PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Braynas Hlervu (ranked 20 p4p, 109 weight class) and Lennart Hohenthal (ranked 2 p4p, 8 weight class). Hlervu comes to the cage accompanied by Al Qawlu Qawlu Sawarim. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

Hlervu
vs
Hohenthal

168 cm
41
137
41 - 16 - 1

161 cm
30
142
19 - 10 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

Olympic wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Conviction
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NARCOS
Conviction

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 41 - 16 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Braynas Hlervu!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Lennart Hohenthal!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, James Glass and Chris Edwards.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hohenthal moves out of range as Hlervu strikes.
Hlervu ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hohenthal moves away.
Hohenthal ducks under a wild hook from Hlervu.
Hohenthal swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hlervu displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hohenthal throws out the jab.
Hlervu thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hohenthal shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Hlervu as he avoids it easily.
Hlervu lands a nice leg kick that just misses Hohenthal's sensitive parts.
Hohenthal takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Hohenthal checks a leg kick nicely.
Hlervu misses with a hook. Hohenthal ducked under it nicely.
Hlervu misses with a wild body shot.
Hlervu throws a leg kick
and Hohenthal counters with a straight right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hlervu tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Hohenthal takes a swing at Hlervu's ribcage but misses.
Hohenthal dives in for a single leg takedown but Hlervu sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
As Hohenthal backs away, Hlervu returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Hohenthal takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Hlervu keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hlervu misses with a body shot.
Hohenthal is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Hlervu fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Hohenthal looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Hlervu scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Hohenthal moves out of range of the leg kick from Hlervu.
Hohenthal avoids a kick to the body.
Hlervu fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Hohenthal has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Hlervu jabs Hohenthal to the body, keeping him at a distance.
A bone on bone clash there as Hohenthal blocks the leg kick.
Hlervu throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hlervu definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Hlervu throws a lazy right hand but Hohenthal sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hlervu tries to score with a low kick but Hohenthal moves his leg out of the way.
Hohenthal throws a hook but Hlervu blocks it.
Braynas Hlervu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A swing and a miss from Hlervu.
Hohenthal throws a shot from downtown. Hlervu moves away and avoids it.
Hohenthal's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Hlervu connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Hohenthal scrambles back to his feet.
Nice body kick from Hlervu.
Hlervu lands the left hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hohenthal thuds a left hand into Hlervu's body.
Hohenthal throws a hook but Hlervu blocks it.
A lazy left from Hlervu finds it's target.
Hohenthal slips under a jab from Hlervu.
Hohenthal fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Braynas Hlervu has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lennart Hohenthal.
Hlervu with a hook.
Hlervu keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hlervu looks to throw the jab but Hohenthal is out of range.
Hlervu throws a half hearted mid kick.
Hlervu thows a left - swing and a miss!
Nice uppercut there from Hlervu.
A jab from Hlervu does it's job there.
Hlervu scores with the left hand. Hohenthal knows he should have avoided that one.
Hlervu clobbers Hohenthal with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Hohenthal misses the shot to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hlervu lands the left hand.
Hohenthal throws a right hand that Hlervu ducks under and follows up with a left that Hlervu also avoids with ease.
Hohenthal swings for the body but Hlervu moves out of range.
Hlervu slips a jab from Hohenthal.
Hlervu is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Hlervu scores with a shot to the body.
A left lands for Hlervu.
Braynas Hlervu is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hlervu throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hlervu misses with an attempted mid kick.
A nice leg kick from Hlervu, right into the meat of the thigh.
Hohenthal jabs Hlervu to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Jab from Hlervu.
Hohenthal fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hlervu manages to avoid it.
Hohenthal steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hlervu.
Hlervu throws a quick inside leg kick.
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!
Hlervu lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Hohenthal scores with a body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hohenthal. Hlervu does a little dance to reset his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hohenthal moves away from the strike by Hlervu.
Hohenthal is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Hlervu is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Hlervu takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Hohenthal takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Hlervu avoids the body shot from Hohenthal.
Hlervu tried to counter with a leg kick but Hohenthal avoided it.
Hohenthal swings for the body but Hlervu moves out of range.
Hohenthal on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Hohenthal throws a hook but Hlervu blocks it.
