PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sergio Hernandez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sawyer Hume (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hernandez's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Immortal Technique - Golpe De Estado. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Hernandez
vs
Hume

190 cm
35
224 lbs
23 - 8 - 0

192 cm
30
266 lbs
14 - 5 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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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 23 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sergio Hernandez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Sawyer Hume!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Donald Grub and Chris Edwards.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hume waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hernandez.
Hume tries to bum rush Hernandez with a series of wild strikes but Hernandez uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Hernandez misses with a looping right.
A low kick from Hernandez is predictable there
and Hume counters with a nice body kick.
Hume throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Hernandez moves out of range of the body kick.
Hume turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hume looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hume lets loose with a powerful body kick. Hernandez will feel that in the morning.
Hernandez is breathing heavily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hume looking to land some kicks to the body here.

Hume rushes Hernandez and presses him up against the cage.

Hernandez manages to break the clinch.
An inside leg kick lands from Hume.
Hernandez misses with a low kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!

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

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hume scores with a shoulder strike.
Hume stalling.
Hume lands with a short shot to the head.
Hernandez presses Hume against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Hume content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Hume misses with some punches.
Hume lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Hernandez backwards.
Hernandez misses with a punch on the inside.
Hume slowing the pace effectively.
Hume cracks Hernandez with a nice body shot.
Hernandez gets through Hume's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Hernandez is trying to force a seperation but Hume has the dominant position.
Hume misses with a body punch.
Hume's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Hume misses with a punch on the inside.
Hernandez looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Hume pushes Hernandez back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Hernandez pushes Hume back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hernandez digs a right hand into Hume's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Hume's gas tank.
Still in the clinch, Hume scores with a nice short uppercut.
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 lands a hook that snaps the head of Hume backwards.

Hernandez breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hernandez fakes the leg kick and cracks Hume in the body.
Hernandez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hume.
Hume doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Hume goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Hernandez lands with a nice body punch.
Hernandez scores with a sloppy right hand. Hume should have avoided that one.
Hume looks to land a right hand but Hernandez moved out of range.
Hernandez misses with a body shot
and Hume counters with a nice body kick.
The fighters circle momentarily. Hernandez darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Hernandez lands a nice shot to the body.
Hernandez smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hernandez looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Hume tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hume on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Hernandez tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Hernandez lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Hernandez swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Hume is looking to slow Hernandez down with leg kicks.
Hume checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Hume misses the shot to the body.
Hernandez scores with a push kick.
Hume connects with a leg kick. Hernandez looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Hume shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Hernandez throws a body punch but Hume moves out of range.
Hernandez moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromHume.
Nice body kick there by Hume.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hume misses with a left hand
and Hernandez counters with a left to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hume throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hernandez stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Hume.
Hume moves out of range of the body kick from Hernandez.
Hernandez checks a low kick from Hume.
Hume throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Hernandez counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hernandez is looking to wear down Hume with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Hume doesn't manage to clinch there - Hernandez circles away.
Hernandez takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
An attempted straight right counter from Hernandez misses the target.
Hume throws a body punch but Hernandez moves out of range.
Hume doesn't manage to clinch there - Hernandez circles away.
Good standup being displayed there by Hernandez as he connects with a hook.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hernandez throws a nice inside leg kick.
Hume slips under a jab.
Hernandez throws a leg kick but Hume moved away.
Hume keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hernandez.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Sawyer Hume will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Hume with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Hernandez to score with a decent uppercut.
Hernandez throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Hume stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Hume tries to clinch but Hernandez is having none of it.
Hernandez paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Hernandez has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Hernandez fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Hernandez has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Hume.
Hume throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Hernandez throws a leg kick but Hume moved away.
Hernandez avoids the head kick by Hume.
Hernandez throws a big shot that misses.
Hume swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hernandez chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Hume can pounce on him.
Hernandez avoids the head kick by Hume.
Hernandez thinks about countering with a body kick.
Hernandez takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hume keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hume lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hernandez walks into a straight right hand from Hume.
Hernandez lands the left hand.
Hernandez stuns Hume with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Hernandez throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Hume on the side of the head.
Nice uppercut there from Hume.
Hume with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Hernandez keeps the fight on the outside.
Hume's corner calls for a 1-2. Hume obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Hernandez misses with a wild body shot.
Hume pushes Hernandez away with a front kick.
Hume throws a sloppy head kick and Hernandez moves out of range easily.
Hume just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromHernandez.
Hume checks the leg kick nicely there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hume misses with a body kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Hume.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hume uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hernandez.
Despite the aggression on Hume's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Hume lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Sawyer Hume seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A nice inside leg kick there by Hernandez. That's going to slow Hume down.
Hernandez works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Hume misses with a kick to the body.
Hume bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hume throws a push kick but Hernandez slaps the foot to one side.
Hernandez moves out of range of the body kick from Hume.
Hernandez was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Hume connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Hernandez takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Hernandez is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Hernandez missing with a left hand there. Hume was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hernandez staying out of range there.
Hume catches Hernandez with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Hernandez attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hernandez moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.

