PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Henry Trowning (ranked 23611 p4p, 796 weight class) and Salah Al Rashad (ranked 4277 p4p, 477 weight class). Trowning comes to the cage accompanied by Shotgun - backyard brawl. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Trowning
vs
Al Rashad

206 cm
20
263 lbs
2 - 4 - 0

200 cm
20
265 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Powerful

Urban Fighter

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 2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Henry Trowning!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Salah Al Rashad!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Igor Prikhodko and Dmitry Maklakov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Trowning connects with the punch.
Trowning lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Trowning lands a body shot.
We've been told by Trowning's head coaches at Dark Corner that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Trowning lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Al Rashad at a distance.
Al Rashad misses with a hook
and Trowning counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Al Rashad takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Trowning thuds a left hand into Al Rashad's body.
Trowning cracks Al Rashad with a right hand to the side of the head.
Al Rashad 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.
Trowning bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Al Rashad keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Al Rashad now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Al Rashad misses with a hook. Trowning ducked under it nicely.
Al Rashad drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Trowning looks to score with a jab to the body but Al Rashad is just out of range.
A left lands for Trowning.
Al Rashad takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Trowning scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Trowning closes the distance and lands a vicious right hand that drops Al Rashad! Trowning dives in looking to finish! Al Rashad is still trying to defend himself but he's taking too many shots and the referee has no choice but to stop the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:07 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Henry Trowning!
Henry Trowning thanked the fans post fight for their support.