PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Richardo Hernandez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Wigstrom (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Hernandez
vs
Wigstrom

188 cm
19
246 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

188 cm
18
240 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Enjoys gardening

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Richardo Hernandez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, James Wigstrom!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Daniel Franklin and Frank Dennis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Hernandez fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Wigstrom to the ground. Hernandez is now in Wigstrom's guard.
Hernandez throws a strike but Wigstrom rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
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.
Wigstrom loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Wigstrom thows a big elbow that misses.

Wigstrom avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Wigstrom with a flurry of punches that miss.
Wigstrom working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Wigstrom throws a big right hand that misses.
Hernandez avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Hernandez manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wigstrom can't escape the position.
Hernandez thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Wigstrom is working to get back to half guard.
Hernandez looking to finish with strikes here!
Wigstrom is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.

Wigstrom bucks up and throws Hernandez to the side - he's got back to his feet. Great escape!
Wigstrom stuffs the takedown.

Wigstrom closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Hernandez is breathing heavily.
Hernandez trying to control from the bottom.
Wigstrom throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wigstrom throws a strike but Hernandez avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Wigstrom throwing strikes but missing.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wigstrom postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Wigstrom pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Hernandez is keeping the position for now.
Wigstrom thows a big elbow that misses.
Wigstrom loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Wigstrom pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Hernandez is keeping the position for now.
Wigstrom throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Hernandez works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Wigstrom must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wigstrom postures up in Hernandez's guard and throws a big left but Hernandez blocks it.
Wigstrom with a flurry of punches that miss.
Hernandez preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

Wigstrom stands up and waves to Hernandez to follow him.
Wigstrom ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Left hook, right uppercut from Wigstrom.
Wigstrom with a hook.
Hernandez takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.

Wigstrom closes the distance and clinches.
Hernandez tries to pull guard but Wigstrom holds him up against the cage and eventually Hernandez drops back down to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hernandez fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Richardo Hernandez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Wigstrom gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Hernandez gets full guard.
Hernandez could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Hernandez controls Wigstrom momentarily but Wigstrom frees himself.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wigstrom wants to stand but Hernandez has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Wigstrom wants to stand and escape but instead Hernandez has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Hernandez advances position into side control!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

James Wigstrom dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Richardo Hernandez's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Hernandez misses with a takedown attempt - Wigstrom sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.

Wigstrom closes the distance and clinches.

Wigstrom gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Wigstrom is looking to advance position but Hernandez won't allow it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The fighters are battling for position here. Hernandez manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Wigstrom throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Hernandez works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Wigstrom postures up in Hernandez's guard and throws a big left but Hernandez blocks it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hernandez controls Wigstrom momentarily but Wigstrom frees himself.
Wigstrom wants to pass the guard but Hernandez is keeping the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hernandez preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Hernandez looking to control.
Hernandez is adopting a defensive guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Richardo Hernandez.
Hernandez dives in and grabs Wigstrom's left leg, looking for a takedown. Wigstrom pushes down on Hernandez's head and hops out.
Wigstrom looks to land a body kick but Hernandez moved away.

Wigstrom has managed to clinch.
Hernandez tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Wigstrom just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Richardo Hernandez. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Wigstrom lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Wigstrom throwing shots but Hernandez is blocking nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wigstrom missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
James Wigstrom has got the better of the ground game so far.
Hernandez is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Wigstrom works his way into side control.
Wigstrom working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hernandez can't do much from the bottom here.
Hernandez defending against the ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wigstrom throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
You can see the frustration on Hernandez's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Hernandez stops Wigstrom from passing to mount.
Wigstrom lands a few punches from side control.
Wigstrom working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.

Wigstrom stands up.
Wigstrom throws a series of strikes that have Hernandez backpedaling.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Wigstrom drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Hernandez is pulling down on Wigstrom's head to control his posture.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hernandez is trying to control the position but Wigstrom postures up.
Wigstrom looking to pass the guard.
Wigstrom throws and elbow that misses. Hernandez uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Wigstrom's guard. Nice move by Hernandez!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Wigstrom tries to land a sweep but no joy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

James Wigstrom showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Richardo Hernandez's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Hernandez closes the distance and clinches.

Wigstrom has hold of one of Hernandez's legs. Hernandez is fighting the takedown attempt but Wigstrom gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Wigstrom throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Wigstrom throwing strikes but missing.
Hernandez is pulling down on Wigstrom's head. It's preventing any offense from Wigstrom, at least for the moment.
Wigstrom thows a big elbow that misses.
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.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hernandez preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wigstrom postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Wigstrom throws a big right hand that misses.
Wigstrom throwing strikes from guard but Hernandez blocks nicely.
Wigstrom stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Hernandez swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Hernandez avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Wigstrom trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Wigstrom in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Wigstrom stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Hernandez avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Hernandez tries to clinch up but Wigstrom circles away and keeps his distance.

Wigstrom changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Hernandez looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Wigstrom throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.

Hernandez sneaks out the side door and pushes Wigstrom away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
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!
Horrible takedown by Hernandez or perhaps it was just good defense by Wigstrom which made him look bad.
Wigstrom stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Wigstrom wants it to stay on the feet.
Wigstrom stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Wigstrom wants it to stay on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Richardo Hernandez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hernandez tries for a takedown but Wigstrom sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.

Wigstrom shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Hernandez manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Wigstrom wants to stand and escape but instead Hernandez has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hernandez with a flurry of punches that miss.
Hernandez throws and elbow that misses. Wigstrom uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Hernandez's guard. Nice move by Wigstrom!
Wigstrom missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Wigstrom won't allow Hernandez to sweep him here.
Wigstrom loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Wigstrom throws a big right hand that misses.
Wigstrom throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Hernandez works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hernandez looking to hit a scissor sweep but Wigstrom is one step ahead there.
Wigstrom working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Hernandez has control of Wigstrom's left arm, preventing Wigstrom from doing any damage.
Wigstrom pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Hernandez is keeping the position for now.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Wigstrom thows a big elbow that misses.
Richardo Hernandez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
James Wigstrom is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Wigstrom seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.

And that's the end of the fight!
James Wigstrom comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Wigstrom has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Cecil Peabody scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... James Wigstrom!