PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jack Hoffman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Giorgio Conte (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Hoffman
vs
Conte

165 cm
33
184 lbs
29 - 17 - 0

180 cm
32
179 lbs
24 - 8 - 0

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 29 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jack Hoffman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 24 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Giorgio Conte!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Conte throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hoffman moves out of range as Conte throws a body kick.
Conte lands a nice looking kick to the body. Hoffman takes a step back to recover.
Hoffman takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Giorgio Conte seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice body punch from Conte.
Conte throws a hook but Hoffman avoids it easily.
Conte drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Hoffman throws a sloppy head kick
and Conte counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A nice combination there by Conte.
Conte keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hoffman lands a really nice looking cross but Conte seems unphased.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Conte delivers a nice body kick.
Hoffman misses with a looping left.
No joy there for Hoffman, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Hoffman throws a nice outside leg kick.
Conte swings and misses with a hook to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hoffman throws a shot from downtown. Conte moves away and avoids it.
Conte misses with a wild body shot.
Hoffman throws a sloppy head kick and Conte moves out of range easily.
Hoffman looks to throw the jab but Conte is out of range.
Hoffman ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Conte moves away.
Conte is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Conte is looking to score with low kicks.
Good leg kick by Conte there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Hoffman connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Conte avoids the body shot from Hoffman.
Conte is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Hoffman rather than just go for the knockout.
A cross from Conte lands.
Hoffman misses with a jab, cross combination.
Hoffman keeps the fight on the outside.
Conte with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Conte throws a head kick that half lands.
Conte slips a straight right by Hoffman.
Conte throws a leg kick that misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hoffman cracks a nice hook into Conte's ribs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hoffman with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Conte slips a jab and a cross from Hoffman.
Conte moves out of range as Hoffman strikes.
Hoffman swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Conte fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hoffman manages to avoid it.
Conte slips under a jab.
Hoffman misses with a leg kick.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Hoffman.
Hoffman wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
A head kick misses from Hoffman.
Hoffman bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Conte's head backwards.
Hoffman throws a head kick that misses.
Hoffman tries to score with a low kick but Conte moves his leg out of the way.
Conte tries to clinch up.
Conte lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Hoffman at a distance.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Conte wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Conte tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hoffman was well out of range. Poor timing from Conte.
Hoffman misses with a body shot.
Hoffman throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Conte tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Conte chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Hoffman takes a swing at Conte's ribcage but misses.
A swing and a miss from Hoffman.
Hoffman misses with a telegraphed body shot
letting Conte counter with a right hand.
Hoffman throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Conte fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hoffman manages to avoid it.
Conte uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hoffman.
Conte feints and then cracks Hoffman's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Hoffman down.
Conte displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hoffman throws out the jab.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Conte, right into the meat.
Conte connects with a good right hand that stumbles Hoffman. Hoffman circles away out of range and recomposes himself.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hoffman misses with a wild body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Conte digs a good hook to Hoffman's body.
Conte misses with the combination.
A thudding body kick lands there by Conte!
Hoffman takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Conte with a nice cross.
Conte tries to land a leg kick but Hoffman saw it coming and moves away.
Conte lands with a shot to the body.
Hoffman pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Conte avoids the head kick by Hoffman.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hoffman scores with a leg kick.
Conte avoids the body shot from Hoffman.
Conte throws a quick inside leg kick.
Hoffman swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Conte looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Giorgio Conte will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Conte checks a leg kick nicely.
Hoffman throws a jab but it's blocked by Conte.
Conte digs a good body shot into Hoffman's ribs.
A good leg kick by Conte.
Conte keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hoffman changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Nice body punch from Conte.
Conte looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Hoffman misses with a shot to the body
and Conte counters with an outside leg kick.
Conte keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hoffman.
Hoffman scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Giorgio Conte seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Conte keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hoffman lands a lovely overhand right.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A decent looking body kick lands there for Conte.
Conte misses with a head kick.
Conte pushing out the jab but it's not landing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Conte throws a body kick that misses.
A slapping leg kick lands for Conte.
Conte takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Conte lunges at Hoffman with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Hoffman's hand.
Conte moves out of range of the strikes.
Conte connects with a crisp jab.
Hoffman tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Conte ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hoffman moves away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hoffman. Conte does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hoffman blocks a low kick nicely.
Hoffman on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Conte. Conte obviously looking to wear him down.
Hoffman throws out a loose jab but Conte uses good head movement to avoid it.
Good shot there by Hoffman.
Hoffman thows a left - swing and a miss!
Conte ducks under a wild hook from Hoffman.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Conte misses with a body kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A leg kick checked by Hoffman.
Hoffman throwing a counter right hand but Conte manages to avoid it.
Conte jabs Hoffman right on the nose. Hoffman blinks but takes it well.
Hoffman throws a jab but it's blocked by Conte.
Hoffman scores with a nice head shot.
A low kick from Hoffman is predictable there
and Conte counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Hoffman blocks the body kick.
Conte uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hoffman.
Conte throws a body punch but Hoffman moves out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Hoffman misses the target.
Hoffman slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.

