PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ryan Hoffman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rory Kincade (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Hoffman
vs
Kincade

180 cm
24
165 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

162 cm
21
144 lbs
7 - 3 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Cuts easily

BJJ Purple Belt
Great elbows
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ryan Hoffman!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Rory Kincade!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kincade is looking to chop away at Hoffman's legs.

Kincade moves into the clinch.
Kincade pushes off an throws an elbow but Hoffman leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Kincade lands a body punch in the clinch.
Hoffman has had enough of the clinch but Kincade keeps him there for the moment.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Kincade throws a knee to the head but misses.
Hoffman blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Hoffman managing to block the knees to the body from Kincade.
Hoffman has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Kincade after a bit of a struggle.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kincade throws an elbow that misses.
Kincade has Hoffman pressed against the cage.
Hoffman tries for a takedown but Kincade manages to get underhooks.
Kincade is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hoffman is defending well for now.
Kincade has a couple of punches blocked by Hoffman.
Hoffman on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hoffman is trying to drag Kincade to the mat but Kincade just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ryan Hoffman. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kincade tries to land knees in the clinch but Hoffman avoids the damage to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Hoffman is working for takedown but Kincade is calmly controlling the position for now.
Kincade taking a breather.
Kincade scores a nice knee to the body.
Kincade missing with knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Kincade.
Kincade has Hoffman pressed against the cage, preventing Hoffman from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Kincade is struggling to control the position.
Kincade misses with some punches.
Kincade missing with knees to the body.
Hoffman avoids the elbow strike from Kincade, against the cage.
Hoffman can't get the takedown.
Hoffman avoiding damage as Kincade throws knees to the body.
Hoffman on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kincade with an attempt at a knee that misses.
With the fighters up against the cage, Kincade throws an elbow but misses.
Kincade gets underhooks to prevent Hoffman's takedown attempt.
Kincade stalling.
Kincade prevents the takedown attempt.
Kincade lands an elbow just above Hoffman 's eye.

It looks like Ryan Hoffman has been cut.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Kincade scores with a shoulder strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rory Kincade dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ryan Hoffman'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.

Hoffman has his takedown stuffed
and Kincade makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Kincade throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hoffman looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Kincade looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Kincade connects with an inside leg kick.
Kincade motions for Hoffman to come forward. Kincade throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A decent looking cross lands there for Kincade.
Hoffman throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Hoffman shoots for a takedown but Kincade saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ryan Hoffman. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Kincade.
Hoffman misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
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.

Kincade takes the fight into the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Kincade.
Hoffman managing to block the knees to the body from Kincade.
Kincade goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hoffman is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Kincade is defending well.
Kincade tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hoffman avoids it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kincade can't find room to land a body shot as Hoffman controls the action.
Kincade dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Kincade is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Hoffman blocks an elbow strike from Kincade.
Kincade throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Kincade lands with a short shot to the head.
Hoffman goes for a takedown attempt but Kincade pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Hoffman lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kincade lands a body shot.
Kincade fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hoffman manages to avoid it.
Hoffman fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Kincade throws a shot from downtown. Hoffman moves away and avoids it.
Kincade defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Hoffman.
Kincade tries to score with a low kick but Hoffman moves his leg out of the way.
Hoffman tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Rory Kincade is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A head kick misses from Hoffman.
Hoffman shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Kincade counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hoffman fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
The fighters circle momentarily. Kincade darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Hoffman tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kincade scores with a leg kick.
Kincade lands a nice leg kick that just misses Hoffman's sensitive parts.
Kincade tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kincade jabs Hoffman right on the nose. Hoffman blinks but takes it well.
Some bone on bone action there as Hoffman checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hoffman takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
The fighters circle momentarily. Kincade darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rory Kincade showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Ryan Hoffman's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Hoffman misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hoffman shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Kincade defends it nicely.
Kincade tries to clinch up.
Rory Kincade seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kincade lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.

Hoffman tries to keep at a distance but Kincade has taken the fight into the clinch.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Hoffman. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Hoffman is looking to take this one to the mat.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hoffman drops down looking for an ankle pick but Kincade pulls his leg out and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ryan Hoffman. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hoffman swats away the attempt to clinch by Kincade.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kincade buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Kincade looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Kincade feints and then cracks Hoffman's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Hoffman down.
Kincade lands a nice looking kick to the body. Hoffman takes a step back to recover.
A shot to the liver by Kincade. Beautiful body shot.
Kincade scores with a kick to the midsection.
Kincade has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A leg kick checked by Hoffman.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Hoffman.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Kincade lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
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!
Hoffman takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?

