PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Vladimir Hohenheim (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Strong (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.

Hohenheim
vs
Strong

188 cm
23
192 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

175 cm
18
190 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Intelligent

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Vladimir Hohenheim!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mike Strong!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Alec Ball and Elvis Blanc.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hohenheim fails with a takedown attempt.
Strong swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Hohenheim counters with a shoot takedown. Strong fights it but they end up in guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Hohenheim wants to stand but Strong is controlling his posture from full guard.
Hohenheim is stalling in the full guard.
Hohenheim stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Strong swivels though and keeps the full guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Hohenheim accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Hohenheim with a flurry of punches that miss.
Strong looking to hit a scissor sweep but Hohenheim is one step ahead there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Strong wants to stand up but Hohenheim is controlling him.
Hohenheim seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.

Hohenheim decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Strong, up you get!
Strong fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hohenheim shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Strong pinned against the cage. Strong gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Strong fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Strong throws a nice looking combination but Hohenheim bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Strong throws a series of punches but Hohenheim avoids them all with ease.
Strong tries to bum rush Hohenheim with a series of wild strikes but Hohenheim uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

Hohenheim fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Strong to the ground. Hohenheim is now in Strong's guard.
Strong is looking to stand up but Hohenheim isn't so interested in that idea.
Hohenheim slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Hohenheim tries to free his leg and advance position but Strong is retaining full guard.
Hohenheim is stalling in the full guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Hohenheim's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Vladimir Hohenheim wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Hohenheim misses with a takedown attempt - Strong sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Vladimir Hohenheim. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Strong misses with a few strikes there.
A combination from Strong does no damage.
No joy there for Strong, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Strong swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Sloppy strikes from Strong. Those never looked like landing.
Hohenheim throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Strong.
Strong rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hohenheim moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Strong scores with a one two! Hohenheim had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Strong throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Strong looks winded!

Hohenheim scores with a takedown into Strong's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hohenheim is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hohenheim is stalling in the full guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hohenheim won't allow Strong to sweep him here.
Hohenheim pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Strong is keeping the position for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Hohenheim shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Strong as he jumps to the side.
Strong stuffs the takedown attempt from Hohenheim. Hohenheim gets slowly back to his feet.
Hohenheim circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hohenheim shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Strong sprawls well. Strong wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Hohenheim gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Vladimir Hohenheim. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Hohenheim darts in and clinches Strong up against the cage.
Hohenheim changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Strong fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Vladimir Hohenheim is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Hohenheim shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Hohenheim engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Strong looking to control.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Hohenheim gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Hohenheim fails with a takedown attempt.
Hohenheim tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Strong throws a right and a left that both miss.
Hohenheim scores with a jab. Strong acknowledges it with a nod of the head.

Strong drops Hohenheim with a nice combination! Strong dives into Hohenheim's guard, looking to finish!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hohenheim trying to control the position.
Hohenheim will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Strong wants to stand and escape but instead Hohenheim has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Hohenheim won't allow Strong to get back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Hohenheim stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Strong displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Hohenheim.
Mike Strong is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Strong will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hohenheim tries to clinch but Strong is having none of it.
A right-left combo lands from Strong.
Hohenheim dodges the punch combination from Strong.

Hohenheim moves into the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hohenheim can't find room to land a body shot as Strong controls the action.

Hohenheim breaks the clinch.
Strong swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Strong throws a series of punches but Hohenheim avoids them all with ease.
Strong is breathing heavily.
Strong throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Strong throws a right hand that Hohenheim ducks under and follows up with a left that Hohenheim also avoids with ease.
Hohenheim showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Strong.

Hohenheim rushes Strong and presses him up against the cage.
Hohenheim is looking for a takedown.
Hohenheim has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Strong after a bit of a struggle.
Hohenheim can't get the takedown.
Strong working some nice short punches in the clinch.

Hohenheim pulls Strong into guard.
Hohenheim wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Strong trying to control but Hohenheim is working from the bottom.
Hohenheim is pulling down on Strong's head. It's preventing any offense from Strong, at least for the moment.

Strong gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Strong scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Strong keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.

Hohenheim clinches up against the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hohenheim is trying to drag Strong to the mat but Strong just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Strong tries to circle away but Hohenheim has him pinned against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mike Strong showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

The fight stays on the outside here - Hohenheim looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Strong lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hohenheim circles away quickly and effectively.
Strong throws a combination that misses
and Hohenheim counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Strong looks to land a combination but Hohenheim avoids it well.
No joy there for Strong, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Hohenheim is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Hohenheim fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Strong avoids it really well and circles away.

Strong gets a clinch.
Strong has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Strong wants to get back to striking at distance but Hohenheim won't allow it.
A left hand lands to the body for Hohenheim.

Hohenheim pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Strong rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hohenheim moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Strong enables Hohenheim to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Strong manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Strong takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
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!
Hohenheim is pushing down on Strong's leg trying to pass to half guard. Strong is fighting to maintain full guard but Hohenheim has managed to sneak the leg through.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Hohenheim decides to stand up.
Hohenheim fails to land the takedown.
Strong misses with a two punch combination.
Strong stuffs the takedown attempt from Hohenheim. Hohenheim gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Vladimir Hohenheim. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Strong is looking to clinch.
Mike Strong seems to be getting the better of the standup.

Hohenheim looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Strong wants to control but Hohenheim is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Hohenheim thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Strong's head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hohenheim is looking to take a break and control but Strong is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Hohenheim content to control rather than advance.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.

Vladimir Hohenheim has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.

Hohenheim scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Strong kicks off Hohenheim and gets to his feet.
Strong throws a nice looking combination but Hohenheim bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Hohenheim misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Strong keeps the fight on the outside.
Hohenheim swings for the body but Strong moves out of range.
Strong fails to land with a series of punches.
Hohenheim slips a jab and a cross from Strong.
No joy there for Strong, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Strong throws a right and a left that Hohenheim avoids nicely.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

Hohenheim's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Strong lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hohenheim circles away quickly and effectively.

Hohenheim throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Strong was covering up waiting for the punch and Hohenheim finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Strong wants to stand up but Hohenheim is controlling him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hohenheim slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Hohenheim has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.

And that's the end of the fight!
Vladimir Hohenheim showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Hohenheim has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Yves DeLean scores the fight 29:28
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 29:28
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vladimir Hohenheim!