PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between FiveX Carwin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Butch von Herrmann (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Carwin comes to the cage accompanied by big hands. von Herrmann comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Rammstein - Buck Dich kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Butch von Herrmann will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Carwin
vs
von Herrmann

166 cm
29
276 lbs
19 - 7 - 0

185 cm
28
265 lbs
16 - 11 - 1

Good wrestling
Decent elbows
Very quick

Good wrestler
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 19 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, FiveX Carwin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Butch von Herrmann!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, George Francis and Gwen Towbar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
von Herrmann keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Carwin. von Herrmann does a little dance to reset his feet.
Carwin misses with a body punch

and von Herrmann counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Carwin's guard now.
von Herrmann throws and elbow that misses. Carwin uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in von Herrmann's guard. Nice move by Carwin!
Carwin throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Carwin looking to pass the guard.
von Herrmann working a defensive guard here.
von Herrmann keeping full guard, as Carwin tries to pass.
Carwin might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
von Herrmann is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Carwin throwing strikes but missing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
von Herrmann working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Carwin.
von Herrmann looking to hit a scissor sweep but Carwin is one step ahead there.
von Herrmann controlling Carwin's posture.
Carwin trying to control but von Herrmann is working from the bottom.
Carwin sitting in guard here, content to control.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Butch von Herrmann was stalling too much, according to the referee.
von Herrmann throws a leg kick that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
von Herrmann fails to land with a series of punches.
von Herrmann missing with a left hand there. Carwin was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A shot to the body from Carwin misses
and von Herrmann counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.

von Herrmann shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Carwin 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.
The fighters are battling for position here. Carwin manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
von Herrmann postures up.
von Herrmann trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
von Herrmann working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Carwin managing to control the position.
Carwin preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
von Herrmann slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
von Herrmann misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Carwin is trying to get back to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
von Herrmann is chipping away with strikes.
von Herrmann misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
von Herrmann working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Carwin manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Carwin trying to control but von Herrmann postures up.
Carwin taking some punishment here, with von Herrmann in his half guard.
von Herrmann lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
von Herrmann thows a big elbow that misses, also allowing Carwin to regain full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carwin utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Carwin is pulling down on von Herrmann's head to control his posture.
von Herrmann throwing strikes from guard but Carwin blocks nicely.
von Herrmann must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
von Herrmann working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
von Herrmann throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
von Herrmann stopping the sweep attempt from Carwin.
von Herrmann postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Carwin is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Carwin keeping full guard, as von Herrmann tries to pass.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Carwin tried to score with a low kick but von Herrmann checks it.

von Herrmann scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Carwin is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
von Herrmann thows a big elbow that misses, also allowing Carwin to regain full guard.
Carwin pulls von Herrmann in close to prevent any damage.
Carwin not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
von Herrmann won't allow Carwin to sweep him here.
von Herrmann is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
von Herrmann loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
von Herrmann loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
von Herrmann throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Carwin not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as von Herrmann accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
von Herrmann landing some decent shots from guard.
Carwin working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from von Herrmann.
Carwin tries to land a sweep but no joy.
von Herrmann is looking to work some ground and pound but Carwin has wrist control.
von Herrmann in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
von Herrmann with a flurry of punches that miss.
von Herrmann keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Carwin's head.
Carwin preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
von Herrmann working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
von Herrmann throwing strikes but missing.
von Herrmann is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
von Herrmann lands a couple of elbows.
von Herrmann won't allow Carwin to sweep him here.
von Herrmann connects with a couple of short punches.
Carwin wants to sweep here but von Herrmann controlling him for the moment.
Carwin has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
von Herrmann loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Carwin utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
von Herrmann throws and elbow that misses. Carwin uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in von Herrmann's guard. Nice move by Carwin!
Carwin's corner is telling him to maintain position.
von Herrmann working a defensive guard here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carwin trying to control but von Herrmann is working from the bottom.
Carwin is fighting to break von Herrmann's control of his arms but von Herrmann is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Carwin trying to control but von Herrmann is working from the bottom.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Carwin lands a nice shot to the body.
Butch von Herrmann is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
von Herrmann ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
A looping hook to the body misses from Carwin. von Herrmann does a little dance to reset his feet.

Carwin gets a takedown into half guard.
Butch von Herrmann has got the better of the ground game so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carwin stalling away here and it's allowed von Herrmann to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Carwin is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if von Herrmann can do anything to dispel that myth.
Carwin wants to control from the top but von Herrmann keeps moving.
von Herrmann trying to keep a closed guard but Carwin is proving a slippery customer.
von Herrmann is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Butch von Herrmann showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Carwin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Carwin misses with a hook to the body

and von Herrmann counters with a single leg into guard. Carwin didn't expect that.
von Herrmann throws a big right hand that misses.
von Herrmann postures up in Carwin's guard and throws a big left but Carwin blocks it.
von Herrmann cracks Carwin with a solid left hand.
von Herrmann loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
von Herrmann throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Carwin works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Carwin preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
von Herrmann postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
von Herrmann throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
von Herrmann throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
von Herrmann missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
von Herrmann postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
von Herrmann postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Carwin is trying to control the position from the bottom.
von Herrmann postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Carwin is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Carwin controlling the action here.
von Herrmann tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Carwin has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
von Herrmann regains half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
von Herrmann is staying active underneath Carwin, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Carwin stalling away here and it's allowed von Herrmann to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
von Herrmann keeping moving, preventing Carwin from controlling successfully.
Carwin working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Carwin wants to control from the top but von Herrmann keeps moving.
Carwin postures up in von Herrmann's guard and throws a big left but von Herrmann blocks it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carwin controlling from the top position.
von Herrmann has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Carwin has passed into side control.
von Herrmann is looking to reverse the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Carwin landing a few strikes.
What's von Herrmann going to do here then? He's in a bit of a pickle.
Carwin misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Carwin working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Carwin trying to control the position but von Herrmann is working away.
FiveX Carwin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
von Herrmann is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Carwin off and has taken his back!

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 27:30
Judge George Francis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 27:30

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