PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Rice Puto (ranked 867 p4p, 1459 weight class) and Maximillian Herman (ranked 114 p4p, 195 weight class). Rice Puto is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.

Puto
vs
Herman

175 cm
20
176
6 - 0 - 0

172 cm
20
180
4 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Very strong

Good wrestler
Counter fighter
Good gas tank

KOMBAT KLOTHING
Wrestler Wayfare

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Rice Puto!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Maximillian Herman!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Steve Erwin and Hugh Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Puto misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Herman.
Rice Puto seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Good standup being displayed there by Puto as he connects with a hook.
Puto catches Herman with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Herman moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Herman misses with a hook
and Puto counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Puto avoids the body shot from Herman.
Puto misses with a series of wild punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Herman on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Puto throws a right and a left that Herman avoids nicely.
Herman misses with a takedown attempt
and Puto counters with a stiff right hand.
Herman looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Puto throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Herman on the side of the head.
Puto scores with a body shot.
Puto lands a glancing blow to the side of Herman's head.

Herman feints and as Puto raises his hands in defense, Herman changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Herman stands and throws Puto's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Puto can't do much from the bottom here.
Herman throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Puto is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at BANZAI COMBAT ACADEMY TOKYO, so we'll see if he gets out of it.

Herman is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Puto is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Puto is looking for a sweep.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Herman tries to move to mount but Puto blocks the move with his legs.
Puto manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Puto keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Herman is looking to improve his position.
Puto perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Herman tries to roll over but Puto keeps him under control.
Herman regains full guard. Nicely done.

Herman is looking for a triangle but Puto pushes his legs off easily.
Puto controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Puto continues to stall.
Herman wants to sweep here but Puto controlling him for the moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Puto slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Herman is trying to get back to half guard.
Herman manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Puto trying to control but Herman postures up.
Puto is trying to get back to full guard.
Puto controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Puto wants to control but Herman is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Puto on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Puto tries to get out of the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Herman missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Herman is looking to advance position but Puto won't allow it.
Puto tries to roll over but Herman keeps him under control.
Herman tries to pass to full mount but Puto defends it.
Herman is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Puto is trying to control but can't.
Herman throwing shots but Puto is blocking nicely.
Herman working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Puto's thigh. Puto counters though and makes it back to full guard.
Herman landing with the ground and pound.
Herman won't allow Puto to sweep him here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Rice Puto dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Herman keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Puto's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Puto duly obliges.
Puto moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Herman shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Herman doesn't manage to clinch there - Puto circles away.
Puto is looking to counter punch.
Herman with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Puto to score with a decent uppercut.
Herman misses with a looping right.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Puto scores with a jab to the body.
Puto throws an overhand right that lands on Herman's shoulder, as Herman tries to avoid the shot.
Puto misses with a wild body shot.
Herman looks to land a right hand but Puto moved out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Herman walks into a stiff left hand from Puto.

Herman drives through and clinches with Puto against the cage.
Herman tries to pull guard but Puto won't allow it.
Puto lands a shoulder strike.
Puto is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Herman can do to turn this around?

Puto pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Puto throws a lazy uppercut
and Herman cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Puto lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Puto looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Rice Puto is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Puto connects with a jab.
Herman walks into a straight right hand from Puto.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Puto swats away the attempt to clinch by Herman.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Puto misses.
Herman throws a series of punches but Puto avoids them all with ease.
Puto is looking for a counter combo.
Puto misses with an uppercut
and Herman counters with a straight right hand.
Puto throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Puto takes a swing at Herman's ribcage but misses.
Puto misses with a hook.
Some wild striking there from Puto.
Puto scores with a hook.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Puto stuns Herman with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Herman moves in looking to clinch but Puto pushes him off.
Herman slips a jab from Puto.
Herman takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Herman lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Decent striking displayed by Puto there.
Rice Puto is winning the standup battle so far.
Puto throws a jab when Herman was well out of range.
Herman uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Puto.
Puto scores with a crisp jab that stopped Herman in his tracks.
Puto misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Herman.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Puto misses its intended target.
Puto connects with a body shot.
Herman uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Puto.
Puto scores with a hook.
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!
Puto throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Herman.
Herman avoids the body shot from Puto.
Nice straight punches there by Puto. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Puto.
Puto looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Puto scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Sloppy strikes from Herman. Those never looked like landing.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Rice Puto dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Puto throws a series of punches but Herman avoids them all with ease.
Puto punishes Herman's body with a nice straight punch.
Puto cracks a nice hook into Herman's ribs.
Puto throws a right and a left that Herman avoids nicely.
Puto lands a two punch combo.
Puto throws a shot from downtown. Herman moves away and avoids it.
Herman throws the left hand but Puto avoids the punch easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Herman takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Puto works the jab nicely.
A slow jab from Puto misses its intended target.
A countering left hand to the body from Herman misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Puto ducks under a wild hook from Herman.
Puto lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Puto tries to bum rush Herman with a series of wild strikes but Herman uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Puto connects with a good right hand that stumbles Herman. Herman circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Puto lands the left hand.
Puto walks into a left hand.
Herman keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Herman doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Puto connects with a body shot that sends Herman's belly button to the back.
Puto darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Herman connects with a single shot there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Herman scores with a crisp jab that stopped Puto in his tracks.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A jab from Herman finds it's way through Puto's defenses.
Puto lands with a good body shot.
Puto pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Herman back to the cage. Puto follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Herman takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Puto throws a hook but Herman blocks it.
Puto throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Herman wants to counter with a clinch but Puto pushes him away.
Herman gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Puto cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Puto lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Puto takes a swing at Herman's ribcage but misses.
Puto digs a good hook to Herman's body.
Puto misses with a double jab.
Herman shoots in for a takedown but Puto shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Puto scores with a jab to the jaw.
Puto connects with the punch.
Puto throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Herman has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Good exchange - Puto coming out on top.
Herman fails with a takedown attempt.
Rice Puto has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Maximillian Herman.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Herman ducks right into an uppercut from Puto.
Herman throws a looping overhand right but Puto ducks down to avoid it.
Herman might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Herman slips a jab from Puto.
Puto throws a nice looking combination but Herman bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Herman looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Puto lands a lovely overhand right.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Puto scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Rice Puto clearly takes that round.
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.

