PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Anti Hero (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Isto Benson Simomaa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hero comes to the cage accompanied by Paul Oakenfold - Ready Steady Go. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Hero
vs
Benson Simomaa

201 cm
22
278 lbs
7 - 1 - 0

180 cm
21
290 lbs
7 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very strong

Good wrestler
Great elbows
Good gas tank

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 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Anti Hero!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Isto Benson Simomaa!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, George Francis and Robert Twigg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Simomaa throws a body punch but Hero moves out of range.
Simomaa fails in his attempt to clinch.
Nice shot by Simomaa.
Hero with a hook.

It looks like Isto Benson Simomaa has been cut.
Hero throws a jab when Simomaa was well out of range.
Simomaa throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hero throws a hook but Simomaa blocks it.
Simomaa tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A big right from Simomaa misses.
Simomaa throws a jab when Hero was well out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Simomaa looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hero throws a leg kick but Simomaa checks it.
Hero throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Simomaa takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Simomaa looks gassed!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Simomaa keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Simomaa steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Hero. That one must have hurt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hero lands with a thumping leg kick.
Hero looks to land a right hand but Simomaa moved out of range.
Hero is looking to chop away at Simomaa's legs.
Simomaa blocks a head kick by Hero.
Hero feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Simomaa's calf.
Simomaa takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Hero throws a shot to the body.
Hero lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Hero with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Hero lands a right hook to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hero throws the left hand but Simomaa avoids the punch easily.
A big left from Simomaa misses.
Hero cracks the inside of Simomaa's front leg.
Simomaa moves out of range as Hero strikes.
Hero dips to his left and cracks Simomaa with an uppercut!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Hero.
Hero is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Simomaa has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Hero.
Hero lands a jab.
Hero bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Hero pulls out of a head kick attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hero jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Simomaa takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
An inside leg kick from Hero misses.
Simomaa moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Hero lands a nice leg kick that just misses Simomaa's sensitive parts.
A big right from Hero misses.
Hero wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hero connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Simomaa has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Simomaa there as he acknowledges the shot.
Hero ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
A lazy left from Hero finds it's target.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Simomaa takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Simomaa avoids the head kick by Hero.
Hero throws a hook but Simomaa blocks it.
Simomaa displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hero throws out the jab.
Hero is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Hero lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
A good leg kick by Hero.
Hero throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Hero scores with a kick to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hero throws a quick inside leg kick.
Hero scores with a leg kick.
Hero moves out of range of the strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Anti Hero dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Isto Benson Simomaa's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Simomaa uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hero.
Hero feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Simomaa's calf.
Hero lands with a nice body kick.
Simomaa takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Some bone on bone action there as Simomaa checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Hero scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Hero is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Simomaa can do to turn this around?
Hero lands a head kick!
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!
Simomaa blocks a low kick nicely.
Hero just misses with a punch to the body.
Hero buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Simomaa is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Simomaa blocks the body kick.
Hero is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Simomaa tries to clinch up but Hero circles away and keeps his distance.
A decent looking cross lands there for Hero.
Hero connects with a solid leg kick.
Hero finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Hero swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hero throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Simomaa.
Hero throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Simomaa sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Simomaa is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Hero misses with a two punch combination.
Simomaa throws a big shot that misses.
Simomaa swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Hero counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Simomaa's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Hero connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Simomaa scrambles back to his feet.
Hero feints and then cracks Simomaa's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Simomaa down.
Hero throws out a loose jab but Simomaa uses good head movement to avoid it.
Simomaa blocks a head kick by Hero.
Hero misses with a body kick.
Hero scores with a head kick.
Hero lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Simomaa swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Hero counters with a nice body shot.
A lazy left from Hero finds it's target.
Hero fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Simomaa has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hero lands a nice looking body kick.
Hero scores with a head kick. Simomaa tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.

That has opened up Isto Benson Simomaa's cut even more.
Simomaa steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Hero. That one must have hurt.
Hero throws a nice outside leg kick.
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!
Hero thumps Simomaa with a low kick.
Simomaa slips a jab from Hero.
Nice shot lands for Hero.
Simomaa takes a jab right on the kisser.
Hero lands with a slapping head kick.
Simomaa takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Simomaa takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hero lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Simomaa has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Hero.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Hero.
Simomaa has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Hero dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Hero scores with a nice strike.
Hero scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Simomaa gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Hero lands the left hand.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hero misses with a leg kick.
Simomaa's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Hero misses with a looping right.
Hero scores with a head kick. Simomaa tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Anti Hero dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Isto Benson Simomaa's cut.
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!

Hero looks to land a left hand but Simomaa moved out of range nicely.
Simomaa blocks a jab.
Anti Hero is winning the standup battle so far.
Simomaa closes the distance looking to clinch
and Hero counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Simomaa just misses with a punch to the body.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Simomaa, as that shot connected.
Simomaa listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Hero throws a nice looking combination but Simomaa bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A punch combination from Hero misses.
Hero staying out of range there.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Simomaa drives through and clinches with Hero against the cage.
Simomaa takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Hero trying to stall but Simomaa improves his position.
A body shot lands from Hero.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Hero as Simomaa tries to tie him up.
Simomaa pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Hero effectively controlling the action here.
Simomaa pushes off an throws an elbow but Hero leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Hero blocks the elbow strike.
Hero is trying to maintain a safe position but Simomaa gets an underhook and turns Hero into the cage.
Simomaa throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Hero avoids the elbow strike from Simomaa, against the cage.

Hero breaks the clinch.
Hero misses with a low kick as Simomaa jumps back.
Simomaa is looking to clinch but Hero is avoiding it.
Hero throws an overhand right that lands on Simomaa's shoulder, as Simomaa tries to avoid the shot.
Isto Benson Simomaa has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

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.
Hero throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Simomaa's head.
Simomaa blocks a leg kick.
Hero throws a head kick that misses.
Hero misses with a wild body shot.
Hero scores with a nice right hand.
Simomaa takes a swing at Hero's ribcage but misses.
Hero slips under a jab.
Simomaa is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Hero fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Simomaa throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Simomaa misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Hero cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Simomaa stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Hero.
Hero throws a jab but it's blocked by Simomaa.
Hero misses with a low kick.
Hero avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hero scores with a head kick.
Simomaa swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Simomaa tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Hero counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Both fighters circling a little - Hero finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jab from Hero.
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!
Hero throws a low kick, looking for Simomaa's leg but Simomaa calmly moves out of range.
Simomaa keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hero.
Simomaa avoids the head kick by Hero.
Simomaa uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hero.
A slow jab from Hero misses its intended target.
The fight stays on the outside here - Simomaa looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hero throws a right and a left that Simomaa avoids nicely.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hero works Simomaa's body with a nice hook.
A looping hook to the body misses from Simomaa. Hero does a little dance to reset his feet.

And that's the end of the fight!
Anti Hero showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Hero has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 30:24
Judge George Francis scores the fight 30:24
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 30:24

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Anti Hero!