PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Larry Hernandez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chen Ling Wei (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Hernandez
vs
Ling Wei

179 cm
19
163 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

167 cm
18
159 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Big heart

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Larry Hernandez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Chen Ling Wei!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ling Wei fails with the takedown.
Hernandez connects with the punch.
Hernandez showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Ling Wei.
Hernandez lands with a nice combination. Ling Wei backs away looking to recover.

It looks like Chen Ling Wei has been cut.
Hernandez thows a left - swing and a miss!
Larry Hernandez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ling Wei tries to clinch up.
Hernandez throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Ling Wei counters with a thumping low kick.
Ling Wei misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Hernandez thuds a left hand into Ling Wei's body.
Ling Wei throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Hernandez's waist but Hernandez gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Ling Wei off to one side.
Larry Hernandez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chen Ling Wei.

Ling Wei closes the distance and clinches.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hernandez tries to work over Ling Wei's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ling Wei is trying to pull guard but Hernandez has him pressed against the cage.

Ling Wei pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ling Wei scores with a kick to the midsection.
Hernandez connects with a nice looking jab.
Ling Wei has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Hernandez finds it's way round the side to connect with Ling Wei's head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ling Wei ducks under a wild hook from Hernandez.
Ling Wei closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Hernandez leaves Ling Wei with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Ling Wei misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Hernandez bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Hernandez looks to score with a jab to the body but Ling Wei is just out of range.
Ling Wei shoots in for a takedown but Hernandez shows good takedown defense.
Ling Wei doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Hernandez lands a really nice looking cross but Ling Wei seems unphased.
Hernandez throws a jab but it's blocked by Ling Wei.
Hernandez throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ling Wei throws a head kick but Hernandez moves out of range.
Ling Wei fails with an attempt to clinch.
A head kick from Ling Wei lands but Hernandez takes it in his stride.
Ling Wei looks gassed!
Hernandez connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hernandez lands the left hand.
Hernandez dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ling Wei takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Hernandez scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Hernandez throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hernandez is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Hernandez misses with a looping right.
Hernandez throws a series of punches but Ling Wei avoids them all with ease.
Hernandez takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Ling Wei looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Ling Wei keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ling Wei doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Ling Wei is trying desperately to land a takedown but Hernandez is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Ling Wei.
Ling Wei staying out of range there.
Hernandez misses the shot to the body.
Hernandez lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Ling Wei pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Larry Hernandez is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hernandez comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Ling Wei shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hernandez swings for the body but Ling Wei moves out of range.
Hernandez misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Ling Wei on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Ling Wei misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Hernandez keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Hernandez pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ling Wei walks into a left hand.
Hernandez lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Hernandez swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Hernandez is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Hernandez throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ling Wei fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Hernandez avoids it really well and circles away.
Hernandez lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Hernandez throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ling Wei uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hernandez.
Hernandez throws a hook but Ling Wei blocks it.
Hernandez thows a body shot but no joy.
Hernandez getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Ling Wei moves in looking to clinch but Hernandez pushes him off.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hernandez throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ling Wei is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Hernandez.
Hernandez rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ling Wei moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Hernandez is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Ling Wei just misses with a punch to the body.
Ling Wei staying out of range there.
Ling Wei takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Ling Wei misses with a wild body shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hernandez scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Ling Wei ducks under a wild hook from Hernandez.
Ling Wei shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Hernandez sprawls well. Hernandez wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Ling Wei gets slowly back to his feet.

Ling Wei has managed to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Larry Hernandez dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Chen Ling Wei's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Ling Wei gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Hernandez.
Hernandez looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Hernandez throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A nice inside leg kick there by Ling Wei. That's going to slow Hernandez down.
Hernandez connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Hernandez lands with a straight right. Ling Wei didn't see that one coming.
Ling Wei has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Hernandez lands a jab-cross combination.
Hernandez lands with a shot to the body.
Ling Wei misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Ling Wei moves into range and connects with a jab.
Ling Wei displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hernandez throws out the jab.
Ling Wei tries to close the distance and clinch but Hernandez swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hernandez lands with a shot to the body.
Hernandez cracks a nice hook into Ling Wei's ribs.
Ling Wei ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Hernandez takes a swing at Ling Wei's ribcage but misses.
Hernandez lands a jab to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hernandez on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Ling Wei throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Hernandez lands with a shot to the body.
Hernandez bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Hernandez misses with a looping left.
Hernandez is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ling Wei.
Hernandez throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Decent striking displayed by Hernandez there.
Ling Wei misses with a series of wild punches.
Chen Ling Wei is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ling Wei doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Hernandez leaves Ling Wei with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.

Ling Wei closes the distance and pushes Hernandez back into the cage.
Ling Wei is trying to push Hernandez away but Hernandez has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Hernandez works on Ling Wei's body with a couple of short punches.
Ling Wei is breathing heavily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ling Wei has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Hernandez avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Hernandez lands a body punch in the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hernandez lands a body punch.
Hernandez lands a nice shot to the body.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Hernandez lands a left hand.
Hernandez scores with a hook to the body.
Ling Wei keeps control of Hernandez as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Ling Wei prevents Hernandez from breaking the clinch.
Hernandez tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Hernandez.
Hernandez working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Ling Wei blocks a body shot from Hernandez.
Ling Wei jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Hernandez walks away with a smile on his face. Ling Wei gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Larry Hernandez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chen Ling Wei.
Ling Wei takes a jab right on the kisser.

Ling Wei is rocked!
Nice cross by Hernandez.
Ling Wei is still on wobbly legs! Can Hernandez finish him?

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hernandez showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Ling Wei.
A cross from Hernandez lands.
Hernandez lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Ling Wei backs up against the cage.
Hernandez throws out a powerful jab.
Hernandez fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hernandez is pawing at Ling Wei, trying to feel the distance before throwing out a cross that crashes into Ling Wei's nose. Ling Wei is badly hurt! Hernandez pounces, throwing wild strikes as both fighters end up on the ground! Ling Wei tries desperately to hold on but Hernandez is relentless in his assault! As Ling Wei receives an ever increasing number of unanswered strikes the referee pulls Hernandez away and this one is in the books!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:25 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Larry Hernandez!