PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jack Hoffman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hector Romero (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Romero has chosen Havana as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Hector Romero was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Hoffman
vs
Romero

165 cm
36
184 lbs
33 - 21 - 0

183 cm
30
171 lbs
17 - 6 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Excellent grappler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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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 33 - 21 - 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 17 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Hector Romero!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Romero misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hoffman.
Hoffman swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Hoffman swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Romero has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Hoffman thows a left - swing and a miss!
Romero tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Romero walks into a jab.

It looks like Hector Romero has been cut.

Romero forces Hoffman back against the cage and clinches.
Romero misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hoffman lands a right hand.
Romero tries to throw a body punch but Hoffman avoids it by throwing Romero back against the cage.
Romero swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Romero has a couple of punches blocked by Hoffman.
Hoffman blocking some punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Romero tries to throw a body punch but Hoffman avoids it by throwing Romero back against the cage.
Romero lands a hook to the side of the head.
Romero tries to throw a body punch but Hoffman avoids it by throwing Romero back against the cage.
Hoffman goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Romero tries to throw a body punch but Hoffman avoids it by throwing Romero back against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hoffman blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short right from Romero on the inside.
Romero throws a head punch that misses.
Hoffman blocks a body shot from Romero.
Hoffman blocking some punches.
Romero lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A short uppercut from Romero.
Romero lands with a right to the head.
Romero tries a body shot but Hoffman blocks it.
A short uppercut from Hoffman.
Romero tries a body shot but Hoffman blocks it.
Hoffman blocking some punches.
Romero misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hoffman prevents a body shot from Romero.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hoffman.
Romero tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Romero doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hoffman blocks an uppercut.
Hoffman misses with some punches.
Hoffman is trying to force a seperation but Romero has the dominant position.
Romero doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Romero lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Hoffman backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hoffman.
Romero misses with a punch on the inside.
Romero digs a right hand into Hoffman's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Hoffman's gas tank.
Hoffman blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Romero throws a punch but it's blocked by Hoffman.
Hoffman throws a head punch that misses.
Romero lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hoffman tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Romero's elbow.
Hoffman tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Romero's elbow.
Romero misses with some punches.
Still in the clinch, Hoffman scores with a nice short uppercut.
Hoffman lands a shot to the body.
Romero misses with the head strike.
Hoffman wants to break the clinch but can't.
Romero digs a right hand into Hoffman's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Hoffman's gas tank.
Romero swings wildly with an uppercut but Hoffman uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hoffman blocking some punches.
Hoffman blocking some punches.
Romero tries to work over Hoffman's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Romero throws a punch but it's blocked by Hoffman.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Romero has a couple of punches blocked by Hoffman.
Romero throws a head punch that misses.
Romero has a couple of punches blocked by Hoffman.

Hoffman manages to break the clinch.
Romero cracks Hoffman with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.

Nice combo by Hoffman! Oh, that's hurt him - Romero falls to the canvas and Hoffman follows him into side control.

Romero is rocked!
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Romero is looking to regain half guard here but Hoffman keeps moving and retains side control.
Romero is still in real trouble! Can Hoffman finish him?
Romero sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Romero tries to get to full guard but Hoffman has control of the leg.
Hoffman seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Romero keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Romero seems to have recovered his senses.
Romero is looking to control Hoffman's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Romero avoid being mounted?
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Romero is trying is best to control the position here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Hector Romero will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Hector Romero'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.

Romero dives in and grabs Hoffman's left leg, looking for a takedown. Hoffman pushes down on Romero's head and hops out.
Hoffman throws a shot to the body.
A big right from Hoffman misses.
Hoffman uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Romero.
Hoffman throws a hook to the side of Romero's head but Romero sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Romero let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Romero tries to land a front kick but Hoffman steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Romero moves away from the strike by Hoffman.
Hoffman on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Romero misses with a looping right.
Hoffman works the jab nicely.
Hoffman jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hoffman throws a right hand that Romero ducks under and follows up with a left that Romero also avoids with ease.
Hoffman looks to score with a jab to the body but Romero is just out of range.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Romero.
Hoffman fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Romero misses with a body kick.
Romero uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hoffman.
Romero tries to close the distance and clinch but Hoffman swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
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!
Romero tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hoffman paws at him with a jab and circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Romero changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Romero feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Hoffman's calf.
Hoffman stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Romero.
Romero takes a swing at Hoffman's ribcage but misses.
A big right from Hoffman misses.
Romero steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hoffman.
Romero is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Hoffman rather than just go for the knockout.

