PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Dale Crum (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Earl Simmons (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dale Crum could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Earl Simmons's chin.

Crum
vs
Simmons

171 cm
20
155 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

178 cm
22
160 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
KO power

Good wrestler
Brawler
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dale Crum!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Earl Simmons!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Wesley Smith and Frank Dennis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Simmons keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Simmons fails to land the takedown.
Simmons throws a head kick but Crum moves out of range.
Crum lands a high kick!
Crum tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

Simmons looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Simmons not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Simmons thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Crum's head.
Simmons throwing shots but Crum is blocking nicely.
Crum keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Crum wants to control but Simmons is keeping busy.
Simmons sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Crum defending well though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Crum keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Crum avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Simmons.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Crum tries to close the distance and clinch but Simmons swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Crum.
Crum throws a head kick that half lands.
Simmons looks to land a body kick but Crum moved away.
Simmons looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Crum fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Simmons manages to avoid it.
Simmons uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Crum.
Simmons avoids the head kick by Crum.
Crum misses with a head kick.
Simmons lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Simmons.

Crum is rocked!
Earl Simmons seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crum lands a front kick.
Crum tries a head kick but it misses.
Simmons throws a lazy body kick
and Crum counters with a good low kick that Simmons was not able to check.
Crum on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Simmons takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Simmons looks to land a combination. Crum sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Oh Crum is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Crum moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Simmons looks gassed!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for leaving it all in the cage!
Crum throws a hook to the side of Simmons's head but Simmons sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Simmons tries for a takedown but Crum sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Dale Crum has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Earl Simmons.
Crum's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Crum duly obliges.
Simmons moves out of range as Crum strikes.
Simmons digs a good hook to Crum's body.
Crum seems to have got his legs back now.

Simmons looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Crum!
Crum wants to control but Simmons is having none of it.
Crum is working to get back to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Simmons looking to control but Crum is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Simmons punching from mount but Crum doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Crum regains half guard.
Crum pushes Simmons off looking to stand but Simmons dives back in and keeps control.
Crum trying to control here.
Simmons wants to free his trapped foot but Crum is holding on for dear life with his legs.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Simmons trying to control from Crum's half guard. Crum has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Simmons must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Crum is on top in guard.
Simmons looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Simmons is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Simmons pushes Crum off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Earl Simmons will probably get the nod.
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.

Simmons closes this distance looking for a takedown but Crum circles away.
Simmons throws a left and a right that both miss
and Crum counters with a leg kick.
Simmons fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Crum lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.

Simmons scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
The strikes coming from Simmons are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Simmons tries to advance to mount but Crum denies him.
Crum defending against the ground and pound.
Simmons laying and praying for a moment but Crum takes advantage and regains half guard.
Simmons not landing any meaningful shots this time.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Simmons trying to mount his opponent but Crum defends it.
Simmons is breathing heavily.
Simmons misses with a head shot. Crum uses the momentum to regain guard.
Crum wants to stand and escape but Simmons is having none of it.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Crum misses with a head kick.
Simmons bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Crum's head backwards.
Crum throws a head kick that misses.

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

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Simmons not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Simmons thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Crum's head.
Simmons wants to take a breather but Crum is having none of it.
Crum tries to kick Simmons off but Simmons keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Crum preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Simmons is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Simmons missing with the ground and pound from half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Simmons is keen to just control but Crum is a slippery customer.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Crum throws a head kick that half lands.
Simmons takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Simmons fails with the takedown
and Crum counters with a big head kick but Simmons shrugs it off.
Dale Crum has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Earl Simmons.
Crum ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Simmons moves away.

Simmons scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Simmons stalling.
Let's hope that Simmons has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Simmons not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Simmons slips a nice elbow through Crum's hands, connecting with Crum's forehead.
Simmons not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Simmons seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Simmons not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Simmons is controlling the pace.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Earl Simmons showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Simmons gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Crum counters with a good low kick that Simmons was not able to check.
Crum feints and then cracks Simmons's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Simmons down.
Crum misses with a right hand
and Simmons counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Crum thinking.
Crum looks to land a combination but Simmons avoids it well.
Crum tests Simmons's chin there with a solid looking shot.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Simmons.
Simmons scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Crum to see if he's OK.
Simmons looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Crum is avoiding damage well.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Simmons remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Crum prevents Simmons from improving position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Simmons is looking to take a break and control but Crum is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Simmons happy to just control the position for now.
Simmons is looking to take a break and control but Crum is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Earl Simmons has got the better of the ground game so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Crum managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Simmons.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Simmons fails with the takedown
and Crum counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Simmons is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Crum tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Dale Crum is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Crum misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Simmons.
Simmons misses with a takedown
and Crum counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Simmons stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Crum.

Simmons changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Crum looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Simmons working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Simmons wants to lay and pray for a moment but Crum keeps working.
Simmons throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Crum works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Simmons is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Simmons looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Crum with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Simmons missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Simmons 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.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Simmons sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Crum defending well though.
Crum is refusing to be controlled, as Simmons sits in half guard.
Simmons not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Simmons uses his free foot to push down on Crum's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Crum.
Simmons working Crum over with strikes here.
Dale Crum has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Simmons dominating with strikes here.
Simmons with good strikes from the mount here!
Simmons lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.

And that's the end of the fight!
Earl Simmons comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Simmons winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Robert Twigg scores the fight 27:30
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Earl Simmons!