PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Veikko Rastila (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sergio Hernandez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rastila's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, One Hit. Hernandez comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Immortal Technique - Golpe De Estado kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!

Rastila
vs
Hernandez

209 cm
33
270 lbs
25 - 8 - 1

190 cm
36
224 lbs
24 - 8 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Perkele!

Spartan Nutrition
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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 25 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Veikko Rastila!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 24 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sergio Hernandez!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hernandez throws a looping overhand right but Rastila ducks down to avoid it.
Hernandez throws a front kick that sends Rastila stumbling back into the cage.
A slow jab from Hernandez misses its intended target.
Hernandez throws a leg kick
and Rastila counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Hernandez slips under a jab from Rastila.
The crowd cheers as Hernandez lands an impressive looking overhand right. Rastila doesn't seem phased though.
Rastila misses with a body shot.
Hernandez throws out a counter right but Rastila avoids it with no problem.
Hernandez cracks Rastila with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Veikko Rastila seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rastila on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Rastila throws a head kick that half lands.
Hernandez's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Rastila connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Hernandez scrambles back to his feet.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hernandez goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Rastila slips a straight right by Hernandez.
Hernandez looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Hernandez attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Hernandez slips a straight right by Rastila.
Rastila takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rastila jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A punch combination from Hernandez misses.
Hernandez jabs at Rastila's body.
Hernandez tries a head kick but it misses.
Some wild striking there from Hernandez.
Rastila was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Hernandez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rastila swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Rastila punishes Hernandez's body with a nice straight punch.
Rastila is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hernandez.
Hernandez throws a good cross that connects.
Hernandez bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.

It looks like Veikko Rastila has been cut.
Hernandez lands a nice leg kick that just misses Rastila's sensitive parts.
Hernandez throws a half hearted mid kick.
Hernandez feints and then cracks Rastila's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Rastila down.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hernandez misses the shot to the body.
Hernandez lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Rastila at a distance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hernandez cracks the inside of Rastila's front leg.
Rastila takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Hernandez has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Nice uppercut there from Rastila.
Rastila takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Rastila throws a jab but it's blocked by Hernandez.
Hernandez throws the left hand but Rastila avoids the punch easily.
Rastila is looking to counter punch.
Rastila takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Rastila misses with a hook
and Hernandez counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A shot to the body from Rastila misses
and Hernandez connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

Rastila is rocked!
Hernandez fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Oh Rastila is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Rastila tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Rastila seems to have got his legs back now.
Hernandez slips under a jab from Rastila.
Hernandez blocks the body kick.
Hernandez paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Hernandez misses the body punch
and Rastila counters with a thumping low kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rastila slips a straight right by Hernandez.
A thudding body kick lands there by Rastila!
Hernandez is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Rastila had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Hernandez scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Hernandez throws a sloppy head kick and Rastila moves out of range easily.
Rastila scores with a head kick.
Rastila takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Rastila is breathing heavily.
Hernandez takes a swing at Rastila's ribcage but misses.
Rastila is looking to chop away at Hernandez's legs.
Hernandez throws a body shot but no joy.
Rastila catches Hernandez with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Rastila looks for the body kick but Hernandez saw that one coming.
Hernandez misses with a wild body shot.
As Hernandez looks to move away, Rastila throws a big counter combo bu Hernandez just gets out of the way.
Hernandez connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Rastila moves out of range of the body kick from Hernandez.
A nice inside leg kick there by Hernandez. That's going to slow Rastila down.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hernandez throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
A good leg kick by Rastila.
Hernandez takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Rastila blocks a leg kick.
Hernandez ducks under a wild hook from Rastila.
Rastila bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Rastila takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Hernandez moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
A big left from Rastila misses.
Hernandez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hernandez throws out a leg kick but Rastila moves out of range and Hernandez only half commits.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rastila misses with a straight left.
Hernandez uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Rastila.
Rastila loads up on a big right hand but Hernandez slips the punch.
Hernandez feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Rastila's calf.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sergio Hernandez dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Veikko Rastila's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Hernandez lands a leg kick that knocks Rastila off balance momentarily.
Hernandez looks to throw the jab but Rastila is out of range.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Rastila might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rastila. Hernandez does a little dance to reset his feet.
Good shot there by Hernandez.
Nice uppercut lands for Hernandez. That snapped Rastila's head back.
Rastila scores with a body shot.
Hernandez darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hernandez. Rastila does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hernandez misses with a low kick.
Hernandez turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Hernandez keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Rastila.
Rastila keeps Hernandez at a distance using the push kick.
Rastila uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hernandez.
Rastila takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
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 scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Hernandez lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Hernandez. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hernandez takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Rastila keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rastila is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Rastila uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hernandez.
Rastila is looking for a counter combo.
Sergio Hernandez seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Rastila misses with a right hand
and Hernandez counters with a straight right hand.
Rastila blocks a jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hernandez. Rastila does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hernandez looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Hernandez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rastila was well out of range. Poor timing from Hernandez.
Rastila lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Hernandez scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Rastila.
Hernandez misses with a body kick.
Hernandez is looking to chop away at Rastila's legs.
Hernandez is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Rastila.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hernandez lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Hernandez has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Rastila dips to his left and cracks Hernandez with an uppercut!
Hernandez misses with a kick to the body.
Hernandez moves away from the strike by Rastila.
A little jabbing left from Hernandez on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Hernandez looks to land a combination but Rastila avoids it well.
A big left from Rastila misses.
Rastila tried to score with a low kick but Hernandez checks it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hernandez. Rastila does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rastila ducks right into an uppercut from Hernandez.
Hernandez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rastila moves away.
Hernandez slips a straight right by Rastila.
Hernandez avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A decent looking cross lands there for Hernandez.
Rastila missing with a left hand there. Hernandez was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hernandez tries to score with a low kick but Rastila moves his leg out of the way.
Rastila moves out of range of the strikes.
Rastila cracks Hernandez with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Rastila moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Hernandez lands with a precision combination! Left, right, uppercut and Rastila falls flat on his face, eyes wide open but he's out!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:25 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Sergio Hernandez!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Sergio Hernandez waved his t-shirt featuring PRODUCT OF CHAMPIONS 's logo in front of the cameras.