PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jorge Hernandez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sami Orgun (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

Hernandez
vs
Orgun

172 cm
22
148 lbs
8 - 5 - 0

158 cm
24
142 lbs
6 - 7 - 1

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Good gas tank

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 8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jorge Hernandez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Sami Orgun!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Anni Minnemäki and Arvi Lind.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hernandez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Orgun feints the counter takedown.
A leg kick checked by Hernandez.
Hernandez moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Sami Orgun seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Orgun tries to land a leg kick but Hernandez saw it coming and moves away.
Orgun sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Hernandez lands a head kick. Orgun smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Orgun has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Hernandez.
Hernandez throws a head kick that misses.
Hernandez misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Orgun.
Hernandez connects with a single shot there.
Hernandez doesn't manage to clinch there - Orgun circles away.
Hernandez checks a leg kick nicely.
Orgun scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Hernandez throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Orgun throws a low kick but Hernandez avoids it.
Hernandez bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hernandez checks a leg kick nicely.
Orgun thows a leg kick but Hernandez checks it
letting Hernandez counter with a right hand.
Orgun tries a head kick but it misses.
Hernandez stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Orgun.
Orgun looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for Orgun.
Hernandez motions for Orgun to come forward. Hernandez throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.

Orgun gets tackled into the cage by Hernandez. Hernandez maintains the clinch.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Orgun wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Hernandez has him pressed against the cage.
Orgun stalling in the clinch but Hernandez improves position.
Hernandez is pressed up against the cage. Orgun has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Hernandez down to the mat. Hernandez avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
A slapping body kick lands there for Hernandez.
Orgun throws a sloppy head kick and Hernandez moves out of range easily.
Orgun missing with a left hand there. Hernandez was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Orgun walks into a straight right hand from Hernandez.
Orgun takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
A big left from Orgun misses.
Orgun takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Orgun misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Orgun throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hernandez checks a leg kick.
Hernandez was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Orgun walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Orgun misses with a leg kick.
Orgun keeps the fight on the outside.
Orgun moves out of range of the body kick from Hernandez.
Hernandez chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Orgun can pounce on him.
Orgun avoids the head kick by Hernandez.
Hernandez fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hernandez moves out of range as Orgun throws a body kick.
Orgun avoids the head kick by Hernandez.
Orgun misses with a shot to the body
and Hernandez counters with a nice low kick that buckles Orgun's knee momentarily.
Orgun throws a nice head kick!
Hernandez checks a leg kick.
Hernandez throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Orgun's head.
Hernandez takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Hernandez has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Orgun.
Hernandez misses with an attempted mid kick.
Orgun scores with a leg kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Hernandez.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Orgun throws a body kick that misses.
An inside leg kick from Orgun misses.
Hernandez is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.

Hernandez clinches.
Orgun looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

Hernandez breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hernandez misses with an attempted mid kick.
Hernandez throws a front kick that sends Orgun stumbling back into the cage.
The fighters circling - Orgun throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Orgun shoots in looking for a takedown but Hernandez manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Orgun's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Jorge Hernandez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sami Orgun.
A head kick misses from Hernandez.
Orgun throws a jab when Hernandez was well out of range.
Hernandez jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Orgun misses with a head kick.
Hernandez scores with a kick to the midsection.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Orgun.
Hernandez tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Hernandez throws a half hearted mid kick.
Orgun lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Orgun misses with a low kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hernandez lands a two punch combo.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hernandez fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Orgun.
A nice leg kick lands there from Orgun.
Hernandez blocks the body kick.
Orgun throws a lazy head kick
and Hernandez counters with a slapping leg kick.
A clash of legs there as Hernandez blocks the low kick.
Hernandez takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Hernandez tried to counter with a leg kick but Orgun avoided it.
Orgun will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Orgun tries to land a leg kick but Hernandez saw it coming and moves away.
Orgun just misses with a punch to the body.
Hernandez lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Jorge Hernandez is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Orgun fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Hernandez checks it well.
A head kick misses from Orgun.
Hernandez pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hernandez bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hernandez quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Orgun wants to land a leg kick but Hernandez is out of range.
Hernandez throws a big counter combination but Orgun scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Orgun finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Hernandez keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Hernandez throws a leg kick which misses Orgun's front leg but catches the back leg as Orgun tries to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jorge Hernandez dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Hernandez checks a low kick from Orgun.
Hernandez checks the leg kick.
Hernandez connects with an inside leg kick.
Orgun blocks a head kick by Hernandez.
Orgun throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Orgun.
Orgun takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Hernandez connects with a looping right hand.
Orgun fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Orgun tries to land a leg kick but Hernandez saw it coming and moves away.
Hernandez scores with a nice body kick.
Hernandez misses with an attempted mid kick.
Orgun has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Hernandez.
A bone on bone clash there as Hernandez blocks the leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hernandez throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Hernandez is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hernandez lands a front kick.
Hernandez clobbers Orgun with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Orgun misses with a low kick.
Hernandez thinks about countering with a body kick.
Hernandez is looking to clinch.
Orgun throws a sloppy head kick and Hernandez moves out of range easily.
Hernandez misses with a hook.
Hernandez looks to land a body kick but Orgun moved away.
Orgun connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Orgun takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Orgun shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Hernandez's jab looks to have found its range, popping Orgun under the eye.
Orgun is looking to score with low kicks.

Hernandez moves into the clinch.
Orgun struggles to land a body shot inside as Hernandez controls his hands.
Orgun is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Hernandez on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Orgun dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Orgun misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hernandez.
Hernandez blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hernandez is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Hernandez is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Orgun can do to turn this around?
Hernandez avoiding damage as Orgun throws knees to the body.

