PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jamal Hernandez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dwayne Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Jamal Hernandez has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Hernandez
vs
Johnson

185 cm
23
204 lbs
6 - 7 - 0

195 cm
25
205 lbs
6 - 26 - 0

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Cuts easily

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jamal Hernandez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 26 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Dwayne Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Felipe Paraventi and Matheus Silva.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Johnson feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Hernandez manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!

Hernandez working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Hernandez takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Hernandez thowing shots but they're missing.
Hernandez controlling the position easily from mount.
Hernandez fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hernandez controlling from mount.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Johnson can do anything to dispel that myth.
Hernandez scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Hernandez content just to control the position here.
Hernandez pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
BOOM! Hernandez connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Hernandez working Johnson over with strikes here.
Hernandez sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Hernandez looking to ground and pound but Johnson is blocking nicely.
Hernandez controlling the position easily from mount.
Hernandez has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson is trying to stand up.
Hernandez sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Hernandez seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Johnson for as long as he can get away with.

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.
Hernandez throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Johnson because Hernandez loaded up on that one.
Hernandez looking to control and managing it successfully.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Jamal Hernandez just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Hernandez with a lazy takedown attempt

and Johnson counters with a single leg into guard. Hernandez didn't expect that.
Hernandez is trying to keep Johnson in close.
Hernandez keeping moving, preventing Johnson from controlling successfully.
Hernandez is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Johnson really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Hernandez. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Hernandez not doing much here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jamal Hernandez dominated that round.
That's time! Hernandez's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Hernandez changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Johnson looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Hernandez has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Johnson is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Hernandez moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Johnson is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Hernandez asserts his dominance and retains side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hernandez landing strikes.
Sloppy strikes there by Hernandez.
The strikes coming from Hernandez are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Johnson wants to get back to his feet.
Hernandez content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Hernandez throwing shots but missing, from side control.

That's two 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.
Johnson wants to get back to his feet but Hernandez drags him back down.
Hernandez lands a nice forearm strike.
Johnson being controlled for a moment.

Hernandez tries for a kimura but Johnson is defending well.
Johnson seems a little lost for a moment, as Hernandez dominates the positioning.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hernandez's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
An elbow from Hernandez crashes against the mat.
Johnson wants to get back to his feet.

Hernandez is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Johnson has escaped the position, nice work there.
Hernandez happy to just control the position for now.
Johnson wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!

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.
Johnson trying to remain calm as Hernandez controls from the top position.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Jamal Hernandez.
Johnson has his takedown stuffed

and Hernandez counters with a shoot takedown. Johnson fights it but they end up in guard.
Jamal Hernandez overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Hernandez seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Hernandez loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jamal Hernandez dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Hernandez fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Johnson sprawls well initially but Hernandez persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Hernandez keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.

Hernandez is looking for a kimura but Johnson is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Hernandez to get the leverage.
Johnson is trying to stand.
Hernandez controlling the pace.
Hernandez passes to full mount!
Johnson is trying to stand up.

Hernandez has hold of Johnson's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Johnson manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Johnson is squirming around, avoiding Hernandez's attempts to control the action.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hernandez scoring with strikes but Johnson is staying in there.
Johnson wants to get back to his feet.
Johnson blocking the ground and pound.
Hernandez takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Jamal Hernandez is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two 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.
Johnson is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Hernandez controlling from mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dwayne Johnson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

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.
Hernandez with a couple of short strikes.
Hernandez controlling the pace for now.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Jamal Hernandez just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Johnson shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Hernandez counters with a shoot takedown. Johnson fights it but they end up in guard.
Hernandez not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jamal Hernandez showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Hernandez 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 Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 30:27
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 30:27
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 30:27

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