PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Edwin Valero (ranked 2622 p4p, 3304 weight class) and Hardh Heeta (ranked 177 p4p, 221 weight class). Edwin Valero has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Valero
vs
Heeta

168 cm
28
135
7 - 3 - 1

168 cm
20
140
1 - 2 - 0

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Very quick

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

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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 7 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Edwin Valero!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Hardh Heeta!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Chad Campbell and David Schapiro.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Valero tries a head kick but it misses.
Heeta now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Heeta. Valero does a little dance to reset his feet.
Valero tries a head kick but it misses.
A nice side step and Heeta releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Valero takes one to the chin there.

Heeta closes the distance and clinches.

Heeta breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Horrible takedown attempt by Valero or perhaps it was just good defense by Heeta, which made it look bad.
Valero goes for a double leg but Heeta avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Heeta continues to drive forward.
Heeta manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Heeta lands with a short shot to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Heeta escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Valero shoots in but Heeta avoids the takedown attempt easily.
It seemed like Heeta was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Edwin Valero. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Valero with a poor takedown
and Heeta counters with a nice body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Valero misses with a takedown attempt
and Heeta counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Heeta listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Heeta lands a nice shot to the body.
Donk. Heeta catches Valero right on the button with a cross.
Valero has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Valero is defended easily by Heeta.
Nice cross by Heeta.
Valero takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Heeta rushes Valero and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

Heeta breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Heeta lands with a straight right. Valero didn't see that one coming.
Heeta throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Valero looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Heeta scores with a shot to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Valero takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Valero dives in and grabs Heeta's left leg, looking for a takedown. Heeta pushes down on Valero's head and hops out.
Heeta has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Valero is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Heeta misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Valero.
Valero tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Heeta swivels and escapes.
Heeta connects with a nice looking jab.

Heeta gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Heeta lands a right hand.

Heeta breaks from the clinch.
Heeta lands a nice shot to the body.

Valero scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Valero content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Heeta tries to buck Valero off but Valero is having none of it.
Heeta gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Valero is looking to take Heeta's back but instead Heeta gets back to half guard. Nice work.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Valero looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Valero trying to advance position but Heeta counters by regaining guard.
Valero tries to free his leg and advance position but Heeta is retaining full guard.
Valero advances to half guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Valero in particular looking to stall.
Heeta manages to get to full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Heeta is controlling Valero's posture.
Valero pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Heeta is keeping the position for now.
Valero is looking to pass into half guard but Heeta pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Heeta is in guard.

Heeta stands and throws Valero's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Heeta tries to stand but Valero is controlling his head.
The referee asks Heeta politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Heeta prefers to stall for the moment though.
Valero tries to buck Heeta off but Heeta is having none of it.
The referee asks Heeta politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Heeta prefers to stall for the moment though.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Hardh Heeta dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Heeta lands with a cross.
Valero shoots and misses
and Heeta counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Heeta has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A head kick misses from Valero.
Valero misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Heeta changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Heeta fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
A looping hook to the body misses from Heeta. Valero does a little dance to reset his feet.
Heeta scores with a shot to the body.
Valero with a poor takedown
and Heeta counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Heeta slaps away a takedown attempt from Valero, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Edwin Valero. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Heeta tests Valero's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Heeta with a nice cross.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Decent striking displayed by Heeta there.
Valero shoots in looking for a takedown but Heeta manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Valero's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Edwin Valero seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Valero pulls out of a head kick attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Heeta closes the distance and clinches.

Heeta's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Valero shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Heeta defends it nicely.
Valero's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Heeta connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Valero scrambles back to his feet.
Heeta listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Hardh Heeta seems to be getting the better of the standup.

Heeta clinches.
Heeta lands a left hand that snaps the head of Valero backwards.

Heeta escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Heeta looks to throw the jab but Valero is out of range.
Edwin Valero is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Heeta misses with a wild body shot.
Valero with a poor takedown
and Heeta connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

Heeta moves into the clinch successfully.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A nice left hand lands by Heeta.
A short uppercut from Heeta.

Heeta breaks the clinch.
Heeta throws out a powerful jab.
Valero gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Heeta connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Heeta lands with a good body shot.
Valero misses with a takedown
and Heeta counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

Heeta instigates a clinch.

Heeta breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Heeta with a hook.
Heeta digs a good body shot into Valero's ribs.

Valero drives through with a takedown into guard.
Heeta is adopting a defensive guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Valero tries to free his leg and advance position but Heeta is retaining full guard.
Valero trying to control but Heeta is working from the bottom.
Valero being controlled here momentarily.

That's four 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.
Valero trying to control the position from guard on top but Heeta is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Heeta lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Valero misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Heeta ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Valero shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Heeta pinned against the cage. Heeta gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Valero is defended easily by Heeta.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Hardh Heeta showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Heeta lands a nice shot that snaps Valero's head back.
Heeta lands a right hook to the body.
Valero has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Heeta finds it's way round the side to connect with Valero's head.
Heeta lands a jab to the head.
Valero gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Heeta stuns Valero with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.

Heeta gets in close and instigates a clinch.

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

Valero shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Heeta's guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Valero looking to pass the guard.
Heeta bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Valero's guard.

Valero can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Heeta controls the pace.
Heeta has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Valero is proving hard to escape from.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Heeta controlling from the top position.
Valero trying to control the position.
Heeta tries to stand but Valero is controlling from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Valero is trying to keep Heeta in close.
Heeta sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Valero's guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Heeta in particular looking to stall.
Valero works his way to full guard. Good work.
Valero looking for a sweep. Not yet Valero, not yet.
Heeta must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Heeta stays in close to Valero's body and controls the position.

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.
Heeta wants to stand but Valero has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Heeta wants to pass the guard but Valero is keeping the position.
Valero not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Valero is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Valero trying to keep a closed guard but Heeta is proving a slippery customer.
Heeta's corner is telling him to maintain position.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Heeta uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Valero's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Heeta connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Valero scrambles back to his feet.

Heeta fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Valero, pushing him back against the cage.
Heeta stalling.
Valero is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Heeta pulls him back up using the underhooks.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Heeta breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Valero tries for a takedown but Heeta sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Heeta throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Valero takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Valero looks for a takedown but Heeta sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Edwin Valero. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Heeta lands a nice shot to the body.
Heeta works Valero's body with a nice hook.
Valero takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Valero takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Heeta lands a nice shot that snaps Valero's head back.
Hardh Heeta is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Valero shoots and misses
and Heeta cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Heeta closes the distance and clinches.
Heeta scores with a shot to the side of Valero's head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Heeta pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Valero misses with a takedown attempt
and Heeta counters with a right hand to the body.
Heeta scores with a nice right hand.
Horrible takedown attempt by Valero or perhaps it was just good defense by Heeta, which made it look bad.
Horrible takedown attempt by Valero or perhaps it was just good defense by Heeta, which made it look bad.
Heeta listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Heeta throws a nice looking combination but Valero bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A cross from Heeta lands.
Edwin Valero has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Heeta avoids the head kick by Valero.

Heeta closes the distance and clinches.

And that's the end of the fight!
Hardh Heeta comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Heeta winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Columbo Gatti scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 27:30
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hardh Heeta!