PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Dan Hernandez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kung Lao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lao has chosen Mortal Kombat-Techno Kombat as his entrance music. Kung Lao has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Hernandez
vs
Lao

160 cm
19
154 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

167 cm
27
156 lbs
18 - 10 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
KO power

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Resistance

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dan Hernandez!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kung Lao!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, David Schapiro and Steve Montenegro.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lao misses with a jab, cross combination.
Lao tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Lao throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Hernandez.
Lao changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Hernandez tries to avoid it but Lao manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Hernandez to the ground. Hernandez escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Lao looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Hernandez is fending him off so far but Lao persists. Nope, Hernandez circles away and we're back to standing.
The fighters circle momentarily. Hernandez darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Nice defenses there by Lao.
Lao with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Lao throws a looping overhand right but Hernandez ducks down to avoid it.
Lao will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Hernandez scores with a one two! Lao had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Hernandez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lao moves away.
A telegraphed right hand from Hernandez misses the target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Decent striking displayed by Hernandez there.
Hernandez misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Lao counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Lao avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hernandez throws a lazy right hand but Lao sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Lao uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hernandez.
Hernandez misses with a wild combination.
Lao sizes up Hernandez with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Lao moves out of range as Hernandez strikes.
Lao slips under a jab.
Dan Hernandez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hernandez swinging wildly here.

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 misses with a body shot
and Lao counters with a low kick, right behind Hernandez 's knee.
Lao shoots in but Hernandez avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Dan Hernandez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kung Lao.
Hernandez getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Lao takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Hernandez looks to score with a jab to the body but Lao is just out of range.
Hernandez lunges at Lao with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Lao's hand.
Hernandez throws a jab but it's blocked by Lao.
Hernandez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lao fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Lao looks to throw the jab but Hernandez is out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hernandez misses the jab.
Hernandez misses with a combination

and Lao counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Hernandez's guard now.
Hernandez trying to control the position.
Hernandez looking for a sweep. Not yet Hernandez, not yet.
Hernandez can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Lao controls the pace.
Lao preventing the sweep.
Hernandez looking to control.
Hernandez is pulling down on Lao's head. It's preventing any offense from Lao, at least for the moment.
Lao working some strikes from top position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hernandez tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Hernandez is working hard here to advance position.
Hernandez trying to keep a closed guard but Lao is proving a slippery customer.
Hernandez avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Lao.
Lao falls off balance throwing a combination
and Hernandez counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Hernandez misses with a two punch combination.
A solid leg kick lands there for Lao.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Lao showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hernandez.
Hernandez looks to land a left hand but Lao moved out of range nicely.
Lao gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Hernandez counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Hernandez throws a jab but it's blocked by Lao.
Hernandez misses with a hook to the body
and Lao counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Lao lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Hernandez has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Hernandez and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A decent looking cross lands there for Hernandez.
Lao avoids a punch combination nicely.
Lao throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Hernandez counters with a straight right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hernandez misses the shot to the body.
Hernandez throws a left and a right that both miss
and Lao counters with a two punch combo.
A telegraphed right hand from Hernandez misses the target.
Lao scoring well with a low kick there.
Lao bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hernandez blocks a head kick by Lao.
Hernandez lands with a cross.
A slow jab from Hernandez misses its intended target.
Lao slips under a jab.
Lao lands with a shot to the body.
Hernandez misses with a combination
and Lao connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lao fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Lao has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Hernandez on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Lao staying out of range there.
Lao slips a jab and a cross from Hernandez.
Lao shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Hernandez pinned against the cage. Hernandez gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Dan Hernandez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kung Lao.
Hernandez misses the body punch

and Lao counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Hernandez's guard now.
Lao looking to pass the guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hernandez looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Lao puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Lao is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Hernandez doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Lao.
Lao looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Hernandez tries to get to full guard but Lao has control of the leg.
Hernandez manages to get to full guard.
Hernandez is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Lao wants to pass the guard but Hernandez is keeping the position.

