PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jacek Kaminski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Butch Hoffman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hoffman has chosen Judas Priest - Painkiller as his entrance music. Butch Hoffman has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Jacek Kaminski's chin.

Kaminski
vs
Hoffman

196 cm
25
280 lbs
4 - 5 - 0

203 cm
26
245 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Very quick

Olympic wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Jacek Kaminski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Butch Hoffman!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Eddie Farnsworth and David Schapiro.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hoffman lands an overhand right.

It looks like Jacek Kaminski has been cut.
Hoffman lands with a kick to the ribs.
Hoffman misses with a straight left.
Kaminski seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Kaminski tries to close the distance and clinch but Hoffman swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Kaminski clinches with his opponent.
Hoffman lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Hoffman lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hoffman blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kaminski stalling against the cage.
Hoffman lands a shoulder strike.
Kaminski tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hoffman avoids it.
Hoffman drops down looking for an ankle pick but Kaminski pulls his leg out and moves away.
Kaminski uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hoffman.
Kaminski fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hoffman scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Jacek Kaminski seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kaminski tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Hoffman counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Hoffman cracks Kaminski with a solid left hand.
Kaminski knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Hoffman on the ground.
Hoffman throwing strikes but missing.
Hoffman throwing strikes but missing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hoffman working some strikes from top position.
Kaminski wants to stand and escape but Hoffman is having none of it.
Hoffman in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hoffman throws a big right hand that misses.
Hoffman controlling from the top position.
Hoffman wants to control from the top but Kaminski keeps moving.
Hoffman trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Kaminski utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Kaminski fails with an attempt to clinch.

Kaminski gets tackled into the cage by Hoffman. Hoffman maintains the clinch.
Hoffman misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hoffman misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kaminski.
Hoffman tries for a takedown but Kaminski manages to get underhooks.
Kaminski working aggressively here.
Kaminski goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Hoffman creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Kaminski misses with a knee to the head.

Hoffman wants the takedown. Kaminski is fighting it off but Hoffman persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Kaminski's guard against the cage.
Kaminski is wriggling around but Hoffman manages to pass to half guard.

Kaminski on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Kaminski tries to get out of the position.
Hoffman not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Hoffman working the head and body with strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hoffman thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Kaminski's head.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Hoffman lands a nice short elbow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hoffman sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Hoffman throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Kaminski to regain full guard.
Hoffman forces his way into half guard.
Kaminski is refusing to be controlled, as Hoffman sits in half guard.
Kaminski is in a tricky position. We've heard reports from his gym mates at London MMA Club that he's been drilling escapes, so let's see if he can get back to his feet.
Hoffman seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Hoffman seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Kaminski does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Hoffman perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
It looks like Hoffman might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
Hoffman wants to control but Kaminski is keeping him busy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kaminski scrambles, trying to get to his feet, but Hoffman manages to mount him!
Hoffman content just to control the position here.
Hoffman thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Hoffman takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Hoffman unloads with some shots from mount but Kaminski bucks and avoids them well.
Hoffman thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Hoffman working the ground and pound effectively.
Hoffman wants to control the pace but Kaminski is squirming around nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Butch Hoffman dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jacek Kaminski's cut.
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 gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Hoffman missing with knees to the body.
Hoffman gets through Kaminski's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Hoffman is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kaminski is defending well for now.
Hoffman goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hoffman blocks a body shot from Kaminski.
Hoffman lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Hoffman has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Hoffman misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kaminski missing with knees to the body.
Kaminski tries to work over Hoffman's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Hoffman. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Hoffman blocks a body shot from Kaminski.
Kaminski blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kaminski is leaning against Hoffman and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kaminski looking to stall.
Kaminski is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hoffman is defending well for now.
Butch Hoffman seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Hoffman tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kaminski's elbow.
Hoffman looking for a takedown.
Hoffman lands a body punch in the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hoffman tries to score a body lock takedown but Kaminski shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Hoffman blocks a body shot from Kaminski.
Hoffman tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hoffman presses Kaminski against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kaminski misses with a punch on the inside.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Hoffman.
Hoffman scores with a nice hook to the head.
A nice left hand lands by Hoffman.
Nice body punch from Hoffman.
Hoffman softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Hoffman scores with a hook to the body.
Hoffman is looking to take this one to the mat.
Jacek Kaminski has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Butch Hoffman.
Kaminski's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Hoffman has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Kaminski after a bit of a struggle.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hoffman.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Hoffman.
Hoffman missing with knees to the body.
Hoffman lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Kaminski backwards.

Jacek Kaminski's cut is getting worse.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kaminski blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Hoffman.
Kaminski managing to block the knees to the body from Hoffman.
Hoffman throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kaminskis head.
A short left from Hoffman.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Hoffman creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Hoffman blocking some punches.
A nice right hand lands inside from Hoffman.

Kaminski is rocked!
Hoffman is trying to drag Kaminski to the mat but Kaminski just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Oh Kaminski is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A right handed body shot lands from Kaminski.
Kaminski scores a nice knee to the body.
Kaminski seems to have got his legs back now.
Kaminski can't find room to land a body shot as Hoffman controls the action.
Hoffman lands a hook that snaps the head of Kaminski backwards.

Hoffman is trying to trip Kaminski. He has hold of a leg but Kaminski is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Hoffman persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Butch Hoffman has got the better of the ground game so far.
Hoffman is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Hoffman lands a couple of digs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hoffman lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Hoffman working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Kaminski's head.
Hoffman works over Kaminski with some ground and pound from guard.
Hoffman cracks Kaminski with a solid left hand.
Hoffman throws a big right hand that misses.
Hoffman lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Hoffman arches his back and unloads with a massive left and a right! Kaminski's eyes roll back into his head, he's out cold! The ref dives in to stop the fight - wow, they were hard shots!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Butch Hoffman!
Butch Hoffman bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.