PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Richard Simmons (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Simon Kurken (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Simmons comes to the cage accompanied by Take A Ride On My Bologna Pony! ! !. Kurken has chosen Serbian national anthem as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

Simmons
vs
Kurken

167 cm
26
155 lbs
12 - 4 - 0

170 cm
22
152 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Very strong

Powerful takedowns
Counter striker
Powerful

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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 12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Richard Simmons!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Simon Kurken!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Simmons is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Kurken's half guard.
Kurken is refusing to be controlled, as Simmons sits in half guard.
Simmons is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Kurken!
Kurken is in a horrible position here. Simmons smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Kurken is looking to improve his position but Simmons isn't that keen on the idea.
Simmons lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Simmons is in the full mount, landing strikes.
The referee warns Kurken that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Simmons landing strikes from the mount and Kurken is in trouble!
Kurken tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Simmons scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Kurken?

Kurken is rocked!
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 Kurken's face.
Kurken is still in real trouble! Can Simmons finish him?
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Simmons cracks Kurken with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kurken is trying desperately to improve position.
Simmons working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Kurken is wriggling around trying to escape.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Simmons can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Kurken is looking to escape.
Kurken seems to have recovered his senses.
Simmons prevents Kurken from getting the reversal.
Kurken is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
The referee warns Kurken that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Simmons is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Simmons with good strikes from the mount here!
Simmons with a couple of short strikes.
Simmons lands a heavy elbow.
Simmons lands a big elbow.
Kurken tries to reverse the position but Simmons maintains control.
BOOM! Simmons connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Simmons prevents Kurken from getting the reversal.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Simmons working Kurken over with strikes here.
Kurken can't escape the position.
Kurken manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Kurken regains full guard. Nicely done.
Simmons slips nicely into half guard.
Simmons throwing shots but Kurken is blocking nicely.
Simmons moves into full mount! Kurken won't be happy about that!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kurken tries to reverse the position but Simmons maintains control.
Kurken slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kurken slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.

Kurken had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Simmons defends it easily.
Kurken looks gassed!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kurken wants to sweep but no luck.
Simmons wants to control from the top but Kurken keeps moving.
Simmons chips away with some ground and pound.

Simmons has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Kurken to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Simmons is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Kurken pulls down on the head and he's put Simmons to sleep! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Simon Kurken!