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.
Lao won't allow Hernandez to get back to his feet.
Hernandez working a defensive guard but Lao passes into half guard.
Lao sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Lao throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Hernandez wants to stand back up but Lao manages to pass into side control.
Hernandez defending against the ground and pound.
Lao creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Lao working the ground and pound but Hernandez is defending the strikes.
Hernandez knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Lao on the ground.
Hernandez is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Hernandez is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kung Lao showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Nice shot by Hernandez.
Hernandez throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A telegraphed right hand from Hernandez misses the target.
A big right from Hernandez misses.
Lao scores with a leg kick.
Hernandez fails to land with a series of punches.
Lao scores with a nice body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hernandez is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Lao pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Lao lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Lao moves out of range as Hernandez strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hernandez throws a series of punches but Lao avoids them all with ease.
Lao dives in and grabs Hernandez's left leg, looking for a takedown. Hernandez pushes down on Lao's head and hops out.
Lao lands an overhand right.
Hernandez scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Hernandez throws a jab when Lao was well out of range.
Hernandez throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lao sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Lao dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Lao slips a straight right by Hernandez.
Lao scores with a leg kick.
Hernandez lands a nice looking body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lao looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Hernandez is fending him off so far but Lao persists. Nope, Hernandez circles away and we're back to standing.
Hernandez throws a sloppy body shot
and Lao counters with an inside leg kick.
Hernandez missing with a left hand there. Lao was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hernandez swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Lao counters with a body kick that stops Hernandez in his tracks momentarily.
Lao slips a straight right by Hernandez.
Lao plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Hernandez swings for the body but Lao moves out of range.
Hernandez moves out of range of the body kick from Lao.
Lao keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hernandez throws a left and a right that both miss

and Lao counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hernandez tries to roll over but Lao keeps him under control.
Hernandez makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Hernandez.
Lao trying to control but Hernandez is working from the bottom.
Hernandez wants to stand but Lao is controlling the position.
Hernandez wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Lao manages to pass to side control.
Lao controlling the pace.
Lao prevents Hernandez from standing back up.

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.
Lao not doing much here.
Lao looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Hernandez tries to get to full guard but Lao has control of the leg.
Hernandez is trying to control but can't.
Hernandez is looking to improve his position.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Hernandez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lao manages to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Lao avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hernandez fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A chopping leg kick lands by Lao.
Hernandez misses with a straight right.
Hernandez works the jab nicely.
Lao shoots in but no luck this time.
Hernandez throws a shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hernandez misses with a telegraphed body shot

and Lao counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Hernandez wants to improve his position but Lao is controlling well.

Hernandez is defending against the submission attempts here by Lao.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hernandez keeping control of the position.
Hernandez is trying to stand.
Lao is thwarting Hernandez's attempts to control the position.
Lao seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Hernandez does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Lao throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Hernandez on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Hernandez tries to get out of the position.
Lao is looking to advance position but Hernandez won't allow it.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Lao gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Hernandez counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Lao is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.

That's two 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.
Hernandez scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Hernandez misses with a two punch combination.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Lao.
Dan Hernandez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kung Lao.
Hernandez moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Hernandez throws a body punch but Lao moves out of range.
Nice shot by Hernandez.
Hernandez looks to land a right hand but Lao moved out of range.
Lao is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Dan Hernandez is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hernandez throws out a loose jab but Lao uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lao looks to land a right hand but Hernandez moved out of range.
A jab from Lao misses.
Lao will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Lao cracks Hernandez with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Lao defending well as Hernandez loads up on a big left hand.
Lao fails in his attempt to clinch.
Lao takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Hernandez swings and misses with a hook to the body.

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.
A slow jab from Hernandez misses its intended target.
Hernandez misses with a hook to the body
and Lao counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Lao ducks under a wild hook from Hernandez.

Lao gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Lao lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Hernandez looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Lao lands a nice shot to the body.
Hernandez effectively controlling the action here.
Hernandez misses with a hook from the clinch.

Lao successfully pulls guard.
Kung Lao has got the better of the ground game so far.

Lao is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Hernandez trying to control the position from guard on top but Lao is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hernandez wanted to stand there but Lao had control of the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kung Lao dominated that fourth round.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Hernandez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lao moves away.
Lao is looking to clinch but Hernandez is avoiding it.
Lao blocks a jab.
Lao takes one on the button.
Lao blocks a jab.

Lao looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Hernandez!
Hernandez is desperately trying to improve his position but Lao has a good base and remains in mount.
Hernandez is squirming around, avoiding Lao's attempts to control the action.
Lao throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lao landing strikes from the mount and Hernandez is in trouble!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hernandez is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Hernandez is looking to get to half guard.

Lao looking to secure an arm triangle but Hernandez defends it well.
Lao is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Hernandez regains half guard.
Hernandez controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Dan Hernandez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

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 trying to control but Lao postures up.

Lao is working for a submission of some sort.
Lao has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Lao prevents Hernandez from getting the reversal.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lao looking to control but Hernandez is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Hernandez tries to reverse the position but Lao maintains control.
Hernandez is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Lao looking to control and managing it successfully.
Hernandez tries to hold on but Lao pushes him away.

That's four 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.
Lao looking to control but Hernandez is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Kung Lao is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Hernandez is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Hernandez holds on for dear life, controlling Lao's posture momentarily.
Hernandez keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
A nice elbow there by Lao.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Hernandez can't escape the position.

And that's the end of the fight!
Kung Lao comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Lao 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 45:50
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 45:50
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 45:50

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kung Lao!
Kung Lao is the new featherweight champion!