PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Henric Andersen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kale Ravenal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Andersen comes into the arena with Sultans Of Swing blaring out of the sound system. Kale Ravenal acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.

Andersen
vs
Ravenal

192 cm
30
180 lbs
17 - 12 - 1

180 cm
32
185 lbs
19 - 10 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Brute

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Henric Andersen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Kale Ravenal!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Daniel Cesar and Seu Braga.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ravenal lands a nice hook to Andersen's body. Andersen takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Ravenal has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Andersen.
Ravenal moves out of range as Andersen strikes.
Henric Andersen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Andersen looks to clinch
and Ravenal counters with a solid body kick.
Andersen is looking to clinch.
The crowd cheers as Ravenal lands an impressive looking overhand right. Andersen doesn't seem phased though.
Andersen goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
A punch lands to the side of Andersen 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Ravenal wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Ravenal uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ravenal misses with a wild combination.
Ravenal throws a push kick but Andersen slaps the foot to one side.
Ravenal keeps Andersen at a distance using the push kick.
Andersen is looking to clinch but Ravenal is avoiding it.
Ravenal lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Ravenal.
Andersen takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Ravenal rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Andersen moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Ravenal lands with a hook. Andersen tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Ravenal misses the jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Andersen fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Ravenal, pushing him back against the cage.
Andersen goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ravenal lands with a light punch inside.

Andersen manages to break the clinch.
Andersen looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Andersen fails in his attempt to clinch.

Andersen pushes Ravenal up against the cage in a clinch.
Ravenal has Andersen pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Andersen manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Andersen lands a right hand.
Andersen misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ravenal is trying to break the clinch but Andersen is controlling him.
Andersen misses with an elbow strike.
Andersen looking to slow down the pace here.
Andersen manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Andersen has Ravenal pressed against the cage, preventing Ravenal from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ravenal lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Andersen stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Ravenal as Andersen tries to tie him up.

Andersen breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Andersen tries to clinch there but Ravenal circles away.
Ravenal moves out of range of the body kick from Andersen.
Ravenal wants to clinch.
Andersen works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.

It looks like Kale Ravenal has been cut.
Ravenal avoids a punch combination nicely.
Ravenal swats away the attempt to clinch by Andersen.
Ravenal avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Andersen takes a head kick and shrugs it off.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ravenal's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Andersen connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Ravenal scrambles back to his feet.
Ravenal misses with the combination.
Andersen is looking to clinch.
Ravenal moves in looking to clinch but Andersen pushes him off.

Andersen rushes Ravenal and presses him up against the cage.
Ravenal can't find room to land a body shot as Andersen controls the action.
Andersen is trying to break the clinch but Ravenal has him pressed against the cage.
Ravenal misses with a punch to the body.
Andersen is trying to break the clinch but Ravenal has him pressed against the cage.
Ravenal throws a head punch that misses.
Andersen stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Andersen with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Ravenal tries to throw a body punch but Andersen avoids it by throwing Ravenal back against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ravenal throws a punch but it's blocked by Andersen.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Andersen.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Andersen creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Andersen misses with a shot to the kidneys.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ravenal drops down looking for an ankle pick but Andersen pulls his leg out and moves away.
Ravenal shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Henric Andersen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kale Ravenal.
Andersen pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.

Andersen moves into the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Andersen.
Ravenal drops down looking for an ankle pick but Andersen pulls his leg out and moves away.

Andersen has Ravenal up against the cage in a clinch.
Andersen throws a punch but it's blocked by Ravenal.
Ravenal trying to stall but Andersen improves his position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ravenal wants to break free but Andersen has control.
Andersen leaning against his opponent.
Andersen prevents a body shot from Ravenal.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Andersen just misses with a elbow thrown towards Ravenal's brow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Henric Andersen dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kale Ravenal's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Ravenal throws a good cross that connects.
Andersen jabs Ravenal right on the nose. Ravenal blinks but takes it well.
Andersen tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Andersen lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.

Andersen clinches up against the cage.
Ravenal throws a punch but it's blocked by Andersen.
Ravenal can't find room to land a body shot as Andersen controls the action.
Andersen working aggressively here.
Andersen trying to land knees to the body.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Ravenal takes a knee right on the jaw!
Andersen misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ravenal's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Henric Andersen has scored more points in the clinch so far.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Andersen.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Andersen working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.

Andersen breaks the clinch.
Ravenal is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Andersen.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Andersen fails with an attempt to clinch.

