PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Nelson Koga (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Romeo Hernanes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hernanes has chosen Awolnation - Sail as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Koga
vs
Hernanes

162 cm
20
133 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

170 cm
25
145 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent knees
Solid chin

Mango Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Nelson Koga!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Romeo Hernanes!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Koga misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hernanes.
Koga swings for the body but Hernanes moves out of range.
Koga misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Hernanes counters with a nice body kick.
Koga misses with a wild combination.
Koga throws a looping overhand right but Hernanes ducks down to avoid it.
Hernanes takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Koga misses with a low kick.
Hernanes misses with a wild combination.
Koga misses with the combination.
Koga misses with a jab, cross combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Koga throws a combination that misses
and Hernanes counters with a slapping leg kick.
Koga throws a body punch but Hernanes moves out of range.
Koga throws a left and a right that both miss
and Hernanes counters with a low kick, right behind Koga 's knee.
Jab from Hernanes.
Koga throws a series of punches but Hernanes moves out of range.
Koga throws a leg kick
and Hernanes counters with a thumping low kick.
Koga ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hernanes moves away.
Koga throws a body punch but Hernanes moves out of range.
Koga throws a right and a left that Hernanes avoids nicely.
Koga thows a leg kick but Hernanes checks it
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Koga is looking to wear down Hernanes with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Koga throws a leg kick
and Hernanes counters with a leg kick.
Koga misses with a straight right.
Hernanes lands with a kick to the ribs.
Hernanes tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Koga paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Koga looks to land a combination but Hernanes avoids it well.
Koga throws a low kick but Hernanes avoids it.
Koga throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Hernanes counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Koga finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Koga swings and misses with a shot to the body
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Hernanes wants to clinch but Koga slips to the side
and Koga counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Koga lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hernanes circles away quickly and effectively.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koga ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hernanes moves away.
Koga throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Koga throws a series of punches but Hernanes avoids them all with ease.
A shot to the body from Koga misses
and Hernanes counters with a big head kick but Koga shrugs it off.
Koga throws a right hand that Hernanes ducks under and follows up with a left that Hernanes also avoids with ease.
Koga looks to throw a body kick
and Hernanes cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Koga cracks a nice hook into Hernanes's ribs.
Koga throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Hernanes tries to clinch but Koga moves away
and Koga counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Koga will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Koga rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Hernanes counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Koga fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hernanes manages to avoid it.
Koga misses with a shot to the body
and Hernanes counters with a solid body kick.
Hernanes avoids a punch combination nicely.
A left and a right from Hernanes both land. Nice combination.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Koga!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Some wild striking there from Koga.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A looping hook to the body misses from Koga. Hernanes does a little dance to reset his feet.
Koga throws a hook but Hernanes avoids it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nelson Koga dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Koga lands a nice looking body shot.
Koga swinging wildly here.
Hernanes uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Koga.
Nelson Koga is winning the standup battle so far.
Hernanes takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Koga stalks Hernanes and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Hernanes's face. Hernanes staggers backwards, shaken.
Hernanes wants to clinch up but Koga keeps it at a distance.
Koga misses with a low kick.
Koga throws a leg kick that is checked
and Hernanes counters with an outside leg kick.
Koga misses with a straight right.
Koga misses with a shot to the body
and Hernanes counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Koga is lucky that one didn't land flush.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Koga swings for the body but Hernanes moves out of range.
A punch combination from Koga misses.
A low kick from Koga is predictable there
and Hernanes counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Koga swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Koga fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hernanes manages to avoid it.
Hernanes on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Koga throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hernanes.
Koga misses the shot to the body.
Koga just misses with a punch to the body.
Koga jabbing away but nothing is landing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Koga throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Koga misses with a wild body shot.
Koga is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Hernanes keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Koga misses with a two punch combination.
Koga throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Koga lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Koga misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Koga tries to land a front kick but Hernanes steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Koga misses with a left hand
and Hernanes counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Koga throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Hernanes counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Koga is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Koga's jab looks to have found its range, popping Hernanes under the eye.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Koga misses.
Hernanes fails in his attempt to clinch.
Koga misses with the body kick
and Hernanes counters with a nice low kick that buckles Koga's knee momentarily.
Koga throws a leg kick that is checked
and Hernanes counters with a series of strikes. Koga will be more careful next time no doubt.
Koga throws a leg kick
and Hernanes makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Hernanes fails with an attempt to clinch.
Koga ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hernanes moves away.
Koga throws a right hand that misses
letting Hernanes counter with a right hand.
Hernanes tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Koga manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A punch combination from Koga misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Koga misses with a straight left.
A combination from Koga does no damage.
Koga throws a body punch but Hernanes moves out of range.
Koga takes a swing at Hernanes's ribcage but misses.
Koga throws a jab when Hernanes was well out of range.
Koga misses with the body kick
and Hernanes counters with a slapping leg kick.
Koga lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Koga falls off balance throwing a combination
and Hernanes counters with a nice kick to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A low kick from Koga misses
and Hernanes counters with a head kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nelson Koga dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Hernanes dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Koga. That did some damage!
Sloppy strikes from Koga. Those never looked like landing.
Nelson Koga seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Koga throws a right and a left that both miss.
Koga misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hernanes.
Koga misses the shot to the body.
Hernanes throws a head kick that misses.
Koga thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hernanes works the jab nicely.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Koga!
Koga swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Koga waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hernanes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Koga throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Koga swings away with a body shot that misses
and Hernanes counters with a head kick.
Koga throws a series of punches but Hernanes moves out of range.
A combination from Koga does no damage.
Koga throws a jab when Hernanes was well out of range.
Koga ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hernanes moves away.
Koga tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hernanes was well out of range. Poor timing from Koga.
Koga rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hernanes moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Koga cracks a nice hook into Hernanes's ribs.
Koga ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hernanes moves away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Koga rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hernanes moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Koga lands a nice shot to the body.
Koga misses with a jab to the body
and Hernanes counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Koga is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Koga thows a leg kick but Hernanes checks it
and Hernanes counters with a good low kick that Koga was not able to check.
Koga swings for the body but Hernanes moves out of range.
Koga tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hernanes was well out of range. Poor timing from Koga.
Koga tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hernanes was well out of range. Poor timing from Koga.
Koga misses with a hook to the body
and Hernanes counters with a big head kick but Koga shrugs it off.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Koga misses the body punch
and Hernanes counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Koga misses the body punch
and Hernanes counters with a left and a right that stings Koga.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koga thows a body shot but no joy.
Hernanes misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Koga misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hernanes.
Koga throws a leg kick
and Hernanes counters with a low kick, right behind Koga 's knee.
Koga misses with a kick to the body
and Hernanes counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Koga is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Hernanes thuds his shin into the meat of Koga's side.
Koga throws a leg kick that is checked
and Hernanes counters with a big head kick but Koga shrugs it off.
Hernanes takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Koga swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Koga misses with a combination
and Hernanes counters with a straight right hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Koga misses with a body shot
and Hernanes counters with an outside leg kick.
Koga throws a left and a right that both miss
and Hernanes counters with a nice low kick that buckles Koga's knee momentarily.
Koga misses with a jab to the body
and Hernanes counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Koga circles away from the clinch attempt.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Koga looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Hernanes has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Koga throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hernanes.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Koga misses with a body kick.
Hernanes dodges the punch combination from Koga.
Romeo Hernanes has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Koga tries to bum rush Hernanes with a series of wild strikes but Hernanes uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

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 Nelson Koga.
Well Koga has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nelson Koga!