PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between George Fisher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dog Hercules (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fisher kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Cannibal Corpse - Hammer Smashed Face. Dog Hercules acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.

Fisher
vs
Hercules

200 cm
26
300 lbs
11 - 9 - 0

210 cm
21
300 lbs
7 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter striker
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful

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 11 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, George Fisher!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Dog Hercules!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Emerson Jorge and Luis Engracia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Excellent takedown into side control there by Fisher.
Hercules wants to get back to his feet but Fisher drags him back down.
Fisher grinds an elbow into Hercules's temple.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hercules is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Fisher's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Fisher lands with a punch from half guard.
Fisher missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Fisher throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Hercules keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Fisher sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Hercules defending well though.
Fisher thows a huge punch but Hercules dodges it nicely.
Hercules pushes Fisher off looking to stand but Fisher dives back in and keeps control.
Fisher is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fisher winds up and cracks Hercules with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Hercules gets back to full guard.
Hercules is trying to control the position but Fisher postures up.
Hercules avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Fisher 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.
Fisher prevents Hercules from getting back to his feet.
Fisher throws a big right hand that misses.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hercules pulls Fisher in close to prevent any damage.
Fisher with a nice head shot there.
Fisher throws and elbow that misses. Hercules uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Fisher's guard. Nice move by Hercules!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fisher tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Fisher is working hard here to advance position.

Hercules gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Fisher on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Fisher closes the distance and clinches up with Hercules, looking for a takedown. Fisher pushes Hercules against the cage but Hercules circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Hercules tries to clinch up.
Hercules keeps Fisher at a distance using the push kick.
Dog Hercules seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hercules tries to clinch there but Fisher circles away.
Fisher circles away from the clinch attempt.
Fisher takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Fisher is breathing heavily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fisher keeps the fight on the outside.
Hercules leaves Fisher with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Hercules looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Fisher tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Hercules swivels and escapes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for George Fisher. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fisher avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hercules is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Hercules fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Fisher, pushing him back against the cage.
Hercules tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

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.
Hercules prevents Fisher from breaking the clinch.
Hercules slows down the pace here.
Hercules trying to land knees to the body.
Fisher is trying to drag Hercules to the mat but Hercules just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.

Fisher pulls guard successfully.

Fisher working for submissions but it's allowed Hercules to get to half guard.
Hercules seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Fisher does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Fisher is trying to get back to full guard.
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 George Fisher 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.

Hercules tries a head kick but it misses.
Hercules leaves Fisher with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Fisher has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Hercules tries to close the distance and clinch up but Fisher swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Horrible takedown by Fisher or perhaps it was just good defense by Hercules which made him look bad.
Hercules wants to clinch up but Fisher keeps it at a distance.
Hercules throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hercules tries to close the distance and clinch but Fisher swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fisher throws a left and a right that both miss
and Hercules counters with a good low kick that Fisher was not able to check.
Hercules throws a leg kick which misses Fisher's front leg but catches the back leg as Fisher tries to avoid it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Fisher circles away from the clinch attempt.
Fisher moves out of range of the body kick.
Dog Hercules is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hercules closes the distance and lands a one-two.

Hercules rushes Fisher and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Hercules misses with an elbow over the top.
Hercules displaying some good clinch control by pressing Fisher up against the cage.
Hercules trying to land knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hercules lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Hercules creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Stalling in the clinch from Hercules.
Hercules tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Fisher fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for George Fisher. That's going to take a lot out of him.
With the fighters up against the cage, Hercules throws an elbow but misses.
Hercules has a couple of punches blocked by Fisher.
Fisher blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hercules gets underhooks to prevent Fisher's takedown attempt.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Fisher as Hercules tries to tie him up.
Hercules scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Hercules scores with an uppercut up the middle.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fisher avoids a wild elbow strike from Hercules.
Fisher tries to score a body lock takedown but Hercules shows good agility there to stay on his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fisher wants a takedown but no success here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hercules.
Fisher avoids a wild elbow strike from Hercules.
Hercules lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

Fisher has Hercules pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Fisher pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Hercules tumbling to the mat - Fisher dives into Hercules's guard.
Fisher missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Fisher stopping the sweep attempt from Hercules.
Fisher throwing strikes from guard but Hercules blocks nicely.
Hercules looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Fisher puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fisher looks to land a strike but Hercules avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Hercules bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Fisher's guard.
Hercules trying to control but Fisher is working from the bottom.
Hercules pushing down on Fisher's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Hercules is keen to just control but Fisher is a slippery customer.
Fisher trying to control but Hercules postures up.

Fisher is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Hercules pulls his head out easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hercules seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dog Hercules showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! And we move into the final round!

Hercules tries to clinch but Fisher moves out of range.
Hercules fails with an attempt to clinch.

Hercules closes the distance and pushes Fisher back into the cage.
Fisher tries for a takedown but Hercules manages to get underhooks.
A nice right hand lands inside from Hercules.
Hercules is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Fisher is defending well for now.
Hercules throws a knee to the head but misses.
Hercules has a couple of punches blocked by Fisher.
Hercules misses with a short punch on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fisher tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Hercules just stands there and leans against the cage.
Hercules connects with a knee to the head.

It looks like George Fisher has been cut.
Fisher tries for a takedown but Hercules manages to get underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for George Fisher. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hercules trying to land knees to the body.
Fisher has a couple of punches blocked by Hercules.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hercules manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Hercules throws a knee to the head but misses.
Hercules digs a right hand into Fisher's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Fisher's gas tank.
Knees to the body from Hercules.
A knee to the head by Hercules.
Fisher avoiding damage as Hercules throws knees to the body.
Hercules taking a breather.
Fisher avoids a wild elbow strike from Hercules.
Hercules avoiding damage.
Fisher tries to score a body lock takedown but Hercules shows good agility there to stay on his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hercules tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Hercules lands an uppercut.
Hercules lands a nice elbow.
Hercules lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Hercules stalling against the cage.
Hercules working some nice short punches in the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hercules misses with a knee to the head.
Hercules connects with a nasty looking knee right to Fisher's face.
Fisher tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Hercules smiles and moves away.
Hercules scores with a head kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hercules tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Fisher paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Fisher with a poor takedown
and Hercules counters with an inside leg kick.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Fisher crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Hercules - the referee stops the clock and Fisher gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Hercules. Fisher manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Hercules moves in looking to clinch but Fisher pushes him off.
Hercules wants to clinch.
Hercules throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Hercules slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fisher with a poor takedown
and Hercules counters with a lovely straight right hand!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hercules tries to close the distance and clinch but Fisher swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Fisher circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hercules moves in looking to clinch but Fisher pushes him off.

Hercules darts in and clinches Fisher up against the cage.
Hercules digs a right hand underneath Fisher's ribcage. Fisher let out a lung full of air as it connected.

Hercules drops Fisher with a big knee straight up the middle! Fisher is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
Fisher circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hercules tries to clinch up.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hercules tries to clinch up but Fisher circles away and keeps his distance.
Dog Hercules is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hercules scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Fisher doesn't seem bothered though.

And that's the end of the fight!
Dog Hercules comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Hercules has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Thiago Cunha scores the fight 27:30
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 27:29
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 27:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dog Hercules!