PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Isto Benson Simomaa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tom Duncan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Duncan has chosen Haka as his entrance music. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Benson Simomaa
vs
Duncan

180 cm
23
283 lbs
12 - 5 - 0

195 cm
29
280 lbs
13 - 6 - 0

Good wrestling
Great elbows
Very quick

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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 12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Isto Benson Simomaa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tom Duncan!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Daniel Franklin and Gwen Towbar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Simomaa misses with a two punch combination.
Duncan lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!

It looks like Isto Benson Simomaa has been cut.

Duncan closes the distance and clinches.
Simomaa lands an elbow inside.
Duncan trying to stall but Simomaa improves his position.
Duncan just leaning against Simomaa, taking a breather.
Duncan looking to stall.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Simomaa looking to stall.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Simomaa.

It looks like Tom Duncan has been cut.
Duncan takes an elbow to the temple.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Simomaa just misses with a elbow thrown towards Duncan's brow.
Duncan works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
With the fighters up against the cage, Simomaa throws an elbow but misses.
Duncan misses with a short punch on the inside.
Duncan slows down the pace here.
Duncan wants to stall.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Duncan throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Simomaas head.
Duncan has Simomaa pressed against the cage.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Tom Duncan.
Simomaa throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Duncan counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Simomaa is breathing heavily.
Simomaa throws a predictable looking body shot
and Duncan counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Duncan cracks Simomaa with a right hand to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Duncan lands a left and a right that send Simomaa crashing to the mat, dazed. Duncan thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!

Simomaa is rocked!
Good leg kick by Duncan there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Oh Simomaa is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Duncan misses the shot to the body.
Simomaa seems to have got his legs back now.
Simomaa loads up on a big right hand but Duncan slips the punch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good work by Simomaa as he checks the leg kick.
Simomaa catches Duncan with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!

Duncan feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Simomaa sprawling to the canvas! Simomaa rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Duncan finish him?!

Isto Benson Simomaa's cut is getting worse.

Duncan darts in and clinches Simomaa up against the cage.
Duncan misses with a punch on the inside.
Duncan lands a shoulder strike.
Stalling in the clinch from Duncan.
Simomaa lands an elbow just above Duncan 's eye.
Simomaa on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A shot in the inside from Duncan.
Duncan is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Duncan avoids the elbow strike from Simomaa, against the cage.
Duncan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Duncan tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Simomaa's elbow.
Duncan tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Simomaa avoids it.
Duncan is trying to maintain a safe position but Simomaa gets an underhook and turns Duncan into the cage.
Duncan avoids a wild elbow strike from Simomaa.
Simomaa lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Duncan avoids the elbow strike from Simomaa, against the cage.
Duncan dodges an elbow strike from Simomaa.
A shot in the inside from Duncan.
Duncan digs a right hand underneath Simomaa's ribcage. Simomaa let out a lung full of air as it connected.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Duncan just misses with a elbow thrown towards Simomaa's brow.
Duncan working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Duncan is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Simomaa pushes off an throws an elbow but Duncan leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Simomaa blocks an uppercut.
Duncan misses with a punch to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Duncan pushes Simomaa back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
The referee is keeping an eye on Duncan - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Simomaa throws an elbow but it's blocked.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Simomaa lands a damaging elbow.
Duncan trying to stall but Simomaa improves his position.
A bit of stalling here from Duncan.
Simomaa blocks a body shot from Duncan.
Duncan misses with a hook to the ribs.
Simomaa is trying to maintain a safe position but Duncan gets an underhook and turns Simomaa into the cage.
Duncan looking to stall.
Duncan is pushing Simomaa up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Duncan comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Duncan gets through Simomaa's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tom Duncan dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Simomaa looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Simomaa avoids the head kick by Duncan.
Duncan misses with a low kick as Simomaa jumps back.
Simomaa throws a looping overhand right but Duncan ducks down to avoid it.

Duncan fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Simomaa, pushing him back against the cage.
Simomaa looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Duncan misses with a hook to the ribs.
Simomaa has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Simomaa throws an elbow but misses.
Simomaa creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Duncan's defenses.
Simomaa throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Duncan lands a right hand that snaps the head of Simomaa backwards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Duncan is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Simomaa dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Simomaa is trying to maintain a safe position but Duncan gets an underhook and turns Simomaa into the cage.
Simomaa throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Duncan throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Simomaas head.
Simomaa blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Simomaa throws an elbow but it misses.
Duncan lands with a light punch inside.

Isto Benson Simomaa's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Duncan throws a head punch that misses.
Duncan avoids the elbow strike from Simomaa, against the cage.
Duncan blocks the elbow strike.
Duncan struggles to land a body shot inside as Simomaa controls his hands.
Duncan working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Duncan content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Duncan blocks an elbow strike from Simomaa.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Duncan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Simomaa just misses with a elbow thrown towards Duncan's brow.
Duncan lands an uppercut.
Simomaa pushes off an throws an elbow but Duncan leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Duncan blocks the elbow strike.
Simomaa pushes off an throws an elbow but Duncan leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Duncan content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Nice body punch from Duncan.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Duncan presses Simomaa against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Duncan working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Duncan scores with a shoulder strike.
Duncan scores with a shoulder strike.
Duncan lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Duncan looking to stall.
Duncan tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Simomaa avoids it.
Duncan lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Tom Duncan seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Duncan tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Simomaa's elbow.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
A nice left hand lands by Duncan.
Simomaa letting Duncan take a breather here.
Duncan misses with an elbow over the top.
Duncan lands with a short shot to the head.
Duncan looking to slow down the pace here.
Duncan lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Duncan lands a left hand.
Duncan tries to land knees in the clinch but Simomaa avoids the damage to the body.
Simomaa avoids a wild elbow strike from Duncan.
Duncan taking a breather.
Duncan pushes Simomaa back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.

Jeez, Isto Benson Simomaa's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Duncan lands with a light punch inside.
Duncan manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Simomaa as Duncan tries to tie him up.
Duncan dodges an elbow strike from Simomaa.
Duncan lands with a right to the head.
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!
Duncan lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.

Duncan drops Simomaa onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Simomaa is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Duncan pushes Simomaa against the cage and as Simomaabounces back, Duncan cracks him with a massive overhand right that sends him crashing to the mat! Duncan follows up with more strikes but Simomaa was out from that first, devastating punch! Wow!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:40 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Tom Duncan!