PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Luguentz Hoffman (ranked 24705 p4p, 4010 weight class) and Moguls Rosales (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Hoffman
vs
Rosales

169 cm
21
150
0 - 5 - 0

175 cm
25
160
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Luguentz Hoffman !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Moguls Rosales!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Shigeki Sano and Tatsuya Matsuyama.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hoffman wants to clinch up but Rosales keeps it at a distance.
Rosales displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Hoffman .

Rosales shoots in and bounces Hoffman off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Rosales wants to stand but Hoffman is controlling his posture from full guard.
Rosales controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Hoffman escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Rosales gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Hoffman is breathing heavily.
Hoffman working a defensive guard here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rosales engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Hoffman looking for a sweep. Not yet Hoffman , not yet.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.

Rosales decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Hoffman , up you get!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.

Rosales shoots in and gets a takedown into Hoffman 's guard.
Rosales lands a couple of elbows.

Rosales stands up from guard. Let's bang!

Rosales shoots in and bounces Hoffman off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.

Rosales postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Hoffman is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Rosales, into his guard.

Rosales looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Rosales 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.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hoffman wants to get up but he can't break Rosales's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.

Rosales manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Jab by Rosales.

Rosales fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Hoffman , pushing him back against the cage.

The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Rosales jumps into guard, dragging Hoffman to the mat.
Rosales tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Hoffman is fighting to break Rosales's control of his arms but Rosales is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Rosales looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Rosales is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Hoffman is aware though and is defending well.
Hoffman advances position into side control!
Rosales holding on.
Rosales manages to work his way to half guard, despite Hoffman 's best efforts.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hoffman wants to control but Rosales is keeping him busy.
Rosales trying to control here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Moguls Rosales dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Rosales moves into the clinch.

Hoffman breaks from the clinch.

Rosales forces Hoffman back against the cage and clinches.

Hoffman jumps guard and drags Rosales to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.

Rosales gets to his feet. Hoffman looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!

Rosales closes the distance and clinches.
Rosales has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Hoffman is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Rosales 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.
Rosales has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Rosales preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Hoffman trying to control but Rosales is working from the bottom.
Rosales wants to sweep but no luck.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rosales lands an upkick as Hoffman stands over him.

Rosales pushes Hoffman off and gets back to his feet.
Luguentz Hoffman is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Rosales misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hoffman .
Hoffman blocks a head kick by Rosales.
Horrible takedown attempt by Hoffman or perhaps it was just good defense by Rosales, which made it look bad.
Rosales goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Hoffman changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.

Rosales drives through with a takedown into guard.
Rosales controls from within his opponent's guard.
Moguls Rosales has got the better of the ground game so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Hoffman escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Rosales gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rosales showing good wrestling skills to control the position.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Rosales misses with a two punch combination.
Hoffman ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rosales moves away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.

Rosales feints and as Hoffman raises his hands in defense, Rosales changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Rosales must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Rosales landing with the ground and pound.
Rosales passes Hoffman 's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Rosales lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.

Rosales is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Hoffman sees it coming and defends easily.
Hoffman tries to kick Rosales off but Rosales keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Hoffman is defending against the submission attempts here by Rosales.

Rosales is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Hoffman has managed to free his arm - good work.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Moguls Rosales showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Hoffman tries to score a power double leg takedown but Rosales sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Hoffman somewhat.
Rosales is looking for the big counter here.

Rosales closes the distance and clinches.
Hoffman wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Rosales has him pressed against the cage.
Hoffman jumps guard but Rosales turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rosales will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Hoffman up against the cage.
Rosales looking for a takedown.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Rosales has hold of one of Hoffman 's legs. Hoffman is fighting the takedown attempt but Rosales gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Rosales wants to control from the top but Hoffman keeps moving.
Rosales postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Hoffman looking to control.

Rosales decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Hoffman , up you get!

Excellent takedown into side control there by Rosales.
Rosales wants to control but Hoffman is keeping him busy.
Rosales content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Rosales decides to stand up, so the ref orders Hoffman to his feet.
Hoffman checks the leg kick nicely there.
Hoffman was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Rosales avoids the head kick by Hoffman .

Hoffman gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rosales is stalling in the full guard.
Rosales is pushing down on Hoffman 's leg trying to pass to half guard. Hoffman is fighting to maintain full guard but Rosales has managed to sneak the leg through.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

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

Rosales closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Hoffman to the mat! Hoffman manages to get full guard.
Hoffman is trying to keep Rosales in close.

Rosales stands up from guard. Let's bang!

Hoffman gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Rosales to score an easy takedown into full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hoffman keeping full guard, as Rosales tries to pass.

Rosales stands up and waves to Hoffman to follow him.

Rosales drives through and clinches with Hoffman against the cage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hoffman misses with an elbow strike.
Luguentz Hoffman has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Moguls Rosales is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Rosales dodges an elbow strike from Hoffman .

And that's the end of the fight!
Moguls Rosales comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Rosales has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 27:30
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 27:30
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Moguls Rosales!