PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hekla Fengdu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luis Pedro Bengoetxea (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fengdu comes to the cage accompanied by Get Naked. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Fengdu
vs
Pedro Bengoetxea

189 cm
20
210 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

183 cm
28
210 lbs
7 - 4 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Lethal high kicks
Very quick

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Hekla Fengdu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Luis Pedro Bengoetxea!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Matti Vanhoillinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fengdu misses with the combination.
Bengoetxea throws a hook to the side of Fengdu's head but Fengdu sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Fengdu tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hekla Fengdu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A decent looking cross lands there for Fengdu.
Bengoetxea misses with a jab, cross combination.
Fengdu misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bengoetxea moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.

It looks like Hekla Fengdu has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The fighters circling - Bengoetxea throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bengoetxea loads up on a big right hand but Fengdu slips the punch.
Fengdu goes for a high kick. It partially lands.

It looks like Luis Pedro Bengoetxea has been cut.
Fengdu connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fengdu lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A telegraphed right hand from Bengoetxea misses the target.
Fengdu displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bengoetxea throws out the jab.
Fengdu throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Bengoetxea's head.
Fengdu uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bengoetxea.
Bengoetxea tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Fengdu throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Bengoetxea looks gassed!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fengdu takes a swing at Bengoetxea's ribcage but misses.
Bengoetxea misses with an uppercut. Fengdu saw that one coming.
Fengdu and Bengoetxea are patiently standing in front of each other looking for an opening. Fengdu throws a head kick. It's landed, knocking Bengoetxea into next week! Ooooh that was huge! Fengdu knows it - he's on the cage flexing is biceps. That's a bit weird considering he won by kick but whatever.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Hekla Fengdu!