PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mark Henning (ranked 4627 p4p, 4114 weight class) and Tapio Partanen (ranked 537 p4p, 0 weight class). Tapio Partanen has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Henning
vs
Partanen

190 cm
25
220
0 - 0 - 0

203 cm
25
205
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Likes comics

BJJ White Belt
Dangerous knees
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, Mark Henning!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Tapio Partanen!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, Daniel Franklin and Dirk Anderson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Henning doesn't manage to clinch there - Partanen circles away.
Henning tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Partanen defends well and Henning ends up having to push Partanen into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Partanen steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Henning.
Partanen lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Henning backwards.
Henning is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Partanen pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Partanen scores with a knee to the head.

It looks like Mark Henning has been cut.
Partanen doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Partanen working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Henning has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Partanen is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mark Henning. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A frustrated look appears on Henning's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Partanen digs a right hand underneath Henning's ribcage. Henning let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Henning is breathing heavily.
Partanen misses with a hook to the ribs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Partanen with a knee to the head.
Partanen unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Partanen scores with a shot to the side of Henning's head.
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!
Partanen landing knees to the head.

Henning is rocked!
Partanen creates some distance for himself and unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Henning's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Henning drops to his knees and Partanen pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tapio Partanen!