PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Seven Rust (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Igor Heartman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Rust
vs
Heartman

225 cm
22
265 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

178 cm
22
270 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Self confident

Good wrestler
Great elbows
Determined

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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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Seven Rust!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Igor Heartman!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, George Francis and Wesley Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Heartman avoids a punch combination nicely.
Seven Rust seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Heartman is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Heartman doesn't manage to clinch there - Rust circles away.
Rust throws a nice looking combination but Heartman bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Rust fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Rust darts in trying to clinch

and Heartman counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Heartman keeps control of Rust as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Stalling in the clinch from Heartman.
Heartman tries to throw a body punch but Rust avoids it by throwing Heartman back against the cage.
Heartman lands an elbow just above Rust 's eye.
Heartman trying to land knees to the body.
Heartman comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Rust tries to break the clinch but Heartman is controlling the position.
Heartman effectively controlling the action here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Heartman lands an elbow that stopped Rust in his tracks for a moment.
Rust prevents a body shot from Heartman.
Heartman leaning against his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Igor Heartman.

Heartman pushes Rust up against the cage in a clinch.
Rust wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Heartman has him pressed against the cage.
Heartman lands a damaging elbow.

It looks like Seven Rust has been cut.
Heartman tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Rust avoids it.
Heartman lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Heartman throws a punch but it's blocked by Rust.
Heartman leaning against his opponent.
Rust takes an elbow to the forehead.
Rust really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Rust is trying to force a seperation but Heartman has the dominant position.
Rust can't break the clinch.
Heartman misses with a punch on the inside.
Rust letting Heartman take a breather here.
Rust wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Heartman tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Heartman has Rust pressed against the cage, preventing Rust from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Rust takes an elbow to the forehead.
Nice elbow from Heartman.
Heartman misses with a punch on the inside.
Rust can't break the clinch.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Heartman takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rust can't break the clinch.
Heartman effectively controlling the action here.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Igor Heartman.
Nice straight punches there by Rust. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Rust.
Rust misses with a jab, cross combination.
Heartman darts in trying to clinch
and Rust counters with a three punch combo that has Heartman backing up. Heartman nods at Rust to acknowledge the strikes.
Rust is breathing heavily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rust clinches but Heartman breaks the clinch

and Heartman counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Rust wants to get back to his feet.

Heartman gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
Rust getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Heartman moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Heartman tries to clinch up but Rust circles away and keeps his distance.
Rust lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Heartman circles away quickly and effectively.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rust throws a shot to the body.
Seven Rust is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Rust misses with the combination.

Heartman moves into range and clinches up with Rust.
Rust takes an elbow to the temple.
Rust is trying to force a seperation but Heartman has the dominant position.
A frustrated look appears on Rust's face as he tries to break the clinch.
The referee calls for Heartman to work.
Heartman lands a nice elbow.
Heartman creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Rust's defenses.
Rust is looking to break free of the clinch but Heartman has double underhooks.
Rust gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Heartman.
Heartman tries to land knees in the clinch but Rust avoids the damage to the body.
Heartman misses with an elbow over the top.
Rust is looking to break free of the clinch but Heartman has double underhooks.
Heartman with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A frustrated look appears on Rust's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Rust wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Heartman has him pressed against the cage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Heartman.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rust tries to break the clinch but Heartman is controlling the position.

Rust breaks the clinch.
Rust tries to clinch

and Heartman counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Heartman misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Rust.
Rust is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Rust working hard to break the clinch.
Rust wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Heartman has him pressed against the cage.
Heartman keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Rust's efforts to push away.
Heartman creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Rust's defenses.
Heartman lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Heartman fails to land.
Heartman jumps guard but Rust stands there with Heartman around his waist. Heartman gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Rust wants to break free but Heartman has control.
Rust is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Heartman is working for takedown but Rust is calmly controlling the position for now.
Seven Rust has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Igor Heartman.
Heartman keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Rust's efforts to push away.
Rust wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Heartman lands an elbow that stopped Rust in his tracks for a moment.
Rust tries to break the clinch but Heartman is controlling the position.
Heartman lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Rust takes an elbow to the forehead.
Heartman tries to pull guard but Rust won't allow it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Igor Heartman dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Seven Rust's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Rust avoids a punch combination nicely.
Rust misses with a wild combination.
Rust lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Heartman circles away quickly and effectively.
Heartman tries to close the distance and clinch up but Rust swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Rust swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Heartman.
Rust misses with a wild combination.
Rust keeps the fight on the outside.
Some wild striking there from Rust.
Heartman lands a nice leg kick that just misses Rust's sensitive parts.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Heartman rushes Rust and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

Heartman jumps into guard, dragging Rust to the mat.
Rust would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.

Heartman has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Rust off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rust tries to clinch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.

Heartman rushes Rust and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Rust takes an elbow to the forehead.
Rust blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Heartman throws a head punch that misses.
Rust avoiding damage as Heartman throws knees to the body.
Heartman misses with the head strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Heartman.
Nice elbow from Heartman.
Heartman tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Rust avoids the elbow strike from Heartman, against the cage.
Heartman creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Heartman trying to stall but Rust improves his position.
Heartman keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Rust's efforts to push away.
Rust wants to break free but Heartman has control.
Rust wants to break free but Heartman has control.
Heartman lands an elbow just above Rust 's eye.
Rust has had enough of the clinch but Heartman keeps him there for the moment.
Heartman is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Heartman prevents Rust from breaking the clinch.
Come on Heartman - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rust managing to block the knees to the body from Heartman.
Heartman's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Rust wants to break the clinch but can't.
Heartman tries to pull guard but Rust holds him up against the cage and eventually Heartman drops back down to his feet.
Heartman has Rust pressed against the cage, preventing Rust from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Rust blocks an elbow strike from Heartman.
Heartman struggles to land a body shot inside as Rust controls his hands.
Heartman lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Rust has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Heartman has Rust pressed against the cage, preventing Rust from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Rust avoiding damage as Heartman throws knees to the body.
Heartman keeps control of Rust as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

Rust breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Heartman closes the distance and clinches.

