PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between William Sims (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Juan Carlos Salizon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Sims
vs
Carlos Salizon

159 cm
18
143 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

165 cm
20
140 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Enjoys gardening

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, William Sims!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Juan Carlos Salizon!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Damien Edna and Summer Carpenter.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sims throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Salizon sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Sims is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Salizon.

Salizon gets caught flat footed, as Sims shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sims throwing strikes but missing.
Sims has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Salizon wants to sweep but no luck.
Sims not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Sims working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Sims scoring with punches to the head and body.
Sims won't allow Salizon to sweep him here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Sims got a little sloppy there for a moment and Salizon has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Sims has managed to get both his arms back between Salizon's legs - danger averted.
Sims is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Sims looking to sit in guard and control but Salizon gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Salizon is looking to stand up but Sims won't let him.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Salizon drops back, looking for a kneebar! Sims looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Sims looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Sims!
Salizon is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Salizon is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Salizon taking punishment in the form of punches.
Sims works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Sims looks up at the clock and then as Salizon takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Sims smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Salizon takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Salizon looks gassed!
Sims trying to control the action but Salizon is working from the bottom.
Sims is putting a hurting on Salizon here, landing some big shots from side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sims controlling the position from side mount.
Salizon is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Salizon manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Sims looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Sims slips a nice elbow through Salizon's hands, connecting with Salizon's forehead.
Sims working the head and body with strikes.
Well, if Sims is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Salizon taking some punishment here, with Sims in his half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sims takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
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. Sims connects with a nice short shot to Salizon's temple.
Sims working the head and body with strikes.
Nice strikes from Sims there.
Sims is controlling the pace.
Sims working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Nice strikes from Sims there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sims is controlling the pace.
Sims slips a nice elbow through Salizon's hands, connecting with Salizon's forehead.
Salizon is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Sims scores with a couple of nice shots.
Sims scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Sims winds up and cracks Salizon with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Sims working Salizon over with strikes.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sims controlling the action here.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Sims lands a nice short elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Sims throws a right and a left that Salizon avoids nicely.
Sims misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Sims.
Salizon manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Salizon moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Salizon can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Sims controls the pace.
Sims with a nice head shot there.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Sims trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Sims with a nice head shot there.
Sims working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Sims throws a big right hand that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sims postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Salizon is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Sims landing some decent shots from guard.
Sims showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Sims postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Sims scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Sims trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Salizon looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

Salizon working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Sims doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Sims manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Sims with a nice head shot there.
Sims cracks Salizon with a solid left hand.
Salizon trying to keep a closed guard but Sims is proving a slippery customer.
Sims preventing the sweep.
Sims wants to pass the guard but Salizon is keeping the position.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.

Sims looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Sims perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Sims knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Salizon on the ground.
Sims is pressing down on Salizon's thigh, looking to free his foot. Salizon is holding on for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sims looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Sims stops Salizon from getting back to his feet.
Salizon has hold of Sims's hands but Sims slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Sims content to control rather than advance.
Salizon on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Sims looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Salizon with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Sims landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Sims lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Sims seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Nice strikes from Sims there.
Salizon trying to hold on to Sims's head to control him but Sims postures up.
Sims takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Salizon trying to control from the bottom.
Sims working the head and body with strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

William Sims dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Sims scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Sims lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Sims wants to control but Salizon is keeping him busy.
Sims wants to pass to mount but Salizon is defending the position.
Salizon is refusing to be controlled, as Sims sits in half guard.
Salizon wants to control but Sims is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Sims lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Salizon wants to control but Sims is keeping busy and won't allow it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sims controlling the action here.
Sims is nestled in close to Salizon, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Salizon is trying to get back to full guard.
Sims takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Salizon wants to get back to full guard.
Still in half guard, Sims seems content to control.
Ground and pound from Sims.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Sims lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Salizon has hold of Sims's hands but Sims slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Sims slips a nice elbow through Salizon's hands, connecting with Salizon's forehead.
Sims landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Salizon wants to control but Sims is keeping busy and won't allow it.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Salizon looks like he's trying to stand up.
Sims is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.

That's three 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. Sims connects with a nice short shot to Salizon's temple.
Sims working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.

Sims stands up from half guard.

Sims darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Salizon avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Sims.
The fighters are battling for position here. Salizon manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Sims not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Salizon is trying to keep Sims in close.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Salizon looking for a sweep. Not yet Salizon, not yet.
Salizon manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Sims manages to get himself to full guard.
Sims looking to hit a scissor sweep but Salizon is one step ahead there.
Salizon tries to free his leg and advance position but Sims is retaining full guard.
Juan Carlos Salizon has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
William Sims is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

Sims has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Salizon off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.

And that's the end of the fight!
William Sims showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Sims, 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 Bruno Hogan scores the fight 30:27
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 30:27
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... William Sims!