PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Yoshimitsu Fukumitsu (ranked 2250 p4p, 23797 weight class) and Lennart Hohenthal (ranked 126 p4p, 288 weight class). Fukumitsu comes to the cage accompanied by Joji - Pretty Boy (ft. Lil Yachty). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

Fukumitsu
vs
Hohenthal

160 cm
21
135
2 - 0 - 0

161 cm
20
142
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good takedowns
Excellent MT
Heavy handed

Conviction
Money Inc. (160Q with Proof ) 165$

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Yoshimitsu Fukumitsu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Lennart Hohenthal!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Percy O'Donnell and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fukumitsu scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Hohenthal gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Fukumitsu.

It looks like Lennart Hohenthal has been cut.
A nice combination there by Fukumitsu.
Fukumitsu misses with a lunging right hand
and Fukumitsu takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hohenthal looks to land a left hand but Fukumitsu moved out of range nicely.
Fukumitsu is looking for a counter combo.
Hohenthal slips under a jab from Fukumitsu.
Fukumitsu fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Hohenthal takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Fukumitsu throws a right hand that misses
enabling Hohenthal to counter with a crisp jab.
Hohenthal doesn't manage to clinch there - Fukumitsu circles away.
A jab from Fukumitsu misses.
Hohenthal let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Fukumitsu misses with a hook. Hohenthal ducked under it nicely.
Fukumitsu misses with a right hand
and Hohenthal counters with a lovely straight right hand!

Hohenthal moves into the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hohenthal gets through Fukumitsu's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Hohenthal tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

Fukumitsu breaks the clinch.
Fukumitsu lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hohenthal circles away quickly and effectively.
Yoshimitsu Fukumitsu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Hohenthal moves into the clinch successfully.

Fukumitsu breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Fukumitsu tests Hohenthal's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Fukumitsu throws a right hand that misses
and Hohenthal counters with a one-two to the body.
Hohenthal throws out a powerful jab.

Fukumitsu is rocked!

Hohenthal shoots in and bounces Fukumitsu off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Oh Fukumitsu is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hohenthal prevents Fukumitsu from getting back to his feet.
Fukumitsu seems to have got his legs back now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hohenthal not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Hohenthal prevents Fukumitsu from getting back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hohenthal works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Hohenthal throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.

Hohenthal is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Fukumitsu defends it well.
Hohenthal looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Hohenthal has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hohenthal looking to control but Fukumitsu is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Fukumitsu wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Hohenthal throwing strikes but Fukumitsu bucks up and reverses the position. He's now in guard on top.
Hohenthal controlling Fukumitsu's posture.
Fukumitsu is looking to stand up but Hohenthal won't let him.

Fukumitsu stands and steps away. Hohenthal gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fukumitsu throws a series of punches but Hohenthal avoids them all with ease.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Fukumitsu.
Hohenthal looks to land a left hand but Fukumitsu moved out of range nicely.
Fukumitsu looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Hohenthal catches Fukumitsu with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!

Hohenthal closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Hohenthal lands in his opponent's guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fukumitsu is looking to stand up but Hohenthal isn't so interested in that idea.
We've been hearing good reports from Fukumitsu's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hohenthal throws a strike but Fukumitsu rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

Fukumitsu preventing the sweep.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Lennart Hohenthal will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Lennart Hohenthal's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Fukumitsu looks to land a body kick but Hohenthal moved away.
Fukumitsu tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hohenthal was well out of range. Poor timing from Fukumitsu.
Fukumitsu misses with a straight right.
Hohenthal defending well as Fukumitsu loads up on a big left hand.
Fukumitsu cracks Hohenthal with a good jab.

Fukumitsu lands a left and a right that send Hohenthal crashing to the mat, dazed. Fukumitsu thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Fukumitsu throws the kick towards the body but Hohenthal avoids it.
Fukumitsu throws a nice looking combination but Hohenthal bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hohenthal tries for a takedown but Fukumitsu sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Hohenthal ducks under a wild hook from Fukumitsu.
Hohenthal swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
The fighters circling - Hohenthal throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Fukumitsu's jab looks to have found its range, popping Hohenthal under the eye.

That has opened up Lennart Hohenthal's cut even more.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hohenthal uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Fukumitsu.
Fukumitsu misses with an uppercut. Hohenthal saw that one coming.
A little jabbing left from Hohenthal on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Fukumitsu tries to bum rush Hohenthal with a series of wild strikes but Hohenthal uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Fukumitsu scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
A decent looking cross lands there for Fukumitsu.
Fukumitsu throws a big shot that misses.
Fukumitsu is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hohenthal can do to turn this around?

