PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Henning Martinussen (ranked 4549 p4p, 0 weight class) and Leon Sprink (ranked 4746 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Martinussen
vs
Sprink

183 cm
25
220 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

191 cm
25
215 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Decent elbows
Good chin

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Henning Martinussen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Leon Sprink!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, Winston Alpacca and Dirk Anderson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sprink slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Martinussen looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Sprink swats away the attempt to clinch by Martinussen.
Martinussen tries to clinch up.
Martinussen swings and misses with a shot to the body

and Sprink counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Sprink.
Martinussen is trying to force a seperation but Sprink has the dominant position.
Martinussen misses with an elbow strike.
A short uppercut from Sprink.
Martinussen has had enough of the clinch but Sprink keeps him there for the moment.
Nice body punch from Sprink - that landed with a thud.
Sprink scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Martinussen is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Martinussen misses with a knee to the head.
Sprink scores with a shot to the side of Martinussen's head.
Martinussen could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Martinussen wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Sprink has him pressed against the cage.
Good body shot from Sprink.
Martinussen misses with an elbow strike.
Sprink lands a hook to the side of the head.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Sprink takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A right handed body shot lands from Sprink.
Martinussen's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Martinussen missing with knees to the body.
Martinussen misses with an elbow strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Sprink lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Martinussen pushes Sprink off looking to stand but Sprink dives back in and keeps control.
Sprink wants to pass the guard but Martinussen is defending well.
Sprink sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Martinussen defending well though.
Sprink thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Martinussen's head.
Sprink is looking to advance position but Martinussen won't allow it.
Sprink throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Sprink scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Martinussen is refusing to be controlled, as Sprink sits in half guard.
Martinussen looks like he's trying to stand up.
Martinussen keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Ground and pound from Sprink.
Sprink thows a huge punch but Martinussen dodges it nicely.
Martinussen is trying to stand.
Sprink content to control rather than advance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Sprink is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Martinussen is just riding it out for now. Sprink eventually gives up the hold.
Sprink stops Martinussen from getting back to his feet.
Sprink looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Sprink is nestled in close to Martinussen, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Martinussen is trying to stand up here but Sprink is controlling him well.
Sprink thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Martinussen's head.
Martinussen blocking the ground and pound attempt from Sprink.
Sprink prevents Martinussen from standing back up.
Sprink wants to control but Martinussen is keeping him busy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sprink throwing shots but Martinussen is blocking nicely.
Sprink stops Martinussen from getting back to his feet.
Martinussen keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Sprink seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Sprink sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Martinussen defending well though.
Martinussen keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Sprink is trying to control the action in half guard but Martinussen is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Martinussen pushes Sprink off looking to stand but Sprink dives back in and keeps control.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Martinussen is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Sprink avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Martinussen throws a sloppy head kick
and Sprink counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Sprink checks a low kick from Martinussen.
Sprink swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
The fight stays on the outside here - Martinussen looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Sprink jabs Martinussen to the body, keeping him at a distance.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Martinussen tries to clinch but Sprink moves out of range.
Henning Martinussen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sprink connects with a body shot that sends Martinussen's belly button to the back.
Martinussen throws out a loose jab but Sprink uses good head movement to avoid it.
A jab lands there for Sprink.
Martinussen tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Sprink manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Sprink checks a low kick from Martinussen.
Sprink lands the left hand.
Sprink lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Martinussen wants to clinch
and Sprink counters with a straight right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Martinussen looks to land a right hand but Sprink moved out of range.

Sprink gets in close and instigates a clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Martinussen.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Martinussen.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Sprink.
A shot in the inside from Sprink.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Martinussen just misses with a elbow thrown towards Sprink's brow.
A short left from Sprink.
Sprink keeps control of Martinussen as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Martinussen is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Sprink is defending well for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Leon Sprink dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Sprink lands a nice shot to the body.
Sprink takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Martinussen on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Sprink has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Martinussen changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.

Martinussen bobbing and weaving well here. And he's unloaded with a massive right hand that drops Sprink! He dives into his guard looking to finish!

Sprink is rocked!

It looks like Leon Sprink has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Martinussen gets to his feet - Sprink follows without any prompting.
Sprink is still on wobbly legs! Can Martinussen finish him?
Sprink keeps the fight on the outside.
Sprink seems to have recovered his senses.
Sprink ducks under a wild hook from Martinussen.
Martinussen wants to clinch but Sprink slips to the side
enabling Sprink to counter with a crisp jab.
A head kick misses from Martinussen.
Sprink swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Martinussen cracks Sprink with a hook to the temple - Sprink is on wobbly legs here! Martinussen swarms him with hook after hook, landing with each one! Sprink falls to the canvas face first and the referee dives in to stop the fight! Martinussen wins by TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:41 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Henning Martinussen!