PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Fabian Gammad (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Leonard Hofstader (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

Gammad
vs
Hofstader

180 cm
18
170 lbs
0 - 4 - 0

188 cm
18
180 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Granite chin

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 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Fabian Gammad!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Leonard Hofstader!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Hirohito Nitta and Sosuke Kotani.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hofstader tries to clinch but Gammad is having none of it.
Hofstader is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hofstader tries to close the distance and clinch up but Gammad swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Hofstader is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Gammad fails with the takedown.
Gammad circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hofstader tries to clinch up but Gammad circles away and keeps his distance.
Hofstader tries to clinch there but Gammad circles away.

Gammad clinches up with Hofstader and pushes him back against the cage.
Gammad managing to block the knees to the body from Hofstader.
Hofstader throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Gammad blocks it with crossed arms.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hofstader misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Gammad.
Hofstader misses with a knee strike.
Gammad blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Gammad blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Gammad misses with an elbow strike.
Hofstader with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Hofstader looking to throw knees to the head but Gammad is blocking nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Gammad manages to break the clinch.
Gammad misses with a few strikes there.

Gammad gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Gammad blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Hofstader tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Hofstader takes a knee to the side of the body.
Hofstader takes an elbow to the forehead.
Hofstader missing with knees to the body.
Hofstader connects with a knee to the head.
Gammad on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hofstader is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Gammad is defending well for now.
Gammad lands an elbow just above Hofstader 's eye.
Hofstader pushes off an throws an elbow but Gammad leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Hofstader looking to throw knees to the head but Gammad is blocking nicely.
Hofstader misses with a knee to the head.
Hofstader looking to throw knees to the head but Gammad is blocking nicely.
Hofstader looks gassed!
Hofstader is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Gammad is defending well for now.

Gammad breaks the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Hofstader tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and Gammad counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Gammad tries to stand and escape but Hofstader is controlling the position.
Hofstader pushes Gammad off looking to stand but Gammad dives back in and keeps control.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Gammad in particular looking to stall.
Gammad is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Gammad seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.

Gammad stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Hofstader to get to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gammad looks for a takedown but Hofstader sprawls well.
Gammad circles away from the clinch attempt

and Gammad counters by clinching up.
Hofstader using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Gammad has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Gammad lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Gammad creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Gammad on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

Gammad manages to break the clinch.
Gammad shoots for a double leg takedown but Hofstader sprawls well. He's pushed Gammad's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Fabian Gammad. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hofstader closes the distance looking to clinch

and Gammad counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Hofstader can do anything to dispel that myth.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hofstader tries to kick Gammad off but Gammad keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Gammad wants to pass the guard but Hofstader is defending well.
Hofstader is looking to escape.
Gammad wants to pass to mount but Hofstader is defending the position.
Hofstader looks like he's trying to stand up.
Gammad wants to free his trapped foot but Hofstader is holding on for dear life with his legs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Fabian Gammad dominated that round.
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.

Hofstader gets a clinch.
Hofstader throws a knee to the head but misses.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Hofstader.
Hofstader using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Gammad has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Hofstader throws a knee to the head but misses.
Hofstader tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Gammad avoids it.
Gammad avoiding damage as Hofstader throws knees to the body.

Gammad escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hofstader tries to clinch up

and Gammad counters by moving into the clinch.
Hofstader is breathing heavily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hofstader misses with a knee strike.
Gammad comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Hofstader trying to land knees to the body.
Gammad gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hofstader tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Hofstader looking to throw knees to the head but Gammad is blocking nicely.
Hofstader missing with knees to the body.
Gammad lands a knee to the body.
Gammad scores with a shoulder strike.
Hofstader's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!

Gammad manages to break the clinch.
Gammad misses with a jab, cross combination.
Hofstader closes the distance looking to clinch

and Gammad moves into the clinch.
Gammad looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Hofstader using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Gammad has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Hofstader tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Gammad landing some nice looking knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Gammad stalls.
Hofstader throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Gammad blocks it with crossed arms.
Good body shot from Gammad.
Gammad stalls.

