PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between That Heart (ranked 3097 p4p, 3403 weight class) and Schmeckle Friedman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Heart
vs
Friedman

181 cm
20
206
2 - 0 - 0

179 cm
25
202
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Heavy handed

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 Hilo, That Heart!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Schmeckle Friedman!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Roosa Järviläinen and Tarja Halkonen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Friedman slips under a jab from Heart.
A jab from Heart misses.
Heart misses with a looping left.
Friedman is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Heart throws a hook but Friedman blocks it.
Friedman throws a counter combo.
Heart throws a hook but Friedman avoids it easily.
Heart loads up on a big right hand but Friedman slips the punch.
Heart throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Heart throws a body shot but no joy.
Heart with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Heart misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Friedman.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Heart misses the jab.
Friedman lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Heart chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Heart loads up on a big right hand but Friedman slips the punch.
Friedman steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Heart.
That Heart seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Heart jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Friedman lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Friedman looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Heart tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
As Heart backs off Friedman throws a huge counter combo but Heart manages to avoid it all.
Friedman keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Heart.
Friedman is looking for the big counter here.
Heart scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Friedman displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Heart throws out the jab.
Heart misses with a straight right.
Friedman wants to counter the offense by Heart and move into the clinch position.
Heart misses with a looping left.
Heart is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Friedman.
Friedman unleashes a big counter combination but Heart bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Heart scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Heart slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Heart rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Friedman counters with a left and a right that stings Heart.
Friedman takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Heart missing with a left hand there. Friedman was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Friedman is looking for the big counter here.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Heart tries a body shot but Friedman blocks it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Friedman wants to get back to striking at distance but Heart won't allow it.
Heart has Friedman pressed against the cage, preventing Friedman from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Friedman has had enough of the clinch but Heart keeps him there for the moment.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Heart.

Friedman breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Heart misses the shot to the body.
A swing and a miss from Heart.
Friedman uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Heart.
Heart sets himself, and Friedman steps forward looking for the clinch! Heart avoids it this time.
Heart misses with a hook.
Heart throws a right hand that misses
and Friedman counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.

Heart gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Friedman is looking to break free of the clinch but Heart has double underhooks.
Friedman tries to work over Heart's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Friedman blocks a body shot from Heart.

Friedman breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Heart throws a hook but Friedman blocks it.
Friedman is looking for the big counter here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Heart pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Heart lands a nice looking body shot.
Heart scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Heart sizes up Friedman with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Friedman moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Heart cracks Friedman with a right hand to the side of the head.
Heart waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Friedman.
Friedman takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Heart catches Friedman with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Donk. Heart catches Friedman right on the button with a cross.
Heart lands a jab to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Heart lands with a good body shot.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Heart 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 Friedman has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Friedman and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Friedman is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Heart throws a jab but it's blocked by Friedman.
Friedman is looking for the big counter here.
Heart lands a slapping body shot.
Heart swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Heart thuds his right hand into Friedman's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Heart throws a lazy right hand but Friedman sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Heart misses the shot to the body.
Friedman lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Heart throws a hook but Friedman blocks it.

Friedman gets tackled into the cage by Heart. Heart maintains the clinch.
Heart lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Friedman lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Good body shot from Heart.
Heart softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Heart lands with a right to the head.
Friedman wants to break the clinch but can't.
Friedman misses with a short punch on the inside.
Heart lands with a left to the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That Heart dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Heart misses with a straight left.
Friedman is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Heart misses with a body shot.
Heart throws a hook but Friedman blocks it.
Friedman defending well as Heart loads up on a big left hand.
Friedman steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Heart.
Heart scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Heart throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Heart lands a jab to the nose.
Friedman keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Heart.
Schmeckle Friedman is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The fighters circling - Heart throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Heart misses with a looping left.
Friedman lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Heart, as that shot connected.
Heart misses the jab.
Heart misses with an uppercut
and Friedman counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Friedman uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Heart.
Friedman steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Heart.

Heart darts in and clinches Friedman up against the cage.
Heart lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Friedman backwards.

Friedman breaks from the clinch.
Heart misses with a looping right.
Heart takes a swing at Friedman's ribcage but misses.
Friedman blocks a jab.
The fighters circling - Heart throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Heart throws a hook but Friedman blocks it.
Friedman tries to counter by closing the distance.
Heart throws a hook but Friedman avoids it easily.
Friedman throws a counter combo.
Heart misses with a body shot.
Friedman steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Heart.

