PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Pablo Pablos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fred Simmons (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Simmons has chosen Dog Wild Heaven as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Pablos
vs
Simmons

175 cm
35
138 lbs
24 - 33 - 0

165 cm
34
141 lbs
16 - 11 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Solid boxing
Very quick

Powerful takedowns
Decent boxing
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 24 - 33 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Pablo Pablos!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Fred Simmons!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, William Gold and Colin Fotheringham.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Pablos feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Pablos controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Simmons can't keep his opponent in guard - Pablos advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Simmons trying to control but Pablos postures up.
Pablos slows the pace down in half guard.

Pablos is working for a kimura but Simmons is defending it quite comfortably.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Simmons flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Pablos prevents Simmons from improving his position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Simmons holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Simmons is looking for a sweep. Pablos is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Simmons is not content to let Pablos control the position.
Pablos wants to pass to mount but Simmons is defending the position.

Pablos is working for a kimura but Simmons is defending it quite comfortably.
Simmons is staying active underneath Pablos, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Simmons is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Simmons wants to control but Pablos is keeping busy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.

The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Pablos seems to be looking for submissions.

Pablos is working for a kimura but Simmons is defending it quite comfortably.

Pablos is looking for a kimura here.
Simmons has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Pablos is working away from the top position though.
Pablos trying to control from half guard but Simmons is working away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Simmons is looking for a sweep. Pablos is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

Pablos is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Simmons has managed to free his arm - good work.

Pablos is looking for a kimura here.
Simmons is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Pablos wants to pass the guard but Simmons is defending well.

Pablos is working for a kimura but Simmons is defending it quite comfortably.
Pablos stalling.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Simmons tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Pablos tries to pass to full mount but Simmons defends it.
Simmons wants to improve his position but Pablos is controlling well.
Simmons has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Pablos is working away from the top position though.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Simmons wants to clinch up but Pablos keeps it at a distance.

Pablos drives through with a takedown into guard.
Simmons is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Pablos dives into side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pablo Pablos dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Pablos is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Simmons can do to turn this around?
Pablos lands a head shot.

Pablos drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Pablos trying to control the action but Simmons is working from the bottom.
Pablos is really struggling to control Simmons but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Simmons struggling a bit here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Simmons is looking to regain half guard here but Pablos keeps moving and retains side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Pablos goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Simmons has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Pablos but great work by Simmons.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pablos is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Simmons is controlling him well.
Pablos gets back to half guard.
Simmons is just content to waste time from the top position. Pablos takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.

Pablos escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Simmons gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.

Pablos looking for a guillotine here but Simmons defends easily.
Pablos has a closed guard, preventing Simmons from standing up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.

Pablos looking for a triangle here. Simmons is fighting it but it looks tight! Pablos pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Simmons is tapping out - this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:19 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Pablo Pablos!
Pablo Pablos retains his bantamweight title!
A relieved looking Pablo Pablos thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.