PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Noz Gurreff (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mongolia Heed (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Heed comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Gentlelman kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Noz Gurreff could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Mongolia Heed's chin.

Gurreff
vs
Heed

172 cm
20
169 lbs
8 - 3 - 0

172 cm
29
152 lbs
20 - 25 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
Counter fighter
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Noz Gurreff!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 25 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mongolia Heed!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Ian Loll and Dillan Fox.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gurreff throws a body punch but Heed moves out of range.
Heed drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Gurreff throws a jab but it's blocked by Heed.
Heed with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Gurreff to score with a decent uppercut.
Heed throws a head kick that misses.
Gurreff pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Gurreff keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Gurreff lands a body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Donk. Gurreff catches Heed right on the button with a cross.
Gurreff connects with a body shot.
Gurreff connects with a body shot that sends Heed's belly button to the back.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Heed is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Gurreff just misses with a punch to the body.
Heed tries for a takedown but Gurreff sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.

Heed shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Gurreff's guard.
Heed postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Heed looking to sit in guard and control but Gurreff gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Gurreff trying to control the position from guard on top but Heed is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gurreff trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Heed looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Heed keeping full guard, as Gurreff tries to pass.
Heed really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Gurreff. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Gurreff has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Heed is proving hard to escape from.
Gurreff stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Heed swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Gurreff content to stall in guard here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Heed wants to sweep but no luck.
Heed is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Gurreff lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Heed circles away quickly and effectively.
Gurreff tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Heed throws out a counter right but Gurreff avoids it with no problem.

Gurreff moves into the clinch successfully.
A bit of stalling here from Gurreff.
Heed blocking some punches.
Gurreff is trying to drag Heed to the mat but Heed just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Heed has Gurreff pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Gurreff manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Noz Gurreff has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mongolia Heed.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gurreff gets through Heed's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.

Gurreff breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Gurreff stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Gurreff wants it to stay on the feet.
Heed takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Gurreff is looking to clinch but Heed is avoiding it.
Heed is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Gurreff with a nice cross.
Gurreff has been working on his balance at Bruize Brothers, so perhaps that has help him stuff some of the takedown attempts by Heed.
Noz Gurreff is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Heed fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
It looked like Gurreff was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Heed.
Jab from Gurreff.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Noz Gurreff dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Gurreff leaves Heed with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Gurreff lands a nice shot to the body.
A jab lands there for Gurreff.
Horrible takedown attempt by Heed or perhaps it was just good defense by Gurreff, which made it look bad.
Gurreff misses with a wild body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gurreff ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.

Heed shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Gurreff is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Heed's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Heed's back!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Heed is trying to get back to his feet but Gurreff has full control of the position and if anything, Heed has just worked his way into a worse spot.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Gurreff's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
Gurreff controls the position.
Mongolia Heed has got the better of the ground game so far.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Gurreff's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Gurreff controlling the position well here. Heed rolled but Gurreff kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.
Gurreff tries to keep control of the position but Heed is staying busy.

Heed preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Gurreff.

Gurreff is looking for the choke from the back position but Heed is controlling his hands well.
Gurreff tries to keep control of the position but Heed is staying busy.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Gurreff is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Heed knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Heed for a finish.
Gurreff controls the position.

Gurreff is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
Gurreff trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Gurreff looking for the RNC.
Gurreff is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Heed can do to turn this around?

Heed is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
Gurreff wants to control but Heed is keeping busy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Noz Gurreff dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Gurreff scores with a nice strike.
Heed moves forwards but Gurreff connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Gurreff tries to clinch but Heed moves away

and Heed counters with a shoot takedown. Gurreff fights it but they end up in guard.
Gurreff looking to control.
Heed in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

Heed avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Heed throwing strikes from guard but Gurreff blocks nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Heed's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Heed throws a big elbow that misses.
Gurreff controls Heed momentarily but Heed frees himself.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Heed is looking to work some ground and pound but Gurreff has wrist control.
Gurreff looking to control.

Gurreff had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Heed defends it easily.
Heed postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Heed stands up over Gurreff, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Heed throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Heed throws a strike but Gurreff rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

Gurreff trying to control but Heed is working from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gurreff sitting in guard here, content to control.
Gurreff trying to control the position from guard on top but Heed is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab lands there for Gurreff.
Heed fails to land the takedown.
Gurreff lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Noz Gurreff is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Heed avoids the body shot from Gurreff.
Heed avoids the body shot from Gurreff.
Heed wants to counter the offense by Gurreff and move into the clinch position.
Gurreff misses with a double jab.
Gurreff tries to clinch

and Heed counters with a takedown into side control.
Gurreff gets back to half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Heed trying to pass the guard but Gurreff defending well.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Heed working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Heed looks to land a strike but Gurreff avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Gurreff is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Gurreff prevents Heed from improving his position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Gurreff is trying to control. Heed wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Mongolia Heed has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Gurreff passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Heed!

And that's the end of the fight!
Noz Gurreff showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Gurreff has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Trevor Gratis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Noz Gurreff!
After the fight, Noz Gurreff was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.