PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Tomoe Gozen (ranked 854 p4p, 460 weight class) and Jay Simon (ranked 115 p4p, 61 weight class). 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.

Gozen
vs
Simon

176 cm
35
155
15 - 8 - 0

179 cm
31
165
25 - 8 - 2

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Urban Fighter

Offseason nutrition & LAUNDRY (115$-160Q)
Ma Balls Is Hot Clothing

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 15 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tomoe Gozen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 25 - 8 - 2, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jay Simon!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, William Gold and Sam Margolis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Simon takes one to the side of the head.
Gozen will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Gozen lands a body shot.
Gozen throws a looping overhand right but Simon ducks down to avoid it.
Gozen misses with a hook.
Simon wants to counter the offense by Gozen and move into the clinch position.
Gozen lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Gozen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Simon tries to counter by closing the distance.
Simon lands with a right hand.
Gozen connects with a crisp jab.
Gozen misses with a looping left.
Gozen scores with a jab. Simon acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Simon keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Gozen.
Simon connects with a jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Simon scores with a jab to the head.
Tomoe Gozen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gozen throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Simon blocks a jab.
Simon tries to counter with a clinch but Gozen shakes him off and moves away.
Tomoe Gozen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Simon throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gozen has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Gozen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Simon was well out of range. Poor timing from Gozen.
Gozen takes one on the button.
Gozen displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Simon throws out the jab.
Gozen misses with a straight left.
Simon looks to land a right hand but Gozen moved out of range.
Simon connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Simon takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Gozen misses with a low kick as Simon jumps back.
Simon misses with a straight left.
Gozen was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Simon throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Gozen throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Simon stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Good leg kick by Gozen.
Gozen swings for the body but Simon moves out of range.
Simon tries to counter with a clinch but Gozen shakes him off and moves away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lazy left from Gozen finds it's target.
Gozen swings away with a leg kick that misses.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Gozen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Simon cracks Gozen with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Gozen lands a nice looking body shot.
Simon gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Gozen.
Gozen takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Simon avoids the body shot from Gozen.
Gozen misses with a wild body shot.
Gozen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Simon moves away.
Nice uppercut lands for Gozen. That snapped Simon's head back.
Gozen swings for the body but Simon moves out of range.
Gozen misses the shot to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Simon slips a jab from Gozen.
Simon tries to counter by closing the distance.
Gozen throws a body shot but no joy.
Gozen throws the left hand but Simon avoids the punch easily.
Simon walks forward, straight into a front kick from Gozen.
A jab lands there for Gozen.
Simon throws a shot to the body.
Simon has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Gozen.
Gozen catches Simon with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Gozen attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Gozen throws a head kick but Simon moves out of range.
Gozen lands a nice shot that snaps Simon's head back.
An inside leg kick from Gozen misses.
Gozen feints a jab promting Simon to slip. Gozen then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Simon slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Simon checks a leg kick.
Simon wants to counter the offense by Gozen and move into the clinch position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Simon jabs Gozen right on the nose. Gozen blinks but takes it well.
Gozen fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Simon looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Gozen swings for the body but Simon moves out of range.
Gozen throws a low kick but Simon moves out of range easily.
Gozen throws out a loose jab but Simon uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gozen lands a body shot.
Gozen misses with a straight left.
Gozen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Simon manages to avoid it.
Gozen misses with a looping left.
Gozen sets himself, and Simon steps forward looking for the clinch! Gozen avoids it this time.
Gozen looks to score with a jab to the body but Simon is just out of range.
Gozen staying out of range there.
Gozen avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Gozen swings for the body but Simon moves out of range.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Tomoe Gozen dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Gozen looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Gozen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Simon.
Gozen slips under a jab.
A chopping leg kick lands by Gozen.
Simon throws a jab when Gozen was well out of range.
Gozen misses the shot to the body.
A big right from Gozen misses.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Simon might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Gozen has got the better of the exchanges.
Gozen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Simon manages to avoid it.
Simon moves out of range of the strikes.
Simon might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Simon takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A low kick lands for Gozen.
Simon walks into a stiff left hand from Gozen.
Simon slips a straight right by Gozen.
Gozen works Simon's body with a nice hook.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gozen misses with a hook. Simon ducked under it nicely.
Gozen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gozen looks to score with a jab to the body but Simon is just out of range.
Simon lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Simon is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Simon fails with the takedown.
Gozen lands a nice looking body shot.
Simon gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Gozen is looking to chop away at Simon's legs.
Tomoe Gozen is winning the standup battle so far.
Gozen takes a swing at Simon's ribcage but misses.
The fighters circle momentarily. Simon darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gozen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Simon misses with a wild body shot.
Simon takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Simon shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Gozen as he jumps to the side.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Simon sizes up Gozen with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Simon on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Gozen looks to land a right hand but Simon moved out of range.
Gozen misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Gozen misses with a wild body shot.
Gozen with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Gozen throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Simon ducks under a wild hook from Gozen.
Simon tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Simon takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Simon scores with a nice right hand.
Simon slips a jab from Gozen.
Simon throws the left hand but Gozen avoids the punch easily.
Gozen fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Gozen pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Gozen misses with a low kick.
Gozen is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Simon can do to turn this around?
A shot to the liver by Simon. Beautiful body shot.
Gozen moves away from the strike by Simon.
Gozen finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Simon lands a jab to the nose.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gozen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Simon avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Simon fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gozen lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Gozen connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Simon momentarily.
Gozen tries to move into range but Simon moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Gozen rushes in with a sloppy looking punch

