PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Yajson Rram (ranked 21703 p4p, 2218 weight class) and Karl Hermann (ranked 290 p4p, 160 weight class). Rram comes to the cage accompanied by Overhaul. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Rram
vs
Hermann

164 cm
38
146
32 - 20 - 2

173 cm
40
145
29 - 24 - 0

Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Very quick

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Powerful

Mythical Fighter

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 32 - 20 - 2, fighting out of New York, Yajson Rram!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 29 - 24 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Karl Hermann!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hermann swings away with a body shot that misses
and Rram connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Rram moves out of range of the body kick from Hermann.
Rram lands a right hook to the body.
A slow jab from Rram misses its intended target.
Rram falls off balance throwing a combination
and Hermann counters with a good low kick that Rram was not able to check.
Nice shot by Rram.
Rram falls off balance throwing a combination
and Hermann makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Rram lands a jab to the nose.
Rram lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
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.
Rram displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rram misses with a combination
and Hermann counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Rram thinking.
Rram gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Hermann.
Hermann ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rram lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Hermann backs up against the cage.
Hermann looks to score with a jab to the body but Rram is just out of range.
Yajson Rram seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A big left from Rram misses.
Rram throws a predictable looking body shot
and Hermann counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Hermann checks a low kick from Rram.
Rram swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Hermann counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Hermann tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rram was well out of range. Poor timing from Hermann.
Hermann lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Rram circles away quickly and effectively.
Rram is looking to slow Hermann down with leg kicks.
Rram lands a body shot.
Hermann with the inside leg kick.
Rram rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hermann moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Rram looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hermann has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Rram.
Rram connects with a leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hermann scores with a hook to the body. Rram takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Hermann looks to land a combination but Rram avoids it well.
A little feinted left hand from Rram on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Hermann is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Rram rather than just go for the knockout.
A combination from Rram does no damage.
Hermann appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Hermann will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hermann will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Rram misses with a jab, cross combination.
Rram throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hermann sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hermann swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Rram throws a series of punches but Hermann moves out of range.
Rram cracks a nice hook into Hermann's ribs.
Hermann misses the shot to the body.
Hermann defending well as Rram loads up on a big left hand.
A good leg kick by Rram.
Rram throws a series of punches but Hermann avoids them all with ease.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hermann misses with a straight left.
A slow jab from Rram misses its intended target.
Rram throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hermann misses with an uppercut.
Hermann keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
It seemed like Hermann was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Rram throws a nice inside leg kick.
A low kick from Rram misses
and Hermann counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Rram thinking.
A nice leg kick lands there from Rram.
Rram misses with a hook.
Jab, jab by Rram - just one landing.
Hermann scores with a leg kick.
Hermann uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rram.
Hermann lands with a right hand.
Rram connects with a leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hermann steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Rram.
Rram catches Hermann with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rram misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Rram fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Hermann.
Rram scores with a jab.
Hermann punishes Rram's body with a nice straight punch.
Hermann showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Rram.
Rram takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rram swings widly with a right hand
and Hermann counters with a nice uppercut.
Rram throws out a loose jab but Hermann uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rram tries to close the distance and clinch but Hermann swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hermann lands a nice looking body shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Yajson Rram dominated 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.

Rram paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Rram clobbers Hermann with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Hermann showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Rram.
Rram avoids the body shot from Hermann.
Yajson Rram is winning the standup battle so far.
Rram loads up on a big right hand but Hermann slips the punch.
Rram is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hermann can do to turn this around?
A combination from Rram does no damage.
A little jabbing left from Hermann on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Yajson Rram is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hermann misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Rram counters with a good, hard body kick but Hermann shrugs it off.
Rram moves out of range of the leg kick from Hermann.
Rram tests Hermann's chin there with a solid looking shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rram swinging wildly here.
A nice side step and Hermann releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Rram uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hermann.
Rram tried to counter with a leg kick but Hermann avoided it.
Rram is looking to land body kicks.
Rram displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rram looks to score with a jab to the body but Hermann is just out of range.
Rram swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Hermann counters with an inside leg kick.
Rram wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Hermann misses with a body shot.
Hermann misses the shot to the body.
Rram throws a low kick but Hermann moves out of range easily.
Hermann appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Hermann tries to move into range but Rram moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Hermann dodges the punch combination from Rram.
Hermann's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Rram lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hermann circles away quickly and effectively.
Rram throws a one two combo.
Rram lands with a shot to the body.
A lazy body kick from Rram
and Hermann cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rram throws a right and a left that both miss.
Rram takes one on the button.
Rram waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hermann.
Hermann tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rram. Hermann does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rram misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hermann.
Rram blocks a head kick by Hermann.
Rram tries to clinch up.
Rram moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromHermann.
Rram pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Hermann back to the cage. Rram follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Rram bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Hermann's head backwards.
Rram lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A clash of legs there as Rram blocks the low kick.
Hermann fails to land with a series of punches.

