PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Thorfinn Oden (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Butch von Herrmann (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Oden comes to the cage accompanied by Element Eighty-Pancake Land. von Herrmann is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Rammstein - Buck Dich. Thorfinn Oden has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Oden
vs
von Herrmann

205 cm
27
223 lbs
14 - 12 - 0

185 cm
30
265 lbs
23 - 15 - 1

Abu Dhabi Champ
Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Good gas tank

Springfield HW Nutrition
Springfield HW Nutrition

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 14 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Thorfinn Oden!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Butch von Herrmann!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Gwen Towbar and Wesley Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oden misses with a low kick.
Oden scores with a kick to the midsection.
Oden throws a leg kick but von Herrmann checks it.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Oden, right into the meat.
Oden misses with a looping left.
von Herrmann on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Oden misses with a low kick.
Oden looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Oden lands a leg kick that knocks von Herrmann off balance momentarily.
Oden throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Oden walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. von Herrmann checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Oden thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on von Herrmann if he has to take too many more of those.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Oden.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Oden cracks the inside of von Herrmann's front leg.
von Herrmann checks a leg kick.
Oden misses the shot to the body.
von Herrmann takes a head kick and keeps coming.
von Herrmann on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Oden lands with a nice body punch.
Oden looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
von Herrmann looks gassed!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Oden goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Oden lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
von Herrmann moves away from the strike by Oden.
Oden throws a leg kick
and von Herrmann counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Thorfinn Oden seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oden attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Oden misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Thorfinn Oden is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
von Herrmann checks the leg kick nicely there.
Oden scores with a head kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Oden, right into the meat.
Oden tries a head kick but it misses.
Oden throws a head kick but von Herrmann moves out of range.
Oden throws a head kick that misses

so von Herrmann counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
von Herrmann throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Oden works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Oden bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in von Herrmann's guard.
Oden working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Oden throws a big right hand that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oden has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of von Herrmann is proving hard to escape from.
Oden will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Oden throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as von Herrmann works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
von Herrmann avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
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.
von Herrmann avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Oden forces his way into half guard.
von Herrmann works his way to full guard. Good work.
Oden wants to stand but von Herrmann has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
von Herrmann can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Oden controls the pace.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Oden decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on von Herrmann, up you get!
A solid leg kick lands there for Oden.
Oden tries to bum rush von Herrmann with a series of wild strikes but von Herrmann uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
von Herrmann misses with a hook
and Oden counters with a left to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
von Herrmann thows a body shot but no joy.
Oden is looking to land body kicks.
Oden connects with an inside leg kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Some bone on bone action there as von Herrmann checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Oden throws a right hand that von Herrmann ducks under and follows up with a left that von Herrmann also avoids with ease.
von Herrmann takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Thorfinn Oden dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

von Herrmann sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Oden throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Thorfinn Oden is winning the standup battle so far.
Oden throws a leg kick but von Herrmann sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Oden lands a nice leg kick that just misses von Herrmann's sensitive parts.
Oden lands with a thumping leg kick.
Oden scoring well with a low kick there.
Oden throws a head kick that von Herrmann semi-blocks.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Oden throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Oden buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
von Herrmann chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Oden can pounce on him.
Oden lands with a thumping leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A combination from Oden does no damage.
Oden throws a nice inside leg kick.
Oden is looking to wear down von Herrmann with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Oden lets loose with a powerful body kick. von Herrmann will feel that in the morning.
von Herrmann is breathing heavily.
A thudding body kick lands there by Oden!
Oden moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
von Herrmann defending well as Oden loads up on a big left hand.
That kick from Oden tenderised von Herrmann's leg. von Herrmann is trying to keep his angry face on.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
von Herrmann steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Oden. That one must have hurt.
A slapping leg kick lands for Oden.
von Herrmann on the wrong end of a kick to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oden feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to von Herrmann's calf.
Oden explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Oden lands a leg kick that knocks von Herrmann off balance momentarily.
Oden connects with a body shot that sends von Herrmann's belly button to the back.
Oden throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
von Herrmann takes a kick to the side of the head.
Thorfinn Oden is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Oden fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and von Herrmann has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Oden connects with a high kick.
Oden connects with a leg kick. von Herrmann looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Oden misses with the combination.
Oden throws a head kick that half lands.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oden cracks the inside of von Herrmann's front leg.
No luck with that takedown attempt from von Herrmann.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! von Herrmann crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Oden - the referee stops the clock and von Herrmann gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Oden. von Herrmann manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Oden scores with a leg kick.
Oden with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Oden misses with a wild body shot.
An inside leg kick lands from Oden.
Oden swings for the body but von Herrmann moves out of range.
von Herrmann has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Oden.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oden misses with a few strikes there.
von Herrmann tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A good leg kick by Oden.
Oden keeps von Herrmann at a distance using the push kick.
Oden fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt von Herrmann.
Oden throws a nice head kick!
A nice leg kick lands there from Oden.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Oden scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Oden lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A slapping leg kick lands for Oden.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Thorfinn Oden dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Oden throws a head kick that misses.
Oden fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt von Herrmann.
von Herrmann's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Oden throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Oden lands with a thumping leg kick.
von Herrmann takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Oden turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Oden lands a head kick. von Herrmann smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Oden scores with a leg kick.
Oden buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
von Herrmann takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Oden connects with a solid leg kick.
Nice body kick there by Oden.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Oden throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Oden lands a high kick!
Oden lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Oden lands a nice looking body shot.
Oden lands with a slapping head kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Oden throws a nice head kick!
Oden connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Oden scores with a leg kick.
Oden is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that von Herrmann can do to turn this around?
A head kick misses from Oden.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oden lands a leg kick that knocks von Herrmann off balance momentarily.
Oden scores with a spinning back kick!
von Herrmann walks forward, straight into a front kick from Oden.
Oden connects with a leg kick. von Herrmann looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Oden throws a nice inside leg kick.
Oden lands with a thumping leg kick.
Oden fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
von Herrmann takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Oden - that will leave a mark!
Oden lands with a thumping leg kick.
Butch von Herrmann has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oden throws a right and a left that both miss.
Oden lands with a kick to the temple. von Herrmann shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Oden connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Oden thows a body kick. von Herrmann tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Oden thumps von Herrmann with a low kick.
Oden throws a sloppy head kick and von Herrmann moves out of range easily.
Crunch! Oden slams his shin into von Herrmann's torso.
A solid body kick from Oden.
Oden cracks von Herrmann with an open hand slap.
This has been an exciting period of action!
von Herrmann takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
von Herrmann doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Oden feints and then cracks von Herrmann's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow von Herrmann down.
Oden lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Oden scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Oden lands a head kick!
Oden throws a nice head kick!
Thorfinn Oden is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Oden throws a head kick that half lands.
A slapping leg kick lands for Oden.

And that's the end of the fight!
Thorfinn Oden showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Oden 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 Tiny Johnson scores the fight 30:25
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 30:25
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:25

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Thorfinn Oden!
During a confident post fight interview, Thorfinn Oden thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.