|
|
PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jonathan Heymen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lombardo Limba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Heymen comes to the cage accompanied by Straight Outta Compton- NWA. Limba has chosen The Prodigy - Voodoo People as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. On his way into the cage it seems that Jonathan Heymen has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Jonathan Heymen seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
 |
|
 |
| 180 cm
22
175 lbs
8 - 4 - 0 |
|
178 cm
26
180 lbs
14 - 9 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Decent elbows
Granite chin |
|
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Powerful |
|
| |
|
Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jonathan Heymen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lombardo Limba!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Wesley Smith and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Limba tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Heymen takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Heymen takes a head kick and keeps coming.
It looks like Jonathan Heymen has been cut.
Limba throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Limba throws a hook but Heymen avoids it easily.
Heymen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Limba.
Limba throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Heymen.
Heymen blocks a head kick by Limba.
Heymen walks forward, straight into a front kick from Limba.
Lombardo Limba seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
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!
Heymen blocks the body kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Limba looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Heymen throws a shot from downtown. Limba moves away and avoids it.
Heymen blocks a head kick by Limba.
A slow jab from Heymen misses its intended target.
Heymen moves out of range of the body kick.
A nice combination there by Limba.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Limba looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Limba throws a lazy right hand but Heymen sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Heymen on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Heymen throws a shot from downtown. Limba moves away and avoids it.
Nice shot by Heymen.
Limba throws a series of punches but Heymen moves out of range.
A jab from Heymen finds it's way through Limba's defenses.
Heymen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Good standup being displayed there by Heymen as he connects with a hook.
Heymen keeps the fight on the outside.
Heymen blocks a jab.
Heymen takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Heymen looks to land a left hand but Limba moved out of range nicely.
Limba fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Limba is looking to clinch but Heymen is avoiding it.
Limba lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Heymen moves out of range of the leg kick from Limba.
Limba takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
A punch combination from Limba misses.
Limba throws a one two combo.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Heymen gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Heymen leaning against his opponent.
Limba lands a left hand that snaps the head of Heymen backwards.
Heymen tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Heymen looking to stall.
Limba stalling in the clinch but Heymen improves position.
Limba softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Limba scores with a nice hook to the head.
Limba misses with a knee strike.
Heymen tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Limba working aggressively here.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Limba lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Heymen backwards.
Heymen tries to land knees in the clinch but Limba avoids the damage to the body.
Heymen landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Limba misses with a knee to the head.
Limba gets through Heymen's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Limba throws a punch but it's blocked by Heymen.
Heymen stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Heymen blocks a body shot from Limba.
Limba using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Heymen has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Limba struggles to land a body shot inside as Heymen controls his hands.
Heymen looking for a takedown.
Heymen pulls guard successfully.
Heymen wants to sweep but no luck.
Limba has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Heymen is proving hard to escape from.
Limba gets to his feet - Heymen follows without any prompting.
Limba looks gassed!
Heymen misses with a body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Limba misses with a head kick.
A jab from Limba finds it's way through Heymen's defenses.
Limba tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Heymen was well out of range. Poor timing from Limba.
Jab, jab by Heymen - just one landing.
Limba scores with a punch to the head.
Limba steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Heymen.
Limba misses with a hook.
Heymen getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Heymen slips under a jab.
Heymen moves out of range of the body kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Limba throws a head kick that misses.
Limba thows a body kick. Heymen tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Limba throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lombardo Limba dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jonathan Heymen's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Limba throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Limba misses with a head kick.
Limba throws a wild body kick that Heymen sees coming a mile off.
Heymen ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Heymen throws a nice looking combination but Limba bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Limba misses the body punch
and Heymen cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Limba throws a series of punches but Heymen avoids them all with ease.
Limba swats away the attempt to clinch by Heymen.
Limba lands a head kick!
Heymen takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Limba.
Heymen is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Heymen clinches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Limba fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Heymen is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
A body shot lands from Limba.
Heymen on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Heymen lands a body punch in the clinch.
Heymen lands an elbow inside that Limba shrugs off.
Limba swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Limba fails to land.
Heymen working Limba over with knees to the body.
Limba is breathing heavily.
Heymen is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Limba lands a good knee to the midsection. Heymen won't want to take too many of those.
Limba misses with a punch on the inside.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Limba working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Heymen misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Limba.
Heymen crunches a lovely knee into Limba's ribcage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Heymen as Limba tries to tie him up.
Heymen drags the fight down to the ground.
Heymen keeping full guard, as Limba tries to pass.
Limba would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
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.
Heymen looking for a sweep. Not yet Heymen, not yet.
Limba would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Heymen is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Limba lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Heymen.
