PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Geoffrey King (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marvin Heemeyer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). King's entrance music is King of my Castle by Wamdue Project. A fine choice. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

King
vs
Heemeyer

179 cm
25
205 lbs
11 - 1 - 0

181 cm
25
200 lbs
9 - 5 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Very quick

BJJ Purple Belt
Dangerous knees
Powerful

Convicted Trap House
Nemesis Cage Clothing

SPARTAN FIGHTWARE
Syndicate Drugs

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Geoffrey King!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Marvin Heemeyer!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Damien Edna and Donatello Bradman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Heemeyer has closed the distance and engaged King in a clinch.
King tries to break the clinch but Heemeyer is controlling the position.
Heemeyer tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Heemeyer with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Heemeyer missing with knees to the body.
A knee to the head by Heemeyer.

It looks like Geoffrey King has been cut.
King wants to break free but Heemeyer has control.
King is leaning against Heemeyer and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Heemeyer using the Thai plumb to throw knees but King has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Heemeyer tries to land knees in the clinch but King avoids the damage to the body.
King on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Heemeyer throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
King avoiding damage as Heemeyer throws knees to the body.
King working hard to break the clinch.
Heemeyer missing with knees to the body.

King's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Heemeyer throws a head kick that misses.
Heemeyer throws a sloppy head kick and King moves out of range easily.
King throws a shot from downtown. Heemeyer moves away and avoids it.
A jab from King misses.
King throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Jab from King.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from King.
King misses with a body shot.
King jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from King. Heemeyer shrugs it off though.
Heemeyer looks gassed!
King works Heemeyer's body with a nice hook.
A big right from King misses.
King looks to land a right hand but Heemeyer moved out of range.
King looks to land a right hand but Heemeyer moved out of range.
King looks to score with a jab to the body but Heemeyer is just out of range.
Heemeyer on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Heemeyer takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Heemeyer ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
King uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Heemeyer has time to react.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Heemeyer takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Heemeyer uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from King.
King avoids a kick to the body.
King goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
King just misses with a punch to the body.
Heemeyer pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Heemeyer avoids the head kick by King.
King misses with an uppercut.
A big right from King misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
King is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Heemeyer is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
King thows a body shot but no joy.
A lazy body kick from King
and Heemeyer counters with a nice low kick that buckles King's knee momentarily.
Heemeyer turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Heemeyer ducks under a wild hook from King.
King throws a head kick that half lands.
King swats away the attempt to clinch by Heemeyer.
A head kick misses from Heemeyer.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A jab lands there for King.

Heemeyer has King up against the cage in a clinch.
Heemeyer trying to land knees to the body.
Heemeyer with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Heemeyer tries a knee to the head but King blocks it.
Heemeyer lands a good knee to the midsection. King won't want to take too many of those.
King tries to circle away but Heemeyer has him pinned against the cage.
Heemeyer tries to land a knee to the head but King blocks with his arms.
King can't break the clinch.
A knee to the head by Heemeyer.
Heemeyer lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Heemeyer using the Thai plumb to throw knees but King has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Nice body punch from King.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

King manages to break the clinch.
Heemeyer ducks under a wild hook from King.
Geoffrey King seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Heemeyer keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from King.
Heemeyer steps to the side to avoid the strikes from King.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Geoffrey King dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Geoffrey King's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