Herman tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Puto was well out of range. Poor timing from Herman.
Puto appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Puto throws a lazy right hand but Herman sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Puto swinging wildly here.
Herman looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Herman takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Puto cracks a nice hook into Herman's ribs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Puto throws a shot to the body.
Herman slips a straight right by Puto.
Herman throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Puto counters with a stiff right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Puto bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Herman with a lazy takedown attempt
and Puto counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Herman shoots in for a takedown but Puto shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Puto fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Puto takes a swing at Herman's ribcage but misses.
As Puto backs off Herman throws a huge counter combo but Puto manages to avoid it all.
Herman throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Puto lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Herman at a distance.
Puto lands with a good body shot.
Herman misses with an uppercut
and Puto counters with a nice body shot.
Puto misses with a double jab.
Puto sets himself, and Herman steps forward looking for the clinch! Puto avoids it this time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Herman tries to score a power double leg takedown but Puto sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Herman somewhat.
Rice Puto has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Maximillian Herman.
Puto dodges the punch combination from Herman.
Puto moves into range and connects with a jab.
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!
Puto stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Puto ducks down and throws a hook to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Puto misses with a looping left.
As Puto backs off Herman throws a huge counter combo but Puto manages to avoid it all.

Herman forces Puto back against the cage and clinches.

Puto escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Puto leaves Herman with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Puto misses with a straight right.
Herman tries to clinch up.
Herman drops his hands momentarily and Puto takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Puto scores with a crisp jab that stopped Herman in his tracks.
Herman on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Herman avoids the body shot from Puto.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Puto misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Puto misses with a wild body shot.
Herman throws out a counter right but Puto avoids it with no problem.
Puto fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Herman takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Puto ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Herman moves away.
Herman swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Puto with a body punch. A glancing blow.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Puto swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Herman tries to counter with a clinch but Puto shakes him off and moves away.
Herman throws a hook but Puto avoids it easily.
Puto lands a jab to Herman's midsection.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Rice Puto had his way with Maximillian Herman in that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Herman swings for the body but Puto moves out of range.
Puto scores with a jab to the body.
Herman throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Herman waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Puto.
Puto throws a jab but it's blocked by Herman.
Puto throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Puto throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Herman throws a hook but Puto blocks it.
Herman takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Puto swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Puto misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Herman.
Herman uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Puto.
Herman is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Puto with a body shot.
No joy there for Puto, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Puto moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Herman takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Herman with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Puto to score with a decent uppercut.
Puto looks to throw the jab but Herman is out of range.
Herman throws the left hand but Puto avoids the punch easily.

Herman closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Puto did well to prevent Herman getting side control.
Maximillian Herman has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Puto taking some punishment here, with Herman in his half guard.
Puto is trying to stand back up but Herman is controlling him
Herman thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Puto's head.
Puto is trying to stand up here but Herman is controlling him well.
Herman wants to pass the guard but Puto is defending well.
Puto is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Herman's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Herman's back!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
I really don't envy Herman right now.
A lull in the action here.
Herman is really stuck here.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Puto's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Herman tries to escape the position.
Rice Puto is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Herman has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Puto just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.
Herman rolls, trying to escape but Puto keeps control of the position.
Herman is keeping busy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Herman's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Puto really has the hooks in deep now - there seems like no escape for Herman.
Maximillian Herman has got the better of the ground game so far.
Herman wants to escape the position.
Puto keeps control of the position easily here as Herman tries to buck him off.
You can see the frustration on Herman's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Will Puto go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Herman tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Puto sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.

And that's the end of the fight!
Rice Puto showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Puto, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 50:44
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 50:45
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 50:45

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rice Puto!
Rice Puto retains his welterweight title!
After winning the bout, Rice Puto thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.