PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Dick Hertz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chuck Knuckle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hertz comes into the arena with PORN MUZIK blaring out of the sound system. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!

Hertz
vs
Knuckle

185 cm
22
160 lbs
8 - 4 - 0

171 cm
22
145 lbs
4 - 4 - 1

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Zombie Nutrition - LOD

No Contest Clothing

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Dick Hertz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Chuck Knuckle!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Vladimir Khabensky and Fedor Mirinova.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Knuckle lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Knuckle lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Hertz backs up against the cage.

Hertz is rocked!

It looks like Dick Hertz has been cut.

Hertz shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Oh Hertz is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Hertz stops Knuckle from standing up.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hertz is in close to Knuckle's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Hertz loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Knuckle controls Hertz momentarily but Hertz frees himself.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hertz lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Hertz seems to have got his legs back now.
Knuckle keeping moving, preventing Hertz from controlling successfully.
Hertz throwing strikes from guard but Knuckle blocks nicely.
Hertz keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Knuckle's head.

Hertz is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Knuckle pulls Hertz in to control the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Knuckle not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Hertz won't allow Knuckle to get back to his feet.
Knuckle is trying to keep Hertz in close.
Hertz throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Knuckle works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Hertz trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Chuck Knuckle.
Hertz listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Hertz looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Knuckle swings away with a body shot that misses

and Hertz decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Knuckle's guard.
Knuckle keeping full guard, as Hertz tries to pass.
Knuckle trying to keep a closed guard but Hertz is proving a slippery customer.
Hertz has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hertz is in close to Knuckle's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Hertz wants to control from the top but Knuckle keeps moving.
Hertz keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Knuckle's head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knuckle is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Hertz throwing strikes from guard but Knuckle blocks nicely.
Knuckle trying to control the position here.
Hertz tries to free his leg and advance position but Knuckle is retaining full guard.
Hertz loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Hertz trying to control the position from guard on top but Knuckle is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hertz throws an elbow that misses. Knuckle uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Hertz's guard. Nice move by Knuckle!
Knuckle won't allow Hertz to sweep him here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hertz working a defensive guard here.
Knuckle won't allow Hertz to sweep him here.
Knuckle is stalling in the full guard.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Hertz scores with a crisp jab that stopped Knuckle in his tracks.
A combination from Knuckle does no damage.
Knuckle slips a jab from Hertz.
Hertz throws a shot from downtown. Knuckle moves away and avoids it.
Knuckle swinging wildly here.
Knuckle blocks a jab.

Knuckle has Hertz up against the cage in a clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Knuckle breaks from the clinch.
Knuckle throws a left and a right that both miss

and Hertz counters with a nice double leg into side control. Knuckle won't be happy with that.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Knuckle is trying to buck Hertz off.

Hertz is trying to get an arm triangle but Knuckle is defending well.

Hertz is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Knuckle knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Knuckle pushes Hertz away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Hertz gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Hertz is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Knuckle has escaped the position, nice work there.
Hertz scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Knuckle to see if he's OK.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dick Hertz dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dick Hertz's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Knuckle shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Hertz but Hertz pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Knuckle walks into a stiff left hand from Hertz.
Knuckle looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Hertz tests Knuckle's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Knuckle misses with a two punch combination.
Hertz throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Knuckle sees it coming and avoids it easily.

Hertz manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Knuckle on his heels. He'll look to pass Knuckle's guard now, I'm sure.
Knuckle is adopting a defensive guard.
Knuckle keeping moving, preventing Hertz from controlling successfully.
Knuckle has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Hertz has passed into side control.

Hertz is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Knuckle has escaped the position, nice work there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Knuckle on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Knuckle manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.

Hertz is looking for a kimura here.
Hertz throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hertz trying to control the action but Knuckle is working from the bottom.

Hertz looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Hertz stops Knuckle from getting back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knuckle on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.

Hertz is looking for a kimura here.
Hertz prevents Knuckle from standing back up.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Hertz seems to be looking for submissions.
Hertz takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Knuckle wants to get back to full guard.
Hertz is looking to advance position but Knuckle won't allow it.
Knuckle is trying to stand back up but Hertz is controlling him

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knuckle tries to get to full guard but Hertz has control of the leg.
Hertz will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Hertz throwing shots but Knuckle is blocking nicely.

Hertz wants to work for an arm triangle but Knuckle is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Knuckle wants to get back to his feet.
Dick Hertz overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Knuckle holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.

Hertz is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Knuckle sees it coming and defends easily.
Hertz throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Knuckle wants to get back to his feet.
Hertz lands with a punch from half guard.
Knuckle is trying to maintain the position but Hertz is very close to passing his half guard.
Knuckle is trying to stand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hertz tries to pass to full mount but Knuckle defends it.
Hertz working Knuckle over with strikes.
Knuckle wants to get back to his feet.

Hertz seems to be working for a kimura but Knuckle defends the submission attempt.
Hertz scoring with strikes to the body and head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Hertz is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Knuckle trying to control from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dick Hertz dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Dick Hertz's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Hertz scores with a punch to the head.
Knuckle's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Knuckle duly obliges.
Hertz misses with an uppercut.
Chuck Knuckle is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Knuckle displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Hertz.
Knuckle swinging wildly here.

Knuckle clinches up against the cage.
Nice body punch from Knuckle.

Knuckle breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hertz scores with a nice strike.
We've been told by Hertz's head coaches at ACME! Thai Boxing Academy 13 ELITE COACHES & SAUNA that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.

Hertz manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Knuckle on his heels. He'll look to pass Knuckle's guard now, I'm sure.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Knuckle wants to stand up but Hertz is controlling him.
Knuckle is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Knuckle trying to control the position here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Knuckle wants to hit a switch here but Hertz passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Knuckle there!
Hertz lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Knuckle hang on?
Knuckle is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Hertz landing punches.
Hertz trying to control but he's not successful this time.
BOOM! Hertz connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Knuckle in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Hertz lands a heavy elbow.

Knuckle is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!

Hertz looking for a guillotine from mount but Knuckle is having none of it.
Knuckle is still in real trouble! Can Hertz finish him?

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knuckle tries to hold on but Hertz postures up.
Knuckle wants to get back to his feet.
Knuckle takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

Hertz is working close to his opponent, looking to work a submission by the looks of things. Oh, he's managed to get a guillotine from mount as his opponent reached up! That looks tiiiiight! Will he tap? YES, he's tapped! Impressive submission by Hertz!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:28 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Dick Hertz!
Dick Hertz very nearly forgot to thank Cold Blooded Kemists ↑ 5x160Q amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.