PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Daniel Himes (ranked 1307 p4p, 184 weight class) and Rocky Stallion (ranked 2698 p4p, 349 weight class). Daniel Himes is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.

Himes
vs
Stallion

190 cm
28
210 lbs
8 - 3 - 0

180 cm
26
210 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent MT
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Fenrir Fightgear - Anno 2013
Hardcore Nutrition 160Q ($150)

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Daniel Himes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rocky Stallion!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stallion misses with an uppercut.
Himes looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Stallion throws an off balance right hand
and Himes counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Stallion takes one to the side of the head.
Himes misses with a looping right.
Stallion jabs Himes to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Stallion just misses with a punch to the body.
Himes throws a right and a left that both miss.
A little jabbing left from Stallion on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Stallion showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Himes.
Stallion unleashes a big counter combination but Himes bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Himes dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Stallion. That did some damage!
Stallion looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Stallion throws a shot from downtown. Himes moves away and avoids it.
Himes on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Stallion throws a half hearted mid kick.
Stallion has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Himes cracks Stallion with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Stallion slips under a jab from Himes.
Himes throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Stallion ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Himes moves away.
Himes scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stallion misses with a few strikes there.
Stallion misses with a right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Himes misses with a jab, cross combination.
Himes delivers a nice body kick.
Himes throws a good cross that connects.
Himes's jab looks to have found its range, popping Stallion under the eye.
Stallion thows a left - swing and a miss!
Himes has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Brazilian Top Team + Ricardo Arona in the buildup to the fight.
Rocky Stallion seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Stallion takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Stallion throws a series of punches but Himes moves out of range.
Good shot there by Himes.
Nice straight punches there by Himes. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Himes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Himes catches Stallion with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!

It looks like Rocky Stallion has been cut.
Decent striking displayed by Himes there.
Stallion throws a shot to the body.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Himes looks to score with a jab to the body but Stallion is just out of range.
Stallion looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Himes fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Stallion.
Stallion has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Himes.
Stallion misses with a hook
and Himes makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Himes checks a low kick from Stallion.
Stallion tries to move into range but Himes moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stallion has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Himes.
Himes checks a leg kick.
Himes misses with an uppercut. Stallion saw that one coming.
Stallion throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Himes counters with an outside leg kick.
Himes misses with a hook.
Himes is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Stallion takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Stallion slips under a jab.
Himes takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Himes lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
A telegraphed right hand from Himes misses the target.
Himes scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Himes is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Himes scores with a nice head shot.
Himes throws a body shot but no joy.
Stallion attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Stallion throws a right hand that Himes ducks under and follows up with a left that Himes also avoids with ease.
Himes ducks under a wild hook from Stallion.
A looping hook to the body misses from Himes. Stallion does a little dance to reset his feet.
Stallion missing with a left hand there. Himes was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Stallion throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Himes fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Stallion.
Stallion avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Himes lands a nice leg kick that just misses Stallion's sensitive parts.
Stallion misses with a two punch combination.
Himes cracks the inside of Stallion's front leg.
Stallion throws a left and a right that both miss
and Himes counters with a nice uppercut.
Nice body kick there by Himes.
Himes rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Stallion moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Stallion is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Himes fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Himes throws a shot from downtown. Stallion moves away and avoids it.
A combination from Stallion does no damage.
Himes misses with a looping left.
Stallion misses with a hook.
The fighters circling - Himes throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Himes uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Stallion.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Stallion misses with a looping left.
Stallion throws a lazy uppercut
and Himes connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A solid leg kick lands there for Himes.
Stallion throws a hook but Himes avoids it easily.
Himes seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Himes comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Stallion lands a nice looking body shot.
Himes checks a leg kick.
Himes was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Stallion keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Himes.
Stallion misses with a hook. Himes ducked under it nicely.
Himes is looking to slow Stallion down with leg kicks.
Stallion steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Himes.
A looping hook to the body misses from Stallion. Himes does a little dance to reset his feet.
Himes lands a nice looking body kick.
Stallion's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Stallion misses with a double jab.
Himes thows a body kick. Stallion tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Stallion looks winded!
Himes throws a lazy right hand but Stallion sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Stallion unleashes a big counter combination but Himes bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Himes on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Himes swings for the body but Stallion moves out of range.
Himes throws a jab when Stallion was well out of range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Himes moves away from the strike by Stallion.
Himes takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Himes scores with a shot to the body.
Himes throws a head kick that misses.
Himes scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Daniel Himes dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Rocky Stallion's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Himes cracks the inside of Stallion's front leg.
Stallion throws a poor cross that misses
letting Himes counter with a right hand.
Himes is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Stallion can do to turn this around?
Stallion wants to slow Himes down by chopping away at his legs.
Himes lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Himes turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Stallion has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Himes finds it's way round the side to connect with Stallion's head.
Himes lands with a nice body kick.
Stallion throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Stallion goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Himes lands a nice leg kick that just misses Stallion's sensitive parts.
Stallion moves forwards but Himes connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Himes connects with an inside leg kick.
Himes throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Stallion sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Himes cracks Stallion with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Stallion lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Himes circles away quickly and effectively.
Stallion misses with a straight right.
Himes takes a swing at Stallion's ribcage but misses.
Stallion throws a hook but Himes avoids it easily.
Himes looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Himes keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Stallion misses with a looping left.
It looked like Himes was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Stallion.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Himes connects with a nice looking jab.
Himes delivers a nice body kick.
Himes moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Himes slips a straight right by Stallion.
Daniel Himes is winning the standup battle so far.
Himes misses with an uppercut. Stallion saw that one coming.
Stallion throws a hook but Himes blocks it.
Stallion misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Stallion tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Himes scoring well with a low kick there.
A punch combination from Stallion misses.
It looked like Himes was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Himes scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Stallion doesn't seem bothered though.
Stallion is breathing heavily.
A chopping leg kick lands by Himes.
Stallion has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Himes.
Stallion missing with a left hand there. Himes was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Himes dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Stallion. That did some damage!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Stallion takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Himes thumps Stallion with a low kick.
Stallion stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Himes.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Himes!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stallion on the wrong end of a nice hook.
A chopping leg kick lands by Himes.
Stallion takes one on the button.
Himes lands with a shot to the body.
Stallion takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Himes lands a nice looking body kick.
Stallion looks to land a right hand but Himes moved out of range.
Stallion takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Himes lands a really nice looking cross but Stallion seems unphased.
Stallion swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Stallion throws a combination that misses
and Himes counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Stallion rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Himes moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Stallion looks to land a combination but Himes avoids it well.
Stallion has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Himes. Stallion shrugs it off though.
Himes scores with a leg kick.
Himes scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Himes cracks the inside of Stallion's front leg.
Left hook, right uppercut from Himes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Himes lands a head kick!

