PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Knuckle Stone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rodel Hiligaynon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stone comes to the cage accompanied by Gimme Shelter. Hiligaynon has chosen Down and Out as his entrance music. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Stone
vs
Hiligaynon

166 cm
32
147 lbs
24 - 17 - 2

170 cm
33
144 lbs
24 - 15 - 2

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Milwaukee's Best 160
GREEN!160

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 24 - 17 - 2, fighting out of London, Knuckle Stone!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 24 - 15 - 2, fighting out of Montreal, Rodel Hiligaynon!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stone misses with a wild body shot.
Stone ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hiligaynon moves away.
Hiligaynon fails with a takedown attempt.
Stone ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hiligaynon moves away.
Hiligaynon throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Stone's waist but Stone gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Hiligaynon off to one side.
Stone is looking to chop away at Hiligaynon's legs.
Stone throws the left hand but Hiligaynon avoids the punch easily.
Stone moves out of range of the body kick.
Stone tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Stone throws out a powerful jab.
Stone swings for the body but Hiligaynon moves out of range.
Hiligaynon stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Stone.
Stone misses with a hook. Hiligaynon ducked under it nicely.
Hiligaynon avoids a lazy jab quite easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stone tries to clinch up.
Hiligaynon looks to land a left hand but Stone moved out of range nicely.
Stone clobbers Hiligaynon with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Stone moves out of range of the body kick.
A big left from Hiligaynon misses.
Hiligaynon throws a head kick that Stone semi-blocks.
Hiligaynon throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Stone counters with a leg kick.
Stone moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Stone throws a chopping leg kick but Hiligaynon manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Hiligaynon jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hiligaynon misses with a straight left.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Hiligaynon does it's job there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Stone stalks Hiligaynon and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Hiligaynon's face. Hiligaynon staggers backwards, shaken.
Stone misses the body punch
and Hiligaynon counters with a good low kick that Stone was not able to check.
Stone throws a lazy right hand but Hiligaynon sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Stone sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Hiligaynon lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Stone has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Stone and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Stone lands a leg kick that knocks Hiligaynon off balance momentarily.
Stone stuffs the takedown attempt from Hiligaynon. Hiligaynon gets slowly back to his feet.
Knuckle Stone has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rodel Hiligaynon.
Hiligaynon throws a head kick but Stone moves out of range.
Stone lands a nice looking body shot.
Nice defenses there by Hiligaynon.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hiligaynon throws a leg kick but Stone moved away.
Hiligaynon on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Rodel Hiligaynon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Stone misses with a head kick.
Stone swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hiligaynon rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Stone counters with a good low kick that Hiligaynon was not able to check.
Stone throws a hook but Hiligaynon avoids it easily.
Hiligaynon lands a head kick!
Stone connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Stone misses with a looping right.
Stone connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Hiligaynon momentarily.
Hiligaynon uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Stone.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice body kick there by Hiligaynon.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hiligaynon fails with a takedown attempt.
Hiligaynon staying out of range there.
Stone looks to land a right hand but Hiligaynon moved out of range.
Hiligaynon throws a looping overhand right but Stone ducks down to avoid it.
Hiligaynon throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hiligaynon scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Hiligaynon on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Hiligaynon fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Stone.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Stone throws the left hand but Hiligaynon avoids the punch easily.
Hiligaynon misses with a two punch combination.
Stone scores with a decent looking hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Stone looks to throw the jab but Hiligaynon is out of range.
Hiligaynon fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
An inside leg kick lands from Stone.
A swing and a miss from Stone.
Stone throws a hook to the side of Hiligaynon's head but Hiligaynon sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hiligaynon is looking to land body kicks.
Stone misses with a straight left.
Stone stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Stone wants it to stay on the feet.
Knuckle Stone is winning the standup battle so far.
Some bone on bone action there as Hiligaynon checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Stone checks a leg kick.
Stone throws a looping overhand right but Hiligaynon ducks down to avoid it.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Stone, as that shot connected.
Hiligaynon fails to land the takedown.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stone throws a hook but Hiligaynon blocks it.
Stone lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hiligaynon circles away quickly and effectively.
Stone finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Stone throws a series of strikes that have Hiligaynon backpedaling.
Stone stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Stone wants it to stay on the feet.
Knuckle Stone has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rodel Hiligaynon.
Stone is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
A swing and a miss from Stone.
Hiligaynon fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Stone on the side of the head.
Hiligaynon scores with a nice strike.
Hiligaynon connects with a leg kick. Stone looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Stone misses with a series of wild punches.
Hiligaynon is trying desperately to land a takedown but Stone is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Hiligaynon.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hiligaynon tries to land a front kick but Stone steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Stone throws a low kick but Hiligaynon avoids it.
A shot to the liver by Stone. Beautiful body shot.
Knuckle Stone is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hiligaynon tries a low kick but Stone avoids it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Stone walks into a stiff left hand from Hiligaynon.
Hiligaynon has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Hiligaynon there as he acknowledges the shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Hiligaynon misses the target.
Stone takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Stone misses with a low kick.
Stone misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hiligaynon.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good exchange - Stone coming out on top.
Stone moves away from the strike by Hiligaynon.
Stone tries to move into range but Hiligaynon moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Stone thows a body shot but no joy.
Stone scores with a decent looking hook.
A clash of legs there as Stone blocks the low kick.
Stone misses with an uppercut.
A bone on bone clash there as Hiligaynon blocks the leg kick.
Hiligaynon stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Stone.
The fighters circle momentarily. Hiligaynon darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Stone misses with a wild body shot.
Hiligaynon connects with an inside leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stone tries to land a front kick but Hiligaynon steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Stone blocks a low kick nicely.
Stone slips a straight right by Hiligaynon.
The fighters circling - Stone throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Nice defenses there by Hiligaynon.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A clash of legs there as Stone blocks the low kick.
Hiligaynon misses with a straight right.
Stone misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
An inside leg kick lands from Hiligaynon.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hiligaynon misses with a looping right.
Stone misses with an uppercut.
Hiligaynon throws a leg kick but Stone sees it coming and checks it nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Knuckle Stone dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Stone has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Hiligaynon finds it's way round the side to connect with Stone's head.
Hiligaynon fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Hiligaynon's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Stone connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Hiligaynon scrambles back to his feet.
Hiligaynon swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Stone misses with a low kick.
Hiligaynon connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Stone moves out of range of the strikes.
Hiligaynon lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Hiligaynon throws the kick towards the body but Stone avoids it.
Stone thows a body kick. Hiligaynon tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Stone takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Hiligaynon throws a half hearted mid kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Stone finds it's way through Hiligaynon's defenses.
Hiligaynon checks a leg kick nicely.
Stone drops his hands momentarily and Hiligaynon takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Hiligaynon shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
A big left from Hiligaynon misses.
Hiligaynon scores with a crisp jab that stopped Stone in his tracks.
Stone with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.

