PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rain Hernandez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frito Ortiz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hernandez comes to the cage accompanied by 3 Stars and a Sun by Francis M. Ortiz has chosen Stranglehold as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

Hernandez
vs
Ortiz

193 cm
20
200 lbs
8 - 4 - 0

180 cm
23
195 lbs
6 - 6 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

Cage Wars: Rocha Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Rain Hernandez!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Frito Ortiz!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ortiz takes a swing at Hernandez's ribcage but misses.
Hernandez fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Ortiz throws a predictable looking body shot
and Hernandez counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Ortiz with a lazy takedown attempt

and Hernandez decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Ortiz's guard.
Hernandez will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Ortiz keeping moving, preventing Hernandez from controlling successfully.
Ortiz wants to sweep but no luck.
Hernandez working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Ortiz keeping moving, preventing Hernandez from controlling successfully.
Ortiz tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Ortiz keeping moving, preventing Hernandez from controlling successfully.
Hernandez content to stall in guard here.
Ortiz throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Ortiz looks to land a left hand but Hernandez moved out of range nicely.
Ortiz throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Hernandez finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Ortiz looks gassed!

That's one minute gone in the round.
A shot to the body from Ortiz misses
and Hernandez counters with a leg kick.
Ortiz takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Hernandez throws a right hand that Ortiz ducks under and follows up with a left that Ortiz also avoids with ease.
Hernandez scores with a three punch combo!

It looks like Frito Ortiz has been cut.
Hernandez looks to land a combination but Ortiz avoids it well.
Hernandez looks to land a combination but Ortiz avoids it well.
Hernandez throws a right and a left that both miss.
Ortiz misses the jab.
Ortiz wants to clinch but Hernandez slips to the side
and Hernandez counters with a left and a right that stings Ortiz.
Hernandez lands a head kick!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A right-left combo lands from Hernandez.

Hernandez is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Ortiz's half guard.

Hernandez is working for a kimura but Ortiz is defending it quite comfortably.
Ortiz throws a strike from the bottom that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ortiz is looking to improve his position.
Hernandez blocks the strikes from Ortiz.

Hernandez decides to stand and escape the position.
Ortiz gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Hernandez counters with a nice double leg into side control. Ortiz won't be happy with that.

Hernandez is trying to get an arm triangle but Ortiz is defending well.
Ortiz lands with an elbow strike from the bottom.
Ortiz is looking for a sweep.

Hernandez tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ortiz is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hernandez is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Ortiz tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Ortiz wants to get back to full guard.
Ortiz wants to get back to his feet.
Hernandez prevents Ortiz from improving his position.
Hernandez lands with a punch from half guard.
Hernandez working over Ortiz with some ground and pound. Ortiz looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Hernandez prevents Ortiz from improving his position.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Nice defenses there by Hernandez.

That's four 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 scores with a head kick.
Hernandez keeps Ortiz at a distance using the push kick.
Hernandez lands a nice looking body kick.
Hernandez dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Ortiz. That did some damage!
A jab from Hernandez finds it's way through Ortiz's defenses.
Ortiz misses with a shot to the body

and Hernandez decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Ortiz's guard.
Hernandez connects with a couple of short punches.
Hernandez trying to control but Ortiz is working from the bottom.
Hernandez is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ortiz looking to hit a scissor sweep but Hernandez is one step ahead there.
Hernandez slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rain Hernandez dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Frito Ortiz's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Hernandez closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Hernandez lands with a kick to the temple. Ortiz shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Rain Hernandez is winning the standup battle so far.
Ortiz throws a combination that misses
and Hernandez counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Ortiz falls off balance throwing a combination
and Hernandez counters with a head kick. That will keep Ortiz thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Frito Ortiz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hernandez lands a head kick!

Hernandez bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Ortiz throws an elbow to the body but it doesn't land.
Ortiz striking from the bottom but nothing landed.
Ortiz tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Rain Hernandez overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

Hernandez decides to stand back up.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hernandez throws a nice head kick!
Rain Hernandez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ortiz has his takedown stuffed
and Hernandez counters with a left and a right that stings Ortiz.
Hernandez lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Hernandez.
Ortiz throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ortiz pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Left hook, right uppercut from Hernandez.
Nice body kick from Hernandez.
Ortiz wants to clinch but Hernandez slips to the side
and Hernandez counters with a series of strikes. Ortiz will be more careful next time no doubt.
Ortiz misses with a leg kick
and Hernandez counters with a solid body kick.
Ortiz looks to score with a jab to the body but Hernandez is just out of range.
A left and a right from Hernandez both land. Nice combination.

Ortiz has Hernandez up against the cage in a clinch.
Hernandez trying to land knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ortiz is working for takedown but Hernandez is calmly controlling the position for now.
Hernandez lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ortiz has had enough of the clinch but Hernandez keeps him there for the moment.

