PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tom Slater (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Heinrich Von Hossenfeffer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Von Hossenfeffer has chosen Tik Tok as his entrance music. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

Slater
vs
Von Hossenfeffer

177 cm
24
185 lbs
8 - 4 - 0

183 cm
33
180 lbs
17 - 11 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Very quick

Good takedowns
Good kicks
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Tom Slater!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Heinrich Von Hossenfeffer!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Alexandre Firmino and Paulo Santos.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Slater shoots in but no luck this time.
Slater swats away the attempt to clinch by Von Hossenfeffer.
Von Hossenfeffer tries to clinch up but Slater circles away and keeps his distance.
Von Hossenfeffer doesn't manage to clinch there - Slater circles away.
Von Hossenfeffer throws the kick towards the body but Slater avoids it.

Slater throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Von Hossenfeffer tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Slater is in Von Hossenfeffer's guard.
Slater is looking to work some ground and pound but Von Hossenfeffer has wrist control.
Slater in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Slater trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Slater trying to control the position from guard on top but Von Hossenfeffer is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Slater pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Von Hossenfeffer is keeping the position for now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Slater throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Slater prevents Von Hossenfeffer from getting back to his feet.
Slater trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Slater working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Slater throwing strikes from guard but Von Hossenfeffer blocks nicely.
Slater lands a couple of digs.
Slater loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Slater loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

Von Hossenfeffer pushes Slater off and scrambles back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Von Hossenfeffer tries to close the distance and clinch up but Slater swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Von Hossenfeffer tries to clinch up but Slater circles away and keeps his distance.
Slater misses the shot to the body.
Von Hossenfeffer fails with an attempt to clinch.
Slater shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Von Hossenfeffer defends it nicely.
Slater misses with a takedown
and Von Hossenfeffer connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tom Slater. That's going to take a lot out of him.
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!
Von Hossenfeffer fails in his attempt to clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Slater throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Von Hossenfeffer scores with a jab. Slater acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Von Hossenfeffer is looking to clinch.
Slater throws a wild body kick that Von Hossenfeffer sees coming a mile off.
Heinrich Von Hossenfeffer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Von Hossenfeffer closes the distance and pushes Slater back into the cage.
Slater avoiding damage as Von Hossenfeffer throws knees to the body.
A right hand to the body from Von Hossenfeffer.
Knees to the body from Von Hossenfeffer.
Slater is trying to drag Von Hossenfeffer to the mat but Von Hossenfeffer just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Von Hossenfeffer tries to land knees in the clinch but Slater avoids the damage to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Von Hossenfeffer misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Slater.
Von Hossenfeffer lands a nice knee to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Von Hossenfeffer lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Von Hossenfeffer landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Von Hossenfeffer tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Slater managing to block the knees to the body from Von Hossenfeffer.
Von Hossenfeffer stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Knees to the body from Von Hossenfeffer.
Slater is breathing heavily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Von Hossenfeffer missing with knees to the body.
Von Hossenfeffer looking to throw knees to the head but Slater is blocking nicely.
Von Hossenfeffer with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Heinrich Von Hossenfeffer dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Von Hossenfeffer is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A lazy body kick from Slater
and Von Hossenfeffer counters with a three punch combo that has Slater backing up. Slater nods at Von Hossenfeffer to acknowledge the strikes.

