PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between David Unitas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hale Hernandez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Unitas
vs
Hernandez

190 cm
24
215 lbs
7 - 9 - 1

188 cm
28
215 lbs
15 - 13 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

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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 7 - 9 - 1, fighting out of New York, David Unitas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 13 - 0, fighting out of New York, Hale Hernandez!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Reed Andrews and Joseph Jones.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hernandez throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

Unitas is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Hernandez's half guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Hernandez is looking to escape.
Hernandez really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Unitas. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

Unitas is looking for a kimura here.
Unitas is trying to control the action in half guard but Hernandez is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Hernandez moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Unitas trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Hernandez keeping moving, preventing Unitas from controlling successfully.
Unitas slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Unitas connects with a couple of short punches.
Hernandez keeping moving, preventing Unitas from controlling successfully.
Unitas tries to free his leg and advance position but Hernandez is retaining full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hernandez trying to control the position.
Unitas stands up over Hernandez, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.

Unitas drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Unitas jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Unitas throwing strikes but missing.
Unitas trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Unitas passes Hernandez's right leg, so he's now in half guard.

Unitas is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Hernandez doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Unitas.
Unitas is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Unitas stops Hernandez from getting back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Unitas throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.

Unitas is working for a submission of some sort.
Unitas throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Unitas looks to land a strike but Hernandez avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Unitas tries to free his leg and advance position but Hernandez is retaining full guard.
Unitas wants to control from the top but Hernandez keeps moving.

Unitas drops back looking for a leg! Hernandez is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Hernandez manages to kick Unitas off! Unitas jumps back into Hernandez's guard.
Hernandez wants to sweep but no luck.
Unitas pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Hernandez is keeping the position for now.
Hernandez looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Unitas chips away with some ground and pound.
Unitas passes Hernandez's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Hernandez trying to hold on to Unitas's head to control him but Unitas postures up.

Unitas seems to be looking for submissions.

Unitas is working for a kimura but Hernandez is defending it quite comfortably.
Unitas is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.

Unitas is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Hernandez tries to kick Unitas off but Unitas keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Unitas lands a nice short elbow.

Unitas is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Hernandez defends it well.
Unitas 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.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hernandez is staying active underneath Unitas, who seems content to just control the action from this position.

Unitas seems to be working for a kimura but Hernandez defends the submission attempt.
Unitas is pressing down on Hernandez's thigh, looking to free his foot. Hernandez is holding on for now.
Unitas lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Unitas looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Hernandez with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Hernandez is doing well to control the position and prevent Unitas from advancing to side control.

Unitas is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Hernandez doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Unitas.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

David Unitas dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Hale Hernandez's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Unitas showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hernandez.
Hernandez showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Unitas.
Unitas stuns Hernandez with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Unitas slips a jab and a cross from Hernandez.
David Unitas is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Unitas.
Unitas throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Hernandez takes a shot to the body in his stride.

Unitas throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Hernandez was covering up waiting for the punch and Unitas finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Hernandez is breathing heavily.

Unitas is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Unitas trying to control the position from guard on top but Hernandez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Unitas with a nice head shot there.
Unitas working some strikes from top position.
Hernandez wants to stand and escape but Unitas is having none of it.
Unitas trying to control but Hernandez is working from the bottom.
Unitas cracks Hernandez with a solid left hand.
Unitas trying to control the position from guard on top but Hernandez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hernandez is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Unitas is controlling him.
Unitas trying to control the position from guard on top but Hernandez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Unitas is really struggling to control Hernandez but he's trying to hold on to the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Unitas is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Unitas with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Unitas sitting in guard here, content to control.
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!
Hernandez wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Unitas pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Hernandez is keeping the position for now.
Unitas controls from within his opponent's guard.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Unitas lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Unitas avoids the head kick by Hernandez.
Unitas throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Hernandez tries to bum rush Unitas with a series of wild strikes but Unitas uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Unitas misses with a jab, cross combination.
Hernandez 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.
Some wild striking there from Hernandez.
Unitas keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hernandez.
Sloppy strikes from Hernandez. Those never looked like landing.
Unitas rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hernandez moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Unitas scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Hernandez looks to throw the jab but Unitas is out of range.

Unitas shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Hernandez is trying to defend but Unitas finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Hernandez has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Unitas is working away from the top position though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Unitas passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Hernandez!
Unitas punishing his opponent with strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Unitas lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.

Unitas working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Unitas can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Hernandez is looking to escape.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Unitas pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

David Unitas dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Hale Hernandez's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Unitas cracks a nice hook into Hernandez's ribs.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Unitas!

That has opened up Hale Hernandez's cut even more.
Hernandez throws a lazy right hand but Unitas sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Unitas will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
David Unitas is winning the standup battle so far.
Unitas misses the shot to the body.
Unitas changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Unitas will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

Unitas closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Hernandez wants to control but Unitas is keeping busy.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hernandez tries to get to full guard but Unitas has control of the leg.
Hernandez takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Unitas working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.

The cut above Hale Hernandez's eye is starting to cause him problems now.

Unitas is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Hernandez has managed to free his arm - good work.
David Unitas overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hernandez is looking for a sweep. Unitas is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Unitas scoring with strikes to the body and head.

Hale Hernandez's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Hale Hernandez's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:37 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). David Unitas!
Our winner, David Unitas, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.