PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jeremy Heathen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vik Vader (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Heathen comes into the arena with Twenty One Pilots - Heathens blaring out of the sound system. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Heathen
vs
Vader

175 cm
19
170 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

179 cm
19
160 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Very strong

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jeremy Heathen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Vik Vader!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Heathen dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Heathen misses with a low kick.
Vader tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Heathen was well out of range. Poor timing from Vader.
Heathen throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Vader wants to counter the offense by Heathen and move into the clinch position.
Heathen misses with a two punch combination.
Heathen throws out a leg kick but Vader moves out of range and Heathen only half commits.
Vader looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Vader throws a series of punches but Heathen moves out of range.
Vader slips a jab from Heathen.
A looping hook to the body misses from Heathen. Vader does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jeremy Heathen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Heathen uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Vader.
Vader throws a right and a left that Heathen avoids nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Heathen swings for the body but Vader moves out of range.
Vader wants to counter with a clinch but Heathen pushes him away.
Vader scores with a jab to the body.
Vader ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Heathen comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Heathen sizes up Vader with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Heathen keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Vader.
A punch combination from Heathen misses.
Vader staying out of range there.
Vader wants to counter the offense by Heathen and move into the clinch position.
Heathen throws an off balance right hand
and Vader cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

Heathen pushes Vader up against the cage in a clinch.
Heathen stalling against the cage.
Vader misses with a punch on the inside.
Heathen misses with a short punch on the inside.
Heathen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Vader misses with a short punch on the inside.
Heathen's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Heathen.
Heathen lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Heathen throws a head punch that misses.
Vader keeps control of Heathen as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Heathen takes a shot to the head.
Heathen struggles to land a body shot inside as Vader controls his hands.
Heathen manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Heathen wants to break the clinch but can't.
Heathen blocking some punches.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Vader tries a body shot but Heathen blocks it.
Heathen is trying to break the clinch but Vader has him pressed against the cage.
Heathen dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Vader prevents a body shot from Heathen.
A short uppercut from Heathen.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vader throws a punch but it's blocked by Heathen.

Heathen breaks the clinch.
Vader moves away from the strike by Heathen.
Vader fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Heathen manages to avoid it.
Heathen takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.

Heathen fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Vader, pushing him back against the cage.
Heathen tries to break free but Vader pushes him back against the cage.
Heathen dodges an elbow strike from Vader.
Heathen is trying to break the clinch but Vader has him pressed against the cage.
Vader misses with some punches.
Heathen misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Heathen stalling.
A shot in the inside from Vader.
A nice right hand lands inside from Vader.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Vader.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Heathen taking a breather.
Vader scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Vader blocking some punches.
Heathen lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Vader or not.
Heathen lands on the inside with an uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice body punch from Heathen.
Vader working aggressively here.
Heathen wants to stall.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Heathen.
Heathen softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Heathen throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Heathen misses with a punch to the body.

Heathen breaks from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jeremy Heathen dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

A jab from Heathen misses.
Heathen misses with a shot to the body
and Vader counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Heathen misses with an uppercut
letting Vader counter with a right hand.
A big right from Heathen misses.
Heathen rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Vader moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Heathen staying out of range there.
Heathen misses with a hook
and Vader counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Heathen clobbers Vader with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.

Vader has taken the fight to the clinch.
Heathen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Heathen stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Heathen has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Vader works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Heathen looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Vader tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Heathen's elbow.
Vader swings wildly with an uppercut but Heathen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Heathen working hard to break the clinch.
Jeremy Heathen has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A nice right hand lands inside from Heathen.
Vader misses with a short punch on the inside.
Heathen misses with some punches.
Heathen tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Vader blocks an uppercut.
Heathen is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Vader is keeping busy.
A short right from Heathen on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Heathen.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Vader creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Heathen misses with the head strike.
Heathen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Vader blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Vader pushes Heathen back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Vader avoids the elbow strike from Heathen, against the cage.
Vader blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Vader lands a left hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Vader lands an uppercut.
Vader blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Heathen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

Heathen's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Vader ducks under a wild hook from Heathen.
Vader is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Heathen misses with a combination

and Vader counters into the clinch. Nicely done.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Heathen wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Heathen looking for a takedown.
Heathen tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Vader misses with the head strike.
Heathen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Heathen has had enough of the clinch but Vader keeps him there for the moment.
Vader scores with a nice hook to the head.
Vader swings wildly with an uppercut but Heathen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Vader fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Vader managing to block the knees to the body from Heathen.
Heathen misses with some punches.
Heathen has Vader pushed against the cage.
Heathen looking to slow down the pace here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Heathen lands a right hand that snaps the head of Vader backwards.
Heathen lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Vader blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A frustrated look appears on Heathen's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Vader misses with a short punch on the inside.
Heathen lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Heathen is leaning against Vader and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Heathen throws a punch but it's blocked by Vader.
Vader tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Heathen tries to break the clinch but Vader is controlling the position.
Heathen controlling the action here for a moment.
Vader misses with a punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Jeremy Heathen will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Vader thuds his right hand into Heathen's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Vader connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Heathen scores with a nice head shot.
Vader on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Heathen throws out a loose jab but Vader uses good head movement to avoid it.
Heathen slips a straight right by Vader.
Heathen thows a leg kick but Vader checks it

and Vader counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
A left hand lands to the body for Vader.
Heathen lands a left hand.
Heathen is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Heathen tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Vader keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Heathen's efforts to push away.
Heathen is trying to maintain a safe position but Vader gets an underhook and turns Heathen into the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vader throws a punch but it's blocked by Heathen.
Vader lands a right hand.
The referee calls for Heathen to work.
A short left from Heathen.
Heathen is trying to break the clinch but Vader is controlling him.

Heathen breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Vader 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.
Vader throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
It looked like Heathen wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Heathen swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Vader.
Vader ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Vader ducks under a wild hook from Heathen.
Heathen falls off balance throwing a combination
and Vader counters with a nice uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vader uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Heathen.
Heathen looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Vader is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Vader with a hook.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Vader takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Vader throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Heathen sees it coming and avoids it easily.

Heathen moves into the clinch.
Heathen throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Heathen.
Heathen's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Vader tries to work over Heathen's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Vader throws a head punch that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vader trying to land knees to the body.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Heathen goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Heathen tries a body shot but Vader blocks it.
Vader working aggressively here.
Vader working aggressively here.
Heathen tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Vader lands with a left to the head.
Vader keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Heathen's efforts to push away.
Heathen misses with a punch on the inside.
Vader throws a head punch that misses.
Heathen taking a breather.
A head punch on the inside from Heathen fails to land.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Heathen tries to work over Vader's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A head punch on the inside from Vader fails to land.
Vader misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Heathen fails to land.
Heathen lands a right hand.
Heathen tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Heathen looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Heathen misses with the head strike.
Heathen is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Heathen swings wildly with an uppercut but Vader uses good head movement to avoid it.
Heathen blocking some punches.
Vik Vader has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jeremy Heathen is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Vader tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Heathen blocking some punches.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Vik Vader.
Well Heathen 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 29:29
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Jeremy Heathen!
Jeremy Heathen seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.