PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jingky Bacolod (ranked 3791 p4p, 4612 weight class) and Reinhard Tristan Eugen Heydrich (ranked 459 p4p, 509 weight class). Bacolod comes into the arena with Havana blaring out of the sound system. Heydrich has chosen Wass wollen wir trinken as his entrance music. 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?

Bacolod
vs
Heydrich

204 cm
37
288
13 - 28 - 1

192 cm
31
235
11 - 12 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Great elbows
Good chin

Good takedowns
World class boxer
Granite chin

Helsinki Xtreme Fightwear

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 13 - 28 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jingky Bacolod!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Reinhard Tristan Eugen Heydrich!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Topper Green and Steve Erwin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Heydrich clobbers Bacolod with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Heydrich has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Bacolod closes the distance and clinches up with Heydrich, looking for a takedown. Bacolod pushes Heydrich against the ropes but Heydrich circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Heydrich appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Bacolod fails to land the takedown.
Bacolod shoots in for a double leg but Heydrich sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jingky Bacolod. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Heydrich shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Bacolod manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Heydrich is stalling in the full guard.
It looks like Heydrich might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bacolod keeping full guard, as Heydrich tries to pass.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Heydrich postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Bacolod avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Heydrich stands up over Bacolod, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Heydrich trying to control but Bacolod is working from the bottom.

Bacolod working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Heydrich doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Heydrich manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Bacolod wants to sweep here but Heydrich controlling him for the moment.

Bacolod is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Bacolod wants to sweep here but Heydrich controlling him for the moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Bacolod is working hard here to advance position.
Heydrich wants to control from the top but Bacolod keeps moving.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Bacolod shoots in for a takedown but Heydrich shows good takedown defense.
Heydrich swats away the attempt to clinch by Bacolod.
Bacolod shoots in for a takedown but Heydrich shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bacolod stuffs the takedown.
Bacolod wants to clinch.
Bacolod dives in and grabs Heydrich's left leg, looking for a takedown. Heydrich pushes down on Bacolod's head and hops out.

Heydrich shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Heydrich landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Heydrich looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Bacolod with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Bacolod controlling the position well.
Heydrich trying to mount his opponent but Bacolod defends it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Heydrich trying to control the action but Bacolod is working from the bottom.
Bacolod makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Bacolod.
Bacolod is pulling down on Heydrich's head. It's preventing any offense from Heydrich, at least for the moment.
Bacolod lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Bacolod accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Bacolod will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Heydrich preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Heydrich is on top in guard.

Bacolod pushes Heydrich off and gets back to his feet.
Bacolod tries to clinch
and Heydrich makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Bacolod looks to clinch
and Bacolod takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Bacolod misses with a takedown
and Bacolod takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Bacolod closes the distance looking to clinch
and Heydrich counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Bacolod has his takedown stuffed
and Heydrich counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Bacolod thinking.
Heydrich stuffs the takedown attempt from Bacolod. Bacolod gets slowly back to his feet.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bacolod swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Heydrich scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Bacolod tries for a takedown but Heydrich circles away easily
and Heydrich counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Bacolod closes the distance looking to clinch
and Heydrich counters with a nice body shot.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.

Bacolod rushes Heydrich and presses him up against the ropes.
Heydrich effectively controlling the action here.
Heydrich doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bacolod tries to work over Heydrich's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bacolod tries to pull guard but Heydrich holds him up against the ropes and eventually Bacolod drops back down to his feet.
Heydrich is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.

Bacolod successfully pulls guard.
Heydrich throwing strikes but missing.
Bacolod working a defensive guard here.
Bacolod keeping moving, preventing Heydrich from controlling successfully.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.

Bacolod looking for a guillotine here but Heydrich defends easily.
Heydrich won't allow Bacolod to sweep him here.
Bacolod pulls Heydrich in close to his closed guard and prevents Heydrich from doing any damage or advancing position.
Heydrich stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Bacolod swivels though and keeps the full guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Heydrich trying to control the position from guard on top but Bacolod is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Heydrich slaps away a takedown attempt from Bacolod, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Bacolod shoots in but no luck this time.
Heydrich changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Bacolod tries to avoid it but Heydrich manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Bacolod to the ground. Bacolod escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Bacolod swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Bacolod misses with a takedown
and Heydrich counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

Heydrich bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Bacolod is trying to get back to half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Heydrich wants to lay and pray for a moment but Bacolod keeps working.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Reinhard Tristan Eugen Heydrich 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.

Bacolod doesn't succeed with the takedown
letting Heydrich counter with a right hand.
Heydrich dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Bacolod tries to clinch
and Heydrich counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Reinhard Tristan Eugen Heydrich seems to be getting the better of the standup.

Heydrich shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Heydrich looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Bacolod with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Heydrich is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Heydrich trying to control from half guard but Bacolod is working away.
Bacolod tries to get to full guard but Heydrich has control of the leg.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Heydrich trying to control from half guard but Bacolod is working away.
Bacolod is looking for a sweep. Heydrich is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Heydrich in particular looking to stall.
Bacolod trying to control here.

Heydrich stands up out of the half guard.

