PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Crusty Pelican (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luke Simo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Simo has chosen Deltron 3030 - Things You Can Do as his entrance music. Crusty Pelican had real problems making weight for this fight. After initially coming in at 136.2lbs, he had two hours to make the official fight weight. He made it but it will have taken a lot out of him to cut those extra few pounds. 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.

Pelican
vs
Simo

155 cm
28
148 lbs
15 - 9 - 0

225 cm
20
147 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Rivers Edge Nutrition(Disciples of Pain)

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Crusty Pelican!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Luke Simo!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Yuuki Gou and Sosuke Kotani.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Simo swings for the body but Pelican moves out of range.
Simo jabs at Pelican's body.
Simo throws an overhand right that lands on Pelican's shoulder, as Pelican tries to avoid the shot.
Simo moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Pelican throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Pelican throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Simo bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Pelican is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Simo.
Simo throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Pelican.
Simo throws out a loose jab but Pelican uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pelican waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Simo.
Simo lands a jab to Pelican's midsection.
Simo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Pelican misses with a combination
and Simo counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Simo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pelican was well out of range. Poor timing from Simo.
Simo swings for the body but Pelican moves out of range.
Pelican avoids a punch combination nicely.
Simo jabs at Pelican's body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Simo wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Pelican with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Simo wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Pelican throws a poor cross that misses
and Simo counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
The crowd cheers as Simo lands an impressive looking overhand right. Pelican doesn't seem phased though.
Simo looks to land a combination but Pelican avoids it well.
Pelican takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Pelican throws a big shot that misses.
Simo is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Simo lands with an overhand left.
Pelican feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Simo's calf.
Pelican takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Pelican throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Simo sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Simo throws a right hand that Pelican ducks under and follows up with a left that Pelican also avoids with ease.
Simo lands the left hand.
Pelican shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Simo blocks a low kick nicely.
Simo clobbers Pelican with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Simo throws a right hand that misses
and Pelican counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Simo throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Pelican swinging wildly here.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pelican. Simo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Simo moves out of range as Pelican strikes.
Pelican on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Simo checks a leg kick.
Pelican avoids the body shot from Simo.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Simo moves out of range of the strikes.
Simo throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Simo lands a nice shot that snaps Pelican's head back.
A left and a right from Pelican both land. Nice combination.
Simo lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Simo.
Pelican throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Pelican changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Simo lands with an overhand left.
Simo throws a right and a left that Pelican avoids nicely.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Simo misses with an uppercut.
Some wild striking there from Simo.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Simo!
Pelican throws a body punch but Simo moves out of range.
Pelican throws a lazy right hand but Simo sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Simo throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Pelican sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Pelican with a jab.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Pelican dodges the punch combination from Simo.
Pelican loads up on a big right hand but Simo slips the punch.
Simo throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Simo fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Pelican on the side of the head.
Pelican thows a body shot but no joy.
Simo gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Simo staying out of range there.
Simo slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Simo.
Simo lands a head shot.
Simo throws a body punch but Pelican moves out of range.
Pelican throws a jab when Simo was well out of range.
Simo changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Simo with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Pelican to score with a decent uppercut.
Simo fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Pelican on the side of the head.
Simo misses with a wild body shot.
Simo changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Simo.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Pelican 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 Simo has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Simo and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Pelican bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Some wild striking there from Simo.
Pelican takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Simo's jab looks to have found its range, popping Pelican under the eye.
Simo is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Pelican had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Pelican uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Simo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Luke Simo dominated that round.
That's time! Pelican's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Simo slips a jab from Pelican.
Pelican displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Simo throws out the jab.
Simo ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Good leg kick by Pelican there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Simo connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Simo misses with a hook.
Simo works Pelican's body with a nice hook.
Pelican is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Simo's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Pelican throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Pelican throws a leg kick but Simo sees it coming and moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Simo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pelican was well out of range. Poor timing from Simo.
Simo thows a body shot but no joy.
Simo has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Pelican tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Simo is able to avoid easily.
Pelican takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Simo thows a body shot but no joy.
Simo looks to land a combination but Pelican avoids it well.
Simo lands with a right hand.
Some wild striking there from Pelican.
Good leg kick by Pelican there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pelican is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Simo.
Simo digs a good body shot into Pelican's ribs.
Simo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A big left from Simo misses.
Pelican misses with a hook.
Pelican throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Simo to counter with a crisp jab.
Simo scores with a three punch combo!
Simo is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pelican misses with a straight right.
