PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Sim Salabim (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tomi Atomi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Atomi has chosen Megadeth - A Tout Le Monde as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Salabim
vs
Atomi

180 cm
26
170 lbs
13 - 6 - 0

191 cm
27
168 lbs
10 - 2 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

ADCC Champion
Excellent MT
Granite chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Sim Salabim!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tomi Atomi!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Kenichi Hosakawa and Hirohito Nitta.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Salabim forces Atomi back against the cage and clinches.
Atomi drops down looking for an ankle pick but Salabim pulls his leg out and moves away.
Salabim fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Salabim chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Atomi can pounce on him.
Salabim moves into range and connects with a jab.
Salabim throws a body punch but Atomi moves out of range.
Atomi takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Salabim is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Nice uppercut lands for Atomi. That snapped Salabim's head back.
Salabim fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Atomi manages to avoid it.
Atomi throws a head kick but Salabim moves out of range.
Atomi throws a head kick that misses.
Salabim blocks a head kick by Atomi.
Atomi thumps Salabim with a low kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Salabim ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Atomi moves away.
Atomi jabbing away but nothing is landing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Salabim connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Salabim takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Salabim just misses with a punch to the body.
Atomi moves out of range as Salabim strikes.
Atomi fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Salabim looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Atomi throws out a loose jab but Salabim uses good head movement to avoid it.
Atomi fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Salabim uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Atomi.
Atomi looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Atomi tries for a takedown but Salabim sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Atomi moves out of range of the strikes.
Atomi misses with a straight right.
Atomi avoids the body shot from Salabim.
Atomi misses with a head kick.
Salabim takes a swing at Atomi's ribcage but misses.
Salabim lands a right hook to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Salabim misses the target.
Salabim jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Atomi throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Salabim's head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Salabim misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Atomi looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Atomi ducks right into an uppercut from Salabim.
Salabim tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Atomi was well out of range. Poor timing from Salabim.
Salabim scores with a jab.
Atomi throws a body punch but Salabim moves out of range.
Salabim scores with a shot to the body.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Atomi.
Atomi misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Salabim throws a good cross that connects.
Salabim stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Atomi misses with a head kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Atomi fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Salabim is out of range.
Atomi ducks under a wild hook from Salabim.
Salabim rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Atomi moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Salabim swings for the body but Atomi moves out of range.
Salabim lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Atomi throws a head kick that misses.
Atomi throws a leg kick but Salabim sees it coming and moves out of range.
Salabim scores with a jab.
Atomi is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Salabim throws a looping overhand right but Atomi ducks down to avoid it.
A nice inside leg kick there by Atomi. That's going to slow Salabim down.
Atomi misses the shot to the body.
Salabim displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Atomi throws out the jab.
Salabim takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Atomi misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Salabim misses the jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Salabim keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Atomi.
Atomi misses with a jab, cross combination.
Nice defenses there by Salabim.
Atomi slips a jab from Salabim.
Salabim missing with a left hand there. Atomi was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Atomi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Atomi drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.

It looks like Tomi Atomi has been cut.
Salabim throws a shot from downtown. Atomi moves away and avoids it.
Salabim tries to clinch there but Atomi circles away.
Salabim takes a body punch but keeps moving.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Salabim crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Atomi - the referee stops the clock and Salabim gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Atomi. Salabim manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Salabim tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Atomi was well out of range. Poor timing from Salabim.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Salabim avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Atomi misses with a wild body shot.
Atomi misses the shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sim Salabim dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tomi Atomi's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Salabim throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Atomi throws a head kick that misses.
Salabim throws a hook but Atomi avoids it easily.
Atomi throws a nice outside leg kick.
Atomi dodges the punch combination from Salabim.
Nice straight punches there by Salabim. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Salabim.
Salabim misses with a wild combination.
Salabim throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Atomi on the side of the head.
Salabim defending well as Atomi loads up on a big left hand.
Atomi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Atomi misses with a hook
and Salabim counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A bone on bone clash there as Salabim blocks the leg kick.
Salabim fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
An inside leg kick from Atomi misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Salabim misses with a body shot.
Atomi tries a head kick but it misses.
Salabim scores with a shot to the body.
Salabim throws a body punch but Atomi moves out of range.
Atomi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Salabim.
Salabim misses with an uppercut
and Atomi counters with a two punch combo.
Sim Salabim is winning the standup battle so far.
Atomi throws the left hand but Salabim avoids the punch easily.
Salabim misses with a two punch combination.
Salabim jabs Atomi right on the nose. Atomi blinks but takes it well.
Atomi walks into a jab.
A jab from Atomi misses.
Salabim misses with a wild body shot.
Atomi keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Atomi connects with a leg kick. Salabim looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Atomi scores with a body shot.
Atomi uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Salabim.
Atomi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Salabim.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Salabim fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Atomi on the side of the head.
Salabim scores with a hook.
Nice jab there from Salabim.
Salabim takes a swing at Atomi's ribcage but misses.
Atomi lands a slapping body shot.
Salabim slips a jab from Atomi.
Atomi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Salabim.
Salabim throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Salabim stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Salabim takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Salabim missing with a left hand there. Atomi was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Salabim throws a hook but Atomi blocks it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Atomi throws a head kick but Salabim moves out of range.
Salabim tries to close the distance and clinch but Atomi swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Atomi takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.

