PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tom Henke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jani Pekkanen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jani Pekkanen has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Henke
vs
Pekkanen

192 cm
18
190 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

180 cm
21
184 lbs
1 - 7 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Improved boxing
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

Lucid Nutrition
Lucid Nutrition

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tom Henke!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jani Pekkanen!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Roosa Järviläinen and Tarja Halkonen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Henke connects with a solid leg kick.
Henke swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Henke ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pekkanen moves away.
Henke missing with a left hand there. Pekkanen was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Henke lands with a nice body punch.
Henke throws a right and a left that Pekkanen avoids nicely.
Pekkanen throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Henke's waist but Henke gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Pekkanen off to one side.
Henke tries to bum rush Pekkanen with a series of wild strikes but Pekkanen uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Henke throws a nice inside leg kick.
Henke with a nice cross.
Henke throws a right and a left that Pekkanen avoids nicely.
Pekkanen fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Henke moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Henke throws a half hearted mid kick.
Pekkanen misses with a takedown attempt - Henke sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Tom Henke has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jani Pekkanen.
Pekkanen uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Henke.
Pekkanen takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.

Pekkanen is rocked!
Pekkanen looks gassed!
Henke moves in close and cracks Pekkanen with a massive right hand! Pekkanen, frozen momentarily in time, tumbles to the cavas, already out cold! A brutal knockout by Henke!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Tom Henke!