Stone has taken the fight to the clinch.
Stone misses with a punch on the inside.
Stone misses with some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Stone.
Stone throws a punch but it's blocked by Hiligaynon.
Stone has a couple of punches blocked by Hiligaynon.
Stone lands with a short shot to the head.
Rodel Hiligaynon has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stone pushes Hiligaynon back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hiligaynon misses with a knee strike.
Hiligaynon can't break the clinch.
Stone has a couple of punches blocked by Hiligaynon.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Stone fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Stone works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Hiligaynon misses with a hook from the clinch.
Stone blocks an uppercut.
Hiligaynon blocks an uppercut.
Stone blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hiligaynon trying to control the position but instead, Stone has worked for underhooks and has pushed Hiligaynon into the cage.
A short right from Stone on the inside.
Hiligaynon lands with a left to the head.
Stone throws a punch but it's blocked by Hiligaynon.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Stone.
Hiligaynon is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hiligaynon pushes Stone back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short right from Stone on the inside.
A right hook to the body lands for Hiligaynon.
Stone lands with a short punch from the clinch.
I was talking to Stone's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Hiligaynon is trying to break the clinch but Stone has him pressed against the cage.
Hiligaynon throws a head punch that misses.
Hiligaynon doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hiligaynon is looking to control Stone's arms but Stone gets an underhook and turns him. Now Hiligaynon has his back to the cage.
Stone misses with a hook from the clinch.
Stone misses with a punch on the inside.
Stone throws a head punch that misses.
A nice right hand lands inside from Stone.
Hiligaynon is trying to maintain a safe position but Stone gets an underhook and turns Hiligaynon into the cage.
Hiligaynon misses with a hook to the ribs.
Stone lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Hiligaynon backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hiligaynon taking a breather.
Hiligaynon blocking some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Stone.
Knuckle Stone is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Stone fails to land.

Hiligaynon escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A solid leg kick lands there for Stone.
Hiligaynon moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Hiligaynon misses with a head kick.
Hiligaynon misses with a looping left.
Hiligaynon throws a looping overhand right but Stone ducks down to avoid it.
Stone misses with a looping left.
Hiligaynon throws a leg kick
and Hiligaynon takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Stone lands a jab to Hiligaynon's midsection.
A nice combination there by Hiligaynon.
A good leg kick by Stone.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Knuckle Stone.
Well Stone has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Knuckle Stone!
A relieved looking Knuckle Stone thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.