PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Henry Trowning (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Seamus Hunter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Trowning comes into the arena with Shotgun - backyard brawl blaring out of the sound system. Hunter has chosen Veins- Huntr as his entrance music. Henry Trowning could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Seamus Hunter's chin.

Trowning
vs
Hunter

206 cm
18
263 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

201 cm
18
266 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Big right hand

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Intelligent

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Henry Trowning!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Seamus Hunter!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Illya Tyunina.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Trowning paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.

Hunter has closed the distance and engaged Trowning in a clinch.
Hunter takes a shot to the head.
Trowning goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Trowning tries to break the clinch but Hunter is controlling the position.
Trowning tries to break free but Hunter pushes him back against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Hunter fails to land.
Hunter misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Trowning misses with a punch to the body.
Trowning cracks Hunter with a nice body shot.
Hunter swings wildly with an uppercut but Trowning uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hunter drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Trowning gets the underhooks and prevents it.
A hook to the body from Trowning.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hunter tries to throw a body punch but Trowning avoids it by throwing Hunter back against the cage.
Hunter prevents Trowning from breaking the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hunter.
Hunter misses with the head strike.
Hunter swings wildly with an uppercut but Trowning uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Hunter fails to land.
Hunter's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Hunter tries to score a body lock takedown but Trowning shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Trowning lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Hunter or not.
Trowning blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Trowning lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Trowning blocks an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hunter.
Hunter tries to score a body lock takedown but Trowning shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Henry Trowning has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Seamus Hunter.
Hunter keeps control of Trowning as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Hunter makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Trowning pushes Hunter back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Trowning.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Hunter has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Trowning throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Hunters head.
Hunter misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Trowning.
Trowning is working Hunter over against the cage.
Trowning tries to circle away but Hunter has him pinned against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Trowning is working Hunter over against the cage.
Hunter looks winded!
Trowning pushes Hunter back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Trowning looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

Trowning pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hunter gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Good exchange - Trowning coming out on top.
Trowning scores with a punch to the head.
Hunter walks into a stiff left hand from Trowning.
Hunter swings widly with a right hand
and Trowning counters with a right hand to the body.
Trowning swats away the attempt to clinch by Hunter.
Trowning lands an uppercut out of nowhere! Hunter falls backwards - clearly groggy! Trowning dives in and finishes the fight with more strikes for a TKO finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Henry Trowning!
Henry Trowning seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.