Gammad breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hofstader tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Gammad makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Gammad shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Hofstader as he jumps to the side.
Hofstader clinches but Gammad breaks the clinch

and Gammad counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Gammad.
Hofstader tries to land a knee to the head but Gammad blocks with his arms.
Hofstader tries to land knees in the clinch but Gammad avoids the damage to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hofstader throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Gammad blocks it with crossed arms.
Gammad cracks Hofstader with a nice body shot.
Hofstader misses with a knee strike.
Hofstader tries to land a knee to the head but Gammad blocks with his arms.
Hofstader with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Hofstader letting Gammad take a breather here.
Hofstader misses with an elbow strike.
Hofstader tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Gammad avoids it.

Gammad breaks from the clinch.
Leonard Hofstader is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hofstader doesn't manage to clinch there - Gammad circles away.
Hofstader tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hofstader tries to clinch up

and Gammad counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Hofstader!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gammad trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Gammad controlling the pace for now.
Gammad tries to control but Hofstader wriggling away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Fabian Gammad dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! And we move into the final round!

Hofstader tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and Gammad counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Gammad stalling the fight.
Gammad throws a knee to the head but misses.
Hofstader looking to throw knees to the head but Gammad is blocking nicely.
Gammad avoiding damage as Hofstader throws knees to the body.
Hofstader misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Gammad.
Hofstader misses with a knee to the head.
Hofstader missing with knees to the body.
Hofstader using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Gammad has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Gammad manages to break the clinch.
Gammad looks for a takedown but Hofstader sprawls well.
Gammad fails with the takedown.
Hofstader wants to clinch

and Gammad counters by moving into the clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hofstader with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Hofstader tries a knee to the head but Gammad blocks it.
Hofstader tries to land a knee to the head but Gammad blocks with his arms.
Hofstader throws a knee to the head but misses.
Hofstader with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Hofstader tries a knee to the head but Gammad blocks it.
Gammad lands an elbow that stopped Hofstader in his tracks for a moment.
Hofstader tries to land knees in the clinch but Gammad avoids the damage to the body.
Gammad blocks an elbow strike from Hofstader.
Hofstader misses with a knee to the head.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Gammad tries to land knees in the clinch but Hofstader avoids the damage to the body.
Hofstader putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Gammad in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Hofstader throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Hofstader tries a knee to the head but he's missed.

Gammad breaks the clinch.
Gammad throws a right hand that Hofstader ducks under and follows up with a left that Hofstader also avoids with ease.
Hofstader tries to clinch

and Gammad moves into the clinch.
Hofstader tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Hofstader with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Gammad avoids the elbow strike from Hofstader, against the cage.
Gammad lands with a short shot to the head.
Hofstader tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Gammad avoids it.
Hofstader looking to throw knees to the head but Gammad is blocking nicely.
Hofstader tries to land a knee to the head but Gammad blocks with his arms.
Hofstader tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Hofstader takes an elbow to the temple.
Gammad on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Leonard Hofstader has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hofstader throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Gammad blocks it with crossed arms.
Hofstader tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Gammad misses with a knee strike.
Hofstader misses with a knee strike.
Hofstader takes an elbow to the forehead.
Hofstader with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Gammad managing to block the knees to the body from Hofstader.
Gammad managing to block the knees to the body from Hofstader.
Gammad avoids the elbow strike from Hofstader, against the cage.
Hofstader misses with a knee strike.
Hofstader throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Gammad blocks it with crossed arms.
Hofstader misses with a knee to the head.
Hofstader looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Hofstader with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Gammad throws a knee to the head but misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Hofstader looking to throw knees to the head but Gammad is blocking nicely.
Hofstader tries to land knees in the clinch but Gammad avoids the damage to the body.
Hofstader using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Gammad has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

Gammad breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hofstader tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Gammad counters by moving into the clinch.
Hofstader misses with a knee strike.
Hofstader with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Hofstader with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Hofstader with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Gammad dodges an elbow strike from Hofstader.
Gammad doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Hofstader with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Hofstader misses with a knee strike.
Fabian Gammad is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Hofstader tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Gammad scores with an uppercut up the middle.

And that's the end of the fight!
Fabian Gammad showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Gammad has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 30:27
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Fabian Gammad!