PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sven Hensen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chris Redfield (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hensen comes to the cage accompanied by Soul Coughing - Super Bon Bon. Redfield has chosen False Alarm as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Hensen
vs
Redfield

200 cm
29
274 lbs
16 - 10 - 0

192 cm
40
275 lbs
36 - 21 - 0

Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

Urban Fighter

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 16 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Sven Hensen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 36 - 21 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Chris Redfield!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Ian Loll and Alec Ball.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hensen attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Hensen sizes up Redfield with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Hensen lands a head kick!
Hensen chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Redfield can pounce on him.
Hensen looks to land a body kick but Redfield moved away.
Redfield blocks the body kick.
Redfield misses with the combination.
Hensen has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Hensen with a nice cross.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Redfield keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Redfield takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Hensen throws a leg kick
and Hensen takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

It looks like Sven Hensen has been cut.
Hensen throws a solid leg kick but Redfield takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Hensen.
A little jabbing left from Redfield on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hensen throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Redfield counters with a left to the body.
A good leg kick by Hensen.

Redfield lands a big right hand that sends Hensen crashing to the mat! Redfield stays standing though and waves Hensen back to his feet!
Hensen throws a hook but Redfield avoids it easily.
Redfield uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hensen.
Hensen pushes Redfield away with a front kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hensen throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Redfield's head.
Redfield fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hensen connects with a right hand. Redfield shakes it off.
Redfield takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Sven Hensen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hensen darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Hensen is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Redfield takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Hensen pivots, looking for a leg kick but Redfield is out of range and Hensen settles back down.
Redfield throws out a powerful jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Redfield tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Redfield blocks a leg kick.
Hensen connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
A head kick misses from Hensen.
Redfield throws a nice looking combination but Hensen bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Redfield misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Hensen lands with a nice body kick.
Redfield has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Hensen.
Hensen moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Redfield looks winded!
Redfield looks to land a right hand but Hensen moved out of range.
Hensen cracks a nice hook into Redfield's ribs.
Hensen cracks Redfield with an open hand slap.
Good leg kick by Hensen there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hensen scores with a body shot.
Hensen buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Hensen fakes the leg kick and cracks Redfield in the body.
Hensen scores with a hook to the body. Redfield takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
A good leg kick by Hensen.
Redfield walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Hensen with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Hensen scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Hensen looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Hensen throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Redfield moves out of range of the body kick.
Hensen lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Redfield has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Hensen.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Redfield bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
It seemed like Redfield was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Hensen lands a front kick.
Redfield moves forwards but Hensen connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Jab from Hensen.
Hensen bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Redfield throws a right and a left that Hensen avoids nicely.
Hensen moves into range and connects with a jab.
Redfield takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Hensen jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Redfield's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Hensen with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hensen pushes Redfield away with a front kick.
Hensen rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Redfield moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Redfield throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Redfield takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sven Hensen dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Sven Hensen's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

A good leg kick by Hensen.
Redfield looks to land a combination. Hensen sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Redfield takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Hensen throws a front kick that sends Redfield stumbling back into the cage.
A swing and a miss from Redfield.
Redfield chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Hensen can pounce on him.
A slapping body kick lands there for Hensen.
Hensen scores with a nice body kick.
Hensen is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Redfield can do to turn this around?
Hensen fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Redfield has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
A good leg kick by Hensen.
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!
Redfield takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Nice body kick there by Hensen.
Redfield is breathing heavily.
Hensen tries to land a front kick but Redfield steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Hensen connects with a good right hand that stumbles Redfield. Redfield circles away out of range and recomposes himself.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Redfield looks to land a left hand but Hensen moved out of range nicely.
Both fighters circling a little - Hensen finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Redfield lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hensen circles away quickly and effectively.
Hensen throws a low kick but it's checked well by Redfield.
It seemed like Redfield was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Good leg kick by Hensen there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Nice uppercut lands for Hensen. That snapped Redfield's head back.
Hensen avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Redfield throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Redfield. Hensen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hensen pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Redfield 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.
Redfield misses with a hook.
Redfield misses the body punch

and Hensen counters with a takedown into side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Hensen working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.

Hensen tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Hensen has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Redfield is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Hensen asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Redfield is looking for a sweep.
Redfield is pushing Hensen's head away, looking to escape. Hensen manages to hold on to the position though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Hensen working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.

Hensen is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Redfield knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Hensen trying to control the position but Redfield is working away.

Hensen is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Redfield has escaped the position, nice work there.
Redfield is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Hensen is controlling him well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Redfield struggling a bit here.
Hensen working the ground and pound.
Hensen tries to advance to mount but can't.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hensen is working hard here to advance position.
Redfield is not content to let Hensen control the position.
Hensen working the head with strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Hensen has hold of Redfield's arm here. He's working for an Americana. It looks like he might have it! Redfield tries to escape but he's just digging himself in deeper - Hensen cranks the arm and Redfield screams in pain! The ref makes a decision and ends the fight before the tap - no complains from Redfield, who is just happy to have his arm attached to his body.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Sven Hensen!
Sven Hensen made sure to mention his sponsor, Voodoo Nutrition in his post fight interview.