PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Siegfried Keskimulkku (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Miguel Hernandez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Hernandez's choice of entrance music: Lose Yoursellf. Siegfried Keskimulkku had real problems making weight for this fight. After initially coming in at 187.5lbs, he had two hours to make the official fight weight. He made it but it will have taken a lot out of him to cut those extra few pounds. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

Keskimulkku
vs
Hernandez

190 cm
22
202 lbs
10 - 7 - 0

200 cm
24
192 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

Decent wrestler
Decent elbows
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Siegfried Keskimulkku!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Miguel Hernandez!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Chris Downing and Robert Twigg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Keskimulkku closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Keskimulkku lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Keskimulkku scores with a shoulder strike.
Keskimulkku prevents the takedown attempt.
The referee is keeping an eye on Hernandez - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Keskimulkku leaning against his opponent.
Hernandez lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Keskimulkku keeps control of Hernandez as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
The referee calls for Keskimulkku to work.
Hernandez misses with a short punch on the inside.
Keskimulkku lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Hernandez.
Keskimulkku is pressed up against the cage. Hernandez has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Keskimulkku down to the mat. Keskimulkku avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Hernandez is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Keskimulkku tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hernandez paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hernandez shoots in looking for a takedown. Keskimulkku tries to sprawl out of it but Hernandez keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Keskimulkku manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Siegfried Keskimulkku has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Miguel Hernandez.
Hernandez closes the distance but Keskimulkku moves to the side
and Keskimulkku counters with a leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hernandez throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Hernandez throws a right and a left that both miss.
Hernandez fails with the takedown

and Keskimulkku counters by clinching up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Keskimulkku lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Keskimulkku lands a body punch.
Hernandez takes a shot to the head.
Hernandez on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Keskimulkku lands a body shot in the clinch.
Keskimulkku lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A short right from Hernandez.
Keskimulkku stalls.
Hernandez has Keskimulkku pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Keskimulkku manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
A body shot lands from Keskimulkku.
Hernandez letting Keskimulkku take a breather here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Keskimulkku pushes Hernandez back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hernandez is trying to stall.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Keskimulkku.
Hernandez looks gassed!
Keskimulkku doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Keskimulkku tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hernandez avoids it.

Hernandez breaks from the clinch.
Keskimulkku tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Hernandez counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Hernandez shoots and misses

and Keskimulkku holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Keskimulkku throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Keskimulkku crunches a lovely knee into Hernandez's ribcage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Keskimulkku tries a knee to the head but Hernandez blocks it.
Keskimulkku lands a nice knee to the body.
Keskimulkku lands a body shot in the clinch.
Hernandez takes an elbow to the temple.
Keskimulkku comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Hernandez being controlled against the cage.
Hernandez takes an elbow to the temple.
Hernandez effectively controlling the action here.
Hernandez tries to score a body lock takedown but Keskimulkku shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Keskimulkku lands a shoulder strike.
Keskimulkku makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Stalling in the clinch from Keskimulkku.
Keskimulkku missing with knees to the body.
Keskimulkku is pressed up against the cage. Hernandez has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Keskimulkku down to the mat. Keskimulkku avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Siegfried Keskimulkku is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Keskimulkku tries to close the distance and clinch but Hernandez swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Keskimulkku is looking to clinch but Hernandez is avoiding it.
Hernandez blocks a head kick by Keskimulkku.
Keskimulkku tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Keskimulkku misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Hernandez closes the distance looking to clinch

