PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Leon Henry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zoltan Hoos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Henry
vs
Hoos

183 cm
25
188 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

178 cm
26
200 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

Powerful takedowns
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

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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 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Leon Henry!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Zoltan Hoos!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Aleksandr Martynov and Konstantin Menshow.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No joy there for Henry, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Henry stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Hoos.
Hoos connects with a body shot.
Henry swinging wildly here.
Hoos throws a big shot that misses.
Henry throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Henry ducks right into an uppercut from Hoos.
Henry looks to land a combination but Hoos avoids it well.
Hoos throws an overhand right that lands on Henry's shoulder, as Henry tries to avoid the shot.
Henry moves in looking to clinch but Hoos pushes him off.
Henry will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Henry throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Henry takes a swing at Hoos's ribcage but misses.
Henry throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Henry throws the left hand but Hoos avoids the punch easily.
Hoos throws a nice looking combination but Henry bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Hoos uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Henry has time to react.
Henry scores with a shot to the body.
Henry with a hook.
Hoos blocks a jab.
Hoos looks to land a left hand but Henry moved out of range nicely.
Henry looks to land a combination but Hoos avoids it well.
Henry scores to the head and body with a nice combination!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Henry lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Hoos misses with a jab, cross combination.
Henry takes one to the side of the head.
Henry lands a jab.
Hoos throws a body punch but Henry moves out of range.
Leon Henry seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Henry slips under a jab.
Hoos fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Henry manages to avoid it.
Henry waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hoos.
Hoos looks to land a left hand but Henry moved out of range nicely.
Hoos throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Hoos fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Leon Henry is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hoos works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Hoos misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Henry.
Henry scores with a nice strike.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Henry throws a nice looking combination but Hoos bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Henry misses with a few strikes there.
Jab from Hoos.

Henry rushes Hoos and presses him up against the cage.
Henry can't find room to land a body shot as Hoos controls the action.
Hoos prevents Henry from breaking the clinch.
Henry's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Hoos lands a nice uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hoos misses with a body punch.

Henry breaks from the clinch.
Hoos takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Henry throws a looping overhand right but Hoos ducks down to avoid it.
Hoos fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Henry looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Henry throws a series of punches but Hoos moves out of range.
Hoos throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Henry misses with a telegraphed body shot
enabling Hoos to counter with a crisp jab.
Henry throws a nice looking combination but Hoos bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Hoos clobbers Henry with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Henry doesn't manage to clinch there - Hoos circles away.
Hoos lands with a right hand.
Henry walks into a stiff left hand from Hoos.
Hoos thows a body shot but no joy.
Henry takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Henry thows a body shot but no joy.
Hoos swinging wildly here.
Hoos uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Henry has time to react.
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!
A big left from Hoos misses.
Henry looks to land a combination but Hoos avoids it well.
Henry getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Henry throws a jab but it's blocked by Hoos.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henry on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Henry throws a body punch but Hoos moves out of range.
Hoos moves out of range of the strikes.
Hoos shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Henry misses with a wild combination.
Hoos throws out a powerful jab.
Henry defending well as Hoos loads up on a big left hand.
Hoos bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Henry displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hoos throws out the jab.
Henry misses with a double jab
and Hoos counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Henry takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Henry throws a right hand that Hoos ducks under and follows up with a left that Hoos also avoids with ease.
Henry ducks under a wild hook from Hoos.
Hoos takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Henry takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Hoos dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Hoos connects with a looping right hand.
Henry takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Hoos throws a lazy right hand but Henry sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hoos connects with a single shot there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Henry misses with a double jab.
Hoos is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Henry had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Hoos lands a nice hook to Henry's body. Henry takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Henry misses with a double jab.
Hoos misses with a straight left.
Hoos lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
A telegraphed right hand from Hoos misses the target.
Hoos throws a shot from downtown. Henry moves away and avoids it.
Henry takes a jab right on the kisser.
Henry throws a combination that misses
and Hoos counters with a nice uppercut.
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!
Some wild striking there from Henry.
Hoos lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Hoos avoids a punch combination nicely.
Hoos walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Henry walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Hoos displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Henry looks to land a combination but Hoos avoids it well.
Hoos looks to throw the jab but Henry is out of range.
Henry ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Henry looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Hoos misses the jab.
Henry misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Zoltan Hoos dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Hoos misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Henry throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Henry misses the jab.
Henry swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A jab from Hoos misses.
Hoos missing with a left hand there. Henry was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Henry darts in trying to clinch
and Hoos cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Henry fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Hoos on the side of the head.
Henry throws a looping overhand right but Hoos ducks down to avoid it.
Hoos throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Henry sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Some wild striking there from Henry.
Hoos misses with a double jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Henry swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Zoltan Hoos seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Henry cracks a nice hook into Hoos's ribs.
Hoos dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Hoos slips a jab and a cross from Henry.
Henry misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Henry lands a glancing blow to the side of Hoos's head.
Hoos shoots for a double leg takedown but Henry sprawls well. He's pushed Hoos's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Henry takes one on the chin but keeps coming.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hoos looks to score with a jab to the body but Henry is just out of range.
Hoos throws the left hand but Henry avoids the punch easily.
Leon Henry is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hoos misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Henry.
Henry scores with a punch to the head.
Hoos rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Henry moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Henry throws a series of punches but Hoos avoids them all with ease.
Henry keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Hoos scores with a sloppy right hand. Henry should have avoided that one.
Hoos throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Henry takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Henry moves out of range as Hoos strikes.
Hoos slips under a jab from Henry.
Henry lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Henry uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hoos.
Hoos scores with a punch to the head.
Hoos lands with a good body shot.
Henry displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hoos throws out the jab.
Hoos throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hoos slips a jab and a cross from Henry.
Henry rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hoos moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Hoos throws a series of strikes that have Henry backpedaling.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Henry throws a series of punches but Hoos avoids them all with ease.
Henry avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hoos catches Henry with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Henry throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hoos on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Henry throws a right and a left that Hoos avoids nicely.
Hoos waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Henry.
Henry uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hoos.
Henry catches Hoos with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hoos lands a lovely overhand right.

