PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Abel Patasse (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dado Hennessy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dado Hennessy has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Patasse
vs
Hennessy

188 cm
22
240 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

194 cm
24
270 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Very quick

Powerful takedowns
Decent boxing
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Abel Patasse!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Dado Hennessy!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Steve Smith and Alec Ball.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hennessy shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Patasse defends it nicely.
Hennessy misses with an uppercut.
Patasse shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Abel Patasse seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Patasse feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Patasse controls from within his opponent's guard.

Hennessy escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Patasse gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Patasse trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Patasse tries to free his leg and advance position but Hennessy is retaining full guard.

Hennessy is looking for a triangle but Patasse pushes his legs off easily.

Hennessy had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Patasse defends it easily.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Hennessy looking for a sweep. Not yet Hennessy, not yet.
Patasse is in close to Hennessy's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Patasse throws a big right hand that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Hennessy is on top in guard.
Hennessy advances to half guard.
Hennessy trying to pass the guard but Patasse defending well.
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!
Patasse tries to get to full guard but Hennessy has control of the leg.
Hennessy wants to pass to mount but Patasse is defending the position.
Hennessy lands strikes from half guard.
Patasse wants to control but Hennessy is keeping busy.
Patasse tries to kick Hennessy off but Hennessy keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hennessy slows the pace down in half guard.
Hennessy is pressing down on Patasse's thigh, looking to free his foot. Patasse is holding on for now.
Hennessy working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Hennessy is looking to advance position but Patasse won't allow it.
Patasse is controlling Hennessy's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Hennessy wants to take a breather but Patasse is having none of it.

Hennessy is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Patasse has managed to free his arm - good work.
Patasse is looking for a sweep. Hennessy is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hennessy throwing shots but Patasse is blocking nicely.
Patasse is trying to get back to full guard.
Patasse is looking to control Hennessy's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Patasse avoid being mounted?

Hennessy is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Patasse doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Hennessy.
Hennessy wants to pass to mount but Patasse is defending the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hennessy wants to lay and pray for a moment but Patasse keeps working.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dado Hennessy dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Hennessy throws a looping overhand right but Patasse ducks down to avoid it.
Patasse is trying hard to land a takedown here. Hennessy sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Hennessy ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Patasse moves away.
Hennessy throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hennessy swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Patasse swings and misses with a hook to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Patasse throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hennessy defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Patasse.
Dado Hennessy is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Patasse slaps away a takedown attempt from Hennessy, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Hennessy fails with a takedown attempt.
Hennessy misses with a hook to the body

and Patasse counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Patasse throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Hennessy is staying active underneath Patasse, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Dado Hennessy has got the better of the ground game so far.
Patasse is really struggling to control Hennessy but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Patasse lands strikes from half guard.
Hennessy tries to get to full guard but Patasse has control of the leg.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hennessy regains full guard. Nicely done.
Hennessy being controlled here, momentarily.

Hennessy throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hennessy working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Patasse.
Patasse with a nice head shot there.
Hennessy manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Hennessy takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Patasse is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Hennessy fails to move to back control.
Patasse keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hennessy punching from mount but Patasse doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Hennessy lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
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!
Hennessy tries to take his opponent's back but Patasse turns with him and manages to move into guard on the top. Nice work.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Patasse accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Patasse landing some decent shots from guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Patasse is in close to Hennessy's body, working some short punches and elbows.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Abel Patasse will probably get the nod.
That's time! Patasse's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Hennessy moves into range and connects with a jab.
Hennessy throws a jab when Patasse was well out of range.
Patasse fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Hennessy throws a looping overhand right but Patasse ducks down to avoid it.
Patasse takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
A telegraphed right hand from Hennessy misses the target.
Patasse shoots in but Hennessy avoids the takedown attempt easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hennessy misses with a hook

and Patasse counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Hennessy!
Patasse raining down hammerfists from mount.
Hennessy keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Patasse landing punches.
Patasse content just to control the position here.
Patasse tries to control but Hennessy wriggling away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Patasse is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Patasse with a couple of short strikes.
Patasse with a couple of short strikes.
Patasse trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Hennessy slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Patasse is controlling the pace.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Patasse takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.

Patasse is trying to work for a kimura but Hennessy is defending well.
Patasse throwing shots but Hennessy is blocking nicely.
Hennessy has hold of Patasse's hands but Patasse slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Patasse thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Hennessy makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Hennessy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:21 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Dado Hennessy!