PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between kaila anne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Richard Simmons (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Simmons has chosen Take A Ride On My Bologna Pony! ! ! as his entrance music. This should be a great matchup!

anne
vs
Simmons

177 cm
22
154 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

167 cm
24
155 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent elbows
KO power

Good wrestler
Brawler
Knockout power

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, kaila anne!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Richard Simmons!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
anne shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
anne shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Simmons pinned against the cage. Simmons gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
anne shoots for a double leg takedown but Simmons sprawls well. He's pushed anne's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for kaila anne. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Simmons drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Simmons lands an elbow.
Simmons prevents anne from escaping the position.
Simmons wants to lay and pray for a moment but anne keeps working.
anne is trying to improve his position.
Simmons working the head and body with strikes.
anne gets back to half guard.
Simmons is looking to advance position but anne won't allow it.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Simmons lands a nice short elbow.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Simmons drops an elbow to the side of anne's head.
Simmons tries to pass to full mount but anne defends it.
Simmons is trying to control. anne wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
anne is trying to stand.
Simmons thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed anne's head.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Simmons lands a nice short elbow.
anne tries to get to full guard but Simmons has control of the leg.
anne is staying active underneath Simmons, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
anne is trying to maintain the position but Simmons is very close to passing his half guard.
Simmons is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Simmons is trying to control the action in half guard but anne is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
anne manages to get to full guard.
Simmons scoring with some ground and pound.
Simmons connects with a couple of short punches.
anne is trying to keep Simmons in close.
Simmons content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Simmons cracks anne with a solid left hand.
anne working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Simmons.
Simmons is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
anne is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Simmons trying to control the position from guard on top but anne is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Simmons in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

anne is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
anne is breathing heavily.

anne is working an open guard so Simmons takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.

Simmons drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Simmons looking to sit in guard and control but anne gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
anne postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Simmons is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

anne is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Simmons pulls his head out easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
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 anne's temple.
anne wants to control but Simmons passes into side.
anne taking a bit of punishment here - Simmons scoring with strikes.
Simmons lands some shots froms side control.
anne misses with an elbow from the bottom.
anne wants to control but Simmons postures up.
Simmons working the ground and pound from side control.
Simmons working the ground and pound from side control.
Simmons trying to control the position but anne is working away.
Simmons landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Richard Simmons dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Simmons.
Simmons swats away the attempt to clinch by anne.
anne doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Simmons decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in anne's guard.
Simmons must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Simmons passes anne's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Simmons passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for anne!
Simmons with good strikes from the mount here!
Simmons working anne over with strikes here.
Simmons pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Simmons lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Simmons in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Simmons cracks anne with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Simmons working anne over with strikes here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Simmons is in the full mount, landing strikes.
anne wants to control but Simmons is having none of it.
anne is bucking up trying to escape but Simmons cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Simmons punishing his opponent with strikes.
Simmons unloading with bombs!
anne is desperately trying to improve his position but Simmons has a good base and remains in mount.
Richard Simmons has got the better of the ground game so far.
Simmons landing strikes, looking to finish!
anne is trying to escape the mount.
Simmons blocks anne's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Simmons landing strikes, looking to finish!
Simmons is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. anne can't stay in a position like this for much longer.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
anne tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Simmons lands with some vicious ground and pound - can anne hang on?
Simmons raining down shots from the mount!
anne is trying to escape the mount.
Simmons with a couple of short strikes.
anne is working to get back to half guard.
Simmons with the ground and pound from mount.
Simmons with good strikes from the mount here!
anne can't escape the position.
Simmons lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Simmons with good strikes from the mount here!
Simmons looking to finish anne with some ground and pound. This is bad for anne!
Simmons in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Simmons landing punches.
Simmons looking to finish anne with some ground and pound. This is bad for anne!
Simmons scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish anne?
anne can't escape the position.
Simmons punishing his opponent with strikes.
anne wants to control but Simmons is having none of it.
Simmons landing strikes from the mount and anne is in trouble!
anne is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Simmons scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish anne?

That's four minutes gone in the round.
anne keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
BOOM! Simmons connects with a massive shot to the dome!
anne wants to hold on but Simmons pushes him away.
Simmons with shots to the head and body - anne looks very uncomfortable down there.
Simmons working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Simmons is in the full mount, landing strikes.
anne tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
anne in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Simmons scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish anne?
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Richard Simmons showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

anne on the wrong end of a nice jab.
anne tries for a takedown but Simmons circles away easily

and Simmons counters with a nice double leg into side control. anne won't be happy with that.

anne is rocked!
Simmons lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Oh anne is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
anne takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Simmons works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Simmons working the ground and pound from side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
anne is trying to control Simmons's posture but Simmons avoids it.
anne seems to have got his legs back now.
Check out the look on Simmons's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Simmons lands an elbow.
Simmons working away.
Simmons in side control lands a decent elbow.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Simmons working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Simmons in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
anne striking from the bottom but nothing landed.
Simmons cracks anne with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Simmons working away.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Simmons lands a jab.

anne gets caught flat footed, as Simmons shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
anne has momentary wrist control but Simmons slips an elbow through the middle.
Richard Simmons is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

anne working for a triangle but Simmons defends it easily.
Simmons is pushing down on anne's leg trying to pass to half guard. anne is fighting to maintain full guard but Simmons has managed to sneak the leg through.
anne has a hand on Simmons's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Simmons takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
Simmons controlling his opponent.
Simmons looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
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 has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Simmons lands with some vicious ground and pound - can anne hang on?
anne wants to hold on but Simmons pushes him away.
Simmons putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Simmons controlling from mount.
anne wants to control but Simmons is having none of it.
Simmons working anne over with strikes here.
anne is bucking up trying to escape but Simmons cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
anne tries to hold on but Simmons pushes him away.
Simmons has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of anne's face.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
anne is looking to get to half guard.
Simmons postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. anne looks a forlorn figure.
anne tries to hold on but Simmons postures up.
Simmons working the ground and pound effectively.
anne tries to lock up and control but Simmons gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Simmons landing strikes from the mount and anne is in trouble!
Simmons is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. anne can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
anne working to try and regain half guard.
kaila anne has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Simmons lands with some strikes.

And that's the end of the fight!
Richard Simmons comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Simmons has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 25:30
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 25:30
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 25:30

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