Salabim forces Atomi back against the cage and clinches.
Atomi scores with a shoulder strike.
Atomi lands with a short shot to the head.
Atomi is looking to break free of the clinch but Salabim has double underhooks.
Atomi taking a breather.
Atomi blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Atomi.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Salabim creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Salabim lands a left hand.
Salabim working aggressively here.
Salabim misses with a short punch on the inside.

Atomi breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Salabim fails with an attempt to clinch.

Salabim gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Atomi goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

Atomi breaks from the clinch.
Salabim bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Atomi's head backwards.
Salabim tries to clinch up but Atomi circles away and keeps his distance.
Atomi defending well as Salabim loads up on a big left hand.
Atomi tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Salabim scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Atomi lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Salabim steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Atomi. That one must have hurt.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Salabim jabs Atomi to the body, keeping him at a distance.
A jab from Atomi misses.
A slapping body kick lands there for Atomi.
Atomi slips a jab and a cross from Salabim.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sim Salabim dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Tomi Atomi's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Atomi lands with a right hand.
Atomi throws a shot to the body.
Salabim throws a hook to the side of Atomi's head but Atomi sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Some wild striking there from Salabim.
Salabim misses with a looping left.
Salabim lands with a cross.
Salabim looks to score with a jab to the body but Atomi is just out of range.
Salabim uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Atomi.
Atomi cracks Salabim with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Atomi throws a leg kick but Salabim sees it coming and moves out of range.
Atomi walks into a straight right hand from Salabim.
Salabim dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Atomi missing with a left hand there. Salabim was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Salabim takes a swing at Atomi's ribcage but misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Salabim digs a good hook to Atomi's body.
Salabim throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Atomi stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Good exchange - Salabim coming out on top.
Salabim takes a swing at Atomi's ribcage but misses.
Salabim is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Atomi looks to score with a jab to the body but Salabim is just out of range.
Salabim misses with an uppercut. Atomi saw that one coming.
Atomi just misses with a punch to the body.
Atomi misses with a lunging right hand
and Salabim cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Atomi takes a swing at Salabim's ribcage but misses.
Salabim lands with a straight right. Atomi didn't see that one coming.
Salabim throws a shot from downtown. Atomi moves away and avoids it.
Salabim looks to land a right hand but Atomi moved out of range.
Salabim throws a hook but Atomi avoids it easily.
Atomi uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Salabim.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A punch lands to the side of Atomi 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Atomi takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Atomi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A clash of legs there as Salabim blocks the low kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Atomi dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Atomi lands a leg kick that knocks Salabim off balance momentarily.
Atomi misses with a few strikes there.
Atomi tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Salabim was well out of range. Poor timing from Atomi.
Atomi is looking to chop away at Salabim's legs.
Salabim misses with a wild body shot.

Atomi shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Salabim napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Salabim tries to improve position but can't.
Salabim manages to get back to half guard.
Salabim is not content to let Atomi control the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Salabim is looking to improve his position.
Salabim is working hard here to advance position.

Atomi is trying to work for a kimura but Salabim is defending well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Atomi prevents Salabim from improving his position.

