PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kelvin Spong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Charles Heyman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

Spong
vs
Heyman

177 cm
21
180 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

179 cm
26
180 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very quick

BJJ Brown Belt
Good elbows
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Kelvin Spong!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Charles Heyman!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Tarja Halkonen and Ben Zyskovitsi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Heyman throws a leg kick but Spong sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Spong looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Heyman takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Heyman throws a half hearted mid kick.
Spong throws a big counter combination but Heyman scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Spong moves out of range as Heyman throws a body kick.
Spong looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Heyman misses with a looping left.
Heyman tries to move into range but Spong moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.

Spong clinches.
Heyman gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Heyman wants to stall.
Heyman tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Spong avoids it.
Spong lands a left hand that snaps the head of Heyman backwards.
Spong avoiding damage as Heyman throws knees to the body.
Heyman tries to land knees in the clinch but Spong avoids the damage to the body.
Heyman working Spong over with knees to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Spong makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Spong makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Spong softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Heyman tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Spong avoids it.
Spong pressing his opponent against the cage.
The referee is keeping an eye on Spong - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.

Spong breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Spong lands a right hook to the body.
Heyman showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Spong.
Heyman's corner calls for a 1-2. Heyman obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Spong checks a leg kick nicely.
Heyman has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Spong checks the leg kick nicely there.
Spong appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Spong lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Charles Heyman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Heyman tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Spong manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Heyman misses with a head kick.
Charles Heyman is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Spong closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Heyman's guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Heyman throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Spong is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Heyman is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Spong's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Heyman has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Heyman is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Spong in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Heyman looking to control but Spong passes into half guard.
Spong working over Heyman with some ground and pound. Heyman looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spong not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Heyman blocking the ground and pound attempt from Spong.
Heyman gets full guard.
Heyman controls Spong momentarily but Spong frees himself.

The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Heyman has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Spong can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Spong stays in close to Heyman's body and controls the position.
Spong scores with a decent looking elbow strike.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Spong postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Spong lands a couple of digs.
Spong postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.

Heyman is rocked!
Heyman controls Spong momentarily but Spong frees himself.
Heyman is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Spong working some strikes from top position.
Spong not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Heyman is trying to keep Spong in close.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kelvin Spong dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Heyman throws a sloppy head kick
and Spong counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Spong jabs Heyman to the body, keeping him at a distance.

Spong gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Heyman trying to control the position but instead, Spong has worked for underhooks and has pushed Heyman into the cage.
Heyman is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Spong is keeping busy.
Heyman misses with a body punch.
Heyman misses with a body punch.
Spong avoids a wild elbow strike from Heyman.
Spong lands an uppercut.
Heyman is still on wobbly legs! Can Spong finish him?
Heyman throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Spong on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Heyman seems to have recovered his senses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Heyman pushes off an throws an elbow but Spong leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Spong blocks the elbow strike.
Heyman tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Spong is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Heyman can do to turn this around?
Spong blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Spong.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Spong lands with a short shot to the head.
Spong is pushing Heyman up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Spong lands a shot to the body.
Spong blocks an elbow strike from Heyman.
Kelvin Spong has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Heyman tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Spong avoids it.

Spong tightens his grip and picks Heyman up, before dumping him to the ground. Heyman manages to land in guard.
Heyman trying to control the position.
Spong working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Spong landing some decent shots from guard.
Spong content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Heyman is trying to control the position from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spong distracts Heyman with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Spong loads up on a big left hand. Heyman felt that one! He's just covering up now, not defending himself intelligently - Spong looks towards the ref and unloads with 3 more big shots and the ref has no choice but to stop the fight! Heyman can't hide his disappointment, as Spong celebrates the victory.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:28 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kelvin Spong!
Kelvin Spong retains his welterweight title!
Kelvin Spong thanked the fans post fight for their support.