PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Roberto Hernando (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luke Kilpatrick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Hernando might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to HaunTed . Kilpatrick has chosen Parkway Drive - Dark Days as his entrance music. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

Hernando
vs
Kilpatrick

190 cm
31
265 lbs
22 - 9 - 0

194 cm
21
262 lbs
8 - 0 - 0

Decent wrestler
World class MT
Insanely flexible

BJJ Brown Belt
Good low kicks
Granite chin

Ultimate Fighting Gear
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Damnfield clothing

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 22 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Roberto Hernando!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Luke Kilpatrick!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Summer Carpenter and Donatello Bradman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hernando ducks under a wild hook from Kilpatrick.
Hernando goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Kilpatrick throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Hernando counters with a big head kick but Kilpatrick shrugs it off.
Hernando displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kilpatrick throws out the jab.
Hernando throws a nice outside leg kick.
Kilpatrick throws a leg kick
and Hernando counters with a right hand to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hernando with a hook.
Hernando tests Kilpatrick's chin there with a solid looking shot.

It looks like Luke Kilpatrick has been cut.
Kilpatrick avoids a punch combination nicely.
Hernando listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Kilpatrick throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kilpatrick throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kilpatrick takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Hernando is looking to clinch.
Hernando takes one to the chin there.
Kilpatrick throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
A shot to the body from Kilpatrick misses
and Hernando counters with a flying knee. Nice.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kilpatrick will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.

Hernando closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Hernando landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Hernando tries to land knees in the clinch but Kilpatrick avoids the damage to the body.

Hernando breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kilpatrick throws a shot from downtown. Hernando moves away and avoids it.
Kilpatrick cracks Hernando with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kilpatrick shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Kilpatrick walks into a left hand.
Kilpatrick misses with an uppercut
and Hernando counters with a solid body kick.
Kilpatrick rushes in with a sloppy looking punch

and Hernando counters with a crisp one two that drops Kilpatrick! Hernando thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Kilpatrick to his feet! Kilpatrick is in big trouble!
Kilpatrick looks winded!
Kilpatrick misses with the combination.
Kilpatrick throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hernando sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kilpatrick avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kilpatrick throws a low kick, looking for Hernando's leg but Hernando calmly moves out of range.
Hernando fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Kilpatrick has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Kilpatrick looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Hernando.

Hernando clinches up with Kilpatrick and pushes him back against the cage.
Kilpatrick is trying to push Hernando away but Hernando has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Kilpatrick wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Hernando misses with a knee strike.
Kilpatrick on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kilpatrick is trying to break the clinch but Hernando has him pressed against the cage.
Hernando gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Kilpatrick blocks the elbow strike.
Hernando trying to land knees to the body.
Hernando landing knees to the body.
Kilpatrick is looking to break free of the clinch but Hernando has double underhooks.
Hernando missing with knees to the body.

Hernando breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hernando tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hernando tries to close the distance and clinch but Kilpatrick swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hernando slips a jab and a cross from Kilpatrick.

Kilpatrick closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Hernando to the mat! Hernando manages to get full guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hernando is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Hernando is controlling Kilpatrick's posture.
Hernando keeping moving, preventing Kilpatrick from controlling successfully.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hernando looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Hernando trying to keep a closed guard but Kilpatrick is proving a slippery customer.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Roberto Hernando dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Luke Kilpatrick's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Kilpatrick shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Hernando manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kilpatrick trying to control but Hernando is working from the bottom.
Kilpatrick loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Kilpatrick with a flurry of punches that miss.
Kilpatrick lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Kilpatrick won't allow Hernando to sweep him here.
Kilpatrick throwing strikes but missing.
Kilpatrick pushes down on Hernando's leg and manages to get into half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kilpatrick works his way into side control.
Kilpatrick lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Hernando down.

It looks like Roberto Hernando has been cut.