Hoos gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Henry is trying to break the clinch but Hoos is controlling him.
Henry wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Hoos has him pressed against the cage.
Hoos tries to throw a body punch but Henry avoids it by throwing Hoos back against the cage.
Hoos tries to throw a body punch but Henry avoids it by throwing Hoos back against the cage.
Hoos struggles to land a body shot inside as Henry controls his hands.
Hoos softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Hoos misses with a punch to the body.
A frustrated look appears on Henry's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Henry has had enough of the clinch but Hoos keeps him there for the moment.
Hoos scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Henry tries to score a body lock takedown but Hoos shows good agility there to stay on his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hoos lands with a short shot to the head.
Hoos lands a shot to the body.
The referee calls for Hoos to work.
Nice body punch from Hoos - that landed with a thud.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Henry blocks a body shot from Hoos.
Henry is trying to break the clinch but Hoos is controlling him.
Hoos is leaning against Henry and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Hoos creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A right hook to the body lands for Hoos.
A short body shot lands from Hoos as the two fighters clinch.
Hoos is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Hoos lands a body shot.
Hoos lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Hoos lands a right hand that snaps the head of Henry backwards.
Hoos lands a body punch in the clinch.
Hoos can't get the takedown.
Leon Henry has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Zoltan Hoos.
Henry wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Hoos has him pressed against the cage.
Henry is trying to break the clinch but Hoos has him pressed against the cage.
Hoos digs a right hand into Henry's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Henry's gas tank.
A body shot lands from Hoos.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hoos throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Hoos digs a right hand into Henry's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Henry's gas tank.
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!
Henry looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Hoos working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Henry has had enough of the clinch but Hoos keeps him there for the moment.
Hoos lands a body punch in the clinch.
Hoos lands a body shot.
Hoos is working Henry over against the cage.
Hoos is trying to drag Henry to the mat but Henry just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
A right hook to the body lands for Hoos.
A nice right hand lands inside from Hoos.
Henry looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Henry prevents the takedown attempt.
Hoos lands a hook that snaps the head of Henry backwards.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hoos swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hoos lands a body shot in the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Hoos.
Stalling in the clinch from Henry.
Henry blocks an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Zoltan Hoos showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Henry uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hoos.
Henry lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Hoos throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Henry slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Some wild striking there from Henry.
Henry lands with an uppercut that bounces Hoos off the cage and back into rage.
Nice uppercut there from Hoos.
Hoos looks to land a left hand but Henry moved out of range nicely.
The crowd cheers as Hoos lands an impressive looking overhand right. Henry doesn't seem phased though.
Henry misses with a straight left.
Henry misses with a double jab
enabling Hoos to counter with a crisp jab.
Hoos pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Henry misses with a double jab.
Hoos throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A telegraphed right hand from Henry misses the target.
Henry fails to land with a series of punches.
Hoos moves out of range of the strikes.
Hoos avoids the body shot from Henry.
Henry fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Henry throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

Hoos shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Hoos was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Hoos lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Henry hang on?
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hoos scoring with strikes but Henry is staying in there.
Henry tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Hoos lands a big elbow.
Henry is working to get back to half guard.
Hoos with a couple of short strikes.
Henry takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Hoos putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Hoos working Henry over with strikes here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hoos connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Hoos lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Henry tries to reverse the position but Hoos maintains control.
Henry tries to lock up and control but Hoos gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
A nice elbow there by Hoos.
Hoos trying to control but Henry is having none of it.
Hoos lands a heavy elbow.
Hoos with the ground and pound from mount.
Leon Henry has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hoos punishing his opponent with strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hoos landing strikes from the mount.
Hoos scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Zoltan Hoos has got the better of the ground game so far.
Henry is looking to get to half guard.
Hoos wants to control the pace but Henry is squirming around nicely.
Hoos pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Henry is squirming around, avoiding Hoos's attempts to control the action.
Hoos lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Hoos has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hoos working Henry over with strikes here.
Hoos lands a big elbow.
Hoos throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Hoos has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Henry's face.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hoos landing strikes, looking to finish!
Hoos lands a big shot there that rocks Henry but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Hoos working Henry over with strikes here.

Henry is rocked!
Hoos lands a nice shot to the head.
Oh Henry is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hoos connects with a bit shot that sees Henry covering up! More strikes from Hoos and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Hoos is our winner by TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Zoltan Hoos!