PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Graciliano Dorian (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Butch von Herrmann (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). von Herrmann is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Rammstein - Buck Dich. Graciliano Dorian has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Dorian
vs
von Herrmann

187 cm
26
238 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

185 cm
25
265 lbs
8 - 5 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
KO power

Dangerous GnP
Decent boxing
Powerful

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Graciliano Dorian!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Butch von Herrmann!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Robert Twigg and Cecil Peabody.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
von Herrmann tries for a takedown but Dorian sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
von Herrmann lands a slapping body shot.
Dorian tries for a takedown but von Herrmann sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
von Herrmann swings and misses with a hook to the body.

Dorian shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. von Herrmann is trying to defend but Dorian finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Dorian throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Dorian throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Dorian missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.

von Herrmann kicks off Dorian and gets to his feet.
Dorian with a hook.
von Herrmann looks to score with a jab to the body but Dorian is just out of range.
von Herrmann misses with a body shot.
Dorian looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Left hook, right uppercut from von Herrmann.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
von Herrmann avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
von Herrmann leaves Dorian with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Graciliano Dorian. That's going to take a lot out of him.
von Herrmann throws a body punch but Dorian moves out of range.
von Herrmann throws the kick towards the body but Dorian avoids it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
von Herrmann looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from von Herrmann is defended easily by Dorian.
Butch von Herrmann seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Some wild striking there from von Herrmann.

von Herrmann changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Dorian looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
von Herrmann scoring with punches and elbows.
Dorian regains half guard, as von Herrmann was trying to land strikes.
Dorian wants to get back to his feet.
von Herrmann looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
von Herrmann scoring with strikes to the body and head.
von Herrmann working the head and body with strikes.
von Herrmann landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
von Herrmann working Dorian over with strikes.
Dorian won't allow von Herrmann to pass to mount.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. von Herrmann connects with a nice short shot to Dorian's temple.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dorian on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
von Herrmann throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
von Herrmann misses with a head shot. Dorian uses the momentum to regain guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as von Herrmann accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
von Herrmann postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Dorian wants to stand up but von Herrmann is controlling him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
von Herrmann scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
von Herrmann loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
von Herrmann content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.

Dorian pushes von Herrmann off and gets back to his feet.
von Herrmann stuffs the takedown.
A jab from von Herrmann finds it's way through Dorian's defenses.
Dorian slips under a jab from von Herrmann.
von Herrmann misses with a few strikes there.
von Herrmann fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dorian manages to avoid it.
Dorian jabs at von Herrmann's body.
No luck with that takedown attempt from von Herrmann.
von Herrmann ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dorian moves away.
Dorian misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Dorian throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A big left from von Herrmann misses.
Dorian tests von Herrmann's chin there with a solid looking shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dorian avoids the body shot from von Herrmann.
von Herrmann takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Dorian uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by von Herrmann.
Dorian avoids the body shot from von Herrmann.

von Herrmann feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
von Herrmann throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
von Herrmann looks gassed!
Dorian is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Dorian not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Dorian missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
von Herrmann is controlling Dorian's trapped leg to prevent Dorian from advancing to side control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
von Herrmann is looking to control Dorian's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can von Herrmann avoid being mounted?
Dorian thows a huge punch but von Herrmann dodges it nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Butch von Herrmann dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

von Herrmann scores with a jab to the head.

von Herrmann shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
von Herrmann throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
von Herrmann sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Dorian defending well though.
Butch von Herrmann has got the better of the ground game so far.
Nice strikes from von Herrmann there.
von Herrmann throwing shots but Dorian is blocking nicely.
Dorian is looking to improve his position.
Dorian is trying to stand.
von Herrmann trying to mount his opponent but Dorian defends it.
Dorian regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from von Herrmann.
von Herrmann throws a strike but Dorian rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dorian tries to free his leg and advance position but von Herrmann is retaining full guard.
Dorian preventing the sweep.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
von Herrmann shoots in for a takedown but Dorian shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
von Herrmann thows a left - swing and a miss!
Dorian uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from von Herrmann.
Dorian throws a shot from downtown. von Herrmann moves away and avoids it.
Dorian cracks von Herrmann with an open hand slap.