Hoffman drops Romero with a big left hand and mounts him. Romero is in big trouble!

That has opened up Hector Romero's cut even more.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Romero is in all sorts of trouble here.
Romero wants to hold on but Hoffman pushes him away.
Romero is working to get back to half guard.
Romero wants to hold on but Hoffman pushes him away.
Hoffman wants to control the pace but Romero is squirming around nicely.
Hoffman avoids the attempt from Romero to control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Romero is in all sorts of trouble here.
Romero tries to hold on but Hoffman pushes him away.
Romero is looking to get to half guard.
Romero is still trying to improve position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hoffman controlling his opponent.
Hoffman wants to control the pace but Romero is squirming around nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Romero tries to hold on but Hoffman pushes him away.
Romero is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Hoffman is staying active.
Hoffman looking to control but Romero is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Hoffman controlling the pace for now.
Romero is desperately trying to improve his position but Hoffman has a good base and remains in mount.
Romero tries to lock up and control but Hoffman gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Romero gets back to half guard.
Hoffman prevents Romero from improving his position.
Romero works his way to full guard. Good work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Romero holds on and takes a little breather.
Romero is continuing to stall.
Romero is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Hoffman being controlled here momentarily.
Let's hope that Romero has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Hoffman trying to control the position from guard on top but Romero is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jack Hoffman dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Hector Romero's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Hoffman tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Romero was well out of range. Poor timing from Hoffman.
Romero lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Hoffman at a distance.
Hoffman misses with a looping left.
Hoffman missing with a left hand there. Romero was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Romero swings away with a leg kick that misses.

Romero instigates a clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Romero fails to land.
Romero has a couple of punches blocked by Hoffman.
Romero misses with a punch on the inside.
Hector Romero seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Romero lands with a left to the head.
Hoffman lands a body punch in the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Hoffman.
A nice right hand lands inside from Romero.
Romero swings wildly with an uppercut but Hoffman uses good head movement to avoid it.
Romero misses with a hook from the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Hoffman.
Hoffman blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hoffman blocks an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Romero.
Nice body punch from Romero.
Romero lands with a right to the head.
Hoffman wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hoffman.
Hoffman wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Romero.
Romero lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Romero lands with a right to the head.
Romero tries to throw a body punch but Hoffman avoids it by throwing Romero back against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Romero.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Romero.
Romero misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hoffman lands with a short shot to the head.
Romero lands a shot to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Romero misses with a punch to the body.
Romero is struggling to control the position.
Romero tries to work over Hoffman's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Romero blocks an uppercut.
Romero misses with a shot to the kidneys.

Hoffman escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Romero throws a body shot but no joy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Romero scores with a shot to the body.
Hoffman throws a body punch but Romero moves out of range.
Hoffman looks to throw the jab but Romero is out of range.
Hoffman uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Romero.
A big left from Hoffman misses.
Romero is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Hoffman takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A big left from Hoffman misses.
Romero lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Decent striking displayed by Romero there.
The fighters circle momentarily. Romero darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Nice body kick from Romero.
Romero gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Hoffman.
Hoffman misses with a low kick.
Romero tries to counter with a clinch but Hoffman shakes him off and moves away.
Romero connects with a solid leg kick.
A lazy left from Hoffman finds it's target.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hoffman misses with a jab, cross combination.
Hoffman throws a hook but Romero blocks it.
Romero changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hoffman misses the jab.
Romero tries to clinch up.
Romero scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Romero lands with a straight right. Hoffman didn't see that one coming.
Romero defending well as Hoffman loads up on a big left hand.
A swing and a miss from Hoffman.
Romero tries to score with a low kick but Hoffman moves his leg out of the way.
Hoffman swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.

Romero has closed the distance and engaged Hoffman in a clinch.
Romero misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short left from Hoffman.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Romero creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Hoffman throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Romeros head.
Romero blocks a body shot from Hoffman.
Romero tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Romero blocks a body shot from Hoffman.

And that's the end of the fight!
Hector Romero comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Romero has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hector Romero!
Hector Romero seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.