Pelican has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
A combination from Pelican does no damage.
Simo just misses with a punch to the body.
Simo ducks under a wild hook from Pelican.
Pelican throws a leg kick but Simo moved away.
Simo scores with a nice strike.
A big left from Simo misses.
Simo thuds a left hand into Pelican's body.
Simo lunges at Pelican with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Pelican's hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pelican ducks under a wild hook from Simo.
Luke Simo seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Pelican misses with a right hand
and Simo counters with a nice uppercut.
Pelican throws a shot from downtown. Simo moves away and avoids it.
Pelican will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Pelican misses the jab.
Some wild striking there from Pelican.
Pelican throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Simo's jab looks to have found its range, popping Pelican under the eye.
Pelican takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Simo scores with a nice right hand.
A nice inside leg kick there by Pelican. That's going to slow Simo down.
Pelican moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Simo misses with a wild combination.
Simo scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Simo moves out of range of the leg kick from Pelican.
Pelican walks into a left hand.
Simo uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Pelican.
Pelican misses with a two punch combination.
Pelican uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Simo.
Pelican misses with a straight right.
Simo is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Pelican tries a low kick but Simo avoids it.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Pelican misses the jab.
Pelican missing with a left hand there. Simo was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Simo scores with a jab to the jaw.
Simo punishes Pelican's body with a nice straight punch.
Pelican scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Simo just misses with a punch to the body.
The fighters circling - Pelican throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Simo scores with a shot to the body.
Simo works the jab nicely.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Simo.
Pelican ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Pelican looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Pelican lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Pelican fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Simo manages to avoid it.
Simo throws a big shot that misses.
Simo jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Simo scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Pelican moves forwards but Simo connects with a nice, crisp jab.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Simo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Pelican throws a hook but Simo blocks it.
Pelican misses with a body shot.
Pelican throws a low kick but Simo avoids it.
Pelican wants to slow Simo down by chopping away at his legs.
A jab lands there for Simo.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pelican ducks right into an uppercut from Simo.
A big right from Simo misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Luke Simo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Simo bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Simo moves out of range of the strikes.
Pelican swinging wildly here.
Simo misses with a series of wild punches.
Simo listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pelican will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Simo keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pelican displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Simo throws an overhand right that lands on Pelican's shoulder, as Pelican tries to avoid the shot.
Pelican fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Pelican is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Simo.
Simo throws a nice looking combination but Pelican bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Simo jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Simo uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Pelican.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good exchange - Simo coming out on top.
Pelican 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.
Simo staying out of range there.
Simo misses with a series of wild punches.
Simo misses with a looping right.
Simo throws a right hand that Pelican ducks under and follows up with a left that Pelican also avoids with ease.
Pelican misses the shot to the body.
Simo jabs at Pelican's body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pelican misses with an uppercut. Simo saw that one coming.
Pelican throws a series of punches but Simo avoids them all with ease.
Pelican throws a big shot that misses.
Nice straight punches there by Simo. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Simo.
Simo misses the shot to the body.
Simo misses with a hook to the body
and Pelican counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Simo thinking.
Simo throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Pelican throws a combination that misses
and Simo counters with a one-two to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Simo scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Pelican uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Simo.
Simo loads up on a big right hand but Pelican slips the punch.
Simo lands a jab to the head.
Pelican takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Pelican slips a straight right by Simo.
Simo jabs at Pelican's body.
Simo dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Pelican pivots, looking for a leg kick but Simo is out of range and Pelican settles back down.
Simo throws out a powerful jab.
Simo misses with an uppercut. Pelican saw that one coming.
Pelican waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Simo.
Simo dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Pelican misses with a straight right.
Pelican throws a leg kick but Simo checks it.
Pelican throws a big shot that misses.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Pelican throws a predictable looking body shot
and Simo makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Pelican swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Simo moves out of range of the strikes.
Simo misses with a hook.
Pelican misses with an uppercut. Simo saw that one coming.
Pelican misses with a double jab.
Pelican misses the shot to the body.
Pelican misses with a body shot.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Nice straight punches there by Simo. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Simo.
Simo throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Simo connects with a single shot there.
Simo moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Pelican connects with a body shot.
Simo just misses with a punch to the body.
Simo slips under a jab from Pelican.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Pelican throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Simo bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Simo cracks Pelican with an open hand slap.
A jab from Simo misses.
Simo throws a hook to the side of Pelican's head but Pelican sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Simo looks to throw the jab but Pelican is out of range.
Simo throws a hook to the side of Pelican's head but Pelican sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Pelican missing with a left hand there. Simo was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Simo missing with a left hand there. Pelican was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Pelican fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Simo.
Pelican slips a jab from Simo.
Simo uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Pelican.
Simo throws out a loose jab but Pelican uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pelican thows a body shot but no joy.
Simo rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Pelican counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Pelican throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Simo to counter with a crisp jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Luke Simo really dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.