Heydrich darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Heydrich sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Bacolod keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Bacolod wants to get back to full guard.
Heydrich working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Heydrich seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Bacolod does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Heydrich performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Bacolod works his way to full guard. Good work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bacolod is adopting a defensive guard.
Heydrich must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Bacolod not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Bacolod is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Heydrich dives into side control.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Heydrich is putting a hurting on Bacolod here, landing some big shots from side control.
Bacolod looking for a sweep but Heydrich has passed into full mount! Oh no!
Bacolod is wriggling around trying to escape.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Heydrich lands a heavy elbow.
Bacolod is desperately trying to improve his position but Heydrich has a good base and remains in mount.
Bacolod is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Bacolod is in all sorts of trouble here.
Bacolod is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Bacolod taking shots to the head.
Heydrich scoring with strikes but Bacolod is staying in there.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Bacolod is bucking up trying to escape but Heydrich cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Heydrich. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Heydrich tries to control but Bacolod wriggling away.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
The referee warns Bacolod that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Reinhard Tristan Eugen Heydrich has got the better of the ground game so far.
Heydrich with a couple of short strikes.
Heydrich scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Bacolod?
Bacolod is squirming around, avoiding Heydrich's attempts to control the action.
Heydrich controlling the pace for now.
Heydrich can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Bacolod is looking to escape.
A nice elbow there by Heydrich.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Heydrich with shots to the head and body - Bacolod looks very uncomfortable down there.
Heydrich wants to control the pace but Bacolod is squirming around nicely.
Bacolod tries to reverse the position but Heydrich maintains control.
BOOM! Heydrich connects with a massive shot to the dome!

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Bacolod is squirming around, avoiding Heydrich's attempts to control the action.
Bacolod is in all sorts of trouble here.
Bacolod in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Heydrich with good strikes from the mount here!
Heydrich trying to control but Bacolod is having none of it.
Heydrich scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Bacolod?
Heydrich lands a couple of good shots and Bacolod has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Heydrich has the hooks in. Bacolod is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Bacolod looking very determined here, making life difficult for Heydrich.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Heydrich lands punches and elbows.
Heydrich really has the hooks in deep now - there seems like no escape for Bacolod.
Heydrich connects with a big shot to the side of Bacolod's head.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Heydrich's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
Despite being in a bad position, Bacolod is controlling the hands, preventing any submission attempts.
Bacolod trying to control the hands but Heydrich won't let him.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
I really don't envy Bacolod right now.
Heydrich cracks Bacolod with a big shot to body and one to the head - really punishing Bacolod from the back mount here, looking to soften him up.
Bacolod looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
Bacolod is in bad spot here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Heydrich throwing damaging strikes from the back! Bacolod could be in trouble here!
Heydrich doesn't have the hooks in and Bacolod manages to turn into his guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Reinhard Tristan Eugen Heydrich showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. 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.

Heydrich thuds his shin into the meat of Bacolod's side.
Nice sprawl there from Bacolod as Heydrich shoots in.
Bacolod on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Heydrich fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Bacolod looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Bacolod shoots in but no luck this time.

Heydrich shoots in and gets a takedown into Bacolod's guard.
Bacolod is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Heydrich scoring with some ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Heydrich wants to control from the top but Bacolod keeps moving.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Heydrich sitting in guard here, content to control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bacolod will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Heydrich wants to control from the top but Bacolod keeps moving.
Heydrich postures up and lands a big shot to Bacolod's brow.

Bacolod had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Heydrich defends it easily.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Bacolod is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Heydrich manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Bacolod on his heels. He'll look to pass Bacolod's guard now, I'm sure.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Heydrich trying to control but Bacolod is working from the bottom.
Heydrich stands and throws Bacolod's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Bacolod tries to improve position but can't.
You can see the frustration on Bacolod's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Bacolod tries to bench press Heydrich off him but Heydrich keeps the position.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Heydrich grinds an elbow into Bacolod's temple.
Bacolod takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
You can see the frustration on Bacolod's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Heydrich scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Bacolod to see if he's OK.
Heydrich happy to just control the position for now.
Heydrich landing a few strikes.
Bacolod takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Heydrich looks up at the clock and then as Bacolod takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Heydrich smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Heydrich wants to lay and pray for a moment but Bacolod keeps working.
Bacolod can't do much from the bottom here.
Heydrich in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Bacolod is trying to get back to half guard.
Bacolod is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Bacolod with a poor takedown
enabling Heydrich to counter with a crisp jab.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Heydrich.

Heydrich shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Heydrich distracts Bacolod with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Bacolod not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Bacolod looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Heydrich puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Bacolod wants to control but Heydrich is keeping busy.
Bacolod is refusing to be controlled, as Heydrich sits in half guard.
Heydrich takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Heydrich is looking to stall here but Bacolod recovers full guard.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Heydrich is working Bacolod over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Heydrich preventing the sweep.
Bacolod wants to get back to his feet but Heydrich is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Heydrich lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Heydrich postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

Heydrich is trying to tuck his arms in to keep them safe but Bacolod has managed to isolate one of them and has got a loose triangle. Heydrich is looking to defend but Bacolod has done well to lock his legs together - this could be big trouble for Heydrich! Bacolod pulls down on the head and a little smile comes across his face - he knows he's got it. Yep, Heydrich taps out and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 7:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Jingky Bacolod!
Jingky Bacolod gave a mention to Ma Balls Is Hot Clothing in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).