PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Roberto Hernando (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arthur Vengrio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hernando comes to the cage accompanied by HaunTed . Vengrio has chosen Muay Thai as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Hernando
vs
Vengrio

190 cm
30
265 lbs
19 - 5 - 0

190 cm
32
287 lbs
17 - 8 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Dangerous knees
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 19 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Roberto Hernando!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Arthur Vengrio!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Hirohito Nitta and Kenichi Hosakawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hernando misses with a few strikes there.
Hernando keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Vengrio misses with a series of wild punches.
Vengrio uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Hernando has time to react.

It looks like Roberto Hernando has been cut.
Hernando wants to clinch.
Hernando looks to land a right hand but Vengrio moved out of range.
Vengrio moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Vengrio tries a head kick but it misses.
Roberto Hernando seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hernando avoids the head kick by Vengrio.
Hernando pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Vengrio walks into a jab.
Hernando tries to clinch there but Vengrio circles away.
Hernando showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Vengrio.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Hernando has taken the fight to the clinch.
Vengrio misses with a body punch.
Vengrio blocks an elbow strike.
A right hand to the body from Hernando.
Vengrio tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hernando blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Vengrio lands a right hand.
Vengrio swings wildly with an uppercut but Hernando uses good head movement to avoid it.
Vengrio works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hernando tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Vengrio blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A frustrated look appears on Hernando's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Vengrio lands a shoulder strike.
Vengrio blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Vengrio connects with a nasty looking knee right to Hernando's face.
Hernando is breathing heavily.
Come on Vengrio - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vengrio trying to control the position but instead, Hernando has worked for underhooks and has pushed Vengrio into the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Vengrio creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Hernando misses with a hook to the ribs.
Vengrio lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.

Roberto Hernando's cut is getting worse.
Vengrio is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hernando is defending well for now.
Hernando tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Vengrio avoids it.
Vengrio managing to block the knees to the body from Hernando.
Hernando lands with a short shot to the head.
Hernando tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Vengrio's elbow.
Hernando trying to land knees to the body.
Vengrio lands a right hand that snaps the head of Hernando backwards.
Vengrio misses with a punch on the inside.
Vengrio lands a right hand that snaps the head of Hernando backwards.
Hernando with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Vengrio lands a body punch in the clinch.
Vengrio crunches a lovely knee into Hernando's ribcage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vengrio misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hernando.
Vengrio lands a right hand.
Hernando tries to stall but Vengrio uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
A right hand to the body from Vengrio.
Vengrio scores with a hook to the body.
Vengrio lands a right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Vengrio lands a body shot.
Vengrio lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Vengrio lands a nice uppercut.
Vengrio lands an uppercut.
Vengrio lands with a short punch from the clinch.

Roberto Hernando's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Vengrio lands a nice knee to the body.
Vengrio pushes Hernando back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Vengrio tries to land knees in the clinch but Hernando avoids the damage to the body.
Vengrio lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Hernando to his knees! Vengrio keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Arthur Vengrio!
Arthur Vengrio is the new heavyweight champion!
Arthur Vengrio made sure to mention his sponsor, SPARTA FIGHTWARE-GTI in his post fight interview.