PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Reiska Pekka Retale (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stefan Hentschel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Retale comes to the cage accompanied by The Prodigy - Smack My Bitch Up. Both these fighters are unbeaten, so somebody's 0 has got to go!I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!

Pekka Retale
vs
Hentschel

169 cm
21
154 lbs
9 - 0 - 0

174 cm
23
146 lbs
6 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Decent elbows
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Reiska Pekka Retale!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Stefan Hentschel!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Saam Ante and Aafke Stam.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Retale just misses with a punch to the body.
Hentschel takes a swing at Retale's ribcage but misses.
Hentschel throws a jab but it's blocked by Retale.
Retale throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A big left from Retale misses.
Retale looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Hentschel slips a straight right by Retale.
Retale stuns Hentschel with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Hentschel uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Retale.
Hentschel with a poor takedown
and Hentschel takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hentschel misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Retale.
Hentschel uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Retale.
Hentschel throws a half hearted mid kick.
Retale scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Stefan Hentschel seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A nice inside leg kick there by Hentschel. That's going to slow Retale down.
Retale connects with a right hand. Hentschel shakes it off.
Retale's corner calls for a 1-2. Retale obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Retale tries to move into range but Hentschel moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Hentschel.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Hentschel is defended easily by Retale.
Reiska Pekka Retale is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Retale doesn't manage to clinch there - Hentschel circles away.
Hentschel misses with a series of wild punches.
Retale scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Retale looks to throw the jab but Hentschel is out of range.
Hentschel fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Reiska Pekka Retale has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Stefan Hentschel.
Hentschel misses with a jab, cross combination.
Hentschel tests Retale's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Retale fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hentschel manages to avoid it.
Hentschel misses with a looping right.
Hentschel throws a body kick that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hentschel just misses with a punch to the body.
Retale lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Hentschel throws a half hearted mid kick.
Retale connects with a crisp jab.
Retale swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Nice takedown defense from Retale. No joy for Hentschel on that attempt.
Hentschel darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hentschel steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Retale.
A bone on bone clash there as Retale blocks the leg kick.
Hentschel tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Retale is able to avoid easily.

Retale moves into the clinch.
Retale throws a knee to the head but misses.
Retale misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hentschel.
Hentschel jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Retale walks away with a smile on his face. Hentschel gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Retale throws a looping overhand right but Hentschel ducks down to avoid it.
Retale tries to clinch there but Hentschel circles away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Retale thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hentschel tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Hentschel fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Retale is out of range.
Retale takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Hentschel avoids a punch combination nicely.
Hentschel keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

Retale rushes Hentschel and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Retale tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Knees to the body from Retale.
Hentschel is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Retale to keep the fight standing.

Hentschel pulls guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.

Retale drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Retale jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hentschel not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

Hentschel looking for a guillotine here but Retale defends easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Retale trying to control but Hentschel is working from the bottom.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hentschel lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Retale!
Retale is in all sorts of trouble here.
Hentschel throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Retale working to try and regain half guard.
Hentschel tries to control but Retale wriggling away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Reiska Pekka Retale dominated that round.
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.

Retale blocks a jab.
Retale throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hentschel sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Retale lands a body shot.
Reiska Pekka Retale is winning the standup battle so far.
Retale moves forwards but Hentschel connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Hentschel misses with a looping right.
Hentschel shoots in for a double leg but Retale sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Retale wants to clinch up but Hentschel keeps it at a distance.
Retale scores with a jab to the body.
Retale catches Hentschel with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Retale connects with the punch.
Retale tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hentschel paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Hentschel.
A slow jab from Retale misses its intended target.
Retale takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Retale throws out a loose jab but Hentschel uses good head movement to avoid it.
Retale scores with a shot to the body.
Hentschel moves away from the strike by Retale.
Hentschel shoots in for a takedown but Retale shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Reiska Pekka Retale has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Stefan Hentschel.
Hentschel connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Hentschel misses with a head kick.
Retale throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hentschel sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Retale throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Retale lands a nice hook to Hentschel's body. Hentschel takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Hentschel looks to throw the jab but Retale is out of range.
Hentschel shoots in for a takedown but Retale shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Hentschel just misses with a punch to the body.
Retale throws the left hand but Hentschel avoids the punch easily.
Hentschel ducks under a wild hook from Retale.
Nice sprawl there from Retale as Hentschel shoots in.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Hentschel fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Hentschel is trying to pull guard but Retale turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Hentschel trying to stall but Retale improves his position.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Retale lands with a short shot to the head.
Retale throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Hentschels head.
Hentschel is trying to force a seperation but Retale has the dominant position.
Retale crunches a lovely knee into Hentschel's ribcage.
Hentschel tries to pull guard but Retale won't allow it.
Hentschel is breathing heavily.
Retale is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Retale lands a knee to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Retale.
Retale creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Hentschel's defenses.

It looks like Stefan Hentschel has been cut.
Retale lands a knee to the body.
A hook to the body from Retale.
Retale with a knee to the head.

Hentschel is rocked!
Retale dips a shoulder and cracks Hentschel with a mighty uppercut! Hentschel falls back against the cage and Retale unloads with a barrage of strikes! Hentschel is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Retale screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Reiska Pekka Retale!
Reiska Pekka Retale retains his featherweight title!
A victorious Reiska Pekka Retale thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.