PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between John Simons III (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ryan Mitchell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Simons III
vs
Mitchell

172 cm
25
150 lbs
9 - 5 - 1

175 cm
19
155 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Enjoys gardening

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 9 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, John Simons III!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ryan Mitchell!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Damien Edna and Eliza Hachem.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab from Simons III misses.
Mitchell tries to clinch up.

Simons III decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.

Simons III is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Mitchell is just riding it out for now. Simons III eventually gives up the hold.

Simons III is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.

Simons III is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Mitchell wants to get back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Simons III is looking for a kimura here.
Simons III not doing much here.
Simons III is trying to control the action in half guard but Mitchell is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Mitchell trying to control here.

Simons III looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.

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.
Simons III is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!

Mitchell defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Simons III.
Simons III throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Mitchell because Simons III loaded up on that one.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mitchell is in all sorts of trouble here.
Simons III tries to control but Mitchell wriggling away.

Simons III is working close to his opponent, looking to work a submission by the looks of things. Oh, he's managed to get a guillotine from mount as his opponent reached up! That looks tiiiiight! Will he tap? YES, he's tapped! Impressive submission by Simons III!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). John Simons III!