PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Miguel Hernandez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Connor Whitely (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hernandez comes to the ring accompanied by Lose Yoursellf. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!

Hernandez
vs
Whitely

200 cm
22
192 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

180 cm
22
185 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Big right hand

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Very confident

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Miguel Hernandez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Connor Whitely!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Chris Downing and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Whitely tries to clinch but Hernandez is having none of it.
Whitely will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
The fight stays on the outside here - Whitely looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
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 tries to clinch but Whitely moves out of range.
Whitely misses with a low kick.

Hernandez has closed the distance and engaged Whitely in a clinch.
Hernandez lands a left hand.
Hernandez lands a hook to the side of the head.

Whitely escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A left and a right from Hernandez both land. Nice combination.
Whitely keeps the fight on the outside.
Whitely takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Hernandez rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Whitely moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Connor Whitely seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Whitely shoots in but Hernandez avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Hernandez lands a slapping body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Whitely drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Hernandez will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Whitely is pushing down on Hernandez's leg trying to pass to half guard. Hernandez is fighting to maintain full guard but Whitely has managed to sneak the leg through.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Whitely wants to control but Hernandez is keeping him busy.
Hernandez controlling the position well.
Whitely is thwarting Hernandez's attempts to control the position.
Whitely wants to take a breather but Hernandez is having none of it.
Whitely trying to mount his opponent but Hernandez defends it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hernandez is looking to control Whitely's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Hernandez avoid being mounted?
Hernandez is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Hernandez throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.

Hernandez fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Whitely, pushing him back against the ropes.

Hernandez's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hernandez tries to clinch up.
Hernandez displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Whitely.
Miguel Hernandez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Connor Whitely.
Whitely looks gassed!
Hernandez stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Whitely explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Hernandez defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Whitely.
Whitely wants to clinch
and Hernandez counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hernandez looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Whitely is trying hard to land a takedown here. Hernandez sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Whitely shoots in looking for a takedown. Hernandez tries to sprawl out of it but Whitely keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Hernandez manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Hernandez tries for a takedown but Whitely sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hernandez changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Whitely tries to avoid it but Hernandez manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Whitely to the ground. Whitely escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Hernandez takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Hernandez misses with a body kick.
Whitely wants to clinch but Hernandez slips to the side

and Hernandez counters by clinching up.
Whitely is working for a takedown up against the ropes. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Whitely tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Hernandez wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Whitely has him pressed against the ropes.
Hernandez tries to break the clinch but Whitely is controlling the position.
Hernandez tries to pull guard but Whitely holds him up against the ropes and eventually Hernandez drops back down to his feet.
Whitely has Hernandez pressed against the ropes, preventing Hernandez from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Whitely breaks the clinch.
Whitely has a takedown stuffed.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Miguel Hernandez dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Hernandez will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Nice takedown defense from Hernandez. No joy for Whitely on that attempt.
Whitely is looking to clinch but Hernandez is avoiding it.
Hernandez closes the distance and clinches up with Whitely, looking for a takedown. Hernandez pushes Whitely against the ropes but Whitely circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.

Hernandez has Whitely up against the ropes in a clinch.
Hernandez prevents the takedown attempt.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Whitely pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hernandez slaps away a takedown attempt from Whitely, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Miguel Hernandez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Connor Whitely.
Hernandez connects with the punch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Whitely looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hernandez misses with a body kick.
Hernandez tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Danga de danga de dang - Whitely scores with a four punch combination!
No luck with that takedown attempt from Whitely.
Hernandez throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hernandez lands with an uppercut that bounces Whitely off the ropes and back into rage.
Hernandez is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Whitely misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Hernandez counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Whitely takes one on the chin but keeps coming.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hernandez tries to close the distance and clinch up but Whitely swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Hernandez scores with a one two! Whitely had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hernandez looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Miguel Hernandez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Whitely circles away from the clinch attempt.
Whitely tries for a takedown but Hernandez sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Hernandez.
Whitely misses with a combination

and Hernandez moves into the clinch.
Hernandez tries to circle away but Whitely has him pinned against the ropes.
Whitely tries for a takedown but Hernandez manages to get underhooks.
Whitely being controlled against the ropes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hernandez wants to break the clinch but can't.

Whitely breaks from the clinch.
Whitely tries to clinch there but Hernandez circles away.
Hernandez tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Whitely paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Whitely swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Hernandez counters with a right hand to the body.
Whitely defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Hernandez.
Whitely wants to clinch
and Hernandez connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Whitely tries to clinch but Hernandez is having none of it.
Horrible takedown by Whitely or perhaps it was just good defense by Hernandez which made him look bad.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Whitely dives in and grabs Hernandez's left leg, looking for a takedown. Hernandez pushes down on Whitely's head and hops out.
Miguel Hernandez is winning the standup battle so far.
Hernandez throws a shot to the body.
Hernandez displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Whitely.
Whitely moves out of range of the body kick.
Hernandez fails with the takedown.

Whitely darts in and clinches Hernandez up against the ropes.

Whitely escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Whitely does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Whitely shoots in looking for a takedown. Hernandez tries to sprawl out of it but Whitely keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Hernandez manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Miguel Hernandez dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Hernandez shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Whitely as he avoids it easily.
Whitely throws a right and a left that both miss.
Hernandez throws a half hearted mid kick.
Whitely throws a head kick but Hernandez moves out of range.
Hernandez throws a right and a left that both miss.

Hernandez gets a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hernandez tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Whitely fails to pull guard.
Hernandez can't break the clinch.

Whitely breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Whitely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Whitely misses with a looping left.
Whitely moves in looking to clinch but Hernandez pushes him off.
Hernandez keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Miguel Hernandez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Connor Whitely.
Hernandez misses with a kick to the body

and Whitely counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Whitely.
Hernandez is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Whitely is controlling him.
Whitely postures up in Hernandez's guard and throws a big left but Hernandez blocks it.
Hernandez is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Whitely trying to control but Hernandez is working from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Whitely stays in close to Hernandez's body and controls the position.
Whitely trying to control the position from guard on top but Hernandez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Whitely looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Miguel Hernandez is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A punch lands to the side of Whitely 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Whitely fails with a takedown attempt.
Hernandez misses with a body kick.
Whitely fails miserably with a takedown attempt.

Hernandez has Whitely up against the ropes in a clinch.
Whitely keeps control of Hernandez as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Whitely fails to pull the fight into his guard.

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.
Whitely jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Hernandez walks away with a smile on his face. Whitely gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Hernandez closes the distance and clinches up with Whitely, looking for a takedown. Hernandez pushes Whitely against the ropes but Whitely circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Whitely takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
A left and a right from Hernandez both land. Nice combination.
A head kick from Whitely lands but Hernandez takes it in his stride.
Hernandez fails with a takedown attempt.
Hernandez throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hernandez uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Whitely.
Connor Whitely has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hernandez avoids a kick to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Connor Whitely comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Hernandez has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Gwen Towbar scores the fight 29:28
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 29:28

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