PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dwayne Gretzky (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Julio Hernandez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Julio Hernandez is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Gretzky
vs
Hernandez

192 cm
25
265 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

198 cm
18
250 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Dwayne Gretzky!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Julio Hernandez!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Ron Honeybunn and Skip Squint.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hernandez misses with an uppercut.
Hernandez avoids a punch combination nicely.
Hernandez throws an off balance right hand
and Gretzky counters with a right hand to the body.
Gretzky throws a nice looking combination but Hernandez bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Hernandez dodges the punch combination from Gretzky.
Gretzky throws a right and a left that Hernandez avoids nicely.
Hernandez misses with an uppercut

and Gretzky counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Gretzky.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Hernandez is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gretzky controls the pace of the fight for a moment.

We're going to have a standup here because Dwayne Gretzky wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Gretzky misses with a wild combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hernandez lands a jab to the head.

It looks like Dwayne Gretzky has been cut.
Hernandez rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Gretzky counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Hernandez misses with a lunging right hand
and Gretzky counters with a three punch combo that has Hernandez backing up. Hernandez nods at Gretzky to acknowledge the strikes.
Hernandez looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Hernandez throws an ugly left hook that misses

and Gretzky counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Hernandez!
Hernandez looks winded!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gretzky sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Hernandez is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Hernandez is trying to escape and get back to his feet.

Gretzky decides to stand back up. Gretzky steps back and let's Hernandez get back to his feet.
A right-left combo lands from Gretzky.
Hernandez takes one to the chin there.
Gretzky moves out of range as Hernandez strikes.
Gretzky jabs Hernandez to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Gretzky's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Gretzky duly obliges.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gretzky fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hernandez swings widly with a right hand

and Gretzky counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Hernandez is trying to stand.
Gretzky drops an elbow to the side of Hernandez's head.
Gretzky keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Gretzky thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Hernandez's head.
Gretzky sitting and controlling from the half guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Hernandez is trying to stand back up but Gretzky is controlling him
Gretzky missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Gretzky with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Gretzky knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Hernandez on the ground.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Dwayne Gretzky has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Gretzky fails to land with a series of punches.
Gretzky goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Gretzky misses with a wild combination.
Hernandez misses with a left hand

and Gretzky counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Gretzky tries to pass the half guard into mount. Hernandez knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Gretzky is figuring out what he wants to do next.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hernandez is trying to stand up here but Gretzky is controlling him well.
Gretzky trying to control the pace.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Dwayne Gretzky just wasn't active enough.
Hernandez misses with a straight right.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gretzky lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Gretzky moves out of range of the strikes.
Hernandez lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Hernandez might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Gretzky swinging wildly here.
A cross from Gretzky lands.
Gretzky slips under a jab from Hernandez.
Hernandez misses with a straight right.
Gretzky throws a series of punches but Hernandez moves out of range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gretzky slips a jab from Hernandez.
Julio Hernandez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gretzky keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hernandez.
Hernandez throws a poor cross that misses
and Hernandez takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Gretzky lands a head shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dwayne Gretzky dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dwayne Gretzky's cut.
That's time! Gretzky's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Hernandez throws a lazy uppercut
and Gretzky counters with a left and a right that stings Hernandez.
Hernandez throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Hernandez takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Some wild striking there from Gretzky.
Hernandez throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Dwayne Gretzky is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hernandez misses with an uppercut

and Gretzky counters with a nice double leg into side control. Hernandez won't be happy with that.
Dwayne Gretzky overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

Gretzky stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Hernandez has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hernandez throws a hook to the side of Gretzky's head but Gretzky sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hernandez tries to clinch but Gretzky moves away
and Gretzky counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A big right from Hernandez misses.
Hernandez throws a left and a right that both miss

and Gretzky counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Gretzky uses his free foot to push down on Hernandez's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Hernandez.
Hernandez wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gretzky controlling from mount.
Gretzky working Hernandez over with strikes here.
Hernandez really wants to buck Gretzky off and get back to his feet.
Gretzky controlling his opponent.
Gretzky's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Hernandez manages to regain half guard. Good work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gretzky not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Hernandez avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Gretzky.
Gretzky perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Gretzky lands with a punch from half guard.
Gretzky with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Gretzky is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hernandez can do to turn this around?
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

