PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Miguel Hernandez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frank Gibiatti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Frank Gibiatti was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Hernandez
vs
Gibiatti

178 cm
25
156 lbs
12 - 10 - 0

165 cm
27
155 lbs
10 - 5 - 1

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Olympic wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Zipp Zapp
Fury Nutrition Inc.

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 12 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Miguel Hernandez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 5 - 1, fighting out of New York, Frank Gibiatti!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Hernandez.
Hernandez just misses with a punch to the body.
Hernandez takes a shot right to the bread basket.
A head kick misses from Hernandez.
Miguel Hernandez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hernandez cracks Gibiatti with an open hand slap.
Hernandez stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Gibiatti has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Gibiatti misses with a body shot.
Hernandez misses with a low kick as Gibiatti jumps back.
Hernandez looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Gibiatti slips a jab from Hernandez.
Hernandez lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Gibiatti misses with a wild body shot.
Gibiatti scores with a jab to the body.
Hernandez misses the body punch
and Gibiatti connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hernandez scores with a shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hernandez misses with a wild body shot.
Hernandez throws a nice head kick!
Hernandez scores with a crisp jab that stopped Gibiatti in his tracks.
Gibiatti dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Hernandez connects with a good right hand that stumbles Gibiatti. Gibiatti circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Hernandez throws a leg kick that misses.
Gibiatti moves out of range as Hernandez strikes.
Gibiatti lands with a thumping leg kick.
Hernandez ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Gibiatti lands a nice shot to the body.
Gibiatti takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Hernandez is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Gibiatti moves out of range of the strikes.
Gibiatti lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gibiatti uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hernandez.
Hernandez throws a body shot but no joy.
Gibiatti has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Hernandez finds it's way round the side to connect with Gibiatti's head.
Gibiatti misses with a low kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Hernandez, right into the meat.
Gibiatti is looking to clinch.
Hernandez takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Gibiatti blocks the body kick.
Hernandez throws a half hearted mid kick.

Gibiatti gets a takedown into half guard.
Gibiatti lands strikes from half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hernandez is looking to improve his position.
Hernandez trying to control but Gibiatti postures up.
Hernandez has hold of Gibiatti's hands but Gibiatti slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Hernandez has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Gibiatti is working away from the top position though.
Gibiatti not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gibiatti sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Hernandez defending well though.

Hernandez actively working from the bottom here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hernandez is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Gibiatti scores with a couple of nice shots.
Ground and pound from Gibiatti.
Hernandez taking some punishment here, with Gibiatti in his half guard.
Gibiatti moves into full mount! Hernandez won't be happy about that!
Hernandez really trying hard to get back to half guard here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gibiatti is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gibiatti postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Hernandez looks a forlorn figure.

Gibiatti working for a guillotine from mount but Hernandez is in no mood to give up.
Gibiatti tries to control but Hernandez wriggling away.
Gibiatti is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Hernandez can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Hernandez sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Hernandez is pressing down on Gibiatti's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hernandez wants to sweep but no luck.
Gibiatti trying to control but Hernandez is working from the bottom.
Gibiatti postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Frank Gibiatti dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Gibiatti moves into range and connects with a jab.
Gibiatti staying out of range there.
Gibiatti throws a leg kick that misses.
Hernandez fails with the takedown.

Gibiatti shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Gibiatti was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Hernandez tries to improve position but can't.
Hernandez manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Gibiatti seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.

Hernandez is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Gibiatti pulls his head out easily.
Hernandez taking some punishment here, with Gibiatti in his half guard.
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 on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Gibiatti takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.

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

Hernandez is rocked!
Gibiatti has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Hernandez is staying active underneath Gibiatti, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Oh Hernandez is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!

Hernandez looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Gibiatti lands a nice short elbow.

Hernandez looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Frank Gibiatti has got the better of the ground game so far.
Gibiatti drops an elbow to the side of Hernandez's head.
Gibiatti lands a massive shot from half guard that has rocked Hernandez! More strikes land and this one is all over! Gibiatti jumps to his feet and is applauded loudly by the crowd!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:37 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Frank Gibiatti!
Frank Gibiatti bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.