Von Hossenfeffer closes the distance and pushes Slater back into the cage.
Von Hossenfeffer lands a good knee to the midsection. Slater won't want to take too many of those.
A knee to the head by Von Hossenfeffer.
Von Hossenfeffer lands a good knee to the midsection. Slater won't want to take too many of those.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Von Hossenfeffer looking to throw knees to the head but Slater is blocking nicely.
Heinrich Von Hossenfeffer seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Von Hossenfeffer putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Slater in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Von Hossenfeffer scores with a hook to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Slater avoiding damage as Von Hossenfeffer throws knees to the body.
Slater has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Von Hossenfeffer avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Slater avoiding damage as Von Hossenfeffer throws knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Von Hossenfeffer landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Von Hossenfeffer lands a damaging elbow.
Von Hossenfeffer tries to throw a body punch but Slater avoids it by throwing Von Hossenfeffer back against the cage.
Von Hossenfeffer lands a knee to the body.
Von Hossenfeffer stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Von Hossenfeffer crunches a lovely knee into Slater's ribcage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Von Hossenfeffer tries to land knees in the clinch but Slater avoids the damage to the body.
Von Hossenfeffer lands a knee to the body.
Von Hossenfeffer landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Slater managing to block the knees to the body from Von Hossenfeffer.
Von Hossenfeffer misses with a knee strike.
Slater wants a takedown but no success here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Von Hossenfeffer unloads a knee to the mid-section. Slater lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Von Hossenfeffer misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Slater.
Von Hossenfeffer is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Von Hossenfeffer.
Von Hossenfeffer landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Von Hossenfeffer unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Von Hossenfeffer lands a knee to the head.
Von Hossenfeffer connects with a nasty looking knee right to Slater's face.
Von Hossenfeffer crunches a lovely knee into Slater's ribcage.
Von Hossenfeffer misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Slater.
Von Hossenfeffer connects with a nasty looking knee right to Slater's face.
Von Hossenfeffer working Slater over with knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Von Hossenfeffer landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Von Hossenfeffer scores with a knee to the head.
Von Hossenfeffer landing knees to the head.
Von Hossenfeffer landing knees to the body.
Slater on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Von Hossenfeffer using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Von Hossenfeffer using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Slater avoiding damage as Von Hossenfeffer throws knees to the body.
Von Hossenfeffer unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Slater on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Von Hossenfeffer misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Slater.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Von Hossenfeffer landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Slater takes a knee to the side of the body.
Von Hossenfeffer is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Slater is defending well for now.
Von Hossenfeffer unloads a knee to the mid-section. Slater lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Von Hossenfeffer lands a knee to the head.
A knee to the head by Von Hossenfeffer.
Von Hossenfeffer lands a knee to the body.
Von Hossenfeffer landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Von Hossenfeffer lands a nice knee to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Von Hossenfeffer connects with a knee to the head.
Von Hossenfeffer trying to land knees to the body.
Slater has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Von Hossenfeffer is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Heinrich Von Hossenfeffer showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Von Hossenfeffer tries to clinch but Slater is having none of it.
Von Hossenfeffer displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Slater.
Von Hossenfeffer is looking to clinch but Slater is avoiding it.
Slater keeps the fight on the outside.
Von Hossenfeffer wants to clinch up but Slater keeps it at a distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Slater shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Von Hossenfeffer counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Von Hossenfeffer tries to clinch but Slater is having none of it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Von Hossenfeffer throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Slater.
Von Hossenfeffer moves in looking to clinch but Slater pushes him off.
Von Hossenfeffer throws a nice looking combination but Slater bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Von Hossenfeffer is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Von Hossenfeffer misses with a two punch combination.
Von Hossenfeffer throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Von Hossenfeffer stuffs the takedown attempt from Slater. Slater gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tom Slater. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Horrible takedown by Slater or perhaps it was just good defense by Von Hossenfeffer which made him look bad.
Slater throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Slater tries for a takedown but Von Hossenfeffer circles away easily
and Von Hossenfeffer counters with a good, hard body kick but Slater shrugs it off.
Von Hossenfeffer lands with a kick to the ribs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Von Hossenfeffer doesn't manage to clinch there - Slater circles away.
Von Hossenfeffer fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Slater looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Von Hossenfeffer tries to close the distance and clinch up but Slater swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Von Hossenfeffer throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Von Hossenfeffer wants to clinch up but Slater keeps it at a distance.
Von Hossenfeffer misses with a few strikes there.
Slater walks forward, straight into a front kick from Von Hossenfeffer.
Slater dives in and grabs Von Hossenfeffer's left leg, looking for a takedown. Von Hossenfeffer pushes down on Slater's head and hops out.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Slater has his takedown stuffed
and Von Hossenfeffer counters with a two punch combo.
Slater with a lazy takedown attempt
and Von Hossenfeffer counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Von Hossenfeffer fails with an attempt to clinch.
Slater shoots in for a takedown but Von Hossenfeffer shows good takedown defense.
Tom Slater has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

Von Hossenfeffer moves into the clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Von Hossenfeffer.
Von Hossenfeffer has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Slater managing to block the knees to the body from Von Hossenfeffer.
Von Hossenfeffer tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Slater avoids it.

And that's the end of the fight!
Heinrich Von Hossenfeffer comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Von Hossenfeffer winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Emerson Jorge scores the fight 26:30
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 26:30
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Heinrich Von Hossenfeffer!