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). Dave Klincko has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Hoffer
vs
Klincko

190 cm
33
190 lbs
17 - 13 - 1

182 cm
27
197 lbs
14 - 9 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

KAISER Nutrition (160!/220$)
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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 17 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Jimmy Hoffer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Dave Klincko!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Yves DeLean and Robert Douchet.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Klincko swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Klincko ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hoffer moves away.
Hoffer's jab looks to have found its range, popping Klincko under the eye.
Hoffer throws a leg kick but Klincko sees it coming and moves out of range.
Nice takedown defense from Klincko. No joy for Hoffer on that attempt.
Klincko tries a low kick but Hoffer avoids it.
Hoffer throws a left and a right that both miss
and Klincko counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Hoffer misses with a takedown attempt - Klincko sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Hoffer swings widly with a right hand

and Klincko counters by clinching up.
Klincko keeps control of Hoffer as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hoffer is trying to stall.
Hoffer has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Klincko after a bit of a struggle.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jimmy Hoffer. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Klincko scores with a nice hook to the head.
Klincko stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Klincko creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
We've been hearing reports that Hoffer has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Klincko.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Dave Klincko.
Klincko lands a nice shot that snaps Hoffer's head back.
Hoffer bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Hoffer misses with a jab, cross combination.
Klincko finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Klincko lands a head kick. Hoffer smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Klincko connects with an inside leg kick.
Klincko misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hoffer.
Klincko fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Hoffer.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hoffer throws a jab but it's blocked by Klincko.
Hoffer slips a jab and a cross from Klincko.
Hoffer connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Klincko momentarily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Klincko dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Hoffer lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Hoffer fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Hoffer looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
And Klincko tries to counter it with a takedown but Hoffer pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Hoffer throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Klincko counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Klincko fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Hoffer doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Klincko counters by moving into the clinch.
Klincko will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Hoffer up against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Klincko gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Hoffer tries to roll over but Klincko keeps him under control.
Hoffer blocking the ground and pound attempt from Klincko.
Klincko wants to take a breather but Hoffer is having none of it.
Hoffer is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Klincko is pressing down on Hoffer's thigh, looking to free his foot. Hoffer is holding on for now.
Hoffer is staying active underneath Klincko, who seems content to just control the action from this position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hoffer trying to control but Klincko postures up.
Hoffer wants to improve his position but Klincko is controlling well.
Klincko working Hoffer over with strikes.
Klincko controlling the pace.
Klincko throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Hoffer moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Hoffer controls Klincko momentarily but Klincko frees himself.
Klincko passes easily into side control. Nice work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dave Klincko dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Klincko lands a right hook to the body.
Hoffer scores with the left hand. Klincko knows he should have avoided that one.
Klincko walks into a left hand.
Hoffer loads up on a big right hand but Klincko slips the punch.
Klincko moves away from the strike by Hoffer.
And Klincko responds with a good body kick, but Hoffer manages to step out the way in time.
Klincko throws a head kick that misses.
As Klincko tries to get set, Hoffer tries to push him back and clinch up but Klincko manages to avoid the attempt.
Hoffer is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Klincko slips under a jab from Hoffer.
Hoffer dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Hoffer moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Klincko attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Klincko moves out of range as Hoffer strikes.
Hoffer is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
An inside leg kick from Klincko misses.

