PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sentinel Prime (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ray Fernandez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fernandez has chosen Pantera "Walk" as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Ray Fernandez has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Prime
vs
Fernandez

202 cm
20
255 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

196 cm
24
245 lbs
5 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

BJJ Brown Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Sentinel Prime!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ray Fernandez!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Ryoma Takatsuka and Chris Saunders.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Prime throws a right and a left that Fernandez avoids nicely.
Ray Fernandez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fernandez scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Fernandez lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Prime circles away quickly and effectively.
Fernandez misses with a combination
and Prime counters with a nice uppercut.
Fernandez blocks a jab.
Fernandez moves to clinch but Prime breaks away
letting Prime counter with a right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fernandez fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

Fernandez throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Prime tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Fernandez is in Prime's guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Fernandez wants to stand but Prime has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Prime looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Fernandez preventing the sweep.

Fernandez drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Fernandez jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Prime holds on and takes a little breather.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fernandez would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Fernandez with a flurry of punches that miss.
Fernandez looking to pass the guard.
Fernandez trying to control the position from guard on top but Prime is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Prime pulls Fernandez in close to his closed guard and prevents Fernandez from doing any damage or advancing position.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Fernandez throws a lazy right hand but Prime sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Fernandez wants to clinch but Prime slips to the side
and Prime counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Fernandez thinking.
Fernandez tries to close the distance and clinch up but Prime swats him away and circles back towards the center.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Prime thows a body shot but no joy.
Fernandez looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Fernandez darts in trying to clinch
and Prime counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
A lazy left from Prime finds it's target.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Fernandez takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Fernandez on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Fernandez throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Prime sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Fernandez avoids the body shot from Prime.
Prime swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Fernandez throws a head kick that misses.
Fernandez takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Sentinel Prime is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Prime scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Prime cracks Fernandez with a right hand to the side of the head.
Fernandez takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Fernandez tries to clinch up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A decent looking cross lands there for Prime.
Prime is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Prime cracks Fernandez with an open hand slap.
Fernandez lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Prime circles away quickly and effectively.
Prime fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Fernandez swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Prime counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

Prime steps into range and cracks Fernandez with a monster punch that buckles his knees! Fernandez flops backwards and Prime dives into his guard looking to finish!

Fernandez is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Prime wants to pass the guard but Fernandez is keeping the position.
Fernandez is still in real trouble! Can Prime finish him?
Prime trying to control the position from guard on top but Fernandez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Fernandez seems to have recovered his senses.
Prime knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Fernandez on the ground.
Prime is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Fernandez is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Prime looking to pass the guard.
Prime loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fernandez tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Prime tries to free his leg and advance position but Fernandez is retaining full guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.

Fernandez looking for a guillotine here but Prime defends easily.
Fernandez is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Prime has his hands clasped together around Fernandez's back. He's all about the action.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Prime is looking to improve his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sentinel Prime dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Prime lands a nice looking body shot.
Prime moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.

It looks like Ray Fernandez has been cut.
Sentinel Prime is winning the standup battle so far.
Prime goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fernandez moves away from the strike by Prime.
Fernandez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Fernandez takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Prime scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.

Nice combo by Prime! Oh, that's hurt him - Fernandez falls to the canvas and Prime follows him into side control.
Fernandez gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Fernandez trying to control but Prime postures up.
Fernandez is breathing heavily.
Prime takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Fernandez looks like he's trying to stand up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Prime is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Prime lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Fernandez trying to control but Prime postures up.
Prime is controlling the pace.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Prime wants to pass the guard but Fernandez is defending well.

Fernandez actively working from the bottom here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fernandez tries to get to full guard but Prime has control of the leg.
Fernandez is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Prime is looking to take a break and control but Fernandez is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Fernandez is looking to improve his position.
Prime looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Fernandez has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Prime is working away from the top position though.
Prime is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Fernandez can do to turn this around?
Prime wants to pass to mount but Fernandez is defending the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Prime wants to work for an arm triangle but Fernandez is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Prime controlling the action here.

Fernandez is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Prime pulls his head out easily.
Prime is thwarting Fernandez's attempts to control the position.
Prime is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Fernandez is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Prime's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Prime's back!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Prime rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Prime is not content to let Fernandez control the position.
Prime manages to get to full guard.
Fernandez trying to control the position from guard on top but Prime is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Fernandez loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Prime is pulling down on Fernandez's head to control his posture.
Fernandez trying to control but Prime is working from the bottom.

Fernandez drops back looking for a leg! Prime is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Prime manages to kick Fernandez off! Fernandez jumps back into Prime's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sentinel Prime dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Ray Fernandez's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. And we move into the final round!

Prime lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Fernandez at a distance.
Fernandez tries a head kick but it misses.
Prime lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Fernandez circles away quickly and effectively.
A shot to the liver by Prime. Beautiful body shot.
Prime lands with an uppercut that bounces Fernandez off the cage and back into range.
A combination from Fernandez does no damage.
Prime throws a combination. Fernandez tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
A low kick from Fernandez misses
and Prime counters with a right hand to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fernandez takes a jab right on the kisser.
Prime will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Fernandez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Prime was well out of range. Poor timing from Fernandez.
Fernandez takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Prime scores with a crisp jab that stopped Fernandez in his tracks.
Prime with a body punch. A glancing blow.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Prime fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Fernandez manages to avoid it.
Fernandez takes a jab right on the kisser.
Prime lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Prime scores with a hook.
Prime is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Prime lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Fernandez at a distance.
Fernandez takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Prime blocks the body kick.
Prime moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Prime throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Prime lands a really nice looking cross but Fernandez seems unphased.
Fernandez throws a jab when Prime was well out of range.
Fernandez tries to clinch there but Prime circles away.
Prime throws a good cross that connects.
Prime lands a really nice looking cross but Fernandez seems unphased.
Fernandez takes a jab right on the kisser.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Prime drops Fernandez with a straight right hand, right on the button! Prime follows him down to the mat and pounds him out with hammerfists until the referee jumps in to end the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:09 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sentinel Prime!