PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Hector Hernandez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Blaze Bailey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hernandez's entrance music is Welcome to my Nightmare. A fine choice. Bailey comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Eminem - Lose Yourself kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Hernandez
vs
Bailey

180 cm
29
171 lbs
14 - 14 - 0

190 cm
26
180 lbs
12 - 7 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Great elbows
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 14 - 0, fighting out of New York, Hector Hernandez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Blaze Bailey!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Jorge Garcia and Columbo Gatti.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Hernandez instigates a clinch.
Bailey with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Bailey avoiding damage as Hernandez throws knees to the body.
Hernandez takes a knee right on the jaw!

Hernandez pulls guard effortlessly.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Hernandez is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Bailey is controlling him.
Hernandez being controlled here, momentarily.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.

Hernandez has managed to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hernandez with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Hernandez throws a knee to the head but misses.
Hernandez looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Bailey unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Hernandez on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Bailey scores with a nice hook to the head.
Bailey tries a body shot but Hernandez blocks it.
Hernandez connects with a nasty looking knee right to Bailey's face.

It looks like Blaze Bailey has been cut.
Bailey takes a knee right on the jaw!
Hernandez tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Bailey avoids it.
Hernandez misses with an elbow over the top.
Bailey blocks an elbow strike.
With the fighters up against the cage, Bailey throws an elbow but misses.
Hernandez is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Bailey to keep the fight standing.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bailey tries to land knees in the clinch but Hernandez avoids the damage to the body.
Hernandez creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Bailey lands a body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bailey tries to throw a body punch but Hernandez avoids it by throwing Bailey back against the cage.
A right hook to the body lands for Bailey.
Bailey missing with knees to the body.
Bailey lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Bailey avoiding damage as Hernandez throws knees to the body.
Hernandez takes a shot to the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Bailey.
A nice right hand lands inside from Bailey.
Hernandez looking to slow down the pace here.
Bailey connects with a nasty looking knee right to Hernandez's face.
Bailey lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Hernandez blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Hernandez prevents a body shot from Bailey.
Hernandez is trying to maintain a safe position but Bailey gets an underhook and turns Hernandez into the cage.
Bailey misses with a punch to the body.
Bailey lands a nice knee to the body.
Hernandez looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Bailey misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hernandez.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hernandez using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Bailey has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Bailey scores with a shot to the side of Hernandez's head.
Bailey tries to work over Hernandez's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bailey tries to land knees in the clinch but Hernandez avoids the damage to the body.
A short right from Bailey on the inside.
Hernandez tries a knee to the head but Bailey blocks it.
Bailey working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Bailey missing with knees to the body.
Bailey working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Bailey lands an elbow just above Hernandez 's eye.
Bailey missing with knees to the body.
Hernandez missing with knees to the body.
Hernandez tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A short uppercut from Bailey.
Hernandez trying to land knees to the body.
Hernandez avoiding damage as Bailey throws knees to the body.
Hernandez throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Bailey blocks it with crossed arms.
Bailey tries to land a knee to the head but Hernandez blocks with his arms.
Bailey missing with knees to the body.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bailey trying to land knees to the body.
Hernandez trying to stall but Bailey improves his position.
Bailey using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Hernandez is breathing heavily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hernandez managing to block the knees to the body from Bailey.
Hernandez with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Hernandez throws an elbow but it misses.
Bailey lands a damaging elbow.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Bailey obliges.
Bailey lands a good knee to the midsection. Hernandez won't want to take too many of those.
Bailey tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hernandez avoids it.
Bailey unloads a knee to the mid-section. Hernandez lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Bailey crunches a lovely knee into Hernandez's ribcage.
Bailey using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Bailey lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Hernandez backwards.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hernandez is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Bailey missing with knees to the body.
Bailey lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Blaze Bailey dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Blaze Bailey's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Bailey misses the shot to the body.
Hernandez blocks a head kick by Bailey.
Bailey is looking to slow Hernandez down with leg kicks.
Hernandez tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bailey scores with a hook to the body. Hernandez takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.

Hernandez has closed the distance and engaged Bailey in a clinch.
Bailey lands a left hand.
Bailey working Hernandez over with knees to the body.
Good body shot from Bailey.
Good body shot from Bailey.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bailey lands an elbow inside.
Bailey scores a nice knee to the body.
Bailey crunches a lovely knee into Hernandez's ribcage.
Hernandez managing to block the knees to the body from Bailey.
Bailey misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hernandez.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bailey lands a left hand.
Hernandez is looking to control Bailey's arms but Bailey gets an underhook and turns him. Now Hernandez has his back to the cage.
Bailey lands a nice elbow.
Bailey goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bailey avoids the elbow strike from Hernandez, against the cage.
Bailey scores with a hook to the body.
Bailey is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Hernandez avoiding damage as Bailey throws knees to the body.
Bailey misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hernandez.
Bailey lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Bailey lands an elbow inside.
Bailey utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Hernandez looking to throw knees to the head but Bailey is blocking nicely.
Hernandez with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Hernandez is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Bailey to keep the fight standing.
Bailey pushes Hernandez back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bailey lands an elbow that stopped Hernandez in his tracks for a moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bailey blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Bailey lands a right hand.
Bailey using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Bailey scores a nice knee to the body.
Bailey lands a body punch.
Bailey scores with a knee to the head.
Hernandez blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Bailey scores with a shoulder strike.
Bailey avoids a wild elbow strike from Hernandez.
Bailey lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Hernandez backwards.
Bailey presses Hernandez against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Hernandez looking to slow down the pace here.
Hernandez tries a knee to the head but Bailey blocks it.
Bailey goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bailey lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Bailey lands a knee to the head.

Hernandez is rocked!
Bailey lands an elbow just above Hernandez 's eye.
Oh Hernandez is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Bailey creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Hernandez's defenses.
Bailey landing knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A body shot lands from Bailey.
Hernandez is pressed against the cage. Bailey pushes back and unleashes a big elbow that really hurts Hernandez! Two more big strikes from Bailey and Hernandez crumples to the mat and taps out furiously due to the strikes!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:11 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Blaze Bailey!