PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Lennart Hohenthal (ranked 186 p4p, 454 weight class) and Spencer Williams (ranked 14 p4p, 30 weight class). Spencer Williams will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Hohenthal
vs
Williams

161 cm
31
142
19 - 11 - 0

172 cm
34
140
21 - 10 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
Excellent MT
Fast

NARCOS
Conviction

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 19 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Lennart Hohenthal!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Spencer Williams!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Yves DeLean and Robert Douchet.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hohenthal staying out of range there.
Williams's coach down at Copes was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Williams's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Williams swings widly with a right hand
and Hohenthal counters with a nice uppercut.
Nice body punch from Williams.
Hohenthal jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Spencer Williams seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Hohenthal has closed the distance and engaged Williams in a clinch.
Williams misses with a short punch on the inside.
Williams swings wildly with an uppercut but Hohenthal uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hohenthal works on Williams's body with a couple of short punches.
Hohenthal blocking some punches.
Williams scores with a shot to the side of Hohenthal's head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Williams.
Williams prevents Hohenthal from breaking the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hohenthal wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Hohenthal prevents a body shot from Williams.
Hohenthal working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Williams can't find room to land a body shot as Hohenthal controls the action.
Hohenthal misses with a hook to the ribs.
A nice right hand lands inside from Williams.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hohenthal lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A body shot lands from Hohenthal.

Hohenthal manages to break the clinch.

Hohenthal scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
We've been hearing that Hohenthal has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Hohenthal controlling the pace.

Williams actively working from the bottom here.
Williams wants to improve his position but Hohenthal is controlling well.
Williams is holding on to half guard well.
Hohenthal wants to free his trapped foot but Williams is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Williams is staying active underneath Hohenthal, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Hohenthal trying to pass the guard but Williams defending well.
Williams is looking to control Hohenthal's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Williams avoid being mounted?

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Still in half guard, Hohenthal seems content to control.

Williams looking for submissions off his back.
Hohenthal content to control rather than advance.
Ground and pound from Hohenthal.
Hohenthal wants to take a breather but Williams is having none of it.
Hohenthal is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Williams!
Williams tries to lock up and control but Hohenthal gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Hohenthal controlling from mount.
Williams wants to hold on but Hohenthal pushes him away.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Williams in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Williams is squirming around, avoiding Hohenthal's attempts to control the action.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hohenthal lands a nice shot to the head.
Williams is trying desperately to improve position.
Hohenthal lands a big elbow.
Williams is looking to get to half guard.
Hohenthal lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Williams hang on?
Williams is working to get back to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hohenthal tries to control but Williams wriggling away.
Williams is desperately trying to get back to half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hohenthal trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Hohenthal controlling his opponent.
Hohenthal has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Williams is trying desperately to improve position.
Hohenthal can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Williams is looking to escape.
Williams can't escape the position.
Hohenthal looking to control but Williams is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
BOOM! Hohenthal connects with a massive shot to the dome!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

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

Hohenthal shoots and misses
and Hohenthal takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Williams throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A big left from Williams misses.
Williams tried to score with a low kick but Hohenthal checks it.
Williams throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Good standup being displayed there by Williams as he connects with a hook.
Williams takes a swing at Hohenthal's ribcage but misses.
Hohenthal shoots for a double leg takedown but Williams sprawls well. He's pushed Hohenthal's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Hohenthal loads up on a big right hand but Williams slips the punch.
Williams fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Hohenthal is out of range.
Hohenthal swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hohenthal throws a jab when Williams was well out of range.
Williams flicks out a counter leg kick but Hohenthal steps away.
Hohenthal takes one to the chin there.
Hohenthal wants to clinch.
Spencer Williams is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hohenthal throws a looping overhand right but Williams ducks down to avoid it.
Hohenthal shoots in but Williams avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lennart Hohenthal. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hohenthal just misses with a punch to the body.
Hohenthal is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Williams's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Williams tries to land a leg kick but Hohenthal saw it coming and moves away.
Hohenthal lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Williams circles away quickly and effectively.
Williams ducks under a wild hook from Hohenthal.
Williams thows a left - swing and a miss!
Williams tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hohenthal was well out of range. Poor timing from Williams.
Hohenthal slips under a jab.
Hohenthal swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Williams counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Williams uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hohenthal.
Hohenthal displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Williams throws out the jab.
Hohenthal misses with a hook. Williams ducked under it nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams's corner calls for a 1-2. Williams obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Williams. Hohenthal does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hohenthal swings and misses with a hook to the body.

