PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Luzny Stolec (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Adam Hofman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hofman has a niggling injury. He would have liked to come in 100% fit but that's not always possible. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Stolec
vs
Hofman

171 cm
18
202 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

181 cm
29
185 lbs
12 - 13 - 0

Good takedowns
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Luzny Stolec!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 13 - 0, fighting out of London, Adam Hofman!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Phil Schofield and Paul Tew.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Hofman gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Stolec to score an easy takedown into full guard.

Hofman is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Stolec presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.
Stolec really is a fat lump.

Stolec has clasped his hands together around Hofman's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Stolec working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hofman avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Stolec.
Stolec misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Hofman really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Stolec. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Stolec tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Stolec working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Hofman dodges the ground and pound from Stolec.
Stolec misses with the ground and pound.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Hofman can do anything to dispel that myth.
Hofman can't do much from the bottom here.
Stolec misses with the ground and pound.
Hofman looks winded!
Hofman defending against the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The ground and pound from Stolec seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Stolec misses with an attempted head punch from side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hofman avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Stolec.
Stolec in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Stolec working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Stolec throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Stolec works to advance to full mount. Hofman defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Stolec misses with a head shot.
Stolec sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Stolec misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Stolec thowing shots but they're missing.
Poor strikes thrown by Stolec there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Stolec scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Hofman?
Stolec thowing shots but they're missing.
Hofman tries to get back to half guard but can't.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stolec thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Stolec throwing strikes here but Hofman is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Hofman blocking the ground and pound.
Stolec thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Stolec throwing strikes here but Hofman is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Stolec throws some wild stikes that Hofman manages to avoid easily.
Stolec misses with a head shot.
Stolec throwing strikes here but Hofman is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Stolec throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Stolec throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Hofman holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Stolec tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Hofman is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Stolec thowing shots but they're missing.
Stolec throws some wild stikes that Hofman manages to avoid easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hofman is looking to improve his position but Stolec isn't that keen on the idea.
Stolec misses with a head shot.
Hofman holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Stolec tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Stolec misses with a head shot.
Hofman wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Stolec.
Hofman holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Stolec tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Stolec punishing his opponent with strikes.
Stolec punching from mount but Hofman doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Stolec misses with a head shot.
Stolec throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Hofman because Stolec loaded up on that one.
Hofman is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Hofman wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Stolec.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stolec thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Hofman holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Stolec tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Hofman blocking the ground and pound.
Stolec punching from mount but Hofman doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Stolec unloads with some shots from mount but Hofman bucks and avoids them well.
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!
Stolec misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Stolec throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Stolec looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Stolec throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Stolec looking to finish with strikes here!
Stolec throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Stolec throws a sloppy strike and Hofman uses the opportunity to reverse the position! A bit of a scramble here and Hofman has ended up in Stolec's guard.
Hofman trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Stolec scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Stolec sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Hofman defending well though.
Stolec missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Stolec thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Hofman's head.
Hofman avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Stolec.
Stolec sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Hofman defending well though.
Stolec thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Hofman's head.
Stolec takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Stolec sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Hofman defending well though.
Stolec throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Stolec has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stolec thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Hofman's head.
Hofman is looking to improve his position.
Stolec throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Hofman keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Stolec not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Hofman is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stolec not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Stolec missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Stolec not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Stolec not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Stolec thows a huge punch but Hofman dodges it nicely.
Stolec thows a huge punch but Hofman dodges it nicely.
Stolec throwing shots but Hofman is blocking nicely.
Stolec not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Stolec throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Stolec not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Hofman keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Stolec thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Hofman's head.
Stolec throwing shots but Hofman is blocking nicely.
Stolec not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Hofman wants to get back to full guard.
Stolec is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hofman can do to turn this around?

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stolec throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Hofman avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Stolec.
Stolec sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Hofman defending well though.
Stolec missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Stolec thows a huge punch but Hofman dodges it nicely.
Stolec throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Stolec missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Hofman keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Luzny Stolec overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Stolec throwing shots but Hofman is blocking nicely.
Stolec not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Hofman blocking the ground and pound attempt from Stolec.
Stolec thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Hofman's head.
Stolec throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Stolec throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Stolec throwing shots but Hofman is blocking nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stolec takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Stolec missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Hofman blocking the ground and pound attempt from Stolec.
Stolec throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Stolec throwing shots but Hofman is blocking nicely.
Stolec throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Stolec not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Stolec scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Stolec thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Hofman's head.
Stolec missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Stolec lands strikes from half guard.
Hofman keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Stolec throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Stolec thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Hofman's head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stolec throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Stolec throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Stolec throwing shots but Hofman is blocking nicely.
Stolec missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Hofman avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Stolec.
Hofman blocking the ground and pound attempt from Stolec.
Stolec throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Hofman blocking the ground and pound attempt from Stolec.
Stolec throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Stolec throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Stolec thows a huge punch but Hofman dodges it nicely.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Stolec is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Stolec throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Luzny Stolec dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Stolec shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Hofman is trying to defend but Stolec finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Hofman blocking the ground and pound attempt from Stolec.
Stolec sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Hofman defending well though.
Stolec throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Stolec throwing shots but Hofman is blocking nicely.
Stolec missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Stolec not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Stolec not landing any meaningful shots this time.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stolec not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Stolec throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Stolec thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Hofman's head.
Hofman keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Stolec thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stolec not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Hofman avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Stolec.
Stolec missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Hofman holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Stolec thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Stolec throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Hofman avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Stolec.
Stolec missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Stolec throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Stolec slips a nice elbow through Hofman's hands, connecting with Hofman's forehead.
Stolec thows a huge punch but Hofman dodges it nicely.
Stolec not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Stolec thows a huge punch but Hofman dodges it nicely.
Stolec missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hofman keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Stolec missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Stolec missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Stolec missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Stolec thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Hofman avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Stolec.
Stolec thows a huge punch but Hofman dodges it nicely.
Stolec not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Stolec thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Hofman's head.
Stolec thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Hofman is trying to get back to full guard.
Stolec throwing shots but Hofman is blocking nicely.
Stolec throwing shots but Hofman is blocking nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stolec throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Stolec not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Stolec not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Hofman is looking to escape.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.

Stolec fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Hofman to the ground. Stolec is now in Hofman's guard.
Hofman working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Stolec.
Hofman wants to get back to his feet but Stolec is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Hofman utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Stolec is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Stolec postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Stolec postures up in Hofman's guard and throws a big left but Hofman blocks it.
Hofman utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Stolec working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stolec postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Stolec scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Hofman wants to stand up but Stolec is controlling him.
Stolec missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Stolec accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Stolec trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Stolec throwing strikes but missing.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Stolec drives through with a takedown into guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Stolec loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Adam Hofman has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Luzny Stolec is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Stolec wants to control from the top but Hofman keeps moving.

And that's the end of the fight!
Luzny Stolec showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Stolec has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Daniel Bishop scores the fight 30:26
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 30:26
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Luzny Stolec!