Dorian feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Dorian won't allow von Herrmann to sweep him here.
Dorian keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of von Herrmann's head.
von Herrmann is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.

Dorian decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on von Herrmann, up you get!
von Herrmann is breathing heavily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dorian throws a right and a left that von Herrmann avoids nicely.
von Herrmann misses with an uppercut. Dorian saw that one coming.
Dorian will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
von Herrmann looks to land a combination but Dorian avoids it well.
von Herrmann fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Dorian shoots for a takedown but von Herrmann saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
A decent looking cross lands there for Dorian.
von Herrmann throws a body punch but Dorian moves out of range.
Dorian will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
von Herrmann lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Dorian tries to bum rush von Herrmann with a series of wild strikes but von Herrmann uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
von Herrmann throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Nice straight punches there by Dorian. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Dorian.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A jab lands there for Dorian.

von Herrmann shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Dorian is trying to defend but von Herrmann finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
von Herrmann throwing shots but Dorian is blocking nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dorian gets full guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as von Herrmann accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
von Herrmann preventing the sweep.
Dorian utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Dorian avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Dorian utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
von Herrmann must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Dorian looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Dorian misses with a few strikes there.
von Herrmann punishes Dorian's body with a nice straight punch.
Dorian ducks under a wild hook from von Herrmann.
von Herrmann missing with a left hand there. Dorian was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.

Dorian gets the takedown into side control.
Dorian lands an elbow.
von Herrmann is trying to get back to half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dorian misses with the ground and pound.
von Herrmann struggling a bit here.
The strikes coming from Dorian are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
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von Herrmann is looking for a sweep.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
von Herrmann fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from von Herrmann.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Graciliano Dorian 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. This is the final round!

Dorian ducks under a wild hook from von Herrmann.
Dorian lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as von Herrmann backs up against the cage.

Dorian shoots in and bounces von Herrmann off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Dorian is looking to work some ground and pound but von Herrmann has wrist control.
von Herrmann is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
von Herrmann missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
von Herrmann is thwarting Dorian's attempts to control the position.
von Herrmann looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Dorian with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Dorian regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from von Herrmann.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as von Herrmann accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
von Herrmann preventing the sweep.
von Herrmann throws a big right hand that misses.
von Herrmann lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells von Herrmann's corner. There ya go! There ya go!

Dorian is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and von Herrmann defends well.
von Herrmann postures up and lands a big shot to Dorian's brow.
Dorian looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but von Herrmann puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
von Herrmann thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Dorian is looking to control von Herrmann's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Dorian avoid being mounted?

That's two minutes gone in the round.
von Herrmann throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Dorian avoiding damage under a succession of punches from von Herrmann.
von Herrmann missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Dorian is looking to improve his position.
von Herrmann thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Dorian swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
von Herrmann misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dorian.
von Herrmann fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Dorian avoids it really well and circles away.
von Herrmann gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
von Herrmann jabbing away but nothing is landing.
von Herrmann throws an overhand right that lands on Dorian's shoulder, as Dorian tries to avoid the shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

von Herrmann closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - von Herrmann lands in his opponent's guard.
von Herrmann is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Dorian wants to stand but von Herrmann is controlling the position.
Dorian is pulling down on von Herrmann's head to control his posture.
von Herrmann lands a couple of elbows.
von Herrmann throwing strikes but missing.
von Herrmann is in close to Dorian's body, working some short punches and elbows.
von Herrmann cracks Dorian with a solid left hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
von Herrmann missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
von Herrmann with a flurry of punches that miss.
von Herrmann stopping the sweep attempt from Dorian.
von Herrmann lands a couple of elbows.
von Herrmann with a flurry of punches that miss.
von Herrmann throws a big right hand that misses.
von Herrmann postures up in Dorian's guard and throws a big left but Dorian blocks it.
von Herrmann tries to free his leg and advance position but Dorian is retaining full guard.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Dorian jabs at von Herrmann's body.
Dorian thuds his right hand into von Herrmann's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Dorian scores with a hook.
Dorian shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts von Herrmann as he jumps to the side.

And that's the end of the fight!
Butch von Herrmann comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well von Herrmann has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Dennis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 28:29
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Butch von Herrmann!