Hohenthal drives through with a takedown into Williams's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Williams tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Hohenthal pushes down on Williams's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Williams slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Williams keeping moving, preventing Hohenthal from controlling successfully.
Hohenthal tries to free his leg and advance position but Williams is retaining full guard.
Hohenthal advances to half guard.
Williams is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Hohenthal's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Hohenthal's back!
Hohenthal is really stuck here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams throwing wild punches that miss their target.
Hohenthal is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Williams throwing strikes from the back - he gets a warning from the referee for striking the back of the head but all these shots are hurting Hohenthal!
Williams trying to control.
Williams lands a shot to the body.
Williams has the hooks in. Hohenthal is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.

Williams is persistently looking for the submission but Hohenthal is defending it well.
Hohenthal tries to escape the position.
Williams softening up his opponent with strikes here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Williams controlling well, preventing Hohenthal from escaping the position.
Williams keeps control of the position easily here as Hohenthal tries to buck him off.
Hohenthal looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
Hohenthal is very frustrated here, being controlled quite effectively by Williams.
Williams is trying to stick to Hohenthal's back but Hohenthal is turning into Williams. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Williams's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Hohenthal.
Hohenthal trying to control but Williams is working from the bottom.
Hohenthal controls from within his opponent's guard.
Hohenthal pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Williams is keeping the position for now.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Spencer Williams showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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.

A jab from Hohenthal misses.
Williams lands with an uppercut that bounces Hohenthal off the cage and back into range.
Williams lands a really nice looking cross but Hohenthal seems unphased.
Hohenthal throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Spencer Williams seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Williams lands with an uppercut that bounces Hohenthal off the cage and back into range.
Hohenthal misses with a body shot.
Williams connects with a jab.
Hohenthal looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Hohenthal throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Good exchange - Hohenthal coming out on top.
Williams leaves Hohenthal with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Hohenthal throws a looping overhand right but Williams ducks down to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Williams connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Hohenthal's hands.
Williams misses the shot to the body.
Hohenthal fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Williams manages to avoid it.
Hohenthal shoots in but Williams avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lennart Hohenthal. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hohenthal throws a nice looking combination but Williams bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Williams lands a right hook to the body.
A nice inside leg kick there by Williams. That's going to slow Hohenthal down.
Hohenthal misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Williams.
Hohenthal takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Williams misses with an uppercut.
Hohenthal seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Williams lands a nice shot that snaps Hohenthal's head back.
Hohenthal on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hohenthal misses with a two punch combination.
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 shot to the body from Hohenthal misses
and Williams counters with a nice uppercut.
A punch lands to the side of Williams 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Hohenthal keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hohenthal misses with a takedown attempt
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Williams is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Williams throws a nice looking combination but Hohenthal bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Williams lands with a straight right. Hohenthal didn't see that one coming.
Hohenthal misses with a straight right.
Jab from Williams.
Williams fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hohenthal manages to avoid it.
Hohenthal cracks Williams with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Hohenthal is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Williams.
Hohenthal doesn't manage to clinch there - Williams circles away.
Hohenthal throws out a token jab with nothing on it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Hohenthal.
Williams thuds his shin into the meat of Hohenthal's side.
Hohenthal walks into a straight right hand from Williams.
Hohenthal misses with a wild body shot.
Williams throws out a counter right but Hohenthal avoids it with no problem.
Hohenthal misses with a body shot.
Nice straight punches there by Williams. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Williams.
Williams throws a hook but Hohenthal blocks it.
Williams stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Williams wants it to stay on the feet.
Hohenthal throws a hook to the side of Williams's head but Williams sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hohenthal fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hohenthal throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Williams counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Williams scores with a leg kick.
Hohenthal throws a hook but Williams avoids it easily.
Williams fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Hohenthal throws a hook but Williams blocks it.
Hohenthal ducks under a wild hook from Williams.
A little feinted left hand from Hohenthal on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Hohenthal avoids the body shot from Williams.
Hohenthal is looking to counter punch.
Williams cracks a nice hook into Hohenthal's ribs.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Williams scoring well with a low kick there.
Williams with a hook.
Hohenthal misses with a hook.
Hohenthal tries to clinch but Williams is having none of it.
Hohenthal takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Williams turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Williams cracks Hohenthal with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Spencer Williams really dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Williams lands a jab to Hohenthal's midsection.
Hohenthal tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Williams paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A good leg kick by Williams.
Williams scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Nice defenses there by Williams.
Hohenthal throws a lazy uppercut
and Williams counters with an outside leg kick.
Hohenthal feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Williamss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Hohenthal is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Williams bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hohenthal is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Hohenthal lands a slapping body shot.
Williams throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The fighters circle momentarily. Williams darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Good standup being displayed there by Williams as he connects with a hook.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams tries to score with a low kick but Hohenthal moves his leg out of the way.
Williams throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Hohenthal on the side of the head.

Hohenthal has taken the fight to the clinch.

