PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rain Hernandez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frito Ortiz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hernandez comes to the cage accompanied by Thunderkiss 65 by White Zombie. Ortiz comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Stranglehold kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! 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.

Hernandez
vs
Ortiz

193 cm
20
195 lbs
5 - 4 - 0

180 cm
23
195 lbs
4 - 5 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Rain Hernandez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Frito Ortiz!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hernandez pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hernandez misses with the combination.

Ortiz darts in and clinches Hernandez up against the cage.
Hernandez wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Ortiz lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Ortiz just misses with a elbow thrown towards Hernandez's brow.
Hernandez tries to score a body lock takedown but Ortiz shows good agility there to stay on his feet.

Hernandez jumps into guard, dragging Ortiz to the mat.
Ortiz lands a couple of digs.
Ortiz throwing strikes from guard but Hernandez blocks nicely.
Ortiz postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Ortiz content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Hernandez preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Ortiz throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Ortiz missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Hernandez utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Ortiz postures up in Hernandez's guard and throws a big left but Hernandez blocks it.
Ortiz preventing the sweep.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ortiz makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Hernandez wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Hernandez looks to land a combination but Ortiz avoids it well.
Ortiz shoots in looking for a takedown. Hernandez tries to sprawl out of it but Ortiz keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Hernandez manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Hernandez tries to clinch up but Ortiz circles away and keeps his distance.
Ortiz avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ortiz tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Hernandez counters with a big head kick but Ortiz shrugs it off.
Ortiz clinches but Hernandez breaks the clinch
and Hernandez counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Ortiz wants to clinch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Hernandez swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Ortiz looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Ortiz misses with a takedown attempt
and Hernandez counters with a series of strikes. Ortiz will be more careful next time no doubt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ortiz tries to clinch up

and Hernandez counters with a shoot takedown. Ortiz fights it but they end up in guard.
Ortiz looks gassed!
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 tries to stand but Ortiz is controlling from the bottom.
Ortiz tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Hernandez trying to control the position from guard on top but Ortiz is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ortiz trying to strike off his back.
Hernandez preventing the sweep.
Ortiz tries to strike from the bottom.
Ortiz wants to sweep here but Hernandez controlling him for the moment.
Hernandez tries to stand but Ortiz is controlling from the bottom.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Ortiz scores with a punch to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ortiz tries to clinch but Hernandez moves away

and Hernandez counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Ortiz's guard now.
Ortiz throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Ortiz keeping moving, preventing Hernandez from controlling successfully.
Ortiz thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Ortiz is on top in guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Hernandez is on top in guard.
Hernandez pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Ortiz is keeping the position for now.
Ortiz looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Ortiz trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hernandez slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Ortiz throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Ortiz tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Hernandez trying to control but Ortiz is working from the bottom.
Hernandez sitting in guard, not really doing much.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Ortiz gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Hernandez counters with an outside leg kick.
Rain Hernandez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Frito Ortiz.
Ortiz avoids a kick to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ortiz closes the distance and clinches up with Hernandez, looking for a takedown. Ortiz pushes Hernandez against the cage but Hernandez circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Hernandez lands a right hook to the body.
Hernandez throws a right and a left that Ortiz avoids nicely.
Hernandez fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rain Hernandez dominated that 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.

Ortiz misses with a takedown attempt
and Ortiz takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Ortiz tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Hernandez makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.

Hernandez closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Hernandez lands in his opponent's guard.
Hernandez wants to control from the top but Ortiz keeps moving.
Hernandez won't allow Ortiz to sweep him here.
Hernandez distracts Ortiz with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Hernandez passes into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hernandez is pressing down on Ortiz's thigh, looking to free his foot. Ortiz is holding on for now.
Ortiz is breathing heavily.
Ortiz is staying active underneath Hernandez, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Ortiz is looking to get back to full guard here but Hernandez has managed to pass to side control instead.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ortiz is trying desperately to improve position.
Hernandez will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Hernandez content just to control the position here.
Hernandez seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Ortiz for as long as he can get away with.
Ortiz is wriggling around trying to escape.
Hernandez can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Ortiz is looking to escape.
Ortiz really trying hard to get back to half guard here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Ortiz throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Hernandez prevents Ortiz from getting the reversal.
Hernandez content just to control the position here.
Ortiz throwing hammer fists to the chest of Hernandez. What's that going to do exactly?
Hernandez sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Ortiz throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.

Hernandez is going olschool here, as he tries to force Ortiz to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Ortiz shrugs it off.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ortiz is looking to get to half guard.
Hernandez can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Ortiz is looking to escape.
Hernandez content just to control the position here.
Hernandez postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Ortiz looks a forlorn figure.
Ortiz is desperately trying to improve his position but Hernandez has a good base and remains in mount.
Ortiz is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Ortiz manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Hernandez tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Ortiz wants to sweep but Hernandez has passed to side control!
Ortiz manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Ortiz working over Hernandez with some ground and pound. Hernandez looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ortiz is nestled in close to Hernandez, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Hernandez is trying to get back to full guard.
Ortiz thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Hernandez's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rain Hernandez dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Hernandez gets a takedown into half guard.
Ortiz missing with punches from the bottom.
Hernandez keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Hernandez landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Hernandez blocks the strikes from Ortiz.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Hernandez in particular looking to stall.
Ortiz is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Hernandez's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Hernandez's back!
Watch the back of the head! Comes the shout from the referee towards Ortiz.
Ortiz missing with punches from the back.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ortiz lands a shot to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hernandez is taking damage to the body and head.
Ortiz scores with some strikes to the side of the head there. Good, points scoring shots.
Ortiz is landing with strikes from the back.
Ortiz avoiding Hernandez 's attempts to control his hands.
Ortiz somehow managing to miss with a strike from the back.
Ortiz throwing lazy shots from the back mount that aren't doing any damage.
Hernandez trying to control the hands but Ortiz won't let him.
Ortiz gets his hooks in and is throwing strikes.
Ortiz punishes Hernandez with strikes from the back mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hernandez manages to scramble and ends up in full guard, under a barage of strikes . Great composure from Hernandez.
Ortiz working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Rain Hernandez overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Ortiz distracts Hernandez with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Ortiz preventing the sweep.
Ortiz with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Hernandez keeping full guard, as Ortiz tries to pass.
Hernandez has his hands on Ortiz's head, controlling the position.
Hernandez is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Ortiz throws a strike but Hernandez rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Hernandez content to stall in guard here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hernandez has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Ortiz is proving hard to escape from.
Ortiz looking for a sweep. Not yet Ortiz, not yet.
Ortiz trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Ortiz throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Hernandez trying to control but Ortiz is working from the bottom.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Ortiz tries to clinch
and Hernandez cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Ortiz tries to clinch up
and Hernandez counters with a left and a right that stings Ortiz.
Rain Hernandez is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Hernandez lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ortiz circles away quickly and effectively.
Ortiz shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Frito Ortiz has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hernandez scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Ortiz looks to clinch
enabling Hernandez to counter with a crisp jab.
Hernandez misses with a jab, cross combination.
Hernandez throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ortiz.
Ortiz closes the distance but Hernandez moves to the side
and Hernandez counters with a three punch combo that has Ortiz backing up. Ortiz nods at Hernandez to acknowledge the strikes.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Hernandez.
Hernandez tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Ortiz swivels and escapes.
Ortiz closes the distance but Hernandez moves to the side
and Hernandez counters with a one-two to the body.
Ortiz swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Hernandez counters with a nice uppercut.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Rain Hernandez.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Hernandez, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:28
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:28
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rain Hernandez!