PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Experimental Drugabuser (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Isto Benson Simomaa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Drugabuser comes to the cage accompanied by Not Afraid- Eminem. 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.

Drugabuser
vs
Benson Simomaa

190 cm
23
278 lbs
7 - 2 - 0

180 cm
21
290 lbs
7 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

Good wrestler
Great elbows
Good gas tank

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 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Experimental Drugabuser!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Isto Benson Simomaa!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Cecil Peabody and Chris Downing.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A shot to the body from Drugabuser misses
and Simomaa counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A head kick misses from Drugabuser.
Drugabuser loads up on a big right hand but Simomaa slips the punch.
A head kick misses from Drugabuser.
Drugabuser keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Simomaa ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
A left lands for Simomaa.
Simomaa misses the body punch
letting Drugabuser counter with a right hand.

It looks like Isto Benson Simomaa has been cut.
Simomaa uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Drugabuser.
Simomaa keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Drugabuser.
Drugabuser throws a leg kick that is checked

and Simomaa counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Drugabuser is looking to break free of the clinch but Simomaa has double underhooks.
Simomaa dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Drugabuser is looking to break free of the clinch but Simomaa has double underhooks.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Drugabuser is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Simomaa looks to throw an elbow but misses.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Drugabuser can't break the clinch.

Drugabuser pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Drugabuser is looking to score with low kicks.
Drugabuser misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Simomaa just misses with a punch to the body.
Simomaa tries to close the distance and clinch but Drugabuser swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Simomaa missing with a left hand there. Drugabuser was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Drugabuser throws a combination that misses
and Simomaa counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Simomaa avoids a punch combination nicely.

That's two 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.
Drugabuser slips a jab from Simomaa.
Simomaa walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Simomaa digs a good hook to Drugabuser's body.
Simomaa misses with a hook. Drugabuser ducked under it nicely.
Drugabuser keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Drugabuser lands a lovely overhand right.
Simomaa throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Drugabuser misses with a combination

and Simomaa counters by moving into the clinch.
Simomaa taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Simomaa looks to throw an elbow but misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drugabuser letting Simomaa take a breather here.
Simomaa lands a nice elbow.
Simomaa keeps control of Drugabuser as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Simomaa is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Drugabuser tries to circle away but Simomaa has him pinned against the cage.
Drugabuser with a knee to the head.
Simomaa lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

It looks like Experimental Drugabuser has been cut.
Drugabuser is trying to break free.
Simomaa lands a nice elbow.
Simomaa stalling in the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Isto Benson Simomaa.
Simomaa closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Simomaa misses with a jab to the body
and Drugabuser counters with a nice body shot.
Simomaa looks gassed!
Simomaa ducks under a wild hook from Drugabuser.
Drugabuser throws a head kick but Simomaa moves out of range.
Drugabuser pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Drugabuser misses with a left hand
and Simomaa counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Simomaa tries to clinch but Drugabuser is having none of it.
Simomaa swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Drugabuser counters with a thumping low kick.
Drugabuser misses with a leg kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Simomaa ducks under a wild hook from Drugabuser.
Drugabuser looks to land a right hand but Simomaa moved out of range.
Drugabuser avoids the body shot from Simomaa.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Experimental Drugabuser dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Simomaa fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Drugabuser manages to avoid it.
Drugabuser misses with a lunging right hand
and Simomaa counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Simomaa misses with a body shot
and Drugabuser counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Drugabuser throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Simomaa walks into a jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Drugabuser misses with a straight left.
Simomaa dodges the punch combination from Drugabuser.
Experimental Drugabuser is winning the standup battle so far.
Drugabuser lands with a nice body kick.
Drugabuser's jab looks to have found its range, popping Simomaa under the eye.
Simomaa is breathing heavily.
An inside leg kick from Drugabuser misses.
Simomaa tries to clinch but Drugabuser moves away

and Drugabuser counters with a nice right hand that sends Simomaa toppling to the canvas! Simomaa scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Drugabuser finish him?!

Simomaa is rocked!

