PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between William Sims (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ty Lenol (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!

Sims
vs
Lenol

159 cm
20
143 lbs
6 - 4 - 0

162 cm
20
141 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Powerful

Australian Xtreme - 159 Energy + Stamina!

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, William Sims!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ty Lenol!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, John Mangel and Steve Erwin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice takedown defense from Sims. No joy for Lenol on that attempt.
Sims scores with a punch to the head.

It looks like Ty Lenol has been cut.
Lenol swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lenol swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sims swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Sims will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Sims pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Sims throws a right hand that Lenol ducks under and follows up with a left that Lenol also avoids with ease.
Lenol cracks Sims with a good jab.
Sims throws a right hand that Lenol ducks under and follows up with a left that Lenol also avoids with ease.

Lenol takes the fight into the clinch.
Lenol makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Sims wants to get back to striking at distance but Lenol won't allow it.
Sims blocking some punches.
Sims lands a left hand.

Sims's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Sims misses with a hook.
Lenol lands a nice hook to Sims's body. Sims takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Lenol uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sims.
Lenol connects with a body shot.
Sims misses with a straight right.

Lenol shoots in and gets a takedown into Sims's guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sims working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Lenol.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lenol stands up over Sims, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Sims not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Lenol throwing strikes from guard but Sims blocks nicely.
Lenol throws and elbow that misses. Sims uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Lenol's guard. Nice move by Sims!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sims is breathing heavily.
Lenol looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Lenol working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Sims.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Lenol is on top in guard.
Sims avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Sims wants to sweep here but Lenol controlling him for the moment.
Lenol wants to pass the guard but Sims is keeping the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lenol postures up in Sims's guard and throws a big left but Sims blocks it.
Lenol missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Lenol throwing strikes from guard but Sims blocks nicely.
Lenol in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Lenol is looking to work some ground and pound but Sims has wrist control.
Lenol wants to control from the top but Sims keeps moving.
Lenol thows a big elbow that misses.
Lenol throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Sims works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Lenol keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Sims's head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sims looking for a sweep. Not yet Sims, not yet.
Lenol loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Lenol postures up.
Lenol throwing strikes from guard but Sims blocks nicely.
Lenol throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Lenol is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Sims avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Lenol throwing strikes but missing.
Lenol scoring with some ground and pound.
Sims preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lenol missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Lenol wants to pass the guard but Sims is keeping the position.
Lenol lands a couple of decent looking shots.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Lenol accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Lenol wants to pass the guard but Sims is keeping the position.
Lenol postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Lenol pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Sims is keeping the position for now.
Lenol throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Sims works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Lenol working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ty Lenol dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ty Lenol's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Sims looks to land a combination but Lenol avoids it well.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Lenol lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Nice sprawl there from Sims as Lenol shoots in.
Sims fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Lenol fails in his attempt to clinch.
Sims cracks Lenol with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Lenol connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Sims's hands.
Lenol lands with a nice body punch.
Sims is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Lenol avoids a punch combination nicely.
Sims misses with a body shot.

Lenol shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Lenol missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Sims avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Lenol.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Lenol is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sims blocking the ground and pound attempt from Lenol.
Sims is trying to maintain the position but Lenol is very close to passing his half guard.
Lenol not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Lenol not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Lenol seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Lenol thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Sims's head.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Lenol lands a nice short elbow.
Lenol 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.
Lenol throwing shots but Sims is blocking nicely.
Lenol missing with the ground and pound from half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sims is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Lenol thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Sims's head.
Lenol 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.
Sims regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Lenol.
Lenol keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Sims's head.
Lenol with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Lenol postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Lenol in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Lenol is working Sims over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Lenol in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lenol keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Sims's head.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Lenol accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Lenol throws and elbow that misses. Sims uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Lenol's guard. Nice move by Sims!
Lenol working a defensive guard here.
Sims prevents Lenol from getting back to his feet.
Sims wants to control from the top but Lenol keeps moving.
Sims postures up.
Sims preventing the sweep.
Lenol working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Sims.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Lenol can do anything to dispel that myth.
Lenol lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Sims!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sims manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Sims is trying to control but can't.
Lenol landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Sims is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Lenol's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Lenol's back!
Lenol breaks Sims's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Sims working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Lenol.
Lenol lands a couple of elbows.
Lenol scoring with some ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ty Lenol showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Ty Lenol's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Lenol gets a takedown into half guard.
Lenol throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Lenol thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Sims's head.
Sims keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Sims wants to improve his position but Lenol is controlling well.
Lenol is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Lenol looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Sims with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Lenol is pressing down on Sims's thigh, looking to free his foot. Sims is holding on for now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sims avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Lenol.
Lenol wants to free his trapped foot but Sims is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Sims regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Lenol.
Lenol throwing strikes from guard but Sims blocks nicely.
Lenol must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Sims striking off his back but it's not causing Lenol any problems.
Sims utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Lenol throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Sims works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Lenol missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Sims throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Lenol landing some decent shots from guard.
Lenol with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Sims is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Lenol thows a big elbow that misses.
Lenol throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Sims works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Lenol throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Lenol working some strikes from top position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lenol throws and elbow that misses. Sims uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Lenol's guard. Nice move by Sims!

Lenol escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Sims gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Sims trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Sims throwing strikes from guard but Lenol blocks nicely.
Sims throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Lenol works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Sims with a flurry of punches that miss.
Lenol really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Sims. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Lenol is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Sims postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Lenol wants to sweep but no luck.

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.
Sims scoring with some ground and pound.
Ty Lenol has got the better of the ground game so far.
Sims wants to control from the top but Lenol keeps moving.
Lenol tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Lenol manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Lenol is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Sims can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Lenol landing shots from mount.
Ty Lenol is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Lenol lands with some strikes.
William Sims has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lenol has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Sims's face.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ty Lenol comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Lenol 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 Hugh Johnson scores the fight 27:30
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ty Lenol!