PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Tobey Heelan (ranked 3651 p4p, 2184 weight class) and Kip Thorne (ranked 202 p4p, 128 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Heelan
vs
Thorne

169 cm
26
144
2 - 4 - 0

166 cm
19
146
6 - 5 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tobey Heelan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Kip Thorne!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Alan Glass and Frank Dennis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Heelan swings away with a body shot that misses
and Thorne counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Thorne scores with a body shot.
A jab from Thorne misses.
Thorne throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Heelan scores with a hook to the body. Thorne takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Thorne keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Thorne swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Heelan throws a lazy right hand but Thorne sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Heelan misses with a hook to the body
and Thorne counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A looping hook to the body misses from Heelan. Thorne does a little dance to reset his feet.
Heelan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Thorne was well out of range. Poor timing from Heelan.
Heelan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Thorne moves away.
Heelan throws a right hand that Thorne ducks under and follows up with a left that Thorne also avoids with ease.
Thorne is looking for the big counter here.
Heelan throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Heelan connects with a good right hand that stumbles Thorne. Thorne circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Heelan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Heelan takes a swing at Thorne's ribcage but misses.
Thorne uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Heelan.
Heelan lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thorne fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Heelan rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Thorne to counter with a crisp jab.
Heelan looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Thorne 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.
Thorne throws a right and a left that Heelan avoids nicely.
Heelan misses with a wild body shot.
Thorne 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.
Thorne ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Thorne scores with a punch to the head.
Heelan lands a nice shot to the body.
Heelan looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Thorne throws a hook but Heelan avoids it easily.
Heelan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Heelan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Heelan throws a right and a left that both miss.
Heelan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Thorne punishes Heelan's body with a nice straight punch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thorne lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Heelan at a distance.
Thorne 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.
Tobey Heelan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Thorne scores with a hook to the body. Heelan takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Heelan misses with a body punch
and Thorne counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Thorne throws a combination. Heelan tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Thorne throws an overhand right that lands on Heelan's shoulder, as Heelan tries to avoid the shot.
Heelan throwing a counter right hand but Thorne manages to avoid it.
Heelan throws a sloppy body shot
and Thorne counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Heelan throws a series of punches but Thorne avoids them all with ease.
Heelan is breathing heavily.
Heelan throws a right hand that misses
and Thorne counters with a lovely straight right hand!

Heelan is rocked!
Thorne keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Oh Heelan is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
and Thorne counters with a massive uppercut that badly hurts Heelan! He's just covering up as Thorne starts to tee off till the referee steps in and stops the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kip Thorne!
Kip Thorne decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.