PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Moona Peko (ranked 4381 p4p, 3554 weight class) and Daniel Hernandez (ranked 0 p4p, 319 weight class). Moona Peko is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.

Peko
vs
Hernandez

170 cm
25
150
0 - 0 - 0

170 cm
25
151
1 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Brawler
Cuts easily

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Moona Peko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Daniel Hernandez!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Yukihiro Shimada and Yukihiro Yamamoto.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Peko takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.

It looks like Moona Peko has been cut.
Hernandez throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Hernandez tries to clinch but Peko is having none of it.
A punch combination from Hernandez misses.

Peko manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Hernandez on his heels. He'll look to pass Hernandez's guard now, I'm sure.
Peko controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Peko wants to pass the guard but Hernandez is keeping the position.
Peko is working hard here to advance position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Peko is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Hernandez looking to control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Peko is stalling in the full guard.
Peko is pushing down on Hernandez's leg trying to pass to half guard. Hernandez is fighting to maintain full guard but Peko has managed to sneak the leg through.
Still in half guard, Peko seems content to control.
Peko scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Hernandez regains full guard. Nicely done.
Hernandez is trying to control the position but Peko postures up.
Hernandez is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Hernandez can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Peko controls the pace.
Hernandez not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Peko is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Peko slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Peko trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Hernandez throws some sloppy strikes off his back.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Sloppy strikes from Hernandez. Those never looked like landing.
Daniel Hernandez is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Peko takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Peko on the wrong end of a nice hook.

Peko feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Peko not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Peko wants to pass the guard but Hernandez is keeping the position.
Peko not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Peko wants to pass the guard but Hernandez is keeping the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Peko's corner is telling him to maintain position.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Hernandez lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Hernandez throws a right and a left that Peko avoids nicely.
Hernandez misses with the combination.
Peko showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hernandez.
Hernandez misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Hernandez does no damage.
Hernandez tries to close the distance and clinch up but Peko swats him away and circles back towards the center.

Peko feints and as Hernandez raises his hands in defense, Peko changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Hernandez is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Peko is aware though and is defending well.
Hernandez looks winded!
Hernandez looking to hit a scissor sweep but Peko is one step ahead there.
Hernandez can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Peko controls the pace.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Peko wants to pass the guard but Hernandez is keeping the position.
Peko passes easily into side control. Nice work.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Daniel Hernandez will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Moona Peko's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.

Peko shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Peko was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Hernandez manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Hernandez tries to roll over but Peko keeps him under control.
Peko is thwarting Hernandez's attempts to control the position.
Peko prevents Hernandez from improving his position.
Peko is taking a breather. Hernandez says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hernandez is looking to improve his position.
Peko performing his best blanket impression for a moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Peko wants to pass to mount but Hernandez is defending the position.
Hernandez is looking to control Peko's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Hernandez avoid being mounted?
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Hernandez tries to get to full guard but Peko has control of the leg.
Peko controlling the pace.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.

Peko changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Hernandez looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Peko controlling the position.
Hernandez tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Peko wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Hernandez trying to remain calm as Peko controls from the top position.
Hernandez tries to buck Peko off but Peko is having none of it.
Hernandez prevents Peko from moving into mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Peko controls the position.
Peko tries to advance to mount but can't.
Hernandez is being controlled here.
Hernandez is trying to get back to his feet.
Peko just content to control the position.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.

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.
Some wild striking there from Hernandez.

Hernandez gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Peko to score an easy takedown into full guard.

Hernandez has his feet on Peko's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Hernandez is breathing heavily.
Peko takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.

Peko closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Hernandez to the mat! Hernandez manages to get full guard.
Peko controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Moona Peko will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Moona Peko's cut.
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. This is the final round!

Peko gets a double leg takedown into Hernandez's guard.
Peko advances to half guard.
Peko uses his free foot to push down on Hernandez's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Hernandez.
Hernandez keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Peko tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Peko avoids the attempt from Hernandez to control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Peko sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Moona Peko overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Hernandez is trying desperately to improve position.
Peko controlling from mount.
Hernandez wants to hold on but Peko pushes him away.
Peko looking to control and managing it successfully.
Hernandez tries to hold on but Peko postures up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Peko controlling from mount.
Peko has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Hernandez really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Peko controlling from mount.

That's four 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.
Hernandez bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!

Peko working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Hernandez has passed into half guard!
Hernandez has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at Cozad MMA Tokyo. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
Peko is looking for a sweep. Hernandez is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Peko is trying to maintain the position but Hernandez is very close to passing his half guard.
Hernandez seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Peko does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Peko is looking to improve his position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Peko is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Hernandez scores with a couple of nice shots.
Peko manages to get to full guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Moona Peko showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Peko has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Shigeki Sano scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Moona Peko!