PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Henry Trowning (ranked 2702 p4p, 291 weight class) and Alexander Henriksen (ranked 5790 p4p, 542 weight class). Trowning's entrance music is Shotgun - backyard brawl. A fine choice. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Trowning
vs
Henriksen

206 cm
23
263 lbs
6 - 7 - 0

193 cm
23
246 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

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 6 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Henry Trowning!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Alexander Henriksen!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Radbod Blank and Saam Ante.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Henriksen throws a body kick that misses
enabling Trowning to counter with a crisp jab.
Henriksen misses with a looping left.
Trowning stalks Henriksen and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Henriksen's face. Henriksen staggers backwards, shaken.

It looks like Alexander Henriksen has been cut.
Henriksen ducks under a wild hook from Trowning.
Trowning scores with a nice right hand.
Trowning bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Henriksen's head backwards.
Henriksen misses with a left hand
and Trowning counters with a left to the body.
Henriksen doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Trowning defending well as Henriksen loads up on a big left hand.
Trowning looks to throw the jab but Henriksen is out of range.
A nice side step and Henriksen releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Henriksen avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Henriksen swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Henriksen throws a sloppy body shot
enabling Trowning to counter with a crisp jab.
Henriksen misses with a body punch
and Trowning counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
The fight stays on the outside here - Henriksen looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Trowning is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Trowning circles away from the clinch attempt
and Trowning counters with a left to the body.
Trowning connects with a nice looking jab.
Henriksen lands with an uppercut that bounces Trowning off the cage and back into range.
A big left from Henriksen misses.
Henriksen throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Alexander Henriksen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Trowning throws a lazy uppercut
and Henriksen counters with a nice body shot.
Henriksen misses with an uppercut. Trowning saw that one coming.
Trowning is looking to counter punch.
Henriksen throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Henriksen goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Trowning cracks a nice hook into Henriksen's ribs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Trowning lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Trowning blocks the body kick.
Trowning is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Henriksen misses the shot to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Henriksen jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Henriksen throws a right hand that misses
and Trowning counters with a right hand to the body.
Trowning slips a straight right by Henriksen.
Trowning misses with a double jab
and Henriksen counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Henriksen misses with an attempted mid kick.
Trowning keeps the fight on the outside.

Henriksen gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Trowning tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Henriksen's elbow.
Henriksen misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Trowning can't find room to land a body shot as Henriksen controls the action.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Henriksen.
Henriksen misses with a short punch on the inside.
Trowning misses with a punch to the body.
Henriksen struggles to land a body shot inside as Trowning controls his hands.
Henriksen is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Trowning to keep the fight standing.
Henriksen lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Trowning backwards.
Trowning misses with some punches.
Henriksen tries to pull guard but Trowning won't allow it.
A right hand to the body from Henriksen.
Trowning swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Henriksen lands a right hand.
Trowning pushes Henriksen back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Trowning softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Henriksen swings wildly with an uppercut but Trowning uses good head movement to avoid it.
Henriksen misses with some punches.
Trowning misses with a body punch.
Henriksen working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Trowning lands a shoulder strike.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Henriksen misses with a punch to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Trowning goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Henriksen misses with a hook from the clinch.

Henriksen jumps guard and drags Trowning to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Henriksen is trying to control the position but Trowning postures up.
Henriksen seems keen to control Trowning's posture.
Trowning is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.

Trowning got a little sloppy there for a moment and Henriksen has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Trowning has managed to get both his arms back between Henriksen's legs - danger averted.

Henriksen is active off his back here, looking for submissions.

Henriksen throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Trowning trying to control the position from guard on top but Henriksen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Trowning trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Henriksen seems keen to control Trowning's posture.
Trowning looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Henry Trowning will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Alexander Henriksen's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Henriksen misses with a jab to the body
and Trowning counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Henriksen throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Trowning counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Trowning scores with a jab.
Henriksen throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Trowning counters with a nice uppercut.
Henriksen looks to score with a jab to the body but Trowning is just out of range.
Henriksen bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Henriksen throws out a loose jab but Trowning uses good head movement to avoid it.
Trowning uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Henriksen.
Henriksen throws a shot from downtown. Trowning moves away and avoids it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Henriksen misses with a lunging right hand
and Trowning counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Henriksen scores with a sloppy right hand. Trowning should have avoided that one.
Both fighters circling a little - Henriksen finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Trowning throws a lazy right hand but Henriksen sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Henriksen misses with a looping left.
Henriksen misses with a straight left.
Henriksen tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Nice jab there from Henriksen.
Henriksen tries to land a front kick but Trowning steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Trowning is looking to counter punch.
Trowning moves out of range of the body kick.
Trowning throws a lazy right hand but Henriksen sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Henriksen connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Trowning's hands.
Henry Trowning is winning the standup battle so far.
Trowning throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Henriksen to counter with a crisp jab.
Henriksen throws a half hearted mid kick.
Jab by Henriksen.
Good leg kick by Henriksen there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Henriksen cracks Trowning with an open hand slap.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Henriksen misses with a hook.
Henriksen misses with a kick to the body.
Trowning takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Trowning rushes Henriksen and presses him up against the cage.
Henriksen prevents a body shot from Trowning.
Nice body punch from Trowning - that landed with a thud.
Henriksen is breathing heavily.
Trowning prevents a body shot from Henriksen.
Henriksen tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Trowning doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Henriksen goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Good body shot from Trowning.
Trowning goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A nice right hand lands inside from Trowning.
Trowning lands with a left to the head.
Henriksen misses with a body punch.
Trowning working some nice short punches in the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henriksen doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A body shot lands from Trowning.
Trowning lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Henriksen backwards.
Henriksen blocks a body shot from Trowning.
Trowning lands a left hand that snaps the head of Henriksen backwards.
Henriksen misses with some punches.
Trowning working aggressively here.
Trowning digs a right hand into Henriksen's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Henriksen's gas tank.
Henriksen blocks a body shot from Trowning.
Trowning lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Henriksen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Trowning scores with a hook to the body.
Trowning lands with a short punch from the clinch.

