PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Butch von Herrmann (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and David Jr Jonesy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). von Herrmann comes to the cage accompanied by Rammstein - Buck Dich. David Jr Jonesy has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

von Herrmann
vs
Jr Jonesy

185 cm
26
265 lbs
11 - 6 - 0

185 cm
25
265 lbs
7 - 4 - 0

Dangerous GnP
Solid boxing
Very strong

BJJ Brown Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful

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 11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Butch von Herrmann!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, David Jr Jonesy!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Cecil Peabody and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jonesy looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Jonesy looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
von Herrmann cracks the inside of Jonesy's front leg.
von Herrmann misses with a double jab.
von Herrmann fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jonesy manages to avoid it.
von Herrmann wants to slow Jonesy down by chopping away at his legs.
Jonesy slips a straight right by von Herrmann.

von Herrmann drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
von Herrmann landing strikes.
Jonesy takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
von Herrmann working the ground and pound but Jonesy is defending the strikes.
Jonesy takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
von Herrmann looks up at the clock and then as Jonesy takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, von Herrmann smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Sloppy strikes there by von Herrmann.
von Herrmann lands some shots froms side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
von Herrmann working the head with strikes.
Jonesy managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by von Herrmann.
Check out the look on von Herrmann's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
von Herrmann working the ground and pound from side control.
von Herrmann is working Jonesy over with some ground and pound from side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jonesy wants to control but von Herrmann postures up.
von Herrmann lands an elbow.
von Herrmann landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
von Herrmann working the head with strikes.
von Herrmann is putting a hurting on Jonesy here, landing some big shots from side control.
von Herrmann connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Jonesy some visible discomfort.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
von Herrmann in side control lands a decent elbow.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
von Herrmann in side control lands a decent elbow.
von Herrmann landing strikes.
von Herrmann working the ground and pound.
von Herrmann lands a nice forearm strike.
von Herrmann working the head and body with strikes.
von Herrmann is putting a hurting on Jonesy here, landing some big shots from side control.
von Herrmann scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Jonesy to see if he's OK.
Jonesy takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
von Herrmann scores with a couple of short elbows.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
von Herrmann cracks Jonesy with a big right hand but Jonesy just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
von Herrmann landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
von Herrmann working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
von Herrmann knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Jonesy on the ground.
von Herrmann scoring with punches from side control.
Jonesy wants to control but von Herrmann postures up.
von Herrmann working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
von Herrmann lands a decent elbow from side control.
von Herrmann cracks Jonesy with a big elbow.
von Herrmann lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Jonesy down.
Jonesy on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
von Herrmann in side control lands a decent elbow.
von Herrmann lands a decent elbow from side control.
Jonesy takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
von Herrmann is putting a hurting on Jonesy here, landing some big shots from side control.
Jonesy on the wrong end of some ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jonesy on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
von Herrmann is putting a hurting on Jonesy here, landing some big shots from side control.
Jonesy being controlled for a moment.
von Herrmann working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
von Herrmann working the ground and pound.
von Herrmann lands a decent elbow from side control.
Jonesy takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Jonesy tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but von Herrmann wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
von Herrmann lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Jonesy down.
von Herrmann works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
von Herrmann looks up at the clock and then as Jonesy takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, von Herrmann smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
von Herrmann is chipping away with strikes.
Jonesy taking punishment in the form of punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
von Herrmann landing strikes.
Jonesy is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
von Herrmann looks up at the clock and then as Jonesy takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, von Herrmann smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
von Herrmann scoring with punches from side control.
von Herrmann lands a decent elbow from side control.
von Herrmann working the body and head with strikes.
Jonesy tries to get back to half guard but can't.
von Herrmann cracks Jonesy with a big elbow.
Jonesy is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
von Herrmann scores with a couple of short elbows.
Jonesy is looking to reverse the position.
von Herrmann wants to lay and pray for a moment but Jonesy keeps working.
von Herrmann works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Butch von Herrmann dominated that round.
That's time! von Herrmann's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Jonesy keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from von Herrmann.
von Herrmann looks to land a left hand but Jonesy moved out of range nicely.

von Herrmann scores a takedown into full mount!
A nice elbow there by von Herrmann.
von Herrmann with good strikes from the mount here!
Jonesy is bucking up trying to escape but von Herrmann cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
von Herrmann looking to control but Jonesy is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
von Herrmann looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Jonesy tries to reverse the position but von Herrmann maintains control.
Jonesy taking shots to the head.
von Herrmann landing punches.
Butch von Herrmann overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
BOOM! von Herrmann connects with a massive shot to the dome!
von Herrmann lands a heavy elbow.
Jonesy is breathing heavily.
A nice elbow there by von Herrmann.
von Herrmann lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.

