PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Henry Hillbilly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rain Hernandez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hillbilly comes to the cage accompanied by I Love Country Music (And I'd Rather Fight Than Switch). Hernandez is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Thunderkiss 65 by White Zombie. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Hillbilly
vs
Hernandez

188 cm
23
195 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

193 cm
19
188 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Determined

Danger Fightwear

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 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Henry Hillbilly!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Rain Hernandez!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hillbilly shoots in looking for a takedown. Hernandez tries to sprawl out of it but Hillbilly keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Hernandez manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Hillbilly doesn't manage to clinch there - Hernandez circles away.
Hernandez will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hernandez throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Hillbilly tries to land a leg kick but Hernandez saw it coming and moves away.
Hillbilly throws a quick inside leg kick.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Hillbilly!
Hillbilly throws a left and a right that both miss
and Hernandez counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Hernandez fakes the leg kick and cracks Hillbilly in the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hillbilly shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Hernandez as he jumps to the side.
Hillbilly is breathing heavily.
Hillbilly throws a series of strikes that have Hernandez backpedaling.
Hernandez's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Hernandez duly obliges.

It looks like Henry Hillbilly has been cut.
Hernandez lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Hillbilly backs up against the cage.
Hillbilly misses with a 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 Henry Hillbilly. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hernandez misses with the combination.
Hernandez throws a nice inside leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hernandez tries to bum rush Hillbilly with a series of wild strikes but Hillbilly uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Hillbilly stuffs the takedown attempt from Hernandez. Hernandez gets slowly back to his feet.
Hernandez throws a head kick that misses.
Hernandez scores with a leg kick.
Hernandez lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Hernandez dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Hillbilly. That did some damage!
Danga de danga de dang - Hernandez scores with a four punch combination!
Hernandez tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hillbilly with a lazy takedown attempt
and Hernandez counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hernandez throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hillbilly.
Hernandez lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Hernandez will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Danga de danga de dang - Hernandez scores with a four punch combination!
Hernandez scores with a three punch combo!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hernandez looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Hillbilly is fending him off so far but Hernandez persists. Nope, Hillbilly circles away and we're back to standing.
Hernandez misses with a series of wild punches.
A swing and a miss from Hillbilly.
Hernandez misses with a series of wild punches.
A left and a right from Hernandez both land. Nice combination.
Hernandez fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A right-left combo lands from Hernandez.
Hernandez connects with a single shot there.
Hillbilly tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Hernandez counters with a leg kick.
Hillbilly misses with a looping right.
Hernandez tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hillbilly shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
A combination from Hernandez does no damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Hernandez.
Left hook, right uppercut from Hernandez.
A solid body kick from Hernandez.
Hillbilly misses with a takedown
and Hernandez counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Hernandez lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Hernandez throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Hillbilly.
Hernandez throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Hillbilly moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Hillbilly. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
A shot to the body from Hillbilly misses
and Hernandez counters with a thumping low kick.
Nice body kick there by Hernandez.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hernandez misses with the combination.

Hernandez closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

Hernandez pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hernandez circles away from the clinch attempt
and Hernandez counters with a nice body shot.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Hernandez, right into the meat.
Hernandez tries to bum rush Hillbilly with a series of wild strikes but Hillbilly uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Hillbilly dodges the punch combination from Hernandez.
Hillbilly wants to clinch but Hernandez slips to the side
and Hernandez counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Hernandez throws a head kick that half lands.
Hillbilly misses with a double jab
and Hernandez finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Hernandez scores with a spinning back kick!
Hernandez bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Hillbilly's head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Hernandez.
Hernandez uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Hillbilly has time to react.
Hillbilly throws a head kick that misses
and Hernandez counters with a low kick, right behind Hillbilly 's knee.
A right-left combo lands from Hernandez.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rain Hernandez dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Henry Hillbilly's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Hillbilly misses with a combination
and Hernandez makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Hillbilly looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
A head kick from Hernandez lands but Hillbilly takes it in his stride.
Hernandez's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Hernandez duly obliges.
Hernandez goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Hernandez throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Hillbilly tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Hernandez makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Hillbilly really felt that one!
Hernandez scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Hernandez circles away from the clinch attempt
and Hernandez counters with a nice low kick that buckles Hillbilly's knee momentarily.
Hernandez thows a body kick. Hillbilly tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hillbilly blocks a head kick by Hernandez.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hillbilly avoids a punch combination nicely.
Hernandez has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Hillbilly looks to land a left hand but Hernandez moved out of range nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hillbilly wants to clinch but Hernandez slips to the side
and Hernandez counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Hernandez scores with a one two! Hillbilly had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Hillbilly is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Hernandez.

Hillbilly is rocked!
Hernandez lands a big right hand and follows it up with an uppercut. Oh and another big punch and a knee - Hillbilly can't take much more of this! Another big shot to the jaw from Hernandez and Hillbilly drops to the floor. Beaten and bloodied - he had enough there. A vicious beatdown by Hernandez.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:17 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rain Hernandez!