PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ernest Bass (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Raul Hernandez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Bass
vs
Hernandez

180 cm
25
170 lbs
3 - 6 - 0

185 cm
25
166 lbs
5 - 7 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ernest Bass!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Raul Hernandez!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Tarja Halkonen and Roosa Järviläinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bass circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hernandez tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bass paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Hernandez closes the distance and clinches.

Bass pulls guard.
Bass is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Hernandez stands up over Bass, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Bass has a closed guard, preventing Hernandez from standing up.

Hernandez has gone for a leg lock! Bass slips out almost immediately though and dives into Hernandez's guard.
Bass trying to stand up but can't free himself from Hernandez's guard.
Bass tries to free his leg and advance position but Hernandez is retaining full guard.
Hernandez looking to control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bass wants to control from the top but Hernandez keeps moving.
Bass throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Hernandez works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Hernandez trying to control the position.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Bass works over Hernandez with some ground and pound from guard.
Hernandez trying to control the position.
Bass prevents Hernandez from getting back to his feet.
Hernandez keeping moving, preventing Bass from controlling successfully.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Hernandez, right into the meat.
Bass is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hernandez.
Bass lands a leg kick that knocks Hernandez off balance momentarily.

Hernandez has taken the fight to the clinch.
Hernandez looks to throw an elbow but misses.

Bass pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bass chopping away at his opponent's legs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bass throws a leg kick
and Hernandez makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Bass connects with a good right hand that stumbles Hernandez. Hernandez circles away out of range and recomposes himself.

It looks like Raul Hernandez has been cut.
Hernandez looks gassed!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hernandez takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Bass throws a head kick that misses
and Hernandez counters with a nice body kick.
Hernandez looks to clinch
and Bass counters with a nice body shot.
Ernest Bass is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A big right from Bass misses.
Bass thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Hernandez if he has to take too many more of those.
Bass lands with a thumping leg kick.
Bass lands a lovely overhand right.
Bass throws an overhand right that lands on Hernandez's shoulder, as Hernandez tries to avoid the shot.
A solid leg kick lands there for Bass.
Bass cracks Hernandez with a right hand to the side of the head.

Hernandez is rocked!
Bass digs a good hook to Hernandez's body.
Hernandez is still on wobbly legs! Can Bass finish him?
Bass fakes a right and follows up with a big left that drops Hernandez to one knee - oooooh, he's wobbly! Hernandez looks to clinch but Bass throws him off and pummels him into the canvas! Hernandez taps out under the strikes! The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Ernest Bass!