The ref stands the fighters back up because Dwayne Gretzky just wasn't active enough.
Gretzky misses with a few strikes there.
Hernandez throws a lazy uppercut
and Gretzky cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Gretzky will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gretzky throws a one two combo.
Gretzky slips under a jab from Hernandez.
Danga de danga de dang - Gretzky scores with a four punch combination!
Hernandez throws a lazy uppercut

and Gretzky counters with a nice double leg into side control. Hernandez won't be happy with that.
Hernandez is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Gretzky asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Gretzky scoring with punches from side control.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gretzky controls the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hernandez is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Gretzky asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Gretzky moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.

Dwayne Gretzky has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Hernandez misses with a hook
and Gretzky counters with a straight right hand.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Gretzky, as that shot connected.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
No joy there for Gretzky, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Gretzky with a nice cross.
Hernandez misses with a left hand
and Gretzky counters with a one-two to the body.
Hernandez gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Gretzky counters with a lovely shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dwayne Gretzky dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Dwayne Gretzky's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Gretzky lands with a nice combination. Hernandez backs away looking to recover.
Hernandez waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Gretzky.
Hernandez walks into a stiff left hand from Gretzky.
Hernandez is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Gretzky uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hernandez.
Gretzky throws a series of punches but Hernandez moves out of range.
Gretzky throws a right hand that Hernandez ducks under and follows up with a left that Hernandez also avoids with ease.
Hernandez drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Hernandez swings widly with a right hand

and Gretzky counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hernandez is trying to stand up here but Gretzky is controlling him well.
Gretzky not doing much here.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hernandez pushes Gretzky off looking to stand but Gretzky dives back in and keeps control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Gretzky connects with a nice short shot to Hernandez's temple.
Gretzky is figuring out what he wants to do next.

Dwayne Gretzky has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Hernandez throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hernandez throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Gretzky sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hernandez is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Gretzky.
Hernandez loads up on a big right hand but Gretzky slips the punch.
Hernandez has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Gretzky throws a right and a left that both miss.
Gretzky throws a one two combo.
Hernandez walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Hernandez throws a poor cross that misses
and Gretzky counters with a nice uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hernandez looks to land a right hand but Gretzky moved out of range.
Gretzky lands a body shot.
Hernandez swings widly with a right hand

so Gretzky counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hernandez wants to stand and escape but Gretzky is having none of it.
Hernandez keeping full guard, as Gretzky tries to pass.
Gretzky slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Gretzky pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Hernandez is keeping the position for now.
Hernandez wants to stand but Gretzky is controlling the position.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Gretzky makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Gretzky has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hernandez wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Gretzky manages to pass to side control.
Gretzky takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Gretzky is pressing down on Hernandez's thigh, looking to free his foot. Hernandez is holding on for now.
Gretzky takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Dwayne Gretzky just wasn't active enough.
Hernandez throws a jab but it's blocked by Gretzky.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
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 rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Gretzky counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Hernandez thinking.
Hernandez dodges the punch combination from Gretzky.
Hernandez loads up on a big right hand but Gretzky slips the punch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gretzky works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Dwayne Gretzky is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Hernandez throws the left hand but Gretzky avoids the punch easily.
Hernandez throws a jab when Gretzky was well out of range.
Hernandez misses with a hook
and Hernandez takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Gretzky throws a right hand that Hernandez ducks under and follows up with a left that Hernandez also avoids with ease.
Hernandez takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gretzky lands with a hook. Hernandez tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Hernandez throws a lazy uppercut
letting Gretzky counter with a right hand.
Julio Hernandez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Gretzky lands with a shot to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Dwayne Gretzky showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Gretzky 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 Summer Carpenter scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ron Honeybunn scores the fight 30:27
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dwayne Gretzky!