PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Albert Hoffman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Claudio Demaestri (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Claudio Demaestri has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Albert Hoffman 's chin.

Hoffman
vs
Demaestri

167 cm
20
182 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

200 cm
20
182 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Very quick

BJJ Brown Belt
World class boxer
Granite chin

KAISER Nutrition (160!/220$)
VICIOUS FIGHT GEAR

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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Albert Hoffman !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Claudio Demaestri!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Shigeki Sano and Kenichi Hosakawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Demaestri throws a shot from downtown. Hoffman moves away and avoids it.
We've been hearing reports that Hoffman has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.

Hoffman dives in and scores a takedown into Demaestri's guard.
Demaestri wants to stand but Hoffman is controlling the position.
Hoffman loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Hoffman wants to pass the guard but Demaestri is keeping the position.
Hoffman throwing strikes but missing.
Demaestri keeping full guard, as Hoffman tries to pass.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Demaestri wants to stand but Hoffman is controlling the position.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Hoffman accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hoffman working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Demaestri is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Hoffman tries to free his leg and advance position but Demaestri is retaining full guard.
Demaestri is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Hoffman showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Demaestri.
Demaestri throws an overhand right that lands on Hoffman 's shoulder, as Hoffman tries to avoid the shot.
Demaestri scores with a jab to the jaw.

Hoffman drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Demaestri parries the strikes from Hoffman easily there. Hoffman is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Demaestri to escape.
Demaestri wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!

Hoffman wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Demaestri, who protects the arm well.

Hoffman looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Hoffman tries to score with some ground and pound. Demaestri controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Hoffman looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Demaestri wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!

Hoffman is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Demaestri has escaped the position, nice work there.
Demaestri is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Hoffman working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.

Hoffman is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Demaestri has escaped the position, nice work there.
Demaestri is trying to get back to his feet.

Hoffman is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Demaestri knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Demaestri is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Hoffman is controlling him well.

Hoffman wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Demaestri, who protects the arm well.

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.
Demaestri is trying to get back to his feet.

Hoffman working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.

Hoffman goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Demaestri has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Hoffman but great work by Demaestri.
Hoffman tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Hoffman gets back to half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Demaestri wants to stand up but Hoffman has a hold of him and won't allow it.

Hoffman looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Albert Hoffman dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Hoffman fails with a takedown attempt.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Hoffman .
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Demaestri is trying to get back to his feet.

Hoffman wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Demaestri, who protects the arm well.

Hoffman is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Demaestri has escaped the position, nice work there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Demaestri wants to get back to his feet but Hoffman drags him back down.
Hoffman throwing strikes but missing, from side control.

Hoffman tries for a kimura but Demaestri is defending well.

Hoffman thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Demaestri wants to get back to his feet.
Demaestri dodges the ground and pound from Hoffman .
Demaestri is trying to get back to his feet.
Demaestri avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Hoffman .

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Demaestri wants to get back to his feet.

Hoffman is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Demaestri knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.

Hoffman working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Demaestri is trying to buck Hoffman off.

Hoffman thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Hoffman looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.

Hoffman is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Demaestri has escaped the position, nice work there.
Demaestri is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Hoffman in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.

Hoffman is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Demaestri knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.

Hoffman is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Demaestri is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Demaestri defending against the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hoffman in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.

Hoffman goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Demaestri has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Hoffman but great work by Demaestri.
Hoffman sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Hoffman is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Demaestri can do to turn this around?

Hoffman looking to force a kimura from the bottom here. He's concentrating on that move too much though and Demaestri pushes past his half guard into mount!

Demaestri is standing up out of mount! Strange tactic there - he must really want this one on the feet!
Demaestri throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Demaestri scores with a crisp jab that stopped Hoffman in his tracks.

Hoffman looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Albert Hoffman dominated that second round.
That's time! Hoffman 's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. And we move into the final round!

Hoffman moves out of range as Demaestri strikes.
Hoffman fails to land the takedown.

Hoffman drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Hoffman pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Demaestri is keeping the position for now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hoffman missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Hoffman throws a big elbow that misses.

Hoffman drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Demaestri manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Hoffman has Demaestri in his guard.

Demaestri avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Demaestri tries to stand but Hoffman is controlling from the bottom.
Hoffman is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Hoffman is looking for a kimura here.
Demaestri is trying to stand back up but Hoffman is controlling him
Claudio Demaestri has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Hoffman throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Demaestri is trying to stand back up but Hoffman is controlling him

Hoffman is working for a submission of some sort.
Hoffman stops Demaestri from getting back to his feet.
Hoffman tries to pass to full mount but Demaestri defends it.
Hoffman 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.
Demaestri is trying to stand.

Hoffman is working for a submission of some sort.

Demaestri is defending against the submission attempts here by Hoffman .

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Demaestri looks like he's trying to stand up.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.

Hoffman shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Hoffman was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!

Hoffman is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Demaestri knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.

Hoffman swings around for an armbar but Demaestri sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Hoffman 's guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Demaestri trying to stand up but can't free himself from Hoffman 's guard.

Hoffman throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Demaestri with a flurry of punches that miss.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Demaestri accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Albert Hoffman is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

Hoffman working for a triangle but Demaestri defends it easily.

Hoffman working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Demaestri doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Demaestri manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.

And that's the end of the fight!
Albert Hoffman showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Hoffman , winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Ren Mimura scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 30:27
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Albert Hoffman !
An out of breath and clearly excited Albert Hoffman thanked VICIOUS FIGHT GEAR for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).