PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Mike Lowe (ranked 1088 p4p, 119 weight class) and Raphaele Heisenberg (ranked 493 p4p, 64 weight class). Heisenberg has chosen For Heavy Metal we will die! as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Mike Lowe has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Lowe
vs
Heisenberg

172 cm
33
156 lbs
23 - 14 - 0

161 cm
36
148 lbs
23 - 9 - 4

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Excellent grappler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Voodoo Nutrition
Helsinki Xtreme Fightwear

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 23 - 14 - 0, fighting out of London, Mike Lowe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 9 - 4, fighting out of Los Angeles, Raphaele Heisenberg!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Lowe lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Heisenberg has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Heisenberg and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Good leg kick by Heisenberg there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Heisenberg has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Lowe is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Heisenberg throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lowe sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A jab from Heisenberg misses.
A combination from Heisenberg does no damage.
Heisenberg throws a poor cross that misses
and Heisenberg takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Heisenberg slips a jab and a cross from Lowe.
Heisenberg misses with a low kick.
Heisenberg misses with a hook
and Lowe counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Good leg kick by Heisenberg there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Lowe throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Heisenberg! But no joy.
Heisenberg with a lazy takedown attempt
and Lowe cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Heisenberg shoots in for a takedown but Lowe shows good takedown defense.
Lowe swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Heisenberg looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Lowe lands with an overhand left.
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!
Heisenberg showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Lowe.
Lowe is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Lowe throws out a loose jab but Heisenberg uses good head movement to avoid it.
Raphaele Heisenberg seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lowe on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Heisenberg. Heisenberg obviously looking to wear him down.
Lowe buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lowe cracks a nice hook into Heisenberg's ribs.
Lowe has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Heisenberg finds it's way round the side to connect with Lowe's head.
Heisenberg takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Lowe throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Lowe scores with a body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lowe. Heisenberg does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mike Lowe is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Heisenberg misses with a hook. Lowe ducked under it nicely.
Heisenberg swats away the attempt to clinch by Lowe.
Heisenberg is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Lowe takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Lowe lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Lowe.
Heisenberg throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Lowe misses with a body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lowe throws a leg kick which misses Heisenberg's front leg but catches the back leg as Heisenberg tries to avoid it.
Lowe uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Heisenberg.
Heisenberg looks to land a right hand but Lowe moved out of range.
Heisenberg with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Heisenberg works the jab nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lowe lands a jab to the head.
Lowe misses with an attempted mid kick.
A jab from Heisenberg misses.
Heisenberg takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
A slapping body kick lands there for Lowe.
Crunch! Heisenberg slams his shin into Lowe's torso.
Heisenberg looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Lowe is fending him off so far but Heisenberg persists. Nope, Lowe circles away and we're back to standing.
Mike Lowe has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Raphaele Heisenberg.
Lowe scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Lowe misses with a double jab
and Heisenberg counters with a nice uppercut.
Heisenberg takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Heisenberg throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
letting Lowe counter with a right hand.
Lowe is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Lowe lands a high kick!
Heisenberg moves out of range of the body kick from Lowe.
Nice sprawl there from Lowe as Heisenberg shoots in.
Lowe connects with a body shot that sends Heisenberg's belly button to the back.
Heisenberg is looking to slow Lowe down with leg kicks.
A looping hook to the body misses from Heisenberg. Lowe does a little dance to reset his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Heisenberg thows a leg kick but Lowe checks it
and Lowe counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Heisenberg misses with a right hand
and Lowe counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Heisenberg throws a jab when Lowe was well out of range.
Heisenberg shoots in looking for a takedown. Lowe tries to sprawl out of it but Heisenberg keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Lowe manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Heisenberg, as that shot connected.
Heisenberg moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Heisenberg lands a lovely overhand right.
Lowe tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Heisenberg was well out of range. Poor timing from Lowe.
A little jabbing left from Heisenberg on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Lowe throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Heisenberg stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.

Lowe rushes Heisenberg and presses him up against the cage.
Lowe blocking some punches.
Lowe misses with a body punch.
Lowe makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
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!

