PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Cowboy Henry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aleksandr Eenmaa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Eenmaa has chosen Heaven Shall Burn - Endzeit as his entrance music. Cowboy Henry had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business

Henry
vs
Eenmaa

185 cm
25
185 lbs
9 - 3 - 0

190 cm
29
201 lbs
14 - 7 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Cowboy Henry!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Aleksandr Eenmaa!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Viktor Lagutenko and Aleksandr Martynov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Eenmaa moves into the clinch.
Eenmaa struggles to land a body shot inside as Henry controls his hands.

Eenmaa breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Eenmaa ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Henry moves away.
Eenmaa connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Eenmaa throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Eenmaa misses with a hook
and Henry counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Eenmaa fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Henry manages to avoid it.
Eenmaa fails with an attempt to clinch.
Eenmaa thows a body shot but no joy.
Henry dodges the punch combination from Eenmaa.
Eenmaa uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Henry.
Henry throws a hook but Eenmaa blocks it.
Henry connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Henry lands a jab to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Eenmaa misses with an uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Eenmaa is looking to clinch but Henry is avoiding it.
Eenmaa misses with a body shot
and Henry counters with a three punch combo that has Eenmaa backing up. Eenmaa nods at Henry to acknowledge the strikes.
Eenmaa looks to score with a jab to the body but Henry is just out of range.
Henry scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
A big left from Henry misses.
Henry throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Eenmaa stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Nice shot lands for Henry.
Eenmaa displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Henry throws out the jab.
Eenmaa looks to score with a jab to the body but Henry is just out of range.
Henry scores with a nice head shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Eenmaa fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Henry, pushing him back against the cage.
Eenmaa is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Eenmaa has Henry pressed against the cage, preventing Henry from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Eenmaa misses with the head strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Henry has Eenmaa pressed against the cage, preventing Eenmaa from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Henry wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

Eenmaa breaks from the clinch.
Eenmaa swings for the body but Henry moves out of range.
Eenmaa throws a sloppy body shot
enabling Henry to counter with a crisp jab.
Eenmaa misses with a wild body shot.
Aleksandr Eenmaa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A telegraphed right hand from Henry misses the target.
Henry fails with a takedown attempt.
A looping hook to the body misses from Eenmaa. Henry does a little dance to reset his feet.
Eenmaa takes one to the side of the head.
Henry is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Eenmaa misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Henry.
Henry avoids the body shot from Eenmaa.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Eenmaa misses with a two punch combination.
Eenmaa fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Henry manages to avoid it.
Aleksandr Eenmaa is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Henry takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Henry fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Henry misses with the combination.
Henry getting the better of the striking in that exchange.

Eenmaa is rocked!

It looks like Aleksandr Eenmaa has been cut.
Henry keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Eenmaa is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Henry rather than just go for the knockout.
Eenmaa misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Henry.
A looping hook to the body misses from Henry. Eenmaa does a little dance to reset his feet.

Nice combo by Henry! Oh, that's hurt him - Eenmaa falls to the canvas and Henry follows him into side control.
Eenmaa is still in real trouble! Can Henry finish him?
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Henry fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Henry tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Henry in side control here. He's dropped a big elbow there and Eenmaa looks hurt! Oh, he is hurt! Henry turns on the heat and pounds him out for a TKO victory! Good killer instinct there!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Cowboy Henry!