Rust breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Rust misses with a few strikes there.
Heartman moves in looking to clinch but Rust pushes him off.
Heartman tries to clinch but Rust is having none of it.
Heartman tries to clinch up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Heartman avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
The fight stays on the outside here - Rust looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Rust throws a right hand that Heartman ducks under and follows up with a left that Heartman also avoids with ease.
A punch combination from Rust misses.
Rust misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

Heartman rushes Rust and presses him up against the cage.
The referee calls for Heartman to work.
Heartman misses with a hook to the ribs.
A frustrated look appears on Rust's face as he tries to break the clinch.

Rust breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Rust throws a right and a left that both miss.
Heartman shoots for a takedown but Rust saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.

Heartman darts in and clinches Rust up against the cage.
Rust tries to break free but Heartman pushes him back against the cage.
Rust tries to break the clinch but Heartman is controlling the position.
Rust is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Heartman is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Rust is defending well for now.

That's four 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.
Rust tries to circle away but Heartman has him pinned against the cage.
Rust wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Heartman has him pressed against the cage.
Heartman gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Heartman doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Heartman stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Rust is trying to break the clinch but Heartman has him pressed against the cage.
Heartman tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Rust avoids it.
Rust wants to break free but Heartman has control.
Rust is trying to break the clinch but Heartman has him pressed against the cage.
Rust can't break the clinch.
Rust is trying to force a seperation but Heartman has the dominant position.
Heartman doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Rust takes an elbow to the forehead.
Rust tries to break free but Heartman pushes him back against the cage.
Heartman swings wildly with an uppercut but Rust uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rust looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Heartman lands a hook to the side of the head.
Rust wants to break free but Heartman has control.
Rust wants to break free but Heartman has control.
Rust looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Heartman lands an elbow inside.
Heartman swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Heartman lands a nice elbow.
Rust wants to get back to striking at distance but Heartman won't allow it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Igor Heartman showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Seven Rust's cut.
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. This is the final round!

Heartman moves into the clinch.
Heartman lands a nice elbow.
Nice elbow from Heartman.
Heartman trying to land knees to the body.
Rust tries to break the clinch but Heartman is controlling the position.
Heartman lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Heartman prevents Rust from breaking the clinch.
Heartman lands a nice elbow.
Rust has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Heartman lands an elbow just above Rust 's eye.
Heartman lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Heartman misses with some punches.
Rust looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Rust has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Heartman lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Heartman throws a head punch that misses.
Rust tries to break free but Heartman pushes him back against the cage.
Heartman lands an elbow just above Rust 's eye.
Heartman lands an elbow that stopped Rust in his tracks for a moment.
Heartman will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Rust up against the cage.
Heartman lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Heartman misses with a hook from the clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Heartman manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Rust will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Rust has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Heartman is proving hard to escape from.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Heartman looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Heartman is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Rust wants to stand but Heartman is controlling his posture from full guard.

Heartman looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Rust wants to stand but Heartman is controlling his posture from full guard.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.

Heartman fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Rust, pushing him back against the cage.

That's two 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.
Rust blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Heartman gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Nice elbow from Heartman.
Rust wants to break the clinch but can't.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Heartman.
Rust is trying to force a seperation but Heartman has the dominant position.

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

Heartman instigates a clinch.
Rust has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Rust blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Heartman lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Rust wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Rust tries to circle away but Heartman has him pinned against the cage.
Heartman is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Heartman creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Heartman is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Heartman keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Rust's efforts to push away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rust looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Rust looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
The referee calls for Heartman to work.
Nice elbow from Heartman.
Heartman stalls.
Heartman stalling in the clinch but Rust improves position.
A frustrated look appears on Rust's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Rust is trying to break the clinch but Heartman is controlling him.
Heartman keeps control of Rust as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Rust wants to get back to striking at distance but Heartman won't allow it.
Heartman is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Rust is defending well for now.
Heartman just leaning against Rust, taking a breather.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Igor Heartman.

Heartman closes the distance and pushes Rust back into the cage.
Rust looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Rust takes an elbow to the temple.
Seven Rust has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Heartman lands a nice elbow.
Heartman swings wildly with an uppercut but Rust uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rust wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

That's four 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.
Rust is looking to break free of the clinch but Heartman has double underhooks.
Rust managing to block the knees to the body from Heartman.
A frustrated look appears on Rust's face as he tries to break the clinch.

Heartman manages to break the clinch.
Heartman is looking to clinch but Rust is avoiding it.
Rust throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Heartman tries to bum rush Rust with a series of wild strikes but Rust uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Rust moves away from the strike by Heartman.
Rust's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Rust duly obliges.
Heartman looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Heartman tries to clinch up but Rust circles away and keeps his distance.
Igor Heartman is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Rust swats away the attempt to clinch by Heartman.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Rust closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Heartman tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Rust avoids it.
Heartman unloads a knee to the mid-section. Rust lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Heartman prevents Rust from breaking the clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
Igor Heartman comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Heartman 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 Tiny Johnson scores the fight 27:30
Judge George Francis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Igor Heartman!