PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Wyatt Hoffman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Teppo Joonatan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Hoffman
vs
Joonatan

182 cm
23
207 lbs
9 - 7 - 1

190 cm
29
218 lbs
11 - 6 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent MT
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Wyatt Hoffman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Teppo Joonatan!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Gregory Folan and Elvis Blanc.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Joonatan shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Hoffman counters with a nice uppercut.
Joonatan misses with a left hand
letting Hoffman counter with a right hand.
Hoffman keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Joonatan scores with a head kick. Hoffman tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Joonatan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hoffman manages to avoid it.
Joonatan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Joonatan throws the kick towards the body but Hoffman avoids it.
Hoffman throws a lazy right hand but Joonatan sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hoffman is looking to clinch.
Joonatan misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Hoffman lands a really nice looking cross but Joonatan seems unphased.
Hoffman uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Joonatan.
Hoffman connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Teppo Joonatan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hoffman cracks Joonatan with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Wyatt Hoffman is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Joonatan misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Hoffman counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hoffman dodges the punch combination from Joonatan.
Hoffman lands an overhand right.
Joonatan misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Hoffman counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Joonatan tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hoffman blocks the body kick.
Joonatan is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Hoffman rather than just go for the knockout.
Hoffman moves away from the strike by Joonatan.
Joonatan swinging wildly here.
The crowd cheers as Joonatan lands an impressive looking overhand right. Hoffman doesn't seem phased though.
A shot to the liver by Hoffman. Beautiful body shot.
Hoffman tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Joonatan paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hoffman connects with a jab.
Joonatan throws a big shot that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Joonatan uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hoffman.
Joonatan misses with a double jab
and Hoffman counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Joonatan throws a sloppy head kick and Hoffman moves out of range easily.
Joonatan tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Joonatan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Joonatan swings widly with a right hand
and Hoffman counters with a right hand to the body.
Hoffman avoids a punch combination nicely.
Joonatan looks gassed!
Hoffman avoids the head kick by Joonatan.
Joonatan throws an off balance right hand
and Hoffman connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hoffman is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hoffman throws a lazy right hand but Joonatan sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Joonatan ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Joonatan misses with an uppercut
and Hoffman counters with a nice uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Joonatan on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Joonatan misses with a hook
and Hoffman counters with a left to the body.
Joonatan tries to land a front kick but Hoffman steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Hoffman digs a good body shot into Joonatan's ribs.
Hoffman looks to land a left hand but Joonatan moved out of range nicely.
Joonatan misses with a takedown
letting Hoffman counter with a right hand.
Hoffman scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Joonatan looks to throw a body kick
and Hoffman counters with a nice body shot.
Hoffman throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Joonatan stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice cross by Hoffman.
Joonatan displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hoffman throws out the jab.
Hoffman circles away from the clinch attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Joonatan walks into a jab.
Hoffman with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Hoffman misses with a wild body shot.
Hoffman fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hoffman tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Joonatan paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Joonatan throws a hook but Hoffman avoids it easily.
Hoffman ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Hoffman throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Joonatan sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Good work by Hoffman as he checks the leg kick.
Hoffman connects with a good right hand that stumbles Joonatan. Joonatan circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hoffman tests Joonatan's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Hoffman is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Nice shot by Hoffman.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Wyatt Hoffman dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Hoffman misses with a two punch combination.
Joonatan throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Hoffman counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hoffman works Joonatan's body with a nice hook.
Joonatan tries for a takedown but Hoffman circles away easily
and Hoffman counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Joonatan throws a head kick that misses.
Joonatan throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Hoffman counters with a stiff right hand.
Joonatan gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Hoffman.
A punch lands to the side of Joonatan 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Joonatan takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Hoffman wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Wyatt Hoffman is winning the standup battle so far.
Hoffman jabs at Joonatan's body.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Joonatan might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Hoffman has got the better of the exchanges.
Joonatan is breathing heavily.

Hoffman forces Joonatan back against the cage and clinches.
Joonatan has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Hoffman tries to circle away but Joonatan has him pinned against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Joonatan blocks a body shot from Hoffman.
Joonatan throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Hoffman blocks it with crossed arms.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Joonatan.
Hoffman is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Joonatan is keeping busy.
Hoffman lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hoffman wants to break free but Joonatan has control.
Hoffman fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hoffman is trying to force a seperation but Joonatan has the dominant position.
Joonatan misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hoffman.
Hoffman is trying to maintain a safe position but Joonatan gets an underhook and turns Hoffman into the cage.
Hoffman tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Joonatan's elbow.
Joonatan blocks a body shot from Hoffman.
Hoffman misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hoffman tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hoffman.
Joonatan missing with knees to the body.