Simo looks to land a combination but Pelican avoids it well.
Simo throws a combination. Pelican tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Simo misses with a looping left.
Pelican on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Pelican displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Simo throws out the jab.
Pelican thows a leg kick but Simo checks it
enabling Simo to counter with a crisp jab.
Good work by Simo as he checks the leg kick.
Simo misses with an uppercut. Pelican saw that one coming.
Pelican on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pelican takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Simo throws a right and a left that Pelican avoids nicely.
Simo looks to score with a jab to the body but Pelican is just out of range.
Pelican scores with a jab to the jaw.
Simo checks a low kick from Pelican.
Simo throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.

Pelican is rocked!
Simo is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Pelican throws a nice inside leg kick.
Oh Pelican is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Pelican might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Simo slips a straight right by Pelican.
Pelican lands with a straight right. Simo didn't see that one coming.
Pelican seems to have got his legs back now.
Simo misses the jab.
Pelican slips a jab and a cross from Simo.
Simo slips under a jab.
A slow jab from Pelican misses its intended target.
A swing and a miss from Pelican.
Simo's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Pelican connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Simo scrambles back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Simo moves out of range as Pelican strikes.
Simo defending well as Pelican loads up on a big left hand.
Simo looks to land a right hand but Pelican moved out of range.
Simo moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Nice defenses there by Simo.
Pelican throws a poor cross that misses
and Simo counters with a two punch combo.
A big right from Pelican misses.
Pelican walks into a left hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Simo moves away from the strike by Pelican.
Simo uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Pelican.
Pelican tries to work over Simo's front leg with a kick but Simo checks it.
Pelican throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Simo sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Pelican throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Pelican swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Pelican misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Simo.
Donk. Simo catches Pelican right on the button with a cross.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Simo swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Pelican.
Pelican moves out of range of the strikes.
Simo throws a lazy right hand but Pelican sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Simo's corner calls for a 1-2. Simo obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Pelican throws a right hand that misses
and Pelican takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Pelican misses with a looping right.
Simo cracks Pelican with a good jab.
Simo is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Simo wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Pelican throws out a loose jab but Simo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Simo lands a nice shot to the body.
Pelican throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Simo sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Simo throws a shot from downtown. Pelican moves away and avoids it.
Simo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pelican.
Simo throws out a loose jab but Pelican uses good head movement to avoid it.
Simo misses with a body shot.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Simo!
A combination from Pelican does no damage.
Simo checks a leg kick.
A cross from Simo lands.
Pelican blocks a jab.
Simo avoids the body shot from Pelican.
Simo misses with an uppercut. Pelican saw that one coming.
Pelican throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Simo throws a good cross that connects.
Simo tests Pelican's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Simo defending well as Pelican loads up on a big left hand.
Pelican moves away from the strike by Simo.
Simo jabs Pelican to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Simo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Simo throws a nice looking combination but Pelican bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Pelican throws a nice looking combination but Simo bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Pelican uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Simo.
Pelican throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Simo.
A jab from Simo misses.
Simo uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Pelican.
A telegraphed right hand from Pelican misses the target.
Simo jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A clash of legs there as Simo blocks the low kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Luke Simo dominated that fourth round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Simo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pelican moves away.
A slow jab from Pelican misses its intended target.
Pelican lands a jab to Simo's midsection.
Simo looks to throw the jab but Pelican is out of range.
Pelican misses with a double jab.
Pelican ducks right into an uppercut from Simo.
