PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gunnar Jensen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carl Rickson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jensen's entrance music is Devour . A fine choice. Carl Rickson told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!

Jensen
vs
Rickson

196 cm
27
245 lbs
7 - 2 - 0

200 cm
22
290 lbs
7 - 3 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Good low kicks
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 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Gunnar Jensen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Carl Rickson!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rickson throws a solid leg kick but Jensen takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Rickson.
Jensen wants to clinch up but Rickson keeps it at a distance.
Jensen tries to bum rush Rickson with a series of wild strikes but Rickson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Rickson lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Carl Rickson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jensen misses the shot to the body.
Rickson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jensen was well out of range. Poor timing from Rickson.
Rickson throws a sloppy head kick and Jensen moves out of range easily.
Jensen fails in his attempt to clinch.
Jensen is looking to land body kicks.
Jensen blocks a jab.
Jensen slips a jab from Rickson.
The fight stays on the outside here - Jensen looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Rickson throws a leg kick that is checked
letting Jensen counter with a right hand.
Jensen takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.

Jensen moves into the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Rickson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Jensen showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Rickson.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jensen slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Rickson stuns Jensen with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
A thudding body kick lands there by Jensen!
Jensen connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rickson misses with a combination
and Jensen makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Rickson fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Jensen.
Nice uppercut lands for Jensen. That snapped Rickson's head back.

Jensen lands a big right hand that sends Rickson crashing to the mat! Jensen stays standing though and waves Rickson back to his feet!

Rickson is rocked!

It looks like Carl Rickson has been cut.
Jensen doesn't manage to clinch there - Rickson circles away.
Rickson throws a low kick but Jensen avoids it.
Rickson takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Both fighters circling slowly here as the pace drops. Hopefully one of them does someth.. OOOHHHH!!!! Jensen throws an absolute beast of a head kick! Rickson is done! He's out cold, twisted and contorted up against the cage! Wow!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Gunnar Jensen!
After winning the bout, Gunnar Jensen thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.