PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Elijah Hoffman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jon Thompson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jon Thompson will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Hoffman
vs
Thompson

175 cm
22
170 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

187 cm
30
172 lbs
7 - 5 - 1

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Ace of Spades Clothing

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 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Elijah Hoffman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Jon Thompson!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Elvis Blanc and Trevor Gratis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hoffman thows a body shot but no joy.
Hoffman throws a left and a right that both miss
and Thompson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Hoffman thumps Thompson with a low kick.
Hoffman misses with a double jab
and Thompson counters with a stiff right hand.
A big right from Hoffman misses.
Hoffman slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Hoffman throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hoffman scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Thompson works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Hoffman jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hoffman misses with a left hand
and Thompson counters with a stiff right hand.
A right-left combo lands from Hoffman.
Hoffman ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Thompson moves away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hoffman tries to bum rush Thompson with a series of wild strikes but Thompson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
The fighters circling - Hoffman throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hoffman swings for the body but Thompson moves out of range.
Thompson connects with a looping right hand.
Hoffman connects with the punch.
Hoffman throws a right and a left that Thompson avoids nicely.
Thompson ducks under a wild hook from Hoffman.
Hoffman connects with a body shot.
Hoffman throws a poor cross that misses
and Thompson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Hoffman throws a body punch but Thompson moves out of range.
Hoffman fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Thompson manages to avoid it.
Hoffman misses with a double jab
and Thompson counters with a lovely straight right hand!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hoffman misses with a hook.
Thompson has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Hoffman finds it's way round the side to connect with Thompson's head.
Hoffman connects with the punch.
Hoffman pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Thompson ducks under a wild hook from Hoffman.
Hoffman jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Thompson avoids the body shot from Hoffman.
Thompson throws a poor cross that misses
and Hoffman counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Elijah Hoffman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hoffman misses with a left hand
and Thompson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Hoffman throws a body punch but Thompson moves out of range.
Hoffman looks to land a body kick but Thompson moved away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hoffman throws a nice inside leg kick.
Thompson misses with a looping left.
Hoffman misses with a body punch
and Thompson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Thompson throws a looping overhand right but Hoffman ducks down to avoid it.
Hoffman misses with a looping right.
Hoffman changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Hoffman walks into a left hand.
Hoffman misses with a looping left.
Thompson throws a big shot that misses.
Some wild striking there from Hoffman.
Hoffman throws a predictable looking body shot
and Thompson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hoffman swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
enabling Thompson to counter with a crisp jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hoffman throws a nice looking combination but Thompson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Hoffman scores with a jab to the head.
Thompson blocks a jab.
Thompson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Hoffman.
Hoffman thows a body shot but no joy.
Hoffman is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Thompson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hoffman.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hoffman throws a right hand that Thompson ducks under and follows up with a left that Thompson also avoids with ease.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hoffman misses with a series of wild punches.
Thompson walks into a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Elijah Hoffman dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Hoffman misses with a right hand
and Thompson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Hoffman takes a swing at Thompson's ribcage but misses.
Thompson might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Hoffman lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Thompson circles away quickly and effectively.
Hoffman displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Elijah Hoffman is winning the standup battle so far.
Hoffman moves out of range as Thompson strikes.
Hoffman misses with a body shot.
Hoffman swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hoffman misses with a right hand
and Thompson counters with a straight right hand.
Hoffman cracks Thompson with a right hand to the side of the head.
Hoffman throws an overhand right that lands on Thompson's shoulder, as Thompson tries to avoid the shot.
Thompson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hoffman.
Hoffman swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Thompson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hoffman swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hoffman 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.
Thompson blocks a jab.
Thompson avoids the body shot from Hoffman.
Thompson is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Thompson slips under a jab.
Thompson takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Thompson slips under a jab.
Thompson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hoffman.
Hoffman uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Thompson.
Thompson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hoffman.
A shot to the liver by Hoffman. Beautiful body shot.
Good shot there by Hoffman.
Hoffman misses with a combination
and Thompson counters with a nice uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thompson slips under a jab.
Decent striking displayed by Hoffman there.
Hoffman misses with a body shot.
Hoffman displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Thompson throws out the jab.
Hoffman looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Thompson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hoffman.
Thompson throws out a loose jab but Hoffman uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hoffman's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Hoffman duly obliges.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Thompson takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Hoffman takes a swing at Thompson's ribcage but misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Hoffman misses the target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thompson walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Hoffman misses with a looping right.
Hoffman throws a hook but Thompson blocks it.
Hoffman tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Thompson was well out of range. Poor timing from Hoffman.
Hoffman slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Thompson takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Danga de danga de dang - Hoffman scores with a four punch combination!
Thompson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hoffman.
Thompson misses with an uppercut. Hoffman saw that one coming.
Hoffman uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Thompson.
Thompson misses with a hook. Hoffman ducked under it nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hoffman. Thompson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hoffman throws a lazy right hand but Thompson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Thompson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hoffman pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Thompson back to the cage. Hoffman follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Hoffman misses with a wild body shot.
Thompson throws a lazy right hand but Hoffman sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hoffman cracks Thompson with an open hand slap.
Hoffman looks to land a combination but Thompson avoids it well.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Thompson gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Hoffman looks for the body kick but Thompson saw that one coming.
Elijah Hoffman is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Thompson moves out of range as Hoffman strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Elijah Hoffman dominated that second 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. This is the final round!

