PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hale Hernandez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Runar Soegaard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Soegaard has chosen Final countdown as his entrance music. Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Hernandez
vs
Soegaard

188 cm
23
215 lbs
8 - 7 - 0

187 cm
28
199 lbs
9 - 6 - 1

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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 8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Hale Hernandez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 6 - 1, fighting out of New York, Runar Soegaard!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Jonathan Paton and Bruno Lombardi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Soegaard throws a left and a right that both miss
and Hernandez cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Hernandez works the jab nicely.
A chopping leg kick lands by Soegaard.
Soegaard on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hernandez scores with a nice right hand.
Hernandez throws a series of punches but Soegaard avoids them all with ease.
Hernandez looks to land a combination but Soegaard avoids it well.
Soegaard swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Soegaard avoids the body shot from Hernandez.

Hernandez cracks Soegaard with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Soegaard looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Hernandez finish him?
Soegaard looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Soegaard tries to clinch but Hernandez is having none of it.
Hernandez tries to bum rush Soegaard with a series of wild strikes but Soegaard uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Hernandez throws a right hand that Soegaard ducks under and follows up with a left that Soegaard also avoids with ease.
Hernandez throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Soegaard misses with a jab, cross combination.
Soegaard lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.

It looks like Hale Hernandez has been cut.
Hernandez misses with a wild combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Soegaard throws a head kick but Hernandez moves out of range.
No joy there for Soegaard, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Hernandez fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.

Hernandez lands a left and a right that send Soegaard crashing to the mat, dazed. Hernandez thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Soegaard throws a head kick that misses

and Hernandez counters with a crisp right hand that drops Soegaard! Hernandez lets Soegaard back up to his feet, looking for a finish!

Soegaard is rocked!
Soegaard looks gassed!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Soegaard tries to bum rush Hernandez with a series of wild strikes but Hernandez uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Soegaard is still on wobbly legs! Can Hernandez finish him?
Hernandez is looking to clinch but Soegaard is avoiding it.
Soegaard seems to have recovered his senses.
Hernandez throws a nice looking combination but Soegaard bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Hernandez tries to close the distance and clinch but Soegaard swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hernandez is looking to chop away at Soegaard's legs.
Hernandez thows a body shot but no joy.
Hernandez throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Soegaard takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Soegaard avoids a kick to the body.
Soegaard's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Soegaard duly obliges.
Hernandez avoids the head kick by Soegaard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Soegaard tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Hernandez manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Hernandez blocks a head kick by Soegaard.
A punch combination from Soegaard misses.
Hernandez scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Hernandez fakes the leg kick and cracks Soegaard in the body.
Soegaard looks for the body kick but Hernandez saw that one coming.
Hernandez misses with the combination.
Soegaard uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hernandez.
Sloppy strikes from Soegaard. Those never looked like landing.
Soegaard takes a kick to the side of the head.
Hernandez throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Soegaard counters with a solid body kick.
Hernandez swats away the attempt to clinch by Soegaard.
Hernandez throws a half hearted mid kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Soegaard lets loose with a powerful body kick. Hernandez will feel that in the morning.
Soegaard tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hernandez swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Hernandez swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Soegaard counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.

Hale Hernandez's cut is getting worse.
Soegaard moves in looking to clinch but Hernandez pushes him off.
A head kick by Soegaard misses
and Soegaard takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Soegaard swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Hernandez just misses with a elbow thrown towards Soegaard's brow.
Hernandez looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Soegaard trying to control the position but instead, Hernandez has worked for underhooks and has pushed Soegaard into the cage.
Soegaard connects with a knee to the head.

Soegaard escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hernandez uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Soegaard has time to react.
Hernandez scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Hernandez throws a left and a right that both miss
and Soegaard counters with a nice low kick that buckles Hernandez's knee momentarily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hernandez showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Soegaard.
Hernandez scores with a jab. Soegaard acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Soegaard pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hernandez misses with a jab, cross combination.
Soegaard tries to clinch up but Hernandez circles away and keeps his distance.