Ravenal shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Ravenal showed some decent athleticism there.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Andersen is looking to control Ravenal's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Andersen avoid being mounted?
Ravenal wants to lay and pray for a moment but Andersen keeps working.
Andersen wants to get back to full guard.
Ravenal is nestled in close to Andersen, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ravenal thows a huge punch but Andersen dodges it nicely.
Ravenal with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Andersen is looking for a sweep. Ravenal is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Andersen moves into full guard.
Andersen wants to sweep but no luck.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Andersen is looking to stand up but Ravenal isn't so interested in that idea.
Ravenal is in close to Andersen's body, working some short punches and elbows.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ravenal landing with the ground and pound.
Andersen is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Ravenal preventing the sweep.
Andersen manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Ravenal manages to get himself to full guard.

Andersen gets to his feet. Ravenal looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Henric Andersen is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Andersen tries a head kick but it misses.
Ravenal swats away the attempt to clinch by Andersen.
Andersen doesn't manage to clinch there - Ravenal circles away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Andersen fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ravenal throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

Andersen closes the distance and clinches.
Andersen misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ravenal stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Ravenal misses with a shot to the kidneys.

Andersen breaks the clinch.
Ravenal jabs at Andersen's body.
Andersen tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Ravenal manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Ravenal tries to clinch up.
Andersen takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Ravenal ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

Andersen moves into the clinch.
Andersen keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Ravenal's efforts to push away.
Andersen with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Ravenal lands a nice shot to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Andersen breaks from the clinch.
Andersen feints a jab promting Ravenal to slip. Andersen then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Ravenal slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.

That has opened up Kale Ravenal's cut even more.
Andersen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ravenal.
Ravenal misses with a hook. Andersen ducked under it nicely.

Ravenal closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Andersen is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Andersen tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Ravenal changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Andersen fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Ravenal smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ravenal looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Ravenal lands with a thumping leg kick.

Andersen closes the distance and clinches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Henric Andersen dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Kale Ravenal's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Ravenal swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Good standup being displayed there by Ravenal as he connects with a hook.

Ravenal tries to keep at a distance but Andersen has taken the fight into the clinch.
Ravenal is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Andersen is defending well.
Andersen lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Ravenal looking to stall.
Ravenal misses with a punch to the body.
Ravenal tries to throw a body punch but Andersen avoids it by throwing Ravenal back against the cage.
Ravenal swings wildly with an uppercut but Andersen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Andersen blocks a body shot from Ravenal.
Andersen scores with a nice hook to the head.
Ravenal misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ravenal is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Andersen is keeping busy.
Andersen is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Andersen lands with a light punch inside.
Ravenal is trying to break the clinch but Andersen has him pressed against the cage.
Andersen tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A right handed body shot lands from Ravenal.

Ravenal breaks the clinch.
Ravenal takes a swing at Andersen's ribcage but misses.
Andersen tries to clinch up but Ravenal circles away and keeps his distance.
Andersen scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Ravenal circles away from the clinch attempt.
Andersen getting the better of the striking in that exchange.

Ravenal is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Andersen bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ravenal shoots in for a takedown but Andersen shows good takedown defense.
Ravenal takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A combination from Andersen does no damage.
A punch combination from Andersen misses.
Andersen tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ravenal swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Andersen cracks Ravenal with an open hand slap.
Andersen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ravenal manages to avoid it.
Kale Ravenal has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Andersen is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Ravenal pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Andersen is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.

Ravenal clinches.
A short body shot lands from Ravenal as the two fighters clinch.
Andersen is trying to maintain a safe position but Ravenal gets an underhook and turns Andersen into the cage.
Ravenal is trying to break the clinch but Andersen is controlling him.
Ravenal misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Andersen landing knees to the head.
Ravenal taking a breather.
A short right from Ravenal.

Andersen breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Andersen tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ravenal swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A shot to the liver by Ravenal. Beautiful body shot.
Ravenal finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Andersen enables Ravenal to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Andersen manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Andersen trying to control the position.

Andersen has his foot on Ravenal's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Ravenal works his way back into a safe position though.
Ravenal prevents Andersen from getting back to his feet.
Ravenal lands a couple of elbows.
Ravenal has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Andersen is looking to stand up but Ravenal isn't so interested in that idea.
Ravenal is working Andersen over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Ravenal lands a couple of digs.
Ravenal is looking to work some ground and pound but Andersen has wrist control.
Ravenal with a flurry of punches that miss.
Ravenal lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Andersen looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Ravenal throwing strikes but missing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ravenal is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Andersen wants to sweep here but Ravenal controlling him for the moment.
Ravenal scoring with punches to the head and body.
Andersen is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Andersen manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Ravenal manages to get himself to full guard.
Andersen wanted to stand there but Ravenal had control of the position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Henric Andersen is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

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 Henric Andersen.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Andersen, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 29:28
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Henric Andersen!
An out of breath Henric Andersen thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.