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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jefferey Hoffman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jesper Johnsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jefferey Hoffman is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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215 cm
18
150 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
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185 cm
19
150 lbs
0 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Tends to cut |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Jefferey Hoffman! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Jesper Johnsson! The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Daniel Bishop and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Johnsson misses with a takedown and Hoffman counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Johnsson! Hoffman content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though. Johnsson is trying to improve his position. Hoffman in side control, throwing shots but Johnsson defends. Hoffman working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it. Hoffman really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape. Hoffman is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Johnsson is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
That's one minute gone in the round. Johnsson tries to get back to half guard but can't. Hoffman decides to stand back up. Hoffman steps back and let's Johnsson get back to his feet. Johnsson fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt. Johnsson darts in looking for a takedown but Hoffman gets double underhooks and turns Johnsson into the cage. Jefferey Hoffman has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jesper Johnsson. Hoffman can't break the clinch.
Johnsson jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Hoffman walks away with a smile on his face. Johnsson gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Johnsson shoots in looking for a takedown. Hoffman tries to sprawl out of it but Johnsson keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Hoffman manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing. Johnsson shoots in and drives through. Hoffman sprawls well. Johnsson shoots in looking for a takedown. Hoffman tries to sprawl out of it but Johnsson keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Hoffman manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing. Johnsson looks winded! Johnsson looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily. Hoffman clinches up with Johnsson and pushes him back against the cage. Hoffman tries to circle away but Johnsson has him pinned against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Hoffman is pressed up against the cage. Johnsson has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Hoffman down to the mat. Hoffman avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance. Johnsson tries for a takedown but Hoffman circles away easily and Hoffman counters with a two punch combo. Hoffman rushes Johnsson and presses him up against the cage. Hoffman is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage. Hoffman has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate. Come on Hoffman - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Johnsson tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Hoffman just stands there and leans against the cage. Hoffman throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Johnsson tries to stall but Hoffman uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Hoffman throws a knee to the head but misses.
Johnsson tries to break free but Hoffman pushes him back against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Johnsson is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Hoffman gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt. Hoffman is looking to break free of the clinch but Johnsson has double underhooks. Johnsson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hoffman lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Johnsson circles away quickly and effectively. Hoffman has a takedown stuffed. Johnsson gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Hoffman to score an easy takedown into full guard. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Hoffman showing good wrestling skills to control the position. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Hoffman working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jefferey Hoffman 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.
Johnsson throws a leg kick but Hoffman sees it coming and checks it nicely. Johnsson gets in close and instigates a clinch. Johnsson has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Hoffman uses from the top position. Hoffman wants to control from the top but Johnsson keeps moving. Johnsson doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Johnsson really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Hoffman. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out. The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult. Hoffman lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard. Johnsson looking to control.
Johnsson trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from! Hoffman prevents Johnsson from getting back to his feet. Johnsson keeping moving, preventing Hoffman from controlling successfully. Hoffman loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's one minute gone in the round. Hoffman scoring with some ground and pound. Hoffman wants to stand but Johnsson has a closed guard, so he can't escape. Johnsson throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Hoffman distracts Johnsson with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm. Johnsson controlling the position. Hoffman wants to control from the top but Johnsson keeps moving. Hoffman lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Hoffman trying to control the position from guard on top but Johnsson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Jefferey Hoffman just wasn't active enough. Hoffman gets the takedown into side control. Hoffman in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time. Jefferey Hoffman overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far. Johnsson tries to improve position but can't. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! An elbow from Hoffman crashes against the mat.
Hoffman lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Johnsson down.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Hoffman is chipping away with strikes.
Johnsson is breathing heavily. Hoffman tries to land with some ground and pound but misses. Johnsson defending against the ground and pound. Hoffman scoring with punches and elbows. You can see the frustration on Johnsson's face, being in this tough position on the bottom. Hoffman scores with a couple of short elbows. Johnsson is not content to let Hoffman control the position. Hoffman is working Johnsson over with some ground and pound from side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Hoffman wants to lay and pray for a moment but Johnsson keeps working. Hoffman decides to stand back up. Johnsson tries to clinch up and Hoffman counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work. Johnsson fails miserably with a takedown attempt. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. A jab lands there for Johnsson. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jefferey Hoffman dominated that second round. Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Hoffman shoots in and drives through. Johnsson sprawls well. 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. Johnsson throws a jab when Hoffman was well out of range. Johnsson fails with a takedown attempt. Johnsson doesn't manage to clinch there - Hoffman circles away.
Johnsson misses with a double jab.
Hoffman fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt. Johnsson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hoffman swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's one minute gone in the round. Hoffman gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here. With the two fighters working up against the cage, Hoffman just misses with a elbow thrown towards Johnsson's brow. Hoffman looking to slow down the pace here. Hoffman wants to get back to striking at distance but Johnsson won't allow it.
Hoffman manages to break the clinch.
Johnsson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Jesper Johnsson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Johnsson shoots in looking for a takedown. Hoffman tries to sprawl out of it but Johnsson keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Hoffman manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing. Jefferey Hoffman is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. Nice sprawl there from Johnsson as Hoffman shoots in. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jefferey Hoffman. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Johnsson lands a jab to Hoffman's midsection. No luck for Hoffman with that takedown attempt. Both fighters are breathing heavily. Johnsson is looking to take this fight into the clinch. Johnsson darts in looking for a takedown but Hoffman gets double underhooks and turns Johnsson into the cage. Johnsson being controlled against the cage. Johnsson tries to pull guard but Hoffman forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round. A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors. Johnsson breaks the clinch.
Hoffman avoids the head kick by Johnsson.
Johnsson shoots in looking for a takedown. Hoffman tries to sprawl out of it but Johnsson keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Hoffman manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing. Hoffman is looking to clinch but Johnsson is avoiding it.
Johnsson looks for the body kick but Hoffman saw that one coming. Johnsson is looking to clinch but Hoffman is avoiding it.
Johnsson closes this distance looking for a takedown but Hoffman circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Hoffman shoots in looking for a takedown but Johnsson manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Hoffman's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away. Hoffman closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Johnsson quickly recovers to half guard. Still in half guard, Hoffman seems content to control. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Hoffman is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound. Hoffman throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man. Hoffman trying to control the pace.
And that's the end of the fight! Jefferey Hoffman showed his dominance in that final round. Well I reckon that's a shut out for Hoffman, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 James Atkins scores the fight 30:27 Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 30:27 Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jefferey Hoffman!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
42% |
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