PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Frank Thomas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marvin Heemeyer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Thomas has a slight injury, which hopefully won't affect the fight too much. Marvin Heemeyer acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.

Thomas
vs
Heemeyer

193 cm
20
213 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

181 cm
22
200 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Frank Thomas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Marvin Heemeyer!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Summer Carpenter and Eliza Hachem.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Heemeyer clinches.

Heemeyer turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Heemeyer manages to end up in side control.
Heemeyer takes a little break here. Thomas wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Thomas takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.

Heemeyer tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Thomas is breathing heavily.
Heemeyer grinds an elbow into Thomas's temple.
Heemeyer is staying tight to Thomas's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Thomas is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Heemeyer wants to lay and pray for a moment but Thomas keeps working.
Thomas takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Heemeyer lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Thomas down.
Heemeyer tries to move to mount but Thomas blocks the move with his legs.
Heemeyer lands a few punches from side control.
A lull in the action here.
Heemeyer has knee on belly and moves into mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Heemeyer with the ground and pound from mount.
Thomas is in a horrible position here. Heemeyer smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Thomas tries to reverse the position but Heemeyer maintains control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Heemeyer has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Thomas's face.
Heemeyer cracks Thomas with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Thomas in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Heemeyer has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Thomas's face.
Heemeyer dominating with strikes here.
Heemeyer trying to control but Thomas is having none of it.
Heemeyer landing strikes from the mount and Thomas is in trouble!
Heemeyer lands a big elbow.
Heemeyer has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Heemeyer is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Heemeyer lands with some strikes.
Heemeyer working Thomas over with strikes here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thomas is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Heemeyer with a couple of short strikes.
Heemeyer landing punches.
Heemeyer can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Thomas is looking to escape.
Heemeyer landing punches.
Heemeyer with shots to the head and body - Thomas looks very uncomfortable down there.
Heemeyer is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Thomas can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Heemeyer postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Thomas looks a forlorn figure.
Heemeyer putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Heemeyer raining down shots from the mount!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Heemeyer landing strikes from the mount.
Thomas takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Heemeyer landing strikes from the mount.
Heemeyer lands a nice shot to the head.
A nice elbow there by Heemeyer.
Heemeyer landing strikes from the mount and Thomas is in trouble!
Heemeyer looking to finish Thomas with some ground and pound. This is bad for Thomas!
Heemeyer is landing with some decent strikes but Thomas is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Thomas avoids a series of strikes thrown by Heemeyer.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Heemeyer landing shots from mount.
Thomas tries to hold on but Heemeyer pushes him away.
Heemeyer landing punches.
Heemeyer working away from the top, dropping strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Marvin Heemeyer dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

A decent looking body kick lands there for Thomas.
Thomas scores with a kick to the midsection.
Heemeyer fails to land the takedown.
Heemeyer tries to clinch up but Thomas circles away and keeps his distance.
Heemeyer misses the shot to the body.
Heemeyer is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Thomas closes this distance looking for a takedown but Heemeyer circles away.
Thomas circles away from the clinch attempt.
Thomas throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Heemeyer wants to clinch.

Heemeyer closes the distance and clinches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Heemeyer gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Heemeyer wants to pass the guard but Thomas is keeping the position.
Thomas keeping moving, preventing Heemeyer from controlling successfully.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thomas avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Heemeyer passes Thomas's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Thomas is staying active underneath Heemeyer, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Heemeyer throws a strike but Thomas avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Heemeyer distracts Thomas with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Heemeyer controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Heemeyer working some strikes from top position.
Heemeyer landing with the ground and pound.

Heemeyer stands up from Thomas's guard - Heemeyer perhaps looking for a knockout.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Heemeyer closes the distance and clinches.
A nice left hand lands by Heemeyer.
Thomas wants to break the clinch but can't.

