PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tim Owens (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rain Hernandez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hernandez has chosen Thunderkiss 65 by White Zombie as his entrance music. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!

Owens
vs
Hernandez

189 cm
20
185 lbs
4 - 2 - 1

193 cm
19
188 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tim Owens!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Rain Hernandez!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Owens tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hernandez swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Hernandez circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hernandez throws a right hand that Owens ducks under and follows up with a left that Owens also avoids with ease.
Owens shoots in for a double leg but Hernandez sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Owens tries to clinch but Hernandez moves out of range.
Hernandez rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Owens moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Hernandez shoots in for a double leg but Owens sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Hernandez lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Owens shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Hernandez moves into the clinch.

Hernandez escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Hernandez shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Hernandez content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Hernandez is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Owens preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Hernandez controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Hernandez wants to control from the top but Owens keeps moving.
Hernandez must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Owens wants to stand up but Hernandez is controlling him.
Hernandez really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Owens. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

Hernandez stands up from Owens's guard - Hernandez perhaps looking for a knockout.

Hernandez feints and as Owens raises his hands in defense, Hernandez changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Hernandez controlling from the top position.
Hernandez would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hernandez not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Hernandez stopping the sweep attempt from Owens.
Hernandez throws a big right hand that misses.

Owens throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

Owens is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Owens is breathing heavily.

Hernandez gets to his feet. Owens looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Owens swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Hernandez counters with a big head kick but Owens shrugs it off.

Hernandez 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 stands and steps away. Owens gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.

Hernandez moves into the clinch successfully.
Owens has had enough of the clinch but Hernandez keeps him there for the moment.
Hernandez managing to block the knees to the body from Owens.

Hernandez breaks from the clinch.

Hernandez darts in and clinches Owens up against the cage.
Owens looking to stall.

Hernandez breaks from the clinch.
Owens with a lazy takedown attempt
and Hernandez counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tim Owens. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Owens wants to clinch but Hernandez slips to the side
and Hernandez counters with a nice body kick.
Owens gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Hernandez counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Owens darts in trying to clinch
and Hernandez counters with a big head kick but Owens shrugs it off.
Tim Owens seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Owens feints and as Hernandez raises his hands in defense, Owens changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Owens trying to control but Hernandez is working from the bottom.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Owens won't allow Hernandez to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rain Hernandez dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Owens misses with a takedown attempt
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
and Hernandez counters with a left and a right that stings Owens.
Owens tries to bum rush Hernandez with a series of wild strikes but Hernandez uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Owens gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Hernandez counters with a three punch combo that has Owens backing up. Owens nods at Hernandez to acknowledge the strikes.

Owens is rocked!
Owens closes the distance but Hernandez moves to the side
and Hernandez counters with a huge uppercut, hook combination that drops Owens! The ref has seen enough - he's dived in to stop the fight! Brutal strikes by Hernandez!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:28 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rain Hernandez!