PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Percy Evans (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dominique Hernandez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Evans
vs
Hernandez

179 cm
25
155 lbs
6 - 7 - 0

175 cm
22
162 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Percy Evans!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Dominique Hernandez!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, William Peck and Ian Loll.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Evans looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Dominique Hernandez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hernandez lands a jab-cross combination.
Evans falls off balance throwing a combination
and Hernandez connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hernandez goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Hernandez throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Evans stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Hernandez slaps away a takedown attempt from Evans, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Hernandez doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Evans counters with a one-two to the body.
Hernandez misses with a jab, cross combination.
Hernandez misses with a takedown attempt - Evans sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Hernandez fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Evans misses with the combination.
Hernandez shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Percy Evans has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dominique Hernandez.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Evans falls off balance throwing a combination
and Hernandez makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Good work by Hernandez as he checks the leg kick.
Evans lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Hernandez is defended easily by Evans.
Evans rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hernandez moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Hernandez misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Evans.
Evans lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Hernandez digs a good body shot into Evans's ribs.
A slow jab from Hernandez misses its intended target.
Hernandez swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Evans.
Evans tries to clinch up but Hernandez circles away and keeps his distance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Hernandez shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Hernandez landing shots from mount.
Hernandez landing strikes from the mount.
Hernandez lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Hernandez landing shots from mount.
Hernandez working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Evans is bucking up trying to escape but Hernandez cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Hernandez lands a big elbow.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hernandez looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Evans is looking to improve his position but Hernandez isn't that keen on the idea.
Hernandez is in the full mount, landing strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hernandez fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
A nice elbow there by Hernandez.
Evans squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Evans is breathing heavily.
Hernandez putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Hernandez with the ground and pound from mount.
Evans trying desperately to get to his feet.
Evans takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Hernandez looking to finish Evans with some ground and pound. This is bad for Evans!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hernandez landing strikes from the mount and Evans is in trouble!
The referee warns Evans that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Hernandez has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Evans's face.
A nice elbow there by Hernandez.
Hernandez is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Evans can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Hernandez lands a big elbow.
Evans takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Hernandez dominating with strikes here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
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!
Evans takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
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!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dominique Hernandez dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Hernandez throws a series of punches but Evans avoids them all with ease.
Evans takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Hernandez shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Hernandez misses with a double jab.
Evans misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Evans takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Evans lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Hernandez backs up against the cage.
Hernandez lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Evans circles away quickly and effectively.
Hernandez fails to land the takedown.
Nice cross by Hernandez.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hernandez fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Evans avoids it really well and circles away.
Percy Evans has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dominique Hernandez.
Hernandez thuds his right hand into Evans's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hernandez changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Donk. Hernandez catches Evans right on the button with a cross.
Evans throws a nice looking combination but Hernandez bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Hernandez lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Evans at a distance.
Hernandez throws a sloppy body shot
and Evans counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hernandez connects with a jab.

Hernandez shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Evans manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Hernandez scoring with some ground and pound.
Evans utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hernandez slips nicely into half guard.
Hernandez missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Hernandez lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Hernandez is trying to control. Evans wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Hernandez passes to full mount!
Hernandez lands a nice shot to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hernandez raining down shots from the mount!
Hernandez scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Evans?
Hernandez raining down shots from the mount!
Evans tries to buck Hernandez off but he can't manage it.
Hernandez scoring with strikes but Evans is staying in there.
Hernandez with good strikes from the mount here!
Hernandez working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Hernandez avoids the attempt from Evans to control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hernandez scoring with strikes but Evans is staying in there.
Evans is bucking up trying to escape but Hernandez cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Hernandez working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Hernandez landing strikes from the mount and Evans is in trouble!
Hernandez landing shots from mount.
The referee warns Evans that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Hernandez landing strikes, looking to finish!
Hernandez working the ground and pound effectively.
Hernandez lands with some strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dominique Hernandez showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Hernandez getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Nice uppercut there from Hernandez.
A jab from Hernandez does it's job there.

Hernandez is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Evans's half guard.
Hernandez with the ground and pound but Evans uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Evans keeping moving, preventing Hernandez from controlling successfully.
Hernandez trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Hernandez trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Evans looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hernandez working some strikes from top position.
Hernandez throwing strikes but missing.
Hernandez trying to control but Evans is working from the bottom.
Hernandez throws a big right hand that misses.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Hernandez lands with a shot to the body.
Hernandez lands a slapping body shot.
Hernandez is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Evans falls off balance throwing a combination
and Hernandez counters with a straight punch to the midsection.

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.
Hernandez cracks a nice hook into Evans's ribs.
Hernandez falls off balance throwing a combination
and Evans counters with a low kick, right behind Hernandez 's knee.
Hernandez connects with a body shot.

Hernandez shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Evans's guard.
Hernandez is looking to advance position but Evans has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Dominique Hernandez has got the better of the ground game so far.
Evans avoids the attempt from Hernandez to control.
Hernandez holds on for dear life.
Evans looking to ground and pound but Hernandez is blocking nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hernandez tries to lock up and control but Evans gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Hernandez regains half guard.
Hernandez is trying to maintain the position but Evans is very close to passing his half guard.
Hernandez tries to roll over but Evans keeps him under control.

Evans seems to be working for a kimura but Hernandez defends the submission attempt.
It looks like Evans is going to stand back up.
Hernandez is trying to stand.
Hernandez gets full guard.
Percy Evans has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

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.

Evans drops back, looking for a kneebar! Hernandez looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Hernandez looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Hernandez!
Hernandez working the ground and pound from side control.
Hernandez works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Hernandez in side control lands a decent elbow.
Hernandez lands a nice forearm strike.
Hernandez is chipping away with strikes.
Hernandez scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Evans to see if he's OK.
Dominique Hernandez is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Evans is not content to let Hernandez control the position.

And that's the end of the fight!
Dominique Hernandez comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Hernandez winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Steve Smith scores the fight 27:30
Judge William Peck scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dominique Hernandez!