PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jager Hoffman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Justino Cordobes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hoffman kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Sharpshooter by Motorhead. Justino Cordobes has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Hoffman
vs
Cordobes

165 cm
25
138 lbs
7 - 4 - 0

190 cm
20
144 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Powerful

Hell's Balls Recovery

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jager Hoffman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Justino Cordobes!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Radbod Blank and Saam Ante.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hoffman tries to close the distance and clinch but Cordobes swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hoffman tries to clinch but Cordobes is having none of it.
Cordobes swats away the attempt to clinch by Hoffman.
Cordobes buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Hoffman is looking to clinch but Cordobes is avoiding it.
Cordobes is looking to land body kicks.

Hoffman forces Cordobes back against the cage and clinches.
Cordobes wants to break the clinch but can't.
Cordobes is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hoffman is defending well for now.
Cordobes tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Hoffman avoiding damage as Cordobes throws knees to the body.

Hoffman pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hoffman takes a kick to the side of the head.
Hoffman tries to clinch up.
Cordobes tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Hoffman is able to avoid easily.

Cordobes closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Cordobes trying to land knees to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cordobes takes a knee right on the jaw!
Cordobes tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hoffman avoids it.
Hoffman is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Hoffman unloads a knee to the mid-section. Cordobes lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Hoffman looking to throw knees to the head but Cordobes is blocking nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cordobes misses with an elbow strike.
Hoffman misses with a knee to the head.
Cordobes is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.

Hoffman breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That kick from Cordobes tenderised Hoffman's leg. Hoffman is trying to keep his angry face on.
Cordobes tries to clinch there but Hoffman circles away.
Cordobes lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Cordobes misses with a double jab.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Cordobes fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Hoffman is out of range.
Justino Cordobes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cordobes lands a nice leg kick that just misses Hoffman's sensitive parts.
Hoffman tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Cordobes paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Cordobes wants to land a leg kick but Hoffman is out of range.
Cordobes keeps the fight on the outside.
Cordobes tries to clinch but Hoffman moves out of range.
Cordobes just misses with a punch to the body.
Cordobes listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Cordobes is looking to slow Hoffman down with leg kicks.
Cordobes tries to close the distance and clinch but Hoffman swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hoffman tries to clinch but Cordobes moves out of range.
Cordobes avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Cordobes throws a wild body kick that Hoffman sees coming a mile off.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Cordobes gets tackled into the cage by Hoffman. Hoffman maintains the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cordobes misses with a knee strike.
A knee to the head by Hoffman.
Hoffman digs a right hand underneath Cordobes's ribcage. Cordobes let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Hoffman throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Cordobes blocks it with crossed arms.

Hoffman escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Cordobes gets tackled into the cage by Hoffman. Hoffman maintains the clinch.
Hoffman tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Hoffman dodges an elbow strike from Cordobes.
Hoffman lands a knee to the head.
Hoffman with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Cordobes wants to break free but Hoffman has control.
Cordobes tries to break free but Hoffman pushes him back against the cage.
Cordobes is trying to break free.
Hoffman misses with a knee to the head.
Hoffman throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Cordobes blocks it with crossed arms.
Hoffman throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Cordobes blocks it with crossed arms.
Cordobes missing with knees to the body.
Hoffman misses with a knee to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hoffman has Cordobes pressed against the cage, preventing Cordobes from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Hoffman with a knee to the head.
Hoffman blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Hoffman throws a knee to the head but misses.
Cordobes looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Cordobes misses with an elbow strike.
Cordobes throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Hoffman blocks it with crossed arms.
Cordobes with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Hoffman using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Hoffman blocks an elbow strike.
Cordobes is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Hoffman looking to throw knees to the head but Cordobes is blocking nicely.
Cordobes tries to break free but Hoffman pushes him back against the cage.
Hoffman with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Hoffman tries a knee to the head but Cordobes blocks it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hoffman with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Cordobes throws a knee to the head but misses.
Cordobes misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hoffman.
Hoffman tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Hoffman avoiding damage as Cordobes throws knees to the body.
Hoffman landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Hoffman content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Cordobes managing to block the knees to the body from Hoffman.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hoffman lands a knee to the body.
Cordobes tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hoffman avoids it.
Cordobes throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Hoffman blocks it with crossed arms.
Cordobes looks gassed!
Hoffman tries a knee to the head but Cordobes blocks it.
Cordobes avoiding damage as Hoffman throws knees to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cordobes is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Cordobes missing with knees to the body.
Hoffman is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
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 Jager Hoffman will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Cordobes tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hoffman paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Cordobes throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Hoffman circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hoffman fails in his attempt to clinch.
Cordobes lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Hoffman backs up against the cage.

