PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Honza Hohol (ranked 1319 p4p, 2721 weight class) and Smash Adams (ranked 173 p4p, 311 weight class). Adams has chosen Smash Adams' Theme as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Hohol
vs
Adams

184 cm
29
192
17 - 19 - 0

185 cm
29
194
12 - 13 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
World class MT
Heavy handed

Conviction

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 17 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Honza Hohol!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Smash Adams!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Aafke Stam and Radbod Blank.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hohol moves out of range of the strikes.
Hohol was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Adams throws a leg kick but Hohol moved away.
Adams defending well as Hohol loads up on a big left hand.
We've been informed that Adams has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
A swing and a miss from Adams.
Hohol tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Adams paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Adams swings for the body but Hohol moves out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Hohol misses the target.
Adams catches Hohol with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Hohol bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Adams's head.
A big right from Hohol misses.
Adams thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hohol throws a big shot that misses.
Adams throws a counter combo.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hohol looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hohol connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Adams's hands.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Adams misses with a head kick.
Hohol fails with a takedown attempt.
A combination from Hohol does no damage.
Adams is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Hohol lands with an uppercut that bounces Adams off the cage and back into range.

Adams has Hohol up against the cage in a clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Adams stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Adams effectively controlling the action here.
Adams digs a right hand underneath Hohol's ribcage. Hohol let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Hohol avoids the elbow strike from Adams, against the cage.
Hohol working aggressively here.
Adams misses with a hook to the ribs.
Adams misses with an elbow over the top.
Adams creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Adams.
Hohol taking a breather.
Hohol is trying to maintain a safe position but Adams gets an underhook and turns Hohol into the cage.
Adams is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hohol.
We've been hearing reports that Hohol has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Hohol misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Adams throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Adams blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hohol leaning against his opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Adams just misses with a elbow thrown towards Hohol's brow.
Adams is trying to maintain a safe position but Hohol gets an underhook and turns Adams into the cage.
Hohol lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Adams backwards.
Adams lands an elbow just above Hohol 's eye.
Adams misses with a hook from the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Hohol creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.

Adams breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
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!
Adams thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Hohol if he has to take too many more of those.

Hohol drives through with a takedown into Adams's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Adams really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Hohol. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Hohol distracts Adams with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Hohol's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Hohol looking to pass the guard.
Adams avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Adams avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Hohol throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Adams wants to stand and escape but Hohol is having none of it.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Hohol accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adams is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Hohol is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Hohol trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Hohol prevents Adams from getting back to his feet.
Hohol is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Adams closes the distance looking to clinch

and Hohol decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Adams's guard.
Hohol not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Hohol stops Adams from standing up.
Hohol trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Adams keeping moving, preventing Hohol from controlling successfully.
Hohol stops Adams from standing up.
Hohol engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Adams preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Adams wants to stand but Hohol is controlling the position.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Hohol shoots in for a takedown but Adams shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
A swing and a miss from Adams.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Hohol.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Honza Hohol. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hohol waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Adams.
Smash Adams is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hohol throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Adams fails to land with a series of punches.
Adams darts in trying to clinch
and Hohol counters with a lovely straight right hand!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Honza Hohol will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Adams misses with a lunging right hand
and Hohol cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Hohol is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Adams, as that shot connected.
Hohol tries to close the distance and clinch up but Adams swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Hohol misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
A nice side step and Adams releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Adams is looking to clinch.
Adams fails to land with a series of punches.
Jab, jab by Hohol - just one landing.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Adams scores with a crisp jab that stopped Hohol in his tracks.

Hohol scores with a takedown into Adams's guard.
Hohol distracts Adams with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Hohol accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
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!
Hohol won't allow Adams to get back to his feet.
Hohol throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Adams works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Hohol throwing strikes from guard but Adams blocks nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hohol throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Adams works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Hohol's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Hohol landing some decent shots from guard.
Hohol trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Adams utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Adams keeping moving, preventing Hohol from controlling successfully.
Adams being controlled here, momentarily.
Adams wants to get back to his feet but Hohol is in a dominant position and won't allow it.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Nice sprawl there from Adams as Hohol shoots in.
Smash Adams seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hohol checks a leg kick nicely.

Hohol looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hohol prevents Adams from standing back up.
Hohol wants to pass the guard but Adams is defending well.
Hohol with the ground and pound but Adams uses the opportunity to regain guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Adams is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Hohol is controlling him.
Honza Hohol overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Hohol postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Hohol 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.
Adams is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hohol wants to control from the top but Adams keeps moving.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Hohol dives in and grabs Adams's left leg, looking for a takedown. Adams pushes down on Hohol's head and hops out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Honza Hohol. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Adams ducks under a wild hook from Hohol.
Adams misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A slow jab from Hohol misses its intended target.
Adams connects with a crisp jab.
Hohol works the jab nicely.
Hohol throws a hook but Adams avoids it easily.
Hohol misses with a looping right.
Adams throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Adams throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.

Hohol changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Adams looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Hohol tries to score with some ground and pound. Adams controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Adams is trying to escape and get back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hohol is looking to take a break and control but Adams is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Adams wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Hohol is working Adams over with some ground and pound from side control.
Hohol creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Hohol lands a few punches from side control.
Hohol taking a break here but Adams is having none of it and regains half guard.
Hohol is nestled in close to Adams, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Honza Hohol dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Adams gets tackled into the cage by Hohol. Hohol maintains the clinch.
Hohol softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Hohol is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Adams is keeping busy.
Adams blocks an uppercut.
Smash Adams seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Adams with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Adams misses with a punch to the body.
Hohol misses with some punches.
Hohol is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
A shot in the inside from Hohol.
Adams lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Hohol lands with a short head shot on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hohol doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Adams.
Hohol dodges an elbow strike from Adams.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hohol.
Nice body punch from Adams - that landed with a thud.
Hohol swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Adams lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Adams lands with a left to the head.
Hohol misses with the head strike.
A right hook to the body lands for Adams.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hohol misses with some punches.
Adams lands an elbow that stopped Hohol in his tracks for a moment.

Hohol is rocked!

It looks like Honza Hohol has been cut.
Adams jerks Hohol to the side and lands a massive knee to the head that knocks him out cold! Hohol's lifeless body is proped up only by the cage. Adams steps back, hand raised, as the crowd goes wild!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:26 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Knee). Smash Adams!
After winning the bout, Smash Adams thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.