Kincade moves into range and clinches up with Hoffman.
Kincade with a knee to the head.
Kincade stalls.
Kincade connects with a knee to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hoffman looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Knees to the body from Kincade.
Kincade stops a takedown attempt from Hoffman.
Kincade lands with a light punch inside.
Hoffman tries for a takedown. No joy.
Kincade tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hoffman avoids it.
Hoffman looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Kincade lands a nice elbow.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A right handed body shot lands from Kincade.
Still in the clinch, Kincade scores with a nice short uppercut.
Kincade utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Hoffman is trying to drag Kincade to the mat but Kincade just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Kincade tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hoffman avoids it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kincade tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Kincade is struggling to control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rory Kincade really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ryan Hoffman's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Hoffman tries for a takedown but Kincade circles away easily
and Kincade counters with a good low kick that Hoffman was not able to check.
Kincade wants to land a leg kick but Hoffman is out of range.
Kincade lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Nice sprawl there from Kincade as Hoffman shoots in.
Kincade tries to close the distance and clinch but Hoffman swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kincade connects with an inside leg kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Kincade.
Kincade lands with a thumping leg kick.
Hoffman keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Kincade throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kincade wants to slow Hoffman down by chopping away at his legs.
Kincade throws a quick inside leg kick.
Kincade is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Hoffman rather than just go for the knockout.
Kincade connects with an inside leg kick.
A good leg kick by Kincade.
Kincade buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Kincade lands a slapping body shot.
Kincade connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Kincade lands with a nice body kick.
Kincade thumps Hoffman with a low kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A solid leg kick lands there for Kincade.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kincade lands a head shot.
Hoffman will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Kincade lands a leg kick that knocks Hoffman off balance momentarily.
Kincade sizes up Hoffman with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Kincade keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Hoffman takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Kincade moves in looking to clinch but Hoffman pushes him off.
Kincade throws a wild body kick that Hoffman sees coming a mile off.
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.
Kincade throws a leg kick which misses Hoffman's front leg but catches the back leg as Hoffman tries to avoid it.
Kincade slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice takedown defense from Kincade. No joy for Hoffman on that attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ryan Hoffman. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kincade scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Kincade, right into the meat.
Kincade wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
A good leg kick by Kincade.
Kincade wants to slow Hoffman down by chopping away at his legs.
Kincade tries to clinch but Hoffman is having none of it.
Kincade lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Hoffman tries for a takedown but Kincade circles away easily
and Kincade counters with a nice low kick that buckles Hoffman's knee momentarily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kincade connects with a leg kick. Hoffman looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kincade tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Hoffman is able to avoid easily.
Hoffman fails with the takedown
and Kincade counters with a leg kick.
Kincade throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Kincade lands with a shot to the body.

Kincade gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A hook to the body from Kincade.
Kincade lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Kincade lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rory Kincade dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Ryan Hoffman's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

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.
Kincade throws a body kick that misses.
Kincade feints and then cracks Hoffman's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Hoffman down.

Kincade rushes Hoffman and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Kincade tries to land knees in the clinch but Hoffman avoids the damage to the body.
Kincade lands a shot to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Kincade.
Nice elbow from Kincade.
Hoffman takes a knee to the side of the body.
Nice elbow from Kincade.

Ryan Hoffman's cut is getting worse.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hoffman is working for takedown but Kincade is calmly controlling the position for now.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Kincade misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kincade avoiding damage.
Kincade lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Hoffman drops down looking for an ankle pick but Kincade pulls his leg out and moves away.
Rory Kincade is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hoffman misses with a takedown
and Kincade counters with an outside leg kick.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ryan Hoffman. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hoffman tries for a takedown but Kincade circles away easily
and Kincade counters with a three punch combo that has Hoffman backing up. Hoffman nods at Kincade to acknowledge the strikes.
A clash of legs there as Hoffman blocks the low kick.
Kincade tries to clinch there but Hoffman circles away.
Kincade stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Kincade wants it to stay on the feet.
Kincade misses with a low kick.

Hoffman fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Kincade to the ground. Hoffman is now in Kincade's guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Hoffman won't allow Kincade to sweep him here.
Hoffman stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Kincade swivels though and keeps the full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kincade working a defensive guard here.
Kincade wants to sweep here but Hoffman controlling him for the moment.
Kincade is adopting a defensive guard.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Rory Kincade wasn't active enough on the ground.

Kincade darts in and clinches Hoffman up against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hoffman is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Kincade gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Kincade lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Hoffman tries for a takedown but Kincade manages to get underhooks.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hoffman drops down looking for an ankle pick but Kincade pulls his leg out and moves away.

And that's the end of the fight!
Rory Kincade comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Kincade winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.

Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight for Rory Kincade!
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight for Rory Kincade!
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight for Rory Kincade!

Rory Kincade wins by unanimous decision!
Rory Kincade is the new welterweight champion!
A victorious Rory Kincade thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.