That has opened up Rocky Stallion's cut even more.
Himes lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Himes feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Stallion's calf.
Stallion lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Stallion.
Himes slips under a jab from Stallion.
Himes dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Stallion. That did some damage!
Himes darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Himes moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Stallion lands a head shot.
Himes feints and then cracks Stallion's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Stallion down.
Himes catches Stallion with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Stallion throws out a loose jab but Himes uses good head movement to avoid it.
Himes moves out of range as Stallion throws a body kick.
Stallion chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Himes can pounce on him.
Stallion scores with a decent looking hook.
Stallion takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Stallion rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Himes counters with a lovely straight right hand!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Himes listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Stallion misses with a body kick.
Himes chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Himes slips a straight right by Stallion.
Himes wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Himes fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Nice shot lands for Stallion.
Himes buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Himes moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Himes avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Himes appears to be looking for a big counter.
Stallion misses with a looping left.
Stallion misses with an uppercut. Himes saw that one coming.
Himes moves out of range as Stallion throws a body kick.
Himes slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Himes scores with a push kick.
Stallion lands an overhand right.
Himes misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Himes jabs at Stallion's body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Daniel Himes dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Rocky Stallion's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Himes lands a jab-cross combination.
Stallion missing with a left hand there. Himes was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Stallion misses with a wild body shot.
Himes appears to be looking for a big counter.
Himes ducks under a wild hook from Stallion.
Stallion on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Stallion throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A telegraphed right hand from Himes misses the target.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Himes.
Himes's corner calls for a 1-2. Himes obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Stallion misses with a double jab
and Himes counters with a thumping low kick.
Himes scores with a leg kick.
Stallion avoids the body shot from Himes.
Himes connects with a leg kick. Stallion looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Stallion misses with an uppercut.
Himes lands a front kick.
Stallion takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Himes buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Himes looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Himes connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Himes throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Himes connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Stallion misses with a double jab
and Himes counters with a leg kick.
That kick from Himes tenderised Stallion's leg. Stallion is trying to keep his angry face on.
Himes scores with a jab.
Stallion avoids a punch combination nicely.
Stallion throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Himes feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Stallion has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Himes.
Stallion throws a hook but Himes avoids it easily.
Stallion is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Stallion misses with a left hand
and Himes counters with a nice uppercut.
Himes throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Stallion.
Himes scores with a nice right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Stallion takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
A slow jab from Himes misses its intended target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stallion pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Himes slips a jab from Stallion.
Stallion misses with a hook.
Stallion throws a right and a left that Himes avoids nicely.
Himes misses with a hook.
Stallion throws a low kick but Himes avoids it.
Himes throws a body shot but no joy.
Stallion walks into a stiff left hand from Himes.
Himes's corner calls for a 1-2. Himes obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Himes throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
A jab lands there for Himes.
Stallion thows a left - swing and a miss!
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Himes checks a leg kick.
And Himes counters with a quick kick to the body but Stallion blocks it.
Himes tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Stallion manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Stallion throws a sloppy body shot
and Himes counters with a straight right hand.
Stallion takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Stallion misses with a right hand
and Stallion takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Stallion walks into a left hand.

Stallion is rocked!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Himes scores with a spinning back kick!
Stallion is still on wobbly legs! Can Himes finish him?
Himes circles and sees the opportunity to plant his feet and throw a really nice straight left hand that drops Stallion to the canvas! Stallion doesn't know where he is but he's trying to survive - Himes keeps piling on the pressure and forces the referee to step in! This one is aaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:09 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Daniel Himes!
A relieved looking Daniel Himes thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.