PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Juliano Hernandez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sadat Reis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Hernandez
vs
Reis

185 cm
22
170 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

180 cm
21
177 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Inexperienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Juliano Hernandez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Sadat Reis!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Alexandre Firmino and Emerson Jorge.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reis wants to clinch.
Reis moves in looking to clinch but Hernandez pushes him off.
Reis doesn't manage to clinch there - Hernandez circles away.
Reis wants to clinch up but Hernandez keeps it at a distance.
Hernandez wants to clinch up but Reis keeps it at a distance.
Hernandez tries to clinch

and Reis counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Hernandez jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Reis walks away with a smile on his face. Hernandez gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Sadat Reis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hernandez with a lazy takedown attempt

and Reis moves into the clinch.
Reis tries a knee to the head but Hernandez blocks it.
Hernandez jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Reis walks away with a smile on his face. Hernandez gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Juliano Hernandez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Reis tries to clinch there but Hernandez circles away.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Hernandez.
Reis tries to clinch but Hernandez moves out of range.
Reis throws a head kick that misses.
Reis tries to close the distance and clinch but Hernandez swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hernandez shoots in for a double leg but Reis sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Hernandez will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Reis tries to clinch but Hernandez moves out of range.
Hernandez avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hernandez doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Reis counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Reis.
Reis tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Reis lands an elbow inside that Hernandez shrugs off.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Hernandez tries to pull guard but Reis holds him up against the cage and eventually Hernandez drops back down to his feet.
A knee to the head by Reis.
Reis with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Hernandez jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Reis walks away with a smile on his face. Hernandez gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Hernandez tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Reis paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Reis fails with an attempt to clinch.

Reis drives through and clinches with Hernandez against the cage.
Reis lands a knee to the head.
Reis connects with a knee to the head.
Nice elbow from Reis.
Reis lands a nice elbow.
Hernandez is breathing heavily.
Reis lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hernandez jumps guard but Reis stands there with Hernandez around his waist. Hernandez gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Reis.
Reis using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Reis lands a nice elbow.
Reis landing knees to the head.
Reis lands a damaging elbow.
Reis scores with a knee to the head.
Reis lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
A knee to the head by Reis.
Nice elbow from Reis.
Reis landing knees to the head.
Reis comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Reis scores with a knee to the head.
Reis connects with a knee to the head.
Reis tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Hernandez on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hernandez wants a takedown but no success here.
Hernandez jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Reis walks away with a smile on his face. Hernandez gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Hernandez throws a head kick but Reis moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reis tries to clinch but Hernandez is having none of it.
Reis tries a head kick but it misses.

Hernandez shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.

Hernandez is going olschool here, as he tries to force Reis to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Reis shrugs it off.
Hernandez trying to control but Reis is having none of it.
Reis is really trying hard to get back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Hernandez has hold of Reis's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Reis manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Reis really wants to buck Hernandez off and get back to his feet.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Hernandez has hold of Reis's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Reis manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Reis tries to clinch up

and Hernandez counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Reis lands a nice elbow.
Reis using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Reis using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Hernandez takes a knee right on the jaw!
Reis unloads a knee to the mid-section. Hernandez lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Knees in the clinch landing for Reis.
Reis creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Hernandez's defenses.
Reis lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Reis creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Hernandez's defenses.
Reis connects with a nasty looking knee right to Hernandez's face.
Reis unloads a knee to the mid-section. Hernandez lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Reis lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Reis using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Nice elbow from Reis.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Reis lands a nice elbow.
Hernandez tries to stall but Reis uses the opportunity to gain a better position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Reis unloads a knee to the mid-section. Hernandez lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Hernandez changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Reis fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Hernandez looks for a takedown but Reis sprawls well.
Reis tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Sadat Reis is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Reis tries to clinch but Hernandez moves out of range.
Hernandez has his takedown stuffed
and Reis counters with a stiff right hand.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Juliano Hernandez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Reis is looking to clinch.
Juliano Hernandez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Reis wants to clinch.
Reis tries to clinch but Hernandez moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Hernandez circles away from the clinch attempt.

Reis gets caught flat footed, as Hernandez shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Hernandez prevents Reis from getting back to his feet.
Hernandez loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Reis can't keep his opponent in guard - Hernandez advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Reis is trying to escape back to his feet but Hernandez uses the scramble to pass into side control.
Reis is trying to get back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Hernandez is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Reis is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Reis wants to get back to his feet but Hernandez drags him back down.
Reis tries to get back to his feet but has found himself mounted instead. Damn, that's gotta suck.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hernandez with shots to the head and body - Reis looks very uncomfortable down there.
Hernandez scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Reis?

Hernandez is going olschool here, as he tries to force Reis to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Reis shrugs it off.
Reis is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.

Hernandez is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Reis has managed to escape the submission attempt.
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 Juliano Hernandez will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Reis tries to clinch up but Hernandez circles away and keeps his distance.
Reis tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hernandez paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Reis tries to clinch up but Hernandez circles away and keeps his distance.
Reis closes the distance but Hernandez moves to the side

and Hernandez counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Hernandez.
Hernandez prevents Reis from getting back to his feet.
Hernandez pushes down on Reis's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Hernandez with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Reis is refusing to be controlled, as Hernandez sits in half guard.
Reis blocking the ground and pound attempt from Hernandez.
Hernandez passes the guard and advances to mount!
Reis is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Hernandez scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Reis has given up his back - I don’t know if this is a deliberate ploy to try and escape or if he is just struggling down there.
Reis is in a world of trouble here. He's outmatched on the ground here and he'd better get Hernandez off his back sharpish unless he wants to be submitted.

Hernandez is cranking Reis's head sideways - that looks painful. He's managed to get his other arm under the chin and this looks bad for Reis! He's tightened the choke and Reis is tapping out!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:43 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Juliano Hernandez!