PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Victor Hernandez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vince Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Victor Hernandez has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Victor Hernandez seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

Hernandez
vs
Jones

170 cm
18
145 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

173 cm
18
145 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Inexperienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Victor Hernandez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Vince Jones!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, James Ackerman and James Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Hernandez has Jones up against the cage in a clinch.
Hernandez lands an elbow that stopped Jones in his tracks for a moment.

It looks like Vince Jones has been cut.
Hernandez connects with a nasty looking knee right to Jones's face.
Jones wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Hernandez prevents Jones from breaking the clinch.
Hernandez tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Jones avoids it.
Hernandez scores with a knee to the head.
Hernandez prevents Jones from breaking the clinch.

Hernandez pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hernandez looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Hernandez avoids the head kick by Jones.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hernandez misses with the combination.
Victor Hernandez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A leg kick checked by Jones.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hernandez wants to clinch up but Jones keeps it at a distance.
Hernandez throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Jones misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Jones throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Jones throws a combination that misses
and Hernandez counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Jones throws a series of strikes that have Hernandez backpedaling.
Jones throws a sloppy head kick and Hernandez moves out of range easily.
Jones displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Jones throws a combination that misses
and Hernandez counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Hernandez swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Jones counters with a three punch combo that has Hernandez backing up. Hernandez nods at Jones to acknowledge the strikes.
Victor Hernandez is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hernandez tries to clinch there but Jones circles away.
Hernandez swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Jones counters with a nice double leg into guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hernandez can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Jones controls the pace.
Jones throwing strikes from guard but Hernandez blocks nicely.
Hernandez wants to get back to his feet but Jones passes into half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jones is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Jones thows a huge punch but Hernandez dodges it nicely.
Jones thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Hernandez's head.
Jones is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Hernandez pushes Jones off looking to stand but Jones dives back in and keeps control.
Jones working Hernandez over with strikes.

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

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hernandez is trying to control but can't.
Hernandez looks like he's trying to stand up.
Hernandez is breathing heavily.
Jones throwing shots but Hernandez is blocking nicely.
Hernandez is in trouble now - Jones has advanced to mount!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jones thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Hernandez wants to hold on but Jones pushes him away.
A nice elbow there by Jones.
Jones looking to ground and pound but Hernandez is blocking nicely.
Jones breaks from Hernandez's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Hernandez knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Jones on the ground.
Hernandez blocking the ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Jones has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Hernandez's face.
Jones punching from mount but Hernandez doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Hernandez tries to lock up and control but Jones gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Hernandez is looking to improve his position but Jones isn't that keen on the idea.
Jones with the ground and pound from mount.
Hernandez is trying desperately to improve position.
Jones lands a nice shot to the head.
Jones lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Jones is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Jones in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Vince Jones will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Vince Jones's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Hernandez misses with a double jab
and Jones connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hernandez looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Jones dodges the punch combination from Hernandez.
Jones misses with a jab, cross combination.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hernandez wants to clinch

and Jones counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Hernandez!
Hernandez is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones lands a big elbow.
Hernandez can't escape the position.
Jones pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
A nice elbow there by Jones.
Jones scoring with strikes but Hernandez is staying in there.
Hernandez tries to hold on but Jones pushes him away.
The referee warns Hernandez that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Jones landing punches.
Hernandez is wriggling around trying to escape.
Hernandez takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Jones lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Jones with the ground and pound from mount.
Jones has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Jones punishing his opponent with strikes.
Hernandez tries to lock up and control but Jones gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones landing strikes from the mount and Hernandez is in trouble!
Jones lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Jones lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Hernandez tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Jones lands a big elbow.
Hernandez keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Hernandez is squirming around, avoiding Jones's attempts to control the action.
Hernandez tries to lock up and control but Jones gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Jones cracks Hernandez with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Jones postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Hernandez looks a forlorn figure.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
You get the feeling that Hernandez really doesn't like being in this position too much.
The referee warns Hernandez that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Jones scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Jones raining down shots from the mount!
Jones lands a big elbow.
Jones working the ground and pound effectively.
Jones with shots to the head and body - Hernandez looks very uncomfortable down there.
Jones has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Hernandez's face.
Hernandez is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.

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.
Jones cracks Hernandez with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Jones connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Hernandez tries to reverse the position but Jones maintains control.
Hernandez taking shots to the head.
Jones postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Hernandez looks a forlorn figure.
Jones with a couple of short strikes.
Jones punishing his opponent with strikes.
Jones lands a big elbow.
Jones lands a big elbow.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hernandez wants to try and get back to his feet.

Jones jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Hernandez manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Hernandez is not content to let Jones control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Vince Jones showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Vince Jones'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. And we move into the final round!

A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Jones.
Jones pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Jones.
A nice combination there by Jones.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hernandez clinches but Jones breaks the clinch
and Jones counters with a three punch combo that has Hernandez backing up. Hernandez nods at Jones to acknowledge the strikes.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hernandez paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hernandez tries to clinch there but Jones circles away.
Hernandez scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Jones fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hernandez fails with an attempt to clinch.

Hernandez has managed to clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Hernandez.
Hernandez lands a right hand.
Hernandez lands a left hand that snaps the head of Jones backwards.
Hernandez tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Hernandez pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hernandez tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Jones counters with a two punch combo.
Left hook, right uppercut from Jones.
Jones throws a sloppy head kick and Hernandez moves out of range easily.
Jones avoids the head kick by Hernandez.
Hernandez moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Jones lands a jab to the nose.
Hernandez moves in looking to clinch but Jones pushes him off.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones thuds his right hand into Hernandez's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Jones tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Jones works over Hernandez's head and body with a nice combination.
Hernandez swats away the attempt to clinch by Jones.
A head kick misses from Jones.
Hernandez throws a combination that misses
and Hernandez takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hernandez doesn't manage to clinch there - Jones circles away.
Hernandez goes for a high kick. It partially lands.

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 stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Hernandez wants it to stay on the feet.
Victor Hernandez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Vince Jones.
Jones throws a sloppy head kick and Hernandez moves out of range easily.
A left and a right from Jones both land. Nice combination.
Jones lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Hernandez falls off balance throwing a combination
and Jones counters with a two punch combo.
Hernandez throws a body kick the misses
and Jones counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Jones throws a leg kick but Hernandez checks it.
Victor Hernandez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Vince Jones is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Hernandez is looking to clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
Victor Hernandez showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Jones has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Chris Edwards scores the fight 28:29
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 28:29
Judge James Glass scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vince Jones!