PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Albert Hoffman (ranked 220 p4p, 31 weight class) and Maya Chigg (ranked 350 p4p, 50 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.

Hoffman
vs
Chigg

167 cm
34
182 lbs
22 - 19 - 0

178 cm
33
173 lbs
18 - 6 - 1

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Urban Fighter
KAISER Nutrition - Q160

Red Light Coffeeshop

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 22 - 19 - 0, fighting out of London, Albert Hoffman !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Maya Chigg!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Lou da Vinci and Jorge Garcia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hoffman walks into a straight right hand from Chigg.
Crunch! Chigg slams his shin into Hoffman 's torso.
Hoffman will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Hoffman sets himself, and Chigg steps forward looking for the clinch! Hoffman avoids it this time.
Chigg throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hoffman fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Chigg avoids it really well and circles away.
A countering left hand to the body from Chigg misses.
Chigg misses the shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chigg ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hoffman moves away.
Hoffman changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Hoffman has his takedown stuffed

and Chigg counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Chigg.
I was talking to Hoffman 's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Albert Hoffman . That's going to take a lot out of him.
Chigg tries to throw a body punch but Hoffman avoids it by throwing Chigg back against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chigg fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hoffman blocks a body shot from Chigg.
Hoffman blocks a body shot from Chigg.
Chigg scores with a shoulder strike.
Chigg tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Chigg misses with some punches.
Chigg misses with the head strike.
Chigg lands a left hand.
Still in the clinch, Chigg scores with a nice short uppercut.
A short uppercut from Chigg.
Chigg misses with a punch to the body.
Chigg is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Hoffman prevents a body shot from Chigg.
Chigg stops a takedown attempt from Hoffman .
Hoffman wants a takedown.
Chigg prevents a takedown attempt there.
Chigg working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Hoffman is trying to drag Chigg to the mat but Chigg just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hoffman jumps guard but Chigg stands there with Hoffman around his waist. Hoffman gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Chigg works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Chigg lands a right hand that snaps the head of Hoffman backwards.
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!
Chigg misses with a punch to the body.
Chigg stops a takedown attempt from Hoffman .
Chigg lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Chigg lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Hoffman backwards.
Chigg misses with a body punch.
Chigg softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Hoffman drops down looking for an ankle pick but Chigg pulls his leg out and moves away.
Chigg throws a lazy uppercut

and Hoffman counters with a single leg into guard. Chigg didn't expect that.
Chigg not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

Chigg is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Chigg lands a left hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chigg lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Chigg misses with a punch to the body.
Chigg gets underhooks to prevent Hoffman 's takedown attempt.
Hoffman tries to score a body lock takedown but Chigg shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Chigg is leaning against Hoffman and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Chigg misses with a punch on the inside.

Chigg manages to break the clinch.
Chigg tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hoffman was well out of range. Poor timing from Chigg.
Chigg tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hoffman was well out of range. Poor timing from Chigg.
Hoffman tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Chigg defends well and Hoffman ends up having to push Chigg into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Chigg throws a leg kick

and Hoffman counters with a nice double leg into side control. Chigg won't be happy with that.
Chigg is trying to improve his position.
Hoffman with the ground and pound but Chigg regains half guard under the barage of strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Chigg is defending against the submission attempts here by Hoffman .
Chigg wants to control but Hoffman is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Chigg pushes Hoffman off looking to stand but Hoffman dives back in and keeps control.
Chigg manages to get to full guard.
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!
Chigg looking to hit a scissor sweep but Hoffman is one step ahead there.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Hoffman with a flurry of punches that miss.

Hoffman drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Hoffman jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Hoffman postures up and lands a big shot to Chigg's brow.
Hoffman throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Maya Chigg dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Chigg throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Hoffman slips a jab and a cross from Chigg.
A counter left hand to the body from Hoffman misses its target.
A low kick from Chigg misses

and Hoffman counters with a takedown into side control.
Hoffman is putting a hurting on Chigg here, landing some big shots from side control.
Chigg manages to work his way to half guard, despite Hoffman 's best efforts.

Hoffman seems to be looking for submissions.

Hoffman is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Hoffman missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Hoffman prevents Chigg from improving his position.
Chigg pushes Hoffman off looking to stand but Hoffman dives back in and keeps control.
Hoffman missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hoffman tries to pass the half guard into mount. Chigg knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.

Hoffman is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Chigg is trying to stand up here but Hoffman is controlling him well.