Hohenthal breaks the clinch.
Williams scores with the left hand. Hohenthal knows he should have avoided that one.
Hohenthal misses with an uppercut.
Hohenthal looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Williams shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Hohenthal throws a series of punches but Williams moves out of range.
Hohenthal misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Williams tests Hohenthal's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Williams. Hohenthal does a little dance to reset his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hohenthal shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Williams sprawls well. Williams wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Hohenthal gets slowly back to his feet.
Williams moves out of range as Hohenthal strikes.
Williams has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Hohenthal steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Williams.
Nice shot lands for Williams.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hohenthal digs a good hook to Williams's body.
Hohenthal swings widly with a right hand
and Williams counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Hohenthal throws a sloppy body shot
and Williams counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Hohenthal is looking to clinch.
Hohenthal avoids the body shot from Williams.
Williams misses with a body shot.
Horrible takedown attempt by Hohenthal or perhaps it was just good defense by Williams, which made it look bad.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lennart Hohenthal. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hohenthal stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Williams.
Williams lands with a good body shot.
Williams fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hohenthal manages to avoid it.
Hohenthal misses the shot to the body.
Williams connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Williams scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Hohenthal tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Williams was well out of range. Poor timing from Hohenthal.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Williams! But no joy.
Hohenthal takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Hohenthal swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hohenthal lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Williams fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hohenthal manages to avoid it.
Hohenthal just misses with a punch to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Williams slips a jab from Hohenthal.
Williams throws a body punch but Hohenthal moves out of range.
Williams swings for the body but Hohenthal moves out of range.
Hohenthal throwing a counter right hand but Williams manages to avoid it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hohenthal walks into a jab.
Williams throws a jab but it's blocked by Hohenthal.
Williams lands a lovely overhand right.
Williams slips under a jab from Hohenthal.
Hohenthal lands a jab to the nose.
Hohenthal swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Williams misses the jab.
Williams looks to throw the jab but Hohenthal is out of range.
Hohenthal swings widly with a right hand
and Williams cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Spencer Williams dominated that fourth 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. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

A punch combination from Hohenthal misses.
Lennart Hohenthal has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Williams with a hook.
Hohenthal tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Williams was well out of range. Poor timing from Hohenthal.
Hohenthal misses with a straight left.
Williams throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Williams lands with an overhand left.
Hohenthal is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Williams.
Williams throws a right hand that misses
and Hohenthal counters with a stiff right hand.
Williams scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Williams connects with an inside leg kick.
Hohenthal looks to land a right hand but Williams moved out of range.
A nice leg kick from Williams, right into the meat of the thigh.
Hohenthal tries to clinch but Williams is having none of it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Williams! But no joy.
Williams cracks a nice hook into Hohenthal's ribs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hohenthal misses with a few strikes there.
Hohenthal swings away with a body shot that misses
and Williams cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Williams thumps Hohenthal with a low kick.
Hohenthal throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Williams sizes up Hohenthal with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Williams needs to keep his hands up - Hohenthal had a free shot at his head there.
Williams avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hohenthal takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Williams swings for the body but Hohenthal moves out of range.
Williams misses with a body shot
and Hohenthal counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Good leg kick by Williams.
Hohenthal takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Williams, as that shot connected.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hohenthal swings away with a body shot that misses
and Williams counters with an outside leg kick.
Williams cracks Hohenthal with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Nice uppercut lands for Williams. That snapped Hohenthal's head back.
Hohenthal has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Williams.
Williams keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hohenthal.
Hohenthal shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Williams counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hohenthal lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Hohenthal.
Williams throws a series of punches but Hohenthal avoids them all with ease.
Spencer Williams is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Williams with the inside leg kick.
Williams takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Some wild striking there from Williams.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hohenthal takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Hohenthal looks to throw the jab but Williams is out of range.
Hohenthal lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
A nice leg kick lands there from Williams.
Hohenthal connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.

Williams is rocked!
Williams swats away the attempt to clinch by Hohenthal.
Williams is still on wobbly legs! Can Hohenthal finish him?
Williams ducks down and throws a hook to the body.

Hohenthal closes the distance and clinches.
Williams seems to have recovered his senses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hohenthal lands a right hand.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Hohenthal creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Hohenthal working aggressively here.
Williams tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Hohenthal just stands there and leans against the cage.
Williams struggles to land a body shot inside as Hohenthal controls his hands.
Hohenthal tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Williams blocking some punches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A right handed body shot lands from Hohenthal.
Hohenthal working hard to break the clinch.
Hohenthal tries a body shot but Williams blocks it.
Hohenthal has a couple of punches blocked by Williams.
Hohenthal misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hohenthal is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Williams prevents a body shot from Hohenthal.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Spencer Williams.
I think Williams has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Elvis Blanc scores the fight 47:49
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 46:49
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 47:48

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Spencer Williams!
Spencer Williams is the new bantamweight champion!
Spencer Williams took to the mic in his post fight interview and said 'ez for me, last time I was drunk'.