Heisenberg gets a trip takedown into half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lowe wants to control but Heisenberg is keeping busy and won't allow it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Heisenberg lands a nice short elbow.
Lowe gets back to full guard.
Lowe working a defensive guard here.
Lowe wants to sweep but no luck.

Lowe looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Heisenberg passes into half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lowe has hold of Heisenberg's hands but Heisenberg slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Lowe is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at London MMA Club, so we'll see if he gets out of it.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Lowe makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Lowe.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mike Lowe dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Lowe fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Heisenberg lands a jab to the nose.
Lowe pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Lowe misses with a head kick.
Heisenberg will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Heisenberg walks forward, straight into a front kick from Lowe.
Lowe avoids the body shot from Heisenberg.
Heisenberg throws a chopping leg kick but Lowe manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Heisenberg throws an overhand right that lands on Lowe's shoulder, as Lowe tries to avoid the shot.
Heisenberg on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Heisenberg tried to score with a low kick but Lowe checks it.
Heisenberg pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice cross by Heisenberg.
Lowe with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Lowe looks to land a body kick but Heisenberg moved away.
Heisenberg is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lowe.
A nice leg kick lands there from Heisenberg.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Heisenberg shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
And Lowe counters with a quick kick to the body but Heisenberg blocks it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lowe tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Heisenberg waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lowe.
Lowe appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Lowe throws a body punch but Heisenberg moves out of range.
Heisenberg drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Lowe defends it well.
Heisenberg turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.

Heisenberg is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Lowe's half guard.

Lowe has managed to escape just enough to sneak back to his feet but Heisenberg is on him like a limpet, forcing Lowe back against the cage.
Heisenberg lands a left hand that snaps the head of Lowe backwards.
Lowe is looking to break free of the clinch but Heisenberg has double underhooks.
Lowe can't find room to land a body shot as Heisenberg controls the action.
Heisenberg lands a shoulder strike.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Heisenberg lands with a left to the head.
Lowe scores with a knee to the head.
Heisenberg tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Lowe scores with a nice hook to the head.
Heisenberg working aggressively here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Heisenberg.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Heisenberg lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Lowe backwards.
Lowe is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Heisenberg can do to turn this around?
Heisenberg lands a hook that snaps the head of Lowe backwards.
Lowe blocks a body shot from Heisenberg.
Heisenberg fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Heisenberg blocks a body shot from Lowe.
Lowe misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lowe.
Heisenberg wants a takedown but no success here.
Mike Lowe has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Raphaele Heisenberg.
A nice right hand lands inside from Lowe.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Heisenberg.
Heisenberg pushes Lowe back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Lowe tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Heisenberg fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Raphaele Heisenberg seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Lowe goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Heisenberg wants to break free but Lowe has control.
Heisenberg misses with some punches.
Lowe lands with a short shot to the head.

