PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tyler Simmons (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Charlie Chorizo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Simmons
vs
Chorizo

185 cm
29
211 lbs
10 - 7 - 0

182 cm
20
220 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Fury Nutrition Inc.

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tyler Simmons!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Charlie Chorizo!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, John Roberts and Alyssa Summers.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chorizo fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Simmons looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Simmons with a nice cross.
Chorizo throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Simmons sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Chorizo throws a right and a left that both miss.
Chorizo has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.

Chorizo gets tackled into the cage by Simmons. Simmons maintains the clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Chorizo.
Simmons trying to control the position but instead, Chorizo has worked for underhooks and has pushed Simmons into the cage.
Chorizo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Chorizo makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Simmons wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Chorizo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Chorizo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Simmons tries to stall but Chorizo uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Simmons misses with a punch on the inside.
Chorizo misses with some punches.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Chorizo.
A nice left hand lands by Chorizo.
Chorizo has a couple of punches blocked by Simmons.
Chorizo blocking some punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Simmons blocks an uppercut.
Simmons pushes Chorizo back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Simmons is trying to maintain a safe position but Chorizo gets an underhook and turns Simmons into the cage.
Chorizo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short right from Simmons on the inside.
Simmons lands a nice uppercut.
Simmons takes a shot to the head.
Chorizo looking to throw knees to the head but Simmons is blocking nicely.
Simmons looking to slow down the pace here.
Chorizo missing with knees to the body.
Simmons has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Chorizo after a bit of a struggle.
A short body shot lands from Simmons as the two fighters clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Chorizo creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Chorizo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short right from Chorizo.
Simmons tries to pull guard but Chorizo forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Chorizo lands with a light punch inside.
Simmons throws a punch but it's blocked by Chorizo.
Simmons misses with a punch on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chorizo with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Chorizo lands an uppercut.
Simmons stalling in the clinch but Chorizo improves position.
Chorizo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Chorizo throws a head punch that misses.
Simmons tries to pull guard but Chorizo forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tyler Simmons. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
A shot in the inside from Chorizo.
Chorizo lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Simmons backwards.
A short body shot lands from Simmons as the two fighters clinch.
Chorizo works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Simmons is breathing heavily.
Chorizo makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Chorizo looking to throw knees to the head but Simmons is blocking nicely.
Chorizo can't find room to land a body shot as Simmons controls the action.
Chorizo lands a left hand that snaps the head of Simmons backwards.
Chorizo misses with the head strike.
Chorizo lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Chorizo swings wildly with an uppercut but Simmons uses good head movement to avoid it.

Simmons breaks the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chorizo just misses with a punch to the body.
Chorizo lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Simmons circles away quickly and effectively.
Chorizo dips to his left and cracks Simmons with an uppercut!
Charlie Chorizo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Chorizo throws a low kick, looking for Simmons's leg but Simmons calmly moves out of range.

Chorizo gets a clinch.
Chorizo swings wildly with an uppercut but Simmons uses good head movement to avoid it.
Chorizo looking to throw knees to the head but Simmons is blocking nicely.
A head punch on the inside from Chorizo fails to land.
Chorizo tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Chorizo misses with a knee to the head.
Simmons lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Chorizo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Simmons's elbow.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A short uppercut from Chorizo.
Chorizo misses with a body punch.
Simmons swings wildly with an uppercut but Chorizo uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chorizo lands a shot to the body.
Chorizo throws a punch but it's blocked by Simmons.
Simmons tries to pull guard but Chorizo forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Chorizo throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Simmons blocks it with crossed arms.
Chorizo digs a right hand into Simmons's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Simmons's gas tank.
Chorizo lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A right hook to the body lands for Chorizo.
Chorizo looking to throw knees to the head but Simmons is blocking nicely.
Chorizo throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Simmons blocks it with crossed arms.
Chorizo lands a nice uppercut.
Chorizo lands a knee to the body.
Simmons avoiding damage as Chorizo throws knees to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Chorizo.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Chorizo lands with a short shot to the head.
Chorizo cracks Simmons with a nice body shot.
Chorizo lands a knee to the body.
Chorizo scores with an uppercut up the middle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Charlie Chorizo dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Chorizo slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
A jab lands there for Chorizo.
Chorizo misses with a left hand

