PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Adam East (ranked 4553 p4p, 4578 weight class) and Sebastian Hoffmann (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

East
vs
Hoffmann

178 cm
18
185
0 - 0 - 0

182 cm
25
175
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Big right hand

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Tends to cut

Helsinki Xtreme Fightwear

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Adam East!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Sebastian Hoffmann!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Marco Blurström and Arvi Lind.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hoffmann lands a head shot.
East misses with a hook.
East jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hoffmann scores with a hook to the body. East takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Hoffmann works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Hoffmann connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.

East gets tackled into the cage by Hoffmann. Hoffmann maintains the clinch.
Hoffmann misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hoffmann can't find room to land a body shot as East controls the action.
Hoffmann lands a shot to the body.
East misses with a punch on the inside.
A left hand lands to the body for Hoffmann.
East is looking to break free of the clinch but Hoffmann has double underhooks.
Hoffmann scores with a shoulder strike.
Hoffmann works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
East blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hoffmann lands a left hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hoffmann tried to land a shot to the body but connects with East's elbow.
East scores with a nice hook to the head.
Hoffmann has a couple of punches blocked by East.
A left hand lands to the body for Hoffmann.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Hoffmann.
A right hand to the body from Hoffmann.
East fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hoffmann misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hoffmann lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt East or not.
East tries a body shot but Hoffmann blocks it.
East tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
East misses with a punch to the body.
Hoffmann lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hoffmann lands a left hand that snaps the head of East backwards.
Hoffmann misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hoffmann lands a right hand.
Hoffmann blocks a punch to the side of the head.
East is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
East has a couple of punches blocked by Hoffmann.
East wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Hoffmann lands a shoulder strike.
East tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hoffmann cracks East with a nice body shot.
East is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A right hand to the body from Hoffmann.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
East wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A shot in the inside from Hoffmann.
East swings away with an uppercut that misses.
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!
A hook to the body from Hoffmann.
East blocks a body shot from Hoffmann.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for East.
Hoffmann misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hoffmann lands with a short shot to the head.
East blocks a body shot from Hoffmann.
Hoffmann swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hoffmann lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Hoffmann lands with a short head shot on the inside.
East prevents a body shot from Hoffmann.
East tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short right from Hoffmann on the inside.
East tries a body shot but Hoffmann blocks it.
East misses with the head strike.
Hoffmann lands a nice shot to the body.
Hoffmann lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Hoffmann creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
East swings away with an uppercut that misses.
East tries to work over Hoffmann's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hoffmann swings wildly with an uppercut but East uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hoffmann lands a hook to the side of the head.
Still in the clinch, Hoffmann scores with a nice short uppercut.
Hoffmann blocks a punch to the side of the head.
East's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A quick uppercut on the inside from Hoffmann.
Hoffmann lands a body punch.
East has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Hoffmann lands a left hand that snaps the head of East backwards.
A short left from Hoffmann.
Hoffmann blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hoffmann lands with a short punch from the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for East.
Hoffmann lands with a light punch inside.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
East throws a head punch that misses.
East can't break the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hoffmann throws a punch but it's blocked by East.
Hoffmann goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hoffmann lands a left hand.
East lands a body punch in the clinch.
Hoffmann tries to throw a body punch but East avoids it by throwing Hoffmann back against the cage.
East swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hoffmann lands a right hand.
East working aggressively here.
Hoffmann blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
East is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
East wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Hoffmann has him pressed against the cage.
East misses with the head strike.
Hoffmann fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hoffmann lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of East backwards.
East tries to break the clinch but Hoffmann is controlling the position.
Hoffmann misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hoffmann blocks a body shot from East.
Hoffmann scores with a shoulder strike.
Hoffmann has a couple of punches blocked by East.
Good body shot from Hoffmann.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Sebastian Hoffmann dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.

Hoffmann scores with a decent looking hook.
Hoffmann moves into range and connects with a jab.
Hoffmann lands a jab to the nose.
East scores with a punch to the head.

It looks like Sebastian Hoffmann has been cut.
East misses with a right hand
and Hoffmann counters with a stiff right hand.
East thows a left - swing and a miss!
East takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.

Hoffmann drives through and clinches with East against the cage.
East tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
East tries to break the clinch but Hoffmann is controlling the position.
East doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
East tries to break free but Hoffmann pushes him back against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for East.
A nice left hand lands by Hoffmann.
A short right from Hoffmann on the inside.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hoffmann scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Hoffmann is working East over against the cage.
Hoffmann scores with a shot to the side of East's head.
East prevents a body shot from Hoffmann.

