PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jeremy Heathen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Danny Studge (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Heathen comes to the cage accompanied by Twenty One Pilots - Heathens. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

Heathen
vs
Studge

175 cm
21
159 lbs
7 - 3 - 0

175 cm
27
165 lbs
10 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very quick

Decent wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Voodoo Nutrition
Venom Combat Sports

King of Clothes

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jeremy Heathen!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Danny Studge!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Joseph Jones and Russell Pearce.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Heathen tries to close the distance and clinch but Studge swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Studge walks into a jab.
Studge misses the jab.

Studge closes the distance and pushes Heathen back into the cage.
Heathen swings wildly with an uppercut but Studge uses good head movement to avoid it.
Studge swings wildly with an uppercut but Heathen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Studge has a couple of punches blocked by Heathen.
Heathen lands a right hand that snaps the head of Studge backwards.
Heathen scores with a shoulder strike.
Heathen scores with a shoulder strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Heathen.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Studge.

Heathen breaks the clinch.
Heathen takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A jab lands there for Studge.

Studge clinches up with Heathen and pushes him back against the cage.
Heathen lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Studge tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

That's one minute gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Studge.
Studge misses with a body punch.
Studge misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Studge can't find room to land a body shot as Heathen controls the action.
Heathen blocks a body shot from Studge.
Heathen lands a left hand that snaps the head of Studge backwards.
Heathen works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
I was talking to Heathen's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Studge misses with a punch to the body.
Heathen struggles to land a body shot inside as Studge controls his hands.
A left hand lands to the body for Heathen.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Heathen.
Studge throws a punch but it's blocked by Heathen.
Still in the clinch, Heathen scores with a nice short uppercut.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Heathen creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A right hook to the body lands for Heathen.

Heathen escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Heathen has closed the distance and engaged Studge in a clinch.
Heathen swings wildly with an uppercut but Studge uses good head movement to avoid it.
Studge misses with a short punch on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Heathen lands with a short shot to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A short right from Heathen.
Studge swings wildly with an uppercut but Heathen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Studge lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Studge misses with a hook from the clinch.
Heathen tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Studge's elbow.
Studge misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Heathen prevents a body shot from Studge.
Studge tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

Heathen breaks from the clinch.
Jeremy Heathen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Heathen has closed the distance and engaged Studge in a clinch.
Heathen tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Studge misses with a punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Studge.
Studge throws a head punch that misses.
Studge swings wildly with an uppercut but Heathen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Heathen tries to work over Studge's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Studge.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Heathen.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Studge.
Studge throws a punch but it's blocked by Heathen.
Studge tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

Heathen breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Studge looks to score with a jab to the body but Heathen is just out of range.
Studge misses with a hook
and Heathen connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Heathen throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Studge counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Studge takes a jab right on the kisser.
Heathen ducks under a wild hook from Studge.

Heathen lands a left and a right that send Studge crashing to the mat, dazed. Heathen thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!

Studge is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice takedown defense from Studge. No joy for Heathen on that attempt.
Studge is still on wobbly legs! Can Heathen finish him?
Heathen throws a body shot but no joy.
Studge seems to have recovered his senses.
Heathen closes the distance but Studge moves to the side
and Studge makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Heathen darts in trying to clinch
and Studge counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Studge uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Heathen.
Studge is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Heathen with a body shot.
Heathen throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Studge throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jab from Studge.
Heathen misses with a straight right.
The fighters circling - Heathen throws out the jab but it was never going to land.

Heathen has closed the distance and engaged Studge in a clinch.
Studge misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Heathen blocks an uppercut.
Studge misses with a punch to the body.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Studge.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Heathen.
Studge lands a body shot.
Studge lands a hook that snaps the head of Heathen backwards.
Heathen blocks a body shot from Studge.
Heathen lands a right hand that snaps the head of Studge backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jeremy Heathen dominated that round.
That's time! Heathen's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Heathen tries to close the distance and clinch but Studge swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Studge ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Heathen moves away.

Heathen closes the distance and pushes Studge back into the cage.
Heathen lands with a left to the head.
Studge swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Studge blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Studge gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Heathen.
Heathen tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Studge stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A short body shot lands from Heathen as the two fighters clinch.
Jeremy Heathen has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Heathen working hard to break the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Studge tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Heathen's elbow.
Studge throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Heathen is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Studge can do to turn this around?
Heathen misses with the head strike.
Studge goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Studge blocking some punches.
Studge lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Studge misses with a hook to the ribs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Studge goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Studge blocking some punches.
Heathen takes a shot to the head.
Studge misses with the head strike.
Studge misses with some punches.
Studge digs a right hand into Heathen's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Heathen's gas tank.
Studge lands with a left to the head.
Studge tries to throw a body punch but Heathen avoids it by throwing Studge back against the cage.
Studge has a couple of punches blocked by Heathen.
Studge struggles to land a body shot inside as Heathen controls his hands.
A right hand to the body from Studge.
Studge tries to work over Heathen's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Studge blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Heathen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short right from Studge.
Studge lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Heathen lands a shoulder strike.
Heathen blocking some punches.
Heathen has a couple of punches blocked by Studge.
Studge lands a right hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Studge fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Studge tries to work over Heathen's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Studge tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Studge lands with a right to the head.

Heathen is rocked!
A quick uppercut on the inside from Studge.
Oh Heathen is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A short uppercut from Studge.
Studge tries to throw a body punch but Heathen avoids it by throwing Studge back against the cage.

Heathen escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Heathen rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Studge moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
It seemed like Studge was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.

Heathen drives through and clinches with Studge against the cage.
Studge tries to work over Heathen's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Studge scores with a shoulder strike.
Heathen misses with a hook from the clinch.
Studge lands a body punch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A head punch on the inside from Studge fails to land.
Studge lands a hook to the side of the head.
Studge pushes Heathen back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A left hand lands to the body for Studge.

Heathen breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Studge lands a brutal uppercut that launches Heathen off his feet! Heathen tumbles to the floor, barely conscious - the referee jumps in to save him from a beating! Wow, what an ending!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:48 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Danny Studge! Danny Studge retains his lightweight title!
Danny Studge thanked the fans post fight for their support.