PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Stefan Hoffmann (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Louis Masson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Masson is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Iron Man. Stefan Hoffmann has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Hoffmann
vs
Masson

175 cm
20
170 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

172 cm
24
178 lbs
4 - 4 - 0

Decent wrestler
Basic striking
KO power

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Knockout power

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Stefan Hoffmann!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Louis Masson!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Elvis Blanc and Gregory Folan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Hoffmann shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Masson tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Hoffmann controls from within his opponent's guard.
Hoffmann in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Hoffmann trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Masson should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Masson wants to sweep here but Hoffmann controlling him for the moment.
Masson being controlled here, momentarily.
Hoffmann is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Masson wants to stand up but Hoffmann is controlling him.
Hoffmann loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Masson wants to stand and escape but Hoffmann is having none of it.
Hoffmann is looking to work some ground and pound but Masson has wrist control.
Masson preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Hoffmann wants to control from the top but Masson keeps moving.
Hoffmann stands up over Masson, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Hoffmann missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Masson misses with a takedown

and Hoffmann counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Hoffmann not doing much here.
Hoffmann scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Hoffmann tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Hoffmann prevents Masson from standing back up.
Masson looks gassed!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hoffmann is keen to just control but Masson is a slippery customer.
Hoffmann scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Masson moves into full guard.
Masson trying to keep a closed guard but Hoffmann is proving a slippery customer.
Hoffmann sitting in guard here, content to control.
Hoffmann stopping the sweep attempt from Masson.
Hoffmann is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Masson keeping moving, preventing Hoffmann from controlling successfully.
Hoffmann is working Masson over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hoffmann landing with the ground and pound.
Hoffmann stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Masson swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Hoffmann stands up over Masson, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Hoffmann is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Hoffmann trying to control the position from guard on top but Masson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hoffmann has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Hoffmann working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Hoffmann scoring with punches to the head and body.
Hoffmann stopping the sweep attempt from Masson.
Hoffmann looking to control the position here, rather than advance.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hoffmann scoring with some ground and pound.
Hoffmann trying to control the position from guard on top but Masson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hoffmann won't allow Masson to get back to his feet.
Hoffmann passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Hoffmann wants to control but Masson is keeping him busy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Stefan Hoffmann dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Hoffmann scores a takedown into full mount!
Hoffmann looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Hoffmann lands a heavy elbow.
Hoffmann fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Hoffmann lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Hoffmann pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Hoffmann postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Masson looks a forlorn figure.
Hoffmann fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Hoffmann lands a nice shot to the head.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hoffmann content just to control the position here.
Hoffmann is in the full mount, landing strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hoffmann postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Masson looks a forlorn figure.
Masson keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Hoffmann dominating with strikes here.
Hoffmann sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Hoffmann landing strikes from the mount.
Hoffmann scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Masson?
Masson is desperately trying to get back to half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Hoffmann is landing with some decent strikes but Masson is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Masson working to try and regain half guard.
Hoffmann scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Hoffmann putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Masson is wriggling around trying to escape.
Hoffmann is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Masson can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Hoffmann has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Masson's face.
Hoffmann working the ground and pound effectively.
Hoffmann lands a big elbow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hoffmann scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Masson?
Masson wants to control but Hoffmann is having none of it.
Hoffmann in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Masson is looking to get to half guard.
A nice elbow there by Hoffmann.
Hoffmann with good strikes from the mount here!
Hoffmann looking to control but Masson is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
The referee warns Masson that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Stefan Hoffmann overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Masson wants to control but Hoffmann is having none of it.
Hoffmann controlling from mount.
Hoffmann cracks Masson with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Hoffmann lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Masson is working to get back to half guard.
Masson regains half guard.
Hoffmann landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Hoffmann seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Masson does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Stefan Hoffmann dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Hoffmann feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Masson trying to keep a closed guard but Hoffmann is proving a slippery customer.
Masson lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Hoffmann!
Hoffmann tries to hold on but Masson pushes him away.
Masson looking to finish with strikes here!
Hoffmann is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Hoffmann throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Masson won't let Hoffmann get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Masson misses with a head shot.
Masson throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Hoffmann is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Masson thowing shots but they're missing.
Masson 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.
Hoffmann avoids a series of strikes thrown by Masson.
Hoffmann knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Masson on the ground.
Masson scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Hoffmann?
Masson breaks from Hoffmann's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Hoffmann is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Masson lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Masson tries to control but Hoffmann wriggling away.
Hoffmann wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Masson lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Hoffmann is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Masson trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Masson with the ground and pound from mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Masson can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Hoffmann is looking to escape.
Hoffmann on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Hoffmann tries to get out of the position.
Hoffmann squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Hoffmann tries to lock up and control but Masson gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Masson breaks from Hoffmann's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Masson landing strikes, looking to finish!
Masson tries to push Hoffmann's head away but Hoffmann is holding on tight.
Masson avoids the attempt from Hoffmann to control.

That's four 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.
Masson prevents Hoffmann from getting the reversal.
Hoffmann is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Louis Masson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Masson wants to control the pace but Hoffmann is squirming around nicely.
Masson lands a nice shot to the head.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Masson scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Hoffmann?
Hoffmann is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Stefan Hoffmann is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Hoffmann trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Louis Masson.
Well Hoffmann 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 Steve Smith scores the fight 29:28
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 29:28
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Stefan Hoffmann!