PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dwayne James (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wahoo Hofstder (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wahoo Hofstder has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Dwayne James's chin.

James
vs
Hofstder

189 cm
25
217 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

186 cm
26
217 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

Decent wrestler
Solid Muay Thai
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Sun-Tzu

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dwayne James!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Wahoo Hofstder!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Columbo Gatti and Alyssa Summers.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hofstder throws a hook but James avoids it easily.
As Hofstder tries to get set, James tries to push him back and clinch up but Hofstder manages to avoid the attempt.
Hofstder ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
James waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hofstder.
Hofstder uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from James.

James has closed the distance and engaged Hofstder in a clinch.
James cracks Hofstder with a nice body shot.
Hofstder swings away with an uppercut that misses.
James definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Hofstder blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hofstder has a couple of punches blocked by James.
Hofstder can't find room to land a body shot as James controls the action.
Hofstder makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Hofstder letting James take a breather here.
James seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
James lands an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hofstder.
James lands a right hand that snaps the head of Hofstder backwards.

Hofstder breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Hofstder tries to keep at a distance but James has taken the fight into the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hofstder swings wildly with an uppercut but James uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
James lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.

Hofstder manages to break the clinch.
James getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Hofstder keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from James.
Hofstder connects with a single shot there.
Hofstder defending well as James loads up on a big left hand.
Hofstder throws a big shot that misses.
James swings for the body but Hofstder moves out of range.

James takes the fight into the clinch.
James scores with an uppercut up the middle.

Hofstder escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hofstder scores with a hook.
A telegraphed right hand from James misses the target.
Dwayne James seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
James ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hofstder misses with a leg kick

and James counters by moving into the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hofstder being controlled against the cage.
James blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from James fails to land.
Come on James - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
James lands on the inside with an uppercut.
James misses with a hook from the clinch.
Stalling in the clinch from James.
James holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Hofstder misses with the head strike.
Stalling in the clinch from James.
James blocks an uppercut.
James swings wildly with an uppercut but Hofstder uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by James.
Hofstder has a couple of punches blocked by James.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hofstder misses with some punches.

Hofstder escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
James looks to land a combination but Hofstder avoids it well.
Hofstder throws a big shot that misses.
James misses with a lunging right hand
and Hofstder counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Hofstder looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Hofstder misses with a straight right.
James throwing a counter right hand but Hofstder manages to avoid it.
Hofstder connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Hofstder throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
James throws a big shot that misses.
James throws a right hand that misses
and Hofstder counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
James misses with a right hand
and Hofstder counters with a leg kick.

James closes the distance and clinches.
James is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Hofstder displaying some good clinch control by pressing James up against the cage.
James throws a head punch that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hofstder is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but James is keeping busy.
Hofstder working aggressively here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hofstder.
Hofstder blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Still in the clinch, James scores with a nice short uppercut.
Stalling in the clinch from James.
Hofstder lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
James just leaning against Hofstder, taking a breather.
Hofstder lands with a left to the head.
Hofstder blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hofstder blocks a body shot from James.
James lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Hofstder lands with a short head shot on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hofstder.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hofstder.
Hofstder tries to work over James's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
James digs a right hand underneath Hofstder's ribcage. Hofstder let out a lung full of air as it connected.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Dwayne James will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

James moves out of range as Hofstder throws a body kick.
Hofstder moves away from the strike by James.
Hofstder throws a hook to the side of James's head but James sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
James lands a glancing blow to the side of Hofstder's head.
Wahoo Hofstder seems to be getting the better of the standup.
James jabs Hofstder right on the nose. Hofstder blinks but takes it well.
Hofstder slips a straight right by James.
James throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hofstder scores with a jab. James acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
James throws a predictable looking body shot
and Hofstder counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

James lands a left and a right that send Hofstder crashing to the mat, dazed. James thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
James throws a nice looking combination but Hofstder bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Hofstder uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from James.
Good exchange - Hofstder coming out on top.
James steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hofstder.
Hofstder slips a jab from James.
A looping hook to the body misses from James. Hofstder does a little dance to reset his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hofstder throws a looping overhand right but James ducks down to avoid it.
James cracks Hofstder with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Hofstder waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract James.
Hofstder throws the left hand but James avoids the punch easily.
Hofstder connects with the punch.
A slow jab from James misses its intended target.
Hofstder takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Hofstder looks to land a right hand but James moved out of range.
Nice jab there from James.
Hofstder takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.

Hofstder is rocked!
James misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Hofstder is still on wobbly legs! Can James finish him?
Hofstder missing with a left hand there. James was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hofstder seems to have recovered his senses.
James throws a right hand that Hofstder ducks under and follows up with a left that Hofstder also avoids with ease.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
James ducks under a wild hook from Hofstder.
James moves out of range of the strikes.
Hofstder scores with a crisp jab that stopped James in his tracks.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
James closes the distance and lands a crisp combination that knocks Hofstder out cold! Hofstder corner are devastated, head in hands behind our commentary position. Poor guys.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:06 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Dwayne James!
After winning the bout, Dwayne James thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.