Hernandez breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hernandez circles away from the clinch attempt
and Hernandez counters with a left and a right that stings Ortiz.
Ortiz throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Hernandez counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ortiz throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Hernandez is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Hernandez is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ortiz can do to turn this around?
Ortiz throws some sloppy strikes off his back.

Ortiz looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Ortiz has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Ortiz doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Hernandez working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Ortiz's head.
Hernandez working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Ortiz's head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hernandez wants to control from the top but Ortiz keeps moving.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Ortiz tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Hernandez counters with a series of strikes. Ortiz will be more careful next time no doubt.

Ortiz instigates a clinch.
Hernandez has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Ortiz drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Hernandez gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Rain Hernandez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Frito Ortiz.
Ortiz struggles to land a body shot inside as Hernandez controls his hands.
Hernandez lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.

Hernandez breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hernandez takes a jab right on the kisser.
Hernandez lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Ortiz clinches but Hernandez breaks the clinch
and Hernandez counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Ortiz is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Hernandez.
Hernandez lands a lovely overhand right.
Ortiz swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Ortiz misses.
Hernandez takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Ortiz swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Hernandez counters with a head kick. That will keep Ortiz thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Ortiz misses with a double jab
and Hernandez counters with a straight right hand.
Ortiz misses with a looping left.
Ortiz throws a jab when Hernandez was well out of range.

Hernandez shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Ortiz manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Ortiz has momentary wrist control but Hernandez slips an elbow through the middle.
Ortiz 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.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hernandez with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Ortiz manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Ortiz with good strikes from the mount here!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rain Hernandez dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Frito Ortiz's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Ortiz misses with a hook. Hernandez ducked under it nicely.
Ortiz throws a left and a right that both miss
and Hernandez makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Ortiz fails to land the takedown.
Hernandez throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A right-left combo lands from Hernandez.
Hernandez throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Hernandez lands with a straight right. Ortiz didn't see that one coming.
Hernandez defending well as Ortiz loads up on a big left hand.
Hernandez moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Hernandez tries to bum rush Ortiz with a series of wild strikes but Ortiz uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Ortiz looks to clinch
and Hernandez counters with a right hand to the body.
Hernandez swinging wilding here.
Ortiz is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.

Hernandez bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hernandez is looking to take a break and control but Ortiz is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Ortiz tries to strike from the bottom but misses.
Hernandez working the ground and pound from side control.
Ortiz is trying to get back to half guard.
Ortiz throws an elbow to the body but it doesn't land.
Ortiz tries to buck Hernandez off but Hernandez is having none of it.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Ortiz is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Hernandez.
Hernandez fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

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.
Hernandez looks to land a combination but Ortiz avoids it well.
Ortiz swings and misses with a shot to the body

and Hernandez counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Ortiz's guard now.
Hernandez thows a big elbow that misses.
Ortiz looking to hit a scissor sweep but Hernandez is one step ahead there.
Ortiz trying to strike off his back.
Hernandez wants to control from the top but Ortiz keeps moving.
Ortiz thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Ortiz looking for a sweep. Not yet Ortiz, not yet.
Ortiz throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.

Hernandez drops back looking for a leg! Ortiz is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Ortiz manages to kick Hernandez off! Hernandez jumps back into Ortiz's guard.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Hernandez looks to land a combination. Ortiz sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ortiz throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.

Ortiz has Hernandez up against the cage in a clinch.

Hernandez escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hernandez circles away from the clinch attempt.
Ortiz has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Hernandez.
Ortiz throws a lazy right hand but Hernandez sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Ortiz shoots in for a takedown but Hernandez shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Ortiz tries to clinch but Hernandez moves away
and Hernandez makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Hernandez lands a head kick. Ortiz smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Hernandez throws a nice looking combination but Ortiz bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Ortiz throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A right-left combo lands from Hernandez.
Ortiz has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A right-left combo lands from Hernandez.
Hernandez moves out of range of the strikes.
Hernandez blocks a jab.
Ortiz tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Hernandez counters with an inside leg kick.
Hernandez scores with a decent looking hook.
Ortiz with a poor takedown
and Hernandez counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Rain Hernandez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Frito Ortiz.
Ortiz misses with a takedown attempt
and Hernandez counters with a left and a right that stings Ortiz.
Ortiz wants to clinch but Hernandez slips to the side
and Hernandez counters with a head kick. That will keep Ortiz thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Ortiz tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Hernandez connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Ortiz misses with a hook to the body
and Hernandez counters with a stiff right hand.
Hernandez throws a combination. Ortiz tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Hernandez lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rain Hernandez clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Frito Ortiz's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Ortiz dips to his left and cracks Hernandez with an uppercut!
Some wild striking there from Hernandez.
Ortiz closes the distance but Hernandez moves to the side
and Hernandez counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Ortiz is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Hernandez lands with a nice body punch.
Ortiz throws a hook to the side of Hernandez's head but Hernandez sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ortiz jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Ortiz tries to clinch up
and Hernandez makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hernandez lands with a kick to the temple. Ortiz shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Hernandez is working the combinations to good effect here.
Ortiz darts in trying to clinch
and Hernandez counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Ortiz swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Hernandez counters with a low kick, right behind Ortiz 's knee.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ortiz throws a lazy right hand but Hernandez sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hernandez throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Ortiz.
Hernandez is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Hernandez plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Hernandez slips under a jab from Ortiz.
Ortiz darts in trying to clinch
and Hernandez counters with a left and a right that stings Ortiz.
Ortiz wants to clinch

