PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Samir King (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jake Heke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think King might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to When I Die - Genocide(Jusuf Dzilic). The crowd seem to be enjoying Heke's choice of entrance music: Hit Em Up. Jake Heke has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Samir King's chin.

King
vs
Heke

187 cm
25
184 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

169 cm
25
188 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Very quick

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin

Atlantis
Ace of Spades Clothing

Atlantis

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 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Samir King!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jake Heke!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, Daniel Franklin and Winston Alpacca.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Some wild striking there from Heke.
King gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Heke.

It looks like Samir King has been cut.
Heke tries to bum rush King with a series of wild strikes but King uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Heke slaps away a takedown attempt from King, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Heke misses with a double jab.

King shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Heke's guard.
King won't allow Heke to get back to his feet.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
King postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
King works over Heke with some ground and pound from guard.
King lands a couple of decent looking shots.
King will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
King loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Heke is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Heke avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells King's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Heke wants to stand up but King is controlling him.
Heke is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
King throws a big elbow that misses.
We've been hearing good reports from King's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.

That's one minute gone in the round.
King scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
King postures up in Heke's guard and throws a big left but Heke blocks it.
King with a flurry of punches that miss.
King postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Heke is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Heke avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
King trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
King throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
King scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
King won't allow Heke to get back to his feet.
Heke looks winded!
King stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Heke swivels though and keeps the full guard.
King with a flurry of punches that miss.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
King loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Heke can do anything to dispel that myth.
King postures up and lands a big shot to Heke's brow.
King loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
King postures up in Heke's guard and throws a big left but Heke blocks it.
King with a flurry of punches that miss.
King landing with the ground and pound.
Heke utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
King is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Heke wants to stand but King is controlling the position.
King throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Heke works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Heke really doesn't want to stay on the ground with King. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
King keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Heke's head.
King throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

King thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
King lands a couple of elbows.
Heke preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
King won't allow Heke to get back to his feet.
King is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
King scoring with some ground and pound.
King throws a big elbow that misses.
King throws a big elbow that misses.
Heke is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst King is controlling him.
King scoring with punches to the head and body.
King lands a couple of digs.
King connects with a couple of short punches.
King won't allow Heke to get back to his feet.
King scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Heke is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
King lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
King chips away with some ground and pound.
King landing with the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Heke avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
King prevents Heke from getting back to his feet.
King makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
King postures up and lands a big shot to Heke's brow.
King is looking to work some ground and pound but Heke has wrist control.
King landing with the ground and pound.
Heke is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst King is controlling him.
King scoring with some ground and pound.
King passes Heke's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
King looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Heke with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
King looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Heke with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
King thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
King lands strikes from half guard.
King scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Heke wants to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Samir King dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Samir King's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

King fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
King keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Heke. King does a little dance to reset his feet.
Heke comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Jake Heke is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

King shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than King was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Heke wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Heke takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
King lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
King working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
King lands a nice forearm strike.
King scores with punches from side control.
King landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
King lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Heke is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
King lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Heke down.
Heke pushes King away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, King gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Heke is breathing heavily.
Heke takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Heke wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
King landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Heke is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
King lands a few punches from side control.
King in side control lands a decent elbow.
King is putting a hurting on Heke here, landing some big shots from side control.

King is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Heke has escaped the position, nice work there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
King lands a nice forearm strike.
Heke is trying to escape and get back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Heke takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Heke takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Heke takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Heke is looking to work his way out of this bad position but King is controlling him well.
King working the ground and pound.
Heke takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
King scoring with punches and elbows.
King connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Heke some visible discomfort.
King scores with punches from side control.
Heke takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Heke is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
King scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Heke to see if he's OK.
King lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
King scoring with punches from side control.
King creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
King landing a few strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
King looks up at the clock and then as Heke takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, King smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Heke takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Heke takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
King scores with punches from side control.
Heke is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
King landing strikes.
King lands some shots froms side control.
King throwing shots but missing, from side control.
King lands a decent elbow from side control.
Heke wants to get back to his feet.

King is trying to get an arm triangle but Heke is defending well.
Heke taking punishment in the form of punches.
Heke is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, King asserts his dominance and retains side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
King in side control lands a decent elbow.

King working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
King landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
King scores with a couple of short elbows.
Heke is trying to buck King off.
King 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.
King cracks Heke with a big elbow.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
King in side control lands a decent elbow.
King looks up at the clock and then as Heke takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, King smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Heke takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
King working the head with strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Samir King dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Samir King's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Heke defends well against a solid takedown attempt from King.
Heke misses the jab.
Heke misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Heke throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
King is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Heke can do to turn this around?
King doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
King takes a shot to the body in his stride.
King keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Heke.
Heke throws a combination but it was largely blocked by King.
Heke misses with an uppercut. King saw that one coming.
A swing and a miss from Heke.
A combination from Heke does no damage.

King shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Heke napping and manages to drive through into side control!
King landing strikes.
King lands some shots froms side control.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
King working the ground and pound.
Heke is looking to work his way out of this bad position but King is controlling him well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
King is working Heke over with some ground and pound from side control.
Heke is pushing King's head away, looking to escape. King manages to hold on to the position though.
King in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
King creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Heke taking a bit of punishment here - King scoring with strikes.
King scores with punches from side control.
Heke is trying to buck King off.
King is chipping away with strikes.
King lands a nice forearm strike.
Heke tries to escape but King is in control.
Heke takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Heke is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, King asserts his dominance and retains side control.
King working the body and head with strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

King wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Heke, who protects the arm well.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

King tries for a kimura but Heke is defending well.
King postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Heke pushes King away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, King gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
King working the body and head with strikes.
King is working Heke over with some ground and pound from side control.
King lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Heke is trying to get back to his feet.

King is working to tighten his grip on Heke's neck. He's isolated an arm and is working for an arm triangle. Heke has recognised the danger and is trying to turn with the submission but King is really squeezing tight and eventually Heke passes out! King breaks the hold and jumps onto the cage to celebrate! Submission of the night, I'd say!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Samir King!
After the big win, Samir King made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Atlantis and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
The defeated Jake Heke had this to say: 'Good fight man .. this guy was tough just didn't expect it like that.. o well next time ill set the record straight and move it up another notch and and hit em up '.