PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hranghleia Animai (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kendrik Dean (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Hranghleia Animai has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Animai
vs
Dean

190 cm
27
215 lbs
8 - 8 - 0

210 cm
26
300 lbs
8 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Great elbows
Good chin

Decent wrestler
Brawler
Solid chin

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 8 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Hranghleia Animai!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kendrik Dean!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Tarja Halkonen and Roosa Järviläinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Animai tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Dean paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Animai tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and Dean counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Animai with a knee to the head.

It looks like Kendrik Dean has been cut.
Dean misses with a knee to the head.
Dean drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Animai gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Animai gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Dean.
Animai unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Dean looks winded!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Animai using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Dean has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Animai lands a nice elbow.
Animai lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Animai creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Dean's defenses.
Knees in the clinch landing for Animai.
Animai lands a nice knee to the body.
Nice elbow from Animai.

That has opened up Kendrik Dean's cut even more.
A knee to the head by Animai.
Knees in the clinch landing for Animai.
Animai working Dean over with knees to the body.
Animai working Dean over with knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Animai connects with a knee to the head.
A knee to the head by Animai.
Animai lands an elbow that stopped Dean in his tracks for a moment.
Animai connects with a nasty looking knee right to Dean's face.

The cut above Kendrik Dean's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Animai connects with a knee to the head.
Animai lands an elbow inside that Dean shrugs off.
Animai with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Animai lands an elbow inside.
Animai connects with a nasty looking knee right to Dean's face.

Kendrik Dean's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Dean looking to throw knees to the head but Animai is blocking nicely.
Animai utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Dean takes an elbow to the temple.
Dean takes an elbow to the temple.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Kendrik Dean's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Hranghleia Animai!
A victorious Hranghleia Animai thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.