PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Mikael Heikkinen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Clay Moreton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Heikkinen
vs
Moreton

189 cm
18
185 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

190 cm
18
178 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

Excellent MT
Granite chin

Solid Muay Thai
Solid chin

KAISER

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 Montreal, Mikael Heikkinen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Clay Moreton!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Phil Schofield and Andrew Berry.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Heikkinen clinches with his opponent.
Heikkinen avoids a wild elbow strike from Moreton.
Moreton trying to land knees to the body.
The referee calls for Moreton to work.
Moreton on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Heikkinen lands an elbow that stopped Moreton in his tracks for a moment.
Heikkinen is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Heikkinen landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Moreton tries to break free but Heikkinen pushes him back against the ropes.
Heikkinen misses with a hook from the clinch.
Heikkinen lands a nice elbow.

It looks like Clay Moreton has been cut.
Heikkinen creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Moreton's defenses.
Moreton trying to control the position but instead, Heikkinen has worked for underhooks and has pushed Moreton into the ropes.

Moreton breaks the clinch.
Moreton tries to close the distance and clinch but Heikkinen swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Moreton tries to clinch up but Heikkinen circles away and keeps his distance.

Heikkinen instigates a clinch.
Heikkinen is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Moreton just misses with a elbow thrown towards Heikkinen's brow.
Heikkinen prevents Moreton from breaking the clinch.
Heikkinen misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Moreton is trying to break the clinch but Heikkinen is controlling him.
Heikkinen is trying to maintain a safe position but Moreton gets an underhook and turns Heikkinen into the ropes.
Heikkinen tries to work over Moreton's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Moreton using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Heikkinen has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Moreton avoids the elbow strike from Heikkinen, against the ropes.

Moreton breaks the clinch.
Moreton will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Moreton fails to land with a series of punches.
Heikkinen thows a body shot but no joy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Heikkinen tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Moreton manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Heikkinen keeps Moreton at a distance using the push kick.
Heikkinen misses with a hook.
Heikkinen fails with an attempt to clinch.
Heikkinen wants to clinch up but Moreton keeps it at a distance.
Heikkinen throws a leg kick which misses Moreton's front leg but catches the back leg as Moreton tries to avoid it.
Heikkinen fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Heikkinen darts in and clinches Moreton up against the ropes.
Heikkinen works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Moreton wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Moreton tries to circle away but Heikkinen has him pinned against the ropes.
Heikkinen crunches a lovely knee into Moreton's ribcage.
Moreton looks winded!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Heikkinen tries to stall but Moreton uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Heikkinen scores a nice knee to the body.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Heikkinen unloads a knee to the mid-section.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mikael Heikkinen dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Clay Moreton's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Heikkinen feints and then cracks Moreton's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Moreton down.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Moreton is trying to force a seperation but Heikkinen has the dominant position.
Heikkinen scores a nice knee to the body.
Moreton takes an elbow to the forehead.
Heikkinen lands an elbow inside.
Heikkinen stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Moreton throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Heikkinen blocks it with crossed arms.
Heikkinen lands a knee to the body.
Heikkinen connects with a knee to the head.

Heikkinen breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Moreton tries to clinch but Heikkinen is having none of it.
Moreton is breathing heavily.
Heikkinen looks for the body kick but Moreton saw that one coming.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Good work by Heikkinen as he checks the leg kick.
Heikkinen doesn't manage to clinch there - Moreton circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Moreton on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Nice body kick there by Heikkinen.
The fight stays on the outside here - Heikkinen looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Heikkinen feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Moreton's calf.
Moreton takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Moreton takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Heikkinen scores with a kick to the midsection.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Moreton stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Heikkinen.
Heikkinen scores with a kick to the midsection.
Moreton takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Heikkinen throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

Heikkinen moves into the clinch.
Moreton is trying to push Heikkinen away but Heikkinen has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Moreton has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Heikkinen.
Heikkinen unloads a knee to the mid-section.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Heikkinen lands a nice elbow.

Heikkinen breaks from the clinch.

Heikkinen has Moreton up against the ropes in a clinch.

Heikkinen escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Mikael Heikkinen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Heikkinen is looking to clinch but Moreton is avoiding it.
Heikkinen connects with an inside leg kick.
Moreton fails in his attempt to clinch.
Heikkinen misses with a head kick.
Heikkinen lands with a kick to the ribs.
Mikael Heikkinen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Heikkinen tries to clinch up but Moreton circles away and keeps his distance.
Heikkinen digs a good hook to Moreton's body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Heikkinen tries to clinch up but Moreton circles away and keeps his distance.
Heikkinen connects with a right hand. Moreton shakes it off.

Heikkinen gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Heikkinen is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mikael Heikkinen dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Clay Moreton's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Heikkinen fails in his attempt to clinch.
Moreton throws a right hand that Heikkinen ducks under and follows up with a left that Heikkinen also avoids with ease.
Heikkinen throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Moreton is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Moreton throws a head kick that misses.
Moreton takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Heikkinen doesn't manage to clinch there - Moreton circles away.
Clay Moreton is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Heikkinen wants to clinch up but Moreton keeps it at a distance.
Heikkinen fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Heikkinen scores with a hook to the body. Moreton takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Moreton takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Heikkinen jabs Moreton to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Heikkinen tries to clinch but Moreton moves out of range.
Heikkinen is looking to wear down Moreton with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Heikkinen feints and then cracks Moreton's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Moreton down.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Heikkinen has Moreton up against the ropes in a clinch.
Heikkinen with a knee to the head.
Heikkinen landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Heikkinen stalling the fight.
Heikkinen trying to stall but Moreton improves his position.
The referee is keeping an eye on Heikkinen - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Moreton trying to stall but Heikkinen improves his position.

Heikkinen breaks the clinch.
Heikkinen tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Moreton manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

Heikkinen instigates a clinch.

Heikkinen escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Moreton lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Heikkinen circles away quickly and effectively.
Heikkinen connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Heikkinen. That's going to slow Moreton down.
Heikkinen feints and then cracks Moreton's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Moreton down.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Heikkinen throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Moreton has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Heikkinen.
Heikkinen is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Moreton can do to turn this around?

Heikkinen fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Moreton, pushing him back against the ropes.
Heikkinen scores with a knee to the head.
Heikkinen comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Heikkinen will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Moreton up against the ropes.

Heikkinen pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Heikkinen jabs Moreton right on the nose. Moreton blinks but takes it well.
Heikkinen scoring well with a low kick there.
Moreton keeps the fight on the outside.
Clay Moreton has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mikael Heikkinen is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Moreton misses with a leg kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mikael Heikkinen showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Heikkinen 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 William Gold scores the fight 30:27
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 30:26
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mikael Heikkinen!
An out of breath and clearly excited Mikael Heikkinen thanked Rush Supplements 160Q-STEEL PENN for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).