Hlervu throws a leg kick but Hohenthal sees it coming and moves out of range.
Hohenthal drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Hlervu defends it well.
Hlervu finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Hlervu cracks Hohenthal with a good jab.
Hohenthal is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Hlervu rather than just go for the knockout.
Hlervu scores with a jab.
Hlervu lands a jab to the nose.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hohenthal misses the shot to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hohenthal. Hlervu does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hohenthal shoots in for a takedown but Hlervu shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Hohenthal jabs Hlervu to the body, keeping him at a distance.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Braynas Hlervu dominated that round.
That's time! Hlervu's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Hohenthal throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hlervu sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A shot to the liver by Hohenthal. Beautiful body shot.
Nice uppercut lands for Hlervu. That snapped Hohenthal's head back.
Hlervu tests Hohenthal's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Braynas Hlervu is winning the standup battle so far.
Hohenthal misses the shot to the body.
A combination from Hohenthal does no damage.
Hohenthal takes a swing at Hlervu's ribcage but misses.
Hohenthal on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Hlervu scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Hohenthal moves out of range as Hlervu strikes.
Hohenthal defending well as Hlervu loads up on a big left hand.
Hohenthal misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hlervu.
Hohenthal takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Hlervu pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Hlervu lands an overhand right.
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!
Hohenthal walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Hohenthal throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hohenthal avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hlervu uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hohenthal.
Hohenthal has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Jab, jab by Hlervu - just one landing.
Hlervu scores with a sloppy right hand. Hohenthal should have avoided that one.
Some bone on bone action there as Hohenthal checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Hlervu misses with a low kick.
Hlervu keeps Hohenthal at a distance using the push kick.
Hlervu walks into a straight right hand from Hohenthal.
Hlervu defending well as Hohenthal loads up on a big left hand.
Hohenthal on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Hlervu uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hohenthal.
Hohenthal misses with a straight right.
Hohenthal is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
A big right from Hohenthal misses.
Hlervu throws a leg kick but Hohenthal sees it coming and moves out of range.
Hohenthal drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Hlervu defends it well.
Hohenthal slips under a jab from Hlervu.
Hlervu listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A nice leg kick lands there from Hlervu.
Hlervu misses with a straight left.
Hlervu scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Hlervu misses with a looping left.
Hohenthal with the counter takedown but Hlervu avoids it easily.
Hlervu throws a shot to the body.
Hohenthal ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Hlervu misses with a looping left.
Hlervu keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Hohenthal takes a swing at Hlervu's ribcage but misses.
Hohenthal throws a hook to the side of Hlervu's head but Hlervu sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hlervu changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Hohenthal misses with a body shot.
Hohenthal misses the shot to the body.
Hlervu connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Hlervu moves out of range as Hohenthal strikes.
Hlervu is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hohenthal.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hohenthal lands a glancing blow to the side of Hlervu's head.
Hlervu will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Hlervu throws a leg kick which misses Hohenthal's front leg but catches the back leg as Hohenthal tries to avoid it.
Hlervu motions for Hohenthal to come forward. Hlervu throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A jab from Hohenthal does it's job there.
Hlervu tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hohenthal was well out of range. Poor timing from Hlervu.
Hlervu is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hohenthal can do to turn this around?
Hlervu scores with a nice strike.
Hlervu uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hohenthal.
Hohenthal uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hlervu.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Hlervu lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Hohenthal has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Hohenthal and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Hohenthal! But no joy.
Hlervu keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Hohenthal takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Hohenthal swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hohenthal takes a jab right on the kisser.
Hlervu misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hohenthal.
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!
Hohenthal takes one to the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hlervu lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Hohenthal shoots in for a takedown but Hlervu shows good takedown defense.
Hlervu scores with a leg kick.
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.
Hohenthal throws a body shot but no joy.
Hlervu avoids the body shot from Hohenthal.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Hohenthal might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Hlervu has got the better of the exchanges.
Hohenthal swings for the body but Hlervu moves out of range.
