PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Carlos Hernandez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Markus Vinicius (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Hernandez
vs
Vinicius

175 cm
18
150 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

170 cm
22
150 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Carlos Hernandez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Markus Vinicius!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Jonathan Paton and Russell Pearce.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vinicius swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Vinicius scores with a body shot.
Hernandez slips a jab and a cross from Vinicius.
Vinicius throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Vinicius listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Vinicius throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hernandez.
Vinicius throws a right and a left that Hernandez avoids nicely.
Vinicius throws a nice looking combination but Hernandez bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Jab from Vinicius.

It looks like Carlos Hernandez has been cut.

Hernandez has managed to clinch.
Hernandez goes for a takedown in the clinch but Vinicius prevents it.
Vinicius prevents a takedown attempt there.
Vinicius tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Hernandez just stands there and leans against the cage.
Hernandez stops a takedown attempt from Vinicius.
Hernandez tries to score a body lock takedown but Vinicius shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Carlos Hernandez. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Vinicius pulls guard effortlessly.
Hernandez prevents Vinicius from getting back to his feet.
Hernandez slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Vinicius is not content to let Hernandez control the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Hernandez tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Hernandez is breathing heavily.

Hernandez tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Hernandez has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Vinicius pushes Hernandez away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Hernandez gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.

Hernandez pushes Vinicius up against the cage in a clinch.
Hernandez jumps guard but Vinicius stands there with Hernandez around his waist. Hernandez gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Hernandez tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Vinicius smiles and moves away.
Markus Vinicius seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vinicius thuds a left hand into Hernandez's body.
Hernandez showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Vinicius.
Hernandez dodges the punch combination from Vinicius.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vinicius lands a nice looking body shot.
Vinicius looks to land a combination. Hernandez sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Vinicius tries to bum rush Hernandez with a series of wild strikes but Hernandez uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Markus Vinicius is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Vinicius tests Hernandez's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Some wild striking there from Vinicius.
Vinicius fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Hernandez looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Vinicius lands with a nice combination. Hernandez backs away looking to recover.
Vinicius throws a right and a left that both miss.
Vinicius throws a right and a left that both miss.
Vinicius cracks Hernandez with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Vinicius connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Hernandez's hands.
Vinicius lands a jab-cross combination.
Vinicius jabs at Hernandez's body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vinicius scores with a crisp jab that stopped Hernandez in his tracks.
Vinicius looks to land a body kick but Hernandez moved away.
Hernandez takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Vinicius!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A punch lands to the side of Hernandez 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Hernandez shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Vinicius throws a nice inside leg kick.
Vinicius looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Vinicius fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Vinicius scores with the left hand. Hernandez knows he should have avoided that one.
Vinicius looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Vinicius misses with a low kick.
Vinicius lands with a straight right. Hernandez didn't see that one coming.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Vinicius jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Vinicius sizes up Hernandez with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.

Hernandez closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Vinicius to the mat! Vinicius manages to get full guard.
Hernandez pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Vinicius is keeping the position for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Markus Vinicius dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Carlos Hernandez's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Hernandez is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Vinicius.
Vinicius fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Hernandez looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Vinicius wants to slow Hernandez down by chopping away at his legs.
Hernandez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Vinicius.
Hernandez shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Vinicius as he jumps to the side.
Hernandez on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Vinicius looks to land a combination but Hernandez avoids it well.
A combination from Vinicius does no damage.
Hernandez is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Left hook, right uppercut from Vinicius.
Some wild striking there from Vinicius.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Vinicius takes a swing at Hernandez's ribcage but misses.
A shot to de liver by Vinicius. Beautiful body shot.
Hernandez blocks a head kick by Vinicius.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vinicius punishes Hernandez's body with a nice straight punch.
Vinicius throws a lazy right hand but Hernandez sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hernandez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Vinicius.
Vinicius will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

Hernandez clinches.
Vinicius stalling in the clinch but Hernandez improves position.
Hernandez tries to score a body lock takedown but Vinicius shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Hernandez avoiding damage as Vinicius throws knees to the body.
Hernandez tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Carlos Hernandez. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Vinicius manages to pull guard.
Hernandez prevents Vinicius from getting back to his feet.
Hernandez wants to control from the top but Vinicius keeps moving.

Vinicius is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vinicius slows down the pace here.
Hernandez prevents a takedown attempt there.
Vinicius prevents a takedown attempt there.
Vinicius tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hernandez avoids it.

Vinicius gets control of Hernandez's arms and successfully pulls guard. Vinicius will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Hernandez trying to control but Vinicius is working from the bottom.
Hernandez throwing strikes but missing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hernandez prevents Vinicius from getting back to his feet.
Hernandezis looking to pass into half guard but Vinicius pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Vinicius is in guard.
Vinicius wants to get up but he can't break Hernandez's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.

Hernandez looking for a guillotine here but Vinicius defends easily.
Hernandez wants to sweep here but Vinicius controlling him for the moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Vinicius trying to stand up but can't free himself from Hernandez's guard.

Vinicius stands up from Hernandez's guard - Vinicius perhaps looking for a knockout.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Vinicius stuns Hernandez with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Markus Vinicius showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Carlos Hernandez's cut.
That's time! Hernandez's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Vinicius dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Vinicius fails to land with a series of punches.
Markus Vinicius is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hernandez looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Vinicius is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Hernandez rather than just go for the knockout.
Vinicius misses with a jab, cross combination.
Vinicius digs a good hook to Hernandez's body.

Hernandez shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Hernandez is just content to waste time from the top position. Vinicius takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Hernandez trying to control but Vinicius is working from the bottom.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hernandez stops Vinicius from standing up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vinicius is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Hernandez trying to control the position from guard on top but Vinicius is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Hernandez drops back, looking for a kneebar! Vinicius looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Vinicius looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Vinicius!

Vinicius decides to stand back up. Vinicius steps back and let's Hernandez get back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Vinicius tests Hernandez's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Vinicius throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Vinicius swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Vinicius scores to the head and body with a nice combination!

Hernandez instigates a clinch.
Hernandez gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Vinicius.
Hernandez goes for a takedown attempt but Vinicius pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Vinicius throws a right and a left that Hernandez avoids nicely.
Hernandez tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Vinicius throws a series of punches but Hernandez avoids them all with ease.
Hernandez looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Vinicius, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Vinicius slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Vinicius throws a head kick that misses.
Vinicius lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Vinicius misses with a jab, cross combination.
A punch combination from Vinicius misses.
A punch combination from Vinicius misses.
Hernandez moves out of range as Vinicius throws a body kick.
Hernandez bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Vinicius throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Vinicius misses with a two punch combination.
Vinicius lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hernandez circles away quickly and effectively.
Vinicius fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.

Hernandez shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Vinicius pushes Hernandez off looking to stand but Hernandez dives back in and keeps control.
Carlos Hernandez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hernandez is trying to control. Vinicius wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.

Hernandez is working for a kimura but Vinicius is defending it quite comfortably.

Hernandez is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hernandez wants to pass to mount but Vinicius is defending the position.
Markus Vinicius is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

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 Carlos Hernandez.
I think Vinicius has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 28:29
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Markus Vinicius!