Hohenthal has managed to clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Hohenthal creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Hohenthal fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A frustrated look appears on Fukumitsu's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Fukumitsu is trying to break the clinch but Hohenthal is controlling him.
Fukumitsu blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Fukumitsu blocking some punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hohenthal tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Fukumitsu blocking some punches.
Hohenthal works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Fukumitsu wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Fukumitsu is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Hohenthal working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Fukumitsu tries to break free but Hohenthal pushes him back against the cage.
A short uppercut from Hohenthal.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fukumitsu is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Hohenthal tries to throw a body punch but Fukumitsu avoids it by throwing Hohenthal back against the cage.
Fukumitsu tries to break free but Hohenthal pushes him back against the cage.
Hohenthal keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Fukumitsu's efforts to push away.
Hohenthal stalling.
Hohenthal tries a body shot but Fukumitsu blocks it.
Hohenthal is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Fukumitsu gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Fukumitsu is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short left from Hohenthal.
Fukumitsu wants to get back to striking at distance but Hohenthal won't allow it.
Hohenthal has Fukumitsu pressed against the cage, preventing Fukumitsu from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Hohenthal misses with the head strike.
Hohenthal slowing the pace effectively.

Hohenthal gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Fukumitsu regains guard.
Fukumitsu wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Hohenthal manages to pass to side control.
Lennart Hohenthal has got the better of the ground game so far.

Hohenthal prevents Fukumitsu from standing back up.
Hohenthal wants to pass to mount but Fukumitsu is defending the position.
Hohenthal wants to control but Fukumitsu is keeping him busy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Hohenthal looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Hohenthal lands with a punch from half guard.
Hohenthal is trying to control the action in half guard but Fukumitsu is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Fukumitsu tries to kick Hohenthal off but Hohenthal keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Yoshimitsu Fukumitsu dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Lennart Hohenthal's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Fukumitsu throws a lazy right hand but Hohenthal sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hohenthal uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Fukumitsu.
Fukumitsu swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hohenthal throws out a counter right but Fukumitsu avoids it with no problem.
A big left from Fukumitsu misses.
Fukumitsu uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Fukumitsu throws a hook to the side of Hohenthal's head but Hohenthal sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Fukumitsu misses with a right hand
and Hohenthal counters with a nice uppercut.
Hohenthal slips a straight right by Fukumitsu.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fukumitsu misses with a few strikes there.
Hohenthal moves in looking to clinch but Fukumitsu pushes him off.
Hohenthal takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Fukumitsu rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hohenthal moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Good shot there by Fukumitsu.
Hohenthal lands a lovely overhand right.
Fukumitsu swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Fukumitsu misses with a kick to the body
enabling Hohenthal to counter with a crisp jab.
Fukumitsu throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Fukumitsu throws a shot from downtown. Hohenthal moves away and avoids it.
Yoshimitsu Fukumitsu is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Fukumitsu throws a series of strikes that have Hohenthal backpedaling.
Fukumitsu lands with a hook. Hohenthal tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fukumitsu throws a nice looking combination but Hohenthal bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Fukumitsu misses with a lunging right hand
letting Hohenthal counter with a right hand.
Fukumitsu will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hohenthal looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hohenthal throws a shot to the body.
Fukumitsu tries to work over Hohenthal's front leg with a kick but Hohenthal checks it.
Hohenthal looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Fukumitsu misses with the combination.
Fukumitsu avoids the body shot from Hohenthal.
Nice defenses there by Fukumitsu.
Hohenthal takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Fukumitsu misses with a hook. Hohenthal ducked under it nicely.
Fukumitsu lands a jab to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fukumitsu dips to his left and cracks Hohenthal with an uppercut!
Hohenthal ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Fukumitsu moves away.
As Hohenthal looks to move away, Fukumitsu throws a big counter combo but Hohenthal just gets out of the way.
Fukumitsu throws the left hand but Hohenthal avoids the punch easily.
Hohenthal throws an off balance right hand
and Fukumitsu makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Hohenthal shoots in and drives through. Fukumitsu sprawls well.
Fukumitsu avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Hohenthal rushes Fukumitsu and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Hohenthal struggles to land a body shot inside as Fukumitsu controls his hands.
Hohenthal tries to stall but Fukumitsu uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Hohenthal tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Nice body punch from Hohenthal - that landed with a thud.
Hohenthal misses with a punch on the inside.
Hohenthal misses with a body punch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Hohenthal working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Hohenthal can't find room to land a body shot as Fukumitsu controls the action.
Lennart Hohenthal seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Hohenthal fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Fukumitsu is trying to break the clinch but Hohenthal is controlling him.
A shot in the inside from Hohenthal.
A head punch on the inside from Hohenthal fails to land.
Fukumitsu wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Fukumitsu is trying to break free.
Fukumitsu has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Hohenthal softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hohenthal throws a head punch that misses.
Hohenthal prevents Fukumitsu from breaking the clinch.
Hohenthal lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Hohenthal cracks Fukumitsu with a nice body shot.

And that's the end of the fight!
Yoshimitsu Fukumitsu showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Fukumitsu has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:28
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Yoshimitsu Fukumitsu!