PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mark Sims (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Capelli King (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Sims
vs
King

190 cm
25
270 lbs
9 - 4 - 0

187 cm
22
286 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Good elbows
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mark Sims!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Capelli King!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Robert Twigg and Alan Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sims ducks under a wild hook from King.
Sims throws a right and a left that King avoids nicely.
Sims misses with an uppercut.
The crowd cheers as Sims lands an impressive looking overhand right. King doesn't seem phased though.
Sims is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.

Sims gets a takedown into half guard.
King is looking to control Sims's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can King avoid being mounted?
Sims is trying to control the action in half guard but King is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
King tries to roll over but Sims keeps him under control.
King blocking the ground and pound attempt from Sims.
Sims not landing any meaningful shots this time.
King is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Sims is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.

That's one minute gone in the round.

King looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Sims looks to score with a jab to the body but King is just out of range.
Nice straight punches there by Sims. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Sims.
Sims throws a hook to the side of King's head but King sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
King lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Capelli King is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sims looks to score with a jab to the body but King is just out of range.
Sims catches King with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Sims scores with a body shot.
King blocks a jab.
Sims misses with a double jab.
Sims scores with a one two! King had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.

King has taken the fight to the clinch.
King tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Sims avoids it.
King using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
King with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

It looks like Mark Sims has been cut.
Sims is breathing heavily.
King creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Sims's defenses.
King lands an elbow just above Sims 's eye.
King lands an elbow inside.
King connects with a knee to the head.
King creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Sims's defenses.
King lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
King lands a nice elbow.
King is pressed up against the cage. Sims has hold of a leg and is looking to drag King down to the mat. King avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Sims avoids the head kick by King.

King clinches.
King with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
King with a knee to the head.
King landing knees to the head.
King landing knees to the head.
King with a knee to the head.
Sims is trying to force a seperation but King has the dominant position.
King prevents a takedown attempt there.
Sims takes an elbow to the forehead.
Sims takes a knee right on the jaw!
King prevents a takedown attempt there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mark Sims. That's going to take a lot out of him.
King lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sims avoiding damage as King throws knees to the body.

Sims breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Sims stuns King with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.

Sims throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. King was covering up waiting for the punch and Sims finishes the takedown easily into guard.
King looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Sims has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Sims landing with the ground and pound.
Sims controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Sims connects with a couple of short punches.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
King working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Sims.
King trying to control the position.
Sims controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sims wants to control from the top but King keeps moving.
Sims is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because King is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Sims is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Sims advances to half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
King works his way to full guard. Good work.
King keeping moving, preventing Sims from controlling successfully.
Sims lands a couple of elbows.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Capelli King will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Mark Sims's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Sims misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Sims misses the jab.
Sims lands with a hook. King tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Sims looks to score with a jab to the body but King is just out of range.
Sims shoots for a takedown but King saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Sims takes a head kick and shrugs it off.

King gets a clinch.
King lands a nice elbow.
King lands a good knee to the midsection. Sims won't want to take too many of those.
King putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Sims in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sims takes a knee right on the jaw!
King lands a knee to the head.
King lands a knee to the body.
King landing knees to the head.

Mark Sims's cut is getting worse.
King connects with a nasty looking knee right to Sims's face.
King lands an elbow just above Sims 's eye.
King lands a nice elbow.
King gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Sims drops to a knee looking for a takedown but King gets the underhooks and prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mark Sims. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Knees to the body from King.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Knees to the body from King.
King with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Sims changes levels and goes for a takedown here. King fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Sims slips a jab from King.

King forces Sims back against the cage and clinches.
King working Sims over with knees to the body.
King lands a knee to the head.
Sims tries to break the clinch but King is controlling the position.
King stops a takedown attempt from Sims.
Sims drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Sims drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
King lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
King throws an elbow but it's blocked.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
King lands an elbow inside.
King lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
King comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
King gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
King is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Sims is defending well for now.
Sims is trying to break free.
Sims has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. King is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Sims has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. King avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Sims tries to score a body lock takedown but King shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
King lands an elbow just above Sims 's eye.
King scores with a knee to the head.
King lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Sims has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
King lands an elbow just above Sims 's eye.
King tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
King misses with an elbow strike.
Sims is trying to drag King to the mat but King just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Capelli King seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
King lands a knee to the head.
Sims goes for a takedown attempt but King pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
King misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sims.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sims lands with an uppercut that bounces King off the cage and back into rage.
King stuffs the takedown attempt from Sims. Sims gets slowly back to his feet.
King tries to clinch there but Sims circles away.
King throws a hook but Sims avoids it easily.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Sims.

King moves into the clinch.
King lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
King lands an elbow just above Sims 's eye.
King keeps control of Sims as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
King lands a knee to the head.
King connects with a nasty looking knee right to Sims's face.

Sims has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but King regains guard immediately.

Sims got a little sloppy there for a moment and King has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Sims has managed to get both his arms back between King's legs - danger averted.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
King tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Sims controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Sims trying to control the position from guard on top but King is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
King looking to hit a scissor sweep but Sims is one step ahead there.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sims lands a couple of digs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Capelli King showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Mark Sims's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Sims feints and as King raises his hands in defense, Sims changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Sims preventing the sweep.
Sims is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Sims trying to control but King is working from the bottom.
Sims works a leg free and moves into half guard.
King is looking to control Sims's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can King avoid being mounted?
Sims landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Sims is taking a breather. King says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Sims lands with a punch from half guard.
King takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
King wants to improve his position but Sims is controlling well.
Sims scores with a couple of good hammerfists.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sims slips a nice elbow through King's hands, connecting with King's forehead.
Sims content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
King wants to control but Sims is keeping busy.

King is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Sims pulls his head out easily.
Sims winds up and cracks King with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
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 King's temple.
Sims is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Mark Sims overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Sims is trying to control the action in half guard but King is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice strikes from Sims there.
Sims perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Sims is looking to advance position but King won't allow it.
Sims seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but King does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
King tries to roll over but Sims keeps him under control.
Sims winds up and cracks King with a swinging punch to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
King tries to roll over but Sims keeps him under control.
Sims seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Sims working over King with some ground and pound. King looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Sims is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for King!
King is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Sims controlling the pace for now.
Sims lands a nice shot to the head.
King working to try and regain half guard.
Sims fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sims lands a heavy elbow.
Sims sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Sims breaks from King's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Sims can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as King is looking to escape.
Sims scores with a couple of good head shots there.
King is trying to escape the mount.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sims controlling from the full mount.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sims has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of King's face.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mark Sims showed his dominance in that final round.
I think King has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Cecil Peabody scores the fight for Capelli King!
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight for Mark Sims!
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight for Capelli King!

Capelli King wins by split decision!