PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Alessio Legionarius (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Adam Hofman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Legionarius
vs
Hofman

185 cm
42
208 lbs
35 - 24 - 0

181 cm
28
187 lbs
10 - 5 - 0

Excellent boxer
Big right hand

Decent boxing
Solid chin

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 35 - 24 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Alessio Legionarius!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Adam Hofman!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Johanna Lukiainen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Legionarius rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hofman moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Legionarius lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Legionarius misses with the combination.
Hofman lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Hofman misses with a jab, cross combination.
Legionarius feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Hofman's calf.
Legionarius throws a right hand that Hofman ducks under and follows up with a left that Hofman also avoids with ease.
Alessio Legionarius seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Legionarius jabs at Hofman's body.
Hofman moves in looking to clinch but Legionarius pushes him off.
Legionarius is looking to counter the offense by Hofman and move into the clinch.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Legionarius, right into the meat.
Hofman tries a head kick but it misses.
Legionarius moves out of range of the strikes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Legionarius.
Hofman is looking for the big counter here.
Legionarius shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Hofman eats them both and turns towards Legionarius to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Legionarius lands a glancing blow to the side of Hofman's head.
Legionarius throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.

Legionarius gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Legionarius lands a nice knee to the body.

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

Legionarius rushes Hofman and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Legionarius tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hofman's elbow.
Hofman has had enough of the clinch but Legionarius keeps him there for the moment.
Legionarius throws a punch but it's blocked by Hofman.
Legionarius works on Hofman's body with a couple of short punches.
Legionarius tries to work over Hofman's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Legionarius looks to throw an elbow but misses.
A right hook to the body lands for Legionarius.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Legionarius is leaning against Hofman and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Hofman looks winded!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hofman takes an elbow to the temple.
Legionarius scores with a hook to the body.
Legionarius lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Hofman takes an elbow to the forehead.

It looks like Adam Hofman has been cut.
Legionarius controlling the action here for a moment.

Legionarius breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Legionarius throws a right and a left that both miss.

Legionarius gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A short right from Legionarius on the inside.
Legionarius fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Legionarius is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hofman is defending well for now.
Legionarius lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Hofman.
Hofman tries to circle away but Legionarius has him pinned against the ropes.
Legionarius doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Legionarius scores with a nice hook to the head.

Legionarius breaks from the clinch.
Legionarius tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hofman will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Legionarius feints and then cracks Hofman's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Hofman down.
Legionarius lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Legionarius.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Legionarius connects with a leg kick. Hofman looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Hofman takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.

Hofman is rocked!
Both fighters step back and shake their arms out. Legionarius engages and cracks Hofman with a massive lead left hook - Hofman tumbles to the floor, out cold! What a shot! Legionarius is delighted - all that hard work in training paid off!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Alessio Legionarius!
After winning the bout, Alessio Legionarius thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.