PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Butch Frewin (ranked 3063 p4p, 3721 weight class) and Ben Simmons (ranked 101 p4p, 135 weight class). Butch Frewin had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business

Frewin
vs
Simmons

198 cm
29
274
9 - 9 - 0

207 cm
32
265
5 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Groove Gear

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Butch Frewin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ben Simmons!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Stewart Dunkirk and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A looping hook to the body misses from Simmons. Frewin does a little dance to reset his feet.
Simmons throws a leg kick but Frewin checks it.
Frewin throwing a counter right hand but Simmons manages to avoid it.
Simmons scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Frewin stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Simmons.
Simmons scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Simmons throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
It looked like Frewin wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
A telegraphed right hand from Simmons misses the target.
Simmons misses the shot to the body.
Frewin shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Simmons missing with a left hand there. Frewin was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Simmons needs to keep his hands up - Frewin had a free shot at his head there.
Simmons misses the jab.
Simmons attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Simmons just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromFrewin.
A head kick misses from Frewin.
Butch Frewin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Simmons swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Frewin throws a hook but Simmons blocks it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Frewin misses with a straight left.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Simmons! But no joy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Simmons throws a lazy right hand but Frewin sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Frewin fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Simmons on the side of the head.
Simmons swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Frewin displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Simmons throws out the jab.
Simmons throws a low kick, looking for Frewin's leg but Frewin calmly moves out of range.
Frewin on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Simmons ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Frewin moves away.
Simmons misses with a shot to the body
and Frewin counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Simmons misses with a straight right.
Frewin tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Simmons loads up on a big right hand but Frewin slips the punch.
Simmons feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Frewins jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
The fighters circling - Frewin throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A slow jab from Frewin misses its intended target.
Simmons staying out of range there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Frewin throws a body punch but Simmons moves out of range.
Simmons blocks a jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Frewin tries to clinch there but Simmons circles away.
Simmons looks to throw the jab but Frewin is out of range.
Simmons throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Frewin swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Frewin misses with a hook. Simmons ducked under it nicely.
Simmons misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Frewin.
An attempted straight right counter from Frewin misses the target.
Simmons takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Frewin walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Frewin fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Simmons looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Simmons staying out of range there.
Simmons now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Simmons with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Simmons lands with a right hand.
Simmons tries to land a front kick but Frewin steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Simmons ducks under a wild hook from Frewin.
Donk. Simmons catches Frewin right on the button with a cross.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Simmons misses with a body kick.
Simmons misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Frewin.
Simmons with a nice calf kick.
Simmons thumps Frewin with a low kick.
Frewin avoids the body shot from Simmons.
Frewin thows a left - swing and a miss!
Simmons now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Simmons connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Frewin's hands.
Frewin tests Simmons's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Simmons on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Simmons throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Frewin is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
A lazy left from Simmons finds it's target.
Some bone on bone action there as Frewin checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Frewin lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Simmons ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Frewin wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
The fighters circling - Simmons throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Simmons moves out of range as Frewin throws a body kick.

Frewin drives through and clinches with Simmons against the cage.
Frewin swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Frewin misses with a short punch on the inside.
Frewin misses with a body punch.
Frewin lands a left hand that snaps the head of Simmons backwards.
Frewin throws a head punch that misses.
Frewin misses with a hook to the ribs.
Frewin misses with a hook from the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Frewin.
Simmons scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Simmons working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Frewin misses with a punch on the inside.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Simmons blocks a body shot from Frewin.
Frewin fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Ben Simmons will probably get the nod.
That's time! Frewin's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Frewin moves away from the strike by Simmons.

Frewin darts in and clinches Simmons up against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Frewin.
A head punch on the inside from Simmons fails to land.
Simmons misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short right from Simmons.
Frewin lands a right hand.
Frewin tries to work over Simmons's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Frewin lands with a light punch inside.
Simmons working hard to break the clinch.
Frewin swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Frewin fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Frewin tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A shot in the inside from Frewin.
Frewin blocking some punches.
Simmons misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Simmons throws a head punch that misses.
Frewin throws a punch but it's blocked by Simmons.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Simmons is leaning against Frewin and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Frewin pushes Simmons back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Frewin fails to land.
Frewin swings wildly with an uppercut but Simmons uses good head movement to avoid it.
Butch Frewin has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Good body shot from Simmons.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A head punch on the inside from Frewin fails to land.
Simmons lands a nice shot to the body.
Frewin blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short uppercut from Simmons.
Simmons scores with a shot to the side of Frewin's head.
Simmons tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Frewin swings wildly with an uppercut but Simmons uses good head movement to avoid it.
Frewin misses with a punch to the body.
Frewin working aggressively here.
Frewin misses with a hook from the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Simmons misses with a body punch.
A head punch on the inside from Simmons fails to land.
Simmons misses with a hook from the clinch.
Frewin doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Simmons misses with the head strike.
Simmons doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Simmons blocking some punches.
Simmons throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Simmons blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Simmons working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Simmons misses with a punch on the inside.
Frewin misses with a hook from the clinch.
Simmons tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Simmons misses with a hook from the clinch.
Simmons swings wildly with an uppercut but Frewin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Simmons lands a left hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Simmons has a couple of punches blocked by Frewin.
Simmons misses with a punch on the inside.
Simmons scores with an uppercut up the middle.

Frewin is rocked!
Simmons working aggressively here.
Oh Frewin is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Simmons misses with some punches.
Simmons misses with a punch on the inside.
Frewin blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Simmons tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Simmons misses with some punches.
Simmons throws a punch but it's blocked by Frewin.
Frewin blocking some punches.
Frewin blocks an uppercut.
Simmons swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Simmons throws a punch but it's blocked by Frewin.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Simmons.
Simmons misses with some punches.
Simmons misses with a punch on the inside.
Frewin blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Frewin blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Simmons swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Simmons throws a head punch that misses.
Simmons misses with the head strike.
Simmons misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Frewin.
Simmons fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Frewin blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Simmons misses with a punch on the inside.
Simmons misses with the head strike.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Simmons swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Frewin.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Frewin.
Simmons throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Simmons fails to land.
Frewin blocks an uppercut.
Simmons misses with the head strike.
Simmons has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Simmons tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Simmons working aggressively here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Simmons.
Frewin blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Frewin blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Frewin.
Simmons throws a punch but it's blocked by Frewin.
Simmons misses with a hook from the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Simmons swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Frewin blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Simmons fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Simmons tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Simmons misses with a hook from the clinch.
Simmons blocking some punches.

Simmons breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Simmons knocks out Frewin with a massive right hand! The ref tackles Simmons before he can follow up with any more strikes and that's it everyone. Simmons picks up the big W with a huge KO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:15 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ben Simmons!