PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Yoan Hernandez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnny Famechon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Hernandez
vs
Famechon

193 cm
18
220 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

190 cm
18
218 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Excellent boxer
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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Yoan Hernandez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Johnny Famechon!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, John Kavanagh and Chad Campbell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hernandez moves out of range of the strikes.
Hernandez ducks under a wild hook from Famechon.
Hernandez lands a nice shot that snaps Famechon's head back.
Famechon bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Famechon misses with a left hand

and Hernandez counters by moving into the clinch.
Famechon on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

Hernandez escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A shot to the liver by Hernandez. Beautiful body shot.
Yoan Hernandez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hernandez throws a jab when Famechon was well out of range.
Famechon throws a hook but Hernandez avoids it easily.
Famechon scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Famechon walks into a stiff left hand from Hernandez.
Famechon throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Famechon misses with a looping right.
Hernandez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Famechon.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Famechon keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A jab from Famechon misses.
Famechon misses the jab.
Hernandez throws out a loose jab but Famechon uses good head movement to avoid it.
Famechon throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hernandez sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Famechon displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hernandez throws out the jab.
Hernandez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hernandez takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Famechon uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hernandez.
Hernandez misses with an uppercut. Famechon saw that one coming.
Famechon swings for the body but Hernandez moves out of range.
Famechon slips under a jab.
Famechon jabbing away but nothing is landing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Famechon throws a looping overhand right but Hernandez ducks down to avoid it.
Hernandez with a nice cross.
Hernandez throws a big shot that misses.
Famechon just misses with a punch to the body.
Famechon with a jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hernandez scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Famechon swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hernandez swinging wildly here.
Hernandez throws a jab but it's blocked by Famechon.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Famechon uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hernandez.
Famechon slips under a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Johnny Famechon will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.

Famechon throws a looping overhand right but Hernandez ducks down to avoid it.
Famechon looks to throw the jab but Hernandez is out of range.
Johnny Famechon seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hernandez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Famechon swings widly with a right hand
and Hernandez counters with a right hand to the body.
Famechon scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Famechon rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hernandez moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Famechon jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hernandez throws a right hand that misses
and Famechon counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Famechon throws a body punch but Hernandez moves out of range.
Hernandez throws a poor cross that misses
and Famechon cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A big right from Famechon misses.
Hernandez misses with a straight right.
A looping hook to the body misses from Famechon. Hernandez does a little dance to reset his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Famechon throws a series of punches but Hernandez avoids them all with ease.
Hernandez throws a jab when Famechon was well out of range.
Hernandez throws an overhand right that lands on Famechon's shoulder, as Famechon tries to avoid the shot.
Hernandez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Famechon uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hernandez.
Famechon digs a good hook to Hernandez's body.
Famechon throws a body punch but Hernandez moves out of range.
Famechon throws a shot from downtown. Hernandez moves away and avoids it.
Hernandez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Famechon manages to avoid it.
Hernandez takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Johnny Famechon is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Famechon misses with a body shot.
Famechon jabs at Hernandez's body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hernandez takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Famechon scores with a jab to the body.
Famechon throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
A slow jab from Famechon misses its intended target.
Famechon is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Hernandez rather than just go for the knockout.
Famechon with a nice cross.
Famechon digs a good hook to Hernandez's body.
Famechon uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Hernandez has time to react.
Famechon misses with a body shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Famechon closes the distance and catches Hernandez with a lead hook that drops him to the canvas! Hernandez is clearly dazed and struggling here! 3,4,5,6,7 and Hernandez is up to his feet but the referee has called it off! Hernandez is still far too wobbly and he's not going to allow the fight to continue! Famechon takes it!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:51 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Johnny Famechon!