PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Luther Heggs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Colt Bragg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bragg has chosen My My Misfire - The Sinatra as his entrance music. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

Heggs
vs
Bragg

198 cm
24
280 lbs
11 - 3 - 1

191 cm
30
270 lbs
19 - 10 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
World class boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

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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 11 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Luther Heggs!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Colt Bragg!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Daniel Cesar and Emerson Jorge.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Heggs smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.

It looks like Colt Bragg has been cut.
Heggs tries to close the distance and clinch but Bragg swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Heggs keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bragg tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Heggs was well out of range. Poor timing from Bragg.
Heggs looks to land a combination but Bragg avoids it well.
Bragg throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bragg swats away the attempt to clinch by Heggs.
The fight stays on the outside here - Heggs looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Bragg circles away from the clinch attempt.

Heggs forces Bragg back against the cage and clinches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bragg tries to work over Heggs's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Heggs lands with a left to the head.
Bragg tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bragg misses with a punch to the body.
Bragg trying to land knees to the body.
Bragg has Heggs pressed against the cage, preventing Heggs from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Heggs lands a left hand.
Heggs lands a shoulder strike.
Heggs misses with the head strike.
Heggs taking a breather.
Heggs misses with some punches.

Heggs breaks from the clinch.
Bragg lands a head shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Heggs misses with a left hand
and Bragg counters with a stiff right hand.
Heggs throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bragg scores with a hook to the body. Heggs takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Bragg swings and misses with a hook to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bragg fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Heggs manages to avoid it.
Bragg lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Bragg.
Bragg tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Heggs was well out of range. Poor timing from Bragg.
Heggs will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Heggs misses with a looping left.
Colt Bragg seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bragg throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bragg on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Heggs throws a good cross that connects.
Heggs dodges the punch combination from Bragg.
Luther Heggs is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bragg takes a swing at Heggs's ribcage but misses.
Bragg swings for the body but Heggs moves out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Heggs looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Bragg ducks under a wild hook from Heggs.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Heggs avoids the body shot from Bragg.
Heggs tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bragg swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Heggs moves in looking to clinch but Bragg pushes him off.
Bragg misses with a wild body shot.
Heggs tries to clinch there but Bragg circles away.
Bragg misses the body punch
and Heggs connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bragg shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Heggs pinned against the cage. Heggs gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Heggs closes the distance looking to clinch
and Bragg counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Heggs thinking.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Luther Heggs dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Colt Bragg's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Bragg ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Heggs moves away.
Luther Heggs is winning the standup battle so far.
Bragg connects with a body shot that sends Heggs's belly button to the back.
Bragg stuns Heggs with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.

Heggs gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Bragg looking to pass the guard.
Bragg trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Bragg trying to control but Heggs is working from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bragg throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Bragg is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Bragg postures up in Heggs's guard and throws a big left but Heggs blocks it.
Bragg pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Heggs is keeping the position for now.
Bragg looking to control the position here, rather than advance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Colt Bragg was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Heggs tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bragg paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bragg ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Heggs moves away.
Heggs takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Heggs is looking to clinch.
Heggs wants to clinch up but Bragg keeps it at a distance.
Bragg just misses with a punch to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bragg uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Heggs.
Bragg misses the shot to the body.
Bragg just misses with a punch to the body.
Heggs defending well as Bragg loads up on a big left hand.
Bragg throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bragg bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Heggs keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bragg is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Heggs rather than just go for the knockout.
Heggs takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Heggs will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bragg misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Heggs.
Bragg tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Heggs was well out of range. Poor timing from Bragg.
Bragg throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bragg. Heggs does a little dance to reset his feet.
Heggs closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Bragg misses with a wild body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bragg swings for the body but Heggs moves out of range.
Bragg keeps the fight on the outside.
Bragg keeps the fight on the outside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Colt Bragg showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Colt Bragg's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Heggs is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Bragg swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bragg throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Bragg dives in and grabs Heggs's left leg, looking for a takedown. Heggs pushes down on Bragg's head and hops out.
Bragg misses with a straight right.
Heggs takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Bragg swings for the body but Heggs moves out of range.
Heggs fails in his attempt to clinch.
Bragg circles away from the clinch attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bragg swings for the body but Heggs moves out of range.
Heggs tries to clinch up.
Heggs uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bragg.
Bragg throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bragg just misses with a punch to the body.
Bragg digs a good body shot into Heggs's ribs.
Bragg connects with the punch.
Heggs tries to clinch up.
Bragg looks to score with a jab to the body but Heggs is just out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bragg misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Heggs counters with a left and a right that stings Bragg.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Heggs uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bragg.
Bragg avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bragg will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Bragg just misses with a punch to the body.
Bragg keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bragg. Heggs does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bragg throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Heggs sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bragg misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Heggs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bragg lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Bragg takes a swing at Heggs's ribcage but misses.
Bragg fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Heggs manages to avoid it.
Heggs tries to clinch up but Bragg circles away and keeps his distance.
Bragg throws a body punch but Heggs moves out of range.
Bragg thows a body shot but no joy.
A shot to the liver by Bragg. Beautiful body shot.
Bragg misses with a wild body shot.
Bragg throws a hook to the side of Heggs's head but Heggs sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Heggs keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Heggs tries to clinch up

so Bragg counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Bragg trying to control but Heggs is working from the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bragg throwing strikes from guard but Heggs blocks nicely.

And that's the end of the fight!
Colt Bragg comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Bragg has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 28:29
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 28:29
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Colt Bragg!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Colt Bragg made sure he mentioned [JMFC] Arashi Fighting Nutrition Q160 Recovery, along with how happy he was to win his fight.