PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Marcos Sanchez (ranked 1274 p4p, 1134 weight class) and Karl Hermann (ranked 31 p4p, 25 weight class). This should be fireworks!

Sanchez
vs
Hermann

167 cm
31
142
10 - 7 - 0

173 cm
28
145
16 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Marcos Sanchez !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Karl Hermann!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Steve Montenegro and Columbo Gatti.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hermann throws a looping overhand right but Sanchez ducks down to avoid it.
Sanchez is looking to counter punch.
Sanchez ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
An attempted straight right counter from Sanchez misses the target.
Hermann tries to clinch there but Sanchez circles away.
Sanchez is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Hermann.

Hermann rushes Sanchez and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Hermann has Sanchez pressed against the cage, preventing Sanchez from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A head punch on the inside from Hermann fails to land.
A right hand to the body from Hermann.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sanchez .
Hermann misses with the head strike.
Hermann lands on the inside with an uppercut.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Hermann creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Sanchez blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short uppercut from Sanchez .
A left hand lands to the body for Hermann.
Hermann misses with some punches.
Hermann lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Hermann throws a punch but it's blocked by Sanchez .
Sanchez lands with a short shot to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sanchez tries to throw a body punch but Hermann avoids it by throwing Sanchez back against the cage.
Sanchez pushes Hermann back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hermann throws a punch but it's blocked by Sanchez .
Hermann throws a punch but it's blocked by Sanchez .
Hermann fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Sanchez escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Hermann looks to throw the jab but Sanchez is out of range.
Hermann throws a lazy right hand but Sanchez sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Sanchez scores with a jab to the jaw.
Sanchez ducks under a wild hook from Hermann.
Sanchez blocks a jab.
Hermann swings for the body but Sanchez moves out of range.
Sanchez throws a big shot that misses.
Sanchez listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
A punch lands to the side of Hermann 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Sanchez throws a hook to the side of Hermann's head but Hermann sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hermann misses with a hook
and Sanchez counters with a straight right hand.
Hermann has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Hermann throws a jab but it's blocked by Sanchez .
Sanchez avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Sanchez moves out of range as Hermann strikes.
Sanchez steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hermann.
Hermann looks to throw the jab but Sanchez is out of range.
A clash of legs there as Hermann blocks the low kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hermann displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sanchez throws out the jab.
Hermann staying out of range there.
Hermann lands with a nice body punch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Hermann displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sanchez throws out the jab.
Hermann misses with a body shot.
Hermann throws a hook to the side of Sanchez 's head but Sanchez sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hermann looks to land a left hand but Sanchez moved out of range nicely.
Hermann throws a poor cross that misses
and Sanchez counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Hermann keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sanchez .
Hermann takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Sanchez cracks Hermann with a right hand to the side of the head.
Hermann misses with a body shot.
Sanchez fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Jab by Sanchez .
Sanchez misses with an uppercut. Hermann saw that one coming.
Hermann dips to his left and cracks Sanchez with an uppercut!
Nice defenses there by Sanchez .
Sanchez throws a hook to the side of Hermann's head but Hermann sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hermann goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Hermann throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sanchez is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Sanchez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That kick from Sanchez tenderised Hermann's leg. Hermann is trying to keep his angry face on.
Hermann ducks under a wild hook from Sanchez .

That's three minutes gone in the round.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Hermann.
Hermann moves out of range as Sanchez throws a body kick.
Sanchez connects with a good right hand that stumbles Hermann. Hermann circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Hermann paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Hermann ducks right into an uppercut from Sanchez .
Hermann looks to land a left hand but Sanchez moved out of range nicely.
Sanchez lands with a hook. Hermann tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Sanchez swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hermann jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hermann scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.

It looks like Marcos Sanchez has been cut.
Hermann displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sanchez throws out the jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hermann lands a nice looking kick to the body. Sanchez takes a step back to recover.
Hermann throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Sanchez counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Hermann paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Hermann with the inside leg kick.
Jab, jab by Sanchez - just one landing.
Hermann throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Donk. Sanchez catches Hermann right on the button with a cross.
Jab from Sanchez .
Sanchez ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Sanchez connects with an inside leg kick.
Hermann throws a poor cross that misses
and Sanchez counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Sanchez bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Sanchez lands with a nice body kick.
Sanchez lands with an overhand left.
Hermann misses with a hook.
Sanchez throws a shot from downtown. Hermann moves away and avoids it.
Hermann takes one on the button.
Hermann misses with a looping right.
Sanchez displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hermann throws out the jab.
Hermann's jab looks to have found its range, popping Sanchez under the eye.
Hermann bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Sanchez pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sanchez lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!