so Hernandez counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Ortiz trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Hernandez trying to control but Ortiz is working from the bottom.
Ortiz throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Hernandez's corner is telling him to maintain position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hernandez takes a decent strike to the side of the head.
Hernandez trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Ortiz strikes from his own guard.
Ortiz punching from the bottom - just letting Hernandez know he's still in a fight.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Ortiz wants to clinch
and Hernandez counters with a body kick that stops Ortiz in his tracks momentarily.
Hernandez bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Ortiz's head.
Hernandez lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Hernandez.
Ortiz looks to land a left hand but Hernandez moved out of range nicely.
Ortiz takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Ortiz looks to clinch
and Hernandez counters with a stiff right hand.
The fighters circling - Ortiz throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hernandez is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Ortiz throws a body punch but Hernandez moves out of range.
Hernandez lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
A low kick from Ortiz is predictable there
and Hernandez counters with a nice uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hernandez with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Ortiz to score with a decent uppercut.
Ortiz jabs at Hernandez's body.
Ortiz takes one to the side of the head.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Hernandez is defended easily by Ortiz.
Hernandez takes one on the button.
Ortiz misses with a double jab

and Hernandez counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Hernandez.
Ortiz throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Ortiz trying to strike off his back.
Ortiz throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Ortiz throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Ortiz thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hernandez looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Hernandez stands up over Ortiz, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Ortiz trying to strike off his back.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Ortiz closes the distance looking to clinch
and Hernandez counters with a nice uppercut.
Hernandez stalks Ortiz and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Ortiz's face. Ortiz staggers backwards, shaken.
Hernandez pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ortiz wants to clinch but Hernandez slips to the side
and Hernandez counters with a nice uppercut.
Ortiz shoots in looking for a takedown. Hernandez tries to sprawl out of it but Ortiz keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Hernandez manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Hernandez connects with a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rain Hernandez had his way with Frito Ortiz in that round.
The cut man is working on Frito Ortiz's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Ortiz tries to work over Hernandez's front leg with a kick but Hernandez checks it.
Hernandez uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ortiz.
A head kick misses from Hernandez.
Ortiz throws a lazy head kick

and Hernandez holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.

Ortiz breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A good leg kick by Hernandez.
Ortiz tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Hernandez counters with a one-two to the body.
Hernandez rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ortiz moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Ortiz closes the distance but Hernandez moves to the side

and Hernandez counters with a takedown into side control.
Ortiz tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Ortiz looks to move to half guard but instead Hernandez has passed into mount! Damn!
Ortiz is wriggling around trying to escape.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hernandez trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Hernandez landing strikes from the mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ortiz really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Hernandez looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Hernandez is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Hernandez cracks Ortiz with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Hernandez cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Ortiz keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Hernandez working the ground and pound effectively.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hernandez looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
BOOM! Hernandez connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Hernandez landing punches.
Ortiz is in all sorts of trouble here.
Hernandez raining down shots from the mount!
Hernandez sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Hernandez with the ground and pound from mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ortiz is trying to escape the mount.
Hernandez working Ortiz over with strikes here.
Ortiz really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Hernandez postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Ortiz looks a forlorn figure.

Hernandez jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Ortiz manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Ortiz is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Hernandez off and has taken his back!
Ortiz is landing with strikes from the back.
Even with his hooks in, Ortiz manages to miss with strikes from the back.
Rain Hernandez is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ortiz doesn't have the hooks in and Hernandez manages to turn into his guard.
Frito Ortiz has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hernandez has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Ortiz is proving hard to escape from.
Hernandez trying to control the position from guard on top but Ortiz is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ortiz is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Hernandez trying to control from the bottom.
Ortiz not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Ortiz lands a nice short elbow.
Hernandez wants to get back to his feet.

Ortiz is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.

And that's the end of the fight!
Rain Hernandez showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Hernandez, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight for Rain Hernandez!
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight for Rain Hernandez!
Judge Suge Night scores the fight for Rain Hernandez!

Rain Hernandez wins by unanimous decision!
Rain Hernandez is the new middleweight champion!