PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Lennart Hohenthal (ranked 4000 p4p, 22951 weight class) and Reza Khojastehpour (ranked 251 p4p, 334 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Hohenthal
vs
Khojastehpour

161 cm
21
141
1 - 3 - 0

165 cm
22
130
4 - 7 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very quick

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Redemption ink

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 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Lennart Hohenthal!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Reza Khojastehpour!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and Percy O'Donnell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Hohenthal drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Khojastehpour bucks up and tries to throw Hohenthal off but instead Hohenthal has got his back!
Khojastehpour is trying to stand back up.

Hohenthal has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
Hohenthal has his opponent trapped and is landing shots. Not a good position for Khojastehpour.
Khojastehpour is in a world of trouble here. He's outmatched on the ground here and he'd better get Hohenthal off his back sharpish unless he wants to be submitted.
Khojastehpour is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Hohenthal lands shots from the back.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Hohenthal is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Khojastehpour has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
Khojastehpour really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Hohenthal. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Hohenthal has Khojastehpour flattened out and is raining down punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hohenthal lands with a hammerfist to the side of Khojastehpour's head.

Hohenthal looking for the RNC.
Hohenthal lands a punch to the side of the head from the back.
Khojastehpour is trapped and Hohenthal is scoring with shots to the head and body.
Khojastehpour tries to break free.
Khojastehpour is trying to stand back up.
Hohenthal is landing with strikes from the back.
Khojastehpour covers up after taking a massive shot to the side of the head.
Hohenthal trying to control.
Hohenthal has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Hohenthal has Khojastehpour flattened out and is raining down punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hohenthal just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hohenthal punches Khojastehpour on the ear.
Hohenthal is punishing Khojastehpour with strikes - can he finish him?!
Khojastehpour trying to control but not successfully.
Oooh a big shot gets through from Hohenthal. Many more shots like that and the referee will have to think about stepping in!
Hohenthal lands a couple of good shots to his opponent's body and a final shot to the head. Good little attack there by Hohenthal.
Khojastehpour wants to get back to his feet.
Hohenthal has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hohenthal cracks Khojastehpour with a big shot to body and one to the head - really punishing Khojastehpour from the back mount here, looking to soften him up.

Khojastehpour is rocked!
Hohenthal controlling from the back.
Khojastehpour is still in real trouble! Can Hohenthal finish him?
Khojastehpour wants to get back to his feet.
Khojastehpour seems to have recovered his senses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hohenthal not allowing Khojastehpour to control his hands.

Khojastehpour manages to get to his feet, escaping the difficult position.
Khojastehpour throws a head kick but Hohenthal moves out of range.
Hohenthal moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Khojastehpour keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hohenthal.
A left and a right from Hohenthal both land. Nice combination.
Khojastehpour throws a head kick that misses.
Khojastehpour fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hohenthal swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Khojastehpour.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Danga de danga de dang - Hohenthal scores with a four punch combination!
Hohenthal takes a head kick and shrugs it off.

It looks like Lennart Hohenthal has been cut.
Hohenthal throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Khojastehpour on the side of the head.
Khojastehpour takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Khojastehpour tries a head kick but it misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hohenthal blocks a head kick by Khojastehpour.
Khojastehpour takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Khojastehpour tries a head kick but it misses.
Khojastehpour will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Khojastehpour tries to land a leg kick but Hohenthal saw it coming and moves away.
Hohenthal jabs Khojastehpour to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Khojastehpour defending well as Hohenthal loads up on a big left hand.
Hohenthal throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Khojastehpour stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Khojastehpour walks into a straight right hand from Hohenthal.
Some wild striking there from Khojastehpour.
Hohenthal connects with a nice looking jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hohenthal throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Khojastehpour takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.

Hohenthal rushes Khojastehpour and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Lennart Hohenthal dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Lennart Hohenthal's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Hohenthal scores with a shot to the body.

Hohenthal closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Khojastehpour to the mat! Khojastehpour manages to get full guard.
Hohenthal is in close to Khojastehpour's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Hohenthal is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Khojastehpour can do to turn this around?
Khojastehpour wants to stand but Hohenthal is controlling the position.
Hohenthal wants to control from the top but Khojastehpour keeps moving.
Hohenthal chips away with some ground and pound.
Hohenthal working some strikes from top position.
Hohenthal trying to control but Khojastehpour is working from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hohenthal slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Hohenthal prevents Khojastehpour from getting back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hohenthal landing some decent shots from guard.
Hohenthal postures up and lands a big shot to Khojastehpour's brow.
Khojastehpour is trying to control the position but Hohenthal postures up.
Hohenthal lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Hohenthal slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Hohenthal won't allow Khojastehpour to sweep him here.
Hohenthal controls from within his opponent's guard.
Hohenthal wants to control from the top but Khojastehpour keeps moving.
Hohenthal landing with the ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hohenthal won't allow Khojastehpour to get back to his feet.
Hohenthal sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Khojastehpour's guard.
Khojastehpour wants to get back to his feet.
Hohenthal slips a nice elbow through Khojastehpour's hands, connecting with Khojastehpour's forehead.
Hohenthal is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Hohenthal wants to free his trapped foot but Khojastehpour is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Nice strikes from Hohenthal there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hohenthal is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Lennart Hohenthal overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Hohenthal is keen to just control but Khojastehpour is a slippery customer.
Khojastehpour missing with punches from the bottom.
Khojastehpour has hold of Hohenthal's hands but Hohenthal slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Khojastehpour trying to control from the bottom.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Khojastehpour can do anything to dispel that myth.
Hohenthal lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Hohenthal trying to control the pace.
Hohenthal passes to full mount!
Hohenthal is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Khojastehpour can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Khojastehpour really trying hard to get back to half guard here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hohenthal looking to control and managing it successfully.
Hohenthal scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Hohenthal scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Khojastehpour?
Hohenthal connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hohenthal avoids the attempt from Khojastehpour to control.
Hohenthal scores with a couple of good head shots there.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Khojastehpour wants to control but Hohenthal is having none of it.
Khojastehpour is wriggling around trying to escape.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Lennart Hohenthal dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Lennart Hohenthal's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Khojastehpour takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Khojastehpour takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
A left and a right from Khojastehpour both land. Nice combination.
Khojastehpour swinging wildly here.
Hohenthal drops down looking for a counter takedown but Khojastehpour sprawls and moves away.
Khojastehpour swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Khojastehpour closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Khojastehpour doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Hohenthal cracks Khojastehpour with a hook to the temple - Khojastehpour is on wobbly legs here! Hohenthal swarms him with hook after hook, landing with each one! Khojastehpour falls to the canvas face first and the referee dives in to stop the fight! Hohenthal wins by TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:30 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Lennart Hohenthal!
Lennart Hohenthal seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.