PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight kickboxing rules bout between Howland Reed (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and William Sims (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Reed
vs
Sims

150 cm
31
145 lbs
12 - 7 - 0

159 cm
27
143 lbs
15 - 12 - 0

Excellent boxer
Experienced

Great elbows
Granite chin

ANABOLIC **160** and LAUNDRY 95%

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Howland Reed!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, William Sims!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Yukihiro Shimada and Taro Takaoka.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sims jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Sims closes the distance looking to clinch
and Reed counters with a three punch combo that has Sims backing up. Sims nods at Reed to acknowledge the strikes.
Sims checks a leg kick.
Sims is looking to clinch.
Sims fails in his attempt to clinch.

Reed drives through and clinches with Sims against the cage.
Sims throws an elbow that misses.
Sims throws an elbow that misses.
Sims's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Reed lands with a left to the head.
Reed lands a hook that snaps the head of Sims backwards.
Sims is stalling here.
Reed misses with a punch on the inside.
Sims throws an elbow but it misses.
Sims works on Reed's body with a couple of short punches.

Reed pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Reed clinches with his opponent.
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!
Reed takes a knee to the side of the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sims prevents a body shot from Reed.
Sims stalls.
Sims throws an elbow that misses.
Reed softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Sims softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Reed unloads a knee to the mid-section. Sims lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Reed avoids the elbow strike from Sims, against the cage.
Sims looks to throw an elbow but misses.

Sims pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Sims tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Reed was well out of range. Poor timing from Sims.
Reed moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Sims throws a lazy right hand but Reed sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.

Reed tries to keep at a distance but Sims has taken the fight into the clinch.
Sims stalling in the clinch but Reed improves position.
Reed lands a right hand that snaps the head of Sims backwards.
A short right from Reed.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reed misses with a hook from the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sims blocks an uppercut.
Reed lands a left hand.
Reed blocks an elbow strike from Sims.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Reed swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Reed lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Reed lands a hook to the side of the head.

Sims breaks from the clinch.
Sims jabbing away but nothing is landing.

Sims closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Reed lands a nice uppercut.
Sims scores with a shoulder strike.
Reed is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Sims blocking some punches.
Sims creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Sims is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Reed is keeping busy.
Sims misses with an elbow over the top.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sims lands with a short shot to the head.
Nice elbow from Sims.
Sims tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Reed avoids it.
Sims misses with an elbow over the top.
Reed blocks an elbow strike.
Sims is trying to stall.
Reed with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Sims lands an elbow just above Reed 's eye.
Reed misses with a punch on the inside.
Reed misses with the head strike.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Sims is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Reed is defending well for now.
Reed misses with a knee to the head.
Reed blocks the elbow strike.
Reed dodges an elbow strike from Sims.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reed has a couple of punches blocked by Sims.
Sims wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Reed has him pressed against the cage.
Reed working aggressively here.

Reed escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Reed has taken the fight to the clinch.
Reed lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Sims as Reed tries to tie him up.
Sims looking to stall.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Reed scores a nice knee to the body.
Sims misses with an elbow over the top.

Sims breaks the clinch.
Reed throws an off balance right hand

and Sims holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sims lands an elbow that stopped Reed in his tracks for a moment.
Sims pushes off an throws an elbow but Reed leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Sims wants to stall.
Reed has had enough of the clinch but Sims keeps him there for the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but William Sims will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Sims fails in his attempt to clinch.

Reed clinches up against the cage.
Sims lands an elbow that stopped Reed in his tracks for a moment.
With the fighters up against the cage, Sims throws an elbow but misses.
Reed can't break the clinch.
Sims is trying to stall.
Sims trying to land knees to the body.
Reed lands a shoulder strike.
Reed is looking to control Sims's arms but Sims gets an underhook and turns him. Now Reed has his back to the cage.
Reed landing knees to the head.
Stalling in the clinch from Reed.

Reed pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Reed showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Sims.

Reed clinches up against the cage.
Reed misses with a punch to the body.
Sims misses with an elbow strike.
Sims throws an elbow but it's blocked.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Reed blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Sims trying to land knees to the body.
Reed misses with a hook from the clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Sims.
Sims creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Reed's defenses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sims.
Sims throws an elbow but it's blocked.

Sims's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Reed rushes Sims and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

Reed breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Reed lands a right hook to the body.
Sims lands with a straight right. Reed didn't see that one coming.
Reed throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

Reed clinches with his opponent.
Sims lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Sims misses with a shot to the kidneys.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Reed keeps control of Sims as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Reed blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sims blocking some punches.
Reed leaning against his opponent.
Sims prevents a body shot from Reed.
A short uppercut from Sims.
Reed misses with the head strike.