Conte is rocked!
Conte thumps Hoffman with a low kick.
Conte is still on wobbly legs! Can Hoffman finish him?
Conte has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Hoffman tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Conte fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hoffman manages to avoid it.
Conte misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hoffman.
A counter left hand to the body from Hoffman misses its target.
Conte fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hoffman manages to avoid it.
Conte seems to have recovered his senses.
Conte scores with a hook.
Conte lets loose with a powerful body kick. Hoffman will feel that in the morning.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hoffman pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hoffman throws a low kick, looking for Conte's leg but Conte calmly moves out of range.
Hoffman misses with a head kick.
It seemed like Conte was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Conte misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hoffman.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Conte.
Nice jab there from Conte.
Hoffman has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Conte.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hoffman. Conte does a little dance to reset his feet.
Conte displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Conte pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hoffman doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Hoffman throws a head kick that misses
and Conte counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Hoffman throws the left hand but Conte avoids the punch easily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hoffman tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Conte was well out of range. Poor timing from Hoffman.
A good leg kick by Hoffman.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Conte lunges at Hoffman with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Hoffman's hand.
Hoffman keeps the fight on the outside.
Conte scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Hoffman on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Conte. Conte obviously looking to wear him down.
Conte keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hoffman.
Conte feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Hoffman's calf.
Hoffman takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Conte misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hoffman is looking to counter punch.
Conte looks to score with a jab to the body but Hoffman is just out of range.
Hoffman throws out a loose jab but Conte uses good head movement to avoid it.
Conte keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hoffman.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Conte moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Conte scores with a push kick.
Conte is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Conte scores with a shot to the body.
Conte bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Giorgio Conte showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Hoffman has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Conte finds it's way round the side to connect with Hoffman's head.
Conte defending well as Hoffman loads up on a big left hand.
Hoffman gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Conte lands a really nice looking cross but Hoffman seems unphased.
Hoffman shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Conte lands an overhand right.
Hoffman misses with a series of wild punches.
Hoffman looks to throw the jab but Conte is out of range.
Hoffman misses with a straight right.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hoffman throws a sloppy head kick and Conte moves out of range easily.
Hoffman throws a sloppy head kick and Conte moves out of range easily.
Hoffman throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hoffman is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Conte tries to clinch up.
Hoffman swings and misses with a hook to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hoffman is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
A jab from Conte finds it's way through Hoffman's defenses.
Conte jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Conte on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Hoffman. Hoffman obviously looking to wear him down.
Conte tries to clinch up.
Hoffman blocks a low kick nicely.
It looked like Hoffman wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Hoffman fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Conte manages to avoid it.
Hoffman throws an off balance right hand
and Conte counters with a right hand to the body.
Hoffman throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hoffman misses with a looping left.
Hoffman swings for the body but Conte moves out of range.
Conte thows a body kick. Hoffman tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hoffman throws a head kick that misses.
Hoffman on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Conte moves away from the strike by Hoffman.
Conte feints a counter leg kick.
Jack Hoffman has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Conte throws a series of punches but Hoffman moves out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hoffman throws a jab but it's blocked by Conte.
Conte lands a jab.
Good work by Conte as he checks the leg kick.
A big right from Hoffman misses.
Hoffman throws a chopping leg kick but Conte manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Hoffman just misses with a punch to the body.
Hoffman takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Conte lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Hoffman takes one to the chin there.
Conte throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Hoffman pivots, looking for a leg kick but Conte is out of range and Hoffman settles back down.
Hoffman jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hoffman tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Conte lands with a kick to the ribs.
Giorgio Conte is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Conte throws a nice outside leg kick.
Hoffman throws a head kick but Conte moves out of range.

Conte takes the fight into the clinch.
Hoffman has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A nice left hand lands by Conte.
Hoffman will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Conte throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Hoffman blocking some punches.
Conte landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Conte has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Conte lands a left hand.
Conte leaning against his opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hoffman tries to circle away but Conte has him pinned against the cage.
Hoffman managing to block the knees to the body from Conte.
Conte keeps control of Hoffman as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Conte misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hoffman misses with a punch to the body.
Hoffman misses with a short punch on the inside.

Hoffman's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Conte slips under a jab.
Conte lands a jab to Hoffman's midsection.
Hoffman rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Conte moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Conte tries a quick counter leg kick but Hoffman is wise to it.
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!
Conte uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hoffman.
Conte fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Hoffman.
Conte moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
Giorgio Conte comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Conte has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 28:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Giorgio Conte!