That's one minute gone in the round.
East working aggressively here.
Hoffmann misses with a short punch on the inside.
East tries to work over Hoffmann's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Nice body punch from Hoffmann - that landed with a thud.
A nice right hand lands inside from Hoffmann.
Hoffmann scores with a hook to the body.
East tries to throw a body punch but Hoffmann avoids it by throwing East back against the cage.
Hoffmann prevents a body shot from East.
Hoffmann throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Hoffmann misses with a body punch.
East swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hoffmann lands a left hand that snaps the head of East backwards.
Hoffmann struggles to land a body shot inside as East controls his hands.
East is looking to break free of the clinch but Hoffmann has double underhooks.
Hoffmann lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Hoffmann throws a head punch that misses.
Hoffmann lands a nice shot to the body.
Hoffmann lands a shoulder strike.
Hoffmann softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
East is trying to break the clinch but Hoffmann is controlling him.
Hoffmann blocking some punches.
Hoffmann lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
East tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hoffmann has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hoffmann misses with a body punch.
Hoffmann struggles to land a body shot inside as East controls his hands.
East swings wildly with an uppercut but Hoffmann uses good head movement to avoid it.
East swings wildly with an uppercut but Hoffmann uses good head movement to avoid it.
A frustrated look appears on East's face as he tries to break the clinch.
East misses with some punches.
East working hard to break the clinch.
Hoffmann lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of East backwards.
East blocks an uppercut.
East goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
East can't find room to land a body shot as Hoffmann controls the action.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Hoffmann.
A right hook to the body lands for Hoffmann.
Hoffmann pushes East back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hoffmann lands a right hand that snaps the head of East backwards.
Hoffmann misses with a punch to the body.
Hoffmann tries to work over East's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Still in the clinch, Hoffmann scores with a nice short uppercut.
East tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
East's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
East misses with a punch on the inside.
Hoffmann prevents East from breaking the clinch.
Hoffmann tried to land a shot to the body but connects with East's elbow.
East misses with some punches.
A head punch on the inside from East fails to land.
A head punch on the inside from East fails to land.
A nice right hand lands inside from Hoffmann.
East throws a head punch that misses.
East blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sebastian Hoffmann seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
East blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hoffmann throws a head punch that misses.
East tries to break the clinch but Hoffmann is controlling the position.
Hoffmann lands a body shot in the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hoffmann lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Hoffmann misses with a punch on the inside.
Hoffmann lands a left hand that snaps the head of East backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Hoffmann creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
East misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hoffmann throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
East misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hoffmann softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A short left from Hoffmann.
Hoffmann blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A right handed body shot lands from Hoffmann.
Hoffmann blocking some punches.
Hoffmann lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of East backwards.
East tries to work over Hoffmann's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hoffmann doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hoffmann scores with an uppercut up the middle.
East is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
East misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hoffmann lands with a short punch from the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Sebastian Hoffmann showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Sebastian Hoffmann's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

East misses with an uppercut. Hoffmann saw that one coming.
Hoffmann tries to move into range but East moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Hoffmann changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
East throws an off balance right hand
and Hoffmann counters with a lovely straight right hand!
East connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Hoffmann momentarily.
Hoffmann connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
A jab from Hoffmann does it's job there.
East lands a jab.

Hoffmann is rocked!
East throws a right and a left that both miss.
Hoffmann is still on wobbly legs! Can East finish him?
Hoffmann might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
East looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Hoffmann seems to have recovered his senses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
East takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Sebastian Hoffmann seems to be getting the better of the standup.
East misses with a double jab.
East falls off balance throwing a combination
and Hoffmann counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Good exchange - Hoffmann coming out on top.
East throws a shot from downtown. Hoffmann moves away and avoids it.
Hoffmann connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.

That's one minute gone in the round.
East takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Hoffmann wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.

East cracks Hoffmann with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. East has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Hoffmann to stand back up!
East takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Hoffmann uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by East.
Hoffmann gets clipped by a big right hand and goes down spinning to the canvas! East gets the back mount and begins to drop bombs on his rocked foe! Hoffmann is too out of it to defend against the strikes and the referee jumps in to save him from the beatdown!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:25 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Adam East!