PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jimmy Hoffer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dave Klincko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!

Hoffer
vs
Klincko

190 cm
29
190 lbs
11 - 7 - 1

182 cm
23
197 lbs
8 - 4 - 0

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BJJ Purple Belt
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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 11 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jimmy Hoffer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dave Klincko!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Radbod Blank and Paulsen Ambrosius.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Klincko with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Hoffer to score with a decent uppercut.
Some bone on bone action there as Hoffer checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Hoffer throws a leg kick but Klincko sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Klincko dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Hoffer. That did some damage!
Klincko misses with a body kick.

Hoffer shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Klincko is trying to defend but Hoffer finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hoffer missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Klincko is trying to maintain the position but Hoffer is very close to passing his half guard.
Hoffer throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Klincko controlling the position well.
Hoffer throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hoffer throwing shots but Klincko is blocking nicely.
Hoffer throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Hoffer not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Klincko wants to get back to full guard.
Klincko controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Klincko trying to control but Hoffer postures up.
Hoffer throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Klincko keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Hoffer sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Klincko defending well though.
Klincko slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Klincko is looking for a triangle but Hoffer pushes his legs off easily.
Hoffer looking to sit in guard and control but Klincko gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Hoffer looking for a sweep. Not yet Hoffer, not yet.
Klincko trying to control but Hoffer is working from the bottom.
Klincko working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Hoffer trying to control the position.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Klincko works over Hoffer with some ground and pound from guard.
Klincko passes Hoffer's right leg, so he's now in half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Klincko is trying to control. Hoffer wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.

Klincko is working for a kimura but Hoffer is defending it quite comfortably.
Klincko thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Hoffer's head.
Hoffer is trying to maintain the position but Klincko is very close to passing his half guard.
Klincko throwing shots but Hoffer is blocking nicely.
Klincko working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Hoffer's thigh. Hoffer counters though and makes it back to full guard.
Hoffer pulls Klincko in close to prevent any damage.
Klincko stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Hoffer swivels though and keeps the full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Klincko wants to control from the top but Hoffer keeps moving.
Klincko in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Klincko sitting in guard, not really doing much.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Dave Klincko hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Klincko takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Klincko walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Klincko misses with a straight left.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Dave Klincko will probably get the nod.
That's time! Hoffer's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Klincko cracks Hoffer with an open hand slap.
Klincko scoring well with a low kick there.
Klincko takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Jimmy Hoffer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice cross by Hoffer.
Hoffer scores with a hook.
Hoffer lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Klincko lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Hoffer tries to bum rush Klincko with a series of wild strikes but Klincko uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Hoffer lands with a good body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Klincko dives in and grabs Hoffer's left leg, looking for a takedown. Hoffer pushes down on Klincko's head and hops out.
Hoffer looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Hoffer swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Klincko swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Klincko lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Hoffer at a distance.
Klincko drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Klincko lands a nice looking kick to the body. Hoffer takes a step back to recover.
Hoffer scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Klincko.
Hoffer misses with a lunging right hand
and Klincko cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Klincko throws a body kick that misses.
Klincko tries to score with a low kick but Hoffer moves his leg out of the way.
Hoffer fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Klincko on the side of the head.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Hoffer checks a leg kick.
Hoffer throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Hoffer avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Klincko keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

Hoffer gets tackled into the cage by Klincko. Klincko maintains the clinch.
Hoffer is looking to take this one to the mat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hoffer tries to break the clinch but Klincko is controlling the position.

Klincko is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Hoffer can't fight it off and eventually Klincko manages to take the fight to the floor. Hoffer looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Klincko with a flurry of punches that miss.
Klincko stopping the sweep attempt from Hoffer.
Klincko trying to control but Hoffer is working from the bottom.
Klincko is working Hoffer over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Dave Klincko has got the better of the ground game so far.
Hoffer keeping moving, preventing Klincko from controlling successfully.
Hoffer working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Klincko.
Klincko wants to control from the top but Hoffer keeps moving.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Klincko passes Hoffer's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Klincko is pressing down on Hoffer's thigh, looking to free his foot. Hoffer is holding on for now.

Klincko is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Hoffer is just riding it out for now. Klincko eventually gives up the hold.
Hoffer makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Hoffer.
Klincko wants to control from the top but Hoffer keeps moving.

Klincko drops back, looking for a kneebar! Hoffer looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Hoffer looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Hoffer!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hoffer sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Klincko is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Klincko is trying to control Hoffer's posture but Hoffer avoids it.
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.
Hoffer working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Hoffer tries to score with some ground and pound. Klincko controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Klincko is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Klincko is not content to let Hoffer control the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Klincko can't do much from the bottom here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dave Klincko showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Hoffer connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Hoffer fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Klincko manages to avoid it.
A right-left combo lands from Hoffer.
Klincko gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Hoffer.
Klincko connects with a body shot.
Hoffer pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Klincko avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hoffer avoids a kick to the body.
Klincko looks to land a body kick but Hoffer moved away.
Klincko connects with a crisp jab.
Hoffer gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Klincko will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Klincko gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Hoffer to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Klincko preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Hoffer throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Klincko works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Klincko keeping moving, preventing Hoffer from controlling successfully.
Klincko looking for a sweep. Not yet Klincko, not yet.
Hoffer trying to control the position from guard on top but Klincko is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Klincko pulls Hoffer in close to prevent any damage.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Hoffer accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Dave Klincko is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hoffer lands a couple of digs.
Hoffer postures up in Klincko's guard and throws a big left but Klincko blocks it.
Klincko has control of Hoffer's left arm, preventing Hoffer from doing any damage.
Hoffer trying to control the position from guard on top but Klincko is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Hoffer throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Klincko stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Hoffer throws a left and a right that both miss
and Klincko finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Klincko throws a head kick that misses.
Hoffer ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Klincko moves away.
Klincko misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Klincko tries to clinch up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Klincko missing with a left hand there. Hoffer was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hoffer bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Hoffer lands with a shot to the body.
Klincko throws a push kick but Hoffer slaps the foot to one side.
Klincko motions for Hoffer to come forward. Klincko throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Hoffer misses with a straight right.
Hoffer is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hoffer. Klincko does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jimmy Hoffer has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Klincko slips under a jab.
Hoffer misses with a right hand
and Klincko counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Hoffer keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Klincko.
Klincko ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hoffer fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Klincko avoids it really well and circles away.
Hoffer on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Klincko. Klincko obviously looking to wear him down.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hoffer uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Klincko.
Klincko moves out of range of the leg kick from Hoffer.
Klincko throws a head kick that half lands.
Klincko ducks under a wild hook from Hoffer.
Klincko lands with a shot to the body.
Hoffer ducks under a wild hook from Klincko.
A jab from Hoffer does it's job there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Klincko throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Klincko scores with a kick to the midsection.
Jimmy Hoffer is winning the standup battle so far.
Hoffer takes a kick to the side of the head.
Hoffer ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Klincko moves away.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jimmy Hoffer showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Klincko has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Patrick Alders scores the fight 28:29
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 28:29
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dave Klincko!