Hoffman is trying to work for a kimura but Chigg is defending well.
Hoffman thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.

Chigg manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Hoffman shoots in for a takedown but Chigg shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Chigg looks to land a body kick but Hoffman moved away.
Chigg catches Hoffman with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chigg swats away the attempt to clinch by Hoffman .
Chigg has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Chigg throws a body shot but no joy.
Hoffman avoids a kick to the body.
Hoffman seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Hoffman takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.

Chigg drops Hoffman with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Hoffman looks back up at him and smiles so Chigg waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.

Hoffman is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hoffman takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Oh Hoffman is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Chigg stuffs the takedown attempt from Hoffman . Hoffman gets slowly back to his feet.
Hoffman seems to have got his legs back now.
Hoffman misses with a takedown
and Chigg counters with a left to the body.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Albert Hoffman . That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hoffman avoids the head kick by Chigg.
Hoffman keeps the fight on the outside.
Chigg misses with a lunging right hand

so Hoffman counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Hoffman looking to pass the guard.
Hoffman postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.

Chigg is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Chigg lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Hoffman backwards.
Hoffman is trying to drag Chigg to the mat but Chigg just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Hoffman is looking to take this one to the mat.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hoffman has Chigg pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Chigg manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Chigg fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Chigg lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Chigg misses with a body punch.
Hoffman is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Chigg to keep the fight standing.

Hoffman has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Chigg uses from the top position.
Hoffman looking to hit a scissor sweep but Chigg is one step ahead there.
Hoffman has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Hoffman is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Hoffman looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Chigg puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Chigg not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Chigg missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Hoffman is looking to improve his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Maya Chigg showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Hoffman fails with a takedown attempt.
Chigg throws a leg kick

and Hoffman counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Hoffman working Chigg over with strikes.

Chigg pushes Hoffman off and gets back to his feet.
Hoffman fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Chigg has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Hoffman shoots in looking for a takedown but Chigg manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Hoffman 's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Chigg tries to counter with a clinch but Hoffman shakes him off and moves away.
Chigg thuds a left hand into Hoffman 's body.
Hoffman tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Chigg defends well and Hoffman ends up having to push Chigg into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Albert Hoffman . That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hoffman keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hoffman tries to counter by clinching up but Chigg breaks away and moves out of range.
Chigg throws a body shot but no joy.
Maya Chigg seems to be getting the better of the standup.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chigg throws a head kick that misses

and Hoffman decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Chigg's guard.
Hoffman stands up over Chigg, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Chigg looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Chigg has momentary wrist control but Hoffman slips an elbow through the middle.
Hoffman prevents Chigg from getting back to his feet.
Chigg wants to sweep here but Hoffman controlling him for the moment.
Hoffman looking to pass the guard.
Hoffman is working hard here to advance position.
Chigg bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Hoffman 's guard.

Hoffman is looking for a triangle but Chigg pushes his legs off easily.
Chigg trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hoffman wants to sweep but no luck.
Hoffman preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

Hoffman escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Chigg gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Albert Hoffman overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Chigg forces his way into half guard.

Chigg stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Hoffman to get to his feet.
Chigg takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hoffman bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hoffman slips a straight right by Chigg.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chigg dips to his left and cracks Hoffman with an uppercut!

Hoffman rushes Chigg and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Chigg.
Hoffman throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Chigg blocks it with crossed arms.
Hoffman tries to pull guard but Chigg forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Hoffman blocks a body shot from Chigg.
Hoffman tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
A right hook to the body lands for Chigg.
A right handed body shot lands from Chigg.
Chigg presses Hoffman against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Hoffman blocks a body shot from Chigg.
Chigg stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Chigg has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Chigg tries to work over Hoffman 's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hoffman looking for a takedown.

Chigg breaks the clinch.

Chigg lands a big head kick that sends Hoffman tumbling to the mat! Chigg takes a step backwards and waves Hoffman back to his feet - he wants the finish!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Chigg gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Hoffman has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Chigg is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Hoffman has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Chigg after a bit of a struggle.
Chigg misses with a body punch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Chigg.
Chigg scores with a hook to the body.
Chigg lands with a right to the head.
Chigg creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Hoffman with a big uppercut! Hoffman tries to clinch up but Chigg pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Hoffman to the mat! Hoffman covers up and Chigg unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:43 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Maya Chigg!
Maya Chigg made sure to mention his sponsor, HGH Nutrients Q160 Tycoons Best Quality supps in his post fight interview.