PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between JJ Sarm (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bart Simpson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Sarm
vs
Simpson

182 cm
20
200 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

180 cm
18
205 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Very quick

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Determined

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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, JJ Sarm!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Bart Simpson!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Sarm looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Simpson!
Simpson is squirming around, avoiding Sarm's attempts to control the action.
Sarm looking to ground and pound but Simpson is blocking nicely.
Simpson tries to hold on but Sarm pushes him away.
Sarm has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.

Sarm is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Simpson can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Simpson wants to hold on but Sarm pushes him away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Simpson wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Sarm.
Simpson is looking to get to half guard.
Sarm sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Poor strikes thrown by Sarm there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sarm controlling his opponent.
Simpson holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Sarm tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Sarm fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Sarm thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Sarm throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Sarm connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Sarm sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Simpson tries to hold on but Sarm postures up.
Sarm scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Simpson?

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sarm looking to ground and pound but Simpson is blocking nicely.
Simpson in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.

Sarm looking to secure an arm triangle but Simpson defends it well.
Sarm controlling the pace for now.
Sarm postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Simpson looks a forlorn figure.
Simpson really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Sarm. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sarm lands a big shot there that rocks Simpson but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.

It looks like Bart Simpson has been cut.
Sarm landing strikes from the mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sarm controlling from the full mount.
Sarm trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Simpson is looking to improve his position but Sarm isn't that keen on the idea.
Sarm misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Simpson wants to control but Sarm is having none of it.
Sarm with the ground and pound from mount.
Sarm throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Sarm punching from mount but Simpson doing a good job of avoiding damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Sarm tries to control but Simpson wriggling away.
Sarm throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Simpson is working to get back to half guard.
Sarm unloads with some shots from mount but Simpson bucks and avoids them well.
Sarm lands a nice shot to the head.

The cut above Bart Simpson's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Poor strikes thrown by Sarm there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Sarm is breathing heavily.
Sarm tries to control but Simpson wriggling away.
Sarm misses with a head shot.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sarm punching from mount but Simpson doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Sarm with shots to the head and body - Simpson looks very uncomfortable down there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

JJ Sarm dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bart Simpson's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Simpson shoots and misses

and Sarm decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Simpson's guard.
Sarm wants to control from the top but Simpson keeps moving.
Sarm preventing the sweep.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Simpson throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Simpson being controlled here, momentarily.

Sarm thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Simpson is trying to keep Sarm in close.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Sarm accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Sarm thows a big elbow that misses.
Sarm trying to control the position from guard on top but Simpson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.

Simpson gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Sarm wants to control from the top but Simpson keeps moving.
Simpson wants to control but Sarm passes easily into half guard.
Simpson wants to get back to full guard.
Sarm throwing shots but Simpson is blocking nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Simpson is trying to control but Sarm passes into side control!
Sarm creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Simpson sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Sarm throws a strike aimed at the side of Simpson's head but Simpson avoids it well.
Simpson 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.
Simpson is looking to reverse the position.
Sarm throws a strike aimed at the side of Simpson's head but Simpson avoids it well.
Simpson is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Sarm asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Simpson can't do much from the bottom here.
Sarm scores with a couple of short elbows.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes there by Sarm.
JJ Sarm overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Sarm wants to lay and pray for a moment but Simpson keeps working.

Sarm tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Sarm has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Simpson is looking to regain half guard here but Sarm keeps moving and retains side control.
Simpson defending against the ground and pound.
Simpson wants to control but Sarm postures up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.

Sarm tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Sarm in side control, throwing shots but Simpson defends.
Sarm in side control, throwing shots but Simpson defends.
Simpson wants to get back to his feet.
Sarm trying to control the action but Simpson is working from the bottom.
Simpson is trying to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

JJ Sarm dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Bart Simpson's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Simpson shoots in for a takedown but Sarm shows good takedown defense.
Sarm doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Simpson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Simpson moves to clinch but Sarm breaks away

and Sarm counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Simpson not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

Simpson is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Sarm defends well.
Simpson looking to control.
Sarm trying to control the position from guard on top but Simpson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sarm postures up in Simpson's guard and throws a big left but Simpson blocks it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Simpson is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Sarm is controlling him.
Simpson working a defensive guard here.

Sarm stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Simpson scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Sarm looks for a takedown but Simpson sprawls well.
Simpson throws a sloppy head kick and Sarm moves out of range easily.
Simpson looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Sarm is fending him off so far but Simpson persists. Nope, Sarm circles away and we're back to standing.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Sarm.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for JJ Sarm. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Simpson tries to clinch up but Sarm circles away and keeps his distance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Simpson wants to clinch

and Sarm counters with a nice double leg into side control. Simpson won't be happy with that.
Simpson is positioning himself to get back to half guard.

Sarm thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.

Sarm is trying to get an arm triangle but Simpson is defending well.

Sarm wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Simpson, who protects the arm well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Simpson tries to bench press Sarm off him but Sarm keeps the position.
Simpson misses with a strike from the bottom.
You can see the frustration on Simpson's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Sarm throws an elbow but Simpson slips to the side and avoids it well.
Sarm throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Simpson is trying to get back to half guard.
Sarm throws a strike aimed at the side of Simpson's head but Simpson avoids it well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Simpson is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Simpson struggling a bit here.

Sarm tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Sarm has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Simpson!
Poor strikes thrown by Sarm there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Bart Simpson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
JJ Sarm is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Simpson is squirming around, avoiding Sarm's attempts to control the action.

And that's the end of the fight!
JJ Sarm showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Sarm, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 30:26
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:26
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... JJ Sarm!