PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jasmine Healey (ranked 2861 p4p, 293 weight class) and Bruno Gehard (ranked 4780 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Healey
vs
Gehard

180 cm
23
160 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

184 cm
18
165 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Big heart

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jasmine Healey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Bruno Gehard!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Paul Aken and Aafke Stam.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gehard lands a jab.
Gehard has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Gehard scores with a jab. Healey acknowledges it with a nod of the head.

Gehard moves into range and clinches up with Healey.
Gehard has a couple of punches blocked by Healey.
Gehard keeps control of Healey as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Gehard lands a nice uppercut.
A shot in the inside from Gehard.
Healey tries to break the clinch but Gehard is controlling the position.
Healey blocking some punches.
Healey drops down looking for an ankle pick but Gehard pulls his leg out and moves away.
Gehard is looking to clinch.

Gehard has closed the distance and engaged Healey in a clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gehard.
A short uppercut from Gehard.
Gehard missing with knees to the body.
Healey is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Healey blocks an uppercut.
Gehard gets through Healey's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Healey is looking to take this one to the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jasmine Healey. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gehard swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Healey is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Gehard is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Healey is defending well for now.
Gehard keeps control of Healey as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Gehard misses with a short punch on the inside.
Gehard lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Healey blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Gehard misses with a punch on the inside.
Healey blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Gehard lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Healey fails to pull guard.
Gehard scores with a shoulder strike.
Healey wants to get back to striking at distance but Gehard won't allow it.
Healey drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Healey fails to pull guard.
Gehard tries to land knees in the clinch but Healey avoids the damage to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gehard presses Healey against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Healey has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Gehard after a bit of a struggle.
Gehard lands an uppercut.
Healey wants to break free but Gehard has control.

Healey breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Gehard moves into range and clinches up with Healey.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gehard misses with the head strike.
A head punch on the inside from Gehard fails to land.
Gehard lands with a right to the head.
A hook to the body from Gehard.
Healey tries to pull guard but Gehard holds him up against the cage and eventually Healey drops back down to his feet.
Good body shot from Gehard.
Gehard lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A nice left hand lands by Gehard.
Healey blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Healey jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Gehard walks away with a smile on his face. Healey gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Gehard connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Gehard wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Healey closes this distance looking for a takedown but Gehard circles away.
Healey is breathing heavily.
Healey swats away the attempt to clinch by Gehard.
Gehard comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.

Gehard clinches with his opponent.
Gehard throws a punch but it's blocked by Healey.
Gehard misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short right from Gehard on the inside.
Healey goes for a takedown attempt but Gehard pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
A shot to the liver by Gehard. Beautiful body shot.

Gehard moves into the clinch successfully.
Gehard lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Gehard lands with a short shot to the head.
Gehard working some nice short punches in the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Gehard creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Gehard tries to land knees in the clinch but Healey avoids the damage to the body.
Healey has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Healey tries to pull guard but Gehard forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Gehard is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Healey is defending well for now.
Healey tries to pull guard but Gehard won't allow it.
Gehard throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Healeys head.
Healey is trying to push Gehard away but Gehard has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Gehard lands a shoulder strike.
Healey takes a shot to the head.
Healey takes a shot to the head.
Healey wants to get back to striking at distance but Gehard won't allow it.
Nice body punch from Gehard.
Gehard throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Healeys head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gehard lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Healey blocks an uppercut.
Gehard lands a right hand that snaps the head of Healey backwards.
Gehard misses with the head strike.
Gehard lands on the inside with an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Healey throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Gehard's waist but Gehard gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Healey off to one side.
Gehard lands a really nice looking cross but Healey seems unphased.

It looks like Jasmine Healey has been cut.
Gehard misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Healey.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Healey.
Gehard moves in looking to clinch but Healey pushes him off.
Gehard tries to clinch but Healey moves out of range.
Healey goes for a double leg but Gehard avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Gehard continues to drive forward.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jasmine Healey. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Healey moves forwards but Gehard connects with a nice, crisp jab.

