PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Leonard Rashuut (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Francisco Hernandez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hernandez has chosen You Can't Stop Me as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Francisco Hernandez has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Leonard Rashuut's chin.

Rashuut
vs
Hernandez

200 cm
22
183 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

180 cm
21
189 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Good chin

Decent wrestler
Counter fighter
Solid chin

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Leonard Rashuut!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Francisco Hernandez!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, Daniel Franklin and Santiago Holmes.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rashuut wants to clinch but Hernandez slips to the side

and Hernandez counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Ground and pound from Hernandez.
Hernandez thows a huge punch but Rashuut dodges it nicely.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rashuut makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Rashuut.
Hernandez tries to free his leg and advance position but Rashuut is retaining full guard.
Hernandez landing with the ground and pound.
Rashuut avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Hernandez wants to pass the guard but Rashuut is keeping the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hernandez scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Hernandez pushes down on Rashuut's leg and manages to get into half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hernandez is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Hernandez is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Hernandez has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Hernandez lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Rashuut hang on?
Hernandez fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!

Rashuut is rocked!

It looks like Leonard Rashuut has been cut.
Hernandez postures up and throws a massive shot that knocks Rashuut out cold! Two more strikes to his unconscious opponent for good luck and this one is all over! Hernandez goes absolutely crazy with his corner! Wow, you can see how much that win means to him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Francisco Hernandez!
A pretty intense looking Francisco Hernandez took the opportunity post-fight to ask for a shot at the title.