Heart moves into range and clinches up with Friedman.
Friedman tries to break free but Heart pushes him back against the cage.
Heart swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Heart fails to land.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Heart tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Friedman's elbow.
A nice left hand lands by Heart.

Heart ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Heart no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Heart pulls Friedman in to control the position.
Friedman wants to control from the top but Heart keeps moving.
Heart seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Heart looking to hit a scissor sweep but Friedman is one step ahead there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Heart had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Friedman defends it easily.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Heart bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Friedman's guard.

Friedman not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Heart trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Heart is in close to Friedman's body, working some short punches and elbows.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Heart accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Friedman can do anything to dispel that myth.
Friedman being controlled here, momentarily.
Heart preventing the sweep.
Heart is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Heart continues to stall.
Heart is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Friedman can do to turn this around?
Heart postures up and lands a big shot to Friedman's brow.
Heart works over Friedman with some ground and pound from guard.
Heart looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Heart content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Heart seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Heart distracts Friedman with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Heart stays in close to Friedman's body and controls the position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That Heart dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

A big left from Heart misses.
Friedman unleashes a big counter combination but Heart bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Heart uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Friedman has time to react.
A shot to the liver by Heart. Beautiful body shot.
Friedman defending well as Heart loads up on a big left hand.
Heart loads up on a big right hand but Friedman slips the punch.
Heart missing with a left hand there. Friedman was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Heart throws a looping overhand right but Friedman ducks down to avoid it.
Heart connects with a jab.
Heart throws a jab but it's blocked by Friedman.
Friedman tries to counter with a clinch but Heart shakes him off and moves away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Heart throws a hook to the side of Friedman's head but Friedman sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Friedman tries to counter by closing the distance.
Heart throws a jab when Friedman was well out of range.
Heart throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Friedman sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Friedman unleashes a big counter combination but Heart bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Heart throws a jab but it's blocked by Friedman.
Despite the aggression on Friedman's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A slow jab from Heart misses its intended target.
Heart misses with a looping left.
Heart connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Friedman avoids the body shot from Heart.
Friedman avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Heart sets himself, and Friedman steps forward looking for the clinch! Heart avoids it this time.
Heart lands a body shot.
Friedman staying out of range there.
Heart looks to score with a jab to the body but Friedman is just out of range.
Friedman ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Heart misses the shot to the body.
Friedman lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Heart throws a hook but Friedman blocks it.
Friedman throws a counter combo.
Heart lands a slapping body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Heart throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Friedman stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Heart throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Heart misses with a hook.
Good standup being displayed there by Heart as he connects with a hook.
Heart works the jab nicely.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Heart tests Friedman's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Heart misses with a looping left.
Friedman lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Heart ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Friedman moves away.
Friedman wants to counter the offense by Heart and move into the clinch position.
Friedman uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Heart.
Friedman ducks under a wild hook from Heart.
Heart misses with a body shot.
Friedman tries to counter by closing the distance.
Heart scores with the left hand. Friedman knows he should have avoided that one.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the body from Heart misses
and Friedman counters with a one-two to the body.
Friedman bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.

Heart drives through and clinches with Friedman against the cage.
Friedman working hard to break the clinch.
Friedman misses with a punch on the inside.
A short right from Heart on the inside.
Heart blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Heart working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Friedman tries to circle away but Heart has him pinned against the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Heart.
Friedman takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

Friedman breaks the clinch.
Heart misses the shot to the body.
Friedman lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Heart lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Friedman uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Heart.
Heart connects with a looping right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Friedman uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Heart.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Heart throws a body punch but Friedman moves out of range.
Friedman is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Friedman takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
A swing and a miss from Heart.
Heart loads up on a big right hand but Friedman slips the punch.
Friedman is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Heart misses with a wild body shot.
Heart throws a jab when Friedman was well out of range.
Heart throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Heart. Friedman does a little dance to reset his feet.
Heart sets himself, and Friedman steps forward looking for the clinch! Heart avoids it this time.
Heart bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Heart swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Friedman slips under a jab.
Friedman is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
That Heart showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Heart has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 30:26
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 30:26
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... That Heart!
That Heart decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.