PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Aaron Hernandez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rick Grimes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Aaron Hernandez is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.

Hernandez
vs
Grimes

180 cm
22
188 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

188 cm
20
188 lbs
1 - 6 - 0

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Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Aaron Hernandez !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Rick Grimes!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grimes swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Hernandez cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Grimes misses with a two punch combination.
Grimes misses with a two punch combination.
Grimes just misses with a punch to the body.
Grimes throws a combination that misses
and Hernandez cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Hernandez showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Grimes.
Hernandez showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Grimes.
Grimes throws a right and a left that Hernandez avoids nicely.
Grimes scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!

That's one minute gone in the round.
A left and a right from Grimes both land. Nice combination.
Grimes throws a left and a right that both miss
letting Hernandez counter with a right hand.
Grimes looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Grimes thows a body shot but no joy.
Grimes throws a nice looking combination but Hernandez bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Grimes fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hernandez manages to avoid it.
Grimes bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Grimes will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Grimes looks winded!
Hernandez uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Grimes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grimes misses with a double jab
and Hernandez counters with a nice uppercut.
Grimes misses with a combination
and Hernandez counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Grimes throws a hook but Hernandez avoids it easily.
Grimes jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A swing and a miss from Grimes.
Grimes lands a two punch combo.
A nice combination there by Grimes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Grimes throws a left and a right that both miss
and Hernandez connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grimes falls off balance throwing a combination
and Hernandez cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Grimes throws a shot from downtown. Hernandez moves away and avoids it.
No joy there for Grimes, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Grimes misses with a shot to the body
and Hernandez connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Grimes throws a series of punches but Hernandez moves out of range.
Grimes thows a body shot but no joy.
Grimes falls off balance throwing a combination
and Hernandez counters with a straight right hand.
Grimes throws a left and a right that both miss
and Hernandez connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grimes swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A slow jab from Grimes misses its intended target.
Grimes throws a combination that misses
and Hernandez cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Hernandez slips a straight right by Grimes.
Grimes misses with a wild body shot.
Hernandez is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Hernandez showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Grimes.
Hernandez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Grimes.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Grimes throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Hernandez cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Grimes misses with a wild combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rick Grimes dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Grimes throws a nice looking combination but Hernandez bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Hernandez takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Grimes throws a hook to the side of Hernandez 's head but Hernandez sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hernandez has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Hernandez there as he acknowledges the shot.
Grimes falls off balance throwing a combination
enabling Hernandez to counter with a crisp jab.
Hernandez is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
No joy there for Grimes, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Rick Grimes seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Grimes misses with a wild body shot.
Grimes is breathing heavily.
Grimes misses with the combination.
Grimes looks to score with a jab to the body but Hernandez is just out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Grimes misses with a wild combination.
Hernandez steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Grimes.
A combination from Grimes does no damage.
Grimes misses with the combination.
Grimes throws a lazy right hand but Hernandez sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Rick Grimes is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Grimes looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grimes lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Hernandez blocks a jab.
Grimes throws a right and a left that Hernandez avoids nicely.
A punch combination from Grimes misses.
Grimes misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Grimes misses with a wild body shot.
No joy there for Grimes, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Grimes tries to bum rush Hernandez with a series of wild strikes but Hernandez uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Hernandez ducks under a wild hook from Grimes.
Hernandez avoids a punch combination nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Grimes misses.
Grimes swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Hernandez cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Hernandez dodges the punch combination from Grimes.
Grimes misses with the combination.
Grimes throws an overhand right that lands on Hernandez 's shoulder, as Hernandez tries to avoid the shot.
Grimes misses with a looping left.
Hernandez uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Grimes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grimes throws a left and a right that both miss
and Grimes takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Grimes falls off balance throwing a combination
enabling Hernandez to counter with a crisp jab.
Grimes throws a series of punches but Hernandez moves out of range.
Grimes throws a poor cross that misses
and Hernandez counters with a nice uppercut.
Grimes misses with a combination
and Hernandez cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Hernandez slips a jab from Grimes.
Grimes misses with a straight left.
Grimes throws a jab but it's blocked by Hernandez .
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rick Grimes showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Grimes misses with a combination
and Hernandez counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A jab from Grimes misses.
Grimes swinging wildly here.
Grimes falls off balance throwing a combination
and Grimes takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Grimes misses with a double jab
and Hernandez counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Grimes tries to bum rush Hernandez with a series of wild strikes but Hernandez uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Hernandez dodges the punch combination from Grimes.
Grimes takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Grimes falls off balance throwing a combination
and Grimes takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Grimes falls off balance throwing a combination
and Hernandez counters with a stiff right hand.
A left and a right from Grimes both land. Nice combination.
Grimes pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Grimes throws a jab but it's blocked by Hernandez .
Grimes swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Grimes takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Grimes throws a left and a right that both miss
and Hernandez counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Grimes throws a body punch but Hernandez moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hernandez avoids the body shot from Grimes.
Grimes just misses with a punch to the body.
Hernandez moves out of range of the strikes.
Grimes misses with a double jab
and Hernandez counters with a straight right hand.
Grimes misses with a double jab
and Hernandez connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Grimes throws a combination that misses
letting Hernandez counter with a right hand.
Grimes throws a combination that misses
letting Hernandez counter with a right hand.
Grimes throws a left and a right that both miss
letting Hernandez counter with a right hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hernandez showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Grimes.
Grimes missing with a left hand there. Hernandez was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Grimes misses with a double jab
and Hernandez cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Grimes throws a nice looking combination but Hernandez bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Grimes throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Grimes throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Hernandez cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Grimes throws a nice looking combination but Hernandez bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Grimes misses with an uppercut. Hernandez saw that one coming.
Grimes has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grimes throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Grimes throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Hernandez counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Grimes throws a combination that misses
and Grimes takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Grimes fails to land with a series of punches.
Hernandez ducks under a wild hook from Grimes.
Grimes misses with a wild body shot.
Grimes pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hernandez slips a jab and a cross from Grimes.
Grimes misses with a left hand
and Hernandez counters with a lovely straight right hand!

And that's the end of the fight!
Rick Grimes comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Grimes 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rick Grimes!
Rick Grimes decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.