|
|
PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Zapp Brannigan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Butch von Herrmann (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brannigan comes to the cage accompanied by Jackyl -- The Lumberjack. von Herrmann has chosen Rammstein - Buck Dich as his entrance music. Butch von Herrmann has the eye of the tiger tonight.
 |
|
 |
| 195 cm
26
245 lbs
18 - 11 - 0 |
|
185 cm
29
265 lbs
18 - 11 - 1 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine |
|
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
18 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Zapp Brannigan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Butch von Herrmann!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Stewart Dunkirk and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brannigan misses with a takedown attempt
and von Herrmann counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
von Herrmann with the ground and pound but Brannigan uses the opportunity to regain guard.
von Herrmann in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
von Herrmann throws and elbow that misses. Brannigan uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in von Herrmann's guard. Nice move by Brannigan!
von Herrmann looking to control.
Brannigan is fighting to break von Herrmann's control of his arms but von Herrmann is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Butch von Herrmann has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Brannigan misses with a takedown
and von Herrmann counters with a single leg into guard. Brannigan didn't expect that.
von Herrmann cracks Brannigan with a solid left hand.
von Herrmann thows a big elbow that misses.
Brannigan wants to sweep but no luck.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as von Herrmann accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
von Herrmann postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Brannigan is adopting a defensive guard.
von Herrmann with a nice head shot there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
von Herrmann landing with the ground and pound.
Brannigan utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
von Herrmann throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
von Herrmann throwing strikes from guard but Brannigan blocks nicely.
Brannigan avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
von Herrmann makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Brannigan has his hands on von Herrmann's head, controlling the position.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as von Herrmann accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
von Herrmann postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
von Herrmann is looking to work some ground and pound but Brannigan has wrist control.
Brannigan utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
von Herrmann throws and elbow that misses. Brannigan uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in von Herrmann's guard. Nice move by Brannigan!
Brannigan is breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
von Herrmann wants to sweep but no luck.
von Herrmann has a closed guard, preventing Brannigan from standing up.
von Herrmann has Brannigan pulled in close to control his posture.
We're going to have a standup here because Zapp Brannigan wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
von Herrmann lands a nice looking body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
von Herrmann staying out of range there.
Brannigan throws a head kick but von Herrmann moves out of range.
von Herrmann shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
von Herrmann shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Brannigan is pressing down on von Herrmann's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Butch von Herrmann dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Brannigan tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
von Herrmann fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Brannigan to the ground. von Herrmann is now in Brannigan's guard.
von Herrmann throws a strike but Brannigan rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
von Herrmann is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Butch von Herrmann.
von Herrmann misses with a leg kick
and Brannigan counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
von Herrmann falls off balance throwing a combination
and Brannigan counters with a head kick that drops von Herrmann to the mat! von Herrmann scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
von Herrmann throws a hook but Brannigan avoids it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brannigan throws a poor cross that misses
and von Herrmann counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
von Herrmann throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
von Herrmann throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Ground and pound from von Herrmann.
von Herrmann thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
von Herrmann prevents Brannigan from standing back up.
Brannigan is trying to defend against the ground and pound but von Herrmann scores with a couple of nice shots.
von Herrmann sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Brannigan defending well though.
von Herrmann with the ground and pound but Brannigan uses the opportunity to regain guard.
von Herrmann landing with the ground and pound.
von Herrmann with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
von Herrmann is looking to work some ground and pound but Brannigan has wrist control.
Brannigan working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from von Herrmann.
von Herrmann throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
von Herrmann in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
von Herrmann in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
von Herrmann trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
von Herrmann thows a big elbow that misses.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells von Herrmann's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Butch von Herrmann has got the better of the ground game so far.
von Herrmann keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Brannigan's head.
von Herrmann throws and elbow that misses. Brannigan uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in von Herrmann's guard. Nice move by Brannigan!
Brannigan preventing the sweep.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
von Herrmann seems keen to control Brannigan's posture.
Brannigan stopping the sweep attempt from von Herrmann.
von Herrmann has control of Brannigan's left arm, preventing Brannigan from doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Zapp Brannigan 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. This is the final round!
Brannigan misses with a takedown attempt
so von Herrmann counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
von Herrmann working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
von Herrmann must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
von Herrmann preventing the sweep.
von Herrmann thows a big elbow that misses.
von Herrmann missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
von Herrmann loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
von Herrmann loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
von Herrmann throws a big right hand that misses.
von Herrmann connects with a couple of short punches.
von Herrmann throws a strike but Brannigan rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
von Herrmann seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brannigan won't allow von Herrmann to sweep him here.
von Herrmann is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Zapp Brannigan has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
von Herrmann pivots, looking for a leg kick but Brannigan is out of range and von Herrmann settles back down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
von Herrmann shoots for a double leg takedown but Brannigan sprawls well. He's pushed von Herrmann's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
No luck for von Herrmann with that takedown attempt.
von Herrmann shoots and misses
and Brannigan counters with a nice uppercut.
Zapp Brannigan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Butch von Herrmann.
von Herrmann misses with a right hand
enabling Brannigan to counter with a crisp jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
von Herrmann slips a jab from Brannigan.
von Herrmann just misses with a punch to the body.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Brannigan throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
von Herrmann throws a lazy right hand but Brannigan sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Zapp Brannigan is winning the standup battle so far.
von Herrmann looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Brannigan!
von Herrmann thowing shots but they're missing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
von Herrmann unloads with some shots from mount but Brannigan bucks and avoids them well.
von Herrmann working the ground and pound effectively.
Brannigan is trying to stand up.
von Herrmann looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
von Herrmann landing strikes from the mount and Brannigan is in trouble!
von Herrmann looking to finish Brannigan with some ground and pound. This is bad for Brannigan!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Brannigan keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
von Herrmann postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Brannigan looks a forlorn figure.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Brannigan is bucking up trying to escape but von Herrmann cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Brannigan is rocked!
von Herrmann unloads with some vicious shots from mount and Brannigan wants out - he looks towards the referee who steps in to save him! von Herrmann celebrates on the cage and the crowd goes wild!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Butch von Herrmann!
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| S |
C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
|
S |
C |
G |
|
energy
A | B |
|
hype
A | B |
|
pop
A | B |
|
mgr
A | B |
|
FIGHT
RATING
72% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
