PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tom Henke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thulani Imamu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Thulani Imamu was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Henke
vs
Imamu

192 cm
25
200 lbs
12 - 12 - 0

188 cm
30
201 lbs
12 - 13 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
Very quick

BJJ Blue Belt
World class boxer
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tom Henke!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Thulani Imamu!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Anni Minnemäki and Marco Blurström.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Imamu misses with a body punch
and Henke counters with a nice uppercut.
Imamu steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Henke.
Henke misses with a jab, cross combination.
Imamu throws a poor cross that misses
and Henke counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Imamu thinking.
Imamu throws a series of punches but Henke moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Imamu throws a left and a right that both miss
and Henke counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Imamu misses with a lunging right hand
and Henke cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Imamu has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Henke misses with a double jab
and Imamu connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Henke dodges the punch combination from Imamu.
Imamu throws a sloppy body shot
and Henke counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Imamu fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Imamu throws a hook but Henke blocks it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Imamu falls off balance throwing a combination
and Henke counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Imamu showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Henke.
Imamu misses with a hook to the body
and Henke counters with a straight right hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Imamu.
Henke misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Henke misses with a body punch
and Imamu counters with a one-two to the body.
Henke misses with a wild body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tom Henke dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Imamu throws a big shot that misses.
Henke throws a combination that misses
and Imamu connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Tom Henke is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Henke swings widly with a right hand
and Imamu counters with a straight right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Imamu slips a jab and a cross from Henke.
Imamu just misses with a punch to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Henke connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Henke throws a looping overhand right but Imamu ducks down to avoid it.
Imamu swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Henke counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Henke misses with a wild combination.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Imamu takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Imamu lands a nice hook to Henke's body. Henke takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Henke throws a poor cross that misses
and Imamu makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Imamu throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Imamu missing with a left hand there. Henke was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Tom Henke seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Henke avoids a punch combination nicely.
The fighters circle momentarily. Imamu darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Henke tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Imamu was well out of range. Poor timing from Henke.
Imamu moves out of range as Henke strikes.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
A looping hook to the body misses from Henke. Imamu does a little dance to reset his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tom Henke dominated that second round.
That's time! Henke's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Imamu misses with a body shot
and Henke counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Imamu thinking.
Imamu throws a series of punches but Henke avoids them all with ease.
Imamu misses with a left hand
and Henke counters with a stiff right hand.
Henke looks to land a combination but Imamu avoids it well.
Henke throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Henke lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Henke misses with a combination
and Imamu counters with a left and a right that stings Henke.
Henke tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Imamu was well out of range. Poor timing from Henke.
Thulani Imamu has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Imamu throws a combination that misses
and Henke counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Imamu swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Henke throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Imamu connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Imamu lands with a hook. Henke tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henke misses with a hook
and Imamu cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Henke throws a poor cross that misses
and Imamu counters with a straight right hand.
Imamu swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A punch combination from Imamu misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Henke jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Tom Henke is winning the standup battle so far.
Henke misses with a lunging right hand
and Imamu counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Imamu digs a good hook to Henke's body.
Henke scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.

And that's the end of the fight!
Thulani Imamu comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Henke has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 29:28
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tom Henke!