Hoffman thows a left - swing and a miss!
Thompson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hoffman.
Hoffman throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Nice defenses there by Hoffman.
Thompson slips a straight right by Hoffman.
Thompson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hoffman misses with a looping right.
Hoffman throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Thompson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Hoffman punishes Thompson's body with a nice straight punch.
Hoffman misses with a two punch combination.
Hoffman looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Hoffman throws a jab but it's blocked by Thompson.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A decent looking cross lands there for Hoffman.
Hoffman misses with a right hand
and Hoffman takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Thompson moves away from the strike by Hoffman.
Hoffman slips under a jab.
Thompson has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Thompson moves out of range as Hoffman strikes.
Hoffman misses with a body shot.
Hoffman jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Thompson throws an overhand right that lands on Hoffman's shoulder, as Hoffman tries to avoid the shot.
Hoffman connects with a nice looking jab.
Hoffman misses with an uppercut. Thompson saw that one coming.
Thompson throws out a loose jab but Hoffman uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hoffman looks to score with a jab to the body but Thompson is just out of range.
Hoffman is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Thompson can do to turn this around?
Thompson gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Hoffman.
Hoffman throws a jab when Thompson was well out of range.
Hoffman misses with a double jab
and Thompson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Hoffman scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Hoffman throws a hook but Thompson avoids it easily.
Hoffman avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hoffman blocks a jab.
Hoffman misses with a low kick as Thompson jumps back.
Hoffman fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hoffman blocks a jab.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Thompson might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Hoffman has got the better of the exchanges.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hoffman works the jab nicely.
Hoffman swings away with a body shot that misses
and Thompson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Hoffman throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
enabling Thompson to counter with a crisp jab.
Hoffman swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hoffman loads up on a big right hand but Thompson slips the punch.
Hoffman misses with a hook.
Thompson has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Hoffman lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Thompson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hoffman.
Hoffman ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Thompson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hoffman.
Thompson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hoffman.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thompson misses with an uppercut.
Hoffman throws the left hand but Thompson avoids the punch easily.
Hoffman falls off balance throwing a combination
and Thompson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hoffman misses with a hook to the body
and Thompson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Thompson slips under a jab from Hoffman.
Hoffman looks to score with a jab to the body but Thompson is just out of range.
Hoffman moves away from the strike by Thompson.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Thompson slips a jab from Hoffman.
Hoffman throws a looping overhand right but Thompson ducks down to avoid it.
Jon Thompson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Elijah Hoffman is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Hoffman lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Thompson backs up against the cage.

And that's the end of the fight!
Elijah 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 Steve Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 30:27
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 30:27

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