Hoffer shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hoffer postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Klincko wants to sweep here but Hoffer controlling him for the moment.
Hoffer throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Klincko works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Klincko tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Hoffer working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Klincko keeping moving, preventing Hoffer from controlling successfully.
Klincko tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Hoffer scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Hoffer works over Klincko with some ground and pound from guard.
Hoffer trying to control but Klincko is working from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hoffer looking to pass the guard.
Klincko looking for a sweep. Not yet Klincko, not yet.
Hoffer with a flurry of punches that miss.
Klincko is trying to control the position from the bottom.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Hoffer looks to land a combination but Klincko avoids it well.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hoffer. Klincko does a little dance to reset his feet.
Klincko misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Klincko connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
A swing and a miss from Hoffer.
A telegraphed right hand from Hoffer misses the target.
Some bone on bone action there as Klincko checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Klincko changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Klincko enables Hoffer to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Klincko manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Klincko preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Jimmy Hoffer overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Hoffer throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Klincko works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Klincko tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Hoffer is looking to work some ground and pound but Klincko has wrist control.
Hoffer is looking to work some ground and pound but Klincko has wrist control.
Hoffer postures up in Klincko's guard and throws a big left but Klincko blocks it.
Klincko looking to control.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Hoffer pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Klincko follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Klincko lands a two punch combo.
Klincko bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Klincko let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Dave Klincko is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Hoffer.
Klincko is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Hoffer rather than just go for the knockout.
Klincko looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Klincko misses the shot to the body.
Hoffer throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Klincko on the side of the head.
Klincko throws out a loose jab but Hoffer uses good head movement to avoid it.
Klincko pivots, looking for a leg kick but Hoffer is out of range and Klincko settles back down.
Hoffer jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Klincko takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Klincko throws a shot from downtown. Hoffer moves away and avoids it.
Hoffer swings for the body but Klincko moves out of range.
Hoffer moves into range and connects with a jab.
Hoffer misses with a looping right.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hoffer. Klincko does a little dance to reset his feet.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Klincko! But no joy.
Klincko blocks a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jimmy Hoffer dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Klincko lands a nice hook to Hoffer's body. Hoffer takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Hoffer misses the jab.
Hoffer lands with a straight right. Klincko didn't see that one coming.
Klincko connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Klincko tries to land a front kick but Hoffer steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Klincko throws a leg kick
letting Hoffer counter with a right hand.
Klincko misses with a body kick.
Klincko takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Hoffer takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Klincko shoots in but no luck this time.
Klincko throws a quick inside leg kick.
Hoffer lands with a straight right. Klincko didn't see that one coming.
Good work by Hoffer as he checks the leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Klincko looking to land some kicks to the body here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Klincko misses with a body kick.
Good shot there by Hoffer.
Klincko fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Hoffer misses with a hook.
Jimmy Hoffer is winning the standup battle so far.
Klincko lands a slapping body shot.
Hoffer throws a body shot but no joy.
Hoffer throws a big shot that misses.
Klincko throws the left hand but Hoffer avoids the punch easily.
Klincko thows a leg kick but Hoffer checks it
enabling Hoffer to counter with a crisp jab.
Hoffer leaves Klincko with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Hoffer appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Hoffer staying out of range there.
Hoffer thows a left - swing and a miss!
Klincko throws out a leg kick but Hoffer moves out of range and Klincko only half commits.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Klincko throws a body punch but Hoffer moves out of range.
Klincko misses with a telegraphed body shot
enabling Hoffer to counter with a crisp jab.
Klincko takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Klincko misses with an attempted mid kick.
Hoffer half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Klincko avoids the body shot from Hoffer.
Klincko slips a jab and a cross from Hoffer.
Hoffer avoids the head kick by Klincko.
Klincko doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Klincko lands a really nice looking cross but Hoffer seems unphased.
Klincko throws the left hand but Hoffer avoids the punch easily.

Hoffer closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Hoffer throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Klincko works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Klincko is trying to get back to full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Klincko looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Hoffer is taking a breather. Klincko says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Klincko is looking to get back to full guard here but Hoffer has managed to pass to side control instead.
Hoffer in side control lands a decent elbow.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Klincko is being controlled here.
Hoffer tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
The strikes coming from Hoffer are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Klincko can't do much from the bottom here.
Klincko is not content to let Hoffer control the position.
Klincko gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Hoffer lands strikes from half guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jimmy Hoffer showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Hoffer has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Dillan Fox scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 29:28
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jimmy Hoffer!
Jimmy Hoffer managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, KAISER Nutrition (160!/220$), into his post fight interview.