PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Roberto Hernandez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Norifumi Yamabotcho (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

Hernandez
vs
Yamabotcho

170 cm
20
160 lbs
2 - 5 - 0

168 cm
25
164 lbs
3 - 0 - 1

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Roberto Hernandez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Norifumi Yamabotcho!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hernandez fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hernandez lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Yamabotcho lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Hernandez throws a head kick but Yamabotcho moves out of range.
Hernandez fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

Hernandez forces Yamabotcho back against the cage and clinches.

Hernandez pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hernandez will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Yamabotcho misses with a wild body shot.
No joy there for Hernandez, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Hernandez tries to clinch but Yamabotcho is having none of it.

Yamabotcho closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Yamabotcho slows the pace down in half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Yamabotcho seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Hernandez does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Yamabotcho performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Hernandez is refusing to be controlled, as Yamabotcho sits in half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Norifumi Yamabotcho has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Nice shot lands for Yamabotcho.
Hernandez wants to clinch.
Yamabotcho throws a series of punches but Hernandez moves out of range.
Hernandez slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Hernandez fails to land with a series of punches.
Yamabotcho throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Hernandez looks to land a left hand but Yamabotcho moved out of range nicely.
Hernandez misses with a few strikes there.
Yamabotcho lands with a good body shot.
Yamabotcho fails to land with a series of punches.
Hernandez tries a head kick but it misses.
Hernandez tries to close the distance and clinch up but Yamabotcho swats him away and circles back towards the center.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hernandez lands a head kick. Yamabotcho smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Roberto Hernandez is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hernandez misses the shot to the body.
Hernandez throws a sloppy head kick and Yamabotcho moves out of range easily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hernandez tries to clinch up but Yamabotcho circles away and keeps his distance.
Yamabotcho connects with a body shot.

Hernandez gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Hernandez working aggressively here.

Hernandez breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Yamabotcho throws a right and a left that Hernandez avoids nicely.
Yamabotcho scores with a body shot.
Yamabotcho scores with a three punch combo!
Hernandez showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Yamabotcho.
Yamabotcho lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hernandez circles away quickly and effectively.
Hernandez just misses with a punch to the body.
Yamabotcho misses with a wild combination.
Yamabotcho shoots in for a takedown but Hernandez shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Yamabotcho looks winded!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hernandez is looking to clinch but Yamabotcho is avoiding it.
Hernandez tries to clinch up but Yamabotcho circles away and keeps his distance.
Yamabotcho's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Hernandez connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Yamabotcho scrambles back to his feet.
Hernandez getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Hernandez swinging wildly here.
Hernandez swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Yamabotcho lands with a nice body punch.
Roberto Hernandez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Yamabotcho looks to land a combination but Hernandez avoids it well.
Yamabotcho is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Hernandez rather than just go for the knockout.
No joy there for Hernandez, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Hernandez pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sloppy strikes from Hernandez. Those never looked like landing.

Yamabotcho feints and as Hernandez raises his hands in defense, Yamabotcho changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Hernandez wants to get back to his feet but Yamabotcho is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Yamabotcho throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yamabotcho postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

Hernandez manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Yamabotcho scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Hernandez tries to clinch up but Yamabotcho circles away and keeps his distance.
Hernandez moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Hernandez throws a head kick that half lands.
Hernandez tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Yamabotcho manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Hernandez lands a nice looking kick to the body. Yamabotcho takes a step back to recover.
Hernandez scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hernandez wants to clinch up but Yamabotcho keeps it at a distance.
Hernandez tries to close the distance and clinch but Yamabotcho swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hernandez tries to clinch but Yamabotcho moves out of range.

Yamabotcho shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Hernandez closes the distance and pushes Yamabotcho back into the cage.
Yamabotcho can't get the takedown.
Hernandez is pressed up against the cage. Yamabotcho has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Hernandez down to the mat. Hernandez avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Hernandez tries to close the distance and clinch up but Yamabotcho swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Hernandez lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
No joy there for Hernandez, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Hernandez is looking to clinch but Yamabotcho is avoiding it.
Hernandez clobbers Yamabotcho with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Nice shot by Hernandez.
Hernandez takes a swing at Yamabotcho's ribcage but misses.

Hernandez clinches up with Yamabotcho and pushes him back against the cage.
Hernandez lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Yamabotcho backwards.

Hernandez breaks the clinch.
Hernandez connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.

Yamabotcho is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hernandez tries to clinch but Yamabotcho is having none of it.
Yamabotcho is still on wobbly legs! Can Hernandez finish him?
Hernandez lands an uppercut out of nowhere! Yamabotcho falls backwards - clearly groggy! Hernandez dives in and finishes the fight with more strikes for a TKO finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Roberto Hernandez!
After winning the bout, Roberto Hernandez thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.