Hernandez breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Orgun steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Hernandez. That one must have hurt.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Orgun throws a low kick but Hernandez moves out of range easily.
Orgun throws out a leg kick but Hernandez moves out of range and Orgun only half commits.
Hernandez looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Hernandez checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Orgun tries to land a leg kick but Hernandez saw it coming and moves away.
Hernandez throwing a counter right hand but Orgun manages to avoid it.
Hernandez scoring well with a low kick there.
A solid leg kick lands there for Hernandez.
Orgun throws a chopping leg kick but Hernandez manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
An inside leg kick from Orgun misses.
Orgun closes this distance looking for a takedown but Hernandez circles away.
Jorge Hernandez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sami Orgun.
Orgun throws a low kick but Hernandez moves out of range easily.
Orgun walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Hernandez scores with a slapping inside leg kick.

Hernandez has managed to clinch.
Hernandez connects with a nasty looking knee right to Orgun's face.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Orgun tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hernandez misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Orgun.
Hernandez is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Hernandez pushes Orgun back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Orgun misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hernandez.
Orgun wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Hernandez lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Orgun trying to land knees to the body.
Orgun tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Hernandez smiles and moves away.
Hernandez bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Orgun does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Hernandez looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Orgun throws a leg kick but Hernandez checks it.
Hernandez throws a head kick but Orgun moves out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hernandez lands with an uppercut that bounces Orgun off the cage and back into range.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Hernandez, right into the meat.
Hernandez lands a leg kick that knocks Orgun off balance momentarily.
Orgun wants to slow Hernandez down by chopping away at his legs.
Hernandez throws a head kick that half lands.
Hernandez tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
No luck for Orgun with that takedown attempt.
Hernandez pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.

Hernandez moves into the clinch.
Orgun wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Hernandez has him pressed against the cage.
Orgun tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hernandez avoids it.
Hernandez avoiding damage as Orgun throws knees to the body.
Orgun tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Orgun struggles to land a body shot inside as Hernandez controls his hands.
Orgun misses with a knee to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jorge Hernandez dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Hernandez scores with a hook.
Orgun sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Hernandez stuffs the takedown attempt from Orgun. Orgun gets slowly back to his feet.
Orgun uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hernandez.
Orgun shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Hernandez but Hernandez pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Orgun tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Hernandez scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Nice sprawl there from Hernandez as Orgun shoots in.
Hernandez is looking to counter punch.
Jorge Hernandez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sami Orgun.
Hernandez scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Hernandez scores with a sloppy right hand. Orgun should have avoided that one.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Orgun walks into a left hand.
Orgun misses with a body kick.

Orgun gets a double leg takedown into Hernandez's guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Hernandez pushes Orgun off and scrambles back to his feet.
Orgun throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Hernandez is looking to clinch but Orgun is avoiding it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hernandez stuffs the takedown attempt from Orgun. Orgun gets slowly back to his feet.
Hernandez with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Orgun looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Orgun throws a leg kick but Hernandez moved away.
Hernandez jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Good leg kick by Orgun there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Hernandez lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Orgun pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Jab from Hernandez.
Orgun throws a leg kick but Hernandez sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Orgun 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.
Orgun dives in for a single leg takedown but Hernandez sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
A thudding body kick lands there by Hernandez!
Hernandez throws a nice outside leg kick.
Orgun tries a head kick but it misses.
Orgun tries a low kick but Hernandez avoids it.
Hernandez 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.
Sami Orgun has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hernandez jabs at Orgun's body.
Jorge Hernandez is winning the standup battle so far.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Orgun is looking to land body kicks.
Orgun throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Orgun takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Orgun misses with a leg kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Hernandez lands a really nice looking cross but Orgun seems unphased.
Hernandez throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Orgun's head.
Hernandez lands a jab to the nose.
Orgun shoots in looking for a takedown but Hernandez manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Orgun's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Hernandez jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Hernandez throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Orgun moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Orgun throws a low kick, looking for Hernandez's leg but Hernandez calmly moves out of range.
Hernandez throws a nice outside leg kick.
Orgun's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Hernandez throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Orgun has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Orgun there as he acknowledges the shot.
Hernandez blocks a low kick nicely.
Hernandez scoring well with a low kick there.
Crunch! Hernandez slams his shin into Orgun's torso.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Orgun finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Nice body punch from Hernandez.
Hernandez tries to clinch but Orgun is having none of it.
Hernandez goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Orgun tried to score with a low kick but Hernandez checks it.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Orgun, right into the meat.
Orgun thows a leg kick but Hernandez checks it
and Hernandez counters with a slapping leg kick.
Orgun fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Both fighters circling a little - Hernandez finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Orgun stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Hernandez.

Hernandez clinches up with Orgun and pushes him back against the cage.
Orgun tries to land knees in the clinch but Hernandez avoids the damage to the body.
Orgun is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Orgun struggles to land a body shot inside as Hernandez controls his hands.
Orgun trying to land knees to the body.
A short right from Hernandez on the inside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Orgun drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Hernandez gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hernandez is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Jorge Hernandez has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Hernandez avoiding damage as Orgun throws knees to the body.
Orgun missing with knees to the body.
Hernandez blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Hernandez on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hernandez landing knees to the body.
A frustrated look appears on Orgun's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Hernandez lands an elbow just above Orgun 's eye.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Orgun tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Orgun tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hernandez avoids it.
Hernandez lands an elbow inside that Orgun shrugs off.
Jorge Hernandez is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Hernandez on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jorge Hernandez showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Hernandez has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Marco Blurström scores the fight 30:27
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 30:27
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jorge Hernandez!
Our winner, Jorge Hernandez, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.