PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Angel Hernandez (ranked 4242 p4p, 3904 weight class) and Stanley Yelnats (ranked 186 p4p, 161 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Hernandez
vs
Yelnats

200 cm
26
240
5 - 11 - 0

175 cm
26
164
1 - 3 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Dangerous knees
Cardio machine

Excellent grappler
Decent boxing
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 11 - 0, fighting out of New York, Angel Hernandez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Stanley Yelnats!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, James Glass and William Gold.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hernandez pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
A low kick from Hernandez misses
and Yelnats counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Hernandez tries to land a front kick but Yelnats steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Hernandez ducks right into an uppercut from Yelnats.
Yelnats throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Hernandez counters with a straight right hand.
Hernandez throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Yelnats jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Hernandez misses with a head kick.
Hernandez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Yelnats was well out of range. Poor timing from Hernandez.
Hernandez throws a low kick, looking for Yelnats's leg but Yelnats calmly moves out of range.
Yelnats misses with a series of wild punches.
Hernandez pivots, looking for a leg kick but Yelnats is out of range and Hernandez settles back down.
Hernandez throws a front kick aimed at Yelnats's knee but Yelnats avoids it well.
Hernandez moves out of range as Yelnats strikes.
Hernandez tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hernandez drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Hernandez scoring well with a low kick there.
Yelnats on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Hernandez misses with a straight left.
Hernandez motions for Yelnats to come forward. Hernandez throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Hernandez lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Hernandez circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hernandez jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Yelnats checks a leg kick.
Yelnats steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Hernandez. That one must have hurt.
Yelnats stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.

Yelnats drives through with a takedown into guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Yelnats stays in close to Hernandez's body and controls the position.
Hernandez seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hernandez will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Yelnats works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Yelnats controlling the action here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yelnats's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Hernandez wants to control but Yelnats is keeping busy.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Yelnats lands a nice short elbow.
Hernandez is trying to control but can't.
Yelnats perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Angel Hernandez is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.

Hernandez gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Yelnats throwing strikes from guard but Hernandez blocks nicely.
Yelnats stays in close to Hernandez's body and controls the position.
Let's hope that Yelnats has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
More stalling from Yelnats.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Stanley Yelnats dominated that round.
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.

Hernandez looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Yelnats tries to close the distance and clinch but Hernandez swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Yelnats closes the distance and clinches.
Hernandez tries a knee to the head but Yelnats blocks it.
Yelnats tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Hernandez throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Yelnats blocks it with crossed arms.
Hernandez lands a knee to the head.

It looks like Stanley Yelnats has been cut.

Yelnats has clasped his hands together around Hernandez's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Yelnats wants to control but Hernandez is keeping him busy.
Yelnats working away.
Yelnats wants to lay and pray for a moment but Hernandez keeps working.
Yelnats creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Hernandez sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hernandez wants to control but Yelnats postures up.
Yelnats controls the position.
Yelnats connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Hernandez some visible discomfort.
Hernandez tries to control the position but he's not in luck - Yelnats easily slips into full mount!
Yelnats unloads with some shots from mount but Hernandez bucks and avoids them well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Yelnats punching from mount but Hernandez doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Hernandez is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Yelnats looking to control and managing it successfully.
Stanley Yelnats has got the better of the ground game so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yelnats throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Yelnats tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Hernandez is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Yelnats controlling the pace for now.
Yelnats has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hernandez is working to get back to half guard.
Yelnats can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Hernandez is looking to escape.
Yelnats controlling from mount.
Hernandez holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Yelnats tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Yelnats looking to control and managing it successfully.
Yelnats can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Hernandez is looking to escape.
Yelnats dominating with strikes here.
Hernandez wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Yelnats.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Yelnats takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Hernandez tries to hold on but Yelnats postures up.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Stanley Yelnats showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Stanley Yelnats's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Hernandez chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Stanley Yelnats is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Hernandez throws a body punch but Yelnats moves out of range.
Hernandez backing away here, and Yelnats unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
A decent looking cross lands there for Yelnats.
Hernandez walks into a jab.
Angel Hernandez is winning the standup battle so far.
Hernandez fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Yelnats.
A head kick misses from Yelnats.
Hernandez moves out of range of the body kick from Yelnats.
Hernandez throws a half hearted mid kick.
Hernandez looks to land a body kick but Yelnats moved away.
Yelnats drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Hernandez defends it well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hernandez throws a body kick that misses.
Yelnats connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Some bone on bone action there as Yelnats checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Yelnats defending well as Hernandez loads up on a big left hand.
Yelnats looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Yelnats closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yelnats ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hernandez moves away.
Hernandez getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Hernandez throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Hernandez lets loose with a powerful body kick. Yelnats will feel that in the morning.
Hernandez tries to land a front kick but Yelnats steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Hernandez tries to land a front kick but Yelnats steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Yelnats shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Hernandez as he avoids it easily.
Yelnats stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Hernandez.
Hernandez throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Yelnats checks a leg kick.
Yelnats feints a counter leg kick.
Yelnats has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Yelnats on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Hernandez lands a leg kick that knocks Yelnats off balance momentarily.
Hernandez throws a low kick but it's checked well by Yelnats.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Yelnats scores with a takedown into Hernandez's guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Yelnats controls from within his opponent's guard.
Yelnats with more of the same as he continues to hold on.
Hernandez has his hands on Yelnats's head, controlling the position.
Hernandez wants to sweep but no luck.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yelnats sitting in guard here, content to control.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Good work by Yelnats as he checks the leg kick.
Yelnats is looking to clinch but Hernandez is avoiding it.
Yelnats fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Hernandez looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Hernandez gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Yelnats.
Angel Hernandez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yelnats misses the shot to the body.
Hernandez tries to score with a low kick but Yelnats moves his leg out of the way.
Hernandez throws a body punch but Yelnats moves out of range.
Hernandez throws a solid leg kick but Yelnats takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Hernandez.
Yelnats misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Yelnats misses with a kick to the body.
Hernandez is looking to land body kicks.
Hernandez walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Yelnats checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Hernandez tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Yelnats doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Hernandez with the inside leg kick.
Hernandez throws a leg kick but Yelnats checks it.
Hernandez throws an off balance right hand
and Yelnats counters with a nice body shot.
Hernandez tries to land a leg kick but Yelnats saw it coming and moves away.
Yelnats throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.

And that's the end of the fight!
Angel Hernandez showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Yelnats has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 James Atkins scores the fight 28:29
Judge James Glass scores the fight 28:29
Judge William Gold scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Stanley Yelnats!