PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Attilio De Fiore (ranked 396 p4p, 372 weight class) and Glen Hoddle (ranked 55 p4p, 52 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

De Fiore
vs
Hoddle

193 cm
30
177
18 - 13 - 2

175 cm
34
170
16 - 9 - 0

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 18 - 13 - 2, fighting out of Tokyo, Attilio De Fiore!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Glen Hoddle!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, James Glass and Daniel Bishop.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hoddle closes the distance and clinches up with De Fiore, looking for a takedown. Hoddle pushes De Fiore against the cage but De Fiore circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Hoddle with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling De Fiore to score with a decent uppercut.
De Fiore works the jab nicely.
De Fiore moves out of range as Hoddle strikes.
De Fiore displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hoddle throws out the jab.
Hoddle shoots for a double leg takedown but De Fiore sprawls well. He's pushed Hoddle's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Both fighters circling a little - De Fiore finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Hoddle thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on De Fiore if he has to take too many more of those.
Good standup being displayed there by De Fiore as he connects with a hook.
The fighters circling - Hoddle throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A nice leg kick lands there from De Fiore.
We've been told by De Fiore's head coaches at Hammer House of Horror that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.

Hoddle moves into the clinch.
De Fiore lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
De Fiore misses with a body punch.
Hoddle is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Attilio De Fiore has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Glen Hoddle.
De Fiore lands an uppercut.
De Fiore tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short right from De Fiore.
De Fiore will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Hoddle up against the cage.
De Fiore lands with a light punch inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
De Fiore just leaning against Hoddle, taking a breather.
A head punch on the inside from Hoddle fails to land.
Hoddle leaning against his opponent.

De Fiore's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Attilio De Fiore seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hoddle has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by De Fiore.
De Fiore looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
De Fiore getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Hoddle throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
De Fiore moves out of range of the strikes.
De Fiore fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Hoddle has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Hoddle looks for a takedown but De Fiore sprawls well.

De Fiore tries to sprawl but Hoddle drives through with a takedown into half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hoddle slips a nice elbow through De Fiore's hands, connecting with De Fiore's forehead.
De Fiore is not content to let Hoddle control the position.
Hoddle controlling the pace.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hoddle not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Hoddle misses with a head shot. De Fiore uses the momentum to regain guard.
Hoddle throws a big right hand that misses.
Hoddle is looking to work some ground and pound but De Fiore has wrist control.
Hoddle postures up in De Fiore's guard and throws a big left but De Fiore blocks it.
Hoddle throws a big right hand that misses.
De Fiore really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
De Fiore avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hoddle with a nice head shot there.
Hoddle connects with a couple of short punches.
Hoddle content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Hoddle throws a big right hand that misses.
Hoddle throws a big right hand that misses.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Hoddle's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Hoddle lands a couple of digs.
Hoddle lands a couple of digs.
De Fiore keeping moving, preventing Hoddle from controlling successfully.
De Fiore will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Hoddle throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as De Fiore works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hoddle with a nice head shot there.
Hoddle throws a big elbow that misses.
Hoddle postures up and lands a big shot to De Fiore's brow.
De Fiore keeping moving, preventing Hoddle from controlling successfully.
Hoddle missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
De Fiore controlling Hoddle's posture.
Hoddle controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Glen Hoddle will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Hoddle throws a hook to the side of De Fiore's head but De Fiore sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
De Fiore appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Hoddle tries to clinch but De Fiore is having none of it.
Hoddle rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and De Fiore counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Hoddle is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
De Fiore lands a leg kick that knocks Hoddle off balance momentarily.
A punch lands to the side of Hoddle 's head but he takes it in his stride.
De Fiore turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
De Fiore circles away from the clinch attempt.
A lazy left from Hoddle finds it's target.

It looks like Attilio De Fiore has been cut.
De Fiore scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Hoddle shoots in and drives through. De Fiore sprawls well.
De Fiore is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
De Fiore throws a head kick that misses.
Hoddle misses with a straight left.
As Hoddle backs away, De Fiore returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Hoddle takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
De Fiore lands a nice shot to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
De Fiore scores with a jab. Hoddle acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Hoddle throws an overhand right that lands on De Fiore's shoulder, as De Fiore tries to avoid the shot.
De Fiore connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Hoddle's hands.
De Fiore turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
De Fiore misses the jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
De Fiore keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
De Fiore throws a hook to the side of Hoddle's head but Hoddle sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
De Fiore displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
A swing and a miss from Hoddle.
De Fiore scores with a sloppy right hand. Hoddle should have avoided that one.
De Fiore misses with a double jab.
De Fiore fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hoddle throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Nice jab there from De Fiore.
Hoddle's corner calls for a 1-2. Hoddle obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Hoddle takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
This has been an exciting period of action!
De Fiore scores with a jab to the body.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Hoddle, as that shot connected.
Hoddle bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.