Hohenthal lands with a shot to the body.
Hohenthal fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
A jab from Hlervu finds it's way through Hohenthal's defenses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hlervu lands with a straight right. Hohenthal didn't see that one coming.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hohenthal. Hlervu does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hohenthal lands a nice hook to Hlervu's body. Hlervu takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Hlervu lands with a shot to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Braynas Hlervu dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Hohenthal is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Lennart Hohenthal has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hlervu throws out a loose jab but Hohenthal uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hohenthal connects with a body shot that sends Hlervu's belly button to the back.
Hlervu uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hohenthal.
Hlervu cracks Hohenthal with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Hlervu looks to land a left hand but Hohenthal moved out of range nicely.
Hlervu wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Hlervu throws a hook to the side of Hohenthal's head but Hohenthal sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hohenthal fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Hlervu throws a leg kick that misses.
Hohenthal fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Hlervu looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Hohenthal's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Hlervu misses with a low kick.
Hohenthal jabs Hlervu to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Hohenthal darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hlervu misses with a straight right.
A little jabbing left from Hohenthal on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Hlervu misses with a low kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hohenthal lands a right hook to the body.
Hohenthal slips under a jab from Hlervu.
Nice defenses there by Hohenthal.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hohenthal. Hlervu does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hlervu scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Hlervu lands a nice shot to the body.
Hohenthal throws a good cross that connects.
Hlervu uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hohenthal.
The crowd cheers as Hohenthal lands an impressive looking overhand right. Hlervu doesn't seem phased though.
Hohenthal looks to land a combination but Hlervu avoids it well.
Hohenthal throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Hlervu stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Hlervu goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Hohenthal digs a good body shot into Hlervu's ribs.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hlervu with a jab.
Hlervu on the wrong end of a nice hook.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hlervu cracks a nice hook into Hohenthal's ribs.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hohenthal. Hlervu does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hlervu just misses with a punch to the body.
Hohenthal throws a shot to the body.
Nice body punch from Hlervu.
Hlervu uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hohenthal.
Hohenthal steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Hlervu. That one must have hurt.
A jab from Hlervu does it's job there.
Hlervu looks to land a left hand but Hohenthal moved out of range nicely.
Hlervu cracks Hohenthal with a good jab.
Hohenthal lands a body shot.
Hlervu wants to slow Hohenthal down by chopping away at his legs.
Hlervu just misses with a punch to the body.
Hlervu lands an overhand right.
Hohenthal has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Hlervu.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A clash of legs there as Hohenthal blocks the low kick.
Hohenthal checks a leg kick.
Hohenthal takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Hlervu misses with a straight right.
A telegraphed right hand from Hlervu misses the target.
Hlervu tries to land a leg kick but Hohenthal saw it coming and moves away.
Hlervu takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Hohenthal slips a straight right by Hlervu.
Hohenthal scores with a body shot.
Hohenthal throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Hohenthal scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Hohenthal throws a shot from downtown. Hlervu moves away and avoids it.
Hlervu throws a good cross that connects.
Hlervu cracks Hohenthal with a good jab.
Hlervu moves away from the strike by Hohenthal.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hlervu throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hlervu throws a low kick, looking for Hohenthal's leg but Hohenthal calmly moves out of range.
Hohenthal tries to bum rush Hlervu with a series of wild strikes but Hlervu uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Hohenthal swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hlervu connects with a good right hand that stumbles Hohenthal. Hohenthal circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hohenthal. Hlervu does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jab, jab by Hlervu - just one landing.
Hlervu scores with a body shot.
Hohenthal throws a predictable looking body shot
and Hlervu counters with a nice leg kick.
Hlervu needs to keep his hands up - Hohenthal had a free shot at his head there.
Hlervu misses with a looping left.
Hohenthal scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hohenthal moves forwards but Hlervu connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Good shot there by Hlervu.
Braynas Hlervu is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Hohenthal takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Braynas Hlervu.
Well Hlervu has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Daniel Bishop scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Glass scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Braynas Hlervu!
A victorious Braynas Hlervu thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.