PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Wyatt Hoffman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kristian Nielsen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nielsen is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: John Frusciante - Murderers. 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.

Hoffman
vs
Nielsen

182 cm
21
207 lbs
6 - 5 - 1

185 cm
22
220 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Fast

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Wyatt Hoffman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Kristian Nielsen!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Robert Douchet and Steve Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Hoffman shoots in and bounces Nielsen off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Hoffman stops Nielsen from standing up.
Hoffman looking to pass the guard.

Nielsen pushes Hoffman off and gets back to his feet.
Hoffman misses with a straight right.
Nielsen tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hoffman lands with a nice body punch.
Hoffman fails with the takedown.
Nielsen is looking to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nielsen wants to clinch.
Decent striking displayed by Hoffman there.
Hoffman throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Nielsen sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Nice defenses there by Nielsen.
Nielsen takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Hoffman closes the distance and clinches up with Nielsen, looking for a takedown. Hoffman pushes Nielsen against the cage but Nielsen circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Wyatt Hoffman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nielsen looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Hoffman fails to land the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Wyatt Hoffman. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hoffman misses with a wild body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nielsen moves in looking to clinch but Hoffman pushes him off.
Hoffman missing with a left hand there. Nielsen was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hoffman moves away from the strike by Nielsen.
Nielsen ducks under a wild hook from Hoffman.
Nielsen tries to close the distance and clinch but Hoffman swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hoffman thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hoffman shoots in for a takedown but Nielsen shows good takedown defense.
Hoffman throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Nielsen sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hoffman throws a looping overhand right but Nielsen ducks down to avoid it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nielsen staying out of range there.
Nielsen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kristian Nielsen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hoffman misses with a hook.
A jab from Hoffman misses.
Nielsen moves forwards but Hoffman connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Hoffman with a jab.
Hoffman throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Nielsen scores with a jab to the jaw.
Hoffman misses with a hook.
Nielsen wants to clinch.
Hoffman throws an overhand right that lands on Nielsen's shoulder, as Nielsen tries to avoid the shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hoffman closes this distance looking for a takedown but Nielsen circles away.
Hoffman lunges at Nielsen with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Nielsen's hand.
Hoffman missing with a left hand there. Nielsen was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.

Nielsen closes the distance and clinches.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nielsen misses with a knee to the head.
Nielsen lands a damaging elbow.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hoffman is trying to break the clinch but Nielsen has him pressed against the cage.
Hoffman can't break the clinch.
Hoffman tries to break free but Nielsen pushes him back against the cage.
Hoffman has had enough of the clinch but Nielsen keeps him there for the moment.
Hoffman blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

No luck for Hoffman with that takedown attempt.
Hoffman is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Hoffman looks to land a left hand but Nielsen moved out of range nicely.
Hoffman misses the jab.
Hoffman misses with an uppercut. Nielsen saw that one coming.
Nielsen avoids the body shot from Hoffman.
Hoffman looks to throw the jab but Nielsen is out of range.
A slow jab from Hoffman misses its intended target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hoffman darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Hoffman throws a body punch but Nielsen moves out of range.
Nielsen avoids a lazy jab quite easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nielsen fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hoffman tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nielsen was well out of range. Poor timing from Hoffman.
Nielsen slaps away a takedown attempt from Hoffman, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Hoffman lands with a straight right. Nielsen didn't see that one coming.
Nielsen keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hoffman.
Hoffman throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Nielsen's waist but Nielsen gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Hoffman off to one side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Wyatt Hoffman. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hoffman scores with a hook to the body. Nielsen takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Hoffman swings for the body but Nielsen moves out of range.
Nielsen tries to clinch but Hoffman is having none of it.
Nielsen tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hoffman paws at him with a jab and circles away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Nielsen drives through and clinches with Hoffman against the cage.
Hoffman avoids a wild elbow strike from Nielsen.
Nielsen trying to land knees to the body.
Nielsen misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hoffman.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hoffman.
A short uppercut from Nielsen.
Nielsen is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hoffman is defending well for now.
Nielsen is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hoffman is defending well for now.
Hoffman has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Nielsen lands an elbow inside.
Hoffman has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Hoffman blocks an elbow strike.
Hoffman can't break the clinch.
Hoffman wants to break the clinch but can't.
A shot in the inside from Nielsen.
Nielsen throws a knee to the head but misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nielsen pushes Hoffman back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Hoffman tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Nielsen smiles and moves away.
Hoffman swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Nielsen slips under a jab.
Hoffman pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hoffman fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Hoffman throws the left hand but Nielsen avoids the punch easily.
Hoffman shoots in looking for a takedown. Nielsen tries to sprawl out of it but Hoffman keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Nielsen manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Hoffman cracks Nielsen with a good jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hoffman misses with an uppercut.

Nielsen rushes Hoffman and presses him up against the cage.
Hoffman blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Nielsen is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hoffman is defending well for now.
Nielsen with a knee to the head.
Hoffman tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Nielsen smiles and moves away.
Hoffman fails to land with a series of punches.
Kristian Nielsen is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nielsen tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hoffman paws at him with a jab and circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Wyatt Hoffman will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. And we move into the final round!

Hoffman misses with a hook.
Nielsen displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Hoffman.
Hoffman looks to land a right hand but Nielsen moved out of range.
Hoffman lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Nielsen circles away quickly and effectively.
Nielsen avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Wyatt Hoffman is winning the standup battle so far.
Nielsen staying out of range there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hoffman takes a swing at Nielsen's ribcage but misses.
Nielsen is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hoffman jabbing away but nothing is landing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hoffman fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Nielsen looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Hoffman throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Nielsen stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Nielsen slips a jab from Hoffman.
Hoffman swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Nielsen slips a straight right by Hoffman.
Nielsen slips a jab from Hoffman.
Nielsen misses with a leg kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Hoffman misses the target.
Nielsen drops his hands momentarily and Hoffman takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Nielsen fails in his attempt to clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hoffman swats away the attempt to clinch by Nielsen.
Hoffman fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Hoffman lands with a right hand.

Nielsen is rocked!
Hoffman throws a hook but Nielsen blocks it.
Hoffman takes a swing at Nielsen's ribcage but misses.
Hoffman misses the shot to the body.
Hoffman thuds his right hand into Nielsen's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Nielsen is still on wobbly legs! Can Hoffman finish him?
Nielsen displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Hoffman.
Hoffman throws the left hand but Nielsen avoids the punch easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hoffman swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Nielsen seems to have recovered his senses.
Hoffman misses with a looping left.
Nielsen slips under a jab.
Nielsen is looking to clinch but Hoffman is avoiding it.
Nielsen tries to clinch up.
Nielsen ducks under a wild hook from Hoffman.
Nielsen swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Hoffman connects with a jab and follows up with a big overhand right! Oh that's hurt Nielsen! He's out on his feet! Hoffman rushes in and drops Nielsen with another big right hand, forcing the referee to stop the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:50 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Wyatt Hoffman!