PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mark Sims (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Toafa Mcghee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mcghee has chosen The Haka 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.

Sims
vs
Mcghee

190 cm
28
270 lbs
15 - 9 - 0

200 cm
21
289 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Very quick

Good wrestler
Good kicks
Powerful

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Balco Boys - Hilo

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mark Sims!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Toafa Mcghee!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sims misses with a lunging right hand

and Mcghee counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Sims!
Sims blocking the ground and pound.
Mcghee thowing shots but they're missing.
Sims holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Mcghee tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Sims tries to hold on but Mcghee pushes him away.
Sims blocking the ground and pound.
Mcghee sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Mcghee wants to control the pace but Sims is squirming around nicely.
Mcghee wants to control the action but instead Sims gets a body lock and reverses into Mcghee's guard! Nice work!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sims slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Sims stands up over Mcghee, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Sims looking to pass the guard.
Sims is standing up over Mcghee. Mcghee looks to escape but Sims dives into side control.
An elbow from Sims crashes against the mat.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mcghee is trying to get back to half guard.
Sims working away.
Sims working the body and head with strikes.
The referee asks Sims politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Sims prefers to stall for the moment though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sims throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Mcghee is not content to let Sims control the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sims content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Sims lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Mcghee can't do much from the bottom here.
Sims trying to control the action but Mcghee is working from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mcghee gets back to half guard.
Mcghee works his way to full guard. Good work.
Sims stands and throws Mcghee's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Sims tries to score with some ground and pound. Mcghee controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Mcghee regains half guard.
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 Mark Sims will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Sims works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Sims is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Mcghee misses with a low kick as Sims jumps back.
Mcghee tries to clinch up.
Sims misses with a hook

and Mcghee decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Sims's guard.
Mcghee wants to control from the top but Sims keeps moving.

Sims has his feet on Mcghee's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sims waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Mcghee.
Sims wants to clinch up but Mcghee keeps it at a distance.
Sims throws out a loose jab but Mcghee uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mcghee shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Mcghee staying out of range there.
Sims connects with a body shot that sends Mcghee's belly button to the back.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sims ducks under a wild hook from Mcghee.
A big right from Sims misses.

Sims moves into the clinch.
Sims lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Sims taking a breather.
Sims working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Mcghee just misses with a elbow thrown towards Sims's brow.
A head punch on the inside from Sims fails to land.
Mcghee tries for a takedown. No joy.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Sims.
Mcghee is breathing heavily.
Mcghee creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Sims's defenses.

It looks like Mark Sims has been cut.
Sims lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Mcghee stalling.
Mcghee lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Mcghee is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Sims is defending well for now.
Sims trying to stall but Mcghee improves his position.
Mcghee's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A short right from Sims on the inside.
A short uppercut from Sims.

It looks like Toafa Mcghee has been cut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sims lands a body shot.
A body shot lands from Sims.
Sims is working for takedown but Mcghee is calmly controlling the position for now.
Sims throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Mcghees head.

Sims breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Mcghee steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sims.
A jab from Sims misses.
A swing and a miss from Sims.
Sims misses with a straight left.
Mcghee looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Mcghee uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sims.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Sims.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Sims instigates a clinch.
Mcghee with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Mcghee pushes off an throws an elbow but Sims leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Sims softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Sims holding his opponent close, against the cage.
A left hand lands to the body for Sims.
Good body shot from Sims.
Sims lands a left hand that snaps the head of Mcghee backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sims works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.

Sims gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Sims trying to control but Mcghee is working from the bottom.
Sims postures up in Mcghee's guard and throws a big left but Mcghee blocks it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sims with a flurry of punches that miss.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mark Sims dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Sims misses with a wild body shot.
Mcghee takes a jab right on the kisser.
Sims cracks Mcghee with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Sims throws a right hand that misses
and Mcghee counters with an outside leg kick.
Sims throws a good cross that connects.
Mcghee is looking to land body kicks.
Sims scores with a jab to the head.
Sims throws a jab when Mcghee was well out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sims's jab looks to have found its range, popping Mcghee under the eye.
Mcghee avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Sims throws a lazy right hand but Mcghee sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
The fight stays on the outside here - Mcghee looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Sims lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Mcghee at a distance.
Sims swings widly with a right hand
and Mcghee makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Mcghee avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mcghee throws a leg kick but Sims sees it coming and moves out of range.
Sims closes this distance looking for a takedown but Mcghee circles away.
Mcghee misses with a kick to the body.
Mcghee shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Mcghee misses with a leg kick
and Sims counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Sims throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Mcghee keeps the fight on the outside.
Mcghee throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Mark Sims seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mcghee uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sims.
Sims loads up on a big right hand but Mcghee slips the punch.
Decent striking displayed by Sims there.
Mcghee throws a leg kick but Sims checks it.
Sims tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Mcghee paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Sims lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Mcghee looks for the body kick but Sims saw that one coming.
Mcghee fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Sims has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Toafa Mcghee has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mcghee slips a straight right by Sims.
Mcghee tried to score with a low kick but Sims checks it.
A punch lands to the side of Mcghee 's head but he takes it in his stride.

Sims dives in and scores a takedown into Mcghee's guard.
Sims working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Sims throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Mcghee works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Sims postures up in Mcghee's guard and throws a big left but Mcghee blocks it.
Mark Sims is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

Mcghee has his foot on Sims's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Sims works his way back into a safe position though.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mark Sims showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Sims 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mark Sims!