PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Courtney King (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dion Van Helvoit (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Courtney King could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Dion Van Helvoit's chin.

King
vs
Van Helvoit

184 cm
24
185 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

193 cm
24
195 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Heavy handed

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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Courtney King!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Dion Van Helvoit!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, William Gold and Daniel Bishop.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No joy there for King, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Van Helvoit tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. King manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Van Helvoit is looking to clinch but King is avoiding it.
Van Helvoit wants to clinch.
Van Helvoit moves away from the strike by King.
King throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
King connects with a looping right hand.

It looks like Dion Van Helvoit has been cut.
King misses with a body shot.
Van Helvoit wants to clinch up but King keeps it at a distance.
King thows a left - swing and a miss!
King throws a left and a right that both miss
and Van Helvoit counters with a left to the body.
Van Helvoit fails in his attempt to clinch.
King misses with an uppercut. Van Helvoit saw that one coming.
King showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Van Helvoit.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
King misses with a few strikes there.
Van Helvoit takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Van Helvoit tries to close the distance and clinch up but King swats him away and circles back towards the center.
King thows a leg kick but Van Helvoit checks it

and Van Helvoit counters with a head kick that drops King - he's looking to finish, following his stunned foe to the ground!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Helvoit seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Van Helvoit prevents King from standing back up.
Van Helvoit wants to stand up but King has a hold of him and won't allow it.

King kicks off Van Helvoit and gets to his feet.
Van Helvoit misses with a few strikes there.
King jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Van Helvoit uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by King.

Van Helvoit has King up against the cage in a clinch.
Van Helvoit keeps the fight in the clinch, despite King's efforts to push away.
Van Helvoit with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

It looks like Courtney King has been cut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Helvoit stalling against the cage.
King blocks an uppercut.
King tries to break free but Van Helvoit pushes him back against the cage.
King wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Van Helvoit stalling in the clinch but King improves position.
Van Helvoit misses with a knee to the head.
Van Helvoit trying to land knees to the body.
Van Helvoit looks winded!
King is trying to force a seperation but Van Helvoit has the dominant position.
King tries to circle away but Van Helvoit has him pinned against the cage.
King tries to break the clinch but Van Helvoit is controlling the position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
King wants to get back to striking at distance but Van Helvoit won't allow it.
King is looking to break free of the clinch but Van Helvoit has double underhooks.
King is trying to push Van Helvoit away but Van Helvoit has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
King is trying to push Van Helvoit away but Van Helvoit has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Van Helvoit keeps the fight in the clinch, despite King's efforts to push away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
King has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Van Helvoit unloads a knee to the mid-section. King lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
A hook to the body from Van Helvoit.
Van Helvoit tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Van Helvoit is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Van Helvoit is trying to stall.
Van Helvoit scores a nice knee to the body.
Come on Van Helvoit - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
King wants to break the clinch but can't.
A frustrated look appears on King's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Van Helvoit has King pressed against the cage, preventing King from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Van Helvoit tries to land a knee to the head but King blocks with his arms.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
King wants to break the clinch but can't.
King has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
King wants to get back to striking at distance but Van Helvoit won't allow it.
Van Helvoit is pushing King up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Van Helvoit looking to stall.
Van Helvoit prevents King from breaking the clinch.
King is looking to break free of the clinch but Van Helvoit has double underhooks.
King can't break the clinch.
King wants to get back to striking at distance but Van Helvoit won't allow it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Van Helvoit can't find room to land a body shot as King controls the action.
King is trying to break free.
King is trying to push Van Helvoit away but Van Helvoit has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
King tries to circle away but Van Helvoit has him pinned against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Dion Van Helvoit will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Van Helvoit tries to clinch up
and King makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.

Van Helvoit has King up against the cage in a clinch.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Van Helvoit prevents King from breaking the clinch.
Van Helvoit tries to stall but King uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
King is trying to push Van Helvoit away but Van Helvoit has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Van Helvoit misses with a hook to the ribs.
Van Helvoit is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Van Helvoit with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
King is trying to break the clinch but Van Helvoit is controlling him.
Van Helvoit tries a knee to the head but King blocks it.
King is looking to break free of the clinch but Van Helvoit has double underhooks.
A frustrated look appears on King's face as he tries to break the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
King is trying to break the clinch but Van Helvoit is controlling him.
Van Helvoit keeps the fight in the clinch, despite King's efforts to push away.

King breaks from the clinch.
Van Helvoit tries to clinch but King moves out of range.

