PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gunnar Hoffman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fredrik Nietzsche (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nietzsche has chosen "Haunted" by Disturbed as his entrance music. 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
Nietzsche

185 cm
22
230 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

195 cm
23
275 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
KO power

Powerful takedowns
Brawler
Granite chin

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, Gunnar Hoffman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Fredrik Nietzsche!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Anni Minnemäki and Tarja Halkonen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nietzsche tries to close the distance and clinch but Hoffman swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Nietzsche drives through with a takedown into guard.
Hoffman wants to get back to his feet but Nietzsche is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Nietzsche trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Nietzsche with a flurry of punches that miss.
Nietzsche working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Nietzsche trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Hoffman being controlled here, momentarily.
Nietzsche postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Nietzsche postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Nietzsche has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Hoffman throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nietzsche fails in his attempt to clinch.
Nietzsche tries to close the distance and clinch but Hoffman swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Nietzsche thumps Hoffman with a low kick.
Hoffman with a nice cross.

It looks like Fredrik Nietzsche has been cut.
Nietzsche tries to clinch up.
Hoffman throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Nietzsche.

Hoffman gets caught flat footed, as Nietzsche shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Nietzsche in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Nietzsche is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nietzsche looking to sit in guard and control but Hoffman gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Hoffman tries to stand but Nietzsche is controlling from the bottom.
Nietzsche looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nietzsche is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Hoffman is fighting to break Nietzsche's control of his arms but Nietzsche is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Hoffman preventing the sweep.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Nietzsche can do anything to dispel that myth.
Hoffman wants to stand but Nietzsche is controlling his posture from full guard.
Nietzsche looking for a sweep. Not yet Nietzsche, not yet.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Nietzsche tries to clinch up.
Nietzsche showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hoffman.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Nietzsche is defended easily by Hoffman.
Hoffman missing with a left hand there. Nietzsche was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nietzsche tries to clinch there but Hoffman circles away.
Hoffman keeps the fight on the outside.
Gunnar Hoffman is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hoffman misses with a series of wild punches.
Hoffman keeps the fight on the outside.
Nietzsche tries to clinch up but Hoffman circles away and keeps his distance.
Nietzsche is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hoffman fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Nietzsche tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Nietzsche wants to clinch up but Hoffman keeps it at a distance.
Nietzsche fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Hoffman avoids it really well and circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Nietzsche looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Nietzsche tries to clinch up but Hoffman circles away and keeps his distance.
Nietzsche tries to clinch up.
Nietzsche getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Nietzsche looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Gunnar Hoffman has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Fredrik Nietzsche.
Nietzsche wants to clinch.
Hoffman swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Nietzsche fails in his attempt to clinch.
Nietzsche showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hoffman.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Fredrik Nietzsche dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Fredrik Nietzsche's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Nietzsche tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hoffman paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Nietzsche tries to close the distance and clinch but Hoffman swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Nietzsche tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hoffman paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Nietzsche throws a combination that misses
and Hoffman counters with a lovely straight right hand!

Nietzsche fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Hoffman sprawls well initially but Nietzsche persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Hoffman wants to get back to his feet.
Nietzsche missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Hoffman wants to get back to his feet.
Nietzsche trying to pass the guard but Hoffman defending well.
Nietzsche lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nietzsche not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Hoffman keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Nietzsche trying to control the pace.
Nietzsche trying to control from half guard but Hoffman is working away.
Nietzsche seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nietzsche trying to control from half guard but Hoffman is working away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Nietzsche thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Nietzsche wants to take a breather but Hoffman is having none of it.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Hoffman misses with a double jab.
Nietzsche slips under a jab from Hoffman.
Fredrik Nietzsche seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hoffman stuffs the takedown.
Hoffman will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Nietzsche is looking to clinch.
Hoffman stuffs the takedown.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nietzsche fails in his attempt to clinch.
Nietzsche is looking to clinch.
Horrible takedown by Nietzsche or perhaps it was just good defense by Hoffman which made him look bad.
Gunnar Hoffman has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Fredrik Nietzsche.
Nietzsche is breathing heavily.
Hoffman throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Nietzsche.
Nietzsche moves in looking to clinch but Hoffman pushes him off.
Nietzsche throws a body punch but Hoffman moves out of range.
Nietzsche tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Nietzsche shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Hoffman as he avoids it easily.
Nietzsche shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Hoffman as he jumps to the side.
Nietzsche shoots in for a takedown but Hoffman shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Hoffman avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

That's four 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.
Hoffman listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Hoffman cracks Nietzsche with a right hand to the side of the head.
Gunnar Hoffman is winning the standup battle so far.
Nietzsche fails with an attempt to clinch.

Hoffman catches Nietzsche napping and connects with a big right hand that sends Nietzsche to the canvas!
Hoffman tries to stand but Nietzsche is controlling from the bottom.
Nietzsche looking to hit a scissor sweep but Hoffman is one step ahead there.
Nietzsche not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hoffman is looking to stand up but Nietzsche won't let him.

Hoffman gets to his feet - Nietzsche follows without any prompting.
Hoffman throws a nice looking combination but Nietzsche bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Hoffman throws a right hand that Nietzsche ducks under and follows up with a left that Nietzsche also avoids with ease.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gunnar Hoffman dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Fredrik Nietzsche's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Nietzsche tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hoffman paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Nietzsche shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Hoffman is trying to defend but Nietzsche finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Nietzsche not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Nietzsche sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Hoffman defending well though.
Hoffman blocking the ground and pound attempt from Nietzsche.
Nietzsche lands strikes from half guard.
Nietzsche missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Nietzsche thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Hoffman's head.
Nietzsche takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Hoffman blocking the ground and pound attempt from Nietzsche.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nietzsche missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Nietzsche not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Nietzsche is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Nietzsche thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Hoffman's head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nietzsche looks to land a strike but Hoffman avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Nietzsche trying to control but Hoffman is working from the bottom.
Hoffman is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Nietzsche is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Hoffman here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Nietzsche thows a big elbow that misses.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Nietzsche doesn't manage to clinch there - Hoffman circles away.
Nietzsche moves in looking to clinch but Hoffman pushes him off.
Nietzsche sizes up Hoffman with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Hoffman swats away the attempt to clinch by Nietzsche.
Nietzsche fails miserably with a takedown attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hoffman scores with a nice strike.

That has opened up Fredrik Nietzsche's cut even more.
Nietzsche moves in looking to clinch but Hoffman pushes him off.
Nietzsche wants to clinch but Hoffman slips to the side
and Hoffman counters with a two punch combo.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hoffman misses with a two punch combination.
Gunnar Hoffman is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nietzsche is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Nietzsche shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Hoffman pinned against the cage. Hoffman gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Nietzsche tries to clinch up but Hoffman circles away and keeps his distance.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nietzsche throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Hoffman's waist but Hoffman gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Nietzsche off to one side.
Gunnar Hoffman has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Fredrik Nietzsche.
Nietzsche tries to clinch
and Hoffman counters with a two punch combo.
Nietzsche tries to move into range but Hoffman moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Hoffman throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Nietzsche wants to clinch up but Hoffman keeps it at a distance.
Nietzsche wants to clinch
and Hoffman counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Fredrik Nietzsche has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
No luck with that takedown attempt from Nietzsche.
Hoffman throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Nietzsche on the side of the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hoffman swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Nietzsche wants to clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
Gunnar Hoffman showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Hoffman has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Marco Blurström scores the fight for Gunnar Hoffman!
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight for Gunnar Hoffman!
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight for Gunnar Hoffman!

Gunnar Hoffman wins by unanimous decision!