and Simmons counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
The fighters are battling for position here. Chorizo manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Chorizo tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Chorizo has control of Simmons's left arm, preventing Simmons from doing any damage.
Simmons trying to control the position from guard on top but Chorizo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Simmons lands a couple of digs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Simmons throws a big elbow that misses.
Simmons stopping the sweep attempt from Chorizo.
Chorizo really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Simmons. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Simmons stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Chorizo swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Simmons throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Chorizo works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Simmons trying to control but Chorizo is working from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Simmons advances to half guard.
Simmons wants to take a breather but Chorizo is having none of it.
Simmons wants to pass to mount but Chorizo is defending the position.
Simmons is working hard here to advance position.
Simmons thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Chorizo's head.
Simmons with the ground and pound but Chorizo uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Chorizo keeping full guard, as Simmons tries to pass.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Simmons trying to control but Chorizo is working from the bottom.
Chorizo keeping full guard, as Simmons tries to pass.
Simmons trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Chorizo manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Chorizo must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Chorizo passes Simmons's left leg - he's now in half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Simmons is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Tyler Simmons overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Simmons gets back to full guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Chorizo got a little sloppy there for a moment and Simmons has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Chorizo has managed to get both his arms back between Simmons's legs - danger averted.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tyler Simmons dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Nice takedown defense from Chorizo. No joy for Simmons on that attempt.
Chorizo throws a jab when Simmons was well out of range.
Chorizo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Simmons steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Chorizo.
Chorizo misses with a straight right.
Chorizo misses the shot to the body.
Chorizo ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.

Simmons drives through and clinches with Chorizo against the cage.
Simmons misses with a punch to the body.
Chorizo swings wildly with an uppercut but Simmons uses good head movement to avoid it.
Simmons blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Chorizo tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Chorizo is working Simmons over against the cage.
Charlie Chorizo seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Chorizo lands a knee to the head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chorizo misses with the head strike.
Chorizo pushes Simmons back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Simmons blocking some punches.
Chorizo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Chorizo lands a right hand that snaps the head of Simmons backwards.
Chorizo lands a knee to the head.
Chorizo lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Chorizo scores with a shoulder strike.
A short uppercut from Chorizo.
Simmons lands a shot to the body.
Chorizo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Simmons wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Chorizo has him pressed against the cage.
Chorizo misses with a knee strike.
A head punch on the inside from Chorizo fails to land.
Simmons lands with a left to the head.
Chorizo throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Simmonss head.
Simmons tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Chorizo prevents a takedown attempt there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tyler Simmons. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Simmons tries to work over Chorizo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short left from Chorizo.
Chorizo presses Simmons against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Chorizo obliges.
A knee to the head by Chorizo.
Simmons's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Chorizo is leaning against Simmons and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Chorizo scores with a shoulder strike.
Chorizo utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Chorizo has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A short left from Chorizo.
Chorizo lands an uppercut.
Chorizo has Simmons pressed against the cage, preventing Simmons from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Simmons stalling in the clinch but Chorizo improves position.
Chorizo lands a shot to the body.
Chorizo tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Chorizo.
Chorizo lands with a left to the head.
Chorizo lands with a right to the head.
Chorizo pushes Simmons back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Simmons takes a knee right on the jaw!

Simmons is rocked!
Chorizo working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Oh Simmons is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!

Chorizo lands a big knee to the head and Simmons goes down! Chorizo is looking to finish!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Chorizo controlling the position from side mount.
Simmons tries to bench press Chorizo off him but Chorizo keeps the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chorizo trying to control the action but Simmons is working from the bottom.
Simmons seems to have got his legs back now.
Simmons tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Chorizo presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Simmons wants to control but Chorizo is having none of it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Chorizo controlling from mount.

And that's the end of the fight!
Charlie Chorizo comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Chorizo has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 28:29
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 28:29
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Charlie Chorizo!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Charlie Chorizo made sure he mentioned Backyard Fighting, along with how happy he was to win his fight.