PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Dutch Tourney (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jake Heke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Tourney
vs
Heke

188 cm
20
195 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

181 cm
20
191 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Excellent MT
Good chin

Excellent MT
Experienced

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dutch Tourney!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jake Heke!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Taro Takaoka and Sosuke Kotani.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tourney wants to clinch up but Heke keeps it at a distance.
Tourney tries to clinch up but Heke circles away and keeps his distance.
Tourney tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Heke manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Heke keeps the fight on the outside.
Tourney tries to clinch
and Heke counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Tourney lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Heke at a distance.
Heke misses with a hook.
Heke throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Heke circles away from the clinch attempt
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Tourney fails with an attempt to clinch.
Dutch Tourney seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tourney slips a jab from Heke.
Tourney closes the distance but Heke moves to the side
and Heke counters with a low kick, right behind Tourney 's knee.
Heke misses with a low kick.
Tourney wants to clinch
and Heke counters with a straight right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tourney throws a body punch but Heke moves out of range.

Tourney has closed the distance and engaged Heke in a clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Heke throws a punch but it's blocked by Tourney.
Heke misses with a knee to the head.
Tourney lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Heke.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Tourney is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Tourney lands a damaging elbow.
Heke dodges an elbow strike from Tourney.
Tourney trying to stall but Heke improves his position.
Heke avoids a wild elbow strike from Tourney.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Heke.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Heke creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Heke blocks an elbow strike from Tourney.
Heke with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Tourney taking a breather.
Heke throws a punch but it's blocked by Tourney.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tourney throws an elbow but it misses.
Tourney lands a damaging elbow.
Heke avoids a wild elbow strike from Tourney.

Heke escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Heke throws a leg kick but Tourney moved away.
Tourney moves in looking to clinch but Heke pushes him off.
Tourney tries to close the distance and clinch but Heke swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Tourney blocks the body kick.

Tourney gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tourney tries to break the clinch but Heke is controlling the position.
Tourney trying to stall but Heke improves his position.
Heke working aggressively here.
Heke blocks an elbow strike from Tourney.
Tourney pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Heke as Tourney tries to tie him up.
Heke digs a right hand into Tourney's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Tourney's gas tank.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tourney creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Heke goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Heke misses with a short punch on the inside.
A bit of stalling here from Heke.

Heke pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Heke connects with a body shot that sends Tourney's belly button to the back.
Heke scores with a leg kick.
A swing and a miss from Heke.
Heke misses with a head kick.
Heke throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Heke misses with a body kick.
Heke lands a leg kick that knocks Tourney off balance momentarily.
Some bone on bone action there as Tourney checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Tourney darts in trying to clinch
and Heke counters with a head kick. That will keep Tourney thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Tourney tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Heke manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A clash of legs there as Tourney blocks the low kick.
Heke goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tourney fails in his attempt to clinch.
Heke misses with a head kick.
Heke is looking to score with low kicks.
Heke tries to clinch but Tourney is having none of it.

Tourney drives through and clinches with Heke against the ropes.
Heke tries a knee to the head but Tourney blocks it.
Tourney blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Tourney looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Heke doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

Tourney breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tourney is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Heke lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Tourney tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jake Heke dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

A kick lands to the mid section there for Heke.
Tourney tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Good leg kick by Heke there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Heke works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.

Tourney forces Heke back against the ropes and clinches.
Tourney misses with an elbow over the top.
Heke lands a nice shot to the body.
Heke blocks the elbow strike.
Tourney avoiding damage as Heke throws knees to the body.
Tourney wants to get back to striking at distance but Heke won't allow it.
Tourney throws an elbow but it's blocked.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Tourney throws an elbow but misses.
Tourney misses with an elbow strike.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Heke as Tourney tries to tie him up.
Heke fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Heke avoids a wild elbow strike from Tourney.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tourney throws an elbow that misses.
Heke takes an elbow to the temple.
Heke with a knee to the head.

It looks like Dutch Tourney has been cut.

