PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Maxi Hernandez (ranked 2459 p4p, 1081 weight class) and Mousa Ndombele (ranked 322 p4p, 150 weight class). Hernandez's entrance music is Machete. A fine choice. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!

Hernandez
vs
Ndombele

181 cm
25
170
3 - 1 - 0

180 cm
35
170
10 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Urban Fighter

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 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Maxi Hernandez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mousa Ndombele!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Wesley Smith and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ndombele connects with a jab.
Ndombele fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hernandez manages to avoid it.

Ndombele looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Hernandez!
Hernandez tries to improve position but can't.
Hernandez can't do much from the bottom here.
Hernandez's coaches at Dr Hatsumi's Clinic have been working on his defensive grappling in preparation for this fight so let's see if he can get out of this tricky position.
Hernandez tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Ndombele wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Hernandez is working hard here to advance position.
Ndombele scores with punches from side control.
Hernandez can't do much from the bottom here.
Ndombele wants to control but Hernandez is keeping him busy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The ground and pound from Ndombele seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Hernandez is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Hernandez on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Hernandez tries to get out of the position.
Hernandez is being controlled here.
Ndombele working the ground and pound but Hernandez is defending the strikes.
Hernandez is looking to reverse the position.
Ndombele landing strikes.
Ndombele lands a decent elbow from side control.
Ndombele takes a little break here. Hernandez wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Ndombele landing a few strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hernandez struggling a bit here.
Hernandez is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Ndombele is staying tight to Hernandez's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Hernandez is trying to get back to half guard.
Hernandez takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Hernandez is looking for a sweep.
Hernandez is in a bad spot here and he knows it... just holding on for now.
Ndombele wants to lay and pray for a moment but Hernandez keeps working.
Hernandez knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Ndombele on the ground.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hernandez is looking to regain half guard here but Ndombele keeps moving and retains side control.
Ndombele taking a breather here.
Ndombele scoring with punches from side control.
Ndombele lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Hernandez down.
Ndombele is looking to take a break and control but Hernandez is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ndombele is staying tight to Hernandez's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Ndombele wants to lay and pray for a moment but Hernandez keeps working.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Hernandez parries the strikes from Ndombele easily there. Ndombele is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Hernandez to escape.
Ndombele trying to control the action but Hernandez is working from the bottom.
Ndombele lands a few punches from side control.
Ndombele throws a strike aimed at the side of Hernandez's head but Hernandez avoids it well.
Ndombele connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Hernandez some visible discomfort.
Ndombele trying to control the action but Hernandez is working from the bottom.
Ndombele controlling from side mount.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Hernandez tries to improve position but can't.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

