PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between badman batman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ricky Hernandez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). badman batman looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.

batman
vs
Hernandez

190 cm
22
185 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

188 cm
22
190 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
Solid chin

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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, badman batman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ricky Hernandez!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Hernandez looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
batman looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!

Hernandez is working for a submission of some sort.
batman is in trouble now - Hernandez has advanced to mount!

Hernandez with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.

Hernandez goes for an armbar but he's not got it… batman turns into him and now he's in Hernandez's guard.

Hernandez working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. batman doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. batman manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Hernandez is active off his back here, looking for submissions.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hernandez manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. batman manages to get himself to full guard.

Hernandez thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Hernandez is pushing down on batman's leg trying to pass to half guard. batman is fighting to maintain full guard but Hernandez has managed to sneak the leg through.

Hernandez is trying to work for a kimura. He's got his hands clasped together - this could be trouble! No, batman has managed to free his arm - good work.
batman knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Hernandez on the ground.

Hernandez in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. batman tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Hernandez!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Ricky Hernandez!