PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Ali Pasha (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Romeo Hernanes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hernanes has chosen Awolnation - Sail as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. 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.

Pasha
vs
Hernanes

162 cm
23
140 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

170 cm
32
145 lbs
14 - 6 - 1

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

BJJ Brown Belt
Dangerous knees
Good gas tank

AnonymouS
Fury Nutrition Inc.

Fury Nutrition Inc.

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 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ali Pasha!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Romeo Hernanes!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Taro Takaoka and Kenichi Hosakawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hernanes fails with an attempt to clinch.
Pasha goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Pasha scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Hernanes misses with a double jab.
Hernanes fails in his attempt to clinch.
Pasha lunges at Hernanes with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Hernanes's hand.
The fighters circling - Pasha throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hernanes lands a front kick.
Hernanes showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Pasha.
Hernanes throws a lazy head kick
and Pasha counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Hernanes lands a head kick!
Left hook, right uppercut from Hernanes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pasha throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hernanes misses with a series of wild punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hernanes looks to land a combination. Pasha sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.

Hernanes fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Pasha, pushing him back against the cage.
Hernanes tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Hernanes tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Pasha stalling in the clinch but Hernanes improves position.
Pasha pushes Hernanes back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Hernanes putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Pasha in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Hernanes throws a knee to the head but misses.
Hernanes tries a knee to the head but Pasha blocks it.
Hernanes trying to land knees to the body.
Hernanes throws a knee to the head but misses.
Hernanes tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Hernanes throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Pasha blocks it with crossed arms.
I was talking to Pasha's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Pasha lands a body punch in the clinch.
Pasha pushes Hernanes back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A short right from Pasha.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pasha lands a right hand that snaps the head of Hernanes backwards.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A hook to the body from Pasha.
Hernanes looks winded!
Pasha on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Pasha is leaning against Hernanes and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Pasha scores with a hook to the body.
Pasha blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A short right from Pasha on the inside.
Hernanes tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Pasha lands a body punch in the clinch.
Hernanes takes a shot to the head.
A left hand lands to the body for Pasha.
Pasha pushes Hernanes back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hernanes takes a shot to the head.
Pasha misses with a punch to the body.
Hernanes misses with a knee strike.
Pasha is working Hernanes over against the cage.
Pasha digs a right hand into Hernanes's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Hernanes's gas tank.
Pasha is stalling here.
Pasha lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Hernanes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pasha digs a right hand underneath Hernanes's ribcage. Hernanes let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Pasha scores with a hook to the body.
A short right from Pasha.
Still in the clinch, Pasha scores with a nice short uppercut.
Pasha pushes Hernanes back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Pasha is working Hernanes over against the cage.
Pasha lands a shot to the body.
Pasha digs a right hand into Hernanes's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Hernanes's gas tank.
Pasha struggles to land a body shot inside as Hernanes controls his hands.
Pasha scores with a hook to the body.
A short body shot lands from Pasha as the two fighters clinch.
Pasha tries to throw a body punch but Hernanes avoids it by throwing Pasha back against the cage.
Pasha gets through Hernanes's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Pasha lands with a left to the head.
Pasha avoiding damage as Hernanes throws knees to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hernanes misses with a knee strike.
Hernanes with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Pasha digs a right hand underneath Hernanes's ribcage. Hernanes let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A short right from Pasha.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good body shot from Pasha.
Hernanes connects with a nasty looking knee right to Pasha's face.
Nice body punch from Pasha.
Pasha is leaning against Hernanes and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Pasha scores with a nice hook to the head.
Pasha presses Hernanes against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Pasha scores with a shot to the side of Hernanes's head.
A left hand lands to the body for Pasha.
A left hand lands to the body for Pasha.
Pasha lands a left hand that snaps the head of Hernanes backwards.
Hernanes with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Hernanes's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Pasha lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Stalling in the clinch from Pasha.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pasha works on Hernanes's body with a couple of short punches.
Pasha lands with a light punch inside.
A nice left hand lands by Pasha.
Pasha lands with a right to the head.
Hernanes with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ali Pasha dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Hernanes looks to clinch
and Pasha counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Pasha cracks a nice hook into Hernanes's ribs.
Hernanes doesn't manage to clinch there - Pasha circles away.
Hernanes tries a head kick but it misses.
Hernanes tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Pasha paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Pasha swings for the body but Hernanes moves out of range.
Pasha scores with a hook to the body. Hernanes takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Pasha swings for the body but Hernanes moves out of range.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Hernanes needs to keep his hands up - Pasha had a free shot at his head there.
A swing and a miss from Pasha.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pasha. Hernanes does a little dance to reset his feet.
As Pasha backs off Hernanes throws a huge counter combo but Pasha manages to avoid it all.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Some wild striking there from Pasha.
Pasha misses with an attempted mid kick.
Pasha keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Hernanes misses with the combination.
Pasha appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hernanes on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Pasha is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hernanes can do to turn this around?
Hernanes rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Pasha moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Pasha thinks about countering with a body kick.
Pasha avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Hernanes!
A jab from Pasha misses.
Ali Pasha is winning the standup battle so far.
Pasha slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Pasha avoids the head kick by Hernanes.
It looked like Pasha was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Hernanes.
Pasha misses with a hook.

Hernanes closes the distance and pushes Pasha back into the cage.
Pasha misses with a body punch.
Pasha misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Pasha lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Hernanes jumps guard but Pasha turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pasha dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Pasha tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hernanes's elbow.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pasha lands a right hand.
Pasha lands with a light punch inside.
Pasha scores with a shot to the side of Hernanes's head.
Pasha lands a hook to the side of the head.

Hernanes is rocked!
Pasha managing to block the knees to the body from Hernanes.
Hernanes with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Pasha lands a shoulder strike.
Hernanes is still on wobbly legs! Can Pasha finish him?
A short right from Pasha on the inside.
Pasha digs a right hand into Hernanes's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Hernanes's gas tank.
A short body shot lands from Pasha as the two fighters clinch.
Hernanes is breathing heavily.
A short right from Pasha.
Pasha working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Pasha.
Knees to the body from Hernanes.
Pasha gets through Hernanes's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Pasha works on Hernanes's body with a couple of short punches.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Pasha.
Ali Pasha has scored more points in the clinch so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pasha lands a body punch in the clinch.
A bit of stalling here from Pasha.
Pasha lands a shot to the body.
Pasha lands a right hand.
Good body shot from Pasha.
Pasha is working Hernanes over against the cage.
Pasha lands a right hand that snaps the head of Hernanes backwards.
Pasha digs a right hand underneath Hernanes's ribcage. Hernanes let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Nice body punch from Pasha.
Pasha's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Pasha softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Pasha lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Pasha softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A short right from Pasha on the inside.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A body shot lands from Pasha.
A short right from Pasha on the inside.
Pasha creates some distance for himself and unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Hernanes's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Hernanes drops to his knees and Pasha pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ali Pasha!