PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Owain Hennessey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andrei Zazula (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hennessey comes into the arena with Hennessy (In Da Club remix)(Tupac Ft Proof) blaring out of the sound system. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Hennessey
vs
Zazula

194 cm
22
203 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

184 cm
21
208 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Self confident

BJJ White Belt
Decent knees
Granite chin

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 London, Owain Hennessey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Andrei Zazula!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Steven Brown and William Gold.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zazula looks frusrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Hennessey stuffs the takedown attempt from Zazula. Zazula gets slowly back to his feet.
Hennessey goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Hennessey fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hennessey tries to clinch but Zazula is having none of it.
Hennessey tries to clinch but Zazula moves out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hennessey looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hennessey tries to clinch there but Zazula circles away.
Hennessey is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hennessey fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hennessey tries to clinch up but Zazula circles away and keeps his distance.
Hennessey is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hennessey lands with a slapping head kick.

It looks like Andrei Zazula has been cut.
Zazula shoots in for a takedown but Hennessey shows good takedown defense.
Owain Hennessey has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Andrei Zazula.
Hennessey scoring well with a low kick there.
Hennessey wants to clinch.
A head kick from Hennessey lands but Zazula takes it in his stride.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hennessey tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hennessey throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Hennessey tries to clinch up.
Owain Hennessey is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Zazula circles away from the clinch attempt.
Zazula shoots in but Hennessey avoids the takedown attempt easily.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hennessey looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hennessey tries to clinch there but Zazula circles away.

Hennessey gets a clinch.
Hennessey misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Zazula.
Zazula goes for a takedown attempt but Hennessey pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Hennessey is looking to clinch but Zazula is avoiding it.
Hennessey fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hennessey tries to clinch up but Zazula circles away and keeps his distance.
Zazula fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Hennessey fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hennessey tries to clinch there but Zazula circles away.
Zazula shoots in for a takedown but Hennessey shows good takedown defense.
Hennessey wants to clinch.
Zazula closes this distance looking for a takedown but Hennessey circles away.
Zazula looks gassed!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hennessey lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Hennessey is looking to clinch.
Hennessey tries to clinch up.
Hennessey fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hennessey tries to clinch there but Zazula circles away.
Hennessey is looking to clinch.
Zazula circles away from the clinch attempt.
A solid leg kick lands there for Hennessey.
Hennessey is looking to clinch but Zazula is avoiding it.
Zazula looks for a takedown but Hennessey sprawls well.

Hennessey rushes Zazula and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Hennessey misses with a knee strike.
Hennessey with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Hennessey lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Zazula fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Zazula tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Hennessey just stands there and leans against the cage.
Hennessey tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Hennessey lands an elbow that stopped Zazula in his tracks for a moment.
Hennessey wants to break the clinch but can't.
Hennessey misses with an elbow strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hennessey scores a nice knee to the body.
Hennessey lands a nice knee to the body.
Zazula fails to pull guard.
Hennessey using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Hennessey using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Hennessey trying to stall but Zazula improves his position.
Zazula has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Hennessey avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Zazula tries to pull guard but Hennessey holds him up against the cage and eventually Zazula drops back down to his feet.
Zazula fails to pull guard.

Zazula manages to pull guard.
Zazula is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.

Zazula is looking to sinch up a triangle. Hennessey throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Zazula's body to avoid the submission. Zazula has instead reached around Hennessey's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Zazula arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Andrei Zazula!