PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Juraj Divisek (ranked 393 p4p, 1587 weight class) and Leon Lentz (ranked 61 p4p, 215 weight class). Leon Lentz has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Divisek
vs
Lentz

178 cm
33
170
24 - 10 - 0

178 cm
30
171
20 - 9 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Voodoo Nutrition
Bondi MMA 🏝️

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 24 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Juraj Divisek!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Leon Lentz!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Chris Downing and Stewart Dunkirk.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Lentz.
Lentz throws a quick inside leg kick.
Lentz lands a lovely overhand right.
Lentz pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Divisek seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Lentz lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Divisek lands a jab.

Lentz rushes Divisek and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Divisek misses with a punch to the body.
Lentz lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Divisek lands a left hand.

Lentz pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lentz loads up on a big right hand but Divisek slips the punch.
Divisek keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Divisek cracks Lentz with a good jab.
Lentz lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lentz takes a swing at Divisek's ribcage but misses.
Divisek tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Lentz manages to circle out of the way.
A chopping leg kick lands by Lentz.
A shot to the body from Lentz misses

and Divisek holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Lentz throws a head punch that misses.
Divisek doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Divisek can't find room to land a body shot as Lentz controls the action.
A shot in the inside from Divisek.
Lentz softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.

Lentz pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Lentz fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.

Divisek gets a clinch.
Divisek looking to slow down the pace here.

Lentz manages to break the clinch.
Divisek drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Divisek misses.
Lentz swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
The fighters circling - Lentz throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lentz lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Lentz misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Divisek.
Divisek is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Lentz.
Jab by Lentz.
Lentz throws a shot to the body.
Divisek needs to keep his hands up - Lentz had a free shot at his head there.
Lentz lands with a straight right. Divisek didn't see that one coming.
Lentz throws a shot to the body.
Divisek takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Lentz connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Divisek's hands.

Lentz rushes Divisek and presses him up against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Divisek misses with a punch on the inside.
Divisek missing with knees to the body.
A short right from Lentz on the inside.
Divisek tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Lentz softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Divisek throws a head punch that misses.
Lentz has a couple of punches blocked by Divisek.
Lentz lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Divisek backwards.
Lentz lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A nice left hand lands by Lentz.
Lentz has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Divisek seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Lentz can turn it around.

Lentz pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Left hook, right uppercut from Lentz.

Divisek is rocked!
Divisek is breathing heavily.
Lentz dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Divisek. That did some damage!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lentz cracks Divisek with a good jab.
Divisek misses with a straight right.
Divisek moves forwards but Lentz connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Lentz is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Divisek had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A jab lands there for Lentz.
Oh Divisek is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Lentz jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Divisek seems to have got his legs back now.

Lentz clinches up against the cage.
Lentz lands a hook that snaps the head of Divisek backwards.
Divisek lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Lentz tries to throw a body punch but Divisek avoids it by throwing Lentz back against the cage.

Lentz's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Lentz misses with a hook.
Lentz lands an overhand right.
Leon Lentz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Divisek loads up on a big right hand but Lentz slips the punch.
Lentz throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lentz connects with a looping right hand.
Divisek has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Lentz finds it's way round the side to connect with Divisek's head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Leon Lentz dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Lentz uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Divisek.
Lentz is trying to counter with his kicks.
Lentz connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Lentz with a nice cross.
Lentz scores with a head kick. Divisek tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Lentz lands a nice shot to the body.
Lentz looks to score with a jab to the body but Divisek is just out of range.
Divisek moves in looking to clinch but Lentz pushes him off.
Lentz let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Lentz throws a one two combo.
A punch lands to the side of Divisek 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Divisek takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Divisek clinches.

Lentz's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Lentz scores with a leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lentz lands with an uppercut that bounces Divisek off the cage and back into range.
Lentz lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Lentz lunges at Divisek with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Divisek's hand.
Lentz throws a lazy right hand but Divisek sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Divisek definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Lentz pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Lentz moves into range and connects with a jab.

Lentz has taken the fight to the clinch.
Lentz lands an uppercut.
Lentz lands with a light punch inside.
Lentz lands a hook that snaps the head of Divisek backwards.

Lentz breaks from the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Lentz catches Divisek napping and connects with a big right hand that sends Divisek to the canvas!
Lentz throws a big right hand that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lentz is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Lentz trying to control but Divisek is working from the bottom.
Lentz works a leg free and moves into half guard.

Lentz decides to return to a standing position.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Lentz closes the distance and clinches.
Divisek tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Divisek trying to stall but Lentz improves his position.
Divisek using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Lentz has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Lentz breaks the clinch.
Lentz throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
As Lentz tries to get set, Divisek tries to push him back and clinch up but Lentz manages to avoid the attempt.
Lentz lands with an uppercut that bounces Divisek off the cage and back into range.
Divisek fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Lentz has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
A nice leg kick from Lentz, right into the meat of the thigh.
Divisek chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Lentz can pounce on him.
Divisek gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Lentz.
Lentz pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Divisek connects with a leg kick.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Lentz.

Lentz takes the fight into the clinch.

Lentz manages to break the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lentz lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lentz looks to land a left hand but Divisek moved out of range nicely.
Divisek seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Divisek moves in looking to clinch but Lentz pushes him off.
Lentz has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Lentz loads up on a big right hand but Divisek slips the punch.
Lentz bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Divisek's head backwards.
Divisek slips a straight right by Lentz.
Lentz swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Divisek tries to counter by clinching up but Lentz breaks away and moves out of range.

Lentz clinches.
Lentz lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.

Lentz breaks the clinch.
A swing and a miss from Lentz.
Lentz throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Leon Lentz showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Divisek uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Lentz.
Lentz fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Divisek avoids the head kick by Lentz.
Divisek is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Lentz.
Leon Lentz seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Divisek pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
It seemed like Lentz was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Divisek takes one on the button.
A nice inside leg kick there by Lentz. That's going to slow Divisek down.
Donk. Lentz catches Divisek right on the button with a cross.
Divisek tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Lentz manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lentz misses with a body punch

and Divisek counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Lentz creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Lentz scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Lentz swings wildly with an uppercut but Divisek uses good head movement to avoid it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Lentz breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lentz bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Divisek's head.
Divisek throws a good cross that connects.
Lentz scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Divisek doesn't seem bothered though.
Divisek uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lentz.
Divisek has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Divisek there as he acknowledges the shot.
Lentz scores with a nice right hand.
Lentz connects with a single shot there.
Lentz throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Divisek stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Lentz drops Divisek with a straight right hand, right on the button! Lentz follows him down to the mat and pounds him out with hammerfists until the referee jumps in to end the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:53 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Leon Lentz!