PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jesus Cavalera (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jonathan Heymen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Heymen's choice of entrance music: Straight Outta Compton- NWA. This should be fireworks!

Cavalera
vs
Heymen

191 cm
25
179 lbs
8 - 0 - 0

180 cm
22
175 lbs
8 - 3 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Lethal high kicks
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
Granite chin

Conviction

[MMABR]: TechNutri - Ensuring the quality

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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jesus Cavalera!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jonathan Heymen!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Gwen Towbar and Frank Dennis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cavalera lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Cavalera with a body punch. A glancing blow.

Heymen moves into range and clinches up with Cavalera.
Heymen lands an elbow just above Cavalera 's eye.
Heymen is pushing Cavalera up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Cavalera manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Heymen has Cavalera pressed against the cage, preventing Cavalera from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Cavalera jumps guard but Heymen stands there with Cavalera around his waist. Cavalera gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Cavalera tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Heymen unloads a knee to the mid-section. Cavalera lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Cavalera is trying to force a seperation but Heymen has the dominant position.

Heymen's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Cavalera throws a quick inside leg kick.
Cavalera throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Heymen stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Cavalera thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Heymen if he has to take too many more of those.
Cavalera tries to land a front kick but Heymen steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Cavalera throws a nice head kick!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cavalera connects with a good right hand that stumbles Heymen. Heymen circles away out of range and recomposes himself.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Heymen slips a jab and a cross from Cavalera.
Cavalera dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Heymen. That did some damage!
Cavalera lands with a kick to the temple. Heymen shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Jesus Cavalera seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cavalera lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Cavalera checks a leg kick.
Cavalera steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Heymen.
A solid leg kick lands there for Cavalera.
Heymen tries to close the distance and clinch up but Cavalera swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Heymen wants to clinch.
Cavalera thows a body shot but no joy.
Cavalera tries a head kick but it misses.
Cavalera connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Cavalera tries to bum rush Heymen with a series of wild strikes but Heymen uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Heymen takes a kick to the side of the head.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Cavalera, right into the meat.
Cavalera tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Cavalera thuds a left hand into Heymen's body.
Cavalera moves away from the strike by Heymen.
Heymen tries to clinch up but Cavalera circles away and keeps his distance.
Cavalera takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Cavalera dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Heymen. That did some damage!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cavalera lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Cavalera misses with a head kick.
Cavalera throws a nice looking combination but Heymen bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Cavalera throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Heymen.
Cavalera stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Heymen looks to score with a jab to the body but Cavalera is just out of range.
Heymen blocks a head kick by Cavalera.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Heymen fails with an attempt to clinch.
Cavalera lands a with a good body shot.
A low kick from Cavalera misses
and Heymen counters with a nice low kick that buckles Cavalera's knee momentarily.
Heymen chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Cavalera can pounce on him.
Nice shot by Cavalera.
Cavalera throws a quick inside leg kick.
Heymen looks gassed!
Cavalera is looking to slow Heymen down with leg kicks.
Cavalera is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Cavalera throws a leg kick which misses Heymen's front leg but catches the back leg as Heymen tries to avoid it.
Cavalera moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
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!
Cavalera fails to land with a series of punches.
Heymen takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Cavalera chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Cavalera throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Heymen's head.
A nice inside leg kick there by Cavalera. That's going to slow Heymen down.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Cavalera.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cavalera throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Heymen tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Cavalera scores with a push kick.
Cavalera connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Heymen stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Cavalera.
Heymen shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Heymen takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Cavalera explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Cavalera lands with a thumping leg kick.
Cavalera lands a head kick!

