PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Lukas Andersson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Hennessy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Andersson
vs
Hennessy

182 cm
20
157 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

179 cm
25
145 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Dangerous knees
Determined

Lion Fightwear
Max Octane Fight Wear

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Lukas Andersson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jack Hennessy!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Marco Blurström and Anni Minnemäki.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Hennessy drives through and clinches with Andersson against the cage.
Andersson takes a knee to the side of the body.
Hennessy landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Andersson takes an elbow to the temple.
Hennessy has Andersson pushed against the cage.
Knees to the body from Hennessy.
Hennessy working Andersson over with knees to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Hennessy.
Hennessy lands a damaging elbow.
Hennessy creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Andersson's defenses.
Andersson takes an elbow to the temple.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hennessy lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Hennessy keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Andersson's efforts to push away.
Andersson trying to stall but Hennessy improves his position.
Hennessy keeps control of Andersson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Andersson wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Hennessy landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Hennessy stalls.
Andersson can't break the clinch.
Hennessy stalling the fight.

Andersson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Andersson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hennessy walks into a straight right hand from Andersson.
Hennessy checks a leg kick.

Hennessy has Andersson up against the cage in a clinch.
Hennessy lands a nice knee to the body.
Hennessy creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Andersson's defenses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Andersson is trying to break the clinch but Hennessy is controlling him.
Andersson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Hennessy has him pressed against the cage.
Hennessy working Andersson over with knees to the body.
Hennessy trying to land knees to the body.
Hennessy controlling the action here for a moment.
Andersson looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Andersson tries to break the clinch but Hennessy is controlling the position.
Hennessy manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Andersson wants to stall.
Andersson takes a knee to the side of the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Andersson lands a body punch.
Andersson takes a knee to the side of the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Hennessy.
Hennessy lands an elbow that stopped Andersson in his tracks for a moment.
Hennessy is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Hennessy landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Andersson throws a knee to the head but misses.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Hennessy takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.

Andersson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Hennessy has Andersson up against the cage in a clinch.
Andersson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hennessy lands an elbow that stopped Andersson in his tracks for a moment.
Hennessy putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Andersson in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Andersson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Andersson letting Hennessy take a breather here.
Andersson wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Nice elbow from Hennessy.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Andersson wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Hennessy lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Hennessy gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Hennessy obliges.
Hennessy working Andersson over with knees to the body.
Andersson tries to break free but Hennessy pushes him back against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jack Hennessy dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Hennessy moves into the clinch successfully.
Hennessy has Andersson pressed against the cage, preventing Andersson from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Hennessy is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Andersson is defending well for now.
Andersson takes a knee to the side of the body.
Hennessy lands an elbow inside.
Nice elbow from Hennessy.
Andersson wants to break the clinch but can't.
Hennessy lands an elbow just above Andersson 's eye.
Hennessy comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Hennessy scores a nice knee to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Andersson avoids a wild elbow strike from Hennessy.
Andersson wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Hennessy landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Andersson trying to control the position but instead, Hennessy has worked for underhooks and has pushed Andersson into the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Andersson wants to break the clinch but can't.
Hennessy lands a nice elbow.
Andersson is trying to force a seperation but Hennessy has the dominant position.
Hennessy has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Andersson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hennessy lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Hennessy lands an elbow that stopped Andersson in his tracks for a moment.
Andersson takes an elbow to the forehead.
Hennessy stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Hennessy lands a nice knee to the body.
Hennessy effectively controlling the action here.
Hennessy lands a good knee to the midsection. Andersson won't want to take too many of those.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Andersson letting Hennessy take a breather here.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Hennessy obliges.
Hennessy lands a nice elbow.
Hennessy gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Hennessy.
Andersson taking a breather.
Andersson looking to slow down the pace here.
Andersson is trying to break free.
Andersson is trying to force a seperation but Hennessy has the dominant position.
Andersson wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Andersson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hennessy taking a breather.
Hennessy is pushing Andersson up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Hennessy continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
Andersson is looking to break free of the clinch but Hennessy has double underhooks.
Hennessy lands a nice knee to the body.
Hennessy keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Andersson's efforts to push away.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Hennessy. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Andersson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hennessy looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Andersson stalling in the clinch.
Hennessy prevents Andersson from breaking the clinch.
Andersson is looking to control Hennessy's arms but Hennessy gets an underhook and turns him. Now Andersson has his back to the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Hennessy lands an elbow inside that Andersson shrugs off.
Andersson wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Hennessy lands a good knee to the midsection. Andersson won't want to take too many of those.
Andersson throws a head punch that misses.
Hennessy lands an elbow just above Andersson 's eye.
Hennessy landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Hennessy effectively controlling the action here.
Hennessy missing with knees to the body.
Hennessy comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Hennessy unloads a knee to the mid-section. Andersson lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Nice elbow from Hennessy.
Hennessy has Andersson pushed against the cage.
Hennessy working Andersson over with knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jack Hennessy showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Hennessy gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Hennessy putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Andersson in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Hennessy keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Andersson's efforts to push away.
Hennessy crunches a lovely knee into Andersson's ribcage.
Hennessy leaning his opponent against the cage.
Hennessy'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.
Hennessy lands an elbow that stopped Andersson in his tracks for a moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Andersson is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Stalling in the clinch from Andersson.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hennessy holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Hennessy landing knees to the body.
Andersson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hennessy lands an elbow inside that Andersson shrugs off.
Hennessy lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Hennessy gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Hennessy stalling.
Hennessy creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Andersson's defenses.
Andersson avoiding damage as Hennessy throws knees to the body.
Hennessy lands a nice elbow.

Andersson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Hennessy rushes Andersson and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Andersson can't break the clinch.
Jack Hennessy is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Andersson takes a knee to the side of the body.
Andersson letting Hennessy take a breather here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Andersson is trying to force a seperation but Hennessy has the dominant position.

Andersson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Andersson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Andersson misses with a head kick.
Andersson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hennessy thinks about the counter body kick.
Andersson tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Hennessy is able to avoid easily.

Hennessy fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Andersson, pushing him back against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hennessy keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Andersson's efforts to push away.
Andersson tries to break free but Hennessy pushes him back against the cage.
Hennessy has Andersson pressed against the cage, preventing Andersson from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Andersson tries to break the clinch but Hennessy is controlling the position.
Hennessy creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Andersson's defenses.
Andersson is trying to force a seperation but Hennessy has the dominant position.
Andersson has had enough of the clinch but Hennessy keeps him there for the moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Andersson wants to break free but Hennessy has control.
Andersson takes a knee to the side of the body.
Andersson tries to circle away but Hennessy has him pinned against the cage.
Hennessy manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Andersson is trying to break the clinch but Hennessy is controlling him.
Lukas Andersson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hennessy stalling against the cage.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jack Hennessy comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Hennessy winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 26:30
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 26:30
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jack Hennessy!