PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tony Manero (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Elijah Hoffman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Manero might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Night Fever - The Bee Gees. Tony Manero has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Manero
vs
Hoffman

165 cm
26
175 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

175 cm
20
170 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Enjoys gardening

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 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tony Manero!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Elijah Hoffman!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Robert Douchet and Elvis Blanc.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Manero takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Hoffman misses with a double jab
and Manero counters with a nice body shot.
Manero misses with a body shot.
Hoffman connects with a crisp jab.
Hoffman throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Manero sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hoffman digs a good hook to Manero's body.
Manero looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Hoffman throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Manero makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Manero throws a big shot that misses.
Hoffman misses with a wild combination.
Hoffman scores with a hook to the body. Manero takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Hoffman rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Manero moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Hoffman bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.

Hoffman in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... Manero is tapping! That's the end of the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Elijah Hoffman!