PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Too Fast (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Osanti Herod (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Herod is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Down With The King. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Fast
vs
Herod

184 cm
22
276 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

180 cm
26
247 lbs
10 - 5 - 1

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Very quick

Good takedowns
Decent knees
Solid chin

New Era Nutrition (156Q REC/STA $50)
Blaze Ronin Reborn

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 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Too Fast!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Osanti Herod!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Shigeki Sano and Ren Mimura.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fast rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Herod moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Herod shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Fast as he avoids it easily.
Fast looks to land a combination but Herod avoids it well.
Herod is looking to score with low kicks.
Fast takes a kick to the side of the head.
Herod throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Herod avoids a punch combination nicely.
Fast tries to bum rush Herod with a series of wild strikes but Herod uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fast throws a right and a left that both miss.
Herod thows a body shot but no joy.
Herod tries to land a leg kick but Fast saw it coming and moves away.
Herod fails with an attempt to clinch.
Fast displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Herod.
Herod misses with a combination
and Fast counters with a three punch combo that has Herod backing up. Herod nods at Fast to acknowledge the strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Herod shoots for a double leg takedown but Fast sprawls well. He's pushed Herod's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Too Fast has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Osanti Herod.
Herod pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Fast misses with a two punch combination.
Fast misses with the combination.
Fast misses with the combination.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fast misses with a jab, cross combination.
Herod throws an overhand right that lands on Fast's shoulder, as Fast tries to avoid the shot.
Herod slips a jab from Fast.
Fast throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Herod changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Fast tries to avoid it but Herod manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Fast to the ground. Fast escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Fast has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Herod.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fast avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Herod wants to clinch up but Fast keeps it at a distance.
Fast rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Herod moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Herod shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Fast counters with a one-two to the body.
Fast swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Too Fast will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Herod jabbing away but nothing is landing.

Herod closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Herod with the ground and pound but Fast uses the opportunity to regain guard.

Herod drops back, looking for a kneebar! Fast looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Fast looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Fast!
Herod is looking to regain half guard here but Fast keeps moving and retains side control.
Herod is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Fast is one step ahead and moves to full mount!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Herod is trying to escape the mount.
Herod sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.

Herod is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Fast pulls his head out easily.
Herod gets full guard.
Herod tries to land a sweep but no joy.

Herod is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Herod is breathing heavily.

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.

Herod working for submissions but it's allowed Fast to get to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Fast escapes and gets back to his feet.
Herod showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Fast.
Fast misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Herod shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Fast sprawls well. Fast wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Herod gets slowly back to his feet.
Fast takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Herod fails to land the takedown.
Herod looks to land a body kick but Fast moved away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Herod closes this distance looking for a takedown but Fast circles away.
Too Fast has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Osanti Herod.
Fast moves out of range of the strikes.
Herod doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Herod changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Fast tries to avoid it but Herod manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Fast to the ground. Fast escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
A right-left combo lands from Fast.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Too Fast dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Horrible takedown by Herod or perhaps it was just good defense by Fast which made him look bad.
Fast throws a combination that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Herod fails in his attempt to clinch.
Herod falls off balance throwing a combination
and Fast counters with a series of strikes. Herod will be more careful next time no doubt.
Osanti Herod seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Herod shoots for a takedown but Fast saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Herod moves in looking to clinch but Fast pushes him off.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Herod swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Herod tries to clinch there but Fast circles away.
Fast swats away the attempt to clinch by Herod.
Herod wants to clinch up but Fast keeps it at a distance.
Fast rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Herod moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

That's two 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.
Fast rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Herod moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Herod tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Fast paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Fast throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Herod misses with a combination
and Fast counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Herod fails in his attempt to clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice combination there by Fast.
Fast fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Herod doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Fast counters with a left and a right that stings Herod.
Too Fast has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Osanti Herod.
Fast avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
No joy there for Fast, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Too Fast is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Herod swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Fast counters with a three punch combo that has Herod backing up. Herod nods at Fast to acknowledge the strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
No luck for Herod with that takedown attempt.
Osanti Herod has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Too Fast is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Fast fails to land with a series of punches.
Herod looks for the body kick but Fast saw that one coming.
Herod closes the distance looking to clinch
and Fast counters with a two punch combo.

And that's the end of the fight!
Too Fast showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Fast, 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 Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Too Fast!