PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Thaddeus Simton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rob Elsworth (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Simton comes into the arena with Big Black Bush blaring out of the sound system. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Simton
vs
Elsworth

177 cm
19
222 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

190 cm
20
209 lbs
3 - 6 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Thaddeus Simton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Rob Elsworth!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Steven Brown and Donald Grub.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Elsworth drives through and clinches with Simton against the cage.
Elsworth gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Simton.
Simton drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Elsworth managing to block the knees to the body from Simton.
Elsworth gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

It looks like Thaddeus Simton has been cut.

Elsworth escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Elsworth closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

Elsworth breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Elsworth throws a right hand that Simton ducks under and follows up with a left that Simton also avoids with ease.
Elsworth throws a sloppy head kick and Simton moves out of range easily.

Elsworth closes the distance and clinches.

Elsworth pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Elsworth fails in his attempt to clinch.
Elsworth tries to clinch up but Simton circles away and keeps his distance.

Simton looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Elsworth!
Simton scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Simton could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Elsworth is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Elsworth is desperately trying to get back to half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Simton landing strikes from the mount and Elsworth is in trouble!
Simton looking to finish Elsworth with some ground and pound. This is bad for Elsworth!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Simton is trying to take his opponent's back.

Simton looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Elsworth trying desperately to get to his feet.
Simton trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Simton is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Elsworth is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Elsworth really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Simton tries to control but Elsworth wriggling away.

Simton gets to his feet and calls his opponent to stand. Here come the fireworks!
Simton keeps the fight on the outside.
Elsworth tries to clinch but Simton is having none of it.

Elsworth clinches with his opponent.
A knee to the head by Elsworth.
Simton can't get the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Thaddeus Simton. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Elsworth using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Simton is breathing heavily.
Elsworth lands a knee to the body.

Elsworth's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Simton takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Simton takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.

Elsworth moves into the clinch successfully.
Simton tries to stall but Elsworth uses the opportunity to gain a better position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Simton looking for a takedown.
Elsworth landing knees to the head.

Elsworth breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Elsworth pushes Simton up against the cage in a clinch.
Elsworth scores with a shot to the side of Simton's head.
Elsworth lands a nice knee to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Elsworth.

Elsworth's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Elsworth scores a nice knee to the body.
Simton is looking to control Elsworth's arms but Elsworth gets an underhook and turns him. Now Simton has his back to the cage.
Elsworth lands an elbow just above Simton 's eye.

Elsworth breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Rob Elsworth seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Elsworth crunches a lovely knee into Simton's ribcage.
Simton is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Elsworth gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Knees to the body from Elsworth.
Elsworth landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.

Elsworth breaks from the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Elsworth clinches up against the cage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Elsworth.
Simton wants to get back to striking at distance but Elsworth won't allow it.
Elsworth tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Simton is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Elsworth with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Simton tries to pull guard but Elsworth holds him up against the cage and eventually Simton drops back down to his feet.

Elsworth breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Some wild striking there from Elsworth.
Elsworth stuffs the takedown.
Elsworth thows a body kick. Simton tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Elsworth avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Elsworth rushes Simton and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

Simton pulls guard effortlessly.
Simton has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Simton looking for a sweep. Not yet Simton, not yet.
Simton trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rob Elsworth dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Thaddeus Simton's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Elsworth works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Elsworth lands with a slapping head kick.

Elsworth gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Simton avoiding damage as Elsworth throws knees to the body.
Elsworth missing with knees to the body.
Simton jumps guard but Elsworth stands there with Simton around his waist. Simton gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Elsworth landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.

Elsworth breaks the clinch.
Simton tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Elsworth swivels and escapes.
Simton shoots in for a double leg but Elsworth sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Thaddeus Simton. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Simton misses with a takedown attempt - Elsworth sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.

Elsworth gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Elsworth connects with a knee to the head.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Elsworth scores a nice knee to the body.
Simton is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Elsworth gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Simton wants to get back to striking at distance but Elsworth won't allow it.
Knees in the clinch landing for Elsworth.
Rob Elsworth seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.

Elsworth's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Elsworth forces Simton back against the cage and clinches.
Elsworth comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Elsworth scores with an uppercut up the middle.

Elsworth breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Elsworth throws a quick inside leg kick.

