PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Boxing Man (ranked 2137 p4p, 3090 weight class) and Tanner Herro (ranked 0 p4p, 429 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Man
vs
Herro

188 cm
35
213
13 - 9 - 0

194 cm
24
224
10 - 10 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent MT
Solid chin

Champion Apparel

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 13 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Boxing Man!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tanner Herro!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Paul Aken and Paulsen Ambrosius.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Herro closes the distance but Man moves to the side
and Man counters with a stiff right hand.
Man's corner calls for a 1-2. Man obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Man blocks a jab.
Man definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Tanner Herro seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A swing and a miss from Man.
Herro tries to clinch up
and Man counters with a stiff right hand.
Herro tries to bum rush Man with a series of wild strikes but Man uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
An attempted straight right counter from Man misses the target.
Herro ducks under a wild hook from Man.
Man circles away from the clinch attempt
and Man connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Herro tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Man paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A shot to the liver by Man. Beautiful body shot.
Man connects with a crisp jab.

Herro has managed to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stalling in the clinch from Herro.
Herro lands a nice knee to the body.
A short right from Herro.
Herro stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Herro working Man over with knees to the body.
Herro taking a breather.
Herro throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Man blocks it with crossed arms.
A head punch on the inside from Man fails to land.

Herro pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Herro tries to clinch up.

Herro gets in close and instigates a clinch.

Herro breaks the clinch.
Herro moves in looking to clinch but Man pushes him off.
Man lands with a straight right. Herro didn't see that one coming.

Herro has taken the fight to the clinch.
Herro is stalling here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Man working some nice short punches in the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Herro tries to land knees in the clinch but Man avoids the damage to the body.
Man blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

Herro's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Herro throws a nice looking combination but Man bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

Herro moves into the clinch.

Herro manages to break the clinch.
Herro tries to close the distance and clinch but Man swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Herro wants to clinch.
Herro is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Herro has taken the fight to the clinch.
Man is defending well against a takedown attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Man can't break the clinch.

Herro breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Man lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Boxing Man is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Herro gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Herro wants to stall.
Man lands a left hand.
Man tries a body shot but Herro blocks it.
Herro with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

Herro breaks from the clinch.
Herro tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Man manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Herro has his takedown stuffed
and Man counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Herro thinking.
Herro misses with an uppercut
and Man counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

Herro pushes Man up against the cage in a clinch.
Herro slowing the pace effectively.
Man tries a body shot but Herro blocks it.
Herro with an attempt at a knee that misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Herro tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Herro throws a knee to the head but misses.
Herro throws a head punch that misses.
Man tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Knees in the clinch landing for Herro.
Man misses with the head strike.
Herro is trying to pull guard but Man has him pressed against the cage.
Boxing Man has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tanner Herro.

Herro pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Man is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Herro swings away with a body shot that misses
enabling Man to counter with a crisp jab.
Man scores with a crisp jab that stopped Herro in his tracks.
Man throws a hook but Herro avoids it easily.
Man throws a jab but it's blocked by Herro.
Herro swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Man is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.

Herro has Man up against the cage in a clinch.
Man makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Man wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Herro throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Mans head.
Herro is trying to stall.

Herro pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Tanner Herro will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Man lands a nice hook to Herro's body. Herro takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Herro tries to clinch up
and Man makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Man blocks a jab.
Herro tries to clinch there but Man circles away.
Man on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Herro tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Man counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Herro fails to land the takedown.
A little feinted left hand from Man on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Herro tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Man counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Herro closes the distance and pushes Man back into the cage.
Herro is pushing Man up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Man scores with a shot to the side of Herro's head.
Herro has Man pressed against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Herro looking to throw knees to the head but Man is blocking nicely.
Herro misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Man.
Herro misses with a knee to the head.
Man lands a right hand.
Man blocks an uppercut.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Man.
A shot in the inside from Man.
Herro softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Man can't find room to land a body shot as Herro controls the action.
Herro blocking some punches.
Tanner Herro seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A shot in the inside from Man.

Herro escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Herro throws a right and a left that Man avoids nicely.
Man fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Herro tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Man paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Man was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Man misses the jab.
Man connects with a crisp jab.
Man lands with an overhand left.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Herro throws a left and a right that both miss
and Man connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Herro tries to clinch up but Man circles away and keeps his distance.
Man is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Herro darts in trying to clinch
and Man connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Man works Herro's body with a nice hook.
Herro takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.

Herro is rocked!
Herro wants to clinch but Man slips to the side
and Man counters with a right hand to the body.
Herro is still on wobbly legs! Can Man finish him?
Herro tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Man counters with a right hand to the body.
Herro is breathing heavily.
Man cracks Herro with a left hook right on the temple and Herro goes down! He's out! Referee! Stop the fight! Man lands a few more punches before the dopey ref steps in - hopefully Herro is OK!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:41 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Boxing Man!