PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Quartz Henkeln (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alex Muter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Henkeln comes to the cage accompanied by Smislovie Gallyucinacii - Vechno Molodoy. 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.

Henkeln
vs
Muter

175 cm
21
165 lbs
5 - 5 - 0

180 cm
25
155 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Good chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Intelligent

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 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Quartz Henkeln!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Alex Muter!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Konstantin Menshow and Sergei Dronov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Muter keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Henkeln circles away from the clinch attempt.
Henkeln misses with a two punch combination.
Henkeln blocks a leg kick.
Henkeln connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Henkeln misses with a series of wild punches.
Muter avoids a punch combination nicely.
Muter lands with a kick to the ribs.
Muter tries to clinch there but Henkeln circles away.
Henkeln misses with a few strikes there.
Henkeln swings for the body but Muter moves out of range.
Henkeln lands a nice looking body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Muter tries to score a power double leg takedown but Henkeln sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Muter somewhat.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Muter.
Henkeln throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Muter tries a head kick but it misses.
Muter moves in looking to clinch but Henkeln pushes him off.
Henkeln connects with the punch.
Henkeln sizes up Muter with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Muter looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Muter tries to clinch but Henkeln moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Muter moves into the clinch.
Henkeln gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Muter.
A frustrated look appears on Henkeln's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Muter has Henkeln pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Henkeln manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Quartz Henkeln has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alex Muter.
Henkeln wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Henkeln prevents the takedown attempt.
Henkeln tries to circle away but Muter has him pinned against the cage.
Muter utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Muter is trying to pull guard but Henkeln has him pressed against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Muter is trying to pull guard but Henkeln turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.

Muter pulls guard successfully.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Henkeln slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Henkeln wants to control from the top but Muter keeps moving.
Henkeln is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Henkeln trying to control the position from guard on top but Muter is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Henkeln is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Quartz Henkeln wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Nice uppercut lands for Henkeln. That snapped Muter's head back.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Henkeln misses with a double jab.
Henkeln swats away the attempt to clinch by Muter.
Muter misses with a body kick.
Henkeln keeps the fight on the outside.
Muter will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Muter shoots for a takedown but Henkeln saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Muter lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Muter tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Henkeln counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Henkeln fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Henkeln stalks Muter and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Muter's face. Muter staggers backwards, shaken.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Henkeln swings for the body but Muter moves out of range.
Henkeln keeps the fight on the outside.
Muter misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Henkeln scores with a body shot.
Muter tries to close the distance and clinch up but Henkeln swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Henkeln throws a hook but Muter blocks it.
Muter throws a body punch but Henkeln moves out of range.
A jab from Henkeln misses.
Henkeln throws a hook but Muter blocks it.
Henkeln shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Muter eats them both and turns towards Henkeln to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Henkeln misses with a wild body shot.
Alex Muter seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Muter tries to close the distance and clinch up but Henkeln swats him away and circles back towards the center.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Muter clinches with his opponent.

Muter's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Muter closes the distance and clinches.
Muter is stalling here.
Muter wants to take the fight to the mat but Henkeln manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Muter is trying to pull guard but Henkeln turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Muter taking a breather.

Muter pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Muter slips a jab and a cross from Henkeln.

Muter instigates a clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Muter fails to pull guard.
Quartz Henkeln has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alex Muter.
Muter taking a breather.
Henkeln wants to get back to striking at distance but Muter won't allow it.
Muter putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Henkeln in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Henkeln working hard to break the clinch.
Muter jumps guard but Henkeln stands there with Muter around his waist. Muter gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Muter can't break the clinch.
Muter jumps guard but Henkeln stands there with Muter around his waist. Muter gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Muter is trying to pull guard but Henkeln turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Muter breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henkeln swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Henkeln avoids the head kick by Muter.
Henkeln lunges at Muter with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Muter's hand.
Muter avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Henkeln scores with the left hand. Muter knows he should have avoided that one.
Henkeln throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Muter looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Henkeln throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Henkeln swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Muter looks to land a combination but Henkeln avoids it well.
Henkeln throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Muter counters with a body kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Muter throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A nice combination there by Henkeln.

Muter is rocked!
Henkeln connects with a jab, followed by a picture perfect straight right that sends Muter to the canvas, out cold! What a finish by Henkeln!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:21 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Quartz Henkeln!
Quartz Henkeln decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.