PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tonie Carrol (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Butch von Herrmann (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). von Herrmann has chosen Rammstein - Buck Dich as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Carrol
vs
von Herrmann

193 cm
26
270 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

185 cm
28
265 lbs
14 - 9 - 1

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Powerful

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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tonie Carrol!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Butch von Herrmann!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Tiny Johnson and Wesley Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Carrol lands with a hook. von Herrmann tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
von Herrmann throws a shot from downtown. Carrol moves away and avoids it.
von Herrmann needs to keep his hands up - Carrol had a free shot at his head there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Carrol chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before von Herrmann can pounce on him.
Carrol misses with an uppercut. von Herrmann saw that one coming.
Carrol misses with a looping left.
Carrol thows a left - swing and a miss!
von Herrmann fails to land with a series of punches.
von Herrmann throws a right and a left that Carrol avoids nicely.
von Herrmann pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Carrol throws a good cross that connects.
Carrol changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.

von Herrmann decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
von Herrmann throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
von Herrmann missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
von Herrmann throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Carrol is trying to control but can't.
von Herrmann working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
von Herrmann throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
von Herrmann is thwarting Carrol's attempts to control the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
von Herrmann throwing shots but Carrol is blocking nicely.
von Herrmann missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Carrol avoiding damage under a succession of punches from von Herrmann.
von Herrmann throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
von Herrmann moves nicely into side control.
Carrol takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
von Herrmann scores with a couple of short elbows.
von Herrmann has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
von Herrmann lands some shots froms side control.

It looks like Tonie Carrol has been cut.
Carrol is looking for a sweep.
Carrol is breathing heavily.
Carrol taking punishment in the form of punches.
von Herrmann looks up at the clock and then as Carrol takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, von Herrmann smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
von Herrmann in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Carrol taking a bit of punishment here - von Herrmann scoring with strikes.
Carrol on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Carrol tries to get out of the position.
von Herrmann working the body and head with strikes.
von Herrmann is chipping away with strikes.
Carrol tries to get back to half guard but can't.
von Herrmann working the head with strikes.
von Herrmann is working Carrol over with some ground and pound from side control.
von Herrmann throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
von Herrmann looks up at the clock and then as Carrol takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, von Herrmann smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
von Herrmann works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Carrol knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for von Herrmann on the ground.
Check out the look on von Herrmann's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!

Tonie Carrol's cut is getting worse.
Carrol is trying to improve his position.
von Herrmann lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.

Jeez, Tonie Carrol's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Tonie Carrol's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Butch von Herrmann!