PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Henrik Messinger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Seventh Sleeper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Messinger
vs
Sleeper

196 cm
18
205 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

190 cm
19
223 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Big Bear Nutrition 160Q

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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Henrik Messinger!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Seventh Sleeper!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Richard Clark and Daniel Bishop.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Messinger has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Messinger there as he acknowledges the shot.
Sleeper on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Nice shot by Sleeper.

It looks like Henrik Messinger has been cut.
Sleeper scores with a jab to the jaw.
Sleeper misses with a hook to the body
and Messinger counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Sleeper swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Messinger moves out of range as Sleeper strikes.
Messinger slips under a jab from Sleeper.
A jab from Sleeper finds it's way through Messinger's defenses.
Sleeper lands the left hand.
Messinger uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sleeper.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sleeper misses with a looping left.
A telegraphed right hand from Messinger misses the target.
Messinger throws out a loose jab but Sleeper uses good head movement to avoid it.
Messinger misses with a hook
and Sleeper counters with a straight right hand.
Messinger ducks under a wild hook from Sleeper.
Sleeper cracks Messinger with a right hand to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sleeper thuds his right hand into Messinger's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Sleeper lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Sleeper jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Messinger throwing a counter right hand but Sleeper manages to avoid it.
Messinger takes one to the side of the head.

Henrik Messinger's cut is getting worse.
Sleeper misses with an uppercut. Messinger saw that one coming.

Sleeper clinches.
A short left from Sleeper.
Messinger misses with a hook to the ribs.
Sleeper lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Messinger is looking to break free of the clinch but Sleeper has double underhooks.
Sleeper working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Sleeper is working Messinger over against the cage.

Messinger breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Messinger swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sleeper misses with a looping right.
Sleeper lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Messinger scores with a decent looking hook.
Messinger has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Immortal Technique 13 Elite Coaches in the buildup to the fight.
Messinger takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Sleeper cracks Messinger with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Seventh Sleeper seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Messinger swings for the body but Sleeper moves out of range.
Messinger digs a good hook to Sleeper's body.
Sleeper fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Sleeper throws a hook but Messinger blocks it.
Sleeper is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Messinger had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Nice uppercut there from Messinger.
Sleeper lands a jab to the nose.
Sleeper feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Messingers jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!

Henrik Messinger's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Messinger looks to throw the jab but Sleeper is out of range.
Sleeper cracks Messinger with a good jab.
Sleeper cracks Messinger with a good jab.

Messinger is rocked!
Sleeper keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Messinger.
Sleeper is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sleeper looks to score with a jab to the body but Messinger is just out of range.
Sleeper is looking to clinch but Messinger is avoiding it.
Sleeper 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.

Jeez, Henrik Messinger's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Sleeper misses with a looping left.
Messinger blocks a jab.
Messinger slips a straight right by Sleeper.
A counter left hand to the body from Messinger misses its target.
Messinger tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sleeper was well out of range. Poor timing from Messinger.
Messinger takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Jab, jab by Sleeper - just one landing.
Sleeper fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Messinger looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Nice uppercut lands for Sleeper. That snapped Messinger's head back.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Henrik Messinger's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Seventh Sleeper!
Henrik Messinger spoke after the fight, saying 'It's a tough loss. Gotta go back to the gym and work harder.'.