PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Butch Hoffman (ranked 1453 p4p, 180 weight class) and Dave Ysengrin (ranked 995 p4p, 115 weight class). Hoffman comes to the cage accompanied by Judas Priest - Painkiller. Ysengrin has chosen Cheeky Nandos as his entrance music. Butch Hoffman could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Dave Ysengrin's chin.

Hoffman
vs
Ysengrin

203 cm
32
245 lbs
11 - 5 - 0

193 cm
35
240 lbs
30 - 9 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Sully's Bar & Grill

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Butch Hoffman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 30 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Dave Ysengrin!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Columbo Gatti and Bruno Lombardi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ysengrin tries a head kick but it misses.
Hoffman lands a nice shot to the body.
Ysengrin scores with a body shot.
Hoffman lunges at Ysengrin with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Ysengrin's hand.
Ysengrin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hoffman on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Ysengrin throws a head kick but Hoffman moves out of range.
Hoffman tries to land a front kick but Ysengrin steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Ysengrin throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

Hoffman pushes Ysengrin up against the cage in a clinch.
Ysengrin misses with the head strike.
Hoffman blocking some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hoffman.
Ysengrin blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Ysengrin fails to land.
Ysengrin tries to land knees in the clinch but Hoffman avoids the damage to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ysengrin lands a right hand.
Ysengrin blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Ysengrin blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ysengrin misses with some punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hoffman lands a hook that snaps the head of Ysengrin backwards.
Hoffman blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hoffman scores with a shot to the side of Ysengrin's head.
Ysengrin blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A hook to the body from Ysengrin.
Hoffman working aggressively here.
Hoffman is looking to take this one to the mat.
Hoffman prevents a body shot from Ysengrin.
Ysengrin tries a body shot but Hoffman blocks it.
Hoffman scores a nice knee to the body.
Hoffman lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Hoffman prevents a body shot from Ysengrin.
Ysengrin has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Hoffman seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Ysengrin can turn it around.
Ysengrin throws a punch but it's blocked by Hoffman.
Ysengrin lands a body punch.
Hoffman lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hoffman blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hoffman blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Ysengrin misses with a hook to the ribs.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ysengrin.
Ysengrin misses with a short punch on the inside.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hoffman lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hoffman lands a nice uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hoffman.
Hoffman tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ysengrin swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A hook to the body from Hoffman.
Hoffman lands an uppercut.
A nice right hand lands inside from Ysengrin.
Ysengrin blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hoffman has a couple of punches blocked by Ysengrin.
A short right from Hoffman on the inside.
Hoffman fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ysengrin misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ysengrin blocks an uppercut.
Ysengrin gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Hoffman.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hoffman.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Ysengrin creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Hoffman can't find room to land a body shot as Ysengrin controls the action.
Ysengrin digs a right hand underneath Hoffman's ribcage. Hoffman let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Ysengrin gets through Hoffman's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Hoffman tries a body shot but Ysengrin blocks it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ysengrin throws a punch but it's blocked by Hoffman.
Ysengrin misses with a punch to the body.
Ysengrin swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hoffman blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ysengrin missing with knees to the body.
Hoffman misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hoffman misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ysengrin.
Hoffman misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ysengrin tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hoffman lands a left hand that snaps the head of Ysengrin backwards.
Hoffman misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hoffman tries to work over Ysengrin's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hoffman misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hoffman tries to score a body lock takedown but Ysengrin shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Butch Hoffman. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ysengrin misses with the head strike.
Ysengrin misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short right from Ysengrin.
Hoffman prevents a body shot from Ysengrin.
A short left from Ysengrin.
Hoffman trying to land knees to the body.
Hoffman tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ysengrin's elbow.
Ysengrin misses with some punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ysengrin lands a right hand that snaps the head of Hoffman backwards.
Hoffman blocking some punches.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hoffman throws a punch but it's blocked by Ysengrin.
Hoffman putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Ysengrin in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Ysengrin on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Ysengrin is pressed up against the cage. Hoffman has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Ysengrin down to the mat. Ysengrin avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
A slow jab from Ysengrin misses its intended target.
Ysengrin misses with an uppercut. Hoffman saw that one coming.
Hoffman avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Ysengrin pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hoffman appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Hoffman connects with a body shot that sends Ysengrin's belly button to the back.
Hoffman uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ysengrin.
Hoffman thows a left - swing and a miss!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A big right from Ysengrin misses.
Ysengrin throws a sloppy head kick and Hoffman moves out of range easily.
Hoffman scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Ysengrin scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Hoffman doesn't seem bothered though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Dave Ysengrin will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

A slow jab from Hoffman misses its intended target.
Ysengrin swings for the body but Hoffman moves out of range.
Hoffman wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.