Hoffman closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Cordobes wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Hoffman content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Hoffman lands a good knee to the midsection. Cordobes won't want to take too many of those.
Cordobes wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Hoffman misses with a knee strike.
Hoffman with a knee to the head.
Hoffman managing to block the knees to the body from Cordobes.
A knee to the head by Hoffman.

Hoffman breaks the clinch.

Hoffman moves into the clinch successfully.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cordobes taking a breather.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hoffman misses with a knee to the head.
Cordobes misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hoffman.
Hoffman tries a knee to the head but Cordobes blocks it.
Cordobes tries to land knees in the clinch but Hoffman avoids the damage to the body.
Cordobes avoiding damage as Hoffman throws knees to the body.
Hoffman tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Cordobes avoids it.
Cordobes tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Cordobes with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Hoffman with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
The referee calls for Cordobes to work.
Cordobes pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Cordobes trying to stall but Hoffman improves his position.
Hoffman with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.

Cordobes manages to break the clinch.
Cordobes throws a head kick that half lands.
Cordobes is breathing heavily.
Hoffman throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Cordobes.
Hoffman fails with an attempt to clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Cordobes tries to keep at a distance but Hoffman has taken the fight into the clinch.
Jager Hoffman has scored more points in the clinch so far.

Hoffman escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Justino Cordobes seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Cordobes is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hoffman.
Cordobes walks into a stiff left hand from Hoffman.
Jager Hoffman is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hoffman swats away the attempt to clinch by Cordobes.
Hoffman wants to clinch.
Cordobes moves in looking to clinch but Hoffman pushes him off.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hoffman is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hoffman stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Cordobes.
Cordobes pushes Hoffman away with a front kick.
Cordobes throws a right and a left that Hoffman avoids nicely.
Cordobes fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Hoffman on the side of the head.

Hoffman gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hoffman tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Hoffman managing to block the knees to the body from Cordobes.
Hoffman looking to stall.
Cordobes with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Hoffman using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Cordobes has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Cordobes misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hoffman.
Hoffman lands a knee to the head.
Hoffman has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Cordobes throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Hoffman blocks it with crossed arms.
Hoffman lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Hoffman avoiding damage as Cordobes throws knees to the body.
Hoffman landing knees to the head.
Hoffman misses with a knee strike.

Cordobes manages to break the clinch.
Cordobes lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Hoffman at a distance.
Cordobes lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Hoffman has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Cordobes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Cordobes moves into the clinch successfully.
Hoffman managing to block the knees to the body from Cordobes.
Hoffman dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Hoffman throws a knee to the head but misses.
Cordobes is looking to break free of the clinch but Hoffman has double underhooks.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hoffman tries a knee to the head but he's missed.

Hoffman's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Cordobes wants to clinch up but Hoffman keeps it at a distance.
Sloppy strikes from Hoffman. Those never looked like landing.
Hoffman takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hoffman looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hoffman wants to clinch up but Cordobes keeps it at a distance.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cordobes is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Cordobes scores with a head kick. Hoffman tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Justino Cordobes will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Hoffman fails with an attempt to clinch.
Cordobes avoids the head kick by Hoffman.
Hoffman tries to close the distance and clinch up but Cordobes swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Hoffman keeps the fight on the outside.
Cordobes throws a head kick but Hoffman moves out of range.

Hoffman has closed the distance and engaged Cordobes in a clinch.
Hoffman is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Hoffman seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
Cordobes looking to stall.

Cordobes breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hoffman moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Hoffman tries to clinch there but Cordobes circles away.
Cordobes tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Hoffman manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Hoffman tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Cordobes manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Hoffman goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.

Cordobes is rocked!

Hoffman darts in and clinches Cordobes up against the cage.
Cordobes is still on wobbly legs! Can Hoffman finish him?

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hoffman landing knees to the head.
Hoffman with a knee to the head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Cordobes tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hoffman avoids it.
A frustrated look appears on Cordobes's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Hoffman lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.

Hoffman breaks the clinch.
Hoffman circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hoffman connects with a jab and follows up with a big overhand right! Oh that's hurt Cordobes! He's out on his feet! Hoffman rushes in and drops Cordobes with another big right hand, forcing the referee to stop the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:14 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Jager Hoffman!