Hoddle closes the distance and clinches.
De Fiore tries to stall but Hoddle uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
De Fiore trying to control the position but instead, Hoddle has worked for underhooks and has pushed De Fiore into the cage.
De Fiore swings wildly with an uppercut but Hoddle uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hoddle is looking to take this one to the mat.
Hoddle misses with some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Hoddle fails to land.
De Fiore blocking some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hoddle.
Hoddle lands a hook that snaps the head of De Fiore backwards.
Hoddle lands with a short shot to the head.
De Fiore is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Hoddle is keeping busy.
A nice right hand lands inside from Hoddle.

De Fiore breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
De Fiore avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
De Fiore avoids a kick to the body.
A quick step to the side and De Fiore tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
De Fiore misses with a hook.
Hoddle takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Hoddle throws a hook but De Fiore avoids it easily.
Attilio De Fiore is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
De Fiore slips a jab from Hoddle.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hoddle is looking to clinch.
De Fiore scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Hoddle tries to close the distance and clinch up but De Fiore swats him away and circles back towards the center.
De Fiore lands with a straight right. Hoddle didn't see that one coming.
De Fiore takes a swing at Hoddle's ribcage but misses.
De Fiore chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A slow jab from Hoddle misses its intended target.
De Fiore avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
De Fiore throws a counter high kick but Hoddle was just alert enough to avoid it.

Hoddle gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Hoddle misses with the head strike.
Hoddle wants a takedown but no success here.
Attilio De Fiore has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Glen Hoddle.
Hoddle lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
De Fiore lands with a short shot to the head.
De Fiore misses with the head strike.
Hoddle lands a hook that snaps the head of De Fiore backwards.
De Fiore tries a body shot but Hoddle blocks it.
De Fiore tries a body shot but Hoddle blocks it.
Hoddle trying to control the position but instead, De Fiore has worked for underhooks and has pushed Hoddle into the cage.
Hoddle lands a shoulder strike.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
De Fiore lands a hook that snaps the head of Hoddle backwards.
Hoddle fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
De Fiore throws a punch but it's blocked by Hoddle.
Hoddle swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hoddle is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
De Fiore stalling in the clinch but Hoddle improves position.
Hoddle throws a head punch that misses.
A right handed body shot lands from De Fiore.
Hoddle lands an uppercut.
Attilio De Fiore has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hoddle lands with a short punch from the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hoddle.
Hoddle misses with a punch on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Hoddle.
A nice left hand lands by Hoddle.

De Fiore manages to break the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Attilio De Fiore will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Attilio De Fiore's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Hoddle throws a half hearted mid kick.
Attilio De Fiore is winning the standup battle so far.
Hoddle on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by De Fiore. De Fiore obviously looking to wear him down.
De Fiore misses with a head kick.
De Fiore lands a nice looking kick to the body. Hoddle takes a step back to recover.
Hoddle tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but De Fiore paws at him with a jab and circles away.
De Fiore swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Nice uppercut there from De Fiore.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Hoddle.
A shot to the liver by De Fiore. Beautiful body shot.
Hoddle scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
De Fiore misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hoddle.
And Hoddle responds with a good body kick, but De Fiore manages to step out the way in time.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hoddle defending well as De Fiore loads up on a big left hand.
Hoddle's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
De Fiore staying out of range there.
A jab from Hoddle misses.
De Fiore misses with the combination.
And Hoddle responds with a good body kick, but De Fiore manages to step out the way in time.
Hoddle misses with an uppercut. De Fiore saw that one coming.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hoddle throws out a loose jab but De Fiore uses good head movement to avoid it.
De Fiore takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
De Fiore looks to land a right hand but Hoddle moved out of range.
De Fiore with the inside leg kick.
De Fiore lands a leg kick that knocks Hoddle off balance momentarily.
De Fiore misses with a few strikes there.
Hoddle shoots for a double leg takedown but De Fiore sprawls well. He's pushed Hoddle's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
De Fiore walks into a stiff left hand from Hoddle.

Hoddle shoots in and gets a takedown into De Fiore's guard.
Hoddle trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hoddle throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as De Fiore works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
De Fiore preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Hoddle slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hoddle is pushing down on De Fiore's leg trying to pass to half guard. De Fiore is fighting to maintain full guard but Hoddle has managed to sneak the leg through.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hoddle missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Hoddle trying to control from half guard but De Fiore is working away.
De Fiore on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Hoddle throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hoddle thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Hoddle not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
De Fiore trying to hold on to Hoddle's head to control him but Hoddle postures up.
Hoddle is looking to take a break and control but De Fiore is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
De Fiore avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Hoddle.
Hoddle seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.

Hoddle shoots in and bounces De Fiore off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Hoddle postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hoddle throwing strikes but missing.
Hoddle with a flurry of punches that miss.
Hoddle trying to control but De Fiore is working from the bottom.
Hoddle throwing strikes from guard but De Fiore blocks nicely.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hoddle in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Hoddle is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.

And that's the end of the fight!
Glen Hoddle comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Hoddle 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 28:29
Judge James Glass scores the fight 28:29
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Glen Hoddle!
Glen Hoddle tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.