PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Joseph Roach (ranked 1363 p4p, 2102 weight class) and Reinaldo Hernandez (ranked 171 p4p, 255 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Roach
vs
Hernandez

187 cm
27
191
6 - 1 - 0

186 cm
27
194
6 - 3 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Northern Zombie

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Joseph Roach!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Reinaldo Hernandez!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Arvi Lind and Johanna Lukiainen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Roach bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Nice shot lands for Roach.
Roach moves away from the strike by Hernandez.
Roach is looking to counter punch.
Roach definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Hernandez dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Hernandez misses the shot to the body.
Roach throwing a counter right hand but Hernandez manages to avoid it.
Roach bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hernandez scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Roach slips under a jab from Hernandez.
Roach throws a hook to the side of Hernandez's head but Hernandez sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Roach comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Roach lands a jab to the head.
Roach walks into a straight right hand from Hernandez.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hernandez avoids the body shot from Roach.
Hernandez appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Hernandez lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Hernandez dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Roach takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Hernandez looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Hernandez thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hernandez uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Roach.
Roach ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Roach takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Roach throws an off balance right hand
and Hernandez counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hernandez throws a lazy right hand but Roach sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hernandez staying out of range there.
Hernandez pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hernandez lands a jab to Roach's midsection.
Roach blocks a jab.
Roach lands an overhand right.
Hernandez throws a jab but it's blocked by Roach.
Hernandez thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hernandez ducks under a wild hook from Roach.
Roach throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Roach lands with a straight right. Hernandez didn't see that one coming.
Hernandez throws a body punch but Roach moves out of range.
Roach loads up on a big right hand but Hernandez slips the punch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hernandez keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Hernandez misses with a hook.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roach swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Roach scores with a jab to the head.
A big left from Roach misses.
Hernandez needs to keep his hands up - Roach had a free shot at his head there.
Roach just misses with a punch to the body.
Hernandez scores with a body shot.
Roach takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Roach uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hernandez.
Roach comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Nice jab there from Roach.
Hernandez throws a hook but Roach blocks it.
Roach cracks Hernandez with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Hernandez loads up on a big right hand but Roach slips the punch.
Roach appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Roach throws a lazy right hand but Hernandez sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hernandez scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Roach doesn't seem bothered though.
Hernandez misses with a hook. Roach ducked under it nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hernandez jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Roach misses with an uppercut
and Hernandez counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Hernandez throws a jab when Roach was well out of range.
It looked like Roach was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Hernandez.
A slow jab from Roach misses its intended target.
Roach moves away from the strike by Hernandez.
Hernandez changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Roach staying out of range there.
Hernandez throws a body shot but no joy.
A jab lands there for Roach.
Hernandez slips a jab from Roach.
Hernandez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hernandez swings for the body but Roach moves out of range.
Hernandez ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Roach uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hernandez.
Roach throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Roach uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hernandez.
Roach is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Roach defending well as Hernandez loads up on a big left hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Roach on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hernandez misses with a hook.
Hernandez misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Roach.
Roach ducks right into an uppercut from Hernandez.
Hernandez throws out a powerful jab.
Nice defenses there by Roach.
Hernandez throws the left hand but Roach avoids the punch easily.
Roach lands with a right hand.
Hernandez takes one on the button.
Roach moves out of range of the strikes.
A telegraphed right hand from Roach misses the target.
Hernandez connects with a crisp jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Roach slips under a jab from Hernandez.
Roach sizes up Hernandez with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Roach throws the left hand but Hernandez avoids the punch easily.
Roach throws the left hand but Hernandez avoids the punch easily.
Hernandez throws out a counter right but Roach avoids it with no problem.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Reinaldo Hernandez 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 poor cross that misses
letting Roach counter with a right hand.
Hernandez misses with a body shot
and Roach counters with a nice uppercut.
Roach takes a shot right to the bread basket.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Roach might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Hernandez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hernandez has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Hernandez connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Roach's hands.
Roach throws an off balance right hand
and Hernandez cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A left lands for Roach.
Hernandez uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Roach.
Hernandez misses the jab.
Roach is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Roach lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Roach ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hernandez moves away.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hernandez throws out a loose jab but Roach uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hernandez throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Roach cracks Hernandez with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Reinaldo Hernandez seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A telegraphed right hand from Roach misses the target.
Roach fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hernandez manages to avoid it.
Hernandez throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Roach sizes up Hernandez with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Hernandez takes a swing at Roach's ribcage but misses.
Hernandez throws a hook to the side of Roach's head but Roach sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Roach takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.

It looks like Joseph Roach has been cut.
Nice uppercut lands for Roach. That snapped Hernandez's head back.
Hernandez throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Roach cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Jab by Roach.

Hernandez is rocked!
Roach cracks Hernandez on the jaw with a powerful right hand and Hernandez falls backwards against the cage. Roach follows up with more strikes that drop Hernandez to his knees. Roach keeps the pressure on and the referee jumps in to save Hernandez! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:32 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Joseph Roach!
A victorious Joseph Roach thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.