PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Cesc Fabregas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cody Hoffman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Fabregas
vs
Hoffman

173 cm
22
170 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

182 cm
22
168 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Inexperienced

BJJ White Belt
Nice elbows
Very confident

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Cesc Fabregas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Cody Hoffman!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Daniel Cesar and Thiago Cunha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hoffman swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Fabregas.

Fabregas scores a takedown into full mount!
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Hoffman can do anything to dispel that myth.
Fabregas fails to advance to Hoffman's back.
Fabregas tries to control but Hoffman wriggling away.
Hoffman is looking to get to half guard.
Fabregas with some aggressive grappling here, looking for the finish.
Fabregas trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Hoffman is desperately trying to get back to half guard.

Fabregas jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Hoffman manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Hoffman tries to escape but Fabregas is in control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fabregas wants to control but Hoffman is keeping him busy.

Fabregas tries for a kimura but Hoffman is defending well.
Hoffman regains half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hoffman is looking to improve his position.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!

Fabregas is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Hoffman tries to get to full guard but Fabregas has control of the leg.

Hoffman is defending against the submission attempts here by Fabregas.

Fabregas is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Hoffman defends it well.
Fabregas is breathing heavily.
Hoffman trying to hold on to Fabregas's head to control him but Fabregas postures up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Fabregas is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Hoffman wants to get back to full guard but Fabregas has passed into side control.
Hoffman sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Fabregas prevents Hoffman from improving his position.
Fabregas is trying to control the action in half guard but Hoffman is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Hoffman is looking to improve his position.
Hoffman trying to control but Fabregas postures up.

Fabregas looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Hoffman is trying to maintain the position but Fabregas is very close to passing his half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Fabregas gets a takedown into half guard.
Hoffman is refusing to be controlled, as Fabregas sits in half guard.
Fabregas is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Fabregas is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.

Hoffman actively working from the bottom here.

Fabregas is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Hoffman is looking to improve his position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hoffman is staying active underneath Fabregas, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Hoffman really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Fabregas. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Hoffman wants to stand back up but Fabregas manages to pass into side control.
Fabregas trying to control the position but Hoffman is working away.
Hoffman wants to control but Fabregas postures up.

Fabregas is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Hoffman has escaped the position, nice work there.
Hoffman gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Fabregas looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hoffman landing strikes from the bottom.
Hoffman is looking to improve his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Cesc Fabregas dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Hoffman lands with a precision combination! Left, right, uppercut and Fabregas falls flat on his face, eyes wide open but he's out!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Cody Hoffman!