Van Helvoit has King up against the cage in a clinch.
Dion Van Helvoit seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
King letting Van Helvoit take a breather here.
King tries to circle away but Van Helvoit has him pinned against the cage.
Van Helvoit connects with a knee to the head.
Van Helvoit is breathing heavily.
King is trying to break the clinch but Van Helvoit is controlling him.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Van Helvoit.
King is trying to break free.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Van Helvoit obliges.
Van Helvoit keeps control of King as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Van Helvoit keeps control of King as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Helvoit throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but King blocks it with crossed arms.
King blocks a body shot from Van Helvoit.
Van Helvoit misses with a knee strike.
Van Helvoit with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
King wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Van Helvoit tries a knee to the head but King blocks it.

King breaks the clinch.
King tries to bum rush Van Helvoit with a series of wild strikes but Van Helvoit uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
King lands a jab to Van Helvoit's midsection.
This has been an exciting period of action!
King thuds a left hand into Van Helvoit's body.
Courtney King is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
King lands a slapping body shot.
King looks to land a combination. Van Helvoit sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
King throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
King ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Van Helvoit takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
King lands a nice hook to Van Helvoit's body. Van Helvoit takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
King scores with a jab. Van Helvoit acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
King avoids the head kick by Van Helvoit.
Van Helvoit tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A punch combination from King misses.
Van Helvoit moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
King throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Van Helvoit.
King tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Van Helvoit was well out of range. Poor timing from King.
King is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Van Helvoit.
King fails to land with a series of punches.
Van Helvoit doesn't manage to clinch there - King circles away.
King cracks Van Helvoit with a right hand to the side of the head.
Van Helvoit moves in looking to clinch but King pushes him off.
Van Helvoit tries to close the distance and clinch but King swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A nice combination there by King.
King takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van Helvoit doesn't manage to clinch there - King circles away.
King misses with a double jab
and Van Helvoit counters with a head kick. That will keep King thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
King misses with a straight left.
Van Helvoit tries to clinch up but King circles away and keeps his distance.
King connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Van Helvoit closes the distance looking to clinch
and King counters with a left and a right that stings Van Helvoit.
King avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Van Helvoit checks a leg kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Van Helvoit moves to clinch but King breaks away
and King counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
King circles away from the clinch attempt.
King scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Courtney King dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

King just misses with a punch to the body.
King swats away the attempt to clinch by Van Helvoit.
Van Helvoit fails in his attempt to clinch.
King takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
King throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Van Helvoit is looking to clinch.
King circles away from the clinch attempt.
Van Helvoit fails with an attempt to clinch.
King cracks Van Helvoit with a good jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Van Helvoit closes the distance and pushes King back into the cage.
Van Helvoit has King pressed against the cage, preventing King from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Van Helvoit throws a knee to the head but misses.
King looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
King wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
King working hard to break the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Helvoit throws a knee to the head but misses.
King looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
King has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
King wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
King wants to get back to striking at distance but Van Helvoit won't allow it.
King blocks a punch to the side of the head.
King wants to break free but Van Helvoit has control.
Van Helvoit lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt King or not.
Van Helvoit with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A frustrated look appears on King's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Van Helvoit 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.
Van Helvoit keeps control of King as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Van Helvoit struggles to land a body shot inside as King controls his hands.
King avoiding damage as Van Helvoit throws knees to the body.
Van Helvoit tries a knee to the head but King blocks it.
King tries to break free but Van Helvoit pushes him back against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
King wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
King has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Van Helvoit prevents King from breaking the clinch.
King is trying to break free.
King is trying to break free.
King has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
King wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Van Helvoit has him pressed against the cage.
Van Helvoit tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Van Helvoit misses with the head strike.
Van Helvoit keeps control of King as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
King wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
King is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Van Helvoit throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but King blocks it with crossed arms.
King wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
King can't break the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Helvoit keeps control of King as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Van Helvoit tries to land knees in the clinch but King avoids the damage to the body.

King breaks the clinch.
King swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A head kick from Van Helvoit lands but King takes it in his stride.
King misses with a two punch combination.
King falls off balance throwing a combination
and Van Helvoit counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Van Helvoit slips a straight right by King.
A jab lands there for Van Helvoit.
King misses with a few strikes there.
King throws a nice looking combination but Van Helvoit bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
King's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and King duly obliges.
The crowd cheers as King lands an impressive looking overhand right. Van Helvoit doesn't seem phased though.
King fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - King throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
King rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Van Helvoit moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
King misses the shot to the body.
Van Helvoit fails in his attempt to clinch.
Some wild striking there from King.
Van Helvoit blocks a low kick nicely.
Van Helvoit tries to move into range but King moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
King swats away the attempt to clinch by Van Helvoit.
Van Helvoit tries to clinch but King is having none of it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
King swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Van Helvoit.
King works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
A punch combination from King misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Van Helvoit tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

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 Courtney King.
Well King 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 Donald Grub scores the fight for Courtney King!
Judge William Gold scores the fight for Courtney King!
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight for Courtney King!

Courtney King wins by unanimous decision!
Courtney King decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.