PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dest Royer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Martin Hoffmann (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Royer comes into the arena with 2Г5Р1О7Т - Дым blaring out of the sound system. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Royer
vs
Hoffmann

188 cm
27
181 lbs
12 - 2 - 0

180 cm
22
193 lbs
6 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Decent wrestler
Great elbows
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Dest Royer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Martin Hoffmann!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Shirou Masuda and Yukihiro Shimada.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hoffmann takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Royer throws a combination. Hoffmann tries to block but a couple of punches get through.

It looks like Martin Hoffmann has been cut.
The fighters circling - Royer throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Royer swinging wildly here.
Some wild striking there from Royer.
Hoffmann moves in looking to clinch but Royer pushes him off.
Royer throws a series of strikes that have Hoffmann backpedaling.
Royer swinging wildly here.
Hoffmann moves in looking to clinch but Royer pushes him off.
Hoffmann tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Royer manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Royer swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Hoffmann moves into the clinch.
Hoffmann controlling the action here for a moment.
Royer swings wildly with an uppercut but Hoffmann uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hoffmann misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Royer.
Royer misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Royer misses with a hook to the ribs.
Still in the clinch, Royer scores with a nice short uppercut.
Hoffmann misses with a knee strike.
Hoffmann lands a knee to the body.
Royer misses with a hook from the clinch.

Hoffmann breaks from the clinch.
Royer misses with a two punch combination.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Royer tries to keep at a distance but Hoffmann has taken the fight into the clinch.
Hoffmann is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Hoffmann is pushing Royer up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hoffmann pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Royer.
A short right from Royer on the inside.
Hoffmann tries to break the clinch but Royer is controlling the position.
Royer fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hoffmann lands a damaging elbow.
Hoffmann missing with knees to the body.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Hoffmann blocking some punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Royer misses with the head strike.
Hoffmann crunches a lovely knee into Royer's ribcage.
Hoffmann utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Hoffmann is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Royer is defending well for now.
Royer misses with an elbow strike.
Royer softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Hoffmann has Royer pressed against the cage.
Hoffmann throws an elbow that misses.
Royer tries to land knees in the clinch but Hoffmann avoids the damage to the body.
Hoffmann trying to stall but Royer improves his position.
Royer lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Royer scores with a shoulder strike.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hoffmann trying to land knees to the body.
Royer avoids the elbow strike from Hoffmann, against the cage.
Royer misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hoffmann.
Royer throws a head punch that misses.
Hoffmann lands an elbow inside that Royer shrugs off.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hoffmann's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Royer blocks the elbow strike.
Hoffmann blocks an uppercut.
Hoffmann blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Royer swings wildly with an uppercut but Hoffmann uses good head movement to avoid it.
Royer misses with a punch to the body.
Royer lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Royer.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Royer.
Royer throws an elbow that misses.
Hoffmann misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Royer.
Hoffmann lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Come on Hoffmann - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Royer avoids the elbow strike from Hoffmann, against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Royer.
Hoffmann misses with an elbow strike.
Hoffmann is trying to force a seperation but Royer has the dominant position.
Hoffmann is trying to force a seperation but Royer has the dominant position.
Royer blocks an elbow strike from Hoffmann.
Hoffmann putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Royer in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Hoffmann missing with knees to the body.
Hoffmann stalling the fight.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Hoffmann pushes Royer back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Royer.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Hoffmann lands a nice elbow.
Hoffmann is stalling here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hoffmann.
Hoffmann just leaning against Royer, taking a breather.
Hoffmann trying to land knees to the body.
Royer is leaning against Hoffmann and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Hoffmann throws an elbow but it misses.
Royer works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Hoffmann trying to control the position but instead, Royer has worked for underhooks and has pushed Hoffmann into the cage.
Hoffmann landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Hoffmann takes an elbow to the temple.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Royer dodges an elbow strike from Hoffmann.
Hoffmann tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Royer avoids it.
Royer lands a hook that snaps the head of Hoffmann backwards.
Hoffmann prevents a body shot from Royer.
Hoffmann wants to stall.
Hoffmann creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Hoffmann is trying to maintain a safe position but Royer gets an underhook and turns Hoffmann into the cage.
Royer softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.

That has opened up Martin Hoffmann's cut even more.
Royer fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Royer.
Royer avoiding damage as Hoffmann throws knees to the body.
Royer lands a left hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
With the fighters up against the cage, Hoffmann throws an elbow but misses.
Royer swings away with an uppercut that misses.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Hoffmann lands an elbow inside.
Hoffmann throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Hoffmann trying to control the position but instead, Royer has worked for underhooks and has pushed Hoffmann into the cage.
Royer lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Royer lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Hoffmann creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Royer avoiding damage as Hoffmann throws knees to the body.
Hoffmann's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!

