PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Richard Simmons (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Trajan Argyle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Simmons's entrance music is Take A Ride On My Bologna Pony! ! !. A fine choice. The crowd seem to be enjoying Argyle's choice of entrance music: Go to Sleep. Trajan Argyle acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.

Simmons
vs
Argyle

167 cm
28
155 lbs
13 - 7 - 0

178 cm
25
145 lbs
10 - 6 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Very quick

BJJ Red Belt
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

Broken Halo Pride Nutrition

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 13 - 7 - 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 10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Trajan Argyle!
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 Argyle's half guard.
Nice strikes from Simmons there.
Simmons knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Argyle on the ground.

Simmons seems to be looking for submissions.
Simmons winds up and cracks Argyle with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Simmons sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Argyle defending well though.
Simmons stalling away here and it's allowed Argyle to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Simmons is looking to advance position but Argyle has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Simmons might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Argyle trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Argyle unloads with some shots from mount but Simmons bucks and avoids them well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Argyle tries to control but Simmons wriggling away.
Argyle throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Argyle tries to control but Simmons wriggling away.
Simmons tries to lock up and control but Argyle gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Simmons is wriggling around trying to escape.
Argyle lands a nice shot to the head.
Simmons bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Argyle keeping full guard, as Simmons tries to pass.

Simmons avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Simmons throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Argyle is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Simmons missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Simmons trying to control but Argyle is working from the bottom.
Simmons looking to sit in guard and control but Argyle gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Simmons working a defensive guard here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Argyle wants to control from the top but Simmons keeps moving.
Simmons is pulling down on Argyle's head to control his posture.
Simmons looking for a sweep. Not yet Simmons, not yet.

Trajan Argyle has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Simmons takes a swing at Argyle's ribcage but misses.
Simmons throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A punch combination from Simmons misses.
Argyle misses with a head kick.

That's four 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.
Simmons shoots in for a takedown but Argyle shows good takedown defense.
Simmons fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Simmons is breathing heavily.
Argyle scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Simmons closes the distance and clinches up with Argyle, looking for a takedown. Simmons pushes Argyle against the cage but Argyle circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Richard Simmons. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Argyle scores with a takedown into Simmons's guard.
Argyle trying to control the position from guard on top but Simmons is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Argyle passes into half guard.

Argyle seems to be working for a kimura but Simmons defends the submission attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Trajan Argyle dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Simmons looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Simmons gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Argyle cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Simmons on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Argyle connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A jab lands there for Argyle.

Simmons is rocked!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
BOOM! Argyle lands a beautiful left hook that drops Simmons. Simmons tries to recover but Argyle is having none of it, landing more punishing shots from mount. One final crushing shot and Simmons lies motionless on the canvas. The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:52 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Trajan Argyle!