PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hank Holmes (ranked 3905 p4p, 0 weight class) and Butch Hoffman (ranked 3828 p4p, 0 weight class). Hoffman comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Judas Priest - Painkiller kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Butch Hoffman will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Holmes
vs
Hoffman

172 cm
41
273 lbs
23 - 25 - 0

203 cm
38
245 lbs
15 - 8 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Sin City Allstars

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 23 - 25 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Hank Holmes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Butch Hoffman!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Tarja Halkonen and Anni Minnemäki.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hoffman lands a really nice looking cross but Holmes seems unphased.
Hoffman throws a head kick that looked like it stung.

It looks like Hank Holmes has been cut.

Hoffman clinches up against the cage.
Hoffman lands with a left to the head.
Holmes throws an elbow but it misses.
Hoffman blocks an elbow strike from Holmes.
Hoffman lands a nice uppercut.
Hoffman lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Hoffman lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Holmes.
Holmes throws an elbow but it misses.
Holmes prevents the takedown attempt.
Hoffman stalling the fight.
Hoffman gets through Holmes's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hoffman makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Holmes throws an elbow but it misses.
Hoffman misses with some punches.

Holmes breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Holmes uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hoffman.
Hoffman lands a head shot.

Hoffman moves into range and throws a big uppercut. OH! Holmes goes down! Can Hoffman finish him!?

Holmes is rocked!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Holmes looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Oh Holmes is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Hoffman's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Hoffman must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Holmes is trying to control the position but Hoffman postures up.
Hoffman looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Holmes is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Holmes seems to have got his legs back now.
Holmes looking to hit a scissor sweep but Hoffman is one step ahead there.
Hoffman looking to control the position here, rather than advance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Hoffman postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Holmes might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.

Hoffman avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Hoffman's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Hoffman's corner is telling him to maintain position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Holmes is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Hoffman is aware though and is defending well.
Hoffman controlling from the top position.

Holmes throws his legs up looking for a submission but Hoffman uses it to pass to side control.
Holmes tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Hoffman wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Holmes wants to control but Hoffman postures up.
Holmes tries to improve position but can't.
Holmes is working hard here to advance position.
Hoffman is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Holmes will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Holmes regains half guard.
Holmes wants to get back to full guard.
Hoffman seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Holmes tries to get to full guard but Hoffman has control of the leg.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hoffman is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Holmes trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!
Holmes can't escape the position.
Holmes is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Hoffman postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Holmes looks a forlorn figure.
Hoffman looking to finish Holmes with some ground and pound. This is bad for Holmes!
Holmes is working to get back to half guard.
Hoffman lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Holmes tries to reverse the position but Hoffman maintains control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Butch Hoffman dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Hank Holmes's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Holmes ducks straight into an uppercut from Hoffman and tumbles to the canvas! It’s a flash knockdown though - Holmes manages to regain guard straight away.
Holmes looking for a sweep. Not yet Holmes, not yet.
Holmes can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Hoffman controls the pace.

Holmes looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Hoffman passes into side control.
Holmes looks to move to half guard but instead Hoffman has passed into mount! Damn!
Hoffman controlling the position easily from mount.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Holmes is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Hoffman can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Holmes is looking to escape.
Holmes tries to hold on but Hoffman postures up.
Hoffman fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Hoffman scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Holmes is desperately trying to improve his position but Hoffman has a good base and remains in mount.
Holmes regains half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hoffman slows the pace down in half guard.
Holmes wants to improve his position but Hoffman is controlling well.
Hoffman controlling the pace.
Holmes moves into full guard.
Hoffman connects with a couple of short punches.
Holmes wants to control the position but Hoffman says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Hoffman. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Hoffman keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Hoffman winds up and cracks Holmes with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Holmes trying to control but Hoffman postures up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hoffman controlling the action here.
Hoffman seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.

Holmes actively working from the bottom here.
Butch Hoffman has got the better of the ground game so far.
Holmes wants to improve his position but Hoffman is controlling well.
Hoffman trying to control the pace.
Holmes tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Hoffman has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Holmes tries to get back to half guard but can't.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hoffman looking to control and managing it successfully.
Holmes is looking to improve his position but Hoffman isn't that keen on the idea.
Hoffman sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Holmes slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hoffman trying to control the pace.
Holmes tries to roll over but Hoffman keeps him under control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Butch Hoffman showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Hank Holmes's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Holmes avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Holmes appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Holmes swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Holmes swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Holmes swats away the attempt to clinch by Hoffman.
Hoffman thumps Holmes with a low kick.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Hoffman. Holmes shrugs it off though.
Butch Hoffman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hoffman fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Holmes has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Hoffman defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Holmes.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hoffman tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Holmes throws out a loose jab but Hoffman uses good head movement to avoid it.
Holmes has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Hoffman.
Hoffman lands with a shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Holmes gets tackled into the cage by Hoffman. Hoffman maintains the clinch.
Hoffman keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Holmes's efforts to push away.
Holmes throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
A right handed body shot lands from Hoffman.
Hoffman gets through Holmes's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Hoffman lands a left hand that snaps the head of Holmes backwards.
Holmes managing to block the knees to the body from Hoffman.
Hoffman lands an uppercut.

Hoffman lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Hoffman lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Hoffman controlling the pace.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Holmes is trying to control but Hoffman passes into side control!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Holmes tries to control the position but he's not in luck - Hoffman easily slips into full mount!
Holmes is working to get back to half guard.
Hoffman fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Hoffman controlling from the full mount.
Holmes tries to lock up and control but Hoffman gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Holmes is wriggling around trying to escape.
Hoffman landing strikes, looking to finish!
Hoffman has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Holmes keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
BOOM! Hoffman connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Holmes is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Holmes tries to hold on but Hoffman postures up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Holmes really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Holmes is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hoffman controlling his opponent.
Holmes is in all sorts of trouble here.
The referee warns Holmes that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Hank Holmes has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Holmes is looking to get to half guard.
Hoffman sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Holmes bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Holmes trying to control the position from guard on top but Hoffman is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Butch Hoffman is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Hoffman looking to hit a scissor sweep but Holmes is one step ahead there.

And that's the end of the fight!
Butch Hoffman comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Hoffman has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Arvi Lind scores the fight 27:30
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Butch Hoffman!
Butch Hoffman bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.