PBP Commentary

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

Hernandez
vs
Cheating

172 cm
22
148 lbs
8 - 4 - 0

173 cm
22
142 lbs
7 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

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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 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jorge Hernandez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mom Cheating!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Marco Blurström and Arvi Lind.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hernandez misses with a right hand
and Cheating cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Hernandez just misses with a punch to the body.
Hernandez takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Mom Cheating seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cheating lands with an uppercut that bounces Hernandez off the cage and back into range.
Cheating misses with a straight right.
An attempted straight right counter from Hernandez misses the target.
A swing and a miss from Cheating.
Cheating slips under a jab from Hernandez.
Hernandez sets himself, and Cheating steps forward looking for the clinch! Hernandez avoids it this time.
Hernandez tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hernandez scores with a jab.
Hernandez uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Cheating.
Cheating misses with a wild body shot.
Hernandez wants to clinch up but Cheating keeps it at a distance.
Hernandez scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Cheating takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hernandez takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Hernandez buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Hernandez throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
A slow jab from Cheating misses its intended target.
Cheating throws out a token jab with nothing on it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jab by Cheating.
Hernandez moves out of range as Cheating strikes.
Hernandez throwing a counter right hand but Cheating manages to avoid it.
Cheating throws a right hand that Hernandez ducks under and follows up with a left that Hernandez also avoids with ease.
Cheating lands with a good body shot.

Cheating has taken the fight to the clinch.
Cheating working aggressively here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hernandez.
Cheating tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hernandez's elbow.
Cheating has a couple of punches blocked by Hernandez.
Cheating scores with a shot to the side of Hernandez's head.
Hernandez blocks an uppercut.
Cheating softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Hernandez blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Cheating stalling the fight.
Hernandez blocks a punch to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cheating works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cheating misses with a punch on the inside.
Cheating lands a right hand that snaps the head of Hernandez backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hernandez.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Hernandez just misses with a elbow thrown towards Cheating's brow.
Cheating gets through Hernandez's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Cheating fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hernandez blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Cheating fails to land.
Cheating misses with a punch on the inside.
A right hook to the body lands for Cheating.
Cheating swings wildly with an uppercut but Hernandez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cheating lands on the inside with an uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Cheating.
Hernandez misses with a hook from the clinch.
Cheating throws a head punch that misses.
Still in the clinch, Cheating scores with a nice short uppercut.
Cheating tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cheating.
Still in the clinch, Cheating scores with a nice short uppercut.
Hernandez wants to break free but Cheating has control.
A nice left hand lands by Hernandez.
Cheating lands with a short shot to the head.
Hernandez with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Cheating lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cheating working aggressively here.
Cheating misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short uppercut from Cheating.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cheating goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Cheating blocks an elbow strike from Hernandez.
Cheating scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Cheating misses with a hook from the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cheating.
Cheating tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hernandez misses with a punch on the inside.
Cheating misses with some punches.
Hernandez is looking to break free of the clinch but Cheating has double underhooks.
Cheating throws a punch but it's blocked by Hernandez.
A nice left hand lands by Cheating.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mom Cheating dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Hernandez throws a looping overhand right but Cheating ducks down to avoid it.
Hernandez keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Hernandez throws out a loose jab but Cheating uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hernandez tries to clinch but Cheating is having none of it.
Cheating scores with a jab to the head.
Hernandez tries a head kick but it misses.
Cheating looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Cheating misses with a body shot.
Hernandez ducks under a wild hook from Cheating.
Hernandez takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.

Cheating closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Hernandez throws an elbow but it misses.
Cheating pushes Hernandez back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hernandez.
Cheating avoids the elbow strike from Hernandez, against the cage.
Cheating is stalling here.
Mom Cheating seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Cheating misses with a short punch on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cheating misses with a punch to the body.
Cheating tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Cheating misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hernandez wants to get back to striking at distance but Cheating won't allow it.
Cheating fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Cheating has Hernandez pushed against the cage.
Cheating on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hernandez is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Cheating misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hernandez.
Cheating scores with a shot to the side of Hernandez's head.
Cheating blocks an uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hernandez creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Cheating's defenses.
Cheating lands a body shot.
A head punch on the inside from Cheating fails to land.
Cheating swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hernandez blocking some punches.
Cheating fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

Hernandez manages to break the clinch.
Cheating lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Cheating throws a lazy uppercut
and Hernandez finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hernandez misses with a looping left.
Cheating doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Hernandez scores with a decent looking hook.
Hernandez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cheating lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Hernandez connects with a solid leg kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Hernandez.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Cheating in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Cheating forces Hernandez back against the cage and clinches.
Hernandez throws an elbow but it misses.
Cheating lands a hook that snaps the head of Hernandez backwards.
Hernandez blocks an uppercut.

