PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Eildon Heap (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dominic Rude (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rude has chosen Gunslinger as his entrance music. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!

Heap
vs
Rude

185 cm
29
220 lbs
22 - 12 - 0

190 cm
33
218 lbs
24 - 7 - 1

Good wrestling
World class MT
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 22 - 12 - 0, fighting out of New York, Eildon Heap!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 24 - 7 - 1, fighting out of New York, Dominic Rude!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Lou da Vinci and Russell Pearce.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A punch combination from Heap misses.
Heap thows a left - swing and a miss!
Heap uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Rude.
Heap is looking to land body kicks.
Heap with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Rude to score with a decent uppercut.
Heap lands a nice shot to the body.
Rude fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Rude throws a leg kick
and Heap counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Rude motions for Heap to come forward. Rude throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Heap takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rude throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Heap counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A combination from Heap does no damage.
Rude throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Heap.
Heap lands a leg kick that knocks Rude off balance momentarily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rude avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Rude avoids a punch combination nicely.
A leg kick checked by Heap.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Heap throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Rude blocks a body shot from Heap.
With the fighters up against the cage, Heap throws an elbow but misses.
Rude lands with a right to the head.
Rude lands with a right to the head.
A knee to the head by Heap.
Rude told us before the fight that he's been working on his elbows. An under utilised technique these days - let's see if it can sway the outcome of the fight.
Heap blocking some punches.
Rude tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Heap's elbow.
Rude is looking to break free of the clinch but Heap has double underhooks.
Heap pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Rude doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rude tries to work over Heap's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Rude misses with a shot to the kidneys.
I was talking to Heap's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Heap lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

It looks like Dominic Rude has been cut.
Rude misses with a punch to the body.
Rude scores with a hook to the body.
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!
Heap throws an elbow that misses.
A short right from Rude.
Rude misses with a punch on the inside.
With the fighters up against the cage, Heap throws an elbow but misses.

Rude breaks the clinch.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Rude.
Heap throws a lazy head kick
and Rude counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Rude stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Heap.
Sloppy strikes from Rude. Those never looked like landing.
Rude just misses with a punch to the body.
Heap throws a looping overhand right but Rude ducks down to avoid it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Heap displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Rude.
Heap tries to clinch up.

Heap gets a clinch.
Rude swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Heap lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Heap.
Heap misses with an elbow over the top.
A hook to the body from Rude.
Heap is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Still in the clinch, Rude scores with a nice short uppercut.
Rude taking a breather.
Rude lands with a light punch inside.
Heap comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Rude misses with some punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rude lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Rude misses with a short punch on the inside.
Heap with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Rude doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Heap is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Rude is defending well for now.
Rude takes an elbow to the forehead.
With the fighters up against the cage, Heap throws an elbow but misses.
Rude is trying to force a seperation but Heap has the dominant position.
Heap blocks a body shot from Rude.
Heap tries to land a knee to the head but Rude blocks with his arms.
Rude misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Rude misses with a punch on the inside.
Heap working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Rude has had enough of the clinch but Heap keeps him there for the moment.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rude tries to throw a body punch but Heap avoids it by throwing Rude back against the cage.
Heap misses with an elbow strike.
Heap's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Rude wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Heap has him pressed against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dominic Rude dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dominic Rude's cut.
That's time! Heap's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Heap swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Rude counters with a thumping low kick.
Dominic Rude seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Heap throws a right hand that Rude ducks under and follows up with a left that Rude also avoids with ease.

Rude feints and as Heap raises his hands in defense, Rude changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Heap keeping moving, preventing Rude from controlling successfully.
Rude stays in close to Heap's body and controls the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Dominic Rude wasn't active enough on the ground.
Rude walks into a left hand.
Heap fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Rude throws a head kick that looked like it stung.

Heap moves into the clinch successfully.
Heap prevents Rude from breaking the clinch.
Rude working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
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!
Rude is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Rude tries to work over Heap's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Rude misses with a punch to the body.
Rude tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Heap is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Rude is defending well for now.
Heap prevents a body shot from Rude.
Heap throws an elbow that misses.
Heap misses with an elbow strike.
Heap pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
A short body shot lands from Rude as the two fighters clinch.
Rude avoids a wild elbow strike from Heap.
Rude is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Dominic Rude seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Heap trying to land knees to the body.
Rude takes a knee to the side of the body.
Heap tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Rude avoids it.
Rude misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Heap tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Rude avoids it.
Rude dodges an elbow strike from Heap.
Rude is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Rude lands with a left to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rude tries to throw a body punch but Heap avoids it by throwing Rude back against the cage.
Rude misses with a punch on the inside.
Nice elbow from Heap.
Heap lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Heap creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Heap unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Rude working aggressively here.
Rude scores with a shot to the side of Heap's head.
Heap connects with a knee to the head.
Rude dodges an elbow strike from Heap.
Heap putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Rude in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Rude is breathing heavily.
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!
Heap tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Rude lands a hook to the side of the head.
Rude looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Rude misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Rude is trying to push Heap away but Heap has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Heap blocks an uppercut.
Heap scores a nice knee to the body.
Heap tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Heap lands an elbow that stopped Rude in his tracks for a moment.
With the fighters up against the cage, Heap throws an elbow but misses.
Rude scores with a shot to the side of Heap's head.
A head punch on the inside from Rude fails to land.
Heap lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Rude swings wildly with an uppercut but Heap uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rude is trying to break the clinch but Heap has him pressed against the cage.
Heap digs a right hand into Rude's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Rude's gas tank.
Heap looks to throw an elbow but misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Heap lands a nice knee to the body.
Heap working Rude over with knees to the body.
Rude tries to break free but Heap pushes him back against the cage.
Heap tries to land knees in the clinch but Rude avoids the damage to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Eildon Heap will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Dominic Rude's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

A head kick misses from Rude.
Nice uppercut there from Heap.
Rude fails to land the takedown.
A shot to the body from Rude misses
enabling Heap to counter with a crisp jab.
Rude throws a head kick that misses.
Heap will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Good exchange - Rude coming out on top.
Heap misses with a kick to the body.
Rude throws a right hand that misses
and Heap counters with a two punch combo.
Rude misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Rude misses with a low kick as Heap jumps back.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Heap throws a leg kick that misses.
Nice takedown defense from Heap. No joy for Rude on that attempt.
Rude throws a wild body kick that Heap sees coming a mile off.

Heap clinches up against the cage.
Rude tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Heap looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Rude blocks the elbow strike.
Heap comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Rude taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Rude has had enough of the clinch but Heap keeps him there for the moment.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rude.
Heap using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Rude takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Heap landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Heap throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Rude blocks it with crossed arms.
Heap throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Rude blocks it with crossed arms.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rude scores with a shoulder strike.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Heap throws an elbow that misses.
Heap blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Rude misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Heap lands a good knee to the midsection. Rude won't want to take too many of those.
Rude tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

Rude's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Rude moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Rude throws a big shot that misses.
Jab by Heap.
Rude lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Rude tries to bum rush Heap with a series of wild strikes but Heap uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Heap keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Heap misses the jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Heap moves to clinch but Rude breaks away
and Rude cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Heap defending well as Rude loads up on a big left hand.
Heap lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.

Rude is rocked!
Heap walks forward and throws a big overhand right! Rude drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes! Heap swarms on him with more punches until the referee wrestles him away from Rude's unconscious body! Wow, that was brutal!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:30 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Eildon Heap!