Soegaard moves into the clinch.
The referee calls for Soegaard to work.
Soegaard has Hernandez pressed against the cage, preventing Hernandez from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Soegaard tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hernandez avoids it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Soegaard keeps control of Hernandez as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Soegaard tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Hernandez wants to get back to striking at distance but Soegaard won't allow it.
A knee to the head by Soegaard.

Hernandez breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Soegaard throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Hernandez counters with a straight right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hale Hernandez dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Hale Hernandez's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Soegaard avoids a punch combination nicely.
Soegaard throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Soegaard throws a head kick but Hernandez moves out of range.
Hernandez lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Hernandez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Soegaard was well out of range. Poor timing from Hernandez.
Soegaard misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hernandez throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Hernandez showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Soegaard.
Soegaard tries to close the distance and clinch but Hernandez swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Soegaard throws a nice looking combination but Hernandez bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Hernandez uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Soegaard has time to react.

Hernandez pushes Soegaard up against the cage in a clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Soegaard blocks an uppercut.
Hernandez is trying to push Soegaard away but Soegaard has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Soegaard lands a nice elbow.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hernandez working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Soegaard lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Hernandez lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Hernandez tries to break the clinch but Soegaard is controlling the position.
Hernandez tries to circle away but Soegaard has him pinned against the cage.
Hernandez throws a punch but it's blocked by Soegaard.
Hernandez wants to get back to striking at distance but Soegaard won't allow it.
Soegaard throws a knee to the head but misses.
Hernandez lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Hernandez wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Soegaard has him pressed against the cage.
Hernandez working hard to break the clinch.

Soegaard breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Soegaard plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Soegaard throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hernandez.
Hale Hernandez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A lazy left from Hernandez finds it's target.
Runar Soegaard seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Soegaard lands a high kick!

Hale Hernandez's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
A head kick misses from Soegaard.
Hernandez throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Hernandez misses with a wild body shot.
Soegaard does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hernandez throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Soegaard's head.
Hernandez tries to clinch but Soegaard is having none of it.
Hernandez blocks a head kick by Soegaard.
Soegaard moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Hernandez throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Soegaard stalling the fight.
Hernandez avoids the elbow strike from Soegaard, against the cage.
Soegaard tries to land a knee to the head but Hernandez blocks with his arms.
Hernandez has had enough of the clinch but Soegaard keeps him there for the moment.
Soegaard tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Hernandez has a couple of punches blocked by Soegaard.
Hernandez wants to break free but Soegaard has control.

Hernandez breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Soegaard has taken the fight to the clinch.
Soegaard prevents Hernandez from breaking the clinch.
Hernandez is looking to break free of the clinch but Soegaard has double underhooks.

Soegaard pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Soegaard misses with a two punch combination.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Soegaard throws a leg kick but Hernandez checks it.
Hernandez buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Hernandez uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Soegaard has time to react.
Hernandez lands with an overhand left.
Hernandez shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Soegaard eats them both and turns towards Hernandez to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
A good leg kick by Soegaard.
Soegaard misses with a two punch combination.
Soegaard blocks a head kick by Hernandez.

Soegaard pushes Hernandez up against the cage in a clinch.
Soegaard looking to slow down the pace here.
Hernandez stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Soegaard lands a good knee to the midsection. Hernandez won't want to take too many of those.
Soegaard throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Hernandez blocks it with crossed arms.
Hernandez pressing his opponent against the cage.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Soegaard obliges.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Soegaard is trying to push Hernandez away but Hernandez has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Soegaard has Hernandez pressed against the cage, preventing Hernandez from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Hernandez throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Soegaard blocks it with crossed arms.

Soegaard breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Soegaard clinches.
Hernandez is trying to break the clinch but Soegaard has him pressed against the cage.
Soegaard tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Soegaard creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Hernandez tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Soegaard lands an elbow just above Hernandez 's eye.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Hernandez.
Soegaard is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Hernandez is keeping busy.
Hernandez is trying to push Soegaard away but Soegaard has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.

