PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Elijah Hoffman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mr GoodKat (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Elijah Hoffman has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Hoffman
vs
GoodKat

175 cm
21
170 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

178 cm
20
160 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Determined

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 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Elijah Hoffman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mr GoodKat!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Franklyn Lucas and Steve Montenegro.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
GoodKat lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
GoodKat has a takedown stuffed.
GoodKat throws a jab but it's blocked by Hoffman.
Hoffman avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hoffman misses with a head kick.
Hoffman thows a left - swing and a miss!
A slow jab from Hoffman misses its intended target.

GoodKat scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.

GoodKat decides to return to a standing position.
Hoffman tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but GoodKat was well out of range. Poor timing from Hoffman.
Hoffman throws a right hand that misses
and GoodKat counters with a head kick. That will keep Hoffman thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
GoodKat shoots in looking for a takedown. Hoffman tries to sprawl out of it but GoodKat 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.
GoodKat displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hoffman throws out the jab.
Hoffman dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on GoodKat. That did some damage!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
GoodKat ducks under a wild hook from Hoffman.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hoffman swinging wildly here.
GoodKat throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Hoffman.
Hoffman throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hoffman takes a kick to the side of the head.
GoodKat takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.

GoodKat instigates a clinch.
GoodKat can't find room to land a body shot as Hoffman controls the action.
GoodKat slowing the pace effectively.
Hoffman managing to block the knees to the body from GoodKat.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
GoodKat tries to land knees in the clinch but Hoffman avoids the damage to the body.
GoodKat tries to work over Hoffman's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
GoodKat works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
GoodKat tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hoffman's elbow.

Hoffman breaks the clinch.
GoodKat throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
GoodKat shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Hoffman defends it nicely.
Elijah Hoffman has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mr GoodKat.
GoodKat misses with a head kick.
Sloppy strikes from GoodKat. Those never looked like landing.
GoodKat drops his hands momentarily and Hoffman takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Hoffman throws a right hand that GoodKat ducks under and follows up with a left that GoodKat also avoids with ease.
Hoffman looks to land a left hand but GoodKat moved out of range nicely.
Hoffman takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
GoodKat misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
GoodKat displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hoffman throws out the jab.
Hoffman chopping away at his opponent's legs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hoffman misses with a looping right.
Hoffman lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as GoodKat backs up against the cage.
Hoffman throws a right and a left that both miss.
Hoffman swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
GoodKat moves in looking to clinch but Hoffman pushes him off.
GoodKat with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Hoffman stuffs the takedown attempt from GoodKat. GoodKat gets slowly back to his feet.
Hoffman fails to land the takedown.
GoodKat throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
GoodKat walks into a straight right hand from Hoffman.
Hoffman misses with a hook. GoodKat ducked under it nicely.
GoodKat throws a half hearted mid kick.
Hoffman misses with a series of wild punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
GoodKat tries a head kick but it misses.
GoodKat is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hoffman tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but GoodKat swivels and escapes.
A head kick misses from GoodKat.
GoodKat throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Elijah Hoffman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hoffman thows a body shot but no joy.
A slow jab from Hoffman misses its intended target.
GoodKat keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hoffman.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
GoodKat buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A combination from Hoffman does no damage.
GoodKat tests Hoffman's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Hoffman throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Mr GoodKat will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

GoodKat throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
GoodKat slips a straight right by Hoffman.
GoodKat throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
GoodKat wants to clinch up but Hoffman keeps it at a distance.
Hoffman throws out a loose jab but GoodKat uses good head movement to avoid it.
GoodKat slips under a jab from Hoffman.
GoodKat swings and misses with a hook to the body.
GoodKat slips a jab and a cross from Hoffman.
GoodKat wants to clinch up but Hoffman keeps it at a distance.
GoodKat on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Hoffman fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

