PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Pedro Hernandez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Foyd Mayweather Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Hernandez
vs
Mayweather Jr

172 cm
24
155 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

173 cm
24
146 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Inexperienced

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Pedro Hernandez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Foyd Mayweather Jr!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Cecil Peabody and Frank Dennis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hernandez throws a body punch but Mayweather Jr moves out of range.
Mayweather Jr keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Pedro Hernandez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hernandez is looking to clinch but Mayweather Jr is avoiding it.
Mayweather Jr scores with a one two! Hernandez had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Hernandez fails with a takedown attempt.
Mayweather Jr fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hernandez tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Mayweather Jr counters with a left and a right that stings Hernandez.
Hernandez doesn't manage to clinch there - Mayweather Jr circles away.
Hernandez slips a jab and a cross from Mayweather Jr.
Mayweather Jr moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Mayweather Jr with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Hernandez throws a lazy uppercut
and Mayweather Jr counters with a nice body shot.
Hernandez tries a head kick but it misses.
Hernandez tries to clinch there but Mayweather Jr circles away.
Hernandez misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Hernandez misses the jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for Hernandez.
Hernandez looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Mayweather Jr is fending him off so far but Hernandez persists. Nope, Mayweather Jr circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pedro Hernandez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mayweather Jr fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Mayweather Jr lands with a shot to the body.
Mayweather Jr misses with a two punch combination.
Hernandez throws a head kick that misses.
Mayweather Jr swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Hernandez wants to clinch.
Mayweather Jr misses with a wild combination.
Sloppy strikes from Mayweather Jr. Those never looked like landing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mayweather Jr looks to land a combination but Hernandez avoids it well.
Mayweather Jr scores with a one two! Hernandez had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Hernandez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mayweather Jr was well out of range. Poor timing from Hernandez.
Hernandez takes a swing at Mayweather Jr's ribcage but misses.
Hernandez just misses with a punch to the body.
Hernandez misses with a body kick.
Mayweather Jr moves out of range of the body kick from Hernandez.
Hernandez looks to clinch

