PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Pelle Hermano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gaspard Caderousse (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hermano kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Uniikki - Pätkätöis. Caderousse has chosen Shameless as his entrance music. Gaspard Caderousse will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Hermano
vs
Caderousse

150 cm
22
150 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

163 cm
21
145 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
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Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank

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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 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Pelle Hermano!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Gaspard Caderousse!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Ren Mimura and Taro Takaoka.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Caderousse has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Hermano.
Hermano misses with a few strikes there.
Caderousse throws a leg kick but Hermano sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Caderousse lands a nice looking kick to the body. Hermano takes a step back to recover.
A solid leg kick lands there for Hermano.
Caderousse goes for a high kick. It partially lands.

It looks like Pelle Hermano has been cut.
Caderousse throws a half hearted mid kick.
Hermano is looking to land body kicks.
Caderousse throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Caderousse on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Hermano. Hermano obviously looking to wear him down.
Caderousse staying out of range there.
Caderousse wants to slow Hermano down by chopping away at his legs.

Hermano closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
You can see the frustration on Caderousse's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hermano misses with an attempted head punch from side control.

Hermano tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Caderousse regains half guard, as Hermano was trying to land strikes.
Hermano is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Hermano is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Caderousse is looking to improve his position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hermano wants to control but Caderousse is keeping him busy.
Hermano throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Caderousse preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Caderousse trying to control here.
Hermano sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Caderousse defending well though.
Caderousse works his way to full guard. Good work.
Hermano trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Hermano accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Caderousse 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.
Caderousse has momentary wrist control but Hermano slips an elbow through the middle.
Hermano postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Caderousse keeping moving, preventing Hermano from controlling successfully.
Hermano is really struggling to control Caderousse but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Caderousse is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Hermano trying to hold on to Caderousse's head to control him but Caderousse postures up.
Caderousse takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Caderousse wants to control but Hermano is keeping him busy.
Hermano has hold of Caderousse's hands but Caderousse slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.

Caderousse is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Hermano is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

Caderousse is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.

Caderousse is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Hermano has managed to free his arm - good work.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Caderousse is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
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 Pelle Hermano will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Pelle Hermano's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Hermano connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Hermano throws a jab when Caderousse was well out of range.
Hermano throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Caderousse throws a low kick but Hermano avoids it.
Caderousse uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hermano.
Caderousse takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Nice body kick there by Caderousse.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hermano throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Caderousse on the side of the head.
Caderousse throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hermano thows a left - swing and a miss!
Caderousse tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Caderousse gets tackled into the cage by Hermano. Hermano maintains the clinch.
Caderousse tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Caderousse has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Hermano is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Caderousse can't get the takedown.
Pelle Hermano has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gaspard Caderousse.
Hermano lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Caderousse is working for takedown but Hermano is calmly controlling the position for now.
Caderousse tries to pull guard but Hermano holds him up against the cage and eventually Caderousse drops back down to his feet.
Hermano misses with some punches.
Caderousse is trying to pull guard but Hermano turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Hermano doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hermano throws a head punch that misses.
A hook to the body from Hermano.
Hermano presses Caderousse against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hermano is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Hermano struggles to land a body shot inside as Caderousse controls his hands.
Hermano misses with a body punch.
I was talking to Hermano's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Hermano scores with a shot to the side of Caderousse's head.
Hermano misses with a hook to the ribs.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hermano.
Hermano misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Caderousse has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Hermano seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Caderousse can turn it around.
Hermano is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Caderousse can do to turn this around?
Good body shot from Hermano.
Hermano goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Caderousse is trying to drag Hermano to the mat but Hermano just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Hermano scores with a shot to the side of Caderousse's head.
Caderousse wants to take the fight to the mat but Hermano manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Caderousse drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Hermano gets the underhooks and prevents it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hermano scores with a shot to the side of Caderousse's head.
Hermano lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Hermano misses with a hook to the ribs.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Hermano.

Caderousse jumps guard.
Hermano in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Hermano lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Hermano trying to control but Caderousse is working from the bottom.
Caderousse preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Hermano trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Hermano trying to control but Caderousse is working from the bottom.
Pelle Hermano overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hermano is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Hermano stands up over Caderousse, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Caderousse working a defensive guard here.
Caderousse avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Caderousse avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Hermano trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

Caderousse working for a triangle but Hermano defends it easily.
Hermano advances position into side control!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pelle Hermano dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Pelle Hermano's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Hermano just misses with a punch to the body.
Hermano looks to land a right hand but Caderousse moved out of range.
Caderousse takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Nice jab there from Hermano.
Caderousse tries a head kick but it misses.
Hermano blocks a head kick by Caderousse.
Hermano lands a slapping body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hermano fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Caderousse has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Caderousse walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Hermano checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
A nice inside leg kick there by Hermano. That's going to slow Caderousse down.
Caderousse throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hermano lands a leg kick that knocks Caderousse off balance momentarily.
Hermano fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Caderousse tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Hermano scores with a hook to the body. Caderousse takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Caderousse throws a sloppy head kick

and Hermano counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Hermano.
Hermano postures up in Caderousse's guard and throws a big left but Caderousse blocks it.
Hermano throws a big elbow that misses.
Hermano throwing strikes from guard but Caderousse blocks nicely.

Caderousse looking for a guillotine here but Hermano defends easily.
Hermano trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hermano stopping the sweep attempt from Caderousse.
Caderousse working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Hermano.
Caderousse avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Hermano trying to control but Caderousse is working from the bottom.
Hermano is in close to Caderousse's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Hermano wants to pass the guard but Caderousse is keeping the position.

Caderousse working for submissions but it's allowed Hermano to get to half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Caderousse wants to improve his position but Hermano is controlling well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hermano sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Caderousse defending well though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hermano throwing shots but Caderousse is blocking nicely.

Hermano wants to work for an arm triangle but Caderousse is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Gaspard Caderousse has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hermano prevents Caderousse from improving his position.
Hermano with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Hermano throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Caderousse dodges the punch combination from Hermano.
A chopping leg kick lands by Hermano.
Hermano ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Caderousse moves away.
Caderousse misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Pelle Hermano seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hermano changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Caderousse throws a lazy head kick

and Hermano counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Caderousse has hold of Hermano's hands but Hermano slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Caderousse manages to get to full guard.
Hermano postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

And that's the end of the fight!
Pelle Hermano showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Hermano 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 Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 30:27
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pelle Hermano!
Pelle Hermano decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.