PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Tommy Heceda (ranked 4809 p4p, 4564 weight class) and Deacon Fries (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Heceda comes to the cage accompanied by Hawaiian Kickboxer. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Heceda
vs
Fries

177 cm
17
150
0 - 0 - 0

165 cm
21
143
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
KO power

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Tommy Heceda!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Deacon Fries!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Fedor Mirinova and Aleksandr Martynov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Heceda ducks under a wild hook from Fries.

Fries fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Heceda sprawls well initially but Fries persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Heceda is trying to escape back to his feet but Fries uses the scramble to pass into side control.
Heceda knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Fries on the ground.
Heceda takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Fries scoring with punches from side control.
Heceda on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Heceda tries to get out of the position.
Heceda is not content to let Fries control the position.

Fries wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Heceda, who protects the arm well.
Heceda tries to improve position but can't.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fries trying to control the action but Heceda is working from the bottom.
Fries landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Heceda gets back to half guard.
Heceda is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Heceda on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Heceda taking some punishment here, with Fries in his half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fries prevents Heceda from standing back up.
Fries has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Well, if Fries is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Fries is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Fries seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Heceda does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.

Fries is working for a submission of some sort.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Heceda is looking to control Fries's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Heceda avoid being mounted?
Fries is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Fries prevents Heceda from improving his position.
Heceda is trying to maintain the position but Fries is very close to passing his half guard.

Fries seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Heceda is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Deacon Fries!