and Simon counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Gozen misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Gozen fails to land.
Simon drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Gozen gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Tomoe Gozen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jay Simon.
Simon can't find room to land a body shot as Gozen controls the action.
Simon lands a right hand that snaps the head of Gozen backwards.
Gozen lands a right hand.
Simon doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Tomoe Gozen dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. And we move into the final round!

Gozen throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Gozen fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Simon on the side of the head.
Gozen lunges at Simon with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Simon's hand.
Gozen throws a shot from downtown. Simon moves away and avoids it.
Gozen lands a slapping body shot.
Simon moves out of range of the strikes.
The fighters circling - Simon throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Gozen thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Simon if he has to take too many more of those.
Simon checks a low kick from Gozen.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Simon waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Gozen.
Nice straight punches there by Simon. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Simon.
The crowd cheers as Simon lands an impressive looking overhand right. Gozen doesn't seem phased though.
Simon moves away from the strike by Gozen.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gozen slips a straight right by Simon.
A slapping leg kick lands for Gozen.
Gozen walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Simon checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Gozen throws a leg kick but Simon checks it.
Gozen throws a shot from downtown. Simon moves away and avoids it.
Simon wants to counter the offense by Gozen and move into the clinch position.
Simon catches Gozen with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!

Simon fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Gozen sprawls well initially but Simon persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Gozen is refusing to be controlled, as Simon sits in half guard.
Jay Simon has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Simon is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Simon controlling his opponent.
Simon trying to control but Gozen is having none of it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gozen sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.

Simon is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Gozen doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Simon.
Simon is pressing down on Gozen's thigh, looking to free his foot. Gozen is holding on for now.
Tomoe Gozen is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

Simon wants to work for an arm triangle but Gozen is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.

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.
Simon wants to pass the guard but Gozen is defending well.

Simon is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Gozen defends it well.
Simon tries to pass to full mount but Gozen defends it.
Simon missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Simon wants to work for an arm triangle but Gozen is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Simon thows a huge punch but Gozen dodges it nicely.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Jay Simon.
I think Gozen has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Daniel Bishop scores the fight 29:28
Judge William Gold scores the fight 29:28
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tomoe Gozen!
Tomoe Gozen tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.