PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Butch Hoffman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joe Doe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hoffman comes to the cage accompanied by Judas Priest - Painkiller. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Hoffman
vs
Doe

203 cm
22
245 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

200 cm
20
250 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Butch Hoffman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Joe Doe!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Alyssa Summers and John Kavanagh.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Hoffman darts in and clinches Doe up against the cage.
Hoffman misses with a body punch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Doe.
Doe swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Doe lands a body shot.
Doe scores with a shoulder strike.
Hoffman tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Doe's elbow.
Hoffman tries to throw a body punch but Doe avoids it by throwing Hoffman back against the cage.
Doe misses with a punch to the body.
Hoffman gets through Doe's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Doe lands with a short shot to the head.
Hoffman trying to land knees to the body.
Hoffman working aggressively here.
Hoffman looking for a takedown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hoffman swings wildly with an uppercut but Doe uses good head movement to avoid it.
Doe lands a body shot in the clinch.
Doe scores with a nice hook to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Hoffman fails to land.
Doe lands a left hand that snaps the head of Hoffman backwards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Doe avoiding damage as Hoffman throws knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Hoffman fails to land.
Hoffman swings wildly with an uppercut but Doe uses good head movement to avoid it.
Doe scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Doe misses with a short punch on the inside.
Doe fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hoffman blocks an uppercut.
Doe misses with the head strike.
Hoffman takes a shot to the head.
Hoffman goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A short right from Hoffman on the inside.
Doe misses with a hook from the clinch.
Doe scores with a shot to the side of Hoffman's head.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Hoffman lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Hoffman stalls.
Hoffman misses with some punches.
Doe working aggressively here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Doe blocking some punches.
Doe misses with a hook to the ribs.
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!
Doe blocking some punches.
Hoffman lands a right hand that snaps the head of Doe backwards.
Hoffman stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Hoffman lands a body punch.
A short right from Hoffman on the inside.

It looks like Joe Doe has been cut.
Doe prevents a body shot from Hoffman.
Hoffman throws a punch but it's blocked by Doe.
Doe managing to block the knees to the body from Hoffman.
Hoffman working aggressively here.
Doe throws a knee to the head but misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hoffman.
Doe has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Hoffman seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Doe can turn it around.
Hoffman tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hoffman trying to land knees to the body.
Doe lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Hoffman backwards.
Hoffman swings away with an uppercut that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hoffman tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hoffman lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Doe tries to work over Hoffman's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A head punch on the inside from Hoffman fails to land.
Hoffman tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Doe's elbow.
Hoffman trying to land knees to the body.

Doe's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Doe lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Hoffman misses the target.
A jab from Doe misses.
Hoffman misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Hoffman takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hoffman misses with a body kick.
Hoffman lands with a straight right. Doe didn't see that one coming.
Doe looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A head kick misses from Doe.
Hoffman tries to clinch but Doe is having none of it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Doe! But no joy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hoffman wants to clinch.
Doe is looking to score with low kicks.
Doe moves out of range of the body kick from Hoffman.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Doe throws the kick towards the body but Hoffman avoids it.
Butch Hoffman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hoffman misses with a body kick.
Doe takes a body punch but keeps moving.
A head kick misses from Hoffman.
Doe moves out of range as Hoffman strikes.
Hoffman lands a leg kick that knocks Doe off balance momentarily.

Hoffman darts in and clinches Doe up against the cage.
Hoffman throws a punch but it's blocked by Doe.
Hoffman blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hoffman lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Doe backwards.
Hoffman tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Doe's elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Butch Hoffman will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Joe Doe's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Hoffman uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Doe.
Hoffman slips a jab from Doe.
Doe blocks the body kick.
Doe punishes Hoffman's body with a nice straight punch.
Joe Doe seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Doe closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Hoffman ducks under a wild hook from Doe.
Hoffman looks to land a body kick but Doe moved away.
A nice leg kick lands there from Doe.
Doe throws a sloppy body shot
and Hoffman counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Hoffman lands an uppercut out of nowhere! Doe falls backwards - clearly groggy! Hoffman dives in and finishes the fight with more strikes for a TKO finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:40 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Butch Hoffman!
A very excited looking Butch Hoffman rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.