PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Melvin Hoefman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Angola Bob (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Hoefman might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Young Jeezy ft Rick Ross - I'm a Boss. Bob has chosen The Good, The Bad & The Ugly theme as his entrance music. Angola Bob is staring across the ring at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Hoefman
vs
Bob

185 cm
21
195 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

190 cm
18
185 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Intelligent

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Intelligent

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 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Melvin Hoefman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Angola Bob!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Emerson Jorge and Luis Engracia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hoefman throws a body punch but Bob moves out of range.
Hoefman blocks a low kick nicely.
Bob is looking to clinch but Hoefman is avoiding it.
Bob throws a head kick but Hoefman moves out of range.
Hoefman shoots in looking for a takedown. Bob tries to sprawl out of it but Hoefman keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Bob manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.

Hoefman gets a takedown into half guard.
Bob looks like he's trying to stand up.
Bob really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Hoefman. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Hoefman not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Hoefman winds up and cracks Bob with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Hoefman missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Bob has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Hoefman is working away from the top position though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bob is refusing to be controlled, as Hoefman sits in half guard.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Bob tries to clinch up.
Bob tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Bob fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bob takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.

Hoefman drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Bob is not content to let Hoefman control the position.
Bob can't do much from the bottom here.

Hoefman thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hoefman trying to control the position but Bob is working away.
Bob is looking to regain half guard here but Hoefman keeps moving and retains side control.
Hoefman wants to lay and pray for a moment but Bob keeps working.
Bob can't do much from the bottom here.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Hoefman shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Bob wants to hold on but Hoefman pushes him away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hoefman throwing strikes here but Bob is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Hoefman sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Hoefman is trying to control here but Bob has managed to regain half guard.
Bob trying to hold on to Hoefman's head to control him but Hoefman postures up.
Bob is holding on to half guard well.
Hoefman 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.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Hoefman prevents Bob from improving his position.
Hoefman wants to take a breather but Bob is having none of it.
Hoefman tries to pass to full mount but Bob defends it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Bob is trying to stand up here but Hoefman is controlling him well.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Hoefman shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Bob pinned against the cage. Bob gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Hoefman is breathing heavily.
Bob wants to clinch.
Hoefman looks for a takedown but Bob sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Melvin Hoefman. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bob connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Angola Bob is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hoefman tries for a takedown but Bob sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Melvin Hoefman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hoefman fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Bob wants to clinch.
A nice leg kick lands there from Bob.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Melvin Hoefman dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Bob tries to clinch up.
Hoefman throws the left hand but Bob avoids the punch easily.
A big left from Bob misses.
Hoefman shoots in but no luck this time.
Hoefman fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Bob tries to clinch up but Hoefman circles away and keeps his distance.

Hoefman shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Bob's guard.
Bob wants to sweep here but Hoefman controlling him for the moment.
Hoefman postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Hoefman wants to pass the guard but Bob is keeping the position.

Hoefman drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Bob dives on top into guard.
Hoefman keeping moving, preventing Bob from controlling successfully.

Hoefman throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hoefman wants to sweep but no luck.
Bob wants to control from the top but Hoefman keeps moving.
Bob controlling from the top position.
Hoefman looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Bob won't allow Hoefman to sweep him here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Hoefman being controlled here, momentarily.
Hoefman has a closed guard, preventing Bob from standing up.
Hoefman keeping moving, preventing Bob from controlling successfully.
Hoefman wants to control but Bob passes easily into half guard.
Bob tries to stand and escape but Hoefman is controlling the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Bob tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

Hoefman scores a takedown into full mount!
Bob is breathing heavily.
Bob is working to get back to half guard.
Hoefman looking to control but Bob is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Bob is trying desperately to improve position.
Hoefman is in the full mount, landing strikes.

Hoefman looking for a guillotine from mount but Bob is having none of it.
Hoefman is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Bob can't stay in a position like this for much longer.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bob is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Bob is wriggling around trying to escape.
Hoefman unloading with bombs!
Hoefman unloads with some shots from mount but Bob bucks and avoids them well.
Hoefman landing strikes, looking to finish!

Hoefman looking for a guillotine from mount but Bob is having none of it.
Hoefman working some short elbows here. He postures up to throw some more ground and pound but Bob slips a leg through to get back to half guard. Nice work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Melvin Hoefman dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Hoefman takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Bob moves in looking to clinch but Hoefman pushes him off.
Bob throws a head kick but Hoefman moves out of range.
Hoefman looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Hoefman fails miserably with a takedown attempt.

Bob closes the distance and clinches.
Bob lands a right hand.
Bob lands a nice elbow.
Nice elbow from Bob.
Bob lands an elbow that stopped Hoefman in his tracks for a moment.
Bob misses with a knee to the head.
Bob tries to land knees in the clinch but Hoefman avoids the damage to the body.
A left hand lands to the body for Bob.
Bob misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hoefman.
Bob lands a damaging elbow.
Bob lands a left hand.
Bob lands an elbow inside that Hoefman shrugs off.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bob lands an elbow that stopped Hoefman in his tracks for a moment.
Bob lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bob lands an elbow that stopped Hoefman in his tracks for a moment.
Hoefman on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Bob lands an elbow that stopped Hoefman in his tracks for a moment.
Bob lands a nice elbow.
Bob with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Hoefman managing to block the knees to the body from Bob.
Bob lands a nice elbow.
Bob lands an elbow that stopped Hoefman in his tracks for a moment.
Bob lands a knee to the body.
Hoefman fails to pull guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Melvin Hoefman. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nice elbow from Bob.
Hoefman wants a takedown but no success here.
Bob lands an elbow just above Hoefman 's eye.
Hoefman blocks an elbow strike.
Hoefman wants a takedown but no success here.
Hoefman wants to get back to striking at distance but Bob won't allow it.

Hoefman turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Bob gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Hoefman with shots to the head and body - Bob looks very uncomfortable down there.
Hoefman landing strikes, looking to finish!
Hoefman landing strikes, looking to finish!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hoefman landing punches.

Hoefman has hold of an arm here, looking to extend it. He's committed to the armbar attempt here! Will he get it?! Yes! Bob is forced to tap!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:26 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Melvin Hoefman!