|
PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sarmat Tigiev (ranked 4814 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexander Henriksen (ranked 7334 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
|
|
|
193 cm
30
250 lbs
12 - 2 - 0 |
|
193 cm
23
246 lbs
3 - 4 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine |
|
Good wrestler
Excellent MT
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
12 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sarmat Tigiev! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Alexander Henriksen! The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Robert Twigg and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Tigiev throws the left hand but Henriksen avoids the punch easily. Tigiev slips under a jab from Henriksen. Henriksen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tigiev was well out of range. Poor timing from Henriksen. Henriksen bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Tigiev's head backwards. A jab from Tigiev misses. Tigiev punishes Henriksen's body with a nice straight punch. Tigiev takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness. Jab, jab by Tigiev - just one landing. Henriksen misses with a lunging right hand
and Tigiev cracks him with a counter punch right on the button. Tigiev throws a jab but it's blocked by Henriksen. Henriksen swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target. Tigiev blocks the body kick.
Tigiev throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Henriksen throws a big shot that misses. Tigiev throws a right and a left that Henriksen avoids nicely. Henriksen now looks to counter with a shot at the body. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Tigiev throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Henriksen misses with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round. Tigiev lands a really nice looking cross but Henriksen seems unphased.
Tigiev works over Henriksen's head and body with a nice combination.
It looks like Alexander Henriksen has been cut. Tigiev is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Henriksen looks for the body kick but Tigiev saw that one coming. Henriksen slips a jab and a cross from Tigiev.
Tigiev just misses with a punch to the body.
Tigiev lands a nice looking body shot.
Tigiev lands a jab-cross combination. Henriksen swings for the body but Tigiev moves out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Henriksen scores with a punch to the head. Henriksen scores with a kick to the body.
Tigiev throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Henriksen stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly. Tigiev is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight. Tigiev jabs Henriksen to the body, keeping him at a distance. A swing and a miss from Tigiev. Tigiev is looking to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Tigiev throws a nice looking combination but Henriksen bobs and weaves to avoid any damage. Tigiev lands with a good body shot. Henriksen lunges at Tigiev with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Tigiev's hand. A looping hook to the body misses from Tigiev. Henriksen does a little dance to reset his feet. Tigiev jabs at Henriksen's body. Tigiev tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Henriksen was well out of range. Poor timing from Tigiev. Nice defenses there by Tigiev. Tigiev takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Henriksen tries to clinch up. Henriksen throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Tigiev stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly. Tigiev ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Henriksen moves away. Henriksen let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land. A left lands for Tigiev. Tigiev throws a hook but Henriksen avoids it easily. Tigiev lands a head shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Henriksen misses with a body shot
and Tigiev cracks him with a counter punch right on the button. Tigiev keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Henriksen keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Tigiev. Henriksen is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Tigiev with a body shot. Henriksen moves out of range as Tigiev strikes. Henriksen looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Tigiev takes one to the chin there. Henriksen looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it. Tigiev cracks Henriksen with an open hand slap. Henriksen misses the jab. Henriksen misses with a hook. Henriksen takes a jab right on the kisser.
