PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Zak Simmons (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Horgorth Whoa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Simmons comes into the arena with Hip Hop blaring out of the sound system. Whoa has chosen emsiferum-token of time as his entrance music. Horgorth Whoa has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Zak Simmons's chin.

Simmons
vs
Whoa

180 cm
18
179 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

180 cm
20
165 lbs
1 - 7 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Zak Simmons!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Horgorth Whoa!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Daniel Cesar and Leandro Rodrigues.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Whoa throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Whoa tries to clinch but Simmons moves out of range.

Simmons looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Whoa!
Whoa can't escape the position.
Whoa wants to get back to his feet.
Simmons controlling from the full mount.
Whoa is in all sorts of trouble here.
Simmons avoids the attempt from Whoa to control.
Whoa tries to reverse the position but Simmons maintains control.
Simmons with shots to the head and body - Whoa looks very uncomfortable down there.
Whoa wants to hold on but Simmons pushes him away.
Whoa squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Simmons content just to control the position here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Whoa 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.
Simmons sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Whoa trying to hold on to Simmons's head to control him but Simmons postures up.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.

Whoa shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Simmons tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Whoa has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Simmons is trying to escape the mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Simmons is trying to stand.
Whoa throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
The referee warns Simmons that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Whoa tries to control but Simmons wriggling away.
Simmons is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Simmons is really trying hard to get back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Whoa thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Simmons avoids a series of strikes thrown by Whoa.
Simmons is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Whoa throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Simmons tries to hold on but Whoa pushes him away.
Whoa throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Simmons wants to hold on but Whoa pushes him away.
Simmons is trying to escape the mount.
Simmons is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.

That's four 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.
Whoa thowing shots but they're missing.
Whoa punching from mount but Simmons doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Whoa unloads with some shots from mount but Simmons bucks and avoids them well.
Whoa connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Simmons is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Simmons avoids a series of strikes thrown by Whoa.
Whoa with a couple of short strikes.
Simmons on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Simmons tries to get out of the position.
Simmons holds on for dear life, controlling Whoa's posture momentarily.
Simmons is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Horgorth Whoa will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Simmons misses with a jab, cross combination.

Simmons is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Whoa's half guard.
Simmons wants to free his trapped foot but Whoa is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Whoa wants to control but Simmons is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Simmons is taking a breather. Whoa says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Simmons seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Whoa for as long as he can get away with.
Whoa gets full guard.
Whoa controls Simmons momentarily but Simmons frees himself.
Simmons throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Whoa works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Whoa bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Simmons's guard.
Whoa trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Simmons is looking to stand up but Whoa isn't so interested in that idea.
Simmons working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Whoa.
Simmons wants to get back to his feet but Whoa is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Simmons avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Whoa trying to control the position from guard on top but Simmons is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Whoa missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Whoa is breathing heavily.
Simmons utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

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.
Whoa trying to control but Simmons is working from the bottom.
Simmons wants to get back to his feet but Whoa is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Whoa looking to pass the guard.
Simmons pulls Whoa in close to prevent any damage.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Whoa wants to clinch up but Simmons keeps it at a distance.
Simmons misses with a two punch combination.
Simmons misses with a few strikes there.
Whoa misses with a takedown

and Simmons counters with a nice double leg into guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Simmons's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Whoa has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Whoa not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Whoa striking off his back but it's not causing Simmons any problems.
Whoa is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Whoa being controlled here, momentarily.
Whoa keeping full guard, as Simmons tries to pass.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Zak Simmons just wasn't active enough.

Simmons darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Whoa is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Simmons scores with a couple of nice shots.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Whoa is looking to improve his position.
Simmons working over Whoa with some ground and pound. Whoa looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Simmons trying to control the pace.
Simmons has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Ground and pound from Simmons.
Whoa is looking for a sweep. Simmons is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Whoa wants to get back to his feet.
Simmons lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Simmons performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Zak Simmons dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Simmons falls off balance throwing a combination
and Whoa counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Simmons is lucky that one didn't land flush.

Simmons scores a takedown into full mount!
Simmons takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Simmons wants to control the pace but Whoa is squirming around nicely.
Simmons working Whoa over with strikes here.
Simmons sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Whoa is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Whoa takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Simmons takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Simmons is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Whoa can't stay in a position like this for much longer.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Whoa is looking to get to half guard.
Whoa tries to hold on but Simmons pushes him away.
Simmons looking to control and managing it successfully.
Simmons's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.

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.

Zak Simmons has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Simmons fails with the takedown.
Simmons swinging wildly here.
A looping hook to the body misses from Simmons. Whoa does a little dance to reset his feet.

Simmons fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Whoa sprawls well initially but Simmons persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
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. Simmons connects with a nice short shot to Whoa's temple.
Simmons trying to pass the guard but Whoa defending well.
Simmons stops Whoa from getting back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Simmons is trying to control the action in half guard but Whoa is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Whoa tries to kick Simmons off but Simmons keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Whoa is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Simmons scores with a couple of nice shots.
Whoa trying to control but Simmons postures up.
Simmons wants to pass the guard but Whoa is defending well.
Simmons wants to stand up but Whoa has a hold of him and won't allow it.
Simmons controlling the action here.

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.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Zak Simmons wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Nice takedown defense from Whoa. No joy for Simmons on that attempt.

Simmons shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Simmons was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Simmons controlling the pace for now.
Simmons working Whoa over with strikes here.
Simmons fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Whoa is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Simmons sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.

And that's the end of the fight!
Zak Simmons showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Simmons 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 Emerson Jorge scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 29:28
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Zak Simmons!