Elsworth closes the distance and pushes Simton back into the cage.
Elsworth blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Simton tries to pull guard but Elsworth won't allow it.
Simton looking to stall.

Elsworth breaks the clinch.
Simton fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Elsworth throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Elsworth scores with a nice right hand.
Simton keeps the fight on the outside.
Thaddeus Simton is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Elsworth throws a leg kick but Simton sees it coming and moves out of range.
Simton tries to clinch up.

Simton shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Simton trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Elsworth is in a horrible position here. Simton smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Elsworth is trying to escape the mount.
Simton fails to take his opponent's back.
Simton is working hard here to advance position.
Elsworth slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Elsworth is looking for a sweep. Simton is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Simton connects with a nice short shot to Elsworth's temple.

Elsworth kicks Simton off and gets back to his feet.
Simton shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Simton swats away the attempt to clinch by Elsworth.
Elsworth misses with a wild combination.
Simton shoots in looking for a takedown. Elsworth tries to sprawl out of it but Simton keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Elsworth manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
A body shot lands from Elsworth.
Simton avoiding damage.
Elsworth prevents the takedown attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Simton tries to pull guard but Elsworth holds him up against the cage and eventually Simton drops back down to his feet.

Elsworth's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Simton wants to clinch up but Elsworth keeps it at a distance.
No luck for Simton with that takedown attempt.

Elsworth drives through and clinches with Simton against the cage.
Elsworth scores with a knee to the head.
Knees to the body from Elsworth.
Elsworth unloads a knee to the mid-section. Simton lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.

Elsworth breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Elsworth fails in his attempt to clinch.
Nice takedown defense from Elsworth. No joy for Simton on that attempt.

Elsworth moves into the clinch.

Elsworth breaks from the clinch.
Simton shoots in and drives through. Elsworth sprawls well.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A good leg kick by Elsworth.

Simton shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rob Elsworth showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Thaddeus Simton's cut.
That's time! Simton's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. And we move into the final round!

Elsworth clinches up with Simton and pushes him back against the cage.
Elsworth landing knees to the body.

Elsworth breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Elsworth moves into the clinch.
Simton can't get the takedown.
A knee to the head by Elsworth.

Elsworth manages to break the clinch.
Simton takes a kick to the side of the head.
Elsworth misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Elsworth takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.

Elsworth moves into range and clinches up with Simton.
Simton blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Simton blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Simton blocks an elbow strike from Elsworth.
Simton is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Simton drops down looking for an ankle pick but Elsworth pulls his leg out and moves away.

Simton drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Simton wants to control but Elsworth is keeping him busy.
Elsworth tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Simton wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Elsworth wants to get back to his feet.
Simton trying to control the position but Elsworth is working away.
Simton is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Simton prevents Elsworth from escaping the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Simton wants to lay and pray for a moment but Elsworth keeps working.
Simton taking a break here but Elsworth is having none of it and regains half guard.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Elsworth moves in looking to clinch but Simton pushes him off.

Elsworth moves into the clinch successfully.
Simton managing to block the knees to the body from Elsworth.

Simton decides to pull guard.
Elsworth stopping the sweep attempt from Simton.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Simton working for a triangle but Elsworth defends it easily.
Simton is trying to keep Elsworth in close.
Simton might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Simton wants to stand up but Elsworth is controlling him.

Elsworth gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Elsworth throws a head kick that looked like it stung.

Simton rushes Elsworth and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Elsworth as Simton tries to tie him up.
Elsworth works on Simton's body with a couple of short punches.

Elsworth breaks the clinch.
Simton fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Thaddeus Simton. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Simton is looking to clinch but Elsworth is avoiding it.
Thaddeus Simton has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

Elsworth drives through and clinches with Simton against the cage.
Elsworth lands a damaging elbow.
Elsworth crunches a lovely knee into Simton's ribcage.

Elsworth breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Elsworth tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Simton paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Simton changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Elsworth tries to avoid it but Simton manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Elsworth to the ground. Elsworth escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.

Elsworth rushes Simton and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Elsworth lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Rob Elsworth is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Elsworth wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Simton has him pressed against the cage.
Simton blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

And that's the end of the fight!
Rob Elsworth comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Elsworth winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Chris Edwards scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 27:30
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rob Elsworth!