The cut above Martin Hoffmann's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Royer throws a punch but it's blocked by Hoffmann.
Royer managing to block the knees to the body from Hoffmann.
Royer pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Hoffmann misses with an elbow over the top.
Royer goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hoffmann is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Royer is keeping busy.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Royer gets through Hoffmann's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Royer dodges an elbow strike from Hoffmann.
Hoffmann blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A right hook to the body lands for Royer.
With the fighters up against the cage, Hoffmann throws an elbow but misses.
Hoffmann stalling against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Royer.
Hoffmann pushes off an throws an elbow but Royer leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hoffmann missing with knees to the body.
Hoffmann stalling the fight.
Hoffmann lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Dest Royer will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Martin Hoffmann's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Hoffmann closes the distance looking to clinch
and Royer counters with a straight right hand.
Royer looks to land a body kick but Hoffmann moved away.
Royer swats away the attempt to clinch by Hoffmann.

Hoffmann rushes Royer and presses him up against the cage.
Royer working aggressively here.
Royer blocks an elbow strike.
Hoffmann using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Hoffmann lands a knee to the body.
Hoffmann lands a nice elbow.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Royer struggles to land a body shot inside as Hoffmann controls his hands.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hoffmann taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Hoffmann lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Hoffmann gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Hoffmann stalling in the clinch but Royer improves position.
Royer tries a body shot but Hoffmann blocks it.
Royer tries to work over Hoffmann's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hoffmann just leaning against Royer, taking a breather.
Royer has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Hoffmann pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Hoffmann taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Hoffmann with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Royer swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Royer managing to block the knees to the body from Hoffmann.
Royer tries a body shot but Hoffmann blocks it.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Royer just misses with a elbow thrown towards Hoffmann's brow.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Royer.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Royer lands an uppercut.
A short right from Royer on the inside.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hoffmann is looking to control Royer's arms but Royer gets an underhook and turns him. Now Hoffmann has his back to the cage.
Royer struggles to land a body shot inside as Hoffmann controls his hands.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Hoffmann.
Royer pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Royer takes an elbow to the temple.
Hoffmann blocks a body shot from Royer.
Hoffmann looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Hoffmann misses with a knee strike.
Hoffmann blocking some punches.
Hoffmann lands an elbow inside that Royer shrugs off.
With the fighters up against the cage, Hoffmann throws an elbow but misses.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Hoffmann landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Royer lands a body shot.
Hoffmann is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Royer is defending well for now.
Hoffmann is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Hoffmann just misses with a elbow thrown towards Royer's brow.
Royer swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Royer blocks an elbow strike.
Royer tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hoffmann leaning his opponent against the cage.
Hoffmann working aggressively here.
Royer scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Royer swings away with an uppercut that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hoffmann misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Royer.
Hoffmann lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Hoffmann.
Hoffmann lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Royer as Hoffmann tries to tie him up.
Hoffmann has had enough of the clinch but Royer keeps him there for the moment.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hoffmann tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Royer avoids it.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Royer dodges an elbow strike from Hoffmann.
Royer misses with a body punch.
Hoffmann looks to throw an elbow but misses.

Hoffmann breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hoffmann tries to clinch up
and Royer counters with a one-two to the body.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Royer connects with a crisp jab.

Martin Hoffmann's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Royer lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Hoffmann dodges the punch combination from Royer.
Hoffmann dodges the punch combination from Royer.
Hoffmann keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hoffmann tries to clinch up.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Hoffmann tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hoffmann is looking to clinch but Royer is avoiding it.
Royer throws a sloppy head kick

and Hoffmann counters by moving into the clinch.
Royer working aggressively here.
Royer scores with a nice hook to the head.
Hoffmann blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hoffmann creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Hoffmann just misses with a elbow thrown towards Royer's brow.
Hoffmann tries to land knees in the clinch but Royer avoids the damage to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Royer blocks an elbow strike.

Hoffmann's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hoffmann avoids a punch combination nicely.
Royer throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Hoffmann tries to close the distance and clinch up but Royer swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Dest Royer is winning the standup battle so far.
A punch combination from Royer misses.
Hoffmann wants to clinch.
A punch combination from Royer misses.
Hoffmann fails in his attempt to clinch.
No joy there for Royer, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Royer connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Hoffmann momentarily.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Royer misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

Hoffmann has managed to clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Royer as Hoffmann tries to tie him up.
Hoffmann is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Royer is defending well for now.
Royer tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hoffmann's elbow.
Royer blocks the elbow strike.
Nice elbow from Hoffmann.
Royer tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hoffmann's elbow.
Hoffmann tries to land a knee to the head but Royer blocks with his arms.
Hoffmann slows down the pace here.
Royer scores with a nice hook to the head.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Martin Hoffmann's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 9:13 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Dest Royer!