PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Primo Hernandez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Robert Boyd (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Primo Hernandez has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Hernandez
vs
Boyd

225 cm
20
210 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

190 cm
19
195 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Primo Hernandez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Robert Boyd!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Chris Downing and Robert Twigg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hernandez misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Boyd looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Hernandez looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Boyd is fending him off so far but Hernandez persists. Nope, Boyd circles away and we're back to standing.
Boyd misses with a few strikes there.
Hernandez changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Boyd tries to avoid it but Hernandez manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Boyd to the ground. Boyd escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Hernandez fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Primo Hernandez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hernandez fails with a takedown attempt.

Boyd tries to keep at a distance but Hernandez has taken the fight into the clinch.
Boyd drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Boyd tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Hernandez smiles and moves away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Boyd displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Hernandez.

Hernandez closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Boyd throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Hernandez stops a takedown attempt from Boyd.
Boyd has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Hernandez after a bit of a struggle.
Boyd being controlled against the cage.
Hernandez tries for a takedown. No joy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hernandez drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Boyd gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Boyd gets underhooks to prevent Hernandez's takedown attempt.

Hernandez manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Hernandez really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Hernandez utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Hernandez working a defensive guard here.
Boyd lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Boyd is looking to work some ground and pound but Hernandez has wrist control.
Hernandez knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Boyd on the ground.
Hernandez trying to control the position.
Boyd postures up in Hernandez's guard and throws a big left but Hernandez blocks it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hernandez working a defensive guard here.
Boyd scoring with some ground and pound.
Hernandez preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Boyd in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Boyd accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

Boyd got a little sloppy there for a moment and Hernandez has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Boyd has managed to get both his arms back between Hernandez's legs - danger averted.
Hernandez wants to stand but Boyd is controlling the position.
Boyd missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Boyd thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boyd working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Hernandez striking off his back but it's not causing Boyd any problems.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Boyd scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Boyd trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Boyd sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Hernandez's guard.
Boyd trying to control the pace.
Boyd takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Boyd looks to score some points with some ground and pound.

Boyd looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Boyd missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Robert Boyd dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Robert Boyd's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Hernandez stuffs the takedown.
Hernandez fails with the takedown.
Hernandez displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Hernandez moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Hernandez has a takedown stuffed.
Hernandez is looking to clinch but Boyd is avoiding it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hernandez fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Primo Hernandez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Boyd keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Primo Hernandez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hernandez shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Hernandez fails with a takedown attempt.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Hernandez is defended easily by Boyd.

Boyd drives through with a takedown into guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hernandez wants to sweep here but Boyd controlling him for the moment.
Boyd connects with a couple of short punches.
Hernandez has momentary wrist control but Boyd slips an elbow through the middle.
Boyd is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Boyd postures up in Hernandez's guard and throws a big left but Hernandez blocks it.
Boyd is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Boyd landing some decent shots from guard.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Boyd. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Boyd working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Robert Boyd has got the better of the ground game so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boyd scoring with some ground and pound.
Boyd passes Hernandez's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Boyd trying to control from half guard but Hernandez is working away.
Boyd landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Boyd not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Boyd working Hernandez over with strikes.

Hernandez is defending against the submission attempts here by Boyd.
Boyd lands with a punch from half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boyd is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Boyd thows a huge punch but Hernandez dodges it nicely.
Boyd is controlling the pace.
Boyd prevents Hernandez from improving his position.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Boyd working Hernandez over with strikes.
Nice strikes from Boyd there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Robert Boyd showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Robert Boyd'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!

Hernandez drives through and clinches with Boyd against the cage.
Hernandez is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Boyd pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Hernandez is trying to pull guard but Boyd turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Hernandez is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Boyd pulls him back up using the underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Primo Hernandez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Boyd misses with a knee strike.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Hernandez stalling in the clinch but Boyd improves position.
Hernandez tries to pull guard but Boyd forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Boyd throws a knee to the head but misses.
Hernandez has Boyd pushed against the cage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hernandez putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Boyd in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Hernandez breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hernandez shoots in for a takedown but Boyd shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Hernandez avoids the head kick by Boyd.
Boyd fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hernandez tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Boyd stuffs the takedown attempt from Hernandez. Hernandez gets slowly back to his feet.
Boyd throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hernandez.
Boyd fails miserably with a takedown attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Hernandez drives through with a takedown into Boyd's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.

Boyd pushes Hernandez off and scrambles back to his feet.
Boyd looks for a takedown but Hernandez sprawls well.
Boyd fails with the takedown.
Nice sprawl there from Boyd as Hernandez shoots in.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hernandez tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Boyd shoots in looking for a takedown but Hernandez manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Boyd's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Hernandez doesn't manage to clinch there - Boyd circles away.
Boyd throws a right hand that misses
and Hernandez counters with a head kick.
Boyd misses with a jab, cross combination.
Hernandez lands with a nice body kick.
Boyd shoots in but no luck this time.
Hernandez scores with a head kick. Boyd tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Boyd closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Hernandez quickly recovers to half guard.

Boyd postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Hernandez to stand up.
Boyd closes the distance and lands a one-two.

Boyd shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Boyd working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Boyd looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Boyd landing some decent shots from guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Robert Boyd comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Boyd winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Gwen Towbar scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 27:30
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Robert Boyd!