Reed's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Sims gets tackled into the cage by Reed. Reed maintains the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Reed fails to land.
Sims tries to break the clinch but Reed is controlling the position.
Reed scores with a shot to the side of Sims's head.

Reed breaks from the clinch.
Reed looks to land a combination but Sims avoids it well.

Reed rushes Sims and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Reed scores with a nice hook to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sims.
Reed is looking to control Sims's arms but Sims gets an underhook and turns him. Now Reed has his back to the cage.
Reed can't break the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sims.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sims blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Howland Reed has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Sims scores with a shot to the side of Reed's head.
Reed misses with a knee strike.

Sims pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Howland Reed is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Reed pivots, looking for a leg kick but Sims is out of range and Reed settles back down.

Reed forces Sims back against the cage and clinches.
Reed just leaning against Sims, taking a breather.
Reed avoids the elbow strike from Sims, against the cage.
Reed trying to stall but Sims improves his position.
Sims throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Reed throws a punch but it's blocked by Sims.
Sims unloads a knee to the mid-section. Reed lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.

Sims manages to break the clinch.
Sims rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Reed moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

Reed clinches with his opponent.
Reed tries to break the clinch but Sims is controlling the position.
Reed managing to block the knees to the body from Sims.
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!
Sims lands an elbow inside that Reed shrugs off.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sims.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sims is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Reed is defending well for now.

Reed breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Sims throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sims avoids the body shot from Reed.
William Sims seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Reed takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
A shot to the liver by Sims. Beautiful body shot.

Reed gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Sims has Reed pressed against the cage.
Reed managing to block the knees to the body from Sims.
Reed's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Reed lands a shoulder strike.
Sims gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A short right from Reed.
Sims misses with an elbow over the top.
A bit of stalling here from Sims.
Sims tries to land knees in the clinch but Reed avoids the damage to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Howland Reed will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Reed closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Reed works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Reed blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Reed blocks an elbow strike from Sims.
Sims looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Reed lands with a right to the head.
Sims throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Sims crunches a lovely knee into Reed's ribcage.
Sims pressing his opponent against the cage.
Sims tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Reed avoids it.
Reed with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Sims lands an elbow that stopped Reed in his tracks for a moment.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Reed avoids a wild elbow strike from Sims.
Sims tries to break free but Reed pushes him back against the cage.
Sims lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Reed throws a knee to the head but misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Reed tries to throw a body punch but Sims avoids it by throwing Reed back against the cage.
Reed throws a punch but it's blocked by Sims.
Sims lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Reed misses with a punch on the inside.
Reed throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Simss head.
Reed has a couple of punches blocked by Sims.
Sims misses with an elbow strike.
Reed blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Reed presses Sims against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Sims wants to stall.
A frustrated look appears on Reed's face as he tries to break the clinch.

Sims breaks the clinch.
Sims blocks a head kick by Reed.
A head kick misses from Reed.
Sims doesn't manage to clinch there - Reed circles away.
Sims lands a nice looking body shot.

Reed moves into the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sims stalling against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sims utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Reed lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Sims lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Reed backwards.
Sims working hard to break the clinch.
Reed throws a knee to the head but misses.
Sims lands a nice elbow.
Reed is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Sims misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Reed.
Reed avoids the elbow strike from Sims, against the cage.
Sims lands an elbow inside.
Sims misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Reed.

Reed breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Sims moves into the clinch.
Sims lands a right hand.

Reed breaks the clinch.

Reed closes the distance and clinches.
Reed lands a left hand.
Sims crunches a lovely knee into Reed's ribcage.
Sims lands an elbow inside that Reed shrugs off.
Sims gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sims.
Sims lands an elbow inside that Reed shrugs off.
Reed tries to circle away but Sims has him pinned against the cage.
Sims scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Knees in the clinch landing for Sims.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sims misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Reed.
Sims lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Reed takes an elbow to the forehead.

Reed is rocked!
Sims looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Oh Reed is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Sims lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reed managing to block the knees to the body from Sims.
Sims gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Sims is pushing Reed up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Reed misses with a hook from the clinch.
Reed avoiding damage as Sims throws knees to the body.
Sims creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Reed's defenses.
Sims landing knees to the body.
Sims lands an elbow just above Reed 's eye.
Sims is holding Reed round the back of the neck and unloading with elbows! Boom, boom, boom! 3 big elbows land right to the bridge of the nose and Reed goes down! Oh, his nose is a mess! I'm not sure he's going to beat the count... 4,5,6,7,8,9,10. He's done! Sims takes it and Reed is going to the hospital to get that nose checked out!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:27 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Elbows). William Sims!
An out of breath William Sims thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.