That has opened up Alexander Henriksen's cut even more.

Trowning manages to break the clinch.
Trowning throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Henriksen ducks under a wild hook from Trowning.
Henriksen fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Trowning looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.

Trowning closes the distance and pushes Henriksen back into the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Henriksen lands a hook that snaps the head of Trowning backwards.
Henriksen takes a shot to the head.
Trowning goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Trowning blocks an uppercut.
Trowning throws a punch but it's blocked by Henriksen.
Trowning misses with a hook from the clinch.
Henriksen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Henriksen.
A shot in the inside from Trowning.
Henriksen misses with a hook from the clinch.
Trowning misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Trowning working aggressively here.
Trowning tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Henriksen working aggressively here.
Henriksen struggles to land a body shot inside as Trowning controls his hands.
Henriksen swings wildly with an uppercut but Trowning uses good head movement to avoid it.
Henriksen can't find room to land a body shot as Trowning controls the action.
Henriksen lands with a short shot to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Henry Trowning will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Alexander Henriksen's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Henriksen throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Henriksen lands with a shot to the body.
Trowning tests Henriksen's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Henriksen takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Henriksen misses with a looping right.
Trowning appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Henriksen lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Trowning avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Henriksen bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Trowning misses with a hook.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Henriksen! But no joy.
Henriksen misses with a hook
enabling Trowning to counter with a crisp jab.
Henriksen looks to land a right hand but Trowning moved out of range.
Trowning avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Henriksen avoids the body shot from Trowning.
Henriksen misses with an uppercut
and Trowning counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Henriksen takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Henriksen takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Henriksen swings widly with a right hand
and Trowning counters with a nice uppercut.
Trowning jabs at Henriksen's body.
Trowning misses with a straight right.
Trowning bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Trowning appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Henriksen throws a predictable looking body shot
and Trowning cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Trowning fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Henriksen manages to avoid it.
Henriksen fails in his attempt to clinch.
Trowning dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Trowning jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Alexander Henriksen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Henriksen misses with a looping left.
Trowning misses the shot to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Henriksen slips a jab from Trowning.
Trowning is looking to clinch but Henriksen is avoiding it.
Trowning shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Trowning stuns Henriksen with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Trowning is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Henriksen can do to turn this around?
Henriksen closes the distance looking to clinch
and Trowning counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Henriksen scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Trowning circles away from the clinch attempt
enabling Trowning to counter with a crisp jab.

The cut above Alexander Henriksen's eye is starting to cause him problems now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henriksen fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Trowning.
Trowning misses with a body shot.
Henriksen throws a left and a right that both miss
and Trowning connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Henriksen wants to clinch up but Trowning keeps it at a distance.
Henriksen moves in looking to clinch but Trowning pushes him off.
Trowning comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Trowning ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
As Henriksen tries to get set, Trowning tries to push him back and clinch up but Henriksen manages to avoid the attempt.
Trowning is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Trowning throws a shot to the body.
Trowning jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Henriksen misses with a kick to the body
and Trowning counters with a left to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Henriksen looks for the body kick but Trowning saw that one coming.
A big right from Henriksen misses.
Trowning cracks a nice hook into Henriksen's ribs.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Henriksen tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Trowning counters with a crisp right hand that drops Henriksen! Trowning lets Henriksen back up to his feet, looking for a finish!

Henriksen is rocked!

Alexander Henriksen's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Henriksen misses with an uppercut
and Trowning makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Henriksen is still on wobbly legs! Can Trowning finish him?
Trowning dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Henriksen seems to have recovered his senses.
Trowning misses the shot to the body.
Henriksen takes one on the button.
Henriksen throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Trowning counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Trowning lands an overhand right.
Henriksen takes a shot right to the bread basket.

And that's the end of the fight!
Henry Trowning showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Trowning, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 30:27
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 29:28
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Henry Trowning!
An out of breath Henry Trowning thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.