and Mayweather Jr counters by moving into the clinch.
Mayweather Jr is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Hernandez misses with some punches.
Hernandez wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Hernandez wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Mayweather Jr wants to break the clinch but can't.
Hernandez misses with a knee strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Hernandez escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hernandez attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Mayweather Jr uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hernandez.
Mayweather Jr uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hernandez.
Hernandez feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Mayweather Jr's calf.
Hernandez moves in looking to clinch but Mayweather Jr pushes him off.
Mayweather Jr circles away from the clinch attempt
and Mayweather Jr counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Hernandez closes the distance looking to clinch
and Mayweather Jr counters with a series of strikes. Hernandez will be more careful next time no doubt.
Hernandez throws the left hand but Mayweather Jr avoids the punch easily.
Hernandez misses with an uppercut
and Mayweather Jr counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hernandez misses with a shot to the body
and Mayweather Jr counters with a series of strikes. Hernandez will be more careful next time no doubt.
Mayweather Jr moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
A cross from Hernandez lands.
Hernandez changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Mayweather Jr tries to avoid it but Hernandez manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Mayweather Jr to the ground. Mayweather Jr escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Danga de danga de dang - Mayweather Jr scores with a four punch combination!
Mayweather Jr misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Hernandez fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Hernandez looks to clinch
and Mayweather Jr counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hernandez slips a jab and a cross from Mayweather Jr.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mayweather Jr lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Hernandez backs up against the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A combination from Mayweather Jr does no damage.
Hernandez scores with a nice strike.
Hernandez wants to clinch but Mayweather Jr slips to the side
and Mayweather Jr counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Pedro Hernandez will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Mayweather Jr lands with a shot to the body.
Mayweather Jr checks a leg kick.
Hernandez tries to land a front kick but Mayweather Jr steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
A right-left combo lands from Mayweather Jr.
Hernandez looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Mayweather Jr is fending him off so far but Hernandez persists. Nope, Mayweather Jr circles away and we're back to standing.
Mayweather Jr swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A clash of legs there as Mayweather Jr blocks the low kick.
Hernandez misses with an uppercut
and Mayweather Jr counters with a left and a right that stings Hernandez.
Foyd Mayweather Jr is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hernandez throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Mayweather Jr misses with the combination.
Hernandez looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Mayweather Jr is fending him off so far but Hernandez persists. Nope, Mayweather Jr circles away and we're back to standing.
Hernandez throws out a loose jab but Mayweather Jr uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hernandez loads up on a big right hand but Mayweather Jr slips the punch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mayweather Jr will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hernandez shoots in but Mayweather Jr avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pedro Hernandez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mayweather Jr throws a right and a left that both miss.
Hernandez sizes up Mayweather Jr with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Hernandez scores with a hook to the body. Mayweather Jr takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Hernandez avoids a punch combination nicely.
Mayweather Jr is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Hernandez rather than just go for the knockout.
Hernandez tries to clinch there but Mayweather Jr circles away.
Foyd Mayweather Jr is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hernandez shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Hernandez throws a head kick that half lands.
Mayweather Jr swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mayweather Jr fails to land with a series of punches.
Hernandez throws out a loose jab but Mayweather Jr uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hernandez moves in looking to clinch but Mayweather Jr pushes him off.
Mayweather Jr misses with a wild combination.
Hernandez shoots in for a takedown but Mayweather Jr shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
A combination from Mayweather Jr does no damage.
Mayweather Jr on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Hernandez. Hernandez obviously looking to wear him down.
Mayweather Jr keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hernandez.
Mayweather Jr lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hernandez circles away quickly and effectively.
Hernandez throws a low kick but Mayweather Jr moves out of range easily.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hernandez looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mayweather Jr keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hernandez.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hernandez misses with an attempted mid kick.
Mayweather Jr misses with a few strikes there.
Hernandez is looking to clinch.
Mayweather Jr steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Hernandez. That one must have hurt.
Mayweather Jr is breathing heavily.
Mayweather Jr swinging wildly here.
Hernandez fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Pedro Hernandez is winning the standup battle so far.
Nice shot lands for Hernandez.
Mayweather Jr throws a right hand that Hernandez ducks under and follows up with a left that Hernandez also avoids with ease.
Hernandez throws a hook but Mayweather Jr avoids it easily.
A head kick misses from Hernandez.
Hernandez closes the distance and clinches up with Mayweather Jr, looking for a takedown. Hernandez pushes Mayweather Jr against the cage but Mayweather Jr circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mayweather Jr throws a right and a left that Hernandez avoids nicely.
Hernandez misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Hernandez takes a swing at Mayweather Jr's ribcage but misses.
Nice uppercut lands for Hernandez. That snapped Mayweather Jr's head back.
Hernandez misses with a hook to the body
and Mayweather Jr counters with a straight right hand.
Mayweather Jr moves out of range of the strikes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hernandez fails with a takedown attempt.
Hernandez wants to clinch
and Mayweather Jr counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hernandez shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Mayweather Jr throws a right and a left that both miss.
Mayweather Jr fails to land with a series of punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pedro Hernandez dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Nice body punch from Mayweather Jr.
Hernandez tries to clinch there but Mayweather Jr circles away.
Hernandez will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Hernandez throws out a powerful jab.
Hernandez throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Mayweather Jr gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Hernandez.
Hernandez tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Mayweather Jr avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Mayweather Jr misses with a double jab
and Hernandez counters with a stiff right hand.
Hernandez looks to land a left hand but Mayweather Jr moved out of range nicely.
Mayweather Jr misses with a jab, cross combination.
Hernandez shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Mayweather Jr pinned against the cage. Mayweather Jr gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hernandez swings for the body but Mayweather Jr moves out of range.
Hernandez looks to score with a jab to the body but Mayweather Jr is just out of range.
Hernandez misses the jab.
Mayweather Jr works over Hernandez's head and body with a nice combination.
Hernandez goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Mayweather Jr lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hernandez circles away quickly and effectively.
Mayweather Jr closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Hernandez misses with a hook
and Mayweather Jr counters with a one-two to the body.
Hernandez with a hook.
Hernandez fails with the takedown
and Mayweather Jr counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pedro Hernandez. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hernandez throws a nice outside leg kick.
Hernandez jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hernandez is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Mayweather Jr.
Mayweather Jr takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Hernandez misses with a body shot.
Hernandez throws a solid leg kick but Mayweather Jr takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Hernandez.
Hernandez throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Mayweather Jr counters with a three punch combo that has Hernandez backing up. Hernandez nods at Mayweather Jr to acknowledge the strikes.
Hernandez throws a hook but Mayweather Jr blocks it.
Mayweather Jr tries to bum rush Hernandez with a series of wild strikes but Hernandez uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Hernandez misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Mayweather Jr rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hernandez moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Mayweather Jr slaps away a takedown attempt from Hernandez, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Hernandez shoots for a double leg takedown but Mayweather Jr sprawls well. He's pushed Hernandez's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Hernandez misses its intended target.
Mayweather Jr circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hernandez throws a leg kick but Mayweather Jr sees it coming and moves out of range.
Hernandez tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Mayweather Jr paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Mayweather Jr leaves Hernandez with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Hernandez tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Mayweather Jr paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Mayweather Jr shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Hernandez eats them both and turns towards Mayweather Jr to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Hernandez throws a shot to the body.
Hernandez tries to clinch
and Mayweather Jr counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Mayweather Jr misses with a two punch combination.
Hernandez wants to clinch up but Mayweather Jr keeps it at a distance.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hernandez closes the distance looking to clinch

and Mayweather Jr holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Mayweather Jr will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Hernandez up against the cage.

Hernandez breaks the clinch.
Hernandez shoots in for a double leg but Mayweather Jr sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Hernandez throws out a loose jab but Mayweather Jr uses good head movement to avoid it.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hernandez tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Mayweather Jr goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Foyd Mayweather Jr has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Pedro Hernandez is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Hernandez throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Mayweather Jr counters with a left and a right that stings Hernandez.

And that's the end of the fight!
Pedro Hernandez showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Hernandez, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Alan Glass scores the fight 30:27
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pedro Hernandez!