PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Rick Ross (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sergei Simenkov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ross comes to the cage accompanied by Show me how to live. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

Ross
vs
Simenkov

179 cm
34
168 lbs
23 - 13 - 0

165 cm
35
169 lbs
16 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 23 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Rick Ross!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sergei Simenkov!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Bruno Lombardi and Joseph Jones.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ross tries to clinch but Simenkov moves out of range.
Horrible takedown by Simenkov or perhaps it was just good defense by Ross which made him look bad.

Simenkov forces Ross back against the cage and clinches.
Simenkov is looking for a takedown.
Simenkov is working for takedown but Ross is calmly controlling the position for now.
Rick Ross has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sergei Simenkov.
Ross works on Simenkov's body with a couple of short punches.
Simenkov looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Simenkov takes a shot to the head.
Ross using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Simenkov has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Ross tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ross lands a right hand.
Ross misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ross throws a punch but it's blocked by Simenkov.
Ross doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Simenkov tries to break free but Ross pushes him back against the cage.
Simenkov drops down looking for an ankle pick but Ross pulls his leg out and moves away.
A big right from Ross misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ross stuns Simenkov with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Simenkov shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Ross throws a nice inside leg kick.
Ross misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ross avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ross lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.

Ross gets a clinch.
A short right from Ross.
Simenkov blocks an elbow strike from Ross.
Simenkov misses with a hook to the ribs.
Simenkov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ross can't find room to land a body shot as Simenkov controls the action.

Ross manages to break the clinch.

Ross instigates a clinch.
Simenkov blocks an elbow strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Simenkov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ross softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ross creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Simenkov's defenses.
Ross tries to land a knee to the head but Simenkov blocks with his arms.
A bit of stalling here from Ross.
Simenkov blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Ross has Simenkov pressed against the cage, preventing Simenkov from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Ross tries to land knees in the clinch but Simenkov avoids the damage to the body.
Ross swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short right from Ross.
Ross misses with the head strike.
Simenkov blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Simenkov prevents a body shot from Ross.
Ross wants to break the clinch but can't.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Simenkov.
Simenkov is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Simenkov tries for a takedown but Ross manages to get underhooks.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ross is pushing Simenkov up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Ross struggles to land a body shot inside as Simenkov controls his hands.
Simenkov has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Ross after a bit of a struggle.

Simenkov has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Ross regains guard immediately.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Ross keeping full guard, as Simenkov tries to pass.
Ross is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Simenkov is controlling him.
Simenkov chips away with some ground and pound.
Simenkov throwing strikes but missing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Simenkov missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Ross utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Simenkov with a flurry of punches that miss.
Simenkov works over Ross with some ground and pound from guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ross is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Simenkov with a flurry of punches that miss.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Simenkov accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Simenkov controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Simenkov throws a strike but Ross rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rick Ross dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Ross scores with a leg kick.
Simenkov shoots in for a double leg but Ross sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Simenkov looks for a takedown but Ross sprawls well.
Simenkov shoots in and drives through. Ross sprawls well.
Rick Ross has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sergei Simenkov.
Ross turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Ross lands a leg kick that knocks Simenkov off balance momentarily.
Sergei Simenkov is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ross scores with a nice head shot.
Simenkov has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Ross.
Ross looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Simenkov moves forwards but Ross connects with a nice, crisp jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ross throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Simenkov tries to work over Ross's front leg with a kick but Ross checks it.
Ross feints and then cracks Simenkov's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Simenkov down.
Ross throws a nice head kick!

That's one minute gone in the round.

Ross clinches up against the cage.
Simenkov wants a takedown but no success here.
Ross misses with an elbow over the top.
Ross stops a takedown attempt from Simenkov.
A nice left hand lands by Ross.
A short left from Ross.
Ross creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Ross fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ross presses Simenkov against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Simenkov has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Simenkov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ross is pushing Simenkov up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Ross is working Simenkov over against the cage.
Ross is pressed up against the cage. Simenkov has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Ross down to the mat. Ross avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ross slaps away a takedown attempt from Simenkov, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Ross swinging wildly here.
Ross throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Simenkov's head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Ross has taken the fight to the clinch.
Simenkov blocks a punch to the side of the head.

Simenkov pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ross misses the shot to the body.
Ross throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Ross connects with an inside leg kick.
Ross throws a sloppy head kick and Simenkov moves out of range easily.
Ross fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Ross thows a body shot but no joy.
Simenkov shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Ross defends it nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Simenkov tries to clinch
and Ross counters with a nice uppercut.
Simenkov tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Ross manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Ross throws a wild body kick that Simenkov sees coming a mile off.
Ross lands a nice looking body kick.
Ross thuds his right hand into Simenkov's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Simenkov tries to clinch but Ross moves out of range.
Simenkov's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Jab from Ross.
Simenkov pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ross throws a right and a left that both miss.
Ross keeps the fight on the outside.
Ross comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Ross is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Ross misses with a low kick as Simenkov jumps back.
Ross throws a good cross that connects.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ross throws a sloppy head kick and Simenkov moves out of range easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Simenkov swats away the attempt to clinch by Ross.
Ross misses with a low kick.
Ross waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Simenkov.
Ross moves into range and connects with a jab.
Ross scoring well with a low kick there.

Simenkov fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Ross sprawls well initially but Simenkov persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Simenkov working over Ross with some ground and pound. Ross looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Simenkov with the ground and pound but Ross uses the opportunity to regain guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Simenkov trying to control but Ross is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rick Ross dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Simenkov blocks a head kick by Ross.

Ross gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Simenkov is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Ross working aggressively here.
Simenkov is trying to break the clinch but Ross is controlling him.
Ross throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Ross creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Ross can't find room to land a body shot as Simenkov controls the action.
Simenkov drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Ross gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Simenkov changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Ross fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Rick Ross has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sergei Simenkov.
Simenkov is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ross lands a leg kick that knocks Simenkov off balance momentarily.
Ross fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Simenkov has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Ross slaps away a takedown attempt from Simenkov, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Ross throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Rick Ross is winning the standup battle so far.
Ross lands a front kick.
Simenkov misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ross catches Simenkov with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Ross is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Simenkov looks for a takedown but Ross sprawls well.
Simenkov takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Ross lands a jab to the head.
Simenkov misses with a jab, cross combination.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Simenkov misses with a shot to the body
and Ross makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
No luck for Simenkov with that takedown attempt.
Simenkov looks to land a combination but Ross avoids it well.
Simenkov takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Ross lands a jab.
Ross throws a quick inside leg kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Ross.
Simenkov tries to work over Ross's front leg with a kick but Ross checks it.
Ross turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Simenkov takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Ross scores with a kick to the midsection.
Simenkov takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Simenkov slips a jab and a cross from Ross.
Ross pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Simenkov throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Ross's waist but Ross gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Simenkov off to one side.
Ross chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Whack! Ross lands a heavy head kick that drops Simenkov. The ref tackles Ross to stop the fight - a great save by the referee because Simenkov was done.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:24 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Head Kick). Rick Ross!
Rick Ross decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.