PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Frank Hernandez (ranked 270 p4p, 386 weight class) and Kylan Cedillo (ranked 41 p4p, 59 weight class). Hernandez comes to the cage accompanied by Journey - Only The Young. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!

Hernandez
vs
Cedillo

170 cm
24
147
13 - 2 - 0

176 cm
22
164
10 - 2 - 0

Great wrestler
Solid boxing
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Conviction
Conquer

30th Century Beer Store
Conviction

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Frank Hernandez!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kylan Cedillo!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Russell Pearce and Jonathan Paton.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cedillo on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Cedillo swings widly with a right hand

so Hernandez counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Hernandez trying to control the position from guard on top but Cedillo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hernandez throwing strikes but missing.
Cedillo trying to control the position here.
Hernandez showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hernandez trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hernandez passes Cedillo's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Hernandez looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Cedillo with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Hernandez is nestled in close to Cedillo, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Cedillo has hold of Hernandez's hands but Hernandez slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Hernandez thows a huge punch but Cedillo dodges it nicely.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Hernandez connects with a nice short shot to Cedillo's temple.
Hernandez working the head and body with strikes.
Hernandez seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Cedillo does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Hernandez is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Cedillo is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Hernandez misses with a head shot. Cedillo uses the momentum to regain guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hernandez passes Cedillo's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Cedillo is trying to control but can't.
Hernandez is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Cedillo keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Hernandez has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Hernandez throws a strike but Cedillo avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Hernandez loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Hernandez trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Hernandez wants to control from the top but Cedillo keeps moving.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cedillo seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Cedillo utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Cedillo preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Hernandez trying to control but Cedillo is working from the bottom.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Hernandez engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Hernandez throws an off balance right hand
and Cedillo finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Cedillo throws a wild body kick that Hernandez sees coming a mile off.
Hernandez tries to counter with a takedown but Cedillo is quick to defend against it.
Cedillo misses with a kick to the body

and Hernandez counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cedillo has momentary wrist control but Hernandez slips an elbow through the middle.
Hernandez content to stall in guard here.
Hernandez throws a big right hand that misses.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cedillo trying to control the position.
Hernandez with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hernandez works over Cedillo with some ground and pound from guard.
Hernandez working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Hernandez throwing strikes from guard but Cedillo blocks nicely.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Frank Hernandez dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Hernandez gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Cedillo.
A head kick from Cedillo lands but Hernandez takes it in his stride.

It looks like Frank Hernandez has been cut.
A slow jab from Cedillo misses its intended target.
Cedillo stuffs the takedown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cedillo throws a lazy uppercut

and Hernandez counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Hernandez thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Cedillo's head.
Hernandez missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Hernandez is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Cedillo sees it coming and defends easily.
Hernandez is controlling the pace.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Hernandez here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Cedillo is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Cedillo wants to improve his position but Hernandez is controlling well.
Cedillo makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Cedillo.
Hernandez distracts Cedillo with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.

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.
Cedillo is pulling down on Hernandez's head. It's preventing any offense from Hernandez, at least for the moment.
Cedillo is continuing to stall.
Hernandez working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Hernandez scoring with some ground and pound.
Hernandez slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
The ground and pound from Hernandez seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hernandez scores with a couple of short elbows.
Check out the look on Hernandez's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Cedillo dodges the ground and pound from Hernandez.
Hernandez is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Cedillo can do to turn this around?
Cedillo is looking to reverse the position.
Cedillo tries to control but end up mounted... ooooh, that's bad.
Hernandez with the ground and pound from mount.
Hernandez with good strikes from the mount here!
Hernandez looking to control but Cedillo is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Hernandez looking to finish Cedillo with some ground and pound. This is bad for Cedillo!
Cedillo tries to hold on but Hernandez postures up.
Hernandez scoring with strikes but Cedillo is staying in there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cedillo takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hernandez in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Hernandez lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Cedillo slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Cedillo is refusing to be controlled, as Hernandez sits in half guard.
Nice strikes from Hernandez there.
Frank Hernandez overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

Hernandez is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Hernandez not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Cedillo trying to control but Hernandez postures up.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Frank Hernandez dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Frank Hernandez's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Cedillo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hernandez manages to avoid it.
Cedillo thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hernandez bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hernandez appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Cedillo with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Hernandez to score with a decent uppercut.
Cedillo displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hernandez throws out the jab.
Cedillo looks like he wants to counter punch here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hernandez slips under a jab.
Hernandez attempts a counter takedown but Cedillo avoids it well and moves away.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Hernandez.
Kylan Cedillo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cedillo throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Cedillo ducks under a wild hook from Hernandez.
And Cedillo responds with a good body kick, but Hernandez manages to step out the way in time.
Cedillo does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Cedillo takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.