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

Ndombele misses with a lunging right hand
and Hernandez cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Ndombele misses with a jab to the body
enabling Hernandez to counter with a crisp jab.
Ndombele looks to clinch
letting Hernandez counter with a right hand.
Ndombele misses with a hook.
A shot to the body from Hernandez misses
and Ndombele counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Mousa Ndombele seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hernandez misses with a hook. Ndombele ducked under it nicely.
Ndombele looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A low kick from Ndombele is predictable there
and Hernandez counters with a nice body kick.
Hernandez fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Jab from Ndombele.
Hernandez lands a nice hook to Ndombele's body. Ndombele takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ndombele throws out a loose jab but Hernandez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hernandez feints and then cracks Ndombele's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Ndombele down.
Hernandez sizes up Ndombele with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ndombele dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Hernandez. That did some damage!
Hernandez pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Maxi Hernandez is winning the standup battle so far.
Hernandez keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Hernandez fires out a quick counter leg kick but Ndombele just manages to avoid it.
A swing and a miss from Ndombele.
Ndombele throws a jab but it's blocked by Hernandez.
A low kick lands for Ndombele.
Ndombele lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Ndombele is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hernandez ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Ndombele misses with a shot to the body
and Hernandez counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Hernandez lands with a nice body kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hernandez ducks under a wild hook from Ndombele.
An inside leg kick from Ndombele misses.
Ndombele thows a left - swing and a miss!
Ndombele tried to score with a low kick but Hernandez checks it.
Hernandez thows a body kick. Ndombele tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ndombele wants to clinch up but Hernandez keeps it at a distance.
Ndombele misses with an uppercut.
Donk. Hernandez catches Ndombele right on the button with a cross.
Hernandez throws a leg kick but Ndombele sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Ndombele connects with a solid leg kick.
Hernandez throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Ndombele digs a good body shot into Hernandez's ribs.
Ndombele takes a jab right on the kisser.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hernandez wants to slow Ndombele down by chopping away at his legs.
Ndombele scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Ndombele throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
A bone on bone clash there as Hernandez blocks the leg kick.
A low kick from Ndombele misses
and Hernandez counters with a stiff right hand.
Hernandez shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Ndombele with a poor takedown
and Hernandez counters with a left to the body.
Hernandez checks a leg kick.
Ndombele connects with a single shot there.
Hernandez connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Ndombele's hands.
Decent striking displayed by Hernandez there.
Ndombele swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hernandez fires out a quick counter leg kick but Ndombele just manages to avoid it.
Ndombele closes the distance looking to clinch
and Hernandez counters with an outside leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ndombele digs a good body shot into Hernandez's ribs.
Ndombele connects with an inside leg kick.
Ndombele with the inside leg kick.
Ndombele throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ndombele throws a push kick but Hernandez slaps the foot to one side.
Hernandez is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
A right-left combo lands from Hernandez.
Hernandez with the inside leg kick.
Ndombele misses the shot to the body.
Good exchange - Ndombele coming out on top.
Ndombele connects with an inside leg kick.
Maxi Hernandez is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ndombele lands with a shot to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Maxi Hernandez will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Ndombele jabs at Hernandez's body.
Ndombele looks to land a left hand but Hernandez moved out of range nicely.
A jab from Ndombele misses.
Hernandez half committed to a counter leg kick.
Ndombele lands a nice looking kick to the body. Hernandez takes a step back to recover.
A low kick from Ndombele is predictable there
and Hernandez counters with a straight right hand.
Ndombele ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hernandez moves away.
Hernandez throwing a counter right hand but Ndombele manages to avoid it.
Hernandez blocks a head kick by Ndombele.
Hernandez was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Ndombele stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Hernandez.
Ndombele moves out of range of the body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ndombele takes a swing at Hernandez's ribcage but misses.
Ndombele with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Hernandez to score with a decent uppercut.
Ndombele throws a quick inside leg kick.
Ndombele throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
It looked like Hernandez was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Ndombele.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ndombele lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Ndombele closes the distance looking to clinch
and Hernandez counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Ndombele fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Hernandez on the side of the head.
Hernandez moves away from the strike by Ndombele.
Ndombele fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Ndombele looks to score with a jab to the body but Hernandez is just out of range.
Ndombele jabs at Hernandez's body.
Ndombele checks a low kick from Hernandez.
Ndombele throws a body punch but Hernandez moves out of range.
Hernandez swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Hernandez keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ndombele.
Ndombele throws a low kick but it's checked well by Hernandez.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hernandez scores with a push kick.
Ndombele scores with the left hand. Hernandez knows he should have avoided that one.
Ndombele throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hernandez throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Ndombele uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Hernandez has time to react.
Ndombele misses with a hook. Hernandez ducked under it nicely.

Ndombele feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Ndombele throws a big right hand that misses.
Hernandez seems keen to control Ndombele's posture.
Ndombele sitting in guard here, content to control.
Hernandez seems keen to control Ndombele's posture.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ndombele trying to control but Hernandez is working from the bottom.
Ndombele throws a big elbow that misses.
Ndombele looking to pass the guard.
Mousa Ndombele has got the better of the ground game so far.
Ndombele stands and throws Hernandez's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Hernandez stops Ndombele from passing to mount.
Hernandez is trying to improve his position.
Ndombele scoring with punches and elbows.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Ndombele is looking to take a break and control but Hernandez is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Hernandez is trying to get back to half guard.
Ndombele has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Hernandez being controlled for a moment.
Hernandez is trying to control Ndombele's posture but Ndombele avoids it.
Ndombele is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mousa Ndombele comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Ndombele 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 Cecil Peabody scores the fight 28:29
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 28:29
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mousa Ndombele!
Mousa Ndombele was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.