Kilpatrick decides to stand back up.
Kilpatrick is looking to land body kicks.
Kilpatrick looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Kilpatrick tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Roberto Hernando is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kilpatrick misses with an uppercut. Hernando saw that one coming.
Kilpatrick thows a leg kick but Hernando checks it
and Hernando counters with a thumping low kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kilpatrick misses with a body punch
and Hernando finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kilpatrick lands with an uppercut that bounces Hernando off the cage and back into range.
Kilpatrick thows a left - swing and a miss!
A swing and a miss from Kilpatrick.
Kilpatrick scores with a jab.
Hernando throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Kilpatrick is breathing heavily.
Hernando fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kilpatrick throws a right hand that Hernando ducks under and follows up with a left that Hernando also avoids with ease.

Hernando forces Kilpatrick back against the cage and clinches.
Kilpatrick tries to work over Hernando's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

Hernando pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Hernando fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Kilpatrick, pushing him back against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hernando keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Kilpatrick's efforts to push away.
Hernando scores with a knee to the head.
A nice left hand lands by Hernando.
Hernando misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kilpatrick.
Hernando tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

Kilpatrick escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kilpatrick waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hernando.
Hernando tries to close the distance and clinch but Kilpatrick swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Hernando, right into the meat.
Hernando is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kilpatrick shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kilpatrick takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.

That has opened up Luke Kilpatrick's cut even more.
Kilpatrick throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hernando throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kilpatrick sees it coming and avoids it easily.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Hernando checks a leg kick.
Kilpatrick throws a leg kick
and Hernando makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kilpatrick misses with a double jab
and Hernando counters with a nice body shot.
Hernando is looking to clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
An inside leg kick from Kilpatrick misses.
Hernando is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hernando steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kilpatrick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Luke Kilpatrick showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Kilpatrick misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hernando.

Kilpatrick closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Hernando quickly recovers to half guard.

Kilpatrick is trying to work for a kimura but Hernando is defending well.
Hernando is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Kilpatrick trying to control the action but Hernando is working from the bottom.
Hernando is trying to maintain the position but Kilpatrick is very close to passing his half guard.
Kilpatrick thows a huge punch but Hernando dodges it nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kilpatrick throwing shots but Hernando is blocking nicely.
Hernando is looking for a sweep. Kilpatrick is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Kilpatrick trying to control the action but Hernando is working from the bottom.
Kilpatrick is thwarting Hernando's attempts to control the position.
Hernando avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Kilpatrick.
Kilpatrick is pressing down on Hernando's thigh, looking to free his foot. Hernando is holding on for now.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Hernando scores with a decent looking hook.
Hernando uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kilpatrick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kilpatrick misses with a wild combination.
Kilpatrick throws a big shot that misses.
Kilpatrick takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Hernando tries to clinch but Kilpatrick is having none of it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kilpatrick throws the left hand but Hernando avoids the punch easily.
Kilpatrick tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Roberto Hernando is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Kilpatrick takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Kilpatrick punishes Hernando's body with a nice straight punch.
Roberto Hernando is winning the standup battle so far.
Hernando misses with a wild combination.
Hernando thuds his shin into the meat of Kilpatrick's side.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kilpatrick sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Kilpatrick takes a swing at Hernando's ribcage but misses.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Hernando.
A chopping leg kick lands by Hernando.
Kilpatrick has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Hernando.
Hernando tries to clinch but Kilpatrick moves out of range.
Luke Kilpatrick has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kilpatrick throws a hook to the side of Hernando's head but Hernando sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kilpatrick fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Hernando checks it well.
Hernando looks for the body kick but Kilpatrick saw that one coming.
Kilpatrick smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Kilpatrick takes a head kick and keeps coming.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hernando tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kilpatrick swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Hernando wants to clinch up but Kilpatrick keeps it at a distance.
Hernando fails to land with a series of punches.
Hernando scores with a kick to the body.
Hernando scores with a nice body kick.
Kilpatrick lands an overhand right.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Donk. Kilpatrick catches Hernando right on the button with a cross.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hernando fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Kilpatrick on the side of the head.
Hernando throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hernando lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Roberto Hernando.
I think Hernando has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Steve Erwin scores the fight for Roberto Hernando!
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight for Roberto Hernando!
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight for Roberto Hernando!

Roberto Hernando wins by unanimous decision!
An out of breath Roberto Hernando thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.