PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Booger Magee (ranked 4290 p4p, 5563 weight class) and Reinhard Tristan Eugen Heydrich (ranked 452 p4p, 499 weight class). Heydrich is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Wass wollen wir trinken. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

Magee
vs
Heydrich

191 cm
37
245
11 - 25 - 0

192 cm
31
235
11 - 13 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Very strong

Powerful takedowns
World class boxer
Granite chin

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 11 - 25 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Booger Magee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Reinhard Tristan Eugen Heydrich!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Ron Honeybunn and Darius Henderson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Heydrich shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Heydrich trying to control but Magee is working from the bottom.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Magee controlling the position.
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.
Magee working a defensive guard here.
Heydrich trying to control the position from guard on top but Magee is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Magee holds on and takes a little breather.
Heydrich with a flurry of punches that miss.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Magee has Heydrich pulled in close to control his posture.
Magee trying to keep a closed guard but Heydrich is proving a slippery customer.
Magee looking for a sweep. Not yet Magee, not yet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Heydrich works over Magee with some ground and pound from guard.
Magee pulls Heydrich in close to prevent any damage.
Magee is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Heydrich lands a couple of elbows.
Heydrich trying to control but Magee is working from the bottom.
Magee 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.
Magee pulls Heydrich in close to his closed guard and prevents Heydrich from doing any damage or advancing position.
Magee wants to control the position but Heydrich says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Magee is positioning himself well to prevent Heydrich advancing to mount.
Magee is looking for a sweep. Heydrich is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Magee manages to get to full guard.
Heydrich showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Heydrich trying to control but Magee is working from the bottom.
Magee looking to control.
Magee wants to get back to his feet but Heydrich is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Magee looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Heydrich puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Heydrich keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Magee manages to get to full guard.
Magee definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Heydrich content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Heydrich postures up.
Magee is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Heydrich postures up.
Magee lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

Magee would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Magee wants to control from the top but Heydrich keeps moving.

Magee stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Magee throws a series of punches but Heydrich avoids them all with ease.
Heydrich shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Heydrich ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Magee misses with a hook
and Heydrich counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Magee walks into a jab.
Magee goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.

It looks like Reinhard Tristan Eugen Heydrich has been cut.
Magee fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Heydrich is out of range.
Heydrich shoots in and drives through. Magee sprawls well.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A punch combination from Magee misses.
Heydrich feints the counter takedown.

Heydrich tries to keep at a distance but Magee has taken the fight into the clinch.
Magee misses with a hook from the clinch.

Magee breaks the clinch.
Magee misses with a body shot
and Heydrich counters with a stiff right hand.
Magee dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Heydrich slips a jab and a cross from Magee.
A telegraphed right hand from Magee misses the target.
Heydrich now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Magee misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Heydrich.
And Heydrich tries to counter it with a takedown but Magee pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Magee misses with a body shot
enabling Heydrich to counter with a crisp jab.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Booger Magee will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Reinhard Tristan Eugen Heydrich's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.

Magee paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Booger Magee seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Magee jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Magee misses with a hook

and Heydrich decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Magee's guard.

Magee is edging up against the ropes. He's using the ropes to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Heydrich wants to stall.
Magee tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Magee is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Heydrich can do to turn this around?
Magee prevents a body shot from Heydrich.
Heydrich lands a left hand that snaps the head of Magee backwards.

Heydrich gets control of Magee's arms and successfully pulls guard. Heydrich will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Magee passes Heydrich's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Heydrich is pressing down on Magee's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Magee trying to control the position from guard on top but Heydrich is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Magee trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Magee wants to stand but Heydrich is controlling his posture from full guard.
Magee slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Magee wants to stand and escape but instead Heydrich has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.

There's a bit of a scramble here and now Magee is on top in guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Magee wanted to stand there but Heydrich had control of the position.
Magee is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Magee tries to free his leg and advance position but Heydrich is retaining full guard.

Magee stands and steps away. Heydrich gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Magee misses with a wild combination.
Heydrich is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Magee attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Some bone on bone action there as Heydrich checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Heydrich shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Magee as he avoids it easily.
Heydrich lands with a slapping head kick.
Heydrich lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Magee at a distance.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Magee misses the jab.

Heydrich closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Magee is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Heydrich's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Heydrich working his ground and pound in the gym. So far it seems to be working well.
Magee wants to improve his position but Heydrich is controlling well.
Magee makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Magee.
Magee is trying to control the position but Heydrich postures up.
Magee 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.
Magee is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Heydrich is looking to control Magee's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Heydrich avoid being mounted?
Heydrich is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Magee is staying active.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Heydrich is looking to improve his position.
Magee is trying to control. Heydrich wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Magee uses his free foot to push down on Heydrich's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Heydrich.
Heydrich is trying desperately to improve position.

Magee stands up from the dominant position, so we're back on the feet.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Magee misses with a leg kick.
Heydrich shoots in for a takedown but Magee shows good takedown defense.
Magee misses with a leg kick.
Booger Magee is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Magee throws a leg kick that is checked

and Heydrich counters with a shoot takedown. Magee fights it but they end up in guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Booger Magee dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Reinhard Tristan Eugen Heydrich's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Magee takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Magee will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Magee tries to work over Heydrich's front leg with a kick but Heydrich checks it.
Magee misses with a double jab
and Heydrich makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.

Heydrich fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Magee to the ground. Heydrich is now in Magee's guard.
Heydrich cracks Magee with a solid left hand.
Heydrich postures up.
Magee has Heydrich pulled in close to control his posture.
Heydrich slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Magee is adopting a defensive guard.
Heydrich is working Magee over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Magee is trying to control the position but Heydrich postures up.
Heydrich wants to control from the top but Magee keeps moving.
Magee pulls Heydrich in to control the position.
Heydrich content to stall in guard here.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Heydrich accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Some bone on bone action there as Heydrich checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Booger Magee is winning the standup battle so far.
Heydrich takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Magee tries to clinch up.

Heydrich closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Magee quickly recovers to half guard.
Magee wants to control but Heydrich is keeping busy.
Magee tries to roll over but Heydrich keeps him under control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Magee wants to get back to full guard but Heydrich has passed into side control.
Magee taking punishment in the form of punches.
Heydrich lands a nice forearm strike.
You can see the frustration on Magee's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Magee takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Reinhard Tristan Eugen Heydrich has got the better of the ground game so far.
Magee trying to remain calm as Heydrich controls from the top position.
Magee tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Heydrich wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Heydrich working away.
Heydrich trying to control the position but Magee is working away.
Sloppy strikes there by Heydrich.
Magee takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Magee is trying to work for a sweep but Heydrich has mounted him!
Magee tries to hold on but Heydrich postures up.
Magee is bucking up trying to escape but Heydrich cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Magee wants to hold on but Heydrich pushes him away.
Heydrich wants to control but Magee has made it back to half guard. Nice work.
Magee tries to roll over but Heydrich keeps him under control.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Magee moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Magee can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Heydrich controls the pace.
Magee looking for a sweep. Not yet Magee, not yet.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Magee is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Magee controls Heydrich momentarily but Heydrich frees himself.

And that's the end of the fight!
Reinhard Tristan Eugen Heydrich comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Magee has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Winston Howard scores the fight for Booger Magee!
Judge Ron Honeybunn scores the fight for Booger Magee!
Judge Darius Henderson scores the fight for Reinhard Tristan Eugen Heydrich!

Booger Magee wins by split decision!
Booger Magee really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Furnace Performance 🔥 logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.