PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mike Simmons (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Armando Garcilaza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Simmons kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Overload. Armando Garcilaza looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!

Simmons
vs
Garcilaza

190 cm
18
205 lbs
0 - 3 - 0

187 cm
18
205 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Big heart

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

:: Happy Pills ::

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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Mike Simmons!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Armando Garcilaza!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Simmons jabs at Garcilaza's body.
Garcilaza looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Simmons displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.

Garcilaza shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Garcilaza showed some decent athleticism there.
Garcilaza looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Simmons is trying to stand back up but Garcilaza is controlling him
Garcilaza trying to control from half guard but Simmons is working away.
Simmons is trying to stand.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Garcilaza seems to be looking for submissions.
It looks like Garcilaza is going to stand back up.

Simmons manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Simmons lands a glancing blow to the side of Garcilaza's head.
Simmons tries to close the distance and clinch up but Garcilaza swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Simmons wants to clinch up but Garcilaza keeps it at a distance.
Garcilaza is looking to clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Simmons tries to close the distance and clinch up but Garcilaza swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Garcilaza keeps the fight on the outside.
Simmons shoots in for a takedown but Garcilaza shows good takedown defense.
Simmons wants to clinch.
Garcilaza fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Simmons avoids it really well and circles away.
Simmons wants to clinch up but Garcilaza keeps it at a distance.
Garcilaza avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Simmons wants to clinch.
Simmons tries to clinch but Garcilaza moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Simmons looks to clinch

and Garcilaza counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Simmons won't allow Garcilaza to pass to mount.
Simmons wants to get back to his feet.

Simmons kicks off Garcilaza and gets to his feet.
Garcilaza takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Simmons tries to clinch there but Garcilaza circles away.
Simmons moves to clinch but Garcilaza breaks away

and Garcilaza counters with a nice double leg into side control. Simmons won't be happy with that.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Simmons pushes Garcilaza away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Garcilaza gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.

Garcilaza looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.

Garcilaza tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Garcilaza has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Armando Garcilaza dominated that round.
That's time! Simmons's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Garcilaza decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Simmons pushes Garcilaza off looking to stand but Garcilaza dives back in and keeps control.
Simmons knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Garcilaza on the ground.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Garcilaza trying to mount his opponent but Simmons defends it.
Simmons is looking to escape.
Garcilaza stalling.
Simmons is trying to stand up here but Garcilaza is controlling him well.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Simmons is looking to clinch.
Simmons tries to close the distance and clinch but Garcilaza swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Simmons throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.

Simmons closes the distance and clinches.
Simmons is trying to push Garcilaza away but Garcilaza has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Simmons throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Garcilazas head.
Simmons softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Garcilaza working hard to break the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Simmons.
Simmons lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Simmons is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Garcilaza gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Simmons misses with a punch on the inside.
Simmons lands a hook to the side of the head.
Simmons lands an uppercut.
Simmons lands with a short punch from the clinch.

Simmons's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Simmons is looking to clinch but Garcilaza is avoiding it.
Simmons's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Simmons duly obliges.
Mike Simmons is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Simmons wants to clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Simmons looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Simmons shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Garcilaza counters with a nice double leg into side control. Simmons won't be happy with that.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mike Simmons. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Simmons is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Garcilaza has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Garcilaza is looking to take a break and control but Simmons is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

Garcilaza has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Garcilaza keeps the fight on the outside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garcilaza takes a kick to the side of the head.
Simmons lands a jab-cross combination.
Simmons fails with an attempt to clinch.
Garcilaza lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Simmons fails in his attempt to clinch.
Simmons wants to clinch.

Simmons clinches.
Simmons has Garcilaza pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Garcilaza manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Simmons tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Armando Garcilaza showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Simmons fails with an attempt to clinch.
Simmons scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Simmons looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Garcilaza defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Simmons.

Simmons clinches up against the cage.
Simmons wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

Garcilaza manages to pull guard.
Garcilaza has a closed guard, preventing Simmons from standing up.
Simmons trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Simmons has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

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.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Simmons shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Garcilaza but Garcilaza pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Simmons tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Garcilaza manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

Simmons rushes Garcilaza and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Garcilaza is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Simmons is keeping busy.
Simmons scores with a shoulder strike.
Simmons lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Garcilaza backwards.
Simmons tries to score a body lock takedown but Garcilaza shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mike Simmons. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Simmons tries to pull guard but Garcilaza won't allow it.
Simmons lands with a left to the head.
Simmons jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Garcilaza walks away with a smile on his face. Simmons gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Garcilaza swats away the attempt to clinch by Simmons.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Simmons shoots in but Garcilaza avoids the takedown attempt easily.
A right-left combo lands from Simmons.
Simmons tries to clinch but Garcilaza is having none of it.
Simmons tries to close the distance and clinch up but Garcilaza swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Simmons lands a nice looking body kick.
Simmons shoots in for a double leg but Garcilaza sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Simmons throws a combination that misses

and Garcilaza counters with a shoot takedown. Simmons fights it but they end up in guard.
Garcilaza throwing strikes from guard but Simmons blocks nicely.
Garcilaza looking to sit in guard and control but Simmons gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Simmons wants to get up but he can't break Garcilaza's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.

Garcilaza has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Simmons off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Simmons tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Garcilaza paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Simmons is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
Armando Garcilaza comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Garcilaza 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 Andi Peters scores the fight for Armando Garcilaza!
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight for Armando Garcilaza!
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight for Armando Garcilaza!

Armando Garcilaza wins by unanimous decision!