PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Fernandez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Adios Red Gym (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Red Gym has chosen Doctor Doctor as his entrance music. Johnny Fernandez has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Fernandez
vs
Red Gym

222 cm
25
268 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

190 cm
21
258 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
World class boxer
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Johnny Fernandez !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Adios Red Gym!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Damien Edna and Hugh Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Fernandez has taken the fight to the clinch.
Fernandez fails to pull guard.
Red Gym wants to get back to striking at distance but Fernandez won't allow it.
Red Gym digs a right hand into Fernandez 's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Fernandez 's gas tank.
Red Gym scores with a shoulder strike.
Fernandez is pushing Red Gym up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Fernandez fails to pull the fight into his guard.

Fernandez ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Fernandez no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Fernandez seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.

Fernandez has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Red Gym is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Red Gym.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Red Gym lands with a light punch inside.
Fernandez is breathing heavily.
Red Gym tries to throw a body punch but Fernandez avoids it by throwing Red Gym back against the cage.
Red Gym throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A short left from Red Gym.
Fernandez misses with a punch to the body.
Red Gym tries to land a knee to the head but Fernandez blocks with his arms.
Red Gym lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Fernandez or not.
Red Gym goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Red Gym lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Fernandez has had enough of the clinch but Red Gym keeps him there for the moment.
Red Gym swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Fernandez taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Fernandez goes for a takedown in the clinch but Red Gym prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Johnny Fernandez . That's going to take a lot out of him.
Red Gym is leaning against Fernandez and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fernandez prevents a body shot from Red Gym.
Red Gym throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Fernandez s head.
A left hand lands to the body for Red Gym.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Red Gym has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Red Gym tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Fernandez 's elbow.
Fernandez has Red Gym pressed against the cage, preventing Red Gym from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

Fernandez decides to pull guard.

Fernandez working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Red Gym doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Red Gym manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Red Gym looking to pass the guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fernandez has a closed guard, preventing Red Gym from standing up.
Fernandez definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Fernandez wants to sweep here but Red Gym controlling him for the moment.
Fernandez controls Red Gym momentarily but Red Gym frees himself.
Red Gym wants to pass the guard but Fernandez is keeping the position.
Red Gym trying to control the position from guard on top but Fernandez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Johnny Fernandez wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Fernandez dives in and grabs Red Gym's left leg, looking for a takedown. Red Gym pushes down on Fernandez 's head and hops out.
Red Gym thows a body shot but no joy.
No luck for Fernandez with that takedown attempt.
Red Gym ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Fernandez moves away.
Fernandez looks for a takedown but Red Gym sprawls well.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Red Gym thuds a left hand into Fernandez 's body.
Red Gym just misses with a punch to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Adios Red Gym dominated that round.
That's time! Fernandez 's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Nice sprawl there from Red Gym as Fernandez shoots in.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Red Gym. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Red Gym swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Fernandez dodges the punch combination from Red Gym.
Johnny Fernandez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A looping hook to the body misses from Red Gym. Fernandez does a little dance to reset his feet.
Red Gym thows a body shot but no joy.
Red Gym misses with a few strikes there.
Red Gym avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Red Gym throws a body punch but Fernandez moves out of range.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Red Gym jabs Fernandez to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Red Gym moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.

It looks like Johnny Fernandez has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Red Gym throws a one two combo.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Red Gym wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Fernandez really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.

Red Gym cracks Fernandez with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Fernandez looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Red Gym finish him?

Fernandez is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Red Gym lands a nice hook to Fernandez 's body. Fernandez takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Oh Fernandez is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Adios Red Gym is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Red Gym scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Red Gym throws a nice looking combination but Fernandez bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Red Gym 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.
Red Gym lands with a good body shot.
A shot to the liver by Red Gym. Beautiful body shot.
Fernandez seems to have got his legs back now.

Red Gym drops Fernandez with a beautiful combination! Fernandez stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Red Gym is looking for the KO!
Johnny Fernandez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Red Gym lands a nice looking body shot.
Red Gym lands a nice shot to the body.
Fernandez takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Red Gym misses with a body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Red Gym lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Fernandez at a distance.
Red Gym dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Red Gym lands a body shot.
Fernandez dodges the punch combination from Red Gym.
Red Gym throws a nice looking combination but Fernandez bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Red Gym ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Fernandez moves away.
Red Gym thows a body shot but no joy.
Red Gym scores with a hook to the body. Fernandez takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Red Gym lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Red Gym has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut there from Red Gym.

Red Gym drops Fernandez with a beautiful combination! Fernandez stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Red Gym is looking for the KO!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Red Gym looks to score with a jab to the body but Fernandez is just out of range.
Adios Red Gym seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Red Gym scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Red Gym lands a nice hook to Fernandez 's body. Fernandez takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Fernandez takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Red Gym lands with a good body shot.
Fernandez takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Fernandez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Red Gym misses with a series of wild punches.
Red Gym fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Fernandez manages to avoid it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Red Gym throws a body punch but Fernandez moves out of range.
Red Gym stuns Fernandez with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Red Gym scores with a nice head shot.
Red Gym scores with a hook to the body. Fernandez takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Red Gym throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Red Gym lands a slapping body shot.
Red Gym throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Red Gym!
Red Gym cracks a nice hook into Fernandez 's ribs.
Red Gym cracks a nice hook into Fernandez 's ribs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Adios Red Gym showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Johnny Fernandez 's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Red Gym swings for the body but Fernandez moves out of range.
Red Gym lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Fernandez circles away quickly and effectively.
Red Gym avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Red Gym keeps the fight on the outside.
Fernandez fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.

Oooooh!!! Red Gym has knocked Fernandez down with a huge combo! Red Gym steps away and waves a wobbly Fernandez back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fernandez avoids a punch combination nicely.
Fernandez goes for a double leg but Red Gym avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Red Gym continues to drive forward.
Red Gym lands a nice shot to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Red Gym lands a body punch.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Red Gym breaks from the clinch.
Red Gym looks to score with a jab to the body but Fernandez is just out of range.
Red Gym fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Fernandez manages to avoid it.
Red Gym throws a left jab followed by a right to the body, Oh Fernandez colapses and takes a barrage of punches from Red Gym as he moves to mount! the ref stops the fight and Fernandez is left battered and dazed whilst Red Gym and his camp cheer!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:25 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Adios Red Gym!
Adios Red Gym decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.