GoodKat closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
GoodKat misses with a body punch.
Hoffman is trying to break the clinch but GoodKat is controlling him.
GoodKat is pressed up against the cage. Hoffman has hold of a leg and is looking to drag GoodKat down to the mat. GoodKat avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hoffman swats away the attempt to clinch by GoodKat.
GoodKat takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Hoffman staying out of range there.
Hoffman doesn't succeed with the takedown
and GoodKat counters with a flying knee. Nice.
The fighters circling - Hoffman throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hoffman takes a kick to the side of the head.
GoodKat shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Hoffman defends it nicely.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
GoodKat is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Hoffman is keeping busy.
GoodKat is defending well against a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Elijah Hoffman. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
GoodKat tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hoffman's elbow.
Hoffman blocks a body shot from GoodKat.
Hoffman avoiding damage as GoodKat throws knees to the body.
GoodKat scores with a hook to the body.
GoodKat misses with a hook to the ribs.
GoodKat manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
This has been an exciting period of action!
GoodKat tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hoffman has had enough of the clinch but GoodKat keeps him there for the moment.
Hoffman on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hoffman prevents a body shot from GoodKat.
Hoffman avoiding damage as GoodKat throws knees to the body.
Hoffman tries to break the clinch but GoodKat is controlling the position.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Hoffman avoiding damage as GoodKat throws knees to the body.
Hoffman is trying to stall.
GoodKat 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.
Hoffman avoiding damage as GoodKat throws knees to the body.
GoodKat presses Hoffman against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.

Hoffman's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hoffman misses with a double jab
and GoodKat counters with a good low kick that Hoffman was not able to check.
GoodKat tries to score with a low kick but Hoffman moves his leg out of the way.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hoffman misses with a hook.
GoodKat throws a nice head kick!
Hoffman lands a nice hook to GoodKat's body. GoodKat takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Hoffman thows a body shot but no joy.
GoodKat moves out of range as Hoffman strikes.
Elijah Hoffman is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
GoodKat throws a sloppy head kick and Hoffman moves out of range easily.
Elijah Hoffman is winning the standup battle so far.
Hoffman misses with a jab, cross combination.
Nice defenses there by GoodKat.
GoodKat avoids the body shot from Hoffman.
Hoffman fakes high and swings low for a body shot but GoodKat manages to avoid it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hoffman avoids the head kick by GoodKat.

GoodKat has Hoffman up against the cage in a clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
GoodKat misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hoffman wants to break free but GoodKat has control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mr GoodKat showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

A nice combination there by Hoffman.
GoodKat keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hoffman.
Hoffman throws an off balance right hand
and GoodKat counters with a head kick.
Hoffman rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and GoodKat counters with a head kick. That will keep Hoffman thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
GoodKat uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hoffman.
GoodKat takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.

Hoffman closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. GoodKat did well to prevent Hoffman getting side control.
Hoffman is keen to just control but GoodKat is a slippery customer.

Hoffman seems to be working for a kimura but GoodKat defends the submission attempt.
Hoffman is trying to control the action in half guard but GoodKat is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.

Hoffman is looking for a kimura but GoodKat is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Hoffman to get the leverage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hoffman stalling away here and it's allowed GoodKat to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Hoffman pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. GoodKat is keeping the position for now.
Hoffman stops GoodKat from standing up.
Hoffman wants to control from the top but GoodKat keeps moving.
Hoffman looking to sit in guard and control but GoodKat gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Hoffman looking for a sweep. Not yet Hoffman, not yet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hoffman has a closed guard, preventing GoodKat from standing up.

GoodKat got a little sloppy there for a moment and Hoffman has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, GoodKat has managed to get both his arms back between Hoffman's legs - danger averted.
GoodKat would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.

GoodKat avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Hoffman wants to sweep but no luck.
GoodKat would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.

GoodKat decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
GoodKat moves out of range of the body kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hoffman pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
GoodKat scores with a jab to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hoffman. GoodKat does a little dance to reset his feet.
GoodKat displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hoffman throws out the jab.
GoodKat throws a head kick that misses.
Hoffman scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. GoodKat doesn't seem bothered though.

Hoffman shoots in and gets a takedown into GoodKat's guard.
Hoffman throws a strike but GoodKat rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

Hoffman looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hoffman controls GoodKat momentarily but GoodKat frees himself.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
GoodKat would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
GoodKat preventing the sweep.
Hoffman looking to control.
GoodKat wants to get up but he can't break Hoffman's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Hoffman is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. GoodKat is aware though and is defending well.

Hoffman is working an open guard so GoodKat takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
GoodKat is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hoffman throws a series of punches but GoodKat avoids them all with ease.
Hoffman misses with a hook. GoodKat ducked under it nicely.
Elijah Hoffman has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mr GoodKat is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Hoffman throws a lazy uppercut

and GoodKat counters by moving into the clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
Elijah Hoffman showed his dominance in that final round.
I think GoodKat has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 John Roberts scores the fight 28:29
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 28:29
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mr GoodKat!