and Keskimulkku counters by moving into the clinch.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Keskimulkku prevents a takedown attempt there.
Hernandez prevents a body shot from Keskimulkku.
Keskimulkku tries to land a knee to the head but Hernandez blocks with his arms.
Hernandez tries to break the clinch but Keskimulkku is controlling the position.
Keskimulkku working Hernandez over with knees to the body.
Still in the clinch, Keskimulkku scores with a nice short uppercut.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Keskimulkku obliges.
Hernandez is looking to control Keskimulkku's arms but Keskimulkku gets an underhook and turns him. Now Hernandez has his back to the cage.
Keskimulkku dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Keskimulkku lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Keskimulkku tries to land knees in the clinch but Hernandez avoids the damage to the body.
Hernandez misses with a knee to the head.
Keskimulkku lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Hernandez backwards.
Hernandez avoids the elbow strike from Keskimulkku, against the cage.
Keskimulkku looking to slow down the pace here.
Keskimulkku will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Hernandez up against the cage.
Hernandez is looking to control Keskimulkku's arms but Keskimulkku gets an underhook and turns him. Now Hernandez has his back to the cage.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Keskimulkku lands an uppercut.
Hernandez lands a body shot.
Keskimulkku lands a nice knee to the body.
Keskimulkku with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Hernandez is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Keskimulkku pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Hernandez throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Keskimulkkus head.
Hernandez tries for a takedown. No joy.
Hernandez wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Hernandez blocks an elbow strike from Keskimulkku.
A short right from Hernandez on the inside.
Keskimulkku lands an elbow inside.
Hernandez lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Hernandez lands with a light punch inside.
Hernandez is trying to break the clinch but Keskimulkku is controlling him.
Hernandez gets through Keskimulkku's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Hernandez is trying to drag Keskimulkku to the mat but Keskimulkku just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Keskimulkku tries a knee to the head but Hernandez blocks it.
Keskimulkku prevents Hernandez from breaking the clinch.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Keskimulkku with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Hernandez tries for a takedown. No joy.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Hernandez as Keskimulkku tries to tie him up.
Keskimulkku prevents the takedown attempt.
Keskimulkku pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Keskimulkku stalling in the clinch but Hernandez improves position.
Hernandez taking a breather.
Hernandez is working Keskimulkku over against the cage.
Hernandez blocks an uppercut.
Hernandez dodges an elbow strike from Keskimulkku.
Hernandez avoiding damage as Keskimulkku throws knees to the body.
Hernandez tries a knee to the head but Keskimulkku blocks it.
Keskimulkku is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hernandez is defending well for now.
Hernandez lands a right hand that snaps the head of Keskimulkku backwards.
Hernandez drops down looking for an ankle pick but Keskimulkku pulls his leg out and moves away.
Left hook, right uppercut from Hernandez.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Siegfried Keskimulkku dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Keskimulkku tries to clinch but Hernandez moves away
and Hernandez counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Keskimulkku thinking.
Keskimulkku pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hernandez ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hernandez throws a combination that misses

and Keskimulkku counters by moving into the clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hernandez takes an elbow to the forehead.
Siegfried Keskimulkku has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Hernandez changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Keskimulkku fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Siegfried Keskimulkku is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Keskimulkku tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Keskimulkku tries to clinch but Hernandez moves away

so Hernandez counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hernandez won't allow Keskimulkku to get back to his feet.
Hernandez slips nicely into half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hernandez not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Keskimulkku is looking to escape.
Keskimulkku on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Keskimulkku tries to get out of the position.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Keskimulkku pushes Hernandez off but Hernandez dives into side control.
Hernandez lands some shots froms side control.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Keskimulkku wants to get back to his feet but Hernandez drags him back down.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hernandez misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes there by Hernandez.
Keskimulkku wants to get back to his feet.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Hernandez throws a strike aimed at the side of Keskimulkku's head but Keskimulkku avoids it well.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Hernandez with the ground and pound but Keskimulkku regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Miguel Hernandez showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Keskimulkku throws a hook but Hernandez avoids it easily.
Keskimulkku darts in trying to clinch
enabling Hernandez to counter with a crisp jab.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hernandez shoots and misses

and Keskimulkku moves into the clinch.
Keskimulkku cracks Hernandez with a nice body shot.
Keskimulkku looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Keskimulkku misses with a knee strike.
Keskimulkku stalling in the clinch.
Keskimulkku misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hernandez blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Keskimulkku manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Hernandez with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Keskimulkku prevents the takedown attempt.
Keskimulkku prevents the takedown attempt.
Siegfried Keskimulkku has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Miguel Hernandez.
Hernandez drops down looking for an ankle pick but Keskimulkku pulls his leg out and moves away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hernandez rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Keskimulkku moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Keskimulkku tries to clinch but Hernandez moves away
and Hernandez counters with a left and a right that stings Keskimulkku.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Keskimulkku tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Hernandez counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Hernandez tries to score a power double leg takedown but Keskimulkku sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Hernandez somewhat.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Hernandez.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Keskimulkku wants to clinch
and Hernandez counters with a left and a right that stings Keskimulkku.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Hernandez.
Keskimulkku clinches but Hernandez breaks the clinch
and Hernandez counters with a body kick.
Keskimulkku tries to clinch up.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Keskimulkku misses with a combination

and Hernandez counters with a single leg into guard. Keskimulkku didn't expect that.
Keskimulkku wants to stand up but Hernandez is controlling him.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.

Keskimulkku pushes Hernandez off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Nice sprawl there from Keskimulkku as Hernandez shoots in.
Hernandez takes a head kick and shrugs it off.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Hernandez with a poor takedown
and Keskimulkku connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Keskimulkku stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Keskimulkku wants it to stay on the feet.
Hernandez throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Keskimulkku.

And that's the end of the fight!
Miguel Hernandez comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Hernandez 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 Daniel Franklin scores the fight 28:29
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 28:29
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Miguel Hernandez!
Miguel Hernandez is the new middleweight champion!