the top but Heath keeps moving.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells The Leaf's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

The Leaf drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and The Leaf jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
The Leaf connects with a couple of short punches.
Heath avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

The Leaf is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Heath has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but The Leaf can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
The Leaf postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as The Leaf accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The Leaf has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
The Leaf wants to get up but he can't break Heath 's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
The Leaf with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
The Leaf trying to control the position from guard on top but Heath is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The Leaf is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Heath avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The Leaf wants to control from the top but Heath keeps moving.
The Leaf slips nicely into half guard.
Heath on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Heath tries to get out of the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

The Leaf is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Heath has managed to free his arm - good work.

The Leaf is working for a kimura but Heath is defending it quite comfortably.

The Leaf seems to be working for a kimura but Heath defends the submission attempt.
Heath taking some punishment here, with The Leaf in his half guard.

The Leaf is working for a kimura but Heath is defending it quite comfortably.

The Leaf is looking for a kimura but Heath is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for The Leaf to get the leverage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Heath is refusing to be controlled, as The Leaf sits in half guard.

The Leaf wants to work for an arm triangle but Heath is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.

The Leaf is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.

The Leaf is looking for a kimura here.
The Leaf is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Heath is staying active underneath The Leaf, who seems content to just control the action from this position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
The Leaf working over Heath with some ground and pound. Heath looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.

The Leaf is looking for a kimura but Heath is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for The Leaf to get the leverage.
Heath slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
The Leaf works over Heath with some ground and pound from guard.
The Leaf scoring with some ground and pound.
The Leaf postures up and lands a big shot to Heath 's brow.
The Leaf lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.

The Leaf drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and The Leaf jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
The Leaf postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
The Leaf is in close to Heath 's body, working some short punches and elbows.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

The Leaf drops back looking for a leg! Heath is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Heath manages to kick The Leaf off! The Leaf jumps back into Heath 's guard.
The Leaf keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Heath 's head.

Heath is rocked!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Herbal The Leaf dominated that round.
That's time! Heath 's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

The Leaf closes this distance looking for a takedown but Heath circles away.
The Leaf shoots for a takedown but Heath saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
The Leaf shoots in but no luck this time.
Heath appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Josh Heath has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Herbal The Leaf.
The Leaf shoots in and drives through. Heath sprawls well.
The Leaf looks for a takedown but Heath sprawls well.

The Leaf shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. The Leaf showed some decent athleticism there.
The Leaf drops an elbow to the side of Heath 's head.
Oh Heath is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Heath is trying to control but can't.
Heath seems to have got his legs back now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The Leaf lands strikes from half guard.

The Leaf is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The Leaf looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Heath with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.

That's one minute gone in the round.

The Leaf is looking for a kimura here.

The Leaf is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Heath doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time The Leaf.

The Leaf wants to work for an arm triangle but Heath is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.

Heath is defending against the submission attempts here by The Leaf.

The Leaf is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Heath has managed to free his arm - good work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
The Leaf lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.

The Leaf is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Heath doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time The Leaf.
The Leaf throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
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. The Leaf connects with a nice short shot to Heath 's temple.
The Leaf working the head and body with strikes.
The Leaf prevents Heath from improving his position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice strikes from The Leaf there.

The Leaf looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
The Leaf is sitting in half guard. He's postured up and lands a nice elbow. Oh, Heath is hurt! He's hurt bad - The Leaf fires away with more strikes and the referee jumps in to save Heath from any more punishment! Congratulations to The Leaf! Great finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:32 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Herbal The Leaf!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Herbal The Leaf made sure he mentioned IniTech Nutrition , along with how happy he was to win his fight.
In defeat, Josh Heath stepped up to the mic, saying 'Fuck you'.