King takes a swing at Heemeyer's ribcage but misses.
A lazy body kick from King
and Heemeyer counters with a solid body kick.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! King crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Heemeyer - the referee stops the clock and King gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Heemeyer. King manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Heemeyer thows a body kick. King tries to catch it but that hurt him.
King scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Heemeyer doesn't seem bothered though.
Heemeyer moves away from the strike by King.
King throws a hook but Heemeyer blocks it.
Geoffrey King is winning the standup battle so far.
King throws a hook but Heemeyer avoids it easily.
King misses the jab.
Heemeyer avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Heemeyer avoids the body shot from King.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Heemeyer thumps King with a low kick.
King jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Heemeyer tries to close the distance and clinch up but King swats him away and circles back towards the center.
King connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
King lands a really nice looking cross but Heemeyer seems unphased.
Heemeyer staying out of range there.
A head kick misses from Heemeyer.
Heemeyer throws a head kick but King moves out of range.
King throws a lazy head kick
and Heemeyer counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. King is lucky that one didn't land flush.
King scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Heemeyer tries to clinch up.
Heemeyer keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from King.
King misses with an uppercut.
King swings for the body but Heemeyer moves out of range.
King scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Heemeyer doesn't seem bothered though.
A head kick misses from Heemeyer.
King misses the shot to the body.
King avoids the head kick by Heemeyer.
King is looking to land body kicks.
Nice shot by King.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
King tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Heemeyer throws a head kick but King moves out of range.
King throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
King looking to land some kicks to the body here.
King throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Heemeyer counters with an inside leg kick.
The fighters circling - King throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
King misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
King swings and misses with a hook to the body.
King is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Heemeyer.
Heemeyer ducks under a wild hook from King.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Heemeyer lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and King has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from King and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
King goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
King tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
King misses with a head kick.
Heemeyer throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Heemeyer tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Heemeyer slips a straight right by King.
Heemeyer feints and then cracks King's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow King down.
Nice shot by King.
Heemeyer uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by King.
Heemeyer explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Marvin Heemeyer will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Geoffrey King's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

A head kick by King misses
and Heemeyer counters with a nice body kick.
King throws a sloppy head kick

and Heemeyer counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Heemeyer putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has King in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Heemeyer throws a knee to the head but misses.
Heemeyer landing knees to the head.
Heemeyer with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Heemeyer blocks a body shot from King.
Heemeyer missing with knees to the body.
Heemeyer throws a knee to the head but misses.
Heemeyer misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from King.
Heemeyer using the Thai plumb to throw knees but King has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Heemeyer using the Thai plumb to throw knees but King has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Heemeyer has King pressed against the cage, preventing King from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Heemeyer tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

King breaks from the clinch.
Heemeyer connects with a solid leg kick.
King throws a lazy body kick
and Heemeyer counters with a head kick. That will keep King thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Heemeyer takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
King swings and misses with a hook to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Heemeyer throws a nice outside leg kick.
King misses with an uppercut. Heemeyer saw that one coming.
Heemeyer keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Heemeyer on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Heemeyer throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
King throws a jab when Heemeyer was well out of range.
Heemeyer throws a push kick but King slaps the foot to one side.
Heemeyer steps to the side to avoid the strikes from King.
King misses with an uppercut.
King misses with a looping left.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Heemeyer throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Heemeyer avoids the body shot from King.
Heemeyer misses with a head kick.
King misses with a wild body shot.
King throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Heemeyer counters with a good, hard body kick but King shrugs it off.
King throws a jab when Heemeyer was well out of range.
A big right from King misses.
Heemeyer avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
King will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
King looks to throw the jab but Heemeyer is out of range.
King throws the left hand but Heemeyer avoids the punch easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
King throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Heemeyer tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
King lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Heemeyer at a distance.
Heemeyer tries to clinch up.
King avoids a kick to the body.
King fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Heemeyer manages to avoid it.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts King, as that shot connected.
King lands a body shot.

Heemeyer has taken the fight to the clinch.
Heemeyer throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but King blocks it with crossed arms.
King tries to break the clinch but Heemeyer is controlling the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Heemeyer throws a knee to the head but misses.
Heemeyer lands a knee to the head.
Heemeyer tries a knee to the head but King blocks it.
King has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
King leaning his opponent against the cage.
Heemeyer misses with a knee strike.
Heemeyer is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. King is defending well for now.
Heemeyer misses with a knee to the head.
Heemeyer tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Heemeyer has King pressed against the cage, preventing King from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A bit of stalling here from King.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from King.