Hermann is rocked!
Sanchez blocks a jab.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sanchez throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Sanchez connects with an inside leg kick.
Sanchez throws the left hand but Hermann avoids the punch easily.
Sanchez jabbing away but nothing is landing.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Marcos Sanchez will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Marcos Sanchez 's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Hermann throws a hook to the side of Sanchez 's head but Sanchez sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Sanchez throws a front kick aimed at Hermann's knee but Hermann avoids it well.
Hermann throws out a counter right but Sanchez avoids it with no problem.
Sanchez moves away from the strike by Hermann.
Hermann waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sanchez .
Hermann uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sanchez .
Sanchez feints and then cracks Hermann's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Hermann down.
Hermann takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Hermann lands a jab to the head.
Sanchez throws an overhand right that lands on Hermann's shoulder, as Hermann tries to avoid the shot.
Jab, jab by Sanchez - just one landing.
Hermann ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Sanchez throws a leg kick but Hermann sees it coming and moves out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Hermann misses the target.
Hermann swats away the attempt to clinch by Sanchez .
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hermann throws an overhand right that lands on Sanchez 's shoulder, as Sanchez tries to avoid the shot.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Hermann in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Sanchez slips under a jab.
Hermann fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Sanchez has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Hermann has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Hermann misses with a looping right.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sanchez blocks a jab.
Sanchez with the inside leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Sanchez slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Sanchez slips under a jab from Hermann.
A slow jab from Hermann misses its intended target.
Sanchez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hermann.
Hermann throws a looping overhand right but Sanchez ducks down to avoid it.
As Hermann backs away, Sanchez returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Sanchez lands a lovely overhand right.
Hermann misses with a looping right.
Sanchez tries to clinch there but Hermann circles away.
Sanchez looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Sanchez throws a nice looking combination but Hermann bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Hermann throws out a counter right but Sanchez avoids it with no problem.
Hermann misses with a wild body shot.
Hermann throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hermann moves out of range of the strikes.
Sanchez throws a jab when Hermann was well out of range.
Hermann sizes up Sanchez with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Hermann has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Hermann there as he acknowledges the shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hermann throws a hook to the side of Sanchez 's head but Sanchez sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hermann misses with a body shot.
Sanchez lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
A leg kick checked by Hermann.
Marcos Sanchez is winning the standup battle so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez ducks under a wild hook from Hermann.
A big right from Hermann misses.
Sanchez moves out of range as Hermann strikes.
Hermann loads up on a big right hand but Sanchez slips the punch.
Sanchez defending well as Hermann loads up on a big left hand.
Hermann ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Sanchez lands a leg kick that knocks Hermann off balance momentarily.
Hermann looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Sanchez throws a jab but it's blocked by Hermann.
Hermann throws an overhand right that lands on Sanchez 's shoulder, as Sanchez tries to avoid the shot.
Sanchez defending well as Hermann loads up on a big left hand.
Sanchez lands a jab to the nose.
Sanchez looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Hermann looks to land a left hand but Sanchez moved out of range nicely.
Sanchez throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Sanchez scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
A swing and a miss from Sanchez .
Sanchez throws a lazy right hand but Hermann sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hermann swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Sanchez fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Hermann checks it well.
Hermann's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Hermann is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sanchez .

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez misses with an uppercut.
Hermann now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Hermann fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Hermann scores with a crisp jab that stopped Sanchez in his tracks.
Hermann takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Hermann scores with a jab to the head.
Hermann connects with a nice looking jab.
Hermann moves out of range as Sanchez strikes.
Hermann lands with a nice body punch.
Hermann connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Sanchez momentarily.
Sanchez moves away from the strike by Hermann.
Hermann chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Sanchez can pounce on him.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hermann. Sanchez does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hermann throws a poor cross that misses
and Sanchez counters with a nice uppercut.
Sanchez lands a jab to the nose.
Hermann is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Sanchez moves out of range as Hermann strikes.
A jab from Hermann misses.
Sanchez misses with a head kick.
Hermann avoids a lazy jab quite easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez lands a right hook to the body.
Hermann pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hermann ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Sanchez misses with a straight left.
Hermann lands a jab to Sanchez 's midsection.
Sanchez connects with a jab.
Hermann scores with a sloppy right hand. Sanchez should have avoided that one.
Hermann tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sanchez was well out of range. Poor timing from Hermann.
A telegraphed right hand from Sanchez misses the target.
Sanchez throws a jab when Hermann was well out of range.
Sanchez throws an overhand right that lands on Hermann's shoulder, as Hermann tries to avoid the shot.
Sanchez waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hermann.
Sanchez is looking to slow Hermann down with leg kicks.
Sanchez tries to clinch but Hermann is having none of it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hermann's corner calls for a 1-2. Hermann obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Hermann feints and then cracks Sanchez 's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Sanchez down.
Hermann misses with a straight left.
Sanchez waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hermann.
Sanchez avoids a punch combination nicely.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Karl Hermann will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Marcos Sanchez 's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Hermann misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sanchez .
An attempted straight right counter from Sanchez misses the target.
Sanchez throws a jab when Hermann was well out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Hermann! But no joy.
Sanchez scores with a jab to the head.
Hermann slips a jab from Sanchez .
Hermann unleashes a big counter combination but Sanchez bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Hermann missing with a left hand there. Sanchez was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Sanchez looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Hermann throws out a powerful jab.
Sanchez tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hermann swats him away and circles back towards the center.

