PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Charon Lehto (ranked 13 p4p, 19 weight class) and Clarence Hoost (ranked 1 p4p, 2 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Lehto
vs
Hoost

201 cm
35
275
23 - 6 - 0

202 cm
33
279
30 - 10 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

FF Gear
NARCOS

Conviction
Conquer

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 23 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Charon Lehto!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 30 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Clarence Hoost!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Emerson Jorge and Felipe Paraventi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
We've got one fighter who appears to only be looking to counter and the other not looking particularly aggressive either, so we could be in for a dull fight.
Lehto misses with a two punch combination.
Hoost looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Lehto misses with a hook. Hoost ducked under it nicely.
Lehto misses the shot to the body.
Despite the aggression on Hoost's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Charon Lehto seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lehto lands a nice hook to Hoost's body. Hoost takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lehto fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Hoost checks it well.
Lehto throws a sloppy head kick and Hoost moves out of range easily.
Hoost counters with a body kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lehto throws an off balance right hand
and Hoost counters with a straight right hand.

It looks like Charon Lehto has been cut.
Hoost on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Lehto. Lehto obviously looking to wear him down.
Lehto throws a body kick that misses.
Hoost steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lehto.
Hoost takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Hoost has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Lehto.
A little jabbing left from Hoost on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Lehto tries to land a front kick but Hoost steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Lehto plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!

It looks like Clarence Hoost has been cut.
Lehto ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hoost moves away.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Lehto 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 Hoost has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Hoost and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lehto throws a low kick, looking for Hoost's leg but Hoost calmly moves out of range.
Hoost thinks about the counter body kick.
Lehto misses with a body shot.
And Hoost responds with a good body kick, but Lehto manages to step out the way in time.
Lehto wants to land a leg kick but Hoost is out of range.
Lehto backing away here, and Hoost unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
A chopping leg kick lands by Lehto.
Lehto lands with a shot to the body.
Lehto throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lehto tries to land a front kick but Hoost steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Lehto throws a body shot but no joy.
Lehto scores with a nice body kick.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Lehto throws a right hand that Hoost ducks under and follows up with a left that Hoost also avoids with ease.
Lehto throws out a powerful jab.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Charon Lehto dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.

A nice leg kick lands there from Lehto.
Lehto throws a head kick that misses.
Hoost flicks out a counter leg kick but Lehto steps away.
Lehto lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Lehto scores with a three punch combo!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lehto looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A little jabbing left from Hoost on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Lehto works the jab nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lehto scores with a leg kick.
An inside leg kick from Lehto misses.
Lehto is looking to land body kicks.
A little jabbing left from Hoost on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Lehto looks to score with a jab to the body but Hoost is just out of range.
Lehto backing away here, and Hoost unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Lehto throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Hoost counters with a lovely straight right hand!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hoost takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Lehto rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hoost moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Charon Lehto is winning the standup battle so far.
Lehto scores with a nice strike.
Hoost showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Lehto.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hoost steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lehto.
Hoost counters with a body kick.
Lehto goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Hoost drops his hands momentarily and Lehto takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Lehto fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Hoost has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Lehto throws a right and a left that Hoost avoids nicely.
Hoost only half commits to the counter leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lehto throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Lehto throws a leg kick but Hoost sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Hoost shapes to counter with a head kick.
Hoost on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Lehto. Lehto obviously looking to wear him down.
Lehto misses with a shot to the body
and Hoost counters with a solid body kick.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Lehto ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hoost moves away.
Hoost counters with a body kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Charon Lehto dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Lehto throws a front kick that sends Hoost stumbling back into the cage.
Lehto digs a good hook to Hoost's body.
Hoost takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Lehto throws a body shot but no joy.
Hoost is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Lehto with a body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lehto lets loose with a powerful body kick. Hoost will feel that in the morning.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lehto fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Lehto throws a body shot but no joy.
Lehto scores with a spinning back kick!
Hoost avoids the head kick by Lehto.
It seemed like Hoost was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Lehto bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Hoost's head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lehto turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Lehto throws a body shot but no joy.
Hoost appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Lehto throws a head kick but Hoost moves out of range.
Hoost throws out a counter right but Lehto avoids it with no problem.
Lehto attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Hoost is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Hoost's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Lehto throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
And Hoost responds with a good body kick, but Lehto manages to step out the way in time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lehto lands a nice looking body kick.
Lehto throws a leg kick but Hoost sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Lehto throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Hoost walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
A thudding body kick lands there by Lehto!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lehto throws a low kick but Hoost moves out of range easily.
A telegraphed right hand from Lehto misses the target.
A little jabbing left from Hoost on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Lehto connects with a leg kick.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Lehto swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lehto throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Charon Lehto clearly takes that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Lehto.
Lehto lands a body shot.
You can see that Hoost has visibly slowed down as a result of the leg kicks
Lehto throws an overhand right that lands on Hoost's shoulder, as Hoost tries to avoid the shot.
Hoost slips a jab from Lehto.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lehto misses the jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lehto throws a quick inside leg kick.
Lehto is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hoost can do to turn this around?
Lehto fails to land with a series of punches.
Lehto ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Lehto misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hoost.
Hoost swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Nice straight punches there by Lehto. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Lehto.

That has opened up Clarence Hoost's cut even more.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lehto missing with a left hand there. Hoost was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Lehto takes a swing at Hoost's ribcage but misses.
Lehto connects with a body shot.
Hoost takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Hoost might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Lehto has got the better of the exchanges.
Lehto lands a high kick!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lehto takes a swing at Hoost's ribcage but misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Hoost! But no joy.
Lehto jabs Hoost right on the nose. Hoost blinks but takes it well.
Lehto connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Lehto misses with a kick to the body
and Hoost connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Lehto is looking to wear down Hoost with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lehto looks to land a body kick but Hoost moved away.
Hoost has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Lehto.
Lehto scores with a body shot.
Lehto moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Lehto will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hoost flicks out a counter leg kick but Lehto steps away.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Charon Lehto had his way with Clarence Hoost in that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Lehto misses with a body punch
and Hoost counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Clarence Hoost has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hoost on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Lehto misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hoost.
Nice straight punches there by Lehto. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Lehto.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lehto lands a right hook to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A slow jab from Lehto misses its intended target.
Hoost raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
A slapping body kick lands there for Lehto.
Lehto scores with a jab to the body.
Lehto throws a body shot but no joy.
A big right from Lehto misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lehto misses the jab.
Hoost blocks the body kick.
Hoost is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Lehto.
Lehto throws a body kick that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hoost displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lehto throws out the jab.
Lehto just misses with a punch to the body.
A cross from Lehto lands.

The cut above Clarence Hoost's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Lehto tries a low kick but Hoost avoids it.
Lehto throws a push kick but Hoost slaps the foot to one side.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by Lehto.
Lehto tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Hoost is able to avoid easily.
A nice side step and Hoost releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Jab, jab by Lehto - just one landing.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Lehto throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hoost.
Lehto throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Hoost tries a quick counter leg kick but Lehto is wise to it.

And that's the end of the fight!
Charon Lehto showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Lehto 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 50:41
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 50:43
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 50:41

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Charon Lehto!
Charon Lehto retains his heavyweight title!
In his post fight interview, Charon Lehto started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.