PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sven Hensen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Toni Eerkilaa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hensen comes to the cage accompanied by Soul Coughing - Super Bon Bon. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Hensen
vs
Eerkilaa

200 cm
23
274 lbs
7 - 4 - 0

207 cm
30
300 lbs
18 - 8 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Excellent MT
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Voodoo Nutrition

MayheM sportswear
Mohito Fightwear

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Sven Hensen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Toni Eerkilaa!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Frank Dennis and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hensen steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Eerkilaa.
Hensen displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Eerkilaa throws out the jab.
Crunch! Hensen slams his shin into Eerkilaa's torso.
Hensen lands with a good body shot.
Hensen slips under a jab.
Hensen pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Hensen misses the shot to the body.
Eerkilaa slaps away a takedown attempt from Hensen, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Hensen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Eerkilaa has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Hensen pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hensen tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Eerkilaa paws at him with a jab and circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Eerkilaa ducks under a wild hook from Hensen.
Hensen tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Eerkilaa swivels and escapes.
Eerkilaa wants to counter the offense by Hensen and move into the clinch position.
Eerkilaa looks to land a body kick but Hensen moved away.
Eerkilaa slips under a jab.
Eerkilaa throws an overhand right that lands on Hensen's shoulder, as Hensen tries to avoid the shot.
Hensen drops down looking for a counter takedown but Eerkilaa sprawls and moves away.
Eerkilaa lands a nice looking body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hensen misses with an uppercut.
Hensen misses with a low kick.
Eerkilaa tries to counter with a clinch but Hensen shakes him off and moves away.
Hensen throws a low kick but Eerkilaa moves out of range easily.
Hensen shoots for a double leg takedown but Eerkilaa sprawls well. He's pushed Hensen's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sven Hensen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Eerkilaa cracks the inside of Hensen's front leg.
Eerkilaa uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Eerkilaa connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Hensen's hands.

It looks like Sven Hensen has been cut.
Hensen shoots in but no luck this time.
Hensen tries to land a body kick

and Eerkilaa moves into the clinch.
Hensen tries a knee to the head but Eerkilaa blocks it.
A short left from Eerkilaa.
Eerkilaa doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Eerkilaa fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hensen with a knee to the head.
Hensen misses with some punches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Eerkilaa struggles to land a body shot inside as Hensen controls his hands.
Eerkilaa lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Hensen backwards.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Hensen fails to land.
Hensen tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Eerkilaa avoids it.
Hensen takes a shot to the head.
Hensen cracks Eerkilaa with a nice body shot.
Eerkilaa lands a left hand.
Hensen with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Eerkilaa lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Hensen tries to throw a body punch but Eerkilaa avoids it by throwing Hensen back against the cage.
Hensen blocks an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Eerkilaa fails to land.
Hensen doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hensen tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Eerkilaa's elbow.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Eerkilaa creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Hensen misses with some punches.
Hensen doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Eerkilaa lands on the inside with an uppercut.

Sven Hensen's cut is getting worse.
Hensen lands a body shot in the clinch.
Hensen is trying to pull guard but Eerkilaa has him pressed against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hensen has a couple of punches blocked by Eerkilaa.
Hensen tries to land knees in the clinch but Eerkilaa avoids the damage to the body.
Hensen looking to throw knees to the head but Eerkilaa is blocking nicely.
Eerkilaa avoiding damage as Hensen throws knees to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hensen.
Hensen blocks a body shot from Eerkilaa.
Hensen misses with a knee strike.
Eerkilaa is leaning against Hensen and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Hensen misses with a punch to the body.
Eerkilaa throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Hensens head.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Eerkilaa.

Hensen is rocked!
Eerkilaa creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Hensen with a big uppercut! Hensen tries to clinch up but Eerkilaa pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Hensen to the mat! Hensen covers up and Eerkilaa unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Toni Eerkilaa!
After winning the bout, Toni Eerkilaa thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
Sven Hensen was interviewed post fight and said 'Fight him again, anytime...,ANYWHERE!'.