Hermann moves into the clinch.
Hermann misses with a punch on the inside.
Sanchez throws a punch but it's blocked by Hermann.
Sanchez lands an uppercut.
Sanchez lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Hermann or not.
Hermann swings wildly with an uppercut but Sanchez uses good head movement to avoid it.

Sanchez escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A big right from Hermann misses.
Sanchez throws a nice inside leg kick.
Hermann gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Sanchez .
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sanchez throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Hermann.
Hermann is still on wobbly legs! Can Sanchez finish him?
Hermann moves out of range as Sanchez strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Hermann fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Sanchez , pushing him back against the cage.
Hermann lands a hook that snaps the head of Sanchez backwards.
Hermann lands a left hand.

Sanchez escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hermann slips under a jab from Sanchez .
A looping hook to the body misses from Sanchez . Hermann does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hermann loads up on a big right hand but Sanchez slips the punch.
Sanchez is looking to slow Hermann down with leg kicks.
Hermann seems to have recovered his senses.
Nice shot by Sanchez .
Hermann throws a combination that misses
and Sanchez makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Hermann misses with a hook. Sanchez ducked under it nicely.
Hermann moves away from the strike by Sanchez .
Hermann loads up on a big right hand but Sanchez slips the punch.
Jab from Hermann.
Sanchez misses with a straight left.
Sanchez bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hermann throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sanchez 's corner calls for a 1-2. Sanchez obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Sanchez throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hermann throws out a loose jab but Sanchez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hermann throws out a leg kick but Sanchez moves out of range and Hermann only half commits.
Hermann throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hermann misses with a two punch combination.
Sanchez tries a head kick but it misses.
Sanchez tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hermann paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Sanchez jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A swing and a miss from Sanchez .
Sanchez lands with a thumping leg kick.
Sanchez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hermann.
Sanchez was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Hermann misses with a straight right.
Hermann fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hermann throws a jab but it's blocked by Sanchez .
Sanchez connects with a solid leg kick.
Hermann keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Sanchez moves out of range as Hermann throws a body kick.
Sanchez avoids the body shot from Hermann.
Hermann misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sanchez .
Hermann avoids the head kick by Sanchez .
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Hermann! But no joy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Sanchez , as that shot connected.
Hermann thows a left - swing and a miss!
Sanchez with a nice calf kick.
Hermann bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Hermann.
Sanchez swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Nice defenses there by Hermann.
Hermann connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Sanchez throws a nice inside leg kick.
A head kick misses from Hermann.
Hermann misses with a looping right.
Hermann throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sanchez sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hermann scores with a punch to the head.
A jab from Hermann misses.
A little feinted left hand from Sanchez on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Nice uppercut lands for Hermann. That snapped Sanchez 's head back.
Hermann connects with a good right hand that stumbles Sanchez . Sanchez circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A decent looking cross lands there for Sanchez .
Sanchez throws a wild body kick that Hermann sees coming a mile off.
Sanchez looks to land a right hand but Hermann moved out of range.
Sanchez fails in his attempt to clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hermann misses with a body shot.
Sanchez walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Hermann checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Hermann fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Hermann takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Hermann misses with an uppercut. Sanchez saw that one coming.
Hermann lands the left hand.
Sanchez misses with an uppercut. Hermann saw that one coming.
Sanchez connects with a nice looking jab.
Sanchez fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Hermann.

Sanchez moves into the clinch.
Hermann avoiding damage.
Hermann tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sanchez swings wildly with an uppercut but Hermann uses good head movement to avoid it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sanchez looking to slow down the pace here.
Hermann blocks a body shot from Sanchez .
Hermann tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sanchez 's elbow.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Marcos Sanchez .
I think Sanchez has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 John Kavanagh scores the fight 29:29
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 27:30
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Karl Hermann!
A less than humble Karl Hermann misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.