PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Daniel Himes (ranked 2092 p4p, 268 weight class) and Arnold Smith (ranked 5409 p4p, 528 weight class). Daniel Himes has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Himes
vs
Smith

190 cm
26
210 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

181 cm
25
214 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Determined

Paradigm

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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Daniel Himes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Arnold Smith!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Peter Branson and Sandra Marshall.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Himes ducks under a wild hook from Smith.
Himes avoids a punch combination nicely.
Himes takes a swing at Smith's ribcage but misses.
Smith appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Smith takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Smith avoids a kick to the body.
Smith cracks Himes with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Smith lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Himes circles away quickly and effectively.
Himes swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Himes throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Good exchange - Smith coming out on top.
Himes looks to throw the jab but Smith is out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Good work by Himes as he checks the leg kick.
Good work by Himes as he checks the leg kick.
Smith lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Himes slips under a jab from Smith.
Smith throws a shot from downtown. Himes moves away and avoids it.
Himes misses with an attempted mid kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith throws a nice looking combination but Himes bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Himes bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Smith's head.
Himes lands a body shot.
Himes drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Smith throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Himes to counter with a crisp jab.
Smith swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Himes connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Himes misses the jab.
Smith lands with an uppercut that bounces Himes off the cage and back into range.
Smith uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Himes.
The fighters circling - Himes throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Smith tries to move into range but Himes moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Himes uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Smith.
Himes feints and then cracks Smith's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Smith down.
Smith misses with an attempted mid kick.
Himes lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Himes definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Himes lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Smith at a distance.
Good work by Smith as he checks the leg kick.
Smith chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Himes can pounce on him.
Himes checks a leg kick.
Smith drops his hands momentarily and Himes takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Smith misses with a series of wild punches.
Smith listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Himes staying out of range there.
Himes bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Himes throws a hook but Smith avoids it easily.
Smith lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Smith misses with an uppercut.
Himes throws a body punch but Smith moves out of range.
Smith throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
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 Daniel Himes will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Smith steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Himes.
Some wild striking there from Smith.
Himes scores with a jab to the head.
Smith thows a left - swing and a miss!
Himes swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Arnold Smith is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That kick from Himes tenderised Smith's leg. Smith is trying to keep his angry face on.
Himes works the jab nicely.
Smith bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Smith keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Smith 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.
Smith looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smith takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Smith misses with a kick to the body.
Smith takes a swing at Himes's ribcage but misses.
Smith pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
An attempted straight right counter from Himes misses the target.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Himes, right into the meat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Himes misses with a low kick.
Smith looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Smith throws a right and a left that both miss.
A solid leg kick lands there for Himes.
Himes throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Smith stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Smith misses with a wild body shot.
Smith staying out of range there.
Himes is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Smith can do to turn this around?
Smith on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Himes. Himes obviously looking to wear him down.
Himes moves out of range of the body kick.
Himes throws the kick towards the body but Smith avoids it.
Himes throws a hook but Smith blocks it.
A jab from Himes finds it's way through Smith's defenses.
Smith is looking to land body kicks.
Himes fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Smith is out of range.
Himes misses with a left hand
and Smith counters with a left and a right that stings Himes.
Smith is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Himes.
It appears Himes was looking to counter with a kick there.
Daniel Himes is winning the standup battle so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Smith misses with a body shot
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Himes does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Smith throws a leg kick but Himes moved away.
Smith misses the shot to the body.
Smith throws a poor cross that misses
and Himes counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Himes ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Smith moves away.
Himes gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Himes jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Himes throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Himes throws a body punch but Smith moves out of range.
Himes thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Smith if he has to take too many more of those.
Himes swings for the body but Smith moves out of range.
Himes jabs at Smith's body.
Himes uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Smith.
Smith moves out of range of the body kick from Himes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Nice defenses there by Himes.
Smith cracks Himes with a right hand to the side of the head.
Himes pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Himes misses with a head kick.
Himes steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Smith.
Himes tries to land a leg kick but Smith saw it coming and moves away.
Himes thuds his right hand into Smith's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Himes moves out of range as Smith strikes.
Smith is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Himes.
Smith connects with a body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Himes misses the jab.
Nice body punch from Himes.
Smith slips under a jab from Himes.
Smith lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Smith misses with a left hand
and Himes counters with a leg kick.
Himes avoids a kick to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Himes sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A shot to the body from Smith misses
and Himes counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Smith thinking.
Himes getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Smith blocks the body kick.
Smith stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Himes.
Himes throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Smith swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Smith takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Himes thows a left - swing and a miss!
Smith misses with a wild body shot.
Nice uppercut lands for Himes. That snapped Smith's head back.
Himes cracks Smith with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Himes throws a lazy uppercut
and Smith counters with a two punch combo.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Himes keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Smith.
Smith missing with a left hand there. Himes was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Himes lands with a kick to the temple. Smith shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Himes.
Himes jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Himes throws a front kick aimed at Smith's knee but Smith avoids it well.
Himes slips under a jab.
Smith checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Smith misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Himes.
Smith moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Smith might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Himes has got the better of the exchanges.
Smith throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
An attempted straight right counter from Himes misses the target.
Himes keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Smith throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Himes sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Himes throws the kick towards the body but Smith avoids it.
Himes listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Himes misses with a body kick.
Smith tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Himes was well out of range. Poor timing from Smith.
Arnold Smith has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Smith looks to land a combination but Himes avoids it well.

And that's the end of the fight!
Daniel Himes showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Himes 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 David Hoff scores the fight for Daniel Himes!
Judge Peter Branson scores the fight for Daniel Himes!
Judge Sandra Marshall scores the fight for Daniel Himes!

Daniel Himes wins by unanimous decision!
An out of breath Daniel Himes thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.