PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Shit Face (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sergei Simenkov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Face kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Blue clear sky. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.

Face
vs
Simenkov

176 cm
37
157 lbs
33 - 23 - 1

165 cm
45
169 lbs
29 - 24 - 1

Abu Dhabi Champ
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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 33 - 23 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Shit Face!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 29 - 24 - 1, fighting out of New York, Sergei Simenkov!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Elvis Blanc and Yves DeLean.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Simenkov throws a nice head kick!

It looks like Shit Face has been cut.
Simenkov tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Face paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Face attempts a counter takedown but Simenkov avoids it well and moves away.
Face tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Simenkov defends well and Face ends up having to push Simenkov into the ropes where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Face looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Simenkov throws out a powerful jab.
Face fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Simenkov is out of range.
Face attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Face doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Simenkov counters with a combination of strikes to the head and body that crumple Face!

Face is rocked!
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Shit Face. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Face wants to control but Simenkov is keeping busy.
Oh Face is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Face is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
Face seems to have got his legs back now.
Face tries to roll over but Simenkov keeps him under control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Simenkov is keen to just control but Face is a slippery customer.
Simenkov throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Face wants to control but Simenkov is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Face won't allow Simenkov to pass to mount.
Simenkov is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Face tries to roll over but Simenkov keeps him under control.

Face is defending against the submission attempts here by Simenkov.
Simenkov seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Face tries to roll over but Simenkov keeps him under control.
Simenkov throws a strike but Face avoids it easily and moves to full guard.

Face escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Simenkov gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Simenkov must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Face has momentary wrist control but Simenkov slips an elbow through the middle.
Simenkov trying to control but Face is working from the bottom.
Simenkov won't allow Face to sweep him here.
Face lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

Simenkov trying to control the position here.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Simenkov trying to control the position.
Simenkov looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Face trying to control the position from guard on top but Simenkov is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Simenkov wants to sweep but no luck.
Simenkov keeping moving, preventing Face from controlling successfully.
Simenkov wants to stand up but Face is controlling him.
Face controls from within his opponent's guard.
Face postures up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Face loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Face stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Simenkov swivels though and keeps the full guard.

Face thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Face content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Simenkov is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Face with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Simenkov keeping moving, preventing Face from controlling successfully.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Simenkov has his feet on Face's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sergei Simenkov dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Shit Face's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.

Face fails with a takedown attempt.
Simenkov throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Face attempts a counter takedown but Simenkov avoids it well and moves away.
Simenkov shoots in for a takedown but Face shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Simenkov fails to land the takedown.
Face changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Simenkov shoots in looking for a takedown. Face tries to sprawl out of it but Simenkov keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Face manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Face is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Shit Face has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sergei Simenkov.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Face shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Simenkov sprawls well. Simenkov wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Face gets slowly back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Face shoots in and drives through. Simenkov sprawls well.
Face tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Simenkov swivels and escapes.
Face misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Face defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Simenkov.
Face moves out of range of the body kick.
Nice takedown defense from Face. No joy for Simenkov on that attempt.
Simenkov throws a push kick but Face slaps the foot to one side.
Face fails to land the takedown.
Shit Face is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Simenkov enables Face to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Simenkov manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.

Face thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Simenkov keeping moving, preventing Face from controlling successfully.
Simenkov wants to sweep but no luck.
Simenkov has momentary wrist control but Face slips an elbow through the middle.
Simenkov wants to stand up but Face is controlling him.
Face works a leg free and moves into half guard.

Face seems to be working for a kimura but Simenkov defends the submission attempt.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Face lands a nice short elbow.
Simenkov works his way to full guard. Good work.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Face with a flurry of punches that miss.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Face drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Face jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Face trying to control the position from guard on top but Simenkov is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Face is pushing down on Simenkov's leg trying to pass to half guard. Simenkov is fighting to maintain full guard but Face has managed to sneak the leg through.
Face lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Simenkov manages to get to full guard.

Face drops back looking for a leg! Simenkov is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Simenkov manages to kick Face off! Face jumps back into Simenkov's guard.
Face trying to control but Simenkov is working from the bottom.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Face stands and throws Simenkov's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Face trying to control the action but Simenkov is working from the bottom.
Simenkov wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Simenkov is trying to get back to half guard.

Face tries for a kimura but Simenkov is defending well.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Face advances to mount.
Simenkov takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Shit Face dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Shit Face's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Simenkov goes for a double leg but Face avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the ropes as Face continues to drive forward.
Simenkov moves in looking to clinch but Face pushes him off.
A slow jab from Simenkov misses its intended target.
Simenkov closes this distance looking for a takedown but Face circles away.

Simenkov shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Face's guard.
Face punching to the body, from the bottom.
Face avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Face trying to control the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Face wants to sweep but no luck.
Simenkov throws a big right hand that misses.
Face avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Face wants to sweep here but Simenkov controlling him for the moment.
Face will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Simenkov looking to pass the guard.
Simenkov postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Face looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

Face looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Simenkov passes into side control.
Face can't do much from the bottom here.
Simenkov sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Face is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Simenkov in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Simenkov postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Simenkov is chipping away with strikes.
Face is looking to regain half guard here but Simenkov keeps moving and retains side control.
Simenkov in side control, throwing shots but Face defends.
Face sneaks back into half guard.
Simenkov scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Simenkov scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Face gets back to full guard.
Shit Face overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Simenkov works over Face with some ground and pound from guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Face is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Simenkov working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Simenkov throwing strikes from guard but Face blocks nicely.

Simenkov is trying to tuck his arms in to keep them safe but Face has managed to isolate one of them and has got a loose triangle. Simenkov is looking to defend but Face has done well to lock his legs together - this could be big trouble for Simenkov! Face pulls down on the head and a little smile comes across his face - he knows he's got it. Yep, Simenkov taps out and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:41 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Shit Face!
Shit Face took his opportunity to call for a title shot in his post fight interview.