PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gunnar Hoffman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bob Schnitzel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Schnitzel has a pretty significant injury - he really shouldn't be fighting right now but he's a warrior and he's here none the less! Gunnar Hoffman has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Hoffman
vs
Schnitzel

185 cm
22
230 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

193 cm
22
270 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Dangerous knees
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Gunnar Hoffman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Bob Schnitzel!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Johanna Lukiainen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Hoffman takes the fight into the clinch.
Schnitzel looks gassed!
Hoffman has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Schnitzel misses with a knee to the head.
Schnitzel tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Hoffman has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

Hoffman's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Hoffman has taken the fight to the clinch.
Hoffman wants to break the clinch but can't.

Hoffman successfully pulls guard.

Hoffman pushes Schnitzel off and scrambles back to his feet.

Hoffman clinches with his opponent.
Hoffman lands with a right to the head.
Hoffman can't break the clinch.
Hoffman can't break the clinch.
Hoffman is trying to force a seperation but Schnitzel has the dominant position.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Hoffman pulls guard effortlessly.
Schnitzel must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

Hoffman pushes Schnitzel off and gets back to his feet.
Hoffman throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Schnitzel's waist but Schnitzel gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Hoffman off to one side.

Hoffman has taken the fight to the clinch.
Hoffman wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Schnitzel has him pressed against the cage.
Hoffman wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Schnitzel has him pressed against the cage.
Schnitzel tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Hoffman is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Schnitzel pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Hoffman wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Hoffman is trying to break the clinch but Schnitzel is controlling him.
Schnitzel with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Hoffman.

Hoffman gets control of Schnitzel's arms and successfully pulls guard. Hoffman will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.

Hoffman has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Schnitzel off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.

Hoffman has Schnitzel up against the cage in a clinch.
Schnitzel on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Schnitzel keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Hoffman's efforts to push away.

Hoffman breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hoffman shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Schnitzel pinned against the cage. Schnitzel gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gunnar Hoffman. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Hoffman closes the distance and pushes Schnitzel back into the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A frustrated look appears on Hoffman's face as he tries to break the clinch.

Hoffman decides to pull guard.

Hoffman manages to escape and get back to his feet.

Hoffman moves into the clinch.

Hoffman manages to pull guard.

Hoffman uses the cage to get back to his feet.

Hoffman forces Schnitzel back against the cage and clinches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hoffman just leaning against Schnitzel, taking a breather.
Schnitzel tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Schnitzel throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Hoffman blocks it with crossed arms.
Schnitzel tries to land knees in the clinch but Hoffman avoids the damage to the body.
Hoffman is trying to break the clinch but Schnitzel has him pressed against the cage.

Hoffman pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Nice sprawl there from Schnitzel as Hoffman shoots in.
Hoffman shoots in for a takedown but Schnitzel shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.

Hoffman moves into the clinch.

Hoffman's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Hoffman pushes Schnitzel up against the cage in a clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gunnar Hoffman dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Hoffman pushes Schnitzel up against the cage in a clinch.
Hoffman has had enough of the clinch but Schnitzel keeps him there for the moment.
Schnitzel keeps control of Hoffman as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

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

Hoffman moves into the clinch successfully.

Hoffman decides to pull guard.

Hoffman pushes Schnitzel off and scrambles back to his feet.

Hoffman forces Schnitzel back against the cage and clinches.
Schnitzel is breathing heavily.
Hoffman wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Hoffman looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

Hoffman breaks the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Hoffman closes the distance and clinches.
Hoffman softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Hoffman wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Hoffman has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Hoffman is trying to break free.

Hoffman pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hoffman misses with an uppercut.
Hoffman misses with a looping left.

Hoffman has Schnitzel up against the cage in a clinch.

Hoffman decides to pull guard.

Hoffman pushes Schnitzel off and scrambles back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Hoffman moves into the clinch successfully.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Hoffman just misses with a elbow thrown towards Schnitzel's brow.
Schnitzel misses with a knee strike.
Schnitzel gets underhooks to prevent Hoffman's takedown attempt.

Hoffman has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Schnitzel uses from the top position.

Hoffman pushes Schnitzel off and gets back to his feet.

Hoffman clinches up with Schnitzel and pushes him back against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Hoffman.
Schnitzel tries a knee to the head but he's missed.

Hoffman pulls guard effortlessly.

Hoffman manages to escape and get back to his feet.

Hoffman clinches.
Hoffman wants to break free but Schnitzel has control.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Hoffman here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.

Hoffman jumps guard.

Hoffman manages to escape and get back to his feet.

Hoffman has managed to clinch.

Hoffman pulls guard successfully.

Hoffman is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hoffman has had enough of the clinch but Schnitzel keeps him there for the moment.

Hoffman decides to pull guard.

Hoffman has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Schnitzel off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Hoffman looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Schnitzel is fending him off so far but Hoffman persists. Nope, Schnitzel circles away and we're back to standing.

Hoffman closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Hoffman looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Schnitzel tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hoffman avoids it.
Schnitzel prevents Hoffman from breaking the clinch.

Hoffman's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gunnar Hoffman dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Hoffman has a takedown stuffed.

Hoffman moves into the clinch successfully.
Hoffman wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

Hoffman has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Schnitzel uses from the top position.
Schnitzel wants to stand and escape but instead Hoffman has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.

Hoffman stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Schnitzel takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Jab by Hoffman.
Gunnar Hoffman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Hoffman drives through and clinches with Schnitzel against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Hoffman manages to break the clinch.

Hoffman has closed the distance and engaged Schnitzel in a clinch.

Hoffman manages to break the clinch.

Hoffman moves into the clinch.
Hoffman has had enough of the clinch but Schnitzel keeps him there for the moment.

Hoffman decides to pull guard.
Hoffman has a closed guard, preventing Schnitzel from standing up.

Hoffman pushes Schnitzel off and scrambles back to his feet.

Hoffman has Schnitzel up against the cage in a clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hoffman is trying to break the clinch but Schnitzel is controlling him.

Hoffman manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.

Hoffman is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Hoffman effectively controlling the action here.
Schnitzel keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Hoffman's efforts to push away.
Schnitzel keeps control of Hoffman as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Hoffman has had enough of the clinch but Schnitzel keeps him there for the moment.
Hoffman is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Hoffman wants to break free but Schnitzel has control.

Hoffman jumps guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Hoffman pushes Schnitzel off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Hoffman throws out a powerful jab.

Hoffman closes the distance and pushes Schnitzel back into the cage.
Hoffman lands with a short shot to the head.

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

Hoffman gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Hoffman is pushing Schnitzel up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Hoffman lands an uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Hoffman pulls guard successfully.

Hoffman is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Hoffman has Schnitzel pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Schnitzel manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.

Hoffman pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Schnitzel looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.

Hoffman moves into the clinch successfully.
Hoffman wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Schnitzel tries to land a knee to the head but Hoffman blocks with his arms.

Hoffman drags the fight down to the ground.

Hoffman scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Bob Schnitzel has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Gunnar Hoffman is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Schnitzel takes one on the chin but keeps coming.

And that's the end of the fight!
Gunnar Hoffman showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Hoffman has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 30:27
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gunnar Hoffman!