|
|
PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Maciej Rybinski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hymie Herrera (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Herrera is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Yo Soy Dominicano. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
 |
|
 |
| 168 cm
24
144 lbs
4 - 4 - 0 |
|
175 cm
23
142 lbs
2 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Good knees
Granite chin |
|
BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good gas tank |
|
| |
|
Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Maciej Rybinski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Hymie Herrera!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, John Roberts and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Herrera avoids the head kick by Rybinski.
Herrera has a takedown stuffed.
Rybinski instigates a clinch.
Herrera turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Rybinski is trying to buck Herrera off.
The ground and pound from Herrera seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Rybinski sneaks out the side door and pushes Herrera away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
Herrera changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Rybinski tries to avoid it but Herrera manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Rybinski to the ground. Rybinski escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Rybinski connects with a high kick.
It looks like Hymie Herrera has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rybinski darts in and clinches Herrera up against the cage.
Herrera jumps guard but Rybinski stands there with Herrera around his waist. Herrera gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Maciej Rybinski has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hymie Herrera.
Herrera misses with a body punch.
Rybinski utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rybinski breaks the clinch.
Herrera blocks a head kick by Rybinski.
Maciej Rybinski is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Rybinski misses with a combination
and Herrera counters with a series of strikes. Rybinski will be more careful next time no doubt.
Rybinski throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Rybinski leaves Herrera with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
A nice inside leg kick there by Herrera. That's going to slow Rybinski down.
Rybinski tries a head kick but it misses.
Rybinski keeps the fight on the outside.
Rybinski misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Herrera throws out a loose jab but Rybinski uses good head movement to avoid it.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Rybinski is trying to force a seperation but Herrera has the dominant position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Herrera is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Rybinski is keeping busy.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Herrera's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Herrera avoids the head kick by Rybinski.
Herrera fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Rybinski to the ground. Herrera is now in Rybinski's guard.
Herrera won't allow Rybinski to get back to his feet.
Herrera has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Rybinski is breathing heavily.
Herrera throws and elbow that misses. Rybinski uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Herrera's guard. Nice move by Rybinski!
Rybinski preventing the sweep.
Herrera manages to escape and get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rybinski throws a sloppy head kick
and Herrera counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Rybinski taking a breather.
Herrera's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Herrera misses with a two punch combination.
Herrera tries to clinch but Rybinski is having none of it.
Herrera throws the left hand but Rybinski avoids the punch easily.
Herrera looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Rybinski looking to throw knees to the head but Herrera is blocking nicely.
Herrera tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Rybinski smiles and moves away.
Herrera throws a leg kick but Rybinski sees it coming and checks it nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rybinski throws a sloppy head kick and Herrera moves out of range easily.
A head kick misses from Rybinski.
Herrera dives in and scores a takedown into Rybinski's guard.
Herrera throws a strike but Rybinski rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Herrera is controlling Rybinski's posture.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rybinski trying to control but Herrera is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hymie Herrera dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Hymie Herrera's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Herrera wants to clinch up but Rybinski keeps it at a distance.
Rybinski fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Herrera has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Rybinski jabs at Herrera's body.
Rybinski misses with a head kick.
Herrera showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Rybinski.
Herrera fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Herrera chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Rybinski fails with an attempt to clinch.
Herrera throws a chopping leg kick but Rybinski manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Rybinski tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Herrera closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Rybinski quickly recovers to half guard.
Herrera lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Herrera missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Herrera is keen to just control but Rybinski is a slippery customer.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Herrera not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
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. Herrera connects with a nice short shot to Rybinski's temple.
Herrera wants to stand up but Rybinski is controlling the position.
Herrera stands up and beckons Rybinski to join him on the feet.
Herrera throws a leg kick that misses.
Herrera avoids the head kick by Rybinski.
Herrera misses with an uppercut. Rybinski saw that one coming.
Maciej Rybinski seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rybinski gets tackled into the cage by Herrera. Herrera maintains the clinch.
Herrera tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Rybinski smiles and moves away.
Herrera throws a nice looking combination but Rybinski bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Herrera misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Herrera tries to close the distance and clinch up but Rybinski swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Rybinski checks the leg kick.