Hermann fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Rram, pushing him back against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Hermann manages to break the clinch.
Rram throws a nice looking combination but Hermann bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Hermann only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Rram misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Rram misses with a hook
and Hermann counters with a straight right hand.
Rram throws a combination. Hermann tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Hermann tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Rram lands a really nice looking cross but Hermann seems unphased.
Rram misses with a double jab
and Hermann counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Hermann fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rram manages to avoid it.
A combination from Rram does no damage.
Rram's jab looks to have found its range, popping Hermann under the eye.
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!
Hermann throws an overhand right that lands on Rram's shoulder, as Rram tries to avoid the shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hermann takes a swing at Rram's ribcage but misses.
Hermann tries to work over Rram's front leg with a kick but Rram checks it.
Hermann dodges the punch combination from Rram.
No joy there for Rram, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Hermann appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Hermann just misses with a punch to the body.
Rram closes the distance but Hermann moves to the side
and Hermann counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Rram with a hook.
Rram on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Hermann. Hermann obviously looking to wear him down.
A left and a right from Rram both land. Nice combination.
Hermann blocks a leg kick.
Hermann drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hermann wants to clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Yajson Rram dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Hermann slips under a jab from Rram.
Hermann has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Hermann slips a straight right by Rram.
Rram throws a left and a right that both miss
letting Hermann counter with a right hand.
Hermann connects with a leg kick.
Rram throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Hermann counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hermann takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Rram pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hermann feints a counter leg kick.
Rram ducks under a wild hook from Hermann.
Hermann takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Hermann looks to score with a jab to the body but Rram is just out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hermann blocks a leg kick.
Hermann lands a nice hook to Rram's body. Rram takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Hermann scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Rram doesn't seem bothered though.
Rram defending well as Hermann loads up on a big left hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rram swings away with a body shot that misses
and Hermann makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Hermann ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rram moves away.
Rram misses with the combination.
Rram bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Hermann's head.
Rram misses with the combination.
Rram thows a left - swing and a miss!
A looping hook to the body misses from Hermann. Rram does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rram swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Hermann counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Hermann fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Rram.
Hermann scores with a body shot.
Karl Hermann has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rram throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Hermann counters with an outside leg kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Rram moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sloppy strikes from Rram. Those never looked like landing.
Hermann is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Rram with a body shot.
Hermann has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Rram misses with a wild combination.
Rram throws a series of punches but Hermann avoids them all with ease.
Hermann only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Hermann jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Rram takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Rram throws a jab when Hermann was well out of range.
Hermann let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Rram throws a right hand that Hermann ducks under and follows up with a left that Hermann also avoids with ease.
Rram takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Hermann on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.

Hermann pushes Rram up against the cage in a clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hermann misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Rram misses with a punch on the inside.
Hermann goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hermann throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Hermann lands with a short shot to the head.
Hermann blocking some punches.
Hermann misses with a body punch.
Rram lands a body shot.
Rram throws a head punch that misses.
Hermann doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

Hermann breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hermann misses with a straight right.
Rram swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Rram scores with a leg kick.
Rram scores with a shot to the body.
Jab by Hermann.
Hermann takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Hermann with a nice calf kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hermann does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Hermann lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Rram at a distance.
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!
Rram throws a series of punches but Hermann moves out of range.
Hermann slips a jab and a cross from Rram.
A head kick misses from Hermann.
Rram throws out a loose jab but Hermann uses good head movement to avoid it.
Yajson Rram is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Rram misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Hermann lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Rram has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Rram and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Rram avoids the body shot from Hermann.
Hermann goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Rram slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Hermann connects with a leg kick.
Rram misses with a series of wild punches.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Karl Hermann.
I think Rram 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Yajson Rram!
Our winner, Yajson Rram, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.