Limba lands with a light punch inside.
Limba throws a punch but it's blocked by Heymen.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Limba creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Heymen tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Limba avoids it.
Heymen has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
A nice left hand lands by Limba.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Heymen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Heymen pushes off an throws an elbow but Limba leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Heymen blocks an uppercut.
Heymen misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Limba.
Heymen is pushing Limba up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Limba tries a knee to the head but Heymen blocks it.
Heymen tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Heymen wants to stall.
Limba with a knee to the head.
Heymen with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Limba managing to block the knees to the body from Heymen.
Limba working some nice short punches in the clinch.
The referee is keeping an eye on Limba - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Limba is trying to stall.
Heymen on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
The referee is keeping an eye on Heymen - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Heymen fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jonathan Heymen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Limba lands a nice knee to the body.
Heymen lands a nice knee to the body.
Heymen tries to land knees in the clinch but Limba avoids the damage to the body.
Limba lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Heymen fails to pull the fight into his guard.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Limba takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Limba tries to throw a body punch but Heymen avoids it by throwing Limba back against the cage.
Limba landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Heymen's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Limba avoiding damage as Heymen throws knees to the body.
Heymen throws an elbow but it misses.
Limba lands a knee to the body.
Heymen tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Limba avoids it.
Limba avoiding damage as Heymen throws knees to the body.
A short uppercut from Heymen.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Heymen.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lombardo Limba showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Jonathan Heymen's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
A head kick by Limba misses
and Heymen counters with a three punch combo that has Limba backing up. Limba nods at Heymen to acknowledge the strikes.
Heymen dodges the punch combination from Limba.
Limba tries to land a front kick but Heymen steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Heymen scoring well with a low kick there.
Lombardo Limba seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Heymen misses with a kick to the body.
Heymen misses with the combination.
Limba lets loose with a powerful body kick. Heymen will feel that in the morning.
Heymen throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Limba gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Heymen counters with a body kick.
Heymen sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Limba throws a body kick the misses
and Heymen moves into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Limba is looking to control Heymen's arms but Heymen gets an underhook and turns him. Now Limba has his back to the cage.
Limba lands a nice uppercut.
Heymen's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Limba with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Limba doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Heymen is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Limba is defending well for now.
Limba landing knees to the head.
Limba trying to control the position but instead, Heymen has worked for underhooks and has pushed Limba into the cage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Limba misses with some punches.
Heymen works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Heymen.
Limba blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Limba lands a knee to the body.
Heymen stalls.
Limba lands a body punch in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Limba lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Heymen as Limba tries to tie him up.
Limba misses with a hook from the clinch.
Good body shot from Limba.
The referee is keeping an eye on Limba - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
A knee to the head by Limba.
Heymen looking to stall.
Limba blocks an elbow strike from Heymen.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Limba.
Limba taking a breather.
Heymen controlling the action here for a moment.
A right hand to the body from Heymen.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Limba lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Heymen blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Limba avoiding damage as Heymen throws knees to the body.
Limba can't find room to land a body shot as Heymen controls the action.
Heymen landing knees to the body.
Heymen is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Limba lands an uppercut.
Limba tries to work over Heymen's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Heymen trying to land knees to the body.
Heymen is trying to maintain a safe position but Limba gets an underhook and turns Heymen into the cage.
Limba swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Still in the clinch, Limba scores with a nice short uppercut.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Limba missing with knees to the body.
Limba works on Heymen's body with a couple of short punches.
Limba throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Heymen blocks it with crossed arms.
A nice left hand lands by Heymen.
Heymen putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Limba in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Lombardo Limba seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Heymen crunches a lovely knee into Limba's ribcage.
Heymen presses Limba against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Heymen avoiding damage as Limba throws knees to the body.
Heymen is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Heymen lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Heymen jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Limba walks away with a smile on his face. Heymen gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
A solid body kick from Limba.
Limba lands with a nice combination. Heymen backs away looking to recover.
Heymen slips a jab and a cross from Limba.
Heymen clinches up with Limba and pushes him back against the cage.
Heymen cracks Limba with a nice body shot.
Heymen cracks Limba with a nice body shot.
Heymen drags the fight down to the ground.
Heymen looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Limba wants to stand but Heymen is controlling his posture from full guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Jonathan Heymen.
I think Limba has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 George Francis scores the fight for Lombardo Limba!
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight for Lombardo Limba!
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight for Lombardo Limba!
Lombardo Limba wins by unanimous decision!
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| S |
C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
|
S |
C |
G |
|
energy
A | B |
|
hype
A | B |
|
pop
A | B |
|
mgr
A | B |
|
FIGHT
RATING
71% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
