PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Paulo Lima (ranked 2269 p4p, 3382 weight class) and Dustin Hernandez (ranked 240 p4p, 314 weight class). Paulo Lima could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Dustin Hernandez's chin.

Lima
vs
Hernandez

178 cm
25
158
4 - 0 - 0

178 cm
25
154
1 - 0 - 1

Good takedowns
Counter fighter
Very quick

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Paulo Lima!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Dustin Hernandez!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Dillan Fox and Robert Douchet.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice straight punches there by Hernandez. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Hernandez.

Hernandez gets a clinch.
Hernandez misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hernandez can't break the clinch.
Hernandez goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Lima changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Hernandez fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Lima takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Hernandez lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Lima circles away quickly and effectively.
Hernandez moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Hernandez misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Lima misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Hernandez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lima was well out of range. Poor timing from Hernandez.
Lima dodges the punch combination from Hernandez.
Lima appears to be looking for a counter takedown.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lima takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Lima slips under a jab.
Lima uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hernandez.
Hernandez fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Some wild striking there from Hernandez.
Lima attempts a counter takedown but Hernandez avoids it well and moves away.
Hernandez misses with a hook. Lima ducked under it nicely.
A punch combination from Hernandez misses.
Lima appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Dustin Hernandez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hernandez throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lima half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Hernandez throws a body punch but Lima moves out of range.
Lima shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Hernandez but Hernandez pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Paulo Lima. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hernandez scores with a three punch combo!
Hernandez falls off balance throwing a combination

and Lima counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
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 trying to control the position here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Lima is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Lima passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Hernandez isn't going anywhere.

Lima tries for a kimura but Hernandez is defending well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lima is looking to take a break and control but Hernandez is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

Lima wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Hernandez, who protects the arm well.
Hernandez trying to control but Lima flips him over like a cheap hooker and has his back!

Lima is cranking Hernandez's head sideways - that looks painful. He's managed to get his other arm under the chin and this looks bad for Hernandez! He's tightened the choke and Hernandez is tapping out!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Paulo Lima!
Paulo Lima is the new featherweight champion!
A victorious Paulo Lima thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.