PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Elijah Hoffman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Booker McQuade (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McQuade has chosen Eyes of a Ranger as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Hoffman
vs
McQuade

175 cm
26
170 lbs
9 - 6 - 0

178 cm
23
165 lbs
8 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Great elbows
Good gas tank

Elite Canadian Threads

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Elijah Hoffman!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Booker McQuade!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Ian Loll and Alec Ball.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McQuade steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hoffman.
McQuade throws a head kick but Hoffman moves out of range.
Hoffman throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Hoffman dips to his left and cracks McQuade with an uppercut!
McQuade looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
McQuade lands with a nice body punch.
McQuade uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hoffman.
Hoffman shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with McQuade but McQuade pushes him off and we're back to square one.
McQuade throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
McQuade misses with a head kick.
McQuade connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Hoffman's hands.

McQuade drives through and clinches with Hoffman against the cage.
Hoffman is trying to break the clinch but McQuade is controlling him.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McQuade misses with an elbow over the top.
McQuade looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Hoffman wants to break the clinch but can't.
Hoffman takes an elbow to the temple.
Hoffman has had enough of the clinch but McQuade keeps him there for the moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.

McQuade breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - McQuade looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hoffman misses with a hook. McQuade ducked under it nicely.
McQuade scores with a crisp jab that stopped Hoffman in his tracks.
No joy there for McQuade, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
McQuade is looking to land body kicks.
McQuade looking to land some kicks to the body here.
McQuade scores with a jab.

Hoffman is rocked!
Hoffman bobbing and weaving nicely... He's ducked under a jab and ducks again but ooooooh! McQuade comes at him with an uppercut from hell! Hoffman falls to the canvas, unconscious! This one is all over! Oh man, looking at the replay that was right on the button! Hoffman was out before he hit the floor!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Booker McQuade!
Booker McQuade is the new lightweight champion!
Booker McQuade took to the mic in his post fight interview and said 'Thanks for keeping the belt warm for me, Your true champion is back people!'.