PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Brandon Hale (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Hoffman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hale comes to the cage accompanied by Pillar - For Love Of The Game. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Hale
vs
Hoffman

174 cm
23
184 lbs
10 - 1 - 0

165 cm
23
175 lbs
10 - 6 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

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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 10 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Brandon Hale!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jack Hoffman!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Lou da Vinci and David Schapiro.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hoffman throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hoffman rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Hale counters with a stiff right hand.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hoffman. Hale does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hale swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hale throws out a powerful jab.
Hoffman throws a sloppy body shot
and Hale counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hale ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hoffman moves away.
Hoffman slips a jab and a cross from Hale.
Hoffman misses the jab.
Hale scores with a one two! Hoffman had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hale connects with an inside leg kick.
Hoffman scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Hoffman fails to land with a series of punches.
Nice straight punches there by Hoffman. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Hoffman.

It looks like Brandon Hale has been cut.
Hoffman walks into a left hand.
Hale displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hoffman throws out the jab.
Hale is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hoffman wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Hoffman misses with an uppercut
and Hale counters with a slapping leg kick.
Hoffman jabs Hale to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Hoffman is looking to chop away at Hale's legs.
Hoffman is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Hale rather than just go for the knockout.
Hoffman scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Hoffman ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hale moves away.
Hoffman thows a body shot but no joy.
Hoffman misses with a wild body shot.
Hoffman fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Hale looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Hoffman lands a jab to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hoffman misses with a looping right.
Hale moves out of range of the strikes.
A big left from Hoffman misses.
A punch combination from Hale misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hoffman with a nice cross.
Hoffman scores with a nice right hand.
A combination from Hale does no damage.
Jack Hoffman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hale keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hoffman.
Hale has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Hoffman finds it's way round the side to connect with Hale's head.
Hale keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hoffman throws a body punch but Hale moves out of range.
Hoffman looks to throw the jab but Hale is out of range.
Hoffman throws a body punch but Hale moves out of range.
Hale catches Hoffman with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Hale lands a jab-cross combination.
Hoffman is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hale.
Hale misses with a jab, cross combination.
Hoffman throws a hook to the side of Hale's head but Hale sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hoffman walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Hale checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Hoffman tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hale was well out of range. Poor timing from Hoffman.
Hale is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Hale uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hoffman.
Hoffman misses with a wild body shot.
Hoffman swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Decent striking displayed by Hoffman there.
Hoffman throws a right hand that misses
and Hale counters with a three punch combo that has Hoffman backing up. Hoffman nods at Hale to acknowledge the strikes.
A big left from Hoffman misses.
Hoffman misses with an uppercut.
Hale swinging wildly here.
Hale slips a straight right by Hoffman.
Hoffman throws a hook but Hale blocks it.
Hale throws a series of punches but Hoffman moves out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hale misses with a series of wild punches.
Hale connects with the punch.
Hoffman throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hale sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hoffman thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hoffman connects with a crisp jab.
Hoffman throws a looping overhand right but Hale ducks down to avoid it.
Hoffman misses with an uppercut. Hale saw that one coming.
Hoffman bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Hale ducks under a wild hook from Hoffman.
Hale is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hoffman.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hoffman swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hoffman connects with a jab.
Hoffman tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hale was well out of range. Poor timing from Hoffman.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jack Hoffman dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Brandon Hale's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Hale keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Hale misses with a few strikes there.
Jack Hoffman seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hale slips under a jab.
Hale tries to clinch but Hoffman is having none of it.
Hale looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Hoffman thuds a left hand into Hale's body.
Hale avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hoffman takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Hoffman misses with a straight right.
Hale getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Hoffman misses with an uppercut
and Hale counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hoffman looks to score with a jab to the body but Hale is just out of range.
Brandon Hale is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hoffman lands with a cross.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hoffman tries to work over Hale's front leg with a kick but Hale checks it.
Hoffman misses the shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hoffman throws a body punch but Hale moves out of range.
Hoffman avoids the body shot from Hale.
Hale misses with an uppercut.
Hoffman misses with a right hand
and Hale makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Hale lunges at Hoffman with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Hoffman's hand.
Hoffman's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Hale connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Hoffman scrambles back to his feet.
Hale 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.
Hoffman misses with a wild body shot.
Hoffman throws out a loose jab but Hale uses good head movement to avoid it.
A left and a right from Hale both land. Nice combination.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hoffman misses with a hook.
Hoffman throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hoffman is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hale.
Hoffman just misses with a punch to the body.
Hoffman is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Hale.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hale throws a left and a right that both miss
and Hoffman counters with a right hand to the body.
A jab from Hoffman misses.
Hale lands with an overhand left.
Hoffman swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hoffman thows a body shot but no joy.
Hoffman swings away with a body shot that misses
and Hale counters with a three punch combo that has Hoffman backing up. Hoffman nods at Hale to acknowledge the strikes.
Hale throws a right and a left that Hoffman avoids nicely.
Hale showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hoffman.
Hoffman misses with a body punch

and Hale counters with a crisp one two that drops Hoffman! Hale thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Hoffman to his feet! Hoffman is in big trouble!

Hoffman is rocked!
Hoffman misses with a leg kick
and Hale counters with a nice body shot.
Hoffman is still on wobbly legs! Can Hale finish him?
Hoffman is breathing heavily.
Hoffman throws a lazy uppercut
and Hale makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Hale lands with a nice combination. Hoffman backs away looking to recover.
Hale rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hoffman moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Hoffman just misses with a punch to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hale rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hoffman moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Hoffman seems to have recovered his senses.
Hoffman with a hook.
Hale throws a 1-2 combo that connects squarely on Hoffman's jaw, knocking him onto his back! Hale dives in looking to finish as Hoffman flails his arms in a desperate attempt to block Hale's strikes! Hale is raining down hammerfists and the ref stops it! Hoffman's desperate flailing just didn't constitute intelligent defence. Some people will probably question the ref's decision but Hoffman was definitely hurt and the ref saved him from taking unnecessary punishment. A fighter's safety is paramount in this sport.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:16 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Brandon Hale!