PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Emilio Hernandez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kensei Hitori (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kensei Hitori is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Hernandez
vs
Hitori

195 cm
19
174 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

168 cm
18
170 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Prefers ground

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight 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, Emilio 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, Kensei Hitori!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Frank Dennis and Cecil Peabody.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hernandez fails with a takedown attempt.

Hernandez gets caught flat footed, as Hitori shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.

Hitori has gone for a leg lock! Hernandez slips out almost immediately though and dives into Hitori's guard.
Hernandez tries to stand but Hitori is controlling from the bottom.
Hitori looking to control.

Hitori throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Hitori looking for a sweep. Not yet Hitori, not yet.
Hitori should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.

Hitori is active off his back here, looking for submissions.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hernandez with a nice head shot there.
Hernandez looking to pass the guard.
Hitori wants to control the position but Hernandez says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.

Hitori actively working from the bottom here.
Hitori looks gassed!

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Hernandez stuffs the takedown attempt from Hitori. Hitori gets slowly back to his feet.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Hernandez.
Hitori is being controlled here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hernandez working the ground and pound but Hitori is defending the strikes.

Hernandez is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Hitori has escaped the position, nice work there.
Hitori can't do much from the bottom here.
Hernandez lands a nice forearm strike.
Hernandez landing a few strikes.
Hernandez slows the pace down.

Hernandez is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Hitori knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Hitori throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
Emilio Hernandez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Hernandez scores a takedown into full mount!
Hernandez will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Hernandez tries to control but Hitori wriggling away.
Hernandez throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hitori wants to hold on but Hernandez pushes him away.
Hitori might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Hernandez kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Hernandez with the ground and pound from mount.
Hitori tries to hold on but Hernandez postures up.
Hitori has given up his back here.
Hitori just trying to survive but Hernandez is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
Hernandez lands punches and elbows.
Hernandez not allowing Hitori to control his hands.
I would not like to be Hitori right now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Emilio Hernandez dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Hernandez avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hitori shoots and misses
and Hernandez counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Hitori is lucky that one didn't land flush.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hitori looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hernandez doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Hitori decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Hernandez's guard.
Hitori controls from within his opponent's guard.
Hernandez is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hitori controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hernandez looking to control.
Hitori controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Hernandez is controlling Hitori's posture.
Hitori must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Hitori not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.

Hitori gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Hernandez darts in trying to clinch
and Hitori counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Hernandez is lucky that one didn't land flush.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hernandez tries to clinch up but Hitori circles away and keeps his distance.
Hernandez fails in his attempt to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hitori looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Hitori closes the distance and clinches.
Hernandez tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.

Hitori pulls guard.

Hitori looking for a guillotine here but Hernandez defends easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hernandez controlling from the top position.
Hernandez really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Hernandez advances position into side control!
Hitori can't do much from the bottom here.

Hernandez stands up and beckons Hitori to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.

Hernandez drives through with a takedown into guard.

Hitori has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Hernandez can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Hernandez trying to control the position from guard on top but Hitori is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Hitori looking for a guillotine here but Hernandez defends easily.
Hitori is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Hernandez is controlling him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Kensei Hitori will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Hitori clinches with his opponent.
Hitori takes a shot to the head.

Hernandez escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hernandez with a poor takedown

and Hitori counters with a nice double leg into half guard.

Hitori is looking for a kimura here.

Hitori seems to be looking for submissions.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hernandez trying to control but Hitori postures up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hernandez tries to roll over but Hitori keeps him under control.
Hitori content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Kensei Hitori has got the better of the ground game so far.
Hitori looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Hernandez moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Hernandez seems keen to control Hitori's posture.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Hitori controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Hitori trying to control the position from guard on top but Hernandez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hitori slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Hitori trying to control but Hernandez is working from the bottom.
Hitori sitting in guard, not really doing much.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hernandez keeping moving, preventing Hitori from controlling successfully.

Despite being in the dominant position, Kensei Hitori just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Hitori shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Hernandez throws a head kick but Hitori moves out of range.

Hitori gets in close and instigates a clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Hernandez takes an elbow to the forehead.
Hernandez tries to pull guard but Hitori holds him up against the cage and eventually Hernandez drops back down to his feet.

Hitori is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Hernandez can't fight it off and eventually Hitori manages to take the fight to the floor. Hernandez looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Hernandez is trying to keep Hitori in close.
Hitori is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Hernandez has Hitori pulled in close to control his posture.
Hernandez manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Hitori manages to get himself to full guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Kensei Hitori comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Hitori has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Robert Twigg scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Kensei Hitori!