PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bogdon Haze (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gilbert Hernandez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Haze might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Mother. Gilbert Hernandez will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Haze
vs
Hernandez

182 cm
20
197 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

193 cm
18
210 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Tends to cut

Blaze Ronin Street Gear
Blaze Ronin Street Gear

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Bogdon Haze!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Gilbert Hernandez!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Emerson Jorge and Leandro Rodrigues.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hernandez fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hernandez is looking to clinch.
Gilbert Hernandez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Haze stuffs the takedown attempt from Hernandez. Hernandez gets slowly back to his feet.
Haze shoots in but Hernandez avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Haze keeps the fight on the outside.
Haze throws a push kick but Hernandez slaps the foot to one side.
Hernandez lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Haze fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
No joy there for Hernandez, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Haze takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Haze shoots in for a takedown but Hernandez shows good takedown defense.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bogdon Haze. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hernandez fails to land with a series of punches.
Hernandez misses with a takedown attempt

and Haze counters with a nice double leg into half guard.

Haze wants to work for an arm triangle but Hernandez is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.

Haze is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Haze is tying to control. Hernandez wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Hernandez is trying to get back to full guard.
Haze trying to pass the guard but Hernandez defending well.
Haze stalling.
Haze 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.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Haze has a takedown stuffed.
Haze is breathing heavily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Hernandez looks to throw a body kick

and Haze counters with a single leg into guard. Hernandez didn't expect that.
Haze trying to control the position from guard on top but Hernandez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hernandez is trying to control the position but Haze postures up.
Hernandez wants to get back to his feet but Haze is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Haze sitting in guard here, content to control.

Haze drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Hernandez dives on top into guard.
Hernandez wants to control from the top but Haze keeps moving.
Haze trying to control the position.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Haze wants to sweep but no luck.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Haze looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Haze looking to hit a scissor sweep but Hernandez is one step ahead there.
Hernandez is looking to stand up but Haze won't let him.

Haze working for a triangle but Hernandez defends it easily.
Hernandez controlling from the top position.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Haze keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.

Haze decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hernandez tries to get to full guard but Haze has control of the leg.
Haze wants to control but Hernandez is keeping him busy.

Haze is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Hernandez defends it well.

Haze is looking for a kimura here.
Hernandez is in trouble now - Haze has advanced to mount!

Haze looking to secure an arm triangle but Hernandez defends it well.
Haze scores with a couple of good head shots there.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Haze lands with some strikes.

Hernandez is rocked!

It looks like Gilbert Hernandez has been cut.

Haze has hold of an arm here, looking to extend it. He's committed to the armbar attempt here! Will he get it?! Yes! Hernandez is forced to tap!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Bogdon Haze!