PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Griffin Heath (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Azamat Secoy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Azamat Secoy is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Heath
vs
Secoy

192 cm
23
212 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

188 cm
27
210 lbs
8 - 3 - 0

Decent wrestler
Lethal high kicks
KO power

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

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 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Griffin Heath!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Azamat Secoy!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Heath misses with a hook. Secoy ducked under it nicely.
Heath pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Heath blocks a low kick nicely.
Nice straight punches there by Heath. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Heath.
Secoy throws a sloppy head kick and Heath moves out of range easily.
Nice cross by Secoy.
Secoy with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Secoy lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Secoy ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Secoy lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Heath circles away quickly and effectively.
Secoy dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Heath. That did some damage!
Heath gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Secoy tries to work over Heath's front leg with a kick but Heath checks it.

Secoy moves into the clinch.
Secoy misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Secoy keeps control of Heath as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Secoy throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Secoy goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Secoy lands with a left to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Heath blocks an uppercut.
A right hook to the body lands for Secoy.
Heath prevents a body shot from Secoy.
Heath is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Secoy misses with a punch to the body.
Secoy misses with a punch on the inside.
Secoy tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Secoy scores with a hook to the body.
Heath wants to break the clinch but can't.
Heath can't find room to land a body shot as Secoy controls the action.
Secoy working some nice short punches in the clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Secoy.
Heath is breathing heavily.
Secoy misses with a hook to the ribs.
I was talking to Heath's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Heath's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Secoy works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Secoy misses with a punch to the body.
Secoy scores with a shot to the side of Heath's head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Secoy misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Secoy pushes Heath back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Nice body punch from Secoy - that landed with a thud.
Secoy softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Secoy scores with a hook to the body.
Secoy scores with a nice hook to the head.
Heath wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Secoy has him pressed against the cage.
Secoy pushes Heath back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Secoy lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Secoy lands with a short head shot on the inside.

Heath is rocked!
Secoy presses Heath against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Oh Heath is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Secoy.
Secoy creates some distance for himself and unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Heath's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Heath drops to his knees and Secoy pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Azamat Secoy!