PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Miguel Hernandez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fabolous Fjodor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

Hernandez
vs
Fjodor

178 cm
19
153 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

166 cm
19
155 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Miguel Hernandez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Fabolous Fjodor!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fjodor displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hernandez throws out the jab.
Fjodor takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Hernandez misses with a looping left.
Fjodor swings for the body but Hernandez moves out of range.
Fjodor bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hernandez throws a series of punches but Fjodor avoids them all with ease.

Hernandez dives in and scores a takedown into Fjodor's guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Hernandez missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Fjodor controlling Hernandez's posture.
Hernandez trying to control but Fjodor is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hernandez is looking to pass into half guard but Fjodor pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Fjodor is in guard.
Hernandez tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Fjodor trying to control but Hernandez is working from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hernandez tries to strike from the bottom.
Hernandez will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Hernandez can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Fjodor controls the pace.
Fjodor postures up.
Hernandez throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Hernandez bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Fjodor's guard.
Fjodor avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Fjodor utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Fjodor is trying to keep Hernandez in close.
Hernandez is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Hernandez passes Fjodor's right leg, so he's now in half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hernandez controlling the action here.
Hernandez thows a huge punch but Fjodor dodges it nicely.
Hernandez trying to pass the guard but Fjodor defending well.
Hernandez is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fjodor working a defensive guard here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hernandez trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Fjodor preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Fjodor keeping moving, preventing Hernandez from controlling successfully.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Hernandez accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Fjodor keeping moving, preventing Hernandez from controlling successfully.
Hernandez trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Fjodor preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hernandez controls the pace of the fight for a moment.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Fjodor is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hernandez.
Hernandez thows a body shot but no joy.
Fjodor stuffs the takedown.
Hernandez fails in his attempt to clinch.
Fjodor lands a slapping body shot.
Nice straight punches there by Fjodor. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Fjodor.
Fjodor connects with an inside leg kick.
Hernandez moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Fjodor gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Hernandez in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Fjodor working a defensive guard here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Miguel Hernandez dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Hernandez closes the distance and clinches up with Fjodor, looking for a takedown. Hernandez pushes Fjodor against the cage but Fjodor circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Fjodor leaves Hernandez with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Fjodor throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Hernandez on the side of the head.
Hernandez is looking to clinch.
Fjodor just misses with a punch to the body.
Fjodor stuffs the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Miguel Hernandez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fjodor fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Fjodor throws a shot from downtown. Hernandez moves away and avoids it.
Fjodor cracks Hernandez with a good jab.
Hernandez tries to close the distance and clinch but Fjodor swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hernandez uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Fjodor.
Hernandez misses with a looping right.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fjodor throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Fjodor slaps away a takedown attempt from Hernandez, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Hernandez looks to land a combination but Fjodor avoids it well.
Hernandez throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Fjodor.
Fjodor throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hernandez tries for a takedown but Fjodor sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Nice cross by Fjodor.
Fjodor cracks Hernandez with a right hand to the side of the head.
Hernandez uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Fjodor.
Fjodor connects with a good right hand that stumbles Hernandez. Hernandez circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Hernandez misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hernandez. Fjodor does a little dance to reset his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hernandez on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Hernandez walks into a left hand.
Hernandez slips under a jab from Fjodor.
Fjodor dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fjodor lands a right hook to the body.
Fjodor connects with a leg kick. Hernandez looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.

Hernandez clinches.
Fjodor scores with a shoulder strike.
Stalling in the clinch from Hernandez.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hernandez.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Fjodor creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fjodor scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Fjodor lands a hook to the side of the head.
Fjodor throws a punch but it's blocked by Hernandez.
A right hand to the body from Fjodor.
Hernandez is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Fjodor to keep the fight standing.

Fjodor breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Fjodor jabs at Hernandez's body.
Fabolous Fjodor is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Fjodor swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Fjodor lands with an uppercut that bounces Hernandez off the cage and back into range.
Fjodor lands the left hand.
Fjodor lands a nice hook to Hernandez's body. Hernandez takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Fjodor throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Fjodor keeps the fight on the outside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hernandez looks for a takedown but Fjodor sprawls well.
Fjodor uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Hernandez has time to react.
Hernandez tries to close the distance and clinch up but Fjodor swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Hernandez takes a shot right to the bread basket.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hernandez takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Hernandez takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Hernandez just misses with a punch to the body.
Hernandez is looking to clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hernandez swings for the body but Fjodor moves out of range.
Fjodor scores with a jab.
Fabolous Fjodor seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hernandez moves away from the strike by Fjodor.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Fabolous Fjodor showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Hernandez closes the distance and clinches up with Fjodor, looking for a takedown. Hernandez pushes Fjodor against the cage but Fjodor circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Fjodor swats away the attempt to clinch by Hernandez.
Hernandez drops his hands momentarily and Fjodor takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Fjodor lands with an overhand left.
Hernandez shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Fjodor but Fjodor pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Hernandez takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Hernandez's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Fjodor connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Hernandez scrambles back to his feet.
A jab from Fjodor misses.
Hernandez finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Hernandez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hernandez looks to score with a jab to the body but Fjodor is just out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Fjodor throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hernandez has a takedown stuffed.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Miguel Hernandez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fjodor avoids the body shot from Hernandez.
Hernandez tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Fjodor swivels and escapes.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Hernandez closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Miguel Hernandez overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

Fjodor is defending against the submission attempts here by Hernandez.
Fjodor is pressing down on Hernandez's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Fjodor keeping moving, preventing Hernandez from controlling successfully.
Fjodor lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Hernandez!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fjodor seems to be looking to move to his opponent's back but Hernandez is holding on tight.
Hernandez 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.
Fjodor controlling his opponent.
Fjodor is dominating on the ground here - he's now on his opponent's back, looking to sink in the hooks. Hernandez is in real trouble.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Fjodor's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
Hernandez rolls, trying to escape but Fjodor keeps control of the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hernandez trying to control the action but Fjodor just sinks the hooks in.
Fjodor trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.

Fjodor is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Hernandez defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
Hernandez turns into Fjodor and is now in his guard.
Hernandez pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Fjodor is keeping the position for now.
Hernandez missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Hernandez throws a big elbow that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hernandez cracks Fjodor with a solid left hand.
Hernandez looking to pass the guard.
Hernandez content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Hernandez pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Fjodor is keeping the position for now.

Hernandez postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Fjodor is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Hernandez, into his guard.
Hernandez is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
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!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Fjodor wants to control from the top but Hernandez keeps moving.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Miguel Hernandez.
I think Hernandez has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Miguel Hernandez!
A relieved looking Miguel Hernandez thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.