The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Gehard lands a left and a right that send Healey crashing to the mat, dazed. Gehard thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!

Healey is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Healey tries to keep at a distance but Gehard has taken the fight into the clinch.
Oh Healey is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Bruno Gehard seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Gehard lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Gehard working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Healey wants a takedown but no success here.
Gehard misses with a hook from the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Gehard creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A nice left hand lands by Gehard.
A nice right hand lands inside from Gehard.
Gehard lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Healey backwards.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gehard missing with knees to the body.
Healey is trying to break free.
Healey working hard to break the clinch.
Healey seems to have got his legs back now.
Healey is trying to break the clinch but Gehard has him pressed against the cage.
Healey tries for a takedown but Gehard manages to get underhooks.
Healey tries to pull guard but Gehard holds him up against the cage and eventually Healey drops back down to his feet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Gehard scores with a shoulder strike.
Healey is trying to break free.
Healey wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Gehard working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Gehard makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Gehard fails to land.
Healey is trying to pull guard but Gehard has him pressed against the cage.
Gehard gets through Healey's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Gehard is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Gehard is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Healey is defending well for now.
Gehard has a couple of punches blocked by Healey.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gehard lands a left hand.
Gehard misses with a hook from the clinch.

Healey escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Healey throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Gehard counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gehard throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gehard lands an overhand right.
A combination from Gehard does no damage.
Gehard connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Jasmine Healey is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Gehard is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Gehard lands a slapping body shot.
Healey takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Gehard jabs at Healey's body.
A jab from Healey misses.
Bruno Gehard seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Healey has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Healey there as he acknowledges the shot.
Nice shot by Gehard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gehard getting the better of the striking in that exchange.

Healey gets tackled into the cage by Gehard. Gehard maintains the clinch.
Gehard lands a nice uppercut.
Healey tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Healey wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Gehard lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Healey wants to get back to striking at distance but Gehard won't allow it.
A head punch on the inside from Gehard fails to land.
Healey wants to take the fight to the mat but Gehard manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
A short right from Gehard on the inside.
Gehard lands a left hand that snaps the head of Healey backwards.
Healey is trying to push Gehard away but Gehard has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
A nice left hand lands by Gehard.
Gehard lands a hook to the side of the head.
Gehard has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Gehard keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Healey's efforts to push away.
A nice left hand lands by Gehard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Healey tries to circle away but Gehard has him pinned against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Gehard creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Gehard stops a takedown attempt from Healey.
Still in the clinch, Gehard scores with a nice short uppercut.
Healey blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Gehard in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Healey avoiding damage as Gehard throws knees to the body.
Gehard lands a nice uppercut.

Healey breaks the clinch.
Gehard avoids the body shot from Healey.

Gehard pushes Healey up against the cage in a clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Gehard.
Gehard lands a left hand.
Healey jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Gehard walks away with a smile on his face. Healey gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gehard connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.

Gehard takes the fight into the clinch.
Gehard prevents a takedown attempt there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bruno Gehard showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Jasmine Healey's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Healey takes a swing at Gehard's ribcage but misses.
Healey shoots in looking for a takedown but Gehard manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Healey's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Gehard keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

Gehard gets a clinch.
Gehard keeps control of Healey as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Gehard scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Gehard keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Healey's efforts to push away.
Good body shot from Gehard.
Gehard lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Gehard lands a nice uppercut.
Healey drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gehard lands a hook that snaps the head of Healey backwards.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Gehard lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Gehard throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Healeys head.
Healey wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gehard lands with a left to the head.
A short uppercut from Gehard.
A frustrated look appears on Healey's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Gehard lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Gehard pushes Healey against the cage. Gehard is working some dirty boxing. Gehard pushes off with a quick right hook! Healey goes down! Healey tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Gehard moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:23 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bruno Gehard!