PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Tymoteusz Filipowicz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Adam Hofman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Filipowicz
vs
Hofman

185 cm
24
205 lbs
7 - 0 - 1

181 cm
27
187 lbs
7 - 1 - 0

Counter fighter
Cardio machine

Decent boxing
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Tymoteusz Filipowicz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Adam Hofman!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Matti Vanhoillinen and Johanna Lukiainen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hofman looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
It looked like Filipowicz was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Hofman throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hofman rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Filipowicz moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Hofman throws a low kick, looking for Filipowicz's leg but Filipowicz calmly moves out of range.
Hofman takes a swing at Filipowicz's ribcage but misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hofman throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Hofman lands a jab to Filipowicz's midsection.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hofman throws a nice looking combination but Filipowicz bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Filipowicz appears to be looking for a big counter.
Filipowicz on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Filipowicz avoids a punch combination nicely.
Hofman shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Filipowicz eats them both and turns towards Hofman to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Hofman misses with a double jab.
As Hofman looks to move away, Filipowicz throws a big counter combo but Hofman just gets out of the way.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Filipowicz on the wrong end of a nice hook.

Hofman moves into the clinch.
Filipowicz misses with an elbow strike.
Filipowicz looking to throw knees to the head but Hofman is blocking nicely.
Filipowicz throws a knee to the head but misses.
Filipowicz throws a punch but it's blocked by Hofman.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Filipowicz tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Filipowicz tries a body shot but Hofman blocks it.
Filipowicz misses with a short punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Adam Hofman dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.

Hofman misses with a double jab.
Filipowicz went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Hofman looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Filipowicz slips under a jab.
Filipowicz seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Hofman swinging wildly here.
Filipowicz is looking for a counter combo.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hofman misses with a series of wild punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hofman misses with a wild body shot.
Filipowicz throws a big counter combination but Hofman scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Jab, jab by Hofman - just one landing.
Hofman misses with a double jab.
Filipowicz went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Nice straight punches there by Hofman. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Hofman.
Hofman misses with a jab, cross combination.
Filipowicz went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Hofman is looking to clinch.
Filipowicz avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hofman has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hofman fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Hofman misses with a body shot.
Filipowicz is looking for a counter combo.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Hofman.
Hofman misses the shot to the body.
Filipowicz appears to be looking for a big counter.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Hofman misses with a series of wild punches.
Filipowicz is looking for a counter combo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Adam Hofman 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.

Hofman throws a nice looking combination but Filipowicz bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Hofman wants to clinch up but Filipowicz keeps it at a distance.
Filipowicz throws a big counter combination but Hofman scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Filipowicz ducks under a wild hook from Hofman.
As Hofman looks to move away, Filipowicz throws a big counter combo but Hofman just gets out of the way.
Hofman throws a right and a left that both miss.
Filipowicz throws a big counter combination but Hofman scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Hofman misses with a wild combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hofman wants to clinch.
Filipowicz is looking for a counter combo.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hofman swinging wildly here.
Hofman will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Filipowicz throws a big counter combination but Hofman scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Hofman rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Filipowicz moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Filipowicz circles away from the clinch attempt.
Filipowicz seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Tymoteusz Filipowicz is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hofman misses with a series of wild punches.
Filipowicz appears to be looking for a big counter.
Filipowicz dodges the punch combination from Hofman.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Hofman tries to clinch there but Filipowicz circles away.
It looked like Filipowicz was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Adam Hofman really dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Filipowicz keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hofman tries to clinch there but Filipowicz circles away.
Filipowicz throws a big counter combination but Hofman scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
A combination from Hofman does no damage.
Filipowicz went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Hofman misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
As Hofman looks to move away, Filipowicz throws a big counter combo but Hofman just gets out of the way.
Hofman throws a nice looking combination but Filipowicz bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hofman throws a body punch but Filipowicz moves out of range.
Filipowicz seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Hofman throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Filipowicz throws a big counter combination but Hofman scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Filipowicz defending well as Hofman loads up on a big left hand.
Hofman fails with an attempt to clinch.
Filipowicz throws a big counter combination but Hofman scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Hofman misses with an uppercut. Filipowicz saw that one coming.
Filipowicz blocks a head kick by Hofman.
Filipowicz went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Hofman throws a right and a left that both miss.
A swing and a miss from Hofman.
Hofman is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Filipowicz rather than just go for the knockout.
Hofman looks to land a combination but Filipowicz avoids it well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hofman misses with a series of wild punches.
Filipowicz throws a big counter combination but Hofman scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Hofman misses with a few strikes there.
Hofman throws a series of punches but Filipowicz moves out of range.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
A looping hook to the body misses from Hofman. Filipowicz does a little dance to reset his feet.
Filipowicz avoids a punch combination nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Adam Hofman dominated that fourth round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Hofman misses with a straight right.
Hofman lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Filipowicz at a distance.
Hofman tries to bum rush Filipowicz with a series of wild strikes but Filipowicz uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Filipowicz went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Hofman misses with a series of wild punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hofman wants to clinch.
Filipowicz throws a big counter combination but Hofman scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hofman will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hofman misses with a wild combination.
As Hofman looks to move away, Filipowicz throws a big counter combo but Hofman just gets out of the way.
Filipowicz avoids a punch combination nicely.
As Hofman looks to move away, Filipowicz throws a big counter combo but Hofman just gets out of the way.

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.
Hofman fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hofman throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Filipowicz.
Adam Hofman seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Filipowicz moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
A punch combination from Hofman misses.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Hofman swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Filipowicz appears to be looking for a big counter.
Tymoteusz Filipowicz has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Adam Hofman is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Hofman throws a right hand that Filipowicz ducks under and follows up with a left that Filipowicz also avoids with ease.
Filipowicz went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.

And that's the end of the fight!
Adam Hofman comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Hofman 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 42:50
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 42:50
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 42:50

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Adam Hofman!
Adam Hofman really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Arcticus University: London logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.