PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jonathan Heymen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and charles king (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Heymen comes to the cage accompanied by Straight Outta Compton- NWA. charles king struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 171.2lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. 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.

Heymen
vs
king

180 cm
24
175 lbs
10 - 8 - 0

178 cm
27
186 lbs
15 - 6 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Dangerous knees
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
Granite chin

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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 10 - 8 - 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 15 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, charles king!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Chris Downing and Wesley Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
king tries to clinch but Heymen moves out of range.
Heymen misses with a head kick.
A head kick by king misses
and Heymen makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
king throws a sloppy head kick and Heymen moves out of range easily.
king jabbing away but nothing is landing.
king throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Heymen counters with a straight right hand.
Heymen throws a hook but king blocks it.
king throws a sloppy head kick
and Heymen counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Heymen cracks king with a good jab.
Heymen throws a hook to the side of king's head but king sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Heymen throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Heymen throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
king wants to clinch but Heymen slips to the side
and Heymen counters with a nice low kick that buckles king's knee momentarily.
king lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
king on the wrong end of a nice jab.

king closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
A right hand to the body from Heymen.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Heymen lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
king is trying to force a seperation but Heymen has the dominant position.
king looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Heymen is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Heymen works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
king managing to block the knees to the body from Heymen.
Heymen throws an elbow that misses.
Heymen landing some nice looking knees to the body.
king looks gassed!
Heymen utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Heymen trying to land knees to the body.
king blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Heymen scores with a shot to the side of king's head.

king pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A head kick misses from Heymen.
Heymen staying out of range there.
king throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Heymen connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Heymen is looking to slow king down with leg kicks.

Heymen rushes king and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

king escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
king looks to clinch
and Heymen counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Heymen throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
king misses with the body kick
and Heymen counters with a thumping low kick.
Heymen throws a series of punches but king moves out of range.
Heymen throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Heymen explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.

Heymen clinches up against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Heymen breaks from the clinch.

Heymen gets a clinch.
Heymen is trying to drag king to the mat but king just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
A body shot lands from Heymen.
Heymen tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
king working hard to break the clinch.
Heymen connects with a knee to the head.

It looks like charles king has been cut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Heymen is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Heymen unloads a knee to the mid-section. king lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Heymen pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Heymen lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
king looking to slow down the pace here.
Heymen taking a breather.
Heymen landing knees to the body.
Heymen landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
A nice left hand lands by Heymen.
Heymen utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Heymen landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Heymen scores a nice knee to the body.
Heymen is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
king takes a knee to the side of the body.
Heymen displaying some good clinch control by pressing king up against the cage.

Heymen has picked king up - he's going for a ride! Heymen dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
king is trying to maintain the position but Heymen is very close to passing his half guard.
Heymen wants to take a breather but king is having none of it.
Heymen throwing shots but king is blocking nicely.
Heymen is thwarting king's attempts to control the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Heymen wants to pass the guard but king is defending well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

A punch lands to the side of king 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Heymen lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
king throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Heymen counters with a body kick that stops king in his tracks momentarily.
Heymen connects with an inside leg kick.
king misses with the combination.

Heymen pushes king up against the cage in a clinch.
king tries to circle away but Heymen has him pinned against the cage.
Heymen is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Heymen.
Heymen lands a body punch in the clinch.
Jonathan Heymen has scored more points in the clinch so far.
The referee is keeping an eye on Heymen - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.

Heymen is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. king can't fight it off and eventually Heymen manages to take the fight to the floor. king looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
king is breathing heavily.
Heymen stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. king swivels though and keeps the full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Heymen keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of king's head.
Heymen stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. king swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Heymen throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as king works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Heymen wants to control from the top but king keeps moving.
Heymen makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in 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.
Heymen passes into half guard.
Heymen looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Heymen not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Heymen is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, king has managed to free his arm - good work.
Heymen is trying to control. king wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
king is looking to get back to is feet but Heymen passes into side control.
Heymen trying to control the position but king is working away.
Heymen working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Heymen scoring with punches from side control.
Heymen working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Heymen throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Heymen wants to lay and pray for a moment but king keeps working.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Heymen creates some space and throws a big elbow, but king sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Heymen tries to score with some ground and pound. king controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Heymen has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Heymen throws an elbow but king slips to the side and avoids it well.
Heymen is looking to take a break and control but king is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Heymen throws a strike aimed at the side of king's head but king avoids it well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jonathan Heymen dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on charles king's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Heymen drives through and clinches with king against the cage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Heymen lands a damaging elbow.
king wants to break the clinch but can't.
Heymen working king over with knees to the body.
king letting Heymen take a breather here.
Heymen scores a nice knee to the body.
Heymen controlling the action here for a moment.
Heymen avoiding damage as king throws knees to the body.
Heymen lands a nice shot to the body.
Heymen slows down the pace here.
Heymen utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
The referee is keeping an eye on Heymen - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
king takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
king takes a knee to the side of the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
king blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Heymen scores with a hook to the body.
Heymen scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Heymen stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Heymen keeps the fight in the clinch, despite king's efforts to push away.
Heymen tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and king avoids it.
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.
Heymen misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from king.
The referee is keeping an eye on Heymen - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Knees to the body from Heymen.
Heymen prevents king from breaking the clinch.
Heymen pushes king back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Heymen.
A left hand lands to the body for Heymen.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Heymen landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Heymen has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. king avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Heymen lands a nice elbow.
Heymen has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. king avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
king blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Heymen gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Heymen lands with a short head shot on the inside.
king throws a punch but it's blocked by Heymen.
Heymen scores a nice knee to the body.
Heymen stalling in the clinch.
king has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Heymen has king pressed against the cage.
Heymen is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that king can do to turn this around?
Heymen misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from king.

king escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Heymen lands a head kick. king smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
king on the wrong end of a nice jab.
charles king seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A shot to the liver by Heymen. Beautiful body shot.
charles king is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
king avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
king tries to land a body kick
enabling Heymen to counter with a crisp jab.
Heymen jabbing away but nothing is landing.
king on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
king tries to land a body kick

and Heymen counters by moving into the clinch.
Heymen has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. king avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jonathan Heymen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Stalling in the clinch from king.
king working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
charles king has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
king letting Heymen take a breather here.
king lands a hook that snaps the head of Heymen backwards.
king avoiding damage as Heymen throws knees to the body.
king wants to break the clinch but can't.

Heymen is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. king can't fight it off and eventually Heymen manages to take the fight to the floor. king looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
king has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Heymen has passed into side control.
Jonathan Heymen is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The strikes coming from Heymen are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Heymen taking a breather here.
Heymen sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but king is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jonathan Heymen showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Heymen has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Tiny Johnson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 30:27
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jonathan Heymen!