Jab from Tigiev. Henriksen is looking to land body kicks. Henriksen tries to clinch up but Tigiev circles away and keeps his distance. Henriksen throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Henriksen pushing out the jab but it's not landing. A swing and a miss from Henriksen. Tigiev takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt. A combination from Tigiev does no damage. It seemed like Henriksen was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it. Henriksen dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Tigiev. That did some damage! Henriksen lands a jab to Tigiev's midsection. Tigiev is really peppering his opponent's head with punches. Henriksen's corner calls for a 1-2. Henriksen obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range. Tigiev misses with a straight right. Tigiev slips a straight right by Henriksen. Tigiev misses with a hook
and Henriksen counters with a straight punch to the midsection. Henriksen throws a poor cross that misses
and Tigiev counters with a straight punch to the midsection. The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Tigiev is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Henriksen. Tigiev staying out of range there. Tigiev misses with an uppercut. Henriksen saw that one coming. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Sarmat Tigiev will probably get the nod. The cut man is working on Alexander Henriksen's cut. That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Tigiev looks to land a combination but Henriksen avoids it well. A little jabbing left from Henriksen on the counter but it doesn't find it's target. Henriksen tries to clinch up but Tigiev circles away and keeps his distance. Tigiev checks a leg kick nicely. Tigiev missing with a left hand there. Henriksen was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. Henriksen keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Tigiev. Henriksen throws a leg kick but Tigiev sees it coming and checks it nicely. A combination from Tigiev does no damage. Tigiev misses with a hook. Henriksen shapes to counter with a head kick. Henriksen throws a front kick aimed at Tigiev's knee but Tigiev avoids it well. Henriksen avoids a punch combination nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Henriksen takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily. Henriksen misses with a right hand and Tigiev counters with a stiff right hand. Henriksen ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's one minute gone in the round. Henriksen throws a head kick that misses. The fighters circling - Henriksen throws out the jab but it was never going to land. Henriksen moves away from the strike by Tigiev. A slow jab from Henriksen misses its intended target. Henriksen looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple. A big right from Tigiev misses. Henriksen wants to counter the offense by Tigiev and move into the clinch position. A looping hook to the body misses from Henriksen. Tigiev does a little dance to reset his feet. Tigiev getting the better of the striking in that exchange. Tigiev scores with a jab to the body. Henriksen gets in close and instigates a clinch. Tigiev just leaning against Henriksen, taking a breather. Tigiev breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Henriksen delivers a nice body kick. Henriksen keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Tigiev throws a hook to the side of Henriksen's head but Henriksen sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
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! A telegraphed right hand from Tigiev misses the target. Henriksen takes a swing at Tigiev's ribcage but misses. Tigiev throws a hook but Henriksen blocks it. Tigiev throws a wild combination but nothing lands. Henriksen slips under a jab. Henriksen misses with a straight left. Tigiev ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Henriksen moves away. Henriksen appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body. Henriksen tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Tigiev paws at him with a jab and circles away. Nice cross by Tigiev. Henriksen takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Henriksen looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it. An attempted straight right counter from Tigiev misses the target. The fighters circling - Tigiev throws out the jab but it was never going to land. Henriksen keeps Tigiev at a distance using the push kick. Tigiev fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Henriksen manages to avoid it. Tigiev is looking to take this fight into the clinch. Henriksen looks like he wants to counter punch here.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Henriksen moves out of range as Tigiev strikes. Henriksen misses with a right hand and Tigiev counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Henriksen thinking. Henriksen lands with a straight right. Tigiev didn't see that one coming. Sarmat Tigiev is winning the standup battle so far. Henriksen throws a body kick but he wasn't in range. Henriksen throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd. Henriksen throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body. A big left from Henriksen misses. Tigiev looks to score with a jab to the body but Henriksen is just out of range. Henriksen lands with a shot to the body. Henriksen jabs at Tigiev's body. Henriksen lands a jab. Tigiev tests Henriksen's chin there with a solid looking shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Nice jab there from Tigiev. 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! Henriksen uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Tigiev. Tigiev misses with a hook. Henriksen clinches up against the cage. Tigiev misses with the head strike.
Tigiev tries to work over Henriksen's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. A nice left hand lands by Henriksen.
A short right from Henriksen on the inside. Henriksen ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Henriksen no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard. Henriksen is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a triangle but Tigiev frees his head nicely. Oh but Henriksen has switched to an armbar! Tigiev is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Alexander Henriksen! Alexander Henriksen thanked the fans post fight for their support.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
S |
C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
|
S |
C |
G |
|
energy
A | B |
|
hype
A | B |
|
pop
A | B |
|
mgr
A | B |
|
FIGHT
RATING
76% |
|
|
|
|
|
|