PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sim Salabim (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Peter Toothslayer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

Salabim
vs
Toothslayer

187 cm
24
199 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

180 cm
20
210 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Intelligent

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Enjoys gardening

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sim Salabim!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Peter Toothslayer!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Wesley Smith and Robert Twigg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Salabim fails with a takedown attempt.
Toothslayer misses with a straight left.
Salabim tries to close the distance and clinch up but Toothslayer swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Salabim tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Toothslayer swivels and escapes.
Nice sprawl there from Toothslayer as Salabim shoots in.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sim Salabim. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Salabim fails with an attempt to clinch.
Salabim fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Sim Salabim seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Toothslayer is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Salabim's half guard.
Salabim is breathing heavily.
Toothslayer tries to stand but can't do so whilst Salabim controls his leg.
Toothslayer is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Toothslayer stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
Salabim tries for a takedown but Toothslayer circles away easily

and Toothslayer counters by moving into the clinch.
Toothslayer should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.

Toothslayer breaks from the clinch.

Toothslayer shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Toothslayer showed some decent athleticism there.
Toothslayer is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Salabim trying to hold on to Toothslayer's head to control him but Toothslayer postures up.

Toothslayer stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
Toothslayer closes the distance and clinches up with Salabim, looking for a takedown. Toothslayer pushes Salabim against the cage but Salabim circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Salabim shoots and misses

and Toothslayer counters with a nice double leg into guard.
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!

Salabim is working an open guard so Toothslayer takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Salabim lands a high kick!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Toothslayer tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Toothslayer has his takedown stuffed

and Salabim counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Toothslayer jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Salabim walks away with a smile on his face. Toothslayer gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Salabim tries for a takedown but Toothslayer circles away easily

and Toothslayer counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Toothslayer tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Salabim.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Salabim trying to control from the bottom.
Toothslayer is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Toothslayer really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Salabim. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

Toothslayer decides to stand up.

Salabim takes the fight into the clinch.
Salabim letting Toothslayer take a breather here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Toothslayer breaks the clinch.
Toothslayer shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Salabim defends it nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Peter Toothslayer dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Salabim shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Toothslayer as he avoids it easily.

Toothslayer scores with a takedown into Salabim's guard.
Salabim has a closed guard, preventing Toothslayer from standing up.

Toothslayer stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Salabim throws a sloppy body shot

and Toothslayer counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Salabim jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Toothslayer walks away with a smile on his face. Salabim gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.

Toothslayer feints and as Salabim raises his hands in defense, Toothslayer changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Toothslayer must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Salabim controls Toothslayer momentarily but Toothslayer frees himself.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Salabim has a closed guard, preventing Toothslayer from standing up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Toothslayer postures up.

Toothslayer avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Toothslayer trying to stand up but can't free himself from Salabim's guard.

Salabim is working an open guard so Toothslayer takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Toothslayer tries to close the distance and clinch but Salabim swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Toothslayer lands with a good body shot.
Salabim displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Toothslayer.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
A combination from Toothslayer does no damage.
Toothslayer fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Salabim fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sim Salabim. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Salabim scores with a takedown into Toothslayer's guard.
Toothslayer is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Salabim is controlling him.

Salabim decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Toothslayer is working for takedown but Salabim is calmly controlling the position for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Toothslayer pulls guard effortlessly.
Toothslayer is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Salabim is controlling him.

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

Toothslayer closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Salabim did well to prevent Toothslayer getting side control.
Toothslayer seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Peter Toothslayer has got the better of the ground game so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Salabim is doing well to control the position and prevent Toothslayer from advancing to side control.
Toothslayer wants to stand up but Salabim is controlling the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Peter Toothslayer showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Toothslayer throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

Toothslayer shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Toothslayer is trying to stand up but he's being controlled by his opponent.

Toothslayer stands up from the dominant position, so we're back on the feet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Toothslayer gets caught flat footed, as Salabim shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Toothslayer wants to stand but Salabim is controlling the position.
Salabim works a leg free and moves into half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Toothslayer wants to get back to his feet.
Salabim is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Toothslayer tries to kick Salabim off but Salabim keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.

Toothslayer has one foot on Salabim's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Salabim is trying hard to land a takedown here. Toothslayer sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Toothslayer shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Toothslayer looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Salabim closes the distance and clinches up with Toothslayer, looking for a takedown. Salabim pushes Toothslayer against the cage but Toothslayer circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.

Toothslayer shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Salabim napping and manages to drive through into side control!

Toothslayer has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Sim Salabim is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Toothslayer moves into the clinch.
Toothslayer drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Sim Salabim has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Peter Toothslayer.

Salabim has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Toothslayer is trying to keep an underhook but Salabim manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Toothslayer wants to get back to his feet.
Salabim tries to pass to full mount but Toothslayer defends it.
Salabim prevents Toothslayer from standing back up.

Salabim 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 three minutes gone in the round.
Toothslayer is trying to stand up here but Salabim is controlling him well.

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

Salabim closes the distance and clinches.
Toothslayer gets underhooks to prevent Salabim's takedown attempt.
Toothslayer content to slow the pace in the clinch.

Toothslayer gets control of Salabim's arms and successfully pulls guard. Toothslayer will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Toothslayer is looking to stand back up but Salabim counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Toothslayer.

Toothslayer kicks off Salabim and gets to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Toothslayer keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

Toothslayer breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Salabim tries for a takedown but Toothslayer circles away easily

and Toothslayer counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Toothslayer is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sim Salabim has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Peter Toothslayer is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

And that's the end of the fight!
Peter Toothslayer comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Toothslayer has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 George Francis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 27:30
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Peter Toothslayer!