PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Torsten Hoffman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alex Burkhart (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alex Burkhart is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Hoffman
vs
Burkhart

181 cm
24
157 lbs
8 - 1 - 0

163 cm
26
146 lbs
18 - 6 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Solid boxing
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Torsten Hoffman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Alex Burkhart!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, James Atkins and Richard Clark.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Burkhart moves in looking to clinch but Hoffman pushes him off.
Hoffman misses with an uppercut
letting Burkhart counter with a right hand.
Burkhart looks for the body kick but Hoffman saw that one coming.
Burkhart doesn't manage to clinch there - Hoffman circles away.
Burkhart tries to close the distance and clinch but Hoffman swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Burkhart tries to close the distance and clinch but Hoffman swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Burkhart tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Hoffman manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Burkhart takes one to the chin there.
Burkhart is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Burkhart tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Burkhart ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Burkhart tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Hoffman counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Hoffman throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Burkhart is trying to stand up here but Hoffman is controlling him well.
Hoffman throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Burkhart is trying to stand up here but Hoffman is controlling him well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hoffman looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Hoffman missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Hoffman wants to lay and pray for a moment but Burkhart keeps working.
Burkhart is trying to stand back up but Hoffman is controlling him
Hoffman missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Hoffman thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Hoffman seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Hoffman stops Burkhart from getting back to his feet.
Hoffman is nestled in close to Burkhart, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Hoffman wants to control but Burkhart is keeping him busy.
Hoffman content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burkhart is trying to stand back up but Hoffman is controlling him
Hoffman looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Hoffman wants to control but Burkhart is keeping him busy.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Burkhart tries to kick Hoffman off but Hoffman keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Hoffman missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Hoffman will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Hoffman thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Hoffman seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Hoffman trying to control the action but Burkhart is working from the bottom.
Hoffman sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Burkhart defending well though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hoffman is looking to stall here but Burkhart recovers full guard.
Burkhart utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Burkhart wants to stand but Hoffman is controlling the position.
Hoffman stands up over Burkhart, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Burkhart wants to stand and escape but Hoffman is having none of it.
Hoffman is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Burkhart utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Hoffman looking to pass the guard.
Burkhart wants to stand and escape but Hoffman is having none of it.
Burkhart looks gassed!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Hoffman slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Hoffman throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Hoffman working the head with strikes.
Burkhart wants to get back to his feet but Hoffman drags him back down.
Burkhart avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Hoffman.
Hoffman prevents Burkhart from escaping the position.
Hoffman working the body and head with strikes.
Hoffman throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Hoffman landing strikes.
Burkhart parries the strikes from Hoffman easily there. Hoffman is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Burkhart to escape.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Torsten Hoffman dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Hoffman drives through with a takedown into Burkhart's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.

Hoffman drops back looking for a leg! Burkhart is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Burkhart manages to kick Hoffman off! Hoffman jumps back into Burkhart's guard.
Burkhart keeping moving, preventing Hoffman from controlling successfully.
Hoffman postures up and lands a big shot to Burkhart's brow.
Hoffman sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Burkhart's guard.
Hoffman has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Hoffman thows a huge punch but Burkhart dodges it nicely.
Burkhart wants to get back to his feet.
Hoffman working the head and body with strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Burkhart is trying to stand back up but Hoffman is controlling him
Burkhart is breathing heavily.
Hoffman missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Hoffman not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Hoffman is stalling here. Burkhart is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Hoffman seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Burkhart has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Burkhart tries to stand but Hoffman is controlling his head.

Burkhart decides to stand back up. Burkhart steps back and let's Hoffman get back to his feet.
Burkhart misses with an uppercut
letting Hoffman counter with a right hand.
Burkhart wants to clinch.
Hoffman cracks Burkhart with a right hand to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hoffman misses with a takedown attempt - Burkhart sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Burkhart looks to clinch

and Hoffman counters with a takedown into side control.
Hoffman in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Hoffman scoring with punches and elbows.
Hoffman trying to control the position but Burkhart is working away.
Hoffman throws an elbow but Burkhart slips to the side and avoids it well.
Hoffman working the head and body with strikes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hoffman sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Burkhart is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Hoffman scoring with punches and elbows.
Hoffman is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Burkhart's shoulder. That is not cool.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hoffman postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Burkhart dodges the ground and pound from Hoffman.
Hoffman lands an elbow.
Burkhart is trying to buck Hoffman off.
Hoffman tries to advance to mount but Burkhart denies him.
The ground and pound from Hoffman seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Burkhart is trying to buck Hoffman off.
Burkhart being controlled for a moment.
Burkhart is pushing Hoffman's head away, looking to escape. Hoffman manages to hold on to the position though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Burkhart dodges the ground and pound from Hoffman.
Hoffman wants to lay and pray for a moment but Burkhart keeps working.
Burkhart taking a bit of punishment here - Hoffman scoring with strikes.
Hoffman slows the pace down.
Hoffman connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Burkhart some visible discomfort.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hoffman tries to advance to mount but can't.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Torsten Hoffman dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Burkhart tries to clinch but Hoffman moves away
and Hoffman counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Burkhart misses with a left hand
and Hoffman counters with a stiff right hand.
Alex Burkhart seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hoffman avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Burkhart lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Hoffman has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Hoffman and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Burkhart misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Burkhart misses with a body kick.
Hoffman punishes Burkhart's body with a nice straight punch.
Hoffman is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Burkhart throws a hook to the side of Hoffman's head but Hoffman sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Burkhart connects with a single shot there.
Burkhart misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Burkhart uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hoffman.
Burkhart misses with a right hand
and Hoffman counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Burkhart takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Burkhart walks into a left hand.
Burkhart tries to clinch but Hoffman is having none of it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Burkhart misses with a left hand

and Hoffman decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Burkhart's guard.
Burkhart is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Hoffman advances position into side control!
Hoffman moves into full mount!
Hoffman is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Burkhart can do to turn this around?
Hoffman landing punches.
Hoffman punching from mount but Burkhart doing a good job of avoiding damage.
You get the feeling that Burkhart really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Hoffman dominating with strikes here.
Hoffman tries to control but Burkhart wriggling away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hoffman with good strikes from the mount here!
Burkhart is squirming around, avoiding Hoffman's attempts to control the action.
Burkhart in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A nice elbow there by Hoffman.
Hoffman landing strikes from the mount.
Burkhart trying desperately to get to his feet.
Hoffman looking to finish Burkhart with some ground and pound. This is bad for Burkhart!
Hoffman scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Burkhart?
Alex Burkhart has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Torsten Hoffman is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Hoffman landing shots from mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Hoffman working for a guillotine from mount but Burkhart is in no mood to give up.
Hoffman working the ground and pound effectively.

Hoffman looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Hoffman is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Burkhart can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Hoffman is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Burkhart can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Burkhart is trying to get back to his feet but can't.

Hoffman is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Burkhart can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Burkhart is trying to stand up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hoffman with a couple of short strikes.
Hoffman won't let Burkhart get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
The referee warns Burkhart that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Hoffman lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Burkhart really wants to buck Hoffman off and get back to his feet.
Hoffman fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hoffman working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Hoffman with the ground and pound from mount.
Burkhart throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.

And that's the end of the fight!
Torsten 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 William Gold scores the fight 30:26
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 30:26
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 30:26

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