PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Alexandr Suvorov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tom Henke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Suvorov comes to the cage accompanied by World in Conflict - Polyushko-Pole.. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

Suvorov
vs
Henke

190 cm
25
200 lbs
10 - 4 - 0

192 cm
20
202 lbs
9 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

[†]FALCON CLOTHING[†]

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 10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Alexandr Suvorov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tom Henke!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Henke misses with an uppercut. Suvorov saw that one coming.
Henke pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Suvorov swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Suvorov closes the distance and clinches up with Henke, looking for a takedown. Suvorov pushes Henke against the cage but Henke circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Henke thows a body shot but no joy.
Henke throws a leg kick that misses.
Suvorov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Henke was well out of range. Poor timing from Suvorov.
Henke throws a predictable looking body shot
and Suvorov counters with a right hand to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Suvorov steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Henke.
Henke keeps the fight on the outside.
Suvorov avoids a lazy jab quite easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Henke takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Suvorov ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Henke ducks under a wild hook from Suvorov.
Henke throws a low kick, looking for Suvorov's leg but Suvorov calmly moves out of range.
Henke misses with a jab to the body
and Suvorov counters with a nice uppercut.
Suvorov keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Henke.
Suvorov scores with a crisp jab that stopped Henke in his tracks.
Suvorov throws a looping overhand right but Henke ducks down to avoid it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Henke throws a leg kick that is checked
and Suvorov counters with a nice body shot.
Suvorov checks a leg kick.
A clash of legs there as Suvorov blocks the low kick.

Suvorov clinches with his opponent.
Suvorov doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Suvorov throws a head punch that misses.
Henke blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Henke blocks an uppercut.
Henke has a couple of punches blocked by Suvorov.
A short right from Suvorov.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Suvorov.
Henke throws a head punch that misses.
Suvorov working some nice short punches in the clinch.

It looks like Tom Henke has been cut.
Suvorov lands a nice uppercut.
Henke takes a shot to the head.
Suvorov can't get the takedown.

Henke manages to break the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henke ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Suvorov moves away.
Henke tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Suvorov was well out of range. Poor timing from Henke.
Suvorov shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Henke as he avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alexandr Suvorov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Suvorov fails with an attempt to clinch.
Tom Henke seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Suvorov avoids the body shot from Henke.
Henke scores with a hook to the body. Suvorov takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Suvorov throws a sloppy body shot
and Henke cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Henke slips a jab and a cross from Suvorov.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Henke throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Tom Henke is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Henke misses with a double jab
and Henke takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Henke dodges the punch combination from Suvorov.
Suvorov throws a jab when Henke was well out of range.
Henke misses with an uppercut. Suvorov saw that one coming.
Henke throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Suvorov pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alexandr Suvorov dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tom Henke's cut.
That's time! Suvorov's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Nice defenses there by Suvorov.
Suvorov takes one on the button.
Suvorov with a body punch. A glancing blow.

Suvorov looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Suvorov throws a big right hand that misses.
Suvorov working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Suvorov is pushing down on Henke's leg trying to pass to half guard. Henke is fighting to maintain full guard but Suvorov has managed to sneak the leg through.
Suvorov with the ground and pound but Henke uses the opportunity to regain guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Henke keeping moving, preventing Suvorov from controlling successfully.
Suvorov in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Suvorov in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Suvorov is looking to work some ground and pound but Henke has wrist control.
Henke utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Suvorov throwing strikes but missing.
Henke utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Henke thows a left - swing and a miss!
Suvorov misses with an uppercut. Henke saw that one coming.
Henke slips a straight right by Suvorov.
Henke lands a jab-cross combination.
Suvorov fails with a takedown attempt.
Henke swings away with a body shot that misses
and Suvorov counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Henke staying out of range there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A punch lands to the side of Henke 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Suvorov changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Suvorov dips to his left and cracks Henke with an uppercut!
A telegraphed right hand from Henke misses the target.
Suvorov throws a shot from downtown. Henke moves away and avoids it.
Henke misses the shot to the body.
Henke throws a jab but it's blocked by Suvorov.
Henke avoids a lazy jab quite easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Henke ducks under a wild hook from Suvorov.
Suvorov moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Henke throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Henke misses with a wild body shot.
A jab from Suvorov misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Suvorov misses the target.
Henke takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
A slow jab from Henke misses its intended target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alexandr Suvorov dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Tom Henke's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Henke connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Suvorov scores with a decent looking hook.
Suvorov is looking to clinch.
Henke throws a jab but it's blocked by Suvorov.
Suvorov checks the leg kick.
Henke digs a good hook to Suvorov's body.
Suvorov misses the shot to the body.
Henke misses with a series of wild punches.
Suvorov lands a nice shot that snaps Henke's head back.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Suvorov avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Suvorov throws a hook but Henke blocks it.
Henke looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Suvorov jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Alexandr Suvorov is winning the standup battle so far.
Henke throws a shot from downtown. Suvorov moves away and avoids it.
Suvorov moves out of range as Henke strikes.
Henke thows a left - swing and a miss!
Tom Henke has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Henke paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Suvorov fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Suvorov ducks under a wild hook from Henke.
Henke misses with an uppercut.
Suvorov lands with a nice combination. Henke backs away looking to recover.
Suvorov is trying hard to land a takedown here. Henke sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Henke circles away from the clinch attempt.
Suvorov slips a jab from Henke.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Suvorov throws a body punch but Henke moves out of range.
Suvorov misses the shot to the body.
Henke moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Henke misses with a looping right.
Henke throws a leg kick but Suvorov sees it coming and moves out of range.
A jab from Suvorov does it's job there.
Henke is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Suvorov.
Suvorov throws an overhand right that lands on Henke's shoulder, as Henke tries to avoid the shot.
Henke takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Alexandr Suvorov is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Suvorov just misses with a punch to the body.
Henke throws a lazy right hand but Suvorov sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Henke misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Suvorov cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Suvorov throws out a loose jab but Henke uses good head movement to avoid it.
Henke defending well as Suvorov loads up on a big left hand.
Suvorov showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Henke.
Henke slips under a jab from Suvorov.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Alexandr Suvorov.
Well Suvorov 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Suge Night scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alexandr Suvorov!