PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Carlos Hernandez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ben Stevenson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Carlos Hernandez could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Ben Stevenson's chin.

Hernandez
vs
Stevenson

178 cm
20
169 lbs
2 - 4 - 0

185 cm
23
171 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Very confident

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 2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Carlos Hernandez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Ben Stevenson!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, James Glass and Andrew Berry.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stevenson throws a nice looking combination but Hernandez bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Stevenson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hernandez was well out of range. Poor timing from Stevenson.
Hernandez throws a left and a right that both miss
letting Stevenson counter with a right hand.
Hernandez misses with a few strikes there.
Stevenson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Stevenson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hernandez moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Hernandez fails to land the takedown.
Stevenson has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Hernandez finds it's way round the side to connect with Stevenson's head.
Horrible takedown by Hernandez or perhaps it was just good defense by Stevenson which made him look bad.
Hernandez rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Stevenson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Stevenson misses with an uppercut.
Hernandez tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Stevenson swivels and escapes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Carlos Hernandez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Stevenson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hernandez.
Jab by Stevenson.
Stevenson throws a hook but Hernandez blocks it.
Stevenson lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Stevenson throws a series of strikes that have Hernandez backpedaling.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stevenson misses with a hook. Hernandez ducked under it nicely.
Stevenson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hernandez moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Stevenson thows a body shot but no joy.
Stevenson throws a body punch but Hernandez moves out of range.
Stevenson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Stevenson misses the shot to the body.
Stevenson stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Stevenson wants it to stay on the feet.
Stevenson connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Stevenson misses with a looping left.
Stevenson misses the shot to the body.
Stevenson misses with a wild body shot.
Hernandez fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Stevenson avoids it really well and circles away.
Hernandez blocks a jab.

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 shoots for a takedown but Stevenson saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Good standup being displayed there by Stevenson as he connects with a hook.
Hernandez slips under a jab.
Ben Stevenson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Stevenson throws a right and a left that Hernandez avoids nicely.
Hernandez moves out of range as Stevenson strikes.
Hernandez scoring well with a low kick there.
Hernandez shoots and misses
and Stevenson counters with a one-two to the body.
Hernandez is breathing heavily.
Stevenson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hernandez.
Nice sprawl there from Stevenson as Hernandez shoots in.
Ben Stevenson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hernandez walks into a jab.
Hernandez shoots in but no luck this time.
Hernandez throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Stevenson.
Stevenson missing with a left hand there. Hernandez was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hernandez moves out of range of the strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stevenson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nice defenses there by Hernandez.
Stevenson loads up on a big right hand but Hernandez slips the punch.
Nice sprawl there from Stevenson as Hernandez shoots in.
Hernandez moves out of range as Stevenson strikes.
Stevenson misses with the combination.
Some wild striking there from Stevenson.
Stevenson loads up on a big right hand but Hernandez slips the punch.
Hernandez misses with a takedown attempt
and Stevenson counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Stevenson throws a series of punches but Hernandez avoids them all with ease.

Hernandez shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Stevenson is trying to get back to full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stevenson is refusing to be controlled, as Hernandez sits in half guard.
Stevenson manages to get to full guard.
Stevenson keeping moving, preventing Hernandez from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Hernandez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Stevenson.
Hernandez tests Stevenson's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Stevenson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hernandez.
Hernandez shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Stevenson sprawls well. Stevenson wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Hernandez gets slowly back to his feet.
Hernandez shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Stevenson but Stevenson pushes him off and we're back to square one.
A punch combination from Stevenson misses.
Hernandez lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Hernandez.
Hernandez changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Stevenson tries to avoid it but Hernandez manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Stevenson to the ground. Stevenson escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Carlos Hernandez. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Hernandez looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Stevenson!
Stevenson tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stevenson is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.

Hernandez is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Stevenson has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Stevenson is trying to escape the mount.
Stevenson is squirming around, avoiding Hernandez's attempts to control the action.
Stevenson regains half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Stevenson moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Hernandez trying to control but Stevenson is working from the bottom.

Stevenson is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Hernandez trying to control the position from guard on top but Stevenson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stevenson is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Stevenson prevents Hernandez from improving his position.

Hernandez looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Hernandez trying to hold on to Stevenson's head to control him but Stevenson postures up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Stevenson stands up out of the half guard.
Hernandez buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Hernandez shoots in for a takedown but Stevenson shows good takedown defense.
Hernandez takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Stevenson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
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 Carlos Hernandez will probably get the nod.
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. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Hernandez throws a series of strikes that have Stevenson backpedaling.
Stevenson throws a body punch but Hernandez moves out of range.
Stevenson takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Hernandez.
Stevenson throws a big shot that misses.
Stevenson throws a big shot that misses.
Hernandez moves out of range of the body kick.
Stevenson throws a right hand that Hernandez ducks under and follows up with a left that Hernandez also avoids with ease.
Stevenson comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Stevenson missing with a left hand there. Hernandez was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Stevenson throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Hernandez counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Stevenson thinking.
Stevenson throws a left and a right that both miss
and Hernandez counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Stevenson sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Jab, jab by Hernandez - just one landing.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Hernandez shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Stevenson is looking to improve his position but Hernandez isn't that keen on the idea.
Hernandez tries to control but Stevenson wriggling away.
Stevenson working to try and regain half guard.
Hernandez controlling from mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hernandez looking to control but Stevenson is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Hernandez is really struggling to control Stevenson but he's trying to hold on to the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Hernandez goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Stevenson turns into him and now he's in Hernandez's guard.

Stevenson avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Hernandez tries to land a sweep but no joy.

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.
Stevenson sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Stevenson wants to stand and escape but instead Hernandez has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.

Stevenson is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Hernandez defends well.

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

And that's the end of the fight!
Carlos Hernandez showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Hernandez has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Donald Grub scores the fight for Ben Stevenson!
Judge James Glass scores the fight for Ben Stevenson!
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight for Ben Stevenson!

Ben Stevenson wins by unanimous decision!