King breaks the clinch.
King throws a lazy right hand but Heemeyer sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
King misses with a looping left.
King misses with a looping right.
Heemeyer moves out of range as King strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Marvin Heemeyer really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Geoffrey King's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Heemeyer misses with a head kick.
Heemeyer throws a push kick but King slaps the foot to one side.
Heemeyer wants to clinch.
Heemeyer misses with a head kick.
King misses with a kick to the body

and Heemeyer moves into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Heemeyer keeps the fight in the clinch, despite King's efforts to push away.
Heemeyer looking to throw knees to the head but King is blocking nicely.
King tries to circle away but Heemeyer has him pinned against the cage.
Heemeyer misses with a knee to the head.
King is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Heemeyer tries a knee to the head but King blocks it.
Heemeyer is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Heemeyer throws a knee to the head but misses.
King blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

That's one minute gone in the round.
King wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Heemeyer throws a knee to the head but misses.
King wants to break the clinch but can't.
Heemeyer using the Thai plumb to throw knees but King has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Heemeyer throws a knee to the head but misses.

King pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
King throws a jab but it's blocked by Heemeyer.
King lands a body shot.
Heemeyer slips under a jab.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from King.
King swats away the attempt to clinch by Heemeyer.
A big right from King misses.
King lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Heemeyer takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
King throws a jab but it's blocked by Heemeyer.
Heemeyer on the wrong end of a nice jab.
King throws a quick inside leg kick.
Heemeyer pulls out of a head kick attempt.
King misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Heemeyer.
King on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Heemeyer. Heemeyer obviously looking to wear him down.
King checks the leg kick nicely there.
King missing with a left hand there. Heemeyer was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
King lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Heemeyer walks into a jab.
King lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Heemeyer at a distance.
Decent striking displayed by King there.
King misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Heemeyer.
King throws a head kick that misses.
Heemeyer on the wrong end of a nice jab.
King swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Heemeyer.
King sizes up Heemeyer with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
A jab from King misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
King lands a head shot.
Heemeyer blocks the body kick.
Heemeyer keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Heemeyer avoids a kick to the body.
King will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
King thows a body shot but no joy.
Heemeyer throws a sloppy head kick
and Heemeyer takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
King keeps the fight on the outside.
King fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Heemeyer manages to avoid it.
King just misses with a punch to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Geoffrey King had his way with Marvin Heemeyer in that round.
The cut man is working on Geoffrey King's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

King changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
King swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
King ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Heemeyer moves away.
King misses with an uppercut.
A big left from King misses.
Heemeyer moves out of range as King strikes.
King pulls out of a head kick attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
King throws a shot from downtown. Heemeyer moves away and avoids it.
King takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Heemeyer tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but King paws at him with a jab and circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
King avoids the head kick by Heemeyer.
Heemeyer tries a head kick but it misses.
King throws a shot from downtown. Heemeyer moves away and avoids it.
King throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Heemeyer counters with a low kick, right behind King 's knee.
Heemeyer misses with a body kick.
King misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
King throws a sloppy body shot
and Heemeyer counters with a leg kick.
King tests Heemeyer's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Heemeyer throws a sloppy head kick and King moves out of range easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
King with a hook.
King throws out a powerful jab.
Heemeyer ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
King throws a right hand that Heemeyer ducks under and follows up with a left that Heemeyer also avoids with ease.
Heemeyer pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
King throws a lazy head kick
and Heemeyer finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Heemeyer throws a head kick that misses
and King counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Heemeyer throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
King throws a head kick that half lands.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Heemeyer avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
King dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
King sizes up Heemeyer with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
King with a hook.
King throws a body punch but Heemeyer moves out of range.
King throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Heemeyer has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
King blocks a leg kick.
Heemeyer throws a head kick but King moves out of range.
Heemeyer throws a sloppy head kick
and King counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Heemeyer gets cracked there but stands up to it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Heemeyer doesn't manage to clinch there - King circles away.
A head kick misses from Heemeyer.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Heemeyer.
Heemeyer on the wrong end of a nice jab.
King misses with a double jab
and Heemeyer counters with a nice body kick.
King throws a big shot that misses.
King misses the body punch
and Heemeyer counters with a nice leg kick.
King looks to land a combination but Heemeyer avoids it well.
Heemeyer takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.

And that's the end of the fight!
Geoffrey King showed his dominance in that final round.
I think King has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 49:47
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 48:47
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 48:47

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Geoffrey King!
Geoffrey King retains his light heavyweight title!