PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lauri Mononen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Antonio Hernandez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mononen's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, I Must Break You!. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Mononen
vs
Hernandez

186 cm
19
193 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

165 cm
19
215 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

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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 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Lauri Mononen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Antonio Hernandez!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice sprawl there from Mononen as Hernandez shoots in.
Horrible takedown by Hernandez or perhaps it was just good defense by Mononen which made him look bad.
Hernandez fails with a takedown attempt.
Lauri Mononen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Antonio Hernandez.

Mononen shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.

Mononen thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Hernandez has a closed guard, preventing Mononen from standing up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hernandez is pulling down on Mononen's head. It's preventing any offense from Mononen, at least for the moment.
Hernandez keeping full guard, as Mononen tries to pass.
Mononen is working Hernandez over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Mononen pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Hernandez is keeping the position for now.
Mononen is in close to Hernandez's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Hernandez is pulling down on Mononen's head to control his posture.
Hernandez preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mononen has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Hernandez is proving hard to escape from.
Hernandez has control of Mononen's left arm, preventing Mononen from doing any damage.
Mononen won't allow Hernandez to sweep him here.
Mononen tries to free his leg and advance position but Hernandez is retaining full guard.
Hernandez has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.

Mononen is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.

Mononen gets to his feet. Hernandez looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!

Mononen gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Hernandez to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Hernandez controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.

Mononen looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Mononen has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Hernandez can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Mononen is breathing heavily.
Mononen is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Hernandez is controlling him.
Hernandez wants to pass the guard but Mononen is keeping the position.
Mononen has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Hernandez is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Hernandez content to stall in guard here.
Let's hope that Hernandez has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Hernandez trying to control but Mononen 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.
Hernandez shoots and misses

and Mononen counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Hernandez!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mononen working the ground and pound effectively.
Mononen prevents Hernandez from getting the reversal.
Hernandez holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Mononen tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Hernandez tries to hold on but Mononen pushes him away.
Hernandez is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Mononen is staying active.

Mononen is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Hernandez has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Hernandez tries to hold on but Mononen pushes him away.

Mononen is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Hernandez can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Mononen wants to take Hernandez's back but he can't do it this time.
Hernandez tries to hold on but Mononen pushes him away.

That's four 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.
Mononen misses with a head shot.

Mononen has control of Hernandez's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Hernandez regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Hernandez is trying to escape the mount.
Hernandez holds on, trying desperately to control.
Mononen forces the positional change into back control.
Hernandez rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Mononen trying to mount his opponent but Hernandez defends it.
Mononen not landing any meaningful shots this time.

Hernandez is defending against the submission attempts here by Mononen.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Hernandez doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Mononen counters by clinching up.
Mononen softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.

Mononen gets a trip takedown into half guard.

Mononen seems to be working for a kimura but Hernandez defends the submission attempt.

Mononen is trying to work for a kimura but Hernandez is defending well.
Hernandez trying to control but Mononen postures up.
The fighters are battling for position here. Hernandez manages to regain full guard. Nice work.

Hernandez looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Hernandez trying to control the position here.
Mononen stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Hernandez swivels though and keeps the full guard.

Mononen drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Mononen jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hernandez is controlling Mononen's posture.
Mononen advances to half guard.
Hernandez is controlling Mononen's position as best he can from this difficult position.

Mononen is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Hernandez is pressing down on Mononen's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Mononen postures up in Hernandez's guard and throws a big left but Hernandez blocks it.
Mononen will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Hernandez is adopting a defensive guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Despite being in the dominant position, Antonio Hernandez just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Hernandez shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Mononen moves into the clinch.
Hernandez looking for a takedown.
Lauri Mononen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Antonio Hernandez.

Mononen is trying to trip Hernandez. He has hold of a leg but Hernandez is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Mononen persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Mononen is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Hernandez not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

Mononen drops back looking for a leg! Hernandez is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Hernandez manages to kick Mononen off! Mononen jumps back into Hernandez's guard.
Mononen throws a big right hand that misses.
Mononen thows a big elbow that misses.
Mononen would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Hernandez looking to control.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.