Hernandez scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Hernandez thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hernandez works his foot free and advances to mount.
Hernandez lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Hernandez looking to control but Cedillo is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Hernandez sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Hernandez landing strikes from the mount and Cedillo is in trouble!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Hernandez looking to secure an arm triangle but Cedillo defends it well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hernandez in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Hernandez lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.

Hernandez jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Cedillo is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Cedillo and Hernandez has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Cedillo on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Hernandez wants to control but Cedillo is keeping him busy.
Cedillo manages to get back to half guard.
Cedillo is not content to let Hernandez control the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice strikes from Hernandez there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cedillo blocking the ground and pound attempt from Hernandez.

Hernandez is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Cedillo has managed to free his arm - good work.
Hernandez missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Hernandez keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Cedillo avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Hernandez.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hernandez is controlling the pace.
Hernandez looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Cedillo with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Frank Hernandez clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Frank Hernandez's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Hernandez shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Cedillo's guard.
Hernandez trying to control the position from guard on top but Cedillo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hernandez working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Hernandez postures up in Cedillo's guard and throws a big left but Cedillo blocks it.
Hernandez lands a couple of digs.
Hernandez missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hernandez throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Hernandez tries to free his leg and advance position but Cedillo is retaining full guard.
Hernandez throws a big elbow that misses.
Hernandez keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Cedillo's head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hernandez lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Cedillo is controlling Hernandez's posture.

Hernandez thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Cedillo has momentary wrist control but Hernandez slips an elbow through the middle.
Cedillo controlling the position.
Cedillo avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Hernandez is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Hernandez in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Cedillo trying to control the position.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hernandez uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Cedillo.
Hernandez ducks under a wild hook from Cedillo.
Hernandez fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Hernandez backing away here, and Cedillo unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Hernandez is trying hard to land a takedown here. Cedillo sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Cedillo now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Hernandez ducks under a wild hook from Cedillo.
Hernandez changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cedillo wants to slow Hernandez down by chopping away at his legs.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Hernandez.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Frank Hernandez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hernandez steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Cedillo.
Kylan Cedillo seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Cedillo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hernandez was well out of range. Poor timing from Cedillo.
Hernandez feinted with a counter takedown.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Hernandez.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Hernandez shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Cedillo pinned against the cage. Cedillo gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Crunch! Cedillo slams his shin into Hernandez's torso.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close fourth round but I would say that Frank Hernandez will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Frank Hernandez's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Good standup being displayed there by Hernandez as he connects with a hook.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Cedillo.
Cedillo lands with an uppercut that bounces Hernandez off the cage and back into range.
Hernandez connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Cedillo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hernandez moves away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cedillo will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cedillo looks to score with a jab to the body but Hernandez is just out of range.
Hernandez changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Hernandez shoots in for a takedown but Cedillo shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Cedillo throws a big shot that misses.
Cedillo keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hernandez.
A nice side step and Cedillo releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Hernandez throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cedillo keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Kylan Cedillo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

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.
Hernandez shoots for a double leg takedown but Cedillo sprawls well. He's pushed Hernandez's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Frank Hernandez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cedillo throws a series of punches but Hernandez moves out of range.
Hernandez tries to counter with a takedown but Cedillo is quick to defend against it.
Cedillo connects with a leg kick.
Cedillo just misses with a punch to the body.

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

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hernandez passes into half guard.
Cedillo on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Hernandez is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Hernandez controlling the pace.

Cedillo is defending against the submission attempts here by Hernandez.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hernandez winds up and cracks Cedillo with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Hernandez with the ground and pound but Cedillo uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Hernandez stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Cedillo swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Hernandez is working Cedillo over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Hernandez controlling from the top position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

Cedillo looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.

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 Frank 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 50:45
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 50:45
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 50:45

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Frank Hernandez!
Frank Hernandez retains his lightweight title!
After winning the bout, Frank Hernandez thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.