PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Iron Jussi (ranked 353 p4p, 605 weight class) and Henry Akinwande (ranked 15 p4p, 12 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Jussi
vs
Akinwande

190 cm
26
376
16 - 4 - 0

197 cm
27
250
14 - 8 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Fenrir Fightgear - Anno 2013
HELLBENT

Conviction

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Iron Jussi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Henry Akinwande!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Akinwande connects with an inside leg kick.
Akinwande scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Henry Akinwande seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jussi misses with a lunging right hand
and Akinwande counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Jussi checks the leg kick nicely there.
Jussi takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Akinwande throws a hook to the side of Jussi's head but Jussi sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Jussi swings widly with a right hand
and Akinwande counters with a straight right hand.
Jussi on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A nice inside leg kick there by Akinwande. That's going to slow Jussi down.
Akinwande lands a jab to the head.
Akinwande looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
A jab from Jussi misses.
Akinwande throws out a counter right but Jussi avoids it with no problem.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jussi misses with a right hand
and Akinwande counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Jussi lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
The fighters circling - Jussi throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Akinwande throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Jussi stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Akinwande ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Akinwande with the inside leg kick.
Akinwande moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
The fighters circling - Akinwande throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Jussi takes a jab right on the kisser.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Akinwande drops Jussi with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Jussi looks back up at him and smiles so Akinwande waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.

Jussi is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jussi takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Oh Jussi is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Jussi is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Akinwande's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Akinwande looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Akinwande moves away from the strike by Jussi.
A nice leg kick from Akinwande, right into the meat of the thigh.
Jussi seems to have got his legs back now.
A slow jab from Jussi misses its intended target.
Akinwande has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Jussi on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Jussi definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Akinwande slips under a jab.
Jussi throws the kick towards the body but Akinwande avoids it.
Akinwande flicks out a counter leg kick but Jussi steps away.
Akinwande lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Both fighters step back and shake their arms out. Akinwande engages and cracks Jussi with a massive lead left hook - Jussi tumbles to the floor, out cold! What a shot! Akinwande is delighted - all that hard work in training paid off!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:10 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Henry Akinwande!
An out of breath Henry Akinwande thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.