Tourney breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Tourney tries to clinch
and Heke counters with a nice body kick.
Tourney lands with a nice body punch.
Heke scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Tourney doesn't seem bothered though.
Heke fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tourney manages to avoid it.
Tourney keeps the fight on the outside.
Tourney moves to clinch but Heke breaks away
and Heke counters with an inside leg kick.
Heke motions for Tourney to come forward. Heke throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Heke tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tourney wants to clinch.
Tourney is looking to clinch but Heke is avoiding it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tourney tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Heke paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Tourney moves out of range of the leg kick from Heke.
Heke looks to throw the jab but Tourney is out of range.
Tourney darts in trying to clinch
and Heke counters with a nice leg kick.
Tourney tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Heke paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Heke tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Heke swings away with a body shot that misses
and Tourney makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Heke smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Tourney fails with an attempt to clinch.
Heke swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Heke lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A nice leg kick lands there from Heke.
Dutch Tourney is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Tourney takes one to the side of the head.
A nice inside leg kick there by Heke. That's going to slow Tourney down.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Heke tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tourney was well out of range. Poor timing from Heke.
Heke avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Tourney is looking to clinch.
Heke moves in looking to clinch but Tourney pushes him off.
Tourney looks to clinch
enabling Heke to counter with a crisp jab.
Good exchange - Tourney coming out on top.
Jake Heke seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Tourney misses the jab.
Tourney tries to close the distance and clinch up but Heke swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Heke misses with a low kick.
Tourney tries to close the distance and clinch up but Heke swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Heke feints and then cracks Tourney's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Tourney down.
Heke throws a low kick, looking for Tourney's leg but Tourney calmly moves out of range.
Heke tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Tourney is able to avoid easily.
Tourney tries to clinch up
letting Heke counter with a right hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tourney closes the distance but Heke moves to the side
and Heke counters with a nice leg kick.
Heke fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Tourney is out of range.
Tourney fails in his attempt to clinch.
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!
Heke avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Tourney tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Heke paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Tourney wants to clinch.
Tourney tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Heke paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Tourney wants to clinch
and Heke cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Heke keeps Tourney at a distance using the push kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Heke.
Tourney is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
A nice inside leg kick there by Heke. That's going to slow Tourney down.
A left lands for Tourney.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jake Heke showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Dutch Tourney's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Heke ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tourney moves away.
Heke punishes Tourney's body with a nice straight punch.
Tourney misses the shot to the body.
Tourney darts in trying to clinch
and Heke counters with a nice body kick.
Heke moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Heke scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Heke slips a jab and a cross from Tourney.
Heke circles away from the clinch attempt.

Tourney closes the distance and clinches.
Tourney prevents a body shot from Heke.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Heke using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Tourney has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Tourney blocks a body shot from Heke.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Heke misses with a knee to the head.
Tourney blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Heke makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tourney throws an elbow but it misses.
Heke with an attempt at a knee that misses.

Tourney manages to break the clinch.
Tourney blocks the body kick.
Heke fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Heke is looking to land body kicks.
Heke throws a sloppy head kick and Tourney moves out of range easily.
Heke looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Heke is looking to score with low kicks.
Tourney wants to clinch but Heke slips to the side
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Tourney looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Tourney throws a shot from downtown. Heke moves away and avoids it.
Tourney wants to clinch
letting Heke counter with a right hand.
Dutch Tourney has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Heke throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Heke lands a high kick!
Tourney tries to clinch but Heke moves out of range.
Tourney takes a swing at Heke's ribcage but misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A head kick misses from Heke.
Heke is looking to chop away at Tourney's legs.
Heke is looking to slow Tourney down with leg kicks.
Heke with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Heke misses with an attempted mid kick.
Heke throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Tourney sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Heke circles away from the clinch attempt
and Heke makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Tourney throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tourney tries to clinch there but Heke circles away.
A shot to the liver by Heke. Beautiful body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tourney lands with an overhand left.
Tourney tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Heke counters with a good low kick that Tourney was not able to check.
Tourney rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Heke counters with a low kick, right behind Tourney 's knee.
Heke lands a nice looking body kick.
Heke throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Tourney takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Tourney tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Heke counters with an outside leg kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Heke.
Tourney throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Heke thuds his right hand into Tourney's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Heke throws a head kick that looked like it stung.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Heke darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Heke tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Heke scores with a nice right hand.
Tourney takes a swing at Heke's ribcage but misses.
Tourney throws a jab when Heke was well out of range.
Heke throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Heke works the jab nicely.
Jake Heke is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Tourney swings widly with a right hand
and Heke counters with a nice uppercut.
Heke connects with a high kick.
A head kick from Heke lands but Tourney takes it in his stride.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tourney. Heke does a little dance to reset his feet.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Heke digs a good body shot into Tourney's ribs.
Heke lands a nice looking body shot.
Tourney throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Tourney takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jake Heke comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Heke winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Shirou Masuda scores the fight 27:30
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jake Heke!
A very excited looking Jake Heke made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.