PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Andrew Henry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Donny Dane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Dane's choice of entrance music: Candy Paint. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!

Henry
vs
Dane

185 cm
27
180 lbs
3 - 5 - 0

189 cm
45
184 lbs
26 - 10 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Andrew Henry !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 26 - 10 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Donny Dane!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Viktor Lagutenko and Sergei Dronov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dane lands a jab to the head.
Dane looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Dane lands with a cross.
Henry tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Dane manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Dane has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.

Henry pushes Dane up against the cage in a clinch.
Henry with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Henry tries to land knees in the clinch but Dane avoids the damage to the body.
Henry tries to land a knee to the head but Dane blocks with his arms.

Dane breaks from the clinch.
Dane scores with a hook.
Dane works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Henry throws a low kick but it's checked well by Dane.
Henry gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Dane.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Henry tries to clinch but Dane moves away
and Dane cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Andrew Henry seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Henry wants to clinch.
Dane throws a lazy right hand but Henry sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Dane scores with a sloppy right hand. Henry should have avoided that one.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dane scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Henry tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Dane paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Henry wants to clinch.
Dane doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Henry closes the distance but Dane moves to the side
and Dane connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Henry moves forwards but Dane connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Henry tries to grapple but his opponent circles
letting Dane counter with a right hand.
Henry tries to clinch but Dane is having none of it.
Henry fails with an attempt to clinch.
Dane is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Henry had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Dane lands a lovely overhand right.

Henry is rocked!
Henry walks into a straight right, dropping him to the canvas! Dane swarms him and finishes the fight with a hail of punches! What a brutal finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Donny Dane!
Donny Dane took to the mic after the fight and begged the organizational hierarchy for a shot at the title.