PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jimmy Hoffer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eric Turner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Eric Turner has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Hoffer
vs
Turner

190 cm
23
190 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

190 cm
26
192 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Very quick

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Knockout power

KAISER

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jimmy Hoffer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Eric Turner!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Patrick Alders and Wagner Zegers.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Turner throws a jab but it's blocked by Hoffer.
Turner throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Hoffer's waist but Hoffer gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Turner off to one side.
Turner throws a series of punches but Hoffer avoids them all with ease.
Hoffer paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Hoffer uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Hoffer lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Turner circles away quickly and effectively.

Turner closes the distance and clinches.
Turner tries to pull guard but Hoffer forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Hoffer looking to slow down the pace here.
Hoffer can't break the clinch.
Turner has Hoffer pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Hoffer manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Jimmy Hoffer has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Eric Turner.
Turner tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hoffer avoids it.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Turner.
Hoffer looking to stall.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hoffer avoiding damage as Turner throws knees to the body.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Turner as Hoffer tries to tie him up.
Turner lands an elbow that stopped Hoffer in his tracks for a moment.
Turner is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Hoffer gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.

Turner's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hoffer throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hoffer looks to land a combination but Turner avoids it well.
A combination from Turner does no damage.

Hoffer throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Turner tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Hoffer is in Turner's guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Hoffer throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Turner works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Hoffer in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Turner utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hoffer is looking to work some ground and pound but Turner has wrist control.
Turner is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Hoffer working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Hoffer throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Turner trying to keep a closed guard but Hoffer is proving a slippery customer.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Hoffer accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Turner keeping moving, preventing Hoffer from controlling successfully.
Hoffer landing some decent shots from guard.
Hoffer 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.
Turner keeping moving, preventing Hoffer from controlling successfully.
Hoffer loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hoffer trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hoffer passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Hoffer is working Turner over with some ground and pound from side control.
Turner tries to escape but Hoffer is in control.
Turner looks gassed!
Hoffer lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Turner down.
Hoffer looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Turner is avoiding damage well.
Hoffer works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Hoffer looks up at the clock and then as Turner takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Hoffer smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Hoffer misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hoffer in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Hoffer tries to move to mount but Turner blocks the move with his legs.
Hoffer lands a decent elbow from side control.

Turner is rocked!

Hoffer tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hoffer is looking to take a break and control but Turner is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Hoffer connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Turner some visible discomfort.
Turner is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Hoffer working the ground and pound.
Hoffer tries to move to mount but Turner blocks the move with his legs.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Check out the look on Hoffer's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hoffer cracks Turner with a big elbow.
Turner is still in real trouble! Can Hoffer finish him?
Hoffer lands a strong strike to the head of Turner. That's dazed him! Hoffer looking to finish here. Turner is waving his arms around trying to block but he's hurt badly - Hoffer lands more strikes and the referee steps in to end the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jimmy Hoffer!
Our winner, Jimmy Hoffer, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.