PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dani Herc (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Iceice Timmy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Dani Herc has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Herc
vs
Timmy

179 cm
24
187 lbs
2 - 4 - 0

185 cm
20
185 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

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 2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Dani Herc!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Iceice Timmy!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Luis Engracia and Seu Braga.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Herc fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Herc shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Timmy defends it nicely.
Herc works Timmy's body with a nice hook.
Herc misses with a few strikes there.
Timmy avoids the head kick by Herc.
Herc throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Herc fails with an attempt to clinch.
Timmy on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Herc tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Timmy paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Nice sprawl there from Timmy as Herc shoots in.

Timmy pushes Herc up against the cage in a clinch.

Herc breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Herc tries to clinch but Timmy is having none of it.
Timmy showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Herc.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Herc scoring well with a low kick there.
Timmy stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Herc.
Timmy looks gassed!
Herc lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.

Herc lands a left and a right that send Timmy crashing to the mat, dazed. Herc thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!

It looks like Iceice Timmy has been cut.
Dani Herc seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Herc closes the distance and clinches.

Herc manages to break the clinch.
Herc throws a nice head kick!
Herc looks to land a combination but Timmy avoids it well.
Herc throws a right and a left that both miss.
Herc goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Herc wants to clinch.
Herc thuds his shin into the meat of Timmy's side.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Herc tries to clinch up but Timmy circles away and keeps his distance.
Timmy tries to clinch up
and Herc counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Timmy blocks a head kick by Herc.
Herc misses with a head kick.
A thudding body kick lands there by Herc!
Timmy slaps away a takedown attempt from Herc, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dani Herc. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Herc scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Herc fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Timmy takes a head kick and keeps coming.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Herc paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Herc shoots in looking for a takedown. Timmy tries to sprawl out of it but Herc keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Timmy manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Herc shoots in looking for a takedown. Timmy tries to sprawl out of it but Herc keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Timmy manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Some wild striking there from Herc.
Timmy blocks the body kick.
Herc tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Herc fails to land with a series of punches.
Herc throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Herc lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.

Timmy closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.

Timmy is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Herc doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Timmy.
Timmy wants to control but Herc is keeping him busy.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Herc is trying to control but can't.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dani Herc dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Iceice Timmy's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Herc tests Timmy's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Herc throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Timmy avoids a punch combination nicely.
Herc fails with the takedown

and Timmy counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Herc!
Herc really wants to buck Timmy off and get back to his feet.
Timmy lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Herc is in a horrible position here. Timmy smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.

Timmy working for a submission but Herc is keeping him at bay.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Herc is looking to get to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Herc is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Timmy is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Timmy scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Timmy controlling from the full mount.

Timmy gets to his feet and calls his opponent to stand. Here come the fireworks!
Herc pulls out of a head kick attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Herc looks to land a combination. Timmy sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Herc throws a sloppy head kick

and Timmy counters with a takedown into side control.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Timmy working the ground and pound but Herc is defending the strikes.
Herc pushes Timmy away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Timmy gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Timmy tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Timmy working away.
Herc is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Timmy scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Herc to see if he's OK.

Timmy decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Herc misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Herc!
A head kick from Herc lands but Timmy takes it in his stride.
Herc throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Timmy avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Herc throws a head kick but Timmy moves out of range.
Herc tries to bum rush Timmy with a series of wild strikes but Timmy uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Timmy tries for a takedown but Herc sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Herc lands a nice shot that snaps Timmy's head back.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Herc wants to clinch.
A head kick from Herc lands but Timmy takes it in his stride.

Timmy fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Herc sprawls well initially but Timmy persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Herc is trying to stand.
Timmy is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
A nice elbow there by Timmy.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Timmy with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Herc squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Iceice Timmy showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Iceice Timmy's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Herc fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Timmy keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Herc tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Herc stuffs the takedown attempt from Timmy. Timmy gets slowly back to his feet.
Herc throws a nice looking combination but Timmy bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Timmy showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Herc.
Herc tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Timmy moves in looking to clinch but Herc pushes him off.
Herc misses with a head kick.
Herc misses with a double jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Herc looks to score with a jab to the body but Timmy is just out of range.
Timmy takes a jab right on the kisser.
Herc cracks Timmy with a good jab.
Good shot there by Herc.
Timmy moves out of range of the body kick.
Some wild striking there from Herc.
Herc misses with a jab, cross combination.

Timmy closes the distance and clinches.
Timmy keeps control of Herc as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Timmy stalling.
Timmy is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Herc gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Timmy drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Herc gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Dani Herc has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Iceice Timmy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Herc fails to pull guard.

Herc escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Herc will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Herc looks to clinch

and Timmy counters with a shoot takedown. Herc fights it but they end up in guard.
Herc trying to control the position.
Timmy won't allow Herc to get back to his feet.
Timmy controls from within his opponent's guard.
Timmy trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Herc is trying to keep Timmy in close.
Timmy won't allow Herc to get back to his feet.
Herc looking to control.

Timmy gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Herc fails in his attempt to clinch.
Herc throws a sloppy head kick

and Timmy counters with a single leg into guard. Herc didn't expect that.
Timmy trying to control the position from guard on top but Herc is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Herc wants to stand but Timmy is controlling the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Herc working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Timmy.
Herc working a defensive guard here.

Herc uses the cage to get back to his feet.

Timmy drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Timmy prevents Herc from getting back to his feet.
Herc is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Herc wants to stand and escape but Timmy is having none of it.

And that's the end of the fight!
Iceice Timmy comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Timmy has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 28:29
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 28:29
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Iceice Timmy!