Hoffman connects with a vicious head kick that knocks Ysengrin to the floor! Hoffman dives in looking for the finish!

Ysengrin is rocked!
Hoffman takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Ysengrin tries to push off, looking to stand up, but Hoffman manages to move to mount!
Hoffman controlling from the full mount.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hoffman continues to stall.
Hoffman punching from mount but Ysengrin doing a good job of avoiding damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hoffman thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Ysengrin is trying desperately to improve position.
Hoffman sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
More hug and hope from Hoffman.

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.
Hoffman thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Hoffman controlling from the full mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hoffman lands a big elbow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee warns Ysengrin that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Hoffman tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Ysengrin wants to hold on but Hoffman pushes him away.
Ysengrin is looking to improve his position but Hoffman isn't that keen on the idea.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Hoffman controlling the pace for now.
Ysengrin avoids a series of strikes thrown by Hoffman.
Ysengrin tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Hoffman throws some wild stikes that Ysengrin manages to avoid easily.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Hoffman sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Hoffman looking to finish with strikes here!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Butch Hoffman dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Hoffman misses with an attempted mid kick.
Ysengrin connects with a solid leg kick.
Ysengrin misses with a wild body shot.
Ysengrin digs a good hook to Hoffman's body.
Hoffman throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hoffman clobbers Ysengrin with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Hoffman tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Ysengrin manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Hoffman wants to slow Ysengrin down by chopping away at his legs.
Ysengrin looks to land a left hand but Hoffman moved out of range nicely.
Ysengrin throws a low kick, looking for Hoffman's leg but Hoffman calmly moves out of range.
Hoffman walks into a straight right hand from Ysengrin.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hoffman misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ysengrin.
Ysengrin throws a leg kick

and Hoffman counters with a single leg into guard. Ysengrin didn't expect that.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hoffman is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hoffman trying to control the position from guard on top but Ysengrin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hoffman slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Hoffman with a flurry of punches that miss.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Ysengrin trying to keep a closed guard but Hoffman is proving a slippery customer.
Hoffman stays in close to Ysengrin's body and controls the position.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Ysengrin throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ysengrin looks to land a right hand but Hoffman moved out of range.
Ysengrin misses with an uppercut.
Ysengrin is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Hoffman throws out a loose jab but Ysengrin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ysengrin misses with a low kick.
Hoffman is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ysengrin can do to turn this around?
Hoffman blocks a jab.
Hoffman tries to close the distance and clinch but Ysengrin swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hoffman avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Ysengrin fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Hoffman looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Ysengrin jabbing away but nothing is landing.

Hoffman clinches.
Ysengrin misses with a body punch.
Hoffman tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ysengrin's elbow.
Ysengrin blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Hoffman blocks a body shot from Ysengrin.
Hoffman drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Ysengrin fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hoffman.
Ysengrin avoiding damage as Hoffman throws knees to the body.
Ysengrin lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Hoffman cracks Ysengrin with a nice body shot.
Ysengrin takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Hoffman avoiding damage as Ysengrin throws knees to the body.
Hoffman lands an uppercut.
Hoffman lands a shoulder strike.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hoffman.
Ysengrin goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ysengrin is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Ysengrin lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hoffman fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ysengrin throws a head punch that misses.
Hoffman lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A short right from Ysengrin.
A nice left hand lands by Hoffman.
Ysengrin lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Ysengrin has a couple of punches blocked by Hoffman.
Ysengrin tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ysengrin 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.
Ysengrin tries a body shot but Hoffman blocks it.
Hoffman tries to throw a body punch but Ysengrin avoids it by throwing Hoffman back against the cage.
Knees to the body from Hoffman.
Butch Hoffman has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Ysengrin struggles to land a body shot inside as Hoffman controls his hands.
Hoffman tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ysengrin's elbow.
Hoffman lands with a short head shot on the inside.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Dave Ysengrin.
I think Ysengrin 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 Steve Montenegro scores the fight 30:26
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 29:28
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Butch Hoffman!
Butch Hoffman decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.