PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Brian Scab (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pep Hernandez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hernandez is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Superstar-Lupe Fiasco. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Scab
vs
Hernandez

180 cm
22
170 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

187 cm
22
175 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter striker
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Intelligent

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 Amsterdam, Brian Scab!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Pep Hernandez!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Paul Aken and Paulsen Ambrosius.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hernandez moves in looking to clinch but Scab pushes him off.
Hernandez moves in looking to clinch but Scab pushes him off.

Scab shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Hernandez regains half guard.
Hernandez won't allow Scab to pass to mount.

Hernandez pushes Scab off and gets back to his feet.
Hernandez stuns Scab with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Scab connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Hernandez tries for a takedown but Scab circles away easily
and Scab counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Hernandez thinking.
Hernandez will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

Scab clinches with his opponent.
Scab is pressed up against the cage. Hernandez has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Scab down to the mat. Scab avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Hernandez tries to clinch up
enabling Scab to counter with a crisp jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Scab shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Scab was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Hernandez keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Scab landing strikes, looking to finish!
Scab in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Hernandez really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Scab with a couple of short strikes.
Hernandez looks gassed!
Scab pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Hernandez is working to get back to half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hernandez wants to get back to his feet.
Scab pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Scab landing strikes from the mount and Hernandez is in trouble!
A nice elbow there by Scab.
Hernandez bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Scab wants to get back to his feet but Hernandez is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Hernandez tries to free his leg and advance position but Scab is retaining full guard.
Hernandez has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Scab is proving hard to escape from.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Scab wants to stand and escape but Hernandez is having none of it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Scab knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Hernandez on the ground.
Scab on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Scab tries to get out of the position.

Scab uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Scab digs a good hook to Hernandez's body.
Hernandez misses with a combination

and Scab counters with a nice double leg into side control. Hernandez won't be happy with that.
Hernandez prevents Scab from moving into mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hernandez is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Scab has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Hernandez taking a bit of punishment here - Scab scoring with strikes.
Scab tries to move to mount but Hernandez blocks the move with his legs.
Hernandez tries to buck Scab off but Scab is having none of it.
Scab landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Scab cracks Hernandez with a big elbow.
Scab throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Scab has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Hernandez rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Scab moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Hernandez throws a combination that misses

and Scab counters with a single leg into guard. Hernandez didn't expect that.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Brian Scab dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Hernandez misses with a two punch combination.
Hernandez moves out of range as Scab throws a body kick.

Hernandez shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Scab trying to control from the bottom.

Hernandez seems to be looking for submissions.
Scab is holding on to half guard well.
It looks like Hernandez is going to stand back up.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Scab is trying to stand back up but Hernandez is controlling him

That's one minute gone in the round.
Scab wants to control but Hernandez is keeping busy.
Scab is looking to escape.

Hernandez is working for a submission of some sort.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Hernandez throws a series of punches but Scab moves out of range.
Hernandez swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Scab counters with a takedown into side control.
Scab scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Hernandez to see if he's OK.
Scab creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hernandez is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Scab is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
Hernandez is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Hernandez is in all sorts of trouble here.
Scab raining down shots from the mount!
Scab with good strikes from the mount here!
Scab won't let Hernandez get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Scab putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Brian Scab overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Hernandez is desperately trying to improve his position but Scab has a good base and remains in mount.
Hernandez is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hernandez wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Hernandez is in a horrible position here. Scab smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Scab landing punches.
Scab is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Hernandez can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Hernandez really wants to buck Scab off and get back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Hernandez is in all sorts of trouble here.
Scab lands a big elbow.
Hernandez wants to try and get back to his feet.
Hernandez in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Hernandez is working to get back to half guard.

Scab moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Hernandez has worked his arm free - good work by Hernandez!
Hernandez takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Scab throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Hernandez wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Brian Scab dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Hernandez dodges the punch combination from Scab.
Pep Hernandez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Scab shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.

Hernandez looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Hernandez on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.

Hernandez actively working from the bottom here.
Scab trying to pass the guard but Hernandez defending well.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Hernandez looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Scab lands a nice short elbow.
Scab tries to pass the half guard into mount. Hernandez knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.

Hernandez kicks Scab off and gets back to his feet.

Scab is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Hernandez's half guard.
Hernandez taking some punishment here, with Scab in his half guard.
Scab working over Hernandez with some ground and pound. Hernandez looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hernandez gets full guard.
Scab thows a big elbow that misses.
Scab keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Hernandez's head.

Scab got a little sloppy there for a moment and Hernandez has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Scab has managed to get both his arms back between Hernandez's legs - danger averted.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Hernandez pushes Scab off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.

Scab darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Hernandez works his way to full guard. Good work.
Scab postures up in Hernandez's guard and throws a big left but Hernandez blocks it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Hernandez working for a triangle but Scab defends it easily.

Scab avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

Scab has gone for a leg lock! Hernandez slips out almost immediately though and dives into Scab's guard.
Scab is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Hernandez is controlling him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Hernandez stands up from Scab's guard - Hernandez perhaps looking for a knockout.
Hernandez wants to clinch but Scab slips to the side

and Scab counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Hernandez!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Hernandez regains half guard.
Hernandez is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Scab's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Scab's back!
Scab is in bad spot here.

Scab is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Hernandez gets his way!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Scab wants to escape the position.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Pep Hernandez.
Well Scab 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 Albert Achterberg scores the fight 29:28
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 29:28
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Brian Scab!