PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joey Hernandez (ranked 2448 p4p, 3236 weight class) and Drax Bautista (ranked 271 p4p, 353 weight class). Hernandez comes to the cage accompanied by I’m Back . Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

Hernandez
vs
Bautista

187 cm
20
260
3 - 2 - 0

190 cm
20
267
2 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Brooklyn Apothecary

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 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Joey Hernandez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Drax Bautista!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Daniel Blasius and Wagner Zegers.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bautista uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hernandez.
Bautista stuns Hernandez with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Joey Hernandez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A swing and a miss from Bautista.
Bautista throws out a loose jab but Hernandez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bautista swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
We've been hearing reports that Hernandez has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Hernandez throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hernandez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hernandez wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Hernandez throws a predictable looking body shot
and Bautista cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

It looks like Joey Hernandez has been cut.
A jab from Bautista misses.
Hernandez tries to counter with a takedown but Bautista is quick to defend against it.
Bautista misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hernandez.
Hernandez misses with a hook
and Bautista counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Bautista slips under a jab.
A punch combination from Hernandez misses.
Hernandez takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hernandez has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Hernandez there as he acknowledges the shot.
Hernandez throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hernandez moves out of range as Bautista strikes.
Hernandez swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A nice side step and Bautista releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Bautista misses.
Hernandez appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Hernandez takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Bautista just misses with a punch to the body.
Bautista dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Bautista throws an overhand right that lands on Hernandez's shoulder, as Hernandez tries to avoid the shot.
Bautista uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hernandez.
A countering left hand to the body from Bautista misses.
Bautista throws the left hand but Hernandez avoids the punch easily.
Hernandez feinted with a counter takedown.
Hernandez misses with a lunging right hand
and Bautista counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Bautista missing with a left hand there. Hernandez was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hernandez misses the jab.
Hernandez on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.

Bautista drops his shoulder and cracks Hernandez with a huge uppercut! Hernandez goes down! Can Bautista finish him?

Hernandez is rocked!
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!
Bautista sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Hernandez's guard.
Oh Hernandez is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!

Bautista is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Hernandez doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Bautista.
Hernandez tries to get to full guard but Bautista has control of the leg.

Bautista seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Hernandez is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Drax Bautista!