PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Tzu Chu (ranked 1313 p4p, 748 weight class) and Karl Hermann (ranked 69 p4p, 41 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Chu
vs
Hermann

155 cm
34
135
8 - 7 - 0

173 cm
26
145
14 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Great elbows
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Voodoo Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tzu Chu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Karl Hermann!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chu slips under a jab from Hermann.
Hermann swings widly with a right hand
and Chu cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Chu slips a straight right by Hermann.
Hermann slaps away a takedown attempt from Chu, before circling back to the center of the mat.

Chu has managed to clinch.
Chu can't find room to land a body shot as Hermann controls the action.
Chu blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hermann lands a right hand.
Chu's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A head punch on the inside from Hermann fails to land.
Hermann lands with a left to the head.
Hermann lands a body punch in the clinch.
Chu fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Chu works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Chu pushes Hermann back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hermann blocking some punches.
Chu lands an elbow just above Hermann 's eye.
A short right from Hermann.
Chu tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hermann lands with a left to the head.
Chu lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Chu is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Hermann gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Hermann lands with a right to the head.
Hermann blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Chu lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Hermann.
Chu lands a body shot.
Chu tries a body shot but Hermann blocks it.
Chu wants to take the fight to the mat but Hermann manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tzu Chu. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hermann misses with a hook from the clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Chu just misses with a elbow thrown towards Hermann's brow.
Chu lands with a light punch inside.
Hermann working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Chu misses with a punch on the inside.
Hermann goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hermann works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Chu blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Chu's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A nice right hand lands inside from Hermann.
Hermann blocking some punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hermann working aggressively here.
Chu throws a punch but it's blocked by Hermann.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Hermann creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Hermann throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Chus head.
Hermann avoids the elbow strike from Chu, against the cage.
Hermann throws a punch but it's blocked by Chu.
Hermann lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Hermann fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hermann fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short body shot lands from Hermann as the two fighters clinch.
Chu drops down looking for an ankle pick but Hermann pulls his leg out and moves away.
A jab from Chu finds it's way through Hermann's defenses.
Hermann pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Chu misses with a left hand
and Hermann counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hermann connects with a nice looking jab.

It looks like Tzu Chu has been cut.
Hermann on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Chu thows a left - swing and a miss!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hermann staying out of range there.
Hermann tries to clinch but Chu is having none of it.
Chu throws a sloppy body shot
and Hermann counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Hermann slips under a jab.

Hermann throws a big overhand right that connects, sending Chu tumbling to the canvas!

Chu is rocked!
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!

Chu is working an open guard so Hermann takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Oh Chu is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Hermann weaves into range and cracks Chu right on the temple with a beautiful overhand right! Chu goes down! He's out cold! Wow, what a beautiful knockout! Hermann is strutting round the canvas like a movie star as the camera bulbs flash frantically.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Karl Hermann!
Karl Hermann spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.