PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Conor Heatrt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Titing BayawaK (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying BayawaK's choice of entrance music: Ariking-king. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Heatrt
vs
BayawaK

168 cm
18
133 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

165 cm
25
145 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Big heart

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Conor Heatrt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Titing BayawaK!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Ivan Kurochkin and Valeri Chadov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Heatrt fails with a takedown attempt.
BayawaK is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
BayawaK ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Heatrt moves away.
No joy there for BayawaK, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
The fight stays on the outside here - BayawaK looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
BayawaK tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Heatrt manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Heatrt has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from BayawaK finds it's way round the side to connect with Heatrt's head.
Heatrt shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has BayawaK pinned against the cage. BayawaK gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
BayawaK misses the shot to the body.
Heatrt tries for a takedown but BayawaK sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Conor Heatrt. That's going to take a lot out of him.

BayawaK instigates a clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for BayawaK.
BayawaK lands a shot to the body.
Heatrt tries to pull guard but BayawaK forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
BayawaK lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Heatrt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Heatrt fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Heatrt is trying to break the clinch but BayawaK is controlling him.
A short right from BayawaK.
Heatrt tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. BayawaK smiles and moves away.
A looping hook to the body misses from BayawaK. Heatrt does a little dance to reset his feet.
BayawaK looks to land a combination but Heatrt avoids it well.
Heatrt shoots for a takedown but BayawaK saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Heatrt is breathing heavily.
Nice body punch from BayawaK.
Heatrt has his takedown stuffed
and BayawaK counters with a left and a right that stings Heatrt.
Titing BayawaK is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
BayawaK ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Heatrt moves away.
Heatrt shoots for a takedown but BayawaK saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
BayawaK fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.

BayawaK clinches with his opponent.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A short body shot lands from BayawaK as the two fighters clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
BayawaK lands a body shot.
BayawaK lands a body punch.
BayawaK scores with a hook to the body.
BayawaK stalling the fight.
BayawaK lands a body shot in the clinch.
BayawaK digs a right hand underneath Heatrt's ribcage. Heatrt let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Heatrt tries to pull guard but BayawaK holds him up against the cage and eventually Heatrt drops back down to his feet.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
BayawaK lands a body shot.
BayawaK gets through Heatrt's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A short right from BayawaK on the inside.
A right hook to the body lands for BayawaK.
Heatrt tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A left hand lands to the body for BayawaK.
A short body shot lands from BayawaK as the two fighters clinch.
BayawaK lands a body shot.
Heatrt tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. BayawaK just stands there and leans against the cage.
BayawaK scores with a nice hook to the head.
BayawaK lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Heatrt is trying to pull guard but BayawaK has him pressed against the cage.
BayawaK lands a left hand that snaps the head of Heatrt backwards.
BayawaK is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
BayawaK stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
BayawaK stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Heatrt wants a takedown but no success here.
A hook to the body from BayawaK.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
BayawaK lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Heatrt.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A right hook to the body lands for BayawaK.
BayawaK lands a body shot.
BayawaK works on Heatrt's body with a couple of short punches.
BayawaK lands a body shot in the clinch.
BayawaK lands with a short shot to the head.
A short body shot lands from BayawaK as the two fighters clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for BayawaK.
BayawaK lands a body shot in the clinch.
BayawaK presses Heatrt against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
BayawaK lands with a short shot to the head.
BayawaK lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Heatrt or not.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A right hook to the body lands for BayawaK.
Heatrt fails to pull the fight into his guard.
BayawaK lands a body punch in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Titing BayawaK dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

BayawaK fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Heatrt shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. BayawaK defends it nicely.

BayawaK drives through and clinches with Heatrt against the cage.
Heatrt has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by BayawaK after a bit of a struggle.
Heatrt wants to stall.
BayawaK lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Heatrt.
Heatrt tries to pull guard but BayawaK holds him up against the cage and eventually Heatrt drops back down to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Conor Heatrt. That's going to take a lot out of him.
BayawaK is leaning against Heatrt and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A right handed body shot lands from BayawaK.
A short body shot lands from BayawaK as the two fighters clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
BayawaK lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Titing BayawaK seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
BayawaK cracks Heatrt with a nice body shot.
A hook to the body from BayawaK.

That's one minute gone in the round.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from BayawaK.
BayawaK scores with a shot to the side of Heatrt's head.
BayawaK has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
BayawaK lands with a short shot to the head.
BayawaK lands a shot to the body.
BayawaK lands a shot to the body.
BayawaK stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A right hand to the body from BayawaK.
BayawaK works on Heatrt's body with a couple of short punches.
BayawaK throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Heatrts head.
BayawaK lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Heatrt backwards.
BayawaK gets through Heatrt's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
BayawaK lands a body punch in the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Still in the clinch, BayawaK scores with a nice short uppercut.
BayawaK digs a right hand into Heatrt's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Heatrt's gas tank.
BayawaK lands a body punch in the clinch.
BayawaK lands a body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
BayawaK pushes Heatrt back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
BayawaK slows down the pace here.
A short body shot lands from BayawaK as the two fighters clinch.
BayawaK working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Good body shot from BayawaK.
A right handed body shot lands from BayawaK.
BayawaK digs a right hand into Heatrt's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Heatrt's gas tank.
BayawaK presses Heatrt against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
BayawaK pushes Heatrt back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
BayawaK stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from BayawaK.
BayawaK is working Heatrt over against the cage.
BayawaK lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Heatrt.
BayawaK lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Heatrt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
BayawaK cracks Heatrt with a nice body shot.
BayawaK stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Heatrt tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. BayawaK smiles and moves away.

BayawaK moves into the clinch.
BayawaK displaying some good clinch control by pressing Heatrt up against the cage.
BayawaK receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Titing BayawaK.
Heatrt shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as BayawaK sprawls well. BayawaK wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Heatrt gets slowly back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Heatrt throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around BayawaK's waist but BayawaK gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Heatrt off to one side.
Nice shot by BayawaK.
BayawaK takes a swing at Heatrt's ribcage but misses.

BayawaK clinches.
Heatrt tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. BayawaK just stands there and leans against the cage.
BayawaK is working Heatrt over against the cage.
BayawaK working some nice short punches in the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Heatrt tries to pull guard but BayawaK holds him up against the cage and eventually Heatrt drops back down to his feet.
BayawaK has Heatrt pushed against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Titing BayawaK showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

BayawaK darts in and clinches Heatrt up against the cage.
Heatrt tries for a takedown. No joy.
Good body shot from BayawaK.

Heatrt pulls guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.

Heatrt had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. BayawaK defends it easily.
BayawaK looking to control the position here, rather than advance.

Heatrt is looking for a triangle but BayawaK pushes his legs off easily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
BayawaK controls from within his opponent's guard.
Heatrt has a closed guard, preventing BayawaK from standing up.

Heatrt is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and BayawaK defends well.

Heatrt has his foot on BayawaK's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. BayawaK works his way back into a safe position though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Heatrt escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. BayawaK gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
BayawaK wants to pass the guard but Heatrt is keeping the position.

Heatrt pushes a forearm under BayawaK's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, BayawaK is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:44 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Conor Heatrt!