PBP Commentary

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

Hoffman
vs
Morales

165 cm
22
175 lbs
8 - 4 - 0

178 cm
21
180 lbs
9 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

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 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jack Hoffman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Juan Morales!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, John Kavanagh and Bruno Lombardi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice defenses there by Hoffman.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Morales has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.

Morales looking to score a takedown here. Hoffman is defending well but Morales drives through and ends up in Hoffman's guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Morales stops Hoffman from standing up.
Morales 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.
Hoffman is looking to stand up but Morales isn't so interested in that idea.
Morales scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Morales prevents Hoffman from getting back to his feet.
Hoffman might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Morales is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Hoffman has momentary wrist control but Morales slips an elbow through the middle.
Morales stops Hoffman from standing up.
Morales working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Hoffman wants to stand and escape but Morales is having none of it.
Morales throwing strikes from guard but Hoffman blocks nicely.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Morales trying to control but Hoffman is working from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Morales cracks Hoffman with a solid left hand.
Morales connects with a couple of short punches.
Hoffman wants to stand and escape but Morales is having none of it.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Morales's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Morales in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Hoffman wants to stand up but Morales is controlling him.
Morales throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Hoffman works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Morales distracts Hoffman with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Hoffman has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Morales's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Hoffman knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Morales on the ground.

The fighters are working up against the cage. Hoffman manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.
Hoffman looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morales works on Hoffman's body with a couple of short punches.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Morales keeps control of Hoffman as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Morales can't get the takedown.
Hoffman can't break the clinch.

Morales pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Morales avoids the body shot from Hoffman.
Hoffman's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Morales connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Hoffman scrambles back to his feet.
Sloppy strikes from Hoffman. Those never looked like landing.

Morales closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Hoffman is trying to buck Morales off.
Hoffman on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Hoffman tries to get out of the position.
Morales scoring with punches from side control.
Hoffman is pushing Morales's head away, looking to escape. Morales manages to hold on to the position though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morales working the ground and pound from side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hoffman wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Morales in side control lands a decent elbow.
Morales lands a nice forearm strike.
Morales has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Hoffman is not content to let Morales control the position.
Morales is putting a hurting on Hoffman here, landing some big shots from side control.
Morales creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Hoffman is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Morales lands an elbow.
Hoffman tries to escape but Morales is in control.
Morales lands a few punches from side control.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Morales trying to control the position but Hoffman is working away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hoffman wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Hoffman taking a bit of punishment here - Morales scoring with strikes.
Morales landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Morales working the head with strikes.
Hoffman is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Morales has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Hoffman on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Check out the look on Morales'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!
Hoffman is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Morales lands an elbow.
Morales connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Hoffman some visible discomfort.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Juan Morales 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 takes a swing at Morales's ribcage but misses.
Hoffman throws a hook to the side of Morales's head but Morales sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hoffman throws a body punch but Morales moves out of range.
Hoffman misses the shot to the body.
Hoffman throws a body punch but Morales moves out of range.
Hoffman throws a series of punches but Morales avoids them all with ease.

Morales drives through with a takedown into guard.
Morales is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Hoffman wants to stand and escape but Morales is having none of it.
Morales working some strikes from top position.
Morales won't allow Hoffman to get back to his feet.
Morales scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Morales connects with a couple of short punches.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Morales stops Hoffman from standing up.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Morales postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Morales working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Hoffman's head.
Morales is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.

Hoffman uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Hoffman throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hoffman swings and misses with a shot to the body

and Morales counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Hoffman!
Morales landing a few strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Morales scoring with punches from side control.
Hoffman taking punishment in the form of punches.
Morales landing a few strikes.
Hoffman takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Morales cracks Hoffman with a big elbow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morales wants to lay and pray for a moment but Hoffman keeps working.
Hoffman is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Morales asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Morales wants to lay and pray for a moment but Hoffman keeps working.
Hoffman is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Morales asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Morales in side control lands a decent elbow.
Morales working the body and head with strikes.
Hoffman is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Morales has just dragged him back down to the mat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morales grinds an elbow into Hoffman's temple.
Morales landing strikes.
Morales looks up at the clock and then as Hoffman takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Morales smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Hoffman tries to escape but Morales is in control.
Hoffman takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Morales working the ground and pound.
Hoffman is working to avoid the ground and pound but Morales connects with a decent elbow.
Hoffman takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Hoffman pushes Morales away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Morales gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Hoffman is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hoffman pushes Morales away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Morales gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Morales working the ground and pound.
Hoffman wants to get back to his feet.
Morales working the head with strikes.
Juan Morales has got the better of the ground game so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morales scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Hoffman to see if he's OK.
Hoffman taking punishment in the form of punches.
Hoffman is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Morales asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Morales wants to control but Hoffman is keeping him busy.
Morales lands a decent elbow from side control.
Morales works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Morales working the ground and pound from side control.
Hoffman is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Morales is controlling him well.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Morales wants to lay and pray for a moment but Hoffman keeps working.
Hoffman tries to escape but Morales is in control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Juan Morales showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Morales cracks a nice hook into Hoffman's ribs.
Hoffman is looking to wear down Morales with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Morales moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Morales moves into range and connects with a jab.
Hoffman swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Hoffman throws a body punch but Morales moves out of range.
Morales wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.

Morales feints and as Hoffman raises his hands in defense, Morales changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Morales prevents Hoffman from getting back to his feet.
Morales lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Morales prevents Hoffman from getting back to his feet.
Morales chips away with some ground and pound.
Morales works over Hoffman with some ground and pound from guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Morales's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Hoffman wants to stand and escape but Morales is having none of it.
Morales connects with a couple of short punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Morales is in close to Hoffman's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hoffman wants to stand but Morales is controlling the position.
Morales lands a couple of digs.
Morales has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Morales working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Hoffman's head.
Morales advances to half guard.
Morales winds up and cracks Hoffman with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Morales in particular looking to stall.
Hoffman tries to kick Morales off but Morales keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Morales passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Hoffman!
Hoffman is bucking up trying to escape but Morales cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
A nice elbow there by Morales.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A nice elbow there by Morales.
Hoffman is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Morales raining down shots from the mount!
Morales with good strikes from the mount here!
Morales working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Morales scoring with strikes but Hoffman is staying in there.
Hoffman is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Morales fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Morales trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Morales lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Morales lands a big elbow.
Morales working the ground and pound effectively.

Hoffman is rocked!
Morales with good strikes from the mount here!
Oh Hoffman is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morales drops a big elbow. That's hurt Hoffman! More shots from Morales and the ref steps in! The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:22 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Juan Morales!
After winning the bout, Juan Morales thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.