PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Troy Hoffman (ranked 3606 p4p, 3145 weight class) and Victor Viden (ranked 451 p4p, 404 weight class). Hoffman's entrance music is Stronger by Stonebank. A fine choice. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Hoffman
vs
Viden

185 cm
24
185
0 - 1 - 0

175 cm
25
195
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Counter fighter
Determined

Warrior Wardrobe

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Troy Hoffman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Victor Viden!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Konstantin Menshow and Valeri Chadov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Viden misses with a takedown attempt - Hoffman sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Hoffman throws a quick counter kick to the body but Viden avoids it.

Hoffman shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Hoffman is looking to stall here but Viden recovers full guard.
Viden looking for a sweep. Not yet Viden, not yet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hoffman tries to stand but Viden is controlling from the bottom.
Viden is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Let's hope that Viden 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.
Viden is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Viden scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Viden sitting and controlling from the half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Viden is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Hoffman!
Viden controlling from the full mount.
Viden lands with some strikes.
Viden lands a couple of good shots and Hoffman has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Viden has the hooks in. Hoffman is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Viden has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of Hoffman's body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee is taking a good look at Hoffman as he is on the wrong end of some big shots from Viden!
Hoffman is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.
Viden scores with strikes from the back.
Viden controlling from the back.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Viden is working the ground and pound. Can Hoffman escape?
Viden controlling the position well here. Hoffman rolled but Viden kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
We're seeing a lot of stalling here from Viden.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Viden tries a head kick but it misses.
Viden tries to clinch but Hoffman is having none of it.

Hoffman gets tackled into the cage by Viden. Viden maintains the clinch.

Hoffman manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Viden is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Viden is pushing down on Hoffman's leg trying to pass to half guard. Hoffman is fighting to maintain full guard but Viden has managed to sneak the leg through.
Hoffman on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Hoffman tries to get out of the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Viden content to control rather than advance.
Hoffman knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Viden on the ground.
Viden is continuing to stall.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
The adventures of Viden the control monster continue. Boring.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Viden manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Hoffman on his heels. He'll look to pass Hoffman's guard now, I'm sure.
Viden is standing up over Hoffman. Hoffman looks to escape but Viden dives into side control.

Viden controls the position.
Viden is working Hoffman over with some ground and pound from side control.
Viden taking a breather here.
We've been informed that Viden has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Victor Viden has got the better of the ground game so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hoffman can't do much from the bottom here.
Hoffman is being controlled here.

Viden working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Hoffman struggling a bit here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Viden has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Hoffman!
Viden content just to control the position here.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Viden lands a heavy elbow.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Viden takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Victor Viden showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Hoffman wants to stall.

Viden gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Viden has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Viden controlling the action here.

Hoffman looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Viden works his way into full mount!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Viden lands a big shot there that rocks Hoffman but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.

Hoffman is rocked!
Viden looking to finish here with some ground and pound. He lands one big shot that has Hoffman covering up... and two more big strikes land, forcing the referee to step in and put and end to proceedings! This fight is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:37 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Victor Viden!
Troy Hoffman spoke after the fight, saying 'Well that sucked'.