Jonesy is rocked!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jonesy tries to hold on but von Herrmann pushes him away.
Jonesy is bucking up trying to escape but von Herrmann cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
BOOM! von Herrmann connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Jonesy is still in real trouble! Can von Herrmann finish him?
Jonesy is in all sorts of trouble here.
Jonesy seems to have recovered his senses.
von Herrmann landing strikes from the mount.
von Herrmann lands a nice shot to the head.
von Herrmann is landing with some decent strikes but Jonesy is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
von Herrmann with a couple of short strikes.
Jonesy is in a horrible position here. von Herrmann smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
von Herrmann connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
This has been an exciting period of action!
von Herrmann lands a nice shot to the head.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, von Herrmann cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
von Herrmann raining down shots from the mount!
von Herrmann is in the full mount, landing strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jonesy is wriggling around trying to escape.
Jonesy taking shots to the head.
von Herrmann is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Jonesy can do to turn this around?
The referee warns Jonesy that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
von Herrmann fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
von Herrmann with good strikes from the mount here!
von Herrmann is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Jonesy can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
von Herrmann putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
von Herrmann prevents Jonesy from getting the reversal.
A nice elbow there by von Herrmann.
von Herrmann fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
von Herrmann looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Jonesy wants to control but von Herrmann is having none of it.
von Herrmann lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Jonesy hang on?
von Herrmann landing strikes, looking to finish!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jonesy tries to lock up and control but von Herrmann gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
von Herrmann scoring with strikes but Jonesy is staying in there.
von Herrmann lands a big shot there that rocks Jonesy but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
The referee warns Jonesy that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
von Herrmann landing shots from mount.
Jonesy is in a horrible position here. von Herrmann smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
von Herrmann working away from the top, dropping strikes.
von Herrmann fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
von Herrmann lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
von Herrmann landing strikes from the mount.
von Herrmann punishing his opponent with strikes.
Jonesy is looking to improve his position but von Herrmann isn't that keen on the idea.
von Herrmann is landing with some decent strikes but Jonesy is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
von Herrmann putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
von Herrmann landing strikes from the mount.
von Herrmann landing strikes, looking to finish!
Jonesy taking shots to the head.
Jonesy wants to hold on but von Herrmann pushes him away.
Jonesy is in a horrible position here. von Herrmann smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
von Herrmann landing shots from mount.
von Herrmann lands a big elbow.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
von Herrmann looking to finish Jonesy with some ground and pound. This is bad for Jonesy!
von Herrmann working the ground and pound effectively.
A nice elbow there by von Herrmann.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Butch von Herrmann dominated that second 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!

Jonesy ducks under a wild hook from von Herrmann.

von Herrmann shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Jonesy 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 lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
von Herrmann looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Jonesy with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
von Herrmann looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Jonesy is trying to defend against the ground and pound but von Herrmann scores with a couple of nice shots.
von Herrmann winds up and cracks Jonesy with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
von Herrmann is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
von Herrmann landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Jonesy has hold of von Herrmann's hands but von Herrmann slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
von Herrmann slips a nice elbow through Jonesy's hands, connecting with Jonesy's forehead.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jonesy wants to control but von Herrmann is keeping busy.
von Herrmann working the head and body with strikes.
Jonesy trying to control here.
von Herrmann drops an elbow to the side of Jonesy's head.
von Herrmann wants to pass the guard but Jonesy is defending well.
von Herrmann scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Jonesy blocking the ground and pound attempt from von Herrmann.
von Herrmann lands strikes from half guard.
von Herrmann looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Jonesy with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
von Herrmann is trying to control. Jonesy wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
von Herrmann lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
von Herrmann working Jonesy over with strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jonesy wants to improve his position but von Herrmann is controlling well.
von Herrmann looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
von Herrmann lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Ground and pound from von Herrmann.
von Herrmann slips a nice elbow through Jonesy's hands, connecting with Jonesy's forehead.
von Herrmann lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
von Herrmann tries to pass to full mount but Jonesy defends it.
von Herrmann slips a nice elbow through Jonesy's hands, connecting with Jonesy's forehead.
von Herrmann working over Jonesy with some ground and pound. Jonesy looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
von Herrmann looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Jonesy wants to get back to full guard.
Jonesy works his way to full guard. Good work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
von Herrmann scoring with some ground and pound.
von Herrmann postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
von Herrmann working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

Jonesy is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. von Herrmann is aware though and is defending well.
Jonesy not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
von Herrmann loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
von Herrmann scoring with punches to the head and body.
David Jr Jonesy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
von Herrmann scoring with some ground and pound.
von Herrmann stands up over Jonesy, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
von Herrmann is looking to work some ground and pound but Jonesy has wrist control.
von Herrmann landing some decent shots from guard.
von Herrmann is working Jonesy over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Jonesy looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
von Herrmann content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
von Herrmann working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
von Herrmann landing some decent shots from guard.

Jonesy throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Jonesy looking for a sweep. Not yet Jonesy, not yet.
von Herrmann is in close to Jonesy's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Jonesy avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Jonesy is trying to control the position but von Herrmann postures up.
Jonesy working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from von Herrmann.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
von Herrmann postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Butch von Herrmann is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
von Herrmann content to stall in guard here.
von Herrmann has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
von Herrmann trying to control the position from guard on top but Jonesy is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

And that's the end of the fight!
Butch von Herrmann showed his dominance in that final round.
Well von Herrmann has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:25
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 30:25
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:25

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