PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Brock Heyman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Khalid Abdul (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Khalid Abdul is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Heyman
vs
Abdul

180 cm
25
160 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

175 cm
20
162 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
Good chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Tends to cut

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Brock Heyman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Khalid Abdul!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Marco Blurström.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Abdul tries to clinch there but Heyman circles away.
Abdul throws the kick towards the body but Heyman avoids it.
Abdul looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Abdul closes the distance looking to clinch
and Heyman counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Khalid Abdul seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Abdul darts in looking for a takedown but Heyman gets double underhooks and turns Abdul into the cage.
Heyman throws a head kick but Abdul moves out of range.
Abdul throws a lazy body kick
and Abdul takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Heyman avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Abdul wants to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Heyman has a takedown stuffed.
Abdul misses with a body kick.
Heyman swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

Abdul closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Heyman wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Abdul has him pressed against the cage.
Heyman drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Abdul gets the underhooks and prevents it.

Abdul gets a trip takedown into half guard.

Heyman kicks off Abdul and gets to his feet.
Abdul tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Heyman swivels and escapes.
Heyman swinging wildly here.
Abdul with the counter takedown but Heyman avoids it easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Heyman slaps away a takedown attempt from Abdul, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Brock Heyman has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Khalid Abdul.
No luck for Abdul with that takedown attempt.
Heyman misses with a wild combination.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Abdul misses with a low kick as Heyman jumps back.
Heyman throws a low kick but Abdul avoids it.
Abdul walks into a jab.
Heyman misses with a body kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Heyman misses.
Abdul is looking for the big counter here.
Abdul tries to clinch
and Heyman counters with a stiff right hand.
Abdul throws a low kick but Heyman moves out of range easily.
Abdul misses with a head kick.
Heyman fails to land with a series of punches.
Abdul throws a counter combo.

Abdul forces Heyman back against the cage and clinches.

Heyman manages to break the clinch.
Heyman swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

so Abdul counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.

Heyman scrambles and gets back to his feet.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Heyman tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Abdul paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Abdul is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Heyman dives in for a single leg takedown but Abdul sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Heyman.
Abdul tries to close the distance and clinch up but Heyman swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Abdul fails with a takedown attempt.
Heyman drops down looking for a counter takedown but Abdul sprawls and moves away.
Abdul looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Heyman misses with a takedown attempt - Abdul sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Abdul showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Heyman.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Heyman tries to sprawl but Abdul drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Heyman is trying to stand.
Heyman has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.

Abdul is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Heyman sees it coming and defends easily.
Heyman controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Abdul tries to stand but can't do so whilst Heyman controls his leg.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Abdul not landing any meaningful shots this time.

Abdul is working for a kimura but Heyman is defending it quite comfortably.
Heyman manages to get to full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Abdul controls from within his opponent's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Heyman working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Abdul doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Abdul manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Abdul looking to pass the guard.

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.
Heyman trying to control the position.

Heyman pushes Abdul off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Abdul wants to clinch.
Abdul takes one on the chin but keeps coming.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Abdul has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.

It looks like Khalid Abdul has been cut.
No luck for Heyman with that takedown attempt.
Heyman misses with a body kick.
Heyman is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Abdul can do to turn this around?
Abdul with a lazy takedown attempt

and Heyman counters by clinching up.
Heyman wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Abdul has him pressed against the cage.
Heyman is stalling here.

Heyman decides to pull guard.
Abdul trying to control but Heyman is working from the bottom.
Heyman pulls Abdul in close to prevent any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Abdul sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Heyman's guard.

Abdul is looking for a kimura here.
Abdul is breathing heavily.
Heyman is looking to control Abdul's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Heyman avoid being mounted?
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Abdul tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Heyman.

Heyman actively working from the bottom here.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Brock Heyman dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Khalid Abdul's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Abdul shoots in looking for a takedown. Heyman tries to sprawl out of it but Abdul keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Heyman manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Brock Heyman is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Abdul gets caught flat footed, as Heyman shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Heyman trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Heyman won't allow Abdul to sweep him here.
Heyman pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Abdul is keeping the position for now.
Heyman would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Heyman wants to control from the top but Abdul keeps moving.
Heyman working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Abdul is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Heyman looking to sit in guard and control but Abdul gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Abdul shoots and misses
and Heyman counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Heyman blocks a head kick by Abdul.
Abdul takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Heyman fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Despite the aggression on Abdul's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Abdul shoots in but no luck this time.
Brock Heyman has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Khalid Abdul.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Abdul closes the distance looking to clinch
and Heyman counters with a two punch combo.
Abdul throws a sloppy head kick and Heyman moves out of range easily.
Heyman lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Abdul circles away quickly and effectively.
Heyman misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Heyman throws a right and a left that both miss.
Abdul ducks under a wild hook from Heyman.
Abdul changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Heyman throws a right and a left that Abdul avoids nicely.
Abdul wants to clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Abdul misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Abdul fails to land the takedown.
Heyman throws a sloppy head kick and Abdul moves out of range easily.

Abdul gets caught napping as Heyman dives in and scores a takedown. Abdul manages to retain guard.
Abdul keeping moving, preventing Heyman from controlling successfully.
Abdul looking to control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Heyman working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Heyman pushes down on Abdul's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Heyman slows the pace down in half guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

Heyman is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.

And that's the end of the fight!
Brock Heyman showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Heyman, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 30:26
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Brock Heyman!
A relieved looking Brock Heyman thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.