It looks like Jonathan Heymen has been cut.
Cavalera changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cavalera throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Cavalera ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jesus Cavalera dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jonathan Heymen's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Cavalera lets loose with a powerful body kick. Heymen will feel that in the morning.
Cavalera works Heymen's body with a nice hook.
Cavalera throws a nice head kick!
A telegraphed right hand from Heymen misses the target.
Cavalera fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Cavalera with a nice cross.
Heymen has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Cavalera.
Cavalera lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Cavalera cracks the inside of Heymen's front leg.
Cavalera cracks a nice hook into Heymen's ribs.
Heymen's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Cavalera digs a good hook to Heymen's body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Heymen on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Cavalera. Cavalera obviously looking to wear him down.
Heymen is breathing heavily.
Cavalera throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Heymen stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Cavalera digs a good body shot into Heymen's ribs.
Jesus Cavalera is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Cavalera chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Cavalera keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jab, jab by Cavalera - just one landing.
Cavalera fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Cavalera is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Heymen can do to turn this around?
Heymen ducks right into an uppercut from Cavalera.
Heymen avoids a punch combination nicely.
Cavalera fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Heymen looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Heymen takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Cavalera goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Cavalera stalks Heymen and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Heymen's face. Heymen staggers backwards, shaken.
A nice inside leg kick there by Cavalera. That's going to slow Heymen down.
Cavalera fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Heymen looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Cavalera, right into the meat.
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!
Cavalera lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cavalera lands a right hook to the body.
A good leg kick by Cavalera.
Heymen on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Cavalera lands a front kick.
Cavalera throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Heymen's head.
Cavalera lands a head kick!
Cavalera scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Cavalera with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Cavalera throws a nice inside leg kick.
A head kick misses from Cavalera.
Donk. Cavalera catches Heymen right on the button with a cross.
An inside leg kick lands from Cavalera.
An inside leg kick lands from Cavalera.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cavalera dips to his left and cracks Heymen with an uppercut!
Cavalera thuds his shin into the meat of Heymen's side.
Cavalera throws a shot to the body.
Cavalera scores with a leg kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Cavalera.
Cavalera with a jab.
Cavalera lands with a kick to the temple. Heymen shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Cavalera moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Cavalera uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Heymen.
A right-left combo lands from Cavalera.
Cavalera stuns Heymen with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cavalera lands with a nice body punch.
Heymen takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cavalera ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Heymen on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Cavalera. Cavalera obviously looking to wear him down.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Cavalera - that will leave a mark!
Cavalera lands with a kick to the temple. Heymen shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Cavalera lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Cavalera ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Cavalera scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A slapping body kick lands there for Cavalera.
Cavalera buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Cavalera lands a nice shot to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cavalera dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Heymen. That did some damage!
Cavalera is looking to wear down Heymen with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Cavalera scores with a hook to the body. Heymen takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Cavalera cracks a nice hook into Heymen's ribs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jesus Cavalera dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jonathan Heymen's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Cavalera feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Heymen's calf.
Heymen slips a jab and a cross from Cavalera.
A solid leg kick lands there for Cavalera.
A shot to de liver by Cavalera. Beautiful body shot.
Cavalera lands a head kick. Heymen smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
An inside leg kick lands from Cavalera.
Cavalera thuds his shin into the meat of Heymen's side.
Cavalera lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Cavalera throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Heymen tries to close the distance and clinch up but Cavalera swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Cavalera cracks the inside of Heymen's front leg.
Cavalera scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Cavalera scores with a push kick.
Heymen takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cavalera lands with a thumping leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cavalera lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Cavalera thumps Heymen with a low kick.
Cavalera works Heymen's body with a nice hook.
Cavalera works over Heymen's head and body with a nice combination.
Cavalera closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Cavalera throws a head kick that half lands.
Heymen on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Cavalera. Cavalera obviously looking to wear him down.
Heymen needs to keep his hands up - Cavalera had a free shot at his head there.
Cavalera chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A thudding body kick lands there by Cavalera!
Jesus Cavalera is winning the standup battle so far.
Cavalera bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Cavalera connects with a nice looking jab.
Cavalera is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Heymen steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Cavalera. That one must have hurt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for Cavalera.
Cavalera throws a nice inside leg kick.
Cavalera delivers a nice body kick.
Cavalera scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Nice body kick there by Cavalera.
Heymen tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Heymen stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Cavalera.
Cavalera throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Cavalera pushes Heymen away with a front kick.
Heymen has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Cavalera throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Heymen.
Cavalera scores with a jab to the body.
Cavalera throws a lazy head kick
and Heymen counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Heymen with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Cavalera to score with a decent uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cavalera lets loose with a powerful body kick. Heymen will feel that in the morning.
A jab from Cavalera does it's job there.
Heymen gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Cavalera.
Heymen takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Cavalera.
Cavalera lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Cavalera lands with a thumping leg kick.
Jesus Cavalera is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Cavalera lands with a shot to the body.
Cavalera throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Cavalera lands with a slapping head kick.
Cavalera lands with a nice combination. Heymen backs away looking to recover.

Heymen closes the distance and pushes Cavalera back into the cage.
Heymen looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A left hand lands to the body for Cavalera.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Cavalera pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A nice leg kick lands there from Cavalera.
Cavalera is looking to slow Heymen down with leg kicks.
Cavalera lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Heymen backs up against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cavalera throws a nice outside leg kick.
Cavalera clobbers Heymen with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Heymen shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Cavalera scores with a crisp jab that stopped Heymen in his tracks.
Cavalera throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Heymen's head.
Cavalera lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Heymen takes one to the side of the head.
Heymen takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Cavalera throws a combination. Heymen tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Jonathan Heymen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Heymen walks into a straight right hand from Cavalera.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jesus Cavalera showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Cavalera, 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 Daniel Franklin scores the fight for Jesus Cavalera!
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight for Jesus Cavalera!
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight for Jesus Cavalera!

Jesus Cavalera wins by unanimous decision!