Hernandez breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hernandez throws a shot from downtown. Soegaard moves away and avoids it.
Soegaard tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Hernandez manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Hale Hernandez is winning the standup battle so far.

Soegaard gets in close and instigates a clinch.

Soegaard breaks the clinch.
Soegaard scores with a leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Runar Soegaard will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Hale Hernandez's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Sloppy strikes from Hernandez. Those never looked like landing.
Hernandez misses with a few strikes there.
Hernandez throws a right and a left that Soegaard avoids nicely.
Soegaard lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Soegaard.
Soegaard throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Soegaard will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Soegaard throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Hernandez throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Soegaard counters with a head kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Soegaard lands an overhand right.
A nice combination there by Soegaard.

Jeez, Hale Hernandez's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Hernandez misses with a two punch combination.
Hernandez moves in looking to clinch but Soegaard pushes him off.
Soegaard pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hernandez cracks Soegaard with a good jab.
Hernandez checks a leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Soegaard throws a body kick that misses.
Some wild striking there from Hernandez.
Hernandez keeps the fight on the outside.
Soegaard throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Soegaard takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Soegaard ducks right into an uppercut from Hernandez.
Hernandez misses with a jab, cross combination.
Soegaard misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Soegaard tries to clinch there but Hernandez circles away.
Good standup being displayed there by Hernandez as he connects with a hook.
Danga de danga de dang - Hernandez scores with a four punch combination!
Soegaard doesn't manage to clinch there - Hernandez circles away.

Hernandez gets tackled into the cage by Soegaard. Soegaard maintains the clinch.
Soegaard looking to throw knees to the head but Hernandez is blocking nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Soegaard blocks the elbow strike.
Soegaard creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Hernandez's defenses.
Hernandez scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Nice elbow from Soegaard.
Soegaard's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Hernandez is trying to force a seperation but Soegaard has the dominant position.
Soegaard throws a knee to the head but misses.

Hernandez's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hernandez avoids the head kick by Soegaard.
Soegaard lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Soegaard avoids the head kick by Hernandez.
Soegaard throws a right and a left that both miss.
Soegaard throws a right and a left that Hernandez avoids nicely.
Hernandez fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Soegaard looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Hernandez checks a leg kick.
A lazy left from Hernandez finds it's target.

Hernandez gets a clinch.
Soegaard has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.

Soegaard breaks from the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Soegaard connects with a leg kick. Hernandez looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
No joy there for Soegaard, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Hernandez lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Soegaard circles away quickly and effectively.
Soegaard lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Soegaard goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Soegaard throws a right hand that Hernandez ducks under and follows up with a left that Hernandez also avoids with ease.
The fight stays on the outside here - Soegaard looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Hernandez instigates a clinch.
Hernandez working some nice short punches in the clinch.

Soegaard breaks the clinch.
Soegaard misses with a head kick.
Hernandez fails to land with a series of punches.
Soegaard has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Hernandez.
Soegaard throws a head kick that misses.
Soegaard tries to close the distance and clinch but Hernandez swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Soegaard takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Good standup being displayed there by Hernandez as he connects with a hook.
Soegaard fails in his attempt to clinch.
Soegaard tries to bum rush Hernandez with a series of wild strikes but Hernandez uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Hernandez throws a nice inside leg kick.
Soegaard lands a two punch combo.
Hernandez misses with a series of wild punches.
Soegaard plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Hernandez on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Soegaard. Soegaard obviously looking to wear him down.
Hernandez connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hernandez blocks a head kick by Soegaard.
Hernandez scores with a one two! Soegaard had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Soegaard wants to clinch up but Hernandez keeps it at a distance.
Hernandez lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Hernandez.

And that's the end of the fight!
Runar Soegaard comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Soegaard 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 Lou da Vinci scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 28:29
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Runar Soegaard!