PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Beast Putin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sven Hensen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hensen has chosen Soul Coughing - Super Bon Bon as his entrance music. Beast Putin has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Putin
vs
Hensen

225 cm
22
265 lbs
7 - 2 - 0

200 cm
22
277 lbs
5 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Powerful takedowns
Good kicks
Good gas tank

Voodoo Nutrition
GREEN!160

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Beast Putin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Sven Hensen!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Ian Loll and Gregory Folan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A bone on bone clash there as Hensen blocks the leg kick.
Putin misses with an uppercut.
We've been told by Putin's head coaches at LOD - Phoenix Mixed Martial Arts that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Hensen wants to clinch.
Hensen takes one on the chin but seems OK.

It looks like Sven Hensen has been cut.
Putin is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hensen.
Putin lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A nice inside leg kick there by Hensen. That's going to slow Putin down.

Hensen has closed the distance and engaged Putin in a clinch.
Putin prevents a body shot from Hensen.
Hensen keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Putin's efforts to push away.

Putin breaks the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Putin dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Beast Putin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Putin jabs Hensen to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Putin shoots in but no luck this time.
Putin connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Hensen goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Putin connects with a jab.
Putin with a poor takedown
and Hensen counters with a nice low kick that buckles Putin's knee momentarily.
Putin moves out of range of the body kick from Hensen.
Putin tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Hensen manages to circle out of the way.
Putin really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Putin scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Putin throws the left hand but Hensen avoids the punch easily.

Hensen clinches.
Hensen misses with a body punch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hensen throws a punch but it's blocked by Putin.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hensen tries to land knees in the clinch but Putin avoids the damage to the body.
Hensen misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Putin.
Hensen lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hensen throws an elbow that misses.
Putin working hard to break the clinch.
Putin is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

Putin pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hensen misses with an uppercut. Putin saw that one coming.
As Hensen tries to get set, Putin tries to push him back and clinch up but Hensen manages to avoid the attempt.

Putin manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Hensen on his heels. He'll look to pass Hensen's guard now, I'm sure.
Hensen can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Putin controls the pace.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Hensen has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Putin can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Hensen is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Putin is aware though and is defending well.

Putin sitting in guard doing not very much at all here. Hensen doesn't need a second invitation though! He's locked up a guillotine and he's squeezing tight! That is tiiiiiiiiight! Putin paying the price for stalling here - he's pushing hard on the arm trying to free himself but it's no use! He's tapped! WOW, quick submission from Hensen - great work!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Sven Hensen!
During a confident post fight interview, Sven Hensen thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.