Herrera connects with a leg kick. Rybinski looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Rybinski throws a sloppy head kick
and Herrera counters with a good, hard body kick but Rybinski shrugs it off.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A head kick misses from Herrera.
Rybinski throws a head kick but Herrera moves out of range.
Herrera feints a jab promting Rybinski to slip. Herrera then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Rybinski slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Herrera has taken the fight to the clinch.
Herrera tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Rybinski just stands there and leans against the cage.
Rybinski misses with a knee strike.
Herrera breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Herrera scores with a spinning back kick!
Rybinski pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Herrera throws a head kick but Rybinski moves out of range.
Herrera doesn't manage to clinch there - Rybinski circles away.
Nice sprawl there from Rybinski as Herrera shoots in.
Maciej Rybinski has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hymie Herrera.
Herrera tries to bum rush Rybinski with a series of wild strikes but Rybinski uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Rybinski tries a head kick but it misses.
Herrera stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Rybinski.
Herrera misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Rybinski throws a head kick that misses.
Herrera tries to clinch up but Rybinski circles away and keeps his distance.
Rybinski darts in and clinches Herrera up against the cage.
Herrera breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Rybinski checks the leg kick.
Herrera pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Herrera keeps the fight on the outside.
Herrera fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Herrera has a takedown stuffed.
A head kick from Rybinski lands but Herrera takes it in his stride.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Herrera dodges the punch combination from Rybinski.
Herrera tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Rybinski manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Herrera shoots in and bounces Rybinski off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Herrera throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Herrera with a nice head shot there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hymie Herrera showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Hymie Herrera's cut.
That's time! Rybinski's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Herrera drives through and clinches with Rybinski against the cage.
Rybinski manages to break the clinch.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Rybinski crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Herrera - the referee stops the clock and Rybinski gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Herrera. Rybinski manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
A punch combination from Herrera misses.
Rybinski tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sloppy strikes from Herrera. Those never looked like landing.
Rybinski misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Herrera drives through with a takedown into Rybinski's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Herrera wants to stand but Rybinski is controlling his posture from full guard.
Rybinski keeping moving, preventing Herrera from controlling successfully.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rybinski pushes Herrera off and scrambles back to his feet.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Herrera.
Rybinski tries to close the distance and clinch up but Herrera swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Rybinski will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Herrera fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Rybinski has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Hymie Herrera seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Herrera tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Herrera is looking to score with low kicks.
Herrera wants to clinch.
Herrera pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Rybinski back to the cage. Herrera follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Rybinski.
The fighters circling - Rybinski throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Rybinski fails in his attempt to clinch.
Rybinski throws a head kick that misses.
Rybinski throws a lazy head kick
and Herrera counters with a good low kick that Rybinski was not able to check.
Rybinski throws a head kick but Herrera moves out of range.
Rybinski avoids the head kick by Herrera.
Herrera fails to land the takedown.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rybinski swats away the attempt to clinch by Herrera.
Rybinski tries to clinch up.
Herrera throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Rybinski 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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rybinski throws the kick towards the body but Herrera avoids it.
Maciej Rybinski is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Rybinski.
Rybinski misses with a low kick.
Herrera throws out a powerful jab.
Herrera is trying hard to land a takedown here. Rybinski sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Herrera tries to clinch but Rybinski is having none of it.
Rybinski pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Rybinski pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Herrera tries to clinch there but Rybinski circles away.
Herrera throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Rybinski blocks a low kick nicely.
Herrera wants to clinch.
Herrera wants to clinch up but Rybinski keeps it at a distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Herrera connects with a high kick.
Herrera tries a head kick but it misses.
Rybinski dodges the punch combination from Herrera.
Rybinski tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Herrera avoids a kick to the body.
Hymie Herrera is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Rybinski pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Herrera misses with a few strikes there.
Herrera gets the takedown into side control.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Herrera working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Herrera is working Rybinski over with some ground and pound from side control.
Maciej Rybinski has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Herrera throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Hymie Herrera comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Herrera 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 Joseph Jones scores the fight 27:30
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 27:30
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hymie Herrera!
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| S |
C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
|
S |
C |
G |
|
energy
A | B |
|
hype
A | B |
|
pop
A | B |
|
mgr
A | B |
|
FIGHT
RATING
87% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