Hernandez pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hernandez buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Hernandez jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Cheating bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Hernandez's head backwards.
Hernandez slips a jab from Cheating.
Cheating has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Cheating closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Cheating throws an overhand right that lands on Hernandez's shoulder, as Hernandez tries to avoid the shot.
A solid body kick from Hernandez.
Hernandez uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Cheating.
Hernandez jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Hernandez wants to land a leg kick but Cheating is out of range.
Cheating appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Cheating misses with a two punch combination.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hernandez moves out of range of the strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Hernandez.
Cheating throws a hook but Hernandez blocks it.
Mom Cheating seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Cheating pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hernandez tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hernandez throws out a loose jab but Cheating uses good head movement to avoid it.
A slow jab from Cheating misses its intended target.
Cheating throws a lazy right hand but Hernandez sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Cheating blocks a leg kick.
Hernandez ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Cheating loads up on a big right hand but Hernandez slips the punch.
Cheating might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Hernandez lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Cheating stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Hernandez.
Hernandez throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Cheating on the side of the head.
Hernandez drops his hands momentarily and Cheating takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Cheating missing with a left hand there. Hernandez was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Cheating moves away from the strike by Hernandez.
A big right from Hernandez misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mom Cheating showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Hernandez throws a shot from downtown. Cheating moves away and avoids it.
Cheating blocks a leg kick.
Hernandez throws a leg kick that misses.
Cheating missing with a left hand there. Hernandez was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A big left from Cheating misses.
Cheating throws a shot to the body.
Cheating tries to clinch up.
Cheating misses with a looping right.
Cheating connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Cheating dips to his left and cracks Hernandez with an uppercut!
Cheating throws a jab when Hernandez was well out of range.
Hernandez throws a right and a left that Cheating avoids nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cheating misses with a straight right.
Cheating chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Hernandez can pounce on him.
Hernandez tries to close the distance and clinch up but Cheating swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Hernandez throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Cheating tries to clinch but Hernandez moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hernandez defending well as Cheating loads up on a big left hand.
Cheating misses with an uppercut. Hernandez saw that one coming.
Cheating throws an off balance right hand
and Hernandez counters with a nice low kick that buckles Cheating's knee momentarily.
Cheating throws out a loose jab but Hernandez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cheating misses the jab.
Hernandez thows a left - swing and a miss!
Cheating throws a jab when Hernandez was well out of range.
Cheating misses with a body shot.
Hernandez is looking to counter punch.
Hernandez takes one to the side of the head.

Cheating clinches up against the cage.
Cheating throws a head punch that misses.
Cheating's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Cheating misses with some punches.
Cheating lands with a short shot to the head.
Cheating misses with a hook to the ribs.
A head punch on the inside from Cheating fails to land.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cheating blocks the elbow strike.
Hernandez blocks an uppercut.
Cheating swings wildly with an uppercut but Hernandez uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch on the inside from Cheating fails to land.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cheating.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cheating tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hernandez wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Hernandez throws an elbow that misses.
Cheating tries to throw a body punch but Hernandez avoids it by throwing Cheating back against the cage.
Cheating fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Cheating presses Hernandez against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Hernandez misses with a hook from the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cheating throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Hernandezs head.
Cheating misses with some punches.
Cheating throws a head punch that misses.
A hook to the body from Cheating.
Hernandez misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Cheating.

Hernandez breaks from the clinch.
Cheating swings widly with a right hand
and Hernandez counters with a nice uppercut.
Cheating connects with the punch.
A telegraphed right hand from Hernandez misses the target.
Hernandez thows a left - swing and a miss!
Cheating with a jab.
A head kick from Hernandez lands but Cheating takes it in his stride.
Sloppy strikes from Cheating. Those never looked like landing.
Cheating throws a hook but Hernandez avoids it easily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cheating misses with a straight right.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hernandez fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Cheating.
Hernandez takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Mom Cheating is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

Cheating instigates a clinch.
Hernandez misses with a punch on the inside.
Cheating swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Cheating swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short right from Cheating on the inside.
Cheating fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Cheating fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hernandez.
Nice body punch from Cheating.
Jorge Hernandez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Cheating blocks the elbow strike.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mom Cheating comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Cheating has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 27:30
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 27:30
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mom Cheating!
After winning the bout, Mom Cheating thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.