Hoffman escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hoffman swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hoffman is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Joonatan.
Teppo Joonatan is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Joonatan takes a swing at Hoffman's ribcage but misses.
Hoffman lands with a good body shot.
Joonatan misses with an uppercut. Hoffman saw that one coming.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Hoffman dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

Hoffman gets a clinch.
Joonatan tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Joonatan missing with knees to the body.
A right hook to the body lands for Hoffman.
Hoffman manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Hoffman has a couple of punches blocked by Joonatan.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Hoffman takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Joonatan tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Hoffman on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hoffman lands a body punch in the clinch.
Hoffman pushes Joonatan back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hoffman tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Joonatan's elbow.
Hoffman stalling.

Hoffman breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hoffman blocks a head kick by Joonatan.
Joonatan walks into a straight right hand from Hoffman.
Nice shot lands for Hoffman.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Hoffman clinches.
Hoffman manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Hoffman is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Joonatan can do to turn this around?
Joonatan lands a hook that snaps the head of Hoffman backwards.
Hoffman lands a shoulder strike.
Hoffman wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Joonatan has him pressed against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Hoffman.
Hoffman is trying to break free.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hoffman.
Hoffman stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
A short right from Joonatan on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Joonatan.
Hoffman content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Joonatan working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Joonatan throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Joonatan throws an elbow but it misses.
Hoffman pushes Joonatan back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hoffman is trying to force a seperation but Joonatan has the dominant position.
Hoffman avoiding damage as Joonatan throws knees to the body.
Hoffman avoiding damage as Joonatan throws knees to the body.
Joonatan landing knees to the body.

Hoffman breaks from the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hoffman connects with a nice looking jab.
Hoffman is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Joonatan.
Joonatan swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Hoffman counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Hoffman paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Hoffman fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
A shot to the body from Joonatan misses

and Hoffman holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Joonatan with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Joonatan blocks an uppercut.
Joonatan pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Joonatan looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Hoffman looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Hoffman on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hoffman looking to stall.
Hoffman looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Joonatan blocks a body shot from Hoffman.
Joonatan using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Hoffman has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Joonatan using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Hoffman has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Hoffman is leaning against Joonatan and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Wyatt Hoffman dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Hoffman tries to clinch there but Joonatan circles away.
Joonatan circles away from the clinch attempt.
Joonatan looks to land a body kick but Hoffman moved away.
Hoffman is looking to clinch.
Hoffman rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Joonatan cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Hoffman moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Hoffman misses with a body shot.
Joonatan misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Hoffman makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Hoffman connects with a single shot there.
Joonatan takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Some wild striking there from Joonatan.
Hoffman connects with a looping right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Hoffman enables Joonatan to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Hoffman manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Hoffman manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Joonatan manages to get himself to full guard.
Hoffman stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Joonatan swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Hoffman wants to control from the top but Joonatan keeps moving.
Joonatan pulls Hoffman in to control the position.
Joonatan working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Hoffman.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hoffman throws and elbow that misses. Joonatan uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Hoffman's guard. Nice move by Joonatan!
Joonatan is looking to work some ground and pound but Hoffman has wrist control.
Joonatan controls the pace of the fight for a moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hoffman keeping moving, preventing Joonatan from controlling successfully.
Joonatan looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Joonatan trying to control the position from guard on top but Hoffman is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Teppo Joonatan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Teppo Joonatan wasn't active enough on the ground.
Joonatan throws a poor cross that misses
and Hoffman counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Joonatan lands with a slapping head kick.
Joonatan shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Hoffman counters with a three punch combo that has Joonatan backing up. Joonatan nods at Hoffman to acknowledge the strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Joonatan scores with a head kick.
Nice cross by Hoffman.
Nice jab there from Hoffman.
Hoffman just misses with a punch to the body.
A shot to the liver by Hoffman. Beautiful body shot.
Joonatan misses with a body punch
and Hoffman counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Joonatan throws a looping overhand right but Hoffman ducks down to avoid it.
Joonatan shoots in looking for a takedown. Hoffman tries to sprawl out of it but Joonatan keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Hoffman manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Hoffman bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Joonatan's head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hoffman scores with a hook.

Hoffman has Joonatan up against the cage in a clinch.
Hoffman is leaning against Joonatan and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A right handed body shot lands from Hoffman.
Joonatan misses with an elbow strike.
Joonatan tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hoffman avoids it.

Hoffman breaks the clinch.
Joonatan swings away with a body shot that misses
and Hoffman counters with a straight right hand.
Joonatan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Joonatan tries to move into range but Hoffman moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Joonatan throws a right hand that misses
and Hoffman counters with a stiff right hand.
Hoffman swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Joonatan.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hoffman connects with a nice looking jab.
Joonatan throws a lazy uppercut
and Joonatan takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

And that's the end of the fight!
Wyatt Hoffman showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Hoffman, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Dillan Fox scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 30:27
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Wyatt Hoffman!