Heemeyer has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Thomas regains guard immediately.
Heemeyer is working Thomas over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Heemeyer in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Heemeyer's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Heemeyer trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Thomas will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Heemeyer scoring with punches to the head and body.
Heemeyer stands up over Thomas, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Heemeyer landing with the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Heemeyer trying to control the position from guard on top but Thomas is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Heemeyer advances position into side control!
Thomas gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Heemeyer raining down shots from the mount!
Heemeyer working Thomas over with strikes here.
Heemeyer lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Thomas is bucking up trying to escape but Heemeyer cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
A nice elbow there by Heemeyer.
Heemeyer with shots to the head and body - Thomas looks very uncomfortable down there.
Heemeyer scoring with strikes but Thomas is staying in there.
Heemeyer connects with a couple of good shots from mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Heemeyer throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Thomas because Heemeyer loaded up on that one.
Thomas wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Heemeyer.
Heemeyer looking to finish with strikes here!
Heemeyer is landing with some decent strikes but Thomas is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Heemeyer looking to finish Thomas with some ground and pound. This is bad for Thomas!
Thomas in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Heemeyer landing strikes from the mount and Thomas is in trouble!
Heemeyer with the ground and pound from mount.
Heemeyer has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Heemeyer is landing with some decent strikes but Thomas is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Heemeyer in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
BOOM! Heemeyer connects with a massive shot to the dome!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Marvin Heemeyer showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Heemeyer throws a looping overhand right but Thomas ducks down to avoid it.
Heemeyer misses with a head kick.
Heemeyer wants to clinch up but Thomas keeps it at a distance.

Heemeyer looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Heemeyer lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.

Thomas is working an open guard so Heemeyer takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Frank Thomas is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Thomas blocks a head kick by Heemeyer.
Thomas throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
No luck for Heemeyer with that takedown attempt.
Thomas fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Heemeyer is looking to clinch but Thomas is avoiding it.
Thomas fails to land with a series of punches.

Heemeyer pushes Thomas up against the cage in a clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Heemeyer jumps guard.
Thomas preventing the sweep.
Heemeyer bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Thomas's guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Heemeyer trying to control the position from guard on top but Thomas is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Heemeyer with a nice head shot there.
Heemeyer wants to control from the top but Thomas keeps moving.

Thomas looking for a guillotine here but Heemeyer defends easily.
Heemeyer is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Heemeyer controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Heemeyer working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Heemeyer scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Heemeyer postures up and lands a big shot to Thomas's brow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Heemeyer is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Heemeyer postures up and lands a big shot to Thomas's brow.
Heemeyer lands a couple of elbows.
Heemeyer trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Heemeyer lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Thomas wants to get back to his feet but Heemeyer is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Marvin Heemeyer has got the better of the ground game so far.
Heemeyer working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Heemeyer is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Thomas manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Heemeyer manages to get himself to full guard.
Thomas has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Heemeyer is proving hard to escape from.
Thomas has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Heemeyer manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Thomas manages to get himself to full guard.
Heemeyer wants to control from the top but Thomas keeps moving.
Heemeyer is in close to Thomas's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Heemeyer throwing strikes but missing.
Heemeyer sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Thomas's guard.
Heemeyer moves nicely into side control.
Heemeyer landing strikes.
Heemeyer working the ground and pound.
Thomas taking a bit of punishment here - Heemeyer scoring with strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Heemeyer laying and praying for a moment but Thomas takes advantage and regains half guard.
Heemeyer passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Thomas!
Heemeyer is landing with some decent strikes but Thomas is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Heemeyer pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Frank Thomas has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Heemeyer lands a big shot there that rocks Thomas but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Heemeyer working Thomas over with strikes here.
Heemeyer landing punches.
Heemeyer can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Thomas is looking to escape.
Heemeyer connects with a couple of good shots from mount.

And that's the end of the fight!
Marvin Heemeyer comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Heemeyer winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Winston Howard scores the fight 25:30
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 26:30
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Marvin Heemeyer!