PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Shutterfly Simmons (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and kurt pike (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). kurt pike will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Simmons
vs
pike

175 cm
18
183 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

190 cm
19
165 lbs
2 - 5 - 0

Good takedowns
Brawler
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
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 Tokyo, Shutterfly Simmons!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, kurt pike!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Kenichi Hosakawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Simmons displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from pike.
Simmons misses the shot to the body.
pike scoring well with a low kick there.

Simmons gets a takedown into half guard.
pike is trying to stand back up but Simmons is controlling him
Simmons is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
pike is looking to control Simmons's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can pike avoid being mounted?
pike is looking to improve his position.
Simmons scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Simmons thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed pike's head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
pike tries to roll over but Simmons keeps him under control.
Simmons 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.
pike is staying active underneath Simmons, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
pike is trying to get back to full guard.
pike has hold of Simmons's hands but Simmons slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Simmons lands a nice short elbow.
Simmons is looking to advance position but pike won't allow it.
Ground and pound from Simmons.
Simmons is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Simmons is nestled in close to pike, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
pike is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Simmons lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Simmons is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Simmons prevents pike from improving his position.
Simmons looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Simmons prevents pike from improving his position.
pike looks gassed!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Simmons drops an elbow to the side of pike's head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Simmons takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
pike is in trouble now - Simmons has advanced to mount!
Simmons landing strikes from the mount and pike is in trouble!
Simmons breaks from pike's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Simmons looking to control but pike is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Simmons landing strikes from the mount and pike is in trouble!
Simmons lands a big elbow.
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 pike's face.
pike is trying desperately to improve position.
A nice elbow there by Simmons.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Simmons with the ground and pound from mount.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Simmons with shots to the head and body - pike looks very uncomfortable down there.
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 pike's face.

pike is rocked!
Simmons fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
pike is still in real trouble! Can Simmons finish him?
Simmons loads up on a couple of big shots to the head that have pike scrambling to escape. He can't get free though and several more unanswered shots from Simmons land to the head. The referee has no choice but to stop the fight. Simmons stands and salutes the crowd.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Shutterfly Simmons!