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

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lowe with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Lowe throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Heisenberg appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Lowe slips under a jab from Heisenberg.
Lowe comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Mike Lowe is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Heisenberg throws a shot from downtown. Lowe moves away and avoids it.
Lowe feints and then cracks Heisenberg's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Heisenberg down.
Lowe checks the leg kick.
Lowe bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Heisenberg's head.
A head kick misses from Lowe.
Heisenberg moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Heisenberg misses with a straight left.
Lowe pivots, looking for a leg kick but Heisenberg is out of range and Lowe settles back down.
Nice uppercut lands for Heisenberg. That snapped Lowe's head back.
Heisenberg scores with a three punch combo!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lowe lands a nice looking body shot.
Heisenberg lands an overhand right.
Heisenberg misses with a straight left.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Heisenberg looks to land a right hand but Lowe moved out of range.
Heisenberg looks to throw a body kick
and Lowe counters with an outside leg kick.
Heisenberg buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Heisenberg shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Lowe as he avoids it easily.
Heisenberg takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Lowe explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
A telegraphed right hand from Heisenberg misses the target.
Heisenberg misses with a lunging right hand
and Lowe counters with a left to the body.
Lowe staying out of range there.
Lowe swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Lowe throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Lowe ducks under a wild hook from Heisenberg.
Lowe is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Lowe swinging wildly here.
Lowe backing away here, and Heisenberg unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lowe tries to close the distance and clinch but Heisenberg swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A solid leg kick lands there for Lowe.
Lowe misses the shot to the body.
Heisenberg looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Lowe defending well as Heisenberg loads up on a big left hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Mike Lowe will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Heisenberg blocks a low kick nicely.
Lowe ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Heisenberg misses the jab.
Lowe uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Heisenberg.
Heisenberg moves away from the strike by Lowe.
Heisenberg tests Lowe's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Heisenberg throws a leg kick that is checked
and Lowe makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Heisenberg tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lowe was well out of range. Poor timing from Heisenberg.
Lowe is looking to wear down Heisenberg with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
A thudding body kick lands there by Lowe!
Lowe throws a half hearted mid kick.
Lowe keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Heisenberg.
Heisenberg lands with an overhand left.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Heisenberg connects with a body shot.
Lowe feints and then cracks Heisenberg's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Heisenberg down.
Lowe throws a series of punches but Heisenberg avoids them all with ease.
Lowe throws a head kick but Heisenberg moves out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lowe throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lowe lands with a hook. Heisenberg tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Lowe slips a jab from Heisenberg.
Heisenberg misses with a takedown attempt
and Lowe makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Lowe connects with a body shot that sends Heisenberg's belly button to the back.
Mike Lowe is winning the standup battle so far.
Heisenberg thumps Lowe with a low kick.
Heisenberg checks the leg kick nicely there.
Lowe lands with an uppercut that bounces Heisenberg off the cage and back into range.
Heisenberg throws out a leg kick but Lowe moves out of range and Heisenberg only half commits.
Heisenberg takes one to the side of the head.
Heisenberg avoids the head kick by Lowe.
Heisenberg takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.

Heisenberg feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.

Lowe has his feet on Heisenberg's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Heisenberg plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Heisenberg throws a shot to the body.
Lowe checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Raphaele Heisenberg has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mike Lowe is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Heisenberg throws a low kick but Lowe moves out of range easily.
Heisenberg throws a looping overhand right but Lowe ducks down to avoid it.
Heisenberg scores with a jab. Lowe acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Heisenberg throws a low kick, looking for Lowe's leg but Lowe calmly moves out of range.
Heisenberg throws a wild body kick that Lowe sees coming a mile off.
Lowe throws a half hearted mid kick.
Lowe scores with a shot to the body.
Heisenberg avoids the head kick by Lowe.
Jab by Lowe.
Lowe misses with a few strikes there.
Lowe lands a jab to the nose.
Lowe with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Heisenberg throws a hook but Lowe blocks it.
Heisenberg stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Lowe.
Lowe on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Nice defenses there by Lowe.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lowe is looking to slow Heisenberg down with leg kicks.
Heisenberg scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Lowe swings away with a body shot that misses
and Heisenberg counters with a nice uppercut.
Lowe with a hook.
Heisenberg looks to score with a jab to the body but Lowe is just out of range.
Lowe misses the shot to the body.
Jab by Lowe.
Heisenberg connects with a solid leg kick.
Heisenberg misses with a takedown attempt
and Lowe counters with a straight right hand.
Heisenberg takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Heisenberg misses with the body kick
and Lowe counters with a nice low kick that buckles Heisenberg's knee momentarily.
Heisenberg misses with a hook. Lowe ducked under it nicely.
Lowe dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Heisenberg. That did some damage!
Lowe throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Heisenberg throws out a loose jab but Lowe uses good head movement to avoid it.
Heisenberg swings widly with a right hand
and Lowe counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Heisenberg lands a nice leg kick that just misses Lowe's sensitive parts.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lowe bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Heisenberg's head.
A slow jab from Heisenberg misses its intended target.
Lowe lands with an uppercut that bounces Heisenberg off the cage and back into range.
Heisenberg lands with a hook. Lowe tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Lowe shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Heisenberg eats them both and turns towards Lowe to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.

Lowe forces Heisenberg back against the cage and clinches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lowe.
Heisenberg misses with a punch on the inside.
Heisenberg is looking to take this one to the mat.
Mike Lowe has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Raphaele Heisenberg.
Heisenberg misses with some punches.
Heisenberg pushes Lowe back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lowe blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Heisenberg tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Lowe lands with a short punch from the clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mike Lowe showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Lowe, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mike Lowe!
An out of breath Mike Lowe thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.