PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dante Fertit (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Biff Hemlock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fertit comes to the cage accompanied by Roots Bloody Roots. Hemlock has chosen Champagneros as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Fertit
vs
Hemlock

195 cm
28
273 lbs
17 - 11 - 0

190 cm
31
220 lbs
19 - 16 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Very quick

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

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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 17 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dante Fertit!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Biff Hemlock!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Gwen Towbar and Cecil Peabody.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fertit lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hemlock circles away quickly and effectively.
Fertit takes a swing at Hemlock's ribcage but misses.
Fertit misses with a wild combination.
Nice takedown defense from Hemlock. No joy for Fertit on that attempt.
Dante Fertit seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fertit avoids the body shot from Hemlock.
That kick from Hemlock tenderised Fertit's leg. Fertit is trying to keep his angry face on.

Fertit closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Fertit lands in his opponent's guard.
Fertit wants to pass the guard but Hemlock is keeping the position.
Hemlock not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Fertit tries to free his leg and advance position but Hemlock is retaining full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Hemlock is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Fertit defends well.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fertit trying to control but Hemlock is working from the bottom.
Fertit throwing strikes but missing.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Fertit stands up and waves to Hemlock to follow him.
Donk. Fertit catches Hemlock right on the button with a cross.
Fertit with a nice cross.
Fertit ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hemlock moves away.
Fertit misses with a body punch
and Hemlock counters with a lovely straight right hand!

It looks like Dante Fertit has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fertit is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hemlock.
Fertit connects with a single shot there.
Hemlock tries to land a front kick but Fertit steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Fertit throws a low kick but Hemlock avoids it.
Sloppy strikes from Fertit. Those never looked like landing.
Fertit with a poor takedown
enabling Hemlock to counter with a crisp jab.
Hemlock loads up on a big right hand but Fertit slips the punch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fertit takes a swing at Hemlock's ribcage but misses.
Hemlock takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.

Hemlock drops Fertit with a beautiful combination! Fertit stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Hemlock is looking for the KO!

Fertit is rocked!
Hemlock will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hemlock lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Fertit circles away quickly and effectively.
Hemlock misses with a looping left.
Horrible takedown by Fertit or perhaps it was just good defense by Hemlock which made him look bad.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dante Fertit. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hemlock misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Fertit.
Fertit cracks a nice hook into Hemlock's ribs.
Fertit shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Hemlock pinned against the cage. Hemlock gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Fertit fails to land with a series of punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hemlock slips a jab and a cross from Fertit.
A combination from Hemlock does no damage.
Hemlock shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Fertit eats them both and turns towards Hemlock to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Fertit throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Fertit tries a low kick but Hemlock avoids it.
Hemlock takes one to the side of the head.
Fertit avoids a punch combination nicely.
Fertit misses with a double jab.
Hemlock lands a jab.
Fertit tries to score a power double leg takedown but Hemlock sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Fertit somewhat.
Fertit throws out a loose jab but Hemlock uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fertit shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Hemlock as he jumps to the side.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fertit scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Fertit looks to land a right hand but Hemlock moved out of range.
Fertit ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hemlock moves away.
Hemlock lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Fertit circles away quickly and effectively.

Fertit closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Hemlock quickly recovers to half guard.
Hemlock is trying to control but can't.
Fertit passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Hemlock!
Fertit controlling from the full mount.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Fertit lands a nice shot to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Dante Fertit will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Dante Fertit'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.

Fertit looks to land a combination but Hemlock avoids it well.
Fertit throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Dante Fertit is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hemlock fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hemlock drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Fertit on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
No joy there for Fertit, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Hemlock misses with a double jab.
Hemlock slips a jab and a cross from Fertit.
Hemlock tries to bum rush Fertit with a series of wild strikes but Fertit uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A combination from Fertit does no damage.
Fertit misses with a double jab
and Hemlock counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Hemlock lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hemlock fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Fertit checks it well.
Hemlock stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Hemlock wants it to stay on the feet.
Biff Hemlock seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hemlock throws a body punch but Fertit moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fertit works Hemlock's body with a nice hook.

Fertit closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Hemlock quickly recovers to half guard.
Fertit throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Fertit 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.
Hemlock wants to control but Fertit is keeping busy.
Fertit not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Fertit is looking to take a break and control but Hemlock is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Hemlock keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Fertit controlling the pace.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fertit not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Hemlock moves into full guard.
Fertit postures up in Hemlock's guard and throws a big left but Hemlock blocks it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fertit landing with the ground and pound.
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!
Fertit working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Hemlock's head.
Fertit slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Hemlock keeping moving, preventing Fertit from controlling successfully.
Fertit controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Hemlock working a defensive guard here.
Hemlock keeping moving, preventing Fertit from controlling successfully.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

We're going to have a standup here because Dante Fertit wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Fertit ducks under a wild hook from Hemlock.
Hemlock takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Fertit throws a right and a left that both miss.
Hemlock walks into a straight right hand from Fertit.
Fertit jabs at Hemlock's body.
Hemlock throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Fertit has a takedown stuffed.
Fertit misses with a two punch combination.
Fertit looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Fertit walks into a straight right hand from Hemlock.
Hemlock lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!

Dante Fertit's cut is getting worse.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hemlock lands with a thumping leg kick.
Hemlock connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Fertit's hands.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fertit takes a shot right to the bread basket.

Oooooh!!! Hemlock has knocked Fertit down with a huge combo! Hemlock steps away and waves a wobbly Fertit back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Oh Fertit is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Fertit throws a big shot that misses.
Fertit throws a lazy uppercut
and Hemlock counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Fertit thinking.
Fertit drops his hands momentarily and Hemlock needs no second invitation. He sets himself and throws a perfect high kick, that clips Fertit just on the top of the head. Fertit drops like a sack of potatoes to the canvas, out cold! Oooooooh yeah! Stick a fork in Fertit - he's done!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:20 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Biff Hemlock!