Mononen rushes Hernandez and presses him up against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Mononen's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hernandez tries for a takedown but Mononen circles away easily

and Mononen counters by moving into the clinch.
Hernandez jumps guard but Mononen stands there with Hernandez around his waist. Hernandez gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Hernandez blocks a body shot from Mononen.
Mononen tries to land a knee to the head but Hernandez blocks with his arms.
Hernandez fails to pull guard.

Mononen manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Hernandez stays in close to Mononen's body and controls the position.
Mononen looking for a sweep. Not yet Mononen, not yet.
Hernandez controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Mononen keeping moving, preventing Hernandez from controlling successfully.
Mononen wants to sweep but no luck.
Hernandez wants to control from the top but Mononen keeps moving.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Mononen here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hernandez controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Hernandez trying to control but Mononen is working from the bottom.
Mononen wants to sweep but no luck.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Hernandez has his takedown stuffed

and Mononen counters with a shoot takedown. Hernandez fights it but they end up in guard.
Mononen is looking to work some ground and pound but Hernandez has wrist control.
Hernandez is trying to control the position but Mononen postures up.
Mononen trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Hernandez controlling the position.
Mononen throwing strikes from guard but Hernandez blocks nicely.
Hernandez not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lauri Mononen dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Hernandez misses with a takedown attempt

and Mononen counters with a single leg into guard. Hernandez didn't expect that.
Mononen stands up over Hernandez, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Mononen stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Hernandez swivels though and keeps the full guard.

Hernandez throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Hernandez utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Mononen throwing strikes from guard but Hernandez blocks nicely.
Mononen throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Hernandez works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Mononen works over Hernandez with some ground and pound from guard.
Hernandez has momentary wrist control but Mononen slips an elbow through the middle.
Hernandez bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Mononen's guard.
Mononen bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Hernandez's guard.
Hernandez can't keep his opponent in guard - Mononen advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.

Mononen is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mononen trying to pass the guard but Hernandez defending well.
Hernandez controlling the position for now.
Mononen slips a nice elbow through Hernandez's hands, connecting with Hernandez's forehead.
Mononen wants to pass the guard but Hernandez is defending well.
Hernandez avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Mononen.
Hernandez is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Mononen's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Mononen's back!
Mononen is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.
Mononen is trying to get back to his feet but Hernandez has full control of the position and if anything, Mononen has just worked his way into a worse spot.

Hernandez has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Mononen has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
Hernandez biding his time, looking for the opening.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Mononen turns into Hernandez and is now in his guard.
Mononen tries to free his leg and advance position but Hernandez is retaining full guard.
Mononen is working hard here to advance position.
Hernandez manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Mononen manages to get himself to full guard.
Hernandez controls from within his opponent's guard.
Hernandez's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Hernandez tries to free his leg and advance position but Mononen is retaining full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hernandez is stalling in the full guard.
Hernandez must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Mononen is on top in guard.
Hernandez preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Mononen is looking to work some ground and pound but Hernandez has wrist control.
Hernandez looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Mononen wants to get up but he can't break Hernandez's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Mononen looking to pass the guard.

Hernandez has his foot on Mononen's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Mononen works his way back into a safe position though.
Hernandez has Mononen pulled in close to control his posture.
Hernandez keeping full guard, as Mononen tries to pass.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Hernandez doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Mononen counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.

Mononen closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Hernandez to the mat! Hernandez manages to get full guard.
Lauri Mononen overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Hernandez looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Hernandez working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Mononen.

Hernandez is looking for a triangle but Mononen pushes his legs off easily.
Mononen throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Hernandez works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Mononen trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Hernandez trying to control the position here.
Mononen preventing the sweep.
Mononen stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Hernandez swivels though and keeps the full guard.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Hernandez shoots and misses

and Mononen counters by clinching up.
Antonio Hernandez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lauri Mononen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Antonio Hernandez.
Mononen gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Hernandez.

Mononen decides to pull guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Lauri Mononen showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Mononen 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lauri Mononen!