PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Sim Salabim (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Harry HooHar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sim Salabim is staring across the ring at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.

Salabim
vs
HooHar

180 cm
20
170 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

184 cm
25
175 lbs
4 - 9 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Sim Salabim!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Harry HooHar!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Ren Mimura and Shirou Masuda.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
HooHar with a poor takedown

and Salabim counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Salabim is pressing down on HooHar's thigh, looking to free his foot. HooHar is holding on for now.
Salabim thows a huge punch but HooHar dodges it nicely.
Salabim tries to pass to full mount but HooHar defends it.
HooHar wants to improve his position but Salabim is controlling well.
HooHar blocking the ground and pound attempt from Salabim.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Salabim throws a strike but HooHar avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Salabim loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Salabim trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but HooHar manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Salabim is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
HooHar working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
HooHar trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Salabim has control of HooHar's left arm, preventing HooHar from doing any damage.
HooHar loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Salabim has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
HooHar with a flurry of punches that miss.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Salabim pulls HooHar in close to prevent any damage.

Sim Salabim has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
HooHar tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Salabim decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in HooHar's guard.
Salabim throwing strikes from guard but HooHar blocks nicely.
Salabim trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
HooHar is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Salabim pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. HooHar is keeping the position for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
HooHar wants to sweep but no luck.
Salabim looking to sit in guard and control but HooHar gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Salabim pulls HooHar in close to prevent any damage.
Salabim manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
HooHar tries to get back to half guard but can't.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Salabim throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
HooHar in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Salabim tries to control but HooHar wriggling away.
Salabim thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Salabim throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for HooHar because Salabim loaded up on that one.
Salabim punching from mount but HooHar doing a good job of avoiding damage.
HooHar tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Salabim 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.
Salabim looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
HooHar in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sim Salabim dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

HooHar shoots and misses

and Salabim decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in HooHar's guard.
Salabim working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Salabim works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Salabim not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Salabim missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
HooHar avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Salabim.
Salabim throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Salabim is stalling here. HooHar is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Salabim seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and HooHar has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Salabim gets back to half guard.

HooHar wants to work for an arm triangle but Salabim is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Salabim is concentrating on defense, preventing HooHar from advancing position.
Sim Salabim overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Salabim is pressing down on HooHar's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
HooHar throwing strikes but missing.
HooHar throwing strikes from guard but Salabim blocks nicely.
HooHar stopping the sweep attempt from Salabim.
Salabim avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Salabim has his hands on HooHar's head, controlling the position.
HooHar must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Salabim wants to sweep but no luck.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Salabim is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.

We're going to have a standup here because Sim Salabim wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
HooHar misses with a takedown
and HooHar takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Salabim lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Salabim misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from HooHar.
Salabim misses the shot to the body.
Salabim lands a nice looking body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Salabim moves away from the strike by HooHar.
HooHar has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.

Salabim tries to sprawl but HooHar drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Salabim keeping control of the position.
Salabim makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Salabim.
HooHar throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Salabim holds on and takes a little breather.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Salabim manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Salabim pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Salabim is trying to control here but HooHar has managed to regain half guard.
HooHar is staying active underneath Salabim, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Salabim working the head and body with strikes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Salabim trying to mount his opponent but HooHar defends it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sim Salabim dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

HooHar tries to clinch
and Salabim counters with a straight right hand.
HooHar waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Salabim.
HooHar doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Salabim counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in HooHar's guard now.
Salabim with a flurry of punches that miss.
Salabim landing some decent shots from guard.
HooHar keeping moving, preventing Salabim from controlling successfully.
HooHar working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Salabim.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Salabim throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as HooHar works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Salabim trying to control but HooHar is working from the bottom.
Salabim cracks HooHar with a solid left hand.
Salabim stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. HooHar swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Salabim landing with the ground and pound.
Salabim works a leg free and moves into half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Salabim thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Salabim trying to pass the guard but HooHar defending well.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Salabim throwing shots but HooHar is blocking nicely.
Salabim is pressing down on HooHar's thigh, looking to free his foot. HooHar is holding on for now.
Salabim is working hard here to advance position.
Salabim slips a nice elbow through HooHar's hands, connecting with HooHar's forehead.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Salabim working over HooHar with some ground and pound. HooHar looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Salabim seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Salabim working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on HooHar's thigh. HooHar counters though and makes it back to full guard.
Salabim trying to control the position from guard on top but HooHar is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Salabim missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
HooHar keeping full guard, as Salabim tries to pass.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Salabim throws a big right hand that misses.
Salabim scoring with punches to the head and body.
Salabim throwing strikes but missing.
Sim Salabim is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Salabim's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Harry HooHar has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

And that's the end of the fight!
Sim Salabim showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Salabim 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 Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sim Salabim!