PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tama Tonga (ranked 25351 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matias Hernandez (ranked 6232 p4p, 0 weight class). Tonga comes into the arena with Lockjaw blaring out of the sound system. Matias Hernandez is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Tonga
vs
Hernandez

190 cm
19
185 lbs
0 - 2 - 1

170 cm
18
185 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Hates pizza

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Very confident

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 - 2 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Tama Tonga !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Matias Hernandez!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Sergei Dronov and Fedor Mirinova.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tonga takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Hernandez throws a combination. Tonga tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Tonga walks into a jab.
Matias Hernandez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hernandez throws a poor cross that misses

so Tonga counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.

Tonga stands and steps away. Hernandez gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Hernandez misses with a lunging right hand

and Tonga moves into the clinch.
A battle for position here, against the cage.

Tonga jumps into guard, dragging Hernandez to the mat.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tonga controlling Hernandez's posture.
Hernandez must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Hernandez wanted to stand there but Tonga had control of the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hernandez prevents Tonga from getting back to his feet.
Hernandez being controlled here momentarily.
Hernandez tries to stand but Tonga is controlling from the bottom.
Hernandez is fighting to break Tonga 's control of his arms but Tonga is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.

That's two 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.
Tonga throwing strikes off his back to little effect.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Matias Hernandez is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hernandez moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Hernandez lands a nice hook to Tonga 's body. Tonga takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Tonga misses with a jab, cross combination.
Hernandez scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Hernandez throws a left and a right that both miss

and Tonga counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Tonga .
Hernandez avoids a wild elbow strike from Tonga .
Hernandez wants to get back to striking at distance but Tonga won't allow it.
Hernandez gets underhooks to prevent Tonga 's takedown attempt.
Tonga keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Hernandez's efforts to push away.

Tonga pulls guard successfully.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tonga looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

Tonga has his feet on Hernandez's thighs here. He's pushed Hernandez off and worked for a very quick armbar from the bottom! He's flipped onto his stomach and he's cranking hard on the arm! Hernandez screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Tama Tonga !
A less than humble Tama Tonga misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.