PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tanner Herro (ranked 3457 p4p, 6412 weight class) and Khaos Cleveland (ranked 447 p4p, 649 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Herro
vs
Cleveland

194 cm
19
205
4 - 2 - 0

190 cm
23
212
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tanner Herro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Khaos Cleveland!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Trevor Gratis and Ian Loll.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cleveland avoids a punch combination nicely.
Herro shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
We've been informed that Cleveland has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
A punch combination from Herro misses.
Cleveland tries to close the distance and clinch up but Herro swats him away and circles back towards the center.

Herro drives through and clinches with Cleveland against the cage.
Herro controlling the action here for a moment.
Herro is pushing Cleveland up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Cleveland is trying to break free.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Herro blocks a punch to the side of the head.

Herro breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Herro scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!

It looks like Khaos Cleveland has been cut.

Herro fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Cleveland, pushing him back against the cage.
Herro blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cleveland trying to land knees to the body.

Herro pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Herro drives through and clinches with Cleveland against the cage.
We've been hearing reports that Herro has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Cleveland letting Herro take a breather here.
Herro is trying to stall.
Cleveland creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.

Herro breaks the clinch.
Herro fails to land with a series of punches.
Cleveland throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Cleveland avoids a punch combination nicely.
Herro swats away the attempt to clinch by Cleveland.
Cleveland wants to clinch up but Herro keeps it at a distance.
Cleveland tries to clinch but Herro is having none of it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cleveland takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.

Herro pushes Cleveland up against the cage in a clinch.
Cleveland tries to work over Herro's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Cleveland tries a body shot but Herro blocks it.
Cleveland misses with some punches.

Herro's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Herro will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Herro connects with a right hand. Cleveland shakes it off.

Herro lands a big uppercut and Cleveland crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Cleveland looks OK. Herro waves Cleveland back to his feet!

Cleveland is rocked!

Herro clinches with his opponent.
Cleveland is still on wobbly legs! Can Herro finish him?

Herro's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Herro connects with a picture perfect right hand that knocks Cleveland out cold! This one is over in a flash!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Tanner Herro!