PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Travis Pastra (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Heinz Albruck (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Travis Pastra has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Pastra
vs
Albruck

210 cm
21
259 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

190 cm
19
227 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Travis Pastra!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Heinz Albruck!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pastra is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Pastra tries to clinch up but Albruck circles away and keeps his distance.
No luck for Pastra with that takedown attempt.
Pastra wants to clinch up but Albruck keeps it at a distance.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Albruck!
Pastra fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Pastra looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Albruck is fending him off so far but Pastra persists. Nope, Albruck circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Travis Pastra. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pastra fails with the takedown.
Albruck drops Pastra with a left and a right! Oh, Pastra is hurt - Albruck dives into side control looking to finish!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Albruck works to advance to full mount. Pastra defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.

Albruck working for a guillotine from mount but Pastra is in no mood to give up.
Pastra is breathing heavily.

Albruck swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Pastra is now in Albruck's guard. A big mistake from Albruck there, giving up the dominant position!
Albruck has a closed guard, preventing Pastra from standing up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Albruck looking to hit a scissor sweep but Pastra is one step ahead there.
Pastra won't allow Albruck to get back to his feet.
Albruck manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Albruck lands a nice shot to the head.
Pastra is in all sorts of trouble here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Albruck lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Albruck controlling the position easily from mount.
Albruck trying to control but Pastra is having none of it.
Albruck controlling from mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pastra wants to control but Albruck is having none of it.
Albruck trying to control but Pastra is having none of it.
Pastra tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Pastra is working hard here to advance position.
Albruck won't let Pastra get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Pastra sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Pastra is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

Pastra looking to force a kimura from the bottom here. He's concentrating on that move too much though and Albruck pushes past his half guard into mount!

Albruck is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Pastra can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Albruck breaks from Pastra's wrist control and lands an elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Heinz Albruck dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Albruck avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Albruck shoots in and bounces Pastra off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Albruck lands a couple of elbows.
Pastra wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Albruck is now in half guard.
Albruck is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Pastra wants to get back to his feet.
Albruck content to control rather than advance.
Albruck trying to control from half guard but Pastra is working away.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Albruck seems to be working for a kimura but Pastra defends the submission attempt.
Albruck seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Pastra does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Pastra is trying to stand up here but Albruck is controlling him well.

Pastra looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Pastra connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.

That's two 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.

Albruck scores with a takedown into Pastra's guard.

Pastra had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Albruck is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Pastra Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Albruck's back instead.
Albruck can't escape the position.
Pastra avoiding Albruck 's attempts to control his hands.
Pastra landing with strikes.

Albruck showing good submission defense here.
Pastra not allowing Albruck to control his hands.
Pastra will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Pastra is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
Albruck wants to escape the position but for the time being he's just trying to control the pace.

Pastra is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Albruck is defending well though. Pastra let's go of the attempt for now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.

Albruck is in a bad position with Pastra working for a choke. Albruck manages to spin nicely into guard and the danger is over for the moment.
Albruck slips nicely into half guard.

Albruck is looking for a kimura here.
Pastra is trying to stand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Heinz Albruck showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Pastra doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Albruck counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Pastra trying to control but Albruck postures up.
Albruck lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Albruck is looking to advance position but Pastra won't allow it.
Albruck works his way into full mount!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Albruck dominating with strikes here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pastra squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Albruck is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Pastra can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Albruck lands with some strikes.
Pastra really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Albruck lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Pastra is squirming around, avoiding Albruck's attempts to control the action.
Albruck lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Pastra hang on?

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pastra keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Albruck unloading with bombs!
Albruck controlling his opponent.
Albruck scoring with strikes but Pastra is staying in there.
Albruck working Pastra over with strikes here.
Albruck trying to control but Pastra is having none of it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pastra bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Albruck trying to control the position.
Albruck keeping moving, preventing Pastra from controlling successfully.
Heinz Albruck has got the better of the ground game so far.
Albruck wants to sweep here but Pastra controlling him for the moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Pastra has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Albruck is proving hard to escape from.
Pastra wants to control from the top but Albruck keeps moving.
Pastra stopping the sweep attempt from Albruck.
Pastra wants to stand but Albruck is controlling his posture from full guard.
Travis Pastra has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Heinz Albruck is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Albruck utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

And that's the end of the fight!
Heinz Albruck comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Albruck has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Heinz Albruck!