PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Reaver Main (ranked 25268 p4p, 6504 weight class) and Henkie Klompmaker (ranked 628 p4p, 546 weight class). Reaver Main has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Main
vs
Klompmaker

190 cm
18
150
1 - 3 - 0

178 cm
18
145
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Big right hand

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

HELLBENT

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Reaver Main!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Henkie Klompmaker!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Daniel Bishop and Steven Brown.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Main walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Klompmaker throws a series of punches but Main avoids them all with ease.
Klompmaker lands an overhand right.
Klompmaker swats away the attempt to clinch by Main.
Reaver Main seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Klompmaker dodges the punch combination from Main.
Klompmaker avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Klompmaker throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Klompmaker throws a hook to the side of Main's head but Main sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Main seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.

Klompmaker forces Main back against the cage and clinches.
A short uppercut from Klompmaker.
Klompmaker softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Main tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Klompmaker avoids it.

Klompmaker manages to break the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Main takes one on the chin but keeps coming.

Klompmaker gets a clinch.

Main breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Main fails with an attempt to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Klompmaker getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Main throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Klompmaker.
Klompmaker's coach down at Power Plant MMA was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Klompmaker's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Klompmaker scores with a hook to the body. Main takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Klompmaker scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Klompmaker stuns Main with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Klompmaker tries to close the distance and clinch but Main swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Klompmaker, as that shot connected.
Main gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Klompmaker.
Main showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Klompmaker.
Main misses with a series of wild punches.
Klompmaker sizes up Main with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Klompmaker scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Main tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Klompmaker manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Klompmaker!
Klompmaker connects with a crisp jab.

Main is rocked!
Klompmaker misses the shot to the body.
Main seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Klompmaker feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Mains jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Oh Main is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!

Klompmaker closes the distance and pushes Main back into the cage.

Klompmaker breaks the clinch.
Main's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Klompmaker connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Main scrambles back to his feet.
Main swinging wildly here.
Klompmaker lands a nice hook to Main's body. Main takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Main seems to have got his legs back now.
Main just misses with a punch to the body.
Main has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Main there as he acknowledges the shot.

Klompmaker rushes Main and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Klompmaker.
Klompmaker lands a hook to the side of the head.
Klompmaker working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.

Klompmaker's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Klompmaker lands with a straight right. Main didn't see that one coming.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Klompmaker sizes up Main with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Klompmaker is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Main had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Klompmaker connects with a right hand. Main shakes it off.
Main changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Main on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.

Klompmaker rushes Main and presses him up against the cage.

Klompmaker breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Main tries to clinch there but Klompmaker circles away.
Main wants to clinch.
Main ducks right into an uppercut from Klompmaker.
Klompmaker tries to clinch but Main moves out of range.
Main throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Klompmaker.
Main is breathing heavily.
A jab from Klompmaker finds it's way through Main's defenses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Klompmaker changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Main really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Main takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Klompmaker rushes Main and presses him up against the cage.
Klompmaker stalling.

Klompmaker breaks from the clinch.
Klompmaker tries to clinch but Main is having none of it.
Klompmaker's corner calls for a 1-2. Klompmaker obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.

Klompmaker has Main up against the cage in a clinch.

Main breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Klompmaker scores with a jab to the head.

Klompmaker darts in and clinches Main up against the cage.
Stalling in the clinch from Klompmaker.
Klompmaker working some nice short punches in the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Klompmaker has Main pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Main manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.

Klompmaker pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Main slips a jab and a cross from Klompmaker.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Henkie Klompmaker dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Klompmaker showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Main.
And Klompmaker tries to counter it with a takedown but Main pushes his down on his head and steps out.

Klompmaker clinches up against the cage.
Klompmaker scores with a shoulder strike.
Main takes a shot to the head.

Klompmaker breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A jab from Klompmaker does it's job there.
Klompmaker cracks Main with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Main misses with a left hand
and Klompmaker counters with a nice uppercut.
Klompmaker moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
A jab from Main misses.
Klompmaker lands a right hook to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Main keeps the fight on the outside.
Main throws a series of punches but Klompmaker avoids them all with ease.
Klompmaker has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Main throws a series of punches but Klompmaker avoids them all with ease.
Main sets himself, and Klompmaker steps forward looking for the clinch! Main avoids it this time.
Klompmaker lands a jab to the nose.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Klompmaker cracks Main with a good jab.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Klompmaker forces Main back against the cage and clinches.

Klompmaker's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Klompmaker scores with the left hand. Main knows he should have avoided that one.
Reaver Main is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Main's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Klompmaker connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Main scrambles back to his feet.
Main on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Klompmaker lands with a right hand.
Klompmaker drops Main with a big left hand! Main is injured, injured bad! Klompmaker jumps in and finished him with strikes! The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:31 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Henkie Klompmaker!
Henkie Klompmaker gave a mention to HELLBENT in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).