That has opened up Isto Benson Simomaa's cut even more.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Drugabuser pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Drugabuser throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Simomaa.
No joy there for Drugabuser, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Drugabuser throws a solid leg kick but Simomaa takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Drugabuser.
Drugabuser throws a head kick but Simomaa moves out of range.
Drugabuser misses with an uppercut

and Simomaa moves into the clinch.
Drugabuser is looking to break free of the clinch but Simomaa has double underhooks.
Drugabuser is looking to control Simomaa's arms but Simomaa gets an underhook and turns him. Now Drugabuser has his back to the cage.
Drugabuser wants to get back to striking at distance but Simomaa won't allow it.
Simomaa is pushing Drugabuser up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Drugabuser can't break the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Simomaa misses with an elbow over the top.
Nice elbow from Simomaa.
Simomaa is struggling to control the position.
Simomaa throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Simomaa is stalling here.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Simomaa throws an elbow but it misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drugabuser is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Simomaa is keeping busy.
Drugabuser wants to break free but Simomaa has control.
Drugabuser looking to stall.
Drugabuser is stalling here.
Drugabuser tries to break free but Simomaa pushes him back against the cage.
Simomaa is struggling to control the position.
Drugabuser blocks an elbow strike from Simomaa.
Drugabuser blocks an elbow strike.
Drugabuser takes an elbow to the temple.
Drugabuser wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Simomaa stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Drugabuser blocks the elbow strike.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Isto Benson Simomaa.
A slow jab from Drugabuser misses its intended target.
Drugabuser tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.

Simomaa darts in and clinches Drugabuser up against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Drugabuser's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Drugabuser dodges an elbow strike from Simomaa.
Drugabuser stalling.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Drugabuser is trying to push Simomaa away but Simomaa has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Simomaa takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Drugabuser goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Experimental Drugabuser dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Drugabuser rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Simomaa counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Drugabuser slips under a jab from Simomaa.
Drugabuser scores with a push kick.
Drugabuser scores with a sloppy right hand. Simomaa should have avoided that one.
Drugabuser throws a head kick that misses.
Drugabuser swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Simomaa throws a lazy uppercut
and Drugabuser counters with a thumping low kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Drugabuser.
Simomaa avoids the head kick by Drugabuser.
Drugabuser scores with a sloppy right hand. Simomaa should have avoided that one.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Drugabuser bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Simomaa blocks a jab.
Simomaa takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Drugabuser is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Simomaa can do to turn this around?
Simomaa moves out of range of the body kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Simomaa looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Drugabuser bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Simomaa's head.
Drugabuser swings away with a body shot that misses
and Simomaa cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Simomaa ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Simomaa in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Drugabuser throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Drugabuser rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Simomaa counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Drugabuser misses with a right hand

and Simomaa counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Isto Benson Simomaa has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drugabuser wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Simomaa will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Drugabuser up against the cage.
Simomaa throws an elbow but it misses.
Simomaa is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.

Drugabuser escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Drugabuser is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Simomaa.
A lazy body kick from Drugabuser
and Simomaa counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Simomaa tries to close the distance and clinch up but Drugabuser swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Simomaa lunges at Drugabuser with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Drugabuser's hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Simomaa lands with an overhand left.
Simomaa tries to clinch
and Drugabuser counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Drugabuser tries a head kick but it misses.
Simomaa tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Drugabuser paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Drugabuser uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Simomaa.
Drugabuser scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Drugabuser punishes Simomaa's body with a nice straight punch.
Drugabuser throws a head kick that misses.
Simomaa throws a right hand that misses
and Drugabuser counters with a leg kick.
Some wild striking there from Drugabuser.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Drugabuser misses with a few strikes there.
Drugabuser misses with a double jab
and Simomaa counters with a nice uppercut.
Drugabuser rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Simomaa counters with a right hand to the body.
Drugabuser keeps the fight on the outside.
Drugabuser throws an off balance right hand
and Simomaa counters with a straight right hand.
Drugabuser throws a push kick but Simomaa slaps the foot to one side.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Simomaa throws a lazy uppercut
and Drugabuser counters with a head kick. That will keep Simomaa thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A decent looking cross lands there for Simomaa.
Drugabuser misses with a straight left.

And that's the end of the fight!
Experimental Drugabuser showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Drugabuser, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Robert Twigg scores the fight 30:27
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Experimental Drugabuser!