PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tiger Mask (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wladyslaw Herman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Mask
vs
Herman

170 cm
24
180 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

175 cm
20
179 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

Great wrestler
Solid boxing
Very quick

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful

Crashforce Nutrition

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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Tiger Mask!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Wladyslaw Herman!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Daniel Blasius and Wagner Zegers.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Mask has Herman up against the cage in a clinch.
A body shot lands from Mask.
Nice body punch from Mask.
Mask misses with a punch on the inside.
Mask digs a right hand underneath Herman's ribcage. Herman let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Mask blocks an uppercut.
Mask makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Mask makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Mask dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Mask for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
Mask gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
A right hook to the body lands for Mask.
Herman lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Mask or not.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A body shot lands from Mask.
Mask swings wildly with an uppercut but Herman uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mask lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Herman or not.
Mask lands a shot to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Mask.
Mask makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
The referee is keeping an eye on Mask - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Mask is working Herman over against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Mask scores with a nice short uppercut.
Mask's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Herman blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Mask lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Mask effectively controlling the action here.
Herman throws a head punch that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mask manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Mask scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Mask.
Herman is looking to control Mask's arms but Mask gets an underhook and turns him. Now Herman has his back to the cage.
Mask cracks Herman with a nice body shot.
Herman's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Herman swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Mask.
Mask pushes Herman back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A nice left hand lands by Mask.

Herman's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Herman on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Herman takes one on the chin but keeps coming.

Mask moves into the clinch successfully.
Mask throws a punch but it's blocked by Herman.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mask lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Herman lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Mask digs a right hand into Herman's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Herman's gas tank.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Mask.
Mask lands a hook that snaps the head of Herman backwards.
Come on Mask - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Mask lands a hook that snaps the head of Herman backwards.
Herman tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mask's elbow.
Herman lands with a short shot to the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Mask.
A short right from Mask on the inside.
Herman looking to stall.
Mask is leaning against Herman and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mask stalling in the clinch.
Herman digs a right hand underneath Mask's ribcage. Mask let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Mask blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A right hook to the body lands for Mask.
Herman looks gassed!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mask has Herman pressed against the cage.
The referee is keeping an eye on Herman - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Mask scores with a shot to the side of Herman's head.
Mask has Herman pushed against the cage.
Mask is leaning against Herman and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mask lands with a light punch inside.
Mask lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Herman swings wildly with an uppercut but Mask uses good head movement to avoid it.
Herman letting Mask take a breather here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tiger Mask 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.

Herman is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Herman on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Wladyslaw Herman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Mask fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Herman, pushing him back against the cage.
Mask lands a shot to the body.
Mask gets through Herman's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Mask throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Herman misses with a short punch on the inside.
Mask lands a shot to the body.
Herman working hard to break the clinch.
Mask is working Herman over against the cage.
Herman trying to control the position but instead, Mask has worked for underhooks and has pushed Herman into the cage.
Mask leaning against his opponent.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Mask creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Mask's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Herman working aggressively here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mask manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
A short uppercut from Herman.
Mask is struggling to control the position.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Mask working aggressively here.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Mask as Herman tries to tie him up.
Herman tries to throw a body punch but Mask avoids it by throwing Herman back against the cage.
Mask works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Mask effectively controlling the action here.
Herman leaning against his opponent.
Mask makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Mask.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Tiger Mask.
Mask connects with a right hand. Herman shakes it off.

Mask scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Mask is figuring out what he wants to do next.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mask thows a huge punch but Herman dodges it nicely.
Mask trying to control the pace.
Mask missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Herman won't allow Mask to pass to mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Mask is figuring out what he wants to do next.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Tiger Mask just wasn't active enough.
Mask connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Herman takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Herman throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Tiger Mask is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Herman throws a shot from downtown. Mask moves away and avoids it.
Herman misses with an uppercut. Mask saw that one coming.
Mask digs a good body shot into Herman's ribs.
Mask misses with a wild body shot.
Herman misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Mask counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

Mask moves into range and clinches up with Herman.
Herman misses with a body punch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Mask creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A nice right hand lands inside from Mask.
Herman misses with a hook to the ribs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tiger Mask dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Herman throws a body punch but Mask moves out of range.
Mask moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Herman throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Herman misses with a takedown attempt

and Mask moves into the clinch.
Mask lands a hook that snaps the head of Herman backwards.
A short right from Mask.
Mask effectively controlling the action here.
Mask lands a shoulder strike.
Mask keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Herman's efforts to push away.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Mask softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Mask is leaning against Herman and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Tiger Mask has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Herman dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
A body shot lands from Mask.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mask is stalling here.
Herman takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Mask as Herman tries to tie him up.
Mask lands a hook to the side of the head.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
A hook to the body from Mask.
Mask digs a right hand underneath Herman's ribcage. Herman let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Mask lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Herman backwards.
Mask slows down the pace here.
Mask is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Herman can do to turn this around?
A quick uppercut on the inside from Mask.
Mask is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A right hand to the body from Mask.
Mask works on Herman's body with a couple of short punches.
Mask content to slow the pace in the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Mask creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Herman takes a shot to the head.
Mask cracks Herman with a nice body shot.
Mask displaying some good clinch control by pressing Herman up against the cage.
Mask digs a right hand into Herman's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Herman's gas tank.
Mask working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Mask lands a body punch.
Mask manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Herman wants a takedown but no success here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mask slows down the pace here.
Mask throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Hermans head.
Tiger Mask is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Mask lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Mask stalls.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Tiger Mask.
Herman misses with a two punch combination.
Mask stuffs the takedown.
Tiger Mask has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Wladyslaw Herman.

Mask drives through with a takedown into guard.
Mask tries to free his leg and advance position but Herman is retaining full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mask slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Mask passes Herman's left leg - he's now in half guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tiger Mask showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Mask 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 Saam Ante scores the fight 30:26
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 30:26
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tiger Mask!