It looks like Sawyer Hume has been cut.
Hume attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Hernandez moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Hernandez pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hume appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Hernandez throws a series of punches but Hume moves out of range.
Hernandez lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Hume at a distance.
Hernandez swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Hume counters with a solid body kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hernandez tries to land a leg kick but Hume saw it coming and moves away.
Hume throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A big right from Hernandez misses.
Hernandez throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hume feints a counter leg kick.
Hernandez misses with a low kick.
Hernandez is looking to land body kicks.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hernandez pivots, looking for a leg kick but Hume is out of range and Hernandez settles back down.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hume throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Hernandez thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hernandez misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Hernandez is looking to chop away at Hume's legs.
Hume throws a leg kick that misses.
Hernandez throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hume sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hume looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Hernandez falls off balance throwing a combination
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Hume tests Hernandez's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Hume throws a lazy head kick
and Hernandez counters with a left to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Hernandez misses the target.
Hume misses with a body shot.
Hernandez lands a jab-cross combination.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hernandez wants to slow Hume down by chopping away at his legs.
Hernandez moves out of range of the body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Sergio Hernandez will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Sawyer Hume's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Hume steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hernandez.
Hume uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hernandez.
Hernandez stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Hume.
Hernandez connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Hume throws a right and a left that both miss.
Hernandez's legs have taken a beating and he's really slowing down as a result.
Hume lands with a thumping leg kick.
Hernandez is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Hume misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Hernandez.
Hernandez misses with a body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hernandez doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Hume throws a nice outside leg kick.
Hume's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Hernandez connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Hume scrambles back to his feet.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hume steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Hernandez. That one must have hurt.
Hernandez connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hernandez misses with an uppercut.
Hume follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Hernandez will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Hume scores with a leg kick.
Hernandez sizes up Hume with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Hernandez looks to land a body kick but Hume moved away.
Hume cracks Hernandez with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
A solid leg kick lands there for Hume.
Hume tried to score with a low kick but Hernandez checks it.
Hernandez throws a poor cross that misses
and Hume counters with an inside leg kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hume thumps Hernandez with a low kick.
Hume throws a low kick but Hernandez avoids it.
Hernandez throws a leg kick
and Hume makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Hume checks a low kick from Hernandez.
Hume counters with a body kick.
Hernandez chopping away at his opponent's legs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hernandez moves out of range of the body kick.
Hernandez is looking to counter with a body kick.
Hume throws a nice looking combination but Hernandez bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Hernandez throws a leg kick but Hume moved away.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hume looks for the body kick but Hernandez saw that one coming.
Hume dodges the punch combination from Hernandez.
Hernandez uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hume.
Hernandez takes a swing at Hume's ribcage but misses.
Despite the aggression on Hume's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Hernandez looks for the body kick but Hume saw that one coming.
Hernandez looks to land a body kick but Hume moved away.
Hume flicks out a counter leg kick but Hernandez steps away.
Hume tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hernandez throws a leg kick
and Hume counters with a thumping low kick.
Hume fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Hume fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Hernandez has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Hume rushes Hernandez and presses him up against the cage.
Hume lands with a short shot to the head.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Hume working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Hume looking to stall.
Hume goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hernandez can't break the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Hume.
Hume digs a right hand into Hernandez's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Hernandez's gas tank.
Hume scores with a shot to the side of Hernandez's head.
Hume makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Hume stalling the fight.
Hume lands with a short shot to the head.
Hume lands on the inside with an uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hume makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hume throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Hernandezs head.
Hernandez tries to throw a body punch but Hume avoids it by throwing Hernandez back against the cage.
The referee calls for Hume to work.
Hernandez is looking to break free of the clinch but Hume has double underhooks.
Hume pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Hernandez misses with some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hume.
Hume takes a shot to the head.
A frustrated look appears on Hernandez's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Hernandez wants to break the clinch but can't.
Hume stalling in the clinch but Hernandez improves position.

And that's the end of the fight!
Sawyer Hume comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Hume has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 James Glass scores the fight 28:29
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 29:28
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 29:29

The fight is ruled a draw!