Pelican feints a jab promting Simo to slip. Pelican then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Simo slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Simo throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Pelican sees it coming and avoids it easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pelican jabs Simo right on the nose. Simo blinks but takes it well.
Simo misses with a two punch combination.
The fighters circling - Pelican throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Pelican throws the left hand but Simo avoids the punch easily.
Pelican avoids a punch combination nicely.
Simo throws out a powerful jab.
Pelican misses with an uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Simo misses with a left hand
letting Pelican counter with a right hand.
Pelican looks to land a combination but Simo avoids it well.
Simo scores with a crisp jab that stopped Pelican in his tracks.
A right-left combo lands from Pelican.
Pelican misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Simo.
Pelican has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Pelican throws an off balance right hand
and Simo cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Pelican misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pelican displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Simo throws out the jab.
Pelican throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Simo loads up on a big right hand but Pelican slips the punch.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Simo, as that shot connected.
Simo loads up on a big right hand but Pelican slips the punch.
Pelican doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Simo throws a nice looking combination but Pelican bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Pelican lands with an uppercut that bounces Simo off the ropes and back into rage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Simo uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Pelican has time to react.
A good leg kick by Pelican.
Simo bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Pelican moves away from the strike by Simo.
Simo's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Pelican throws a series of punches but Simo avoids them all with ease.
Simo comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Pelican moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Simo keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Pelican misses the shot to the body.
Pelican throws a series of punches but Simo avoids them all with ease.
Pelican throws a right hand that Simo ducks under and follows up with a left that Simo also avoids with ease.
Simo looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Pelican takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Simo scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Nice shot by Simo.
Simo slips under a jab from Pelican.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Pelican on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Simo fails to land with a series of punches.
Pelican takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Simo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pelican.
Simo scores with a shot to the body.
Simo lands a right hook to the body.
Pelican tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Simo was well out of range. Poor timing from Pelican.
Simo jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Simo lands a head shot.
Simo misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Pelican throws a series of punches but Simo avoids them all with ease.
Simo looks to land a right hand but Pelican moved out of range.
Pelican misses with an uppercut. Simo saw that one coming.
Pelican displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Simo throws out the jab.
Pelican motions for Simo to come forward. Pelican throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Pelican ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Crusty Pelican has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Pelican looks to land a left hand but Simo moved out of range nicely.
Pelican throws a lazy uppercut
and Simo counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Pelican listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Simo misses with a looping left.
Pelican rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Simo counters with a three punch combo that has Pelican backing up. Pelican nods at Simo to acknowledge the strikes.
Simo ducks under a wild hook from Pelican.
Pelican misses with a looping right.
Simo connects with a jab.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Simo connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Pelican defending well as Simo loads up on a big left hand.
Simo thows a left - swing and a miss!
Pelican takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Simo avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Pelican tries to bum rush Simo with a series of wild strikes but Simo uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Simo dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Simo throws a body punch but Pelican moves out of range.

And that's the end of the fight!
Luke Simo comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Simo has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.

Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight for Luke Simo!
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight for Luke Simo!
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight for Luke Simo!

Luke Simo wins by unanimous decision!