PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dragon Warfist (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Optimus Rimes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rimes has chosen Sweet Dreams by Marilyn Manson as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Warfist
vs
Rimes

198 cm
32
216 lbs
22 - 14 - 3

204 cm
34
217 lbs
21 - 13 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Excellent grappler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Spartan Nutrition

GREEN!160

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 22 - 14 - 3, fighting out of Hilo, Dragon Warfist!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Optimus Rimes!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Warfist lands a head kick!
A kick lands to the mid section there for Rimes.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Rimes. Warfist shrugs it off though.
Warfist slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Warfist misses with a hook to the body
and Rimes counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

It looks like Dragon Warfist has been cut.
Rimes misses with a low kick.
Warfist appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Warfist throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Warfist feints and then cracks Rimes's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Rimes down.
Warfist ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Rimes misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Warfist.
Rimes pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Warfist fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Rimes.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Rimes throws a head kick but Warfist moves out of range.
Rimes throws a head kick that misses
and Warfist counters with a thumping low kick.
Rimes misses with a low kick.
Dragon Warfist seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rimes jabs Warfist to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Warfist scores with a jab to the body.
Rimes throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rimes throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Warfist throwing a counter right hand but Rimes manages to avoid it.
Rimes swings away with a body shot that misses
and Warfist counters with a body kick that stops Rimes in his tracks momentarily.
Warfist scores with a leg kick.
A big right from Rimes misses.
Warfist wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Warfist throws a body punch but Rimes moves out of range.
Rimes misses with a wild body shot.
Warfist throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.

Warfist closes the distance and clinches.
Rimes tries a knee to the head but Warfist blocks it.
Rimes gets through Warfist's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.

Warfist breaks the clinch.
Rimes takes one to the chin there.
Warfist throws a head kick that misses.
Warfist misses with a low kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Rimes. That's going to slow Warfist down.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rimes throws a right and a left that both miss.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Warfist connects with a body shot that sends Rimes's belly button to the back.
Warfist has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Humboldt Park Elite Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Rimes ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Rimes lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Warfist at a distance.
Warfist takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Rimes just misses with a punch to the body.
Rimes ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Warfist moves away.
Warfist is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Rimes misses with an attempted mid kick.
Warfist throws a quick counter kick to the body but Rimes avoids it.
A shot to the body from Rimes misses
and Warfist counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Warfist throws a shot to the body.
Rimes stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Warfist avoids the head kick by Rimes.
Warfist throws a shot to the body.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Rimes. Warfist shrugs it off though.
Warfist connects with a body shot that sends Rimes's belly button to the back.
Warfist misses with a low kick.
A jab from Warfist finds it's way through Rimes's defenses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Warfist avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Warfist fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rimes manages to avoid it.
It seemed like Rimes was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Warfist cracks a nice hook into Rimes's ribs.

Warfist rushes Rimes and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
A knee to the head by Rimes.
A hook to the body from Warfist.
Rimes tries to land a knee to the head but Warfist blocks with his arms.
Rimes misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Warfist.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Rimes.
Rimes trying to land knees to the body.
Rimes misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Warfist tries to work over Rimes's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A shot in the inside from Warfist.
Rimes misses with a knee to the head.

Warfist escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Rimes scores with a body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A shot to the liver by Warfist. Beautiful body shot.
Rimes throws a head kick but Warfist moves out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Warfist throws a nice inside leg kick.
Rimes uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Warfist.
Warfist slips under a jab from Rimes.
Rimes lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Warfist cracks the inside of Rimes's front leg.
Rimes on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Warfist. Warfist obviously looking to wear him down.
Warfist scores with a nice strike.
Warfist scores with a jab to the body.
Warfist throws a body shot but no joy.
A looping hook to the body misses from Warfist. Rimes does a little dance to reset his feet.
Warfist blocks a jab.
Warfist dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Warfist is looking to wear down Rimes with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Warfist fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Rimes, pushing him back against the cage.
Rimes's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Warfist lands a hook to the side of the head.
Knees to the body from Rimes.
A head punch on the inside from Rimes fails to land.
Rimes misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Warfist.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Dragon Warfist will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Dragon Warfist'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.

Warfist checks a leg kick.
Warfist throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Rimes in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Rimes looks for the body kick but Warfist saw that one coming.
Rimes looks for the body kick but Warfist saw that one coming.
Warfist feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Warfist scores with a shot to the body.

Warfist pushes Rimes up against the cage in a clinch.
Warfist throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Rimes throws a punch but it's blocked by Warfist.
Warfist tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Rimes missing with knees to the body.
Warfist on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Warfist lands with a light punch inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Warfist lands a hook that snaps the head of Rimes backwards.
Warfist takes a knee right on the jaw!
Warfist lands with a short head shot on the inside.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Warfist lands an uppercut.
Rimes doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Warfist on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Warfist.
Warfist lands a hook to the side of the head.

Rimes is rocked!
Rimes is breathing heavily.
Warfist lands a right hand.
Rimes is still on wobbly legs! Can Warfist finish him?
Warfist pushes Rimes back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A body shot lands from Warfist.
Warfist scores with a hook to the body.
Nice body punch from Warfist - that landed with a thud.
Warfist lands a right hand.
Warfist lands a big right hand that drops Rimes! The killer instinct kicks in and Warfist finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Warfist!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:23 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dragon Warfist!
A very excited looking Dragon Warfist made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.