PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Fenny Klorian (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nate Heywood (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Klorian's entrance music is Hong Kong - Mauro Picotto. A fine choice. Heywood has chosen Go Hard-DJ Khaled as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Klorian
vs
Heywood

178 cm
22
165 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

180 cm
22
164 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent elbows
Good chin

Good wrestler
Brawler
Determined

Demonic Clothing
HARDCORE Fighting Brand

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Fenny Klorian!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nate Heywood!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, George Francis and Wesley Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Heywood shoots in and drives through. Klorian sprawls well.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Klorian, right into the meat.
Heywood closes this distance looking for a takedown but Klorian circles away.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
A head kick lands from Klorian that sends Heywood to the canvas. Heywood tries to scramble back to his feet but Klorian brings him back down into side control.

Heywood is rocked!

It looks like Nate Heywood has been cut.

Klorian looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Heywood is still in real trouble! Can Klorian finish him?

Klorian looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Heywood striking from the bottom but nothing landed.
Heywood seems to have recovered his senses.

Klorian looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Heywood is looking for a sweep.
Heywood wings away with a couple of strikes but they don't land.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Heywood is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Klorian is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
Klorian wants to control the pace but Heywood is squirming around nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Heywood slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Heywood is trying to get back to full guard.
Heywood is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Klorian jumps into side control!
Heywood looks gassed!
Heywood tries to improve position but can't.
Heywood is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Heywood sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Heywood tries to get to full guard but Klorian has control of the leg.
Klorian is tying to control. Heywood wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Heywood tries to get to full guard but Klorian has control of the leg.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.

The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Klorian is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Heywood is just riding it out for now. Klorian eventually gives up the hold.

Klorian is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Heywood lands one or two decent shots to the body here. Although from his own half guard, he's not going to be causing too much damage.
Heywood landing strikes from the bottom.

Klorian is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Heywood slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Klorian is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Klorian postures up in Heywood's guard and throws a big left but Heywood blocks it.
Heywood wants to sweep but no luck.
Heywood thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Klorian wants to pass the guard but Heywood is keeping the position.
Heywood striking off his back but it's not causing Klorian any problems.
Klorian passes Heywood's right leg, so he's now in half guard.

Klorian is looking for a kimura but Heywood is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Klorian to get the leverage.

Klorian is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Heywood doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Klorian.

Heywood is defending against the submission attempts here by Klorian.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Heywood is looking to get back to full guard here but Klorian has managed to pass to side control instead.
Heywood is desperately trying to improve his position but Klorian has a good base and remains in mount.
Klorian wants to control the pace but Heywood is squirming around nicely.
Klorian thowing shots but they're missing.
Heywood working to try and regain half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Fenny Klorian dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Nate Heywood's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Heywood tries for a takedown but Klorian sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Klorian throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Klorian connects with a high kick.
Klorian circles to his right before unloading a perfect head kick! Heywood drops to the canvas, hurt badly! Klorian follows Heywood to the ground and unloads with a series of strikes that force the referee to step in and end the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:14 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Fenny Klorian!
Fenny Klorian retains his lightweight title!