PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jimmy Hoffer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Edgars Simans (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jimmy Hoffer has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Hoffer
vs
Simans

190 cm
34
190 lbs
20 - 14 - 1

188 cm
23
184 lbs
12 - 6 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Excellent grappler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

KAISER Nutrition (160!/220$)
Fury Nutrition Inc.

Reaper Combatwear
Fury Nutrition Inc.

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 20 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Jimmy Hoffer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Edgars Simans!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Simans keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Simans has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Hoffer is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Simans moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Simans connects with a looping right hand.
Simans connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Hoffer throws a body punch but Simans moves out of range.
As Hoffer backs off Simans throws a huge counter combo but Hoffer manages to avoid it all.
Hoffer chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Simans can pounce on him.
Simans misses with a wild body shot.
An inside leg kick from Simans misses.
Hoffer throwing a counter right hand but Simans manages to avoid it.
Simans moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Simans lands a leg kick that knocks Hoffer off balance momentarily.
Simans throws the kick towards the body but Hoffer avoids it.
Nice cross by Simans.
Simans takes one to the chin there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hoffer takes one to the side of the head.
Simans throws a nice outside leg kick.
Hoffer looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hoffer. Simans does a little dance to reset his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Simans throws a body shot but no joy.
Simans stuns Hoffer with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Hoffer throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Simans! But no joy.
Hoffer avoids the head kick by Simans.
Hoffer takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Simans just misses with a punch to the body.
Hoffer misses with a looping right.
A jab from Hoffer finds it's way through Simans's defenses.
Simans jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Hoffer is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Simans.
Hoffer swings for the body but Simans moves out of range.
Simans was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Simans tries to bum rush Hoffer with a series of wild strikes but Hoffer uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Simans waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hoffer.
Hoffer attempts a counter takedown but Simans avoids it well and moves away.
Hoffer looks to score with a jab to the body but Simans is just out of range.
Simans keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Simans.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Hoffer looks to land a left hand but Simans moved out of range nicely.
Simans misses with a leg kick.
Hoffer checks a low kick from Simans.
Simans avoids the body shot from Hoffer.
Hoffer with a nice cross.
Simans keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Hoffer tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Simans throws a half hearted mid kick.
Nice defenses there by Hoffer.
Hoffer fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Simans lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A jab lands there for Simans.
Hoffer scores with a nice head shot.
Hoffer is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Simans slips under a jab from Hoffer.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Simans's corner calls for a 1-2. Simans obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
No joy there for Hoffer, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A swing and a miss from Hoffer.
Simans throws a head kick that misses.

Simans clinches with his opponent.
Hoffer lands with a left to the head.
Simans is trying to stall.
Hoffer blocking some punches.
A hook to the body from Hoffer.

Simans's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hoffer throws a sloppy body shot
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Hoffer showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Simans.
Hoffer paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hoffer moves away from the strike by Simans.
Hoffer throws a hook to the side of Simans's head but Simans sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Simans lands with a nice body kick.
Hoffer throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Simans stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Hoffer works Simans's body with a nice hook.
Simans gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Simans keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Simans unleashes a big counter combination but Hoffer bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Simans waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hoffer.
Simans throws out a leg kick but Hoffer moves out of range and Simans only half commits.
Hoffer throws a quick counter head kick but Simans was just out of range.
Simans slips a straight right by Hoffer.
Hoffer cracks a nice hook into Simans's ribs.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Simans fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hoffer throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hoffer misses with a low kick.
Hoffer misses with a looping right.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Edgars Simans will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Simans jabs Hoffer to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Simans lands a head kick. Hoffer smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Hoffer throws a body punch but Simans moves out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hoffer. Simans does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hoffer ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Simans moves away.
Simans uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hoffer.
Simans thows a body kick. Hoffer tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Simans uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hoffer.
Hoffer moves out of range of the body kick.
Hoffer misses with an uppercut. Simans saw that one coming.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Simans staying out of range there.
Hoffer checks a leg kick.
Hoffer was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Simans lands with a nice combination. Hoffer backs away looking to recover.
Hoffer misses the jab.
That kick from Simans tenderised Hoffer's leg. Hoffer is trying to keep his angry face on.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hoffer lands a nice looking body shot.
Edgars Simans seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Simans.
Hoffer misses with an uppercut.
Hoffer throws a lazy uppercut
and Simans counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hoffer throws an overhand right that lands on Simans's shoulder, as Simans tries to avoid the shot.
Simans lands a head kick!
Hoffer throws a body shot but no joy.
Simans throws a counter combo.

Simans forces Hoffer back against the cage and clinches.
Hoffer tries to break free but Simans pushes him back against the cage.
Simans lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hoffer goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hoffer blocks a body shot from Simans.
Hoffer has a couple of punches blocked by Simans.
Hoffer prevents a body shot from Simans.
Simans throws a head punch that misses.
Hoffer blocks a punch to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hoffer drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Simans lands with a light punch inside.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Simans crunches a lovely knee into Hoffer's ribcage.
Simans landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Simans has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Simans blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hoffer is trying to push Simans away but Simans has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Hoffer wants to stall.
Hoffer is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Hoffer tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hoffer tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hoffer misses with the head strike.
Simans lands a hook that snaps the head of Hoffer backwards.
Simans lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Simans fails to land.
Simans blocks a body shot from Hoffer.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Simans.
A short right from Simans.

Hoffer is rocked!
Simans lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Oh Hoffer is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Hoffer misses with the head strike.
Simans lands a nice uppercut.
Simans avoiding damage.
A short right from Simans.
Hoffer is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Simans unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Edgars Simans seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Simans lands with a left to the head.
Simans blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hoffer throws a head punch that misses.
A hook to the body from Simans.
Simans lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Hoffer backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Simans lands a big right hand that sends Hoffer to the canvas! This could be the beginning of the end for Hoffer!
Simans scores with a big shot! Hoffer's head bounced off the canvas with a huge thud! More strikes land and the referee has jumped in to save Hoffer! He was hurt real bad - good stoppage!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Edgars Simans!
Edgars Simans made sure to give a little speech post fight, saying 'Soon, you how my baby. Your tits are already full of milk. '.