Atomi is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Salabim wants to control but Atomi is keeping busy.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Atomi is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Salabim doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Atomi.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sim Salabim clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Tomi Atomi's cut.
That's time! Salabim's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Salabim shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Atomi eats them both and turns towards Salabim to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
A big left from Salabim misses.
Salabim tries to clinch there but Atomi circles away.
Atomi avoids the body shot from Salabim.
Salabim tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Atomi was well out of range. Poor timing from Salabim.
Salabim is looking to clinch but Atomi is avoiding it.
Atomi misses with an uppercut.
Atomi plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Salabim tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Atomi manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Atomi misses with a wild body shot.
Salabim throws a hook to the side of Atomi's head but Atomi sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Salabim lands a right hook to the body.
Atomi waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Salabim.
Salabim throws a jab but it's blocked by Atomi.
Atomi throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Salabim takes a swing at Atomi's ribcage but misses.
Salabim lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Atomi circles away quickly and effectively.
Atomi throws a leg kick but Salabim checks it.
Salabim misses with a straight right.
Atomi tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Nice uppercut lands for Salabim. That snapped Atomi's head back.
Salabim takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Salabim throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Atomi counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Salabim digs a good body shot into Atomi's ribs.
Atomi looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Salabim swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Atomi moves into range and connects with a jab.
Atomi walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Atomi misses with a low kick.
The fighters circling - Atomi throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Atomi throws a hook to the side of Salabim's head but Salabim sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
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!
Atomi misses the shot to the body.
Atomi looks to score with a jab to the body but Salabim is just out of range.
Atomi connects with a body shot that sends Salabim's belly button to the back.
Salabim swings for the body but Atomi moves out of range.
Atomi slips a straight right by Salabim.
Salabim ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Atomi moves away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Atomi. Salabim does a little dance to reset his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Salabim.
Salabim swings for the body but Atomi moves out of range.
Salabim moves out of range of the body kick from Atomi.
Salabim jabs Atomi to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Atomi misses with a wild combination.
Salabim misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Atomi.
Atomi throws a body punch but Salabim moves out of range.
Salabim lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Atomi buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Atomi misses with the combination.
Salabim just misses with a punch to the body.
Atomi throws a sloppy head kick
and Salabim counters with a lovely shot to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A cross from Salabim lands.
Salabim fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Atomi looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Salabim checks a low kick from Atomi.
Salabim throws a hook but Atomi avoids it easily.
Atomi has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Atomi avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Nice defenses there by Atomi.
Atomi tries to land a leg kick but Salabim saw it coming and moves away.

Salabim gets in close and instigates a clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Atomi can't break the clinch.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Atomi.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Atomi creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.

Atomi breaks from the clinch.
Atomi thows a body shot but no joy.
Atomi lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close fourth round but I would say that Sim Salabim will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Tomi Atomi's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Salabim's jab looks to have found its range, popping Atomi under the eye.
Salabim takes one to the side of the head.

Atomi shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Salabim manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.

Atomi avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Salabim manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Atomi manages to get himself to full guard.
Salabim trying to control the position from guard on top but Atomi is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Atomi working a defensive guard here.

Atomi working for a triangle but Salabim defends it easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Salabim with a flurry of punches that miss.

Atomi throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Salabim passes Atomi's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Salabim is thwarting Atomi's attempts to control the position.
Atomi wants to get back to full guard.
Salabim looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Salabim sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Atomi defending well though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Atomi tries to get to full guard but Salabim has control of the leg.
Salabim thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Atomi's head.
Atomi moves into full guard.

Atomi had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Salabim defends it easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Atomi is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Salabim throwing strikes from guard but Atomi blocks nicely.
Salabim working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Atomi's head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Atomi is on top in guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Atomi's corner. There ya go! There ya go!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Salabim wants to sweep here but Atomi controlling him for the moment.
Tomi Atomi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Atomi postures up.
Atomi passes Salabim's left leg - he's now in half guard.

Atomi is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Salabim defends it well.
Salabim is looking for a sweep. Atomi is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Salabim trying to control from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Atomi looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Salabim is staying active underneath Atomi, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Sim Salabim is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Tomi Atomi has got the better of the ground game so far.
Salabim wants to get back to full guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Salabim works his way to full guard. Good work.
Salabim controlling the position.
Salabim looking to control but Atomi passes into half guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Sim Salabim.
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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 50:45
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 50:45
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 50:45

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sim Salabim!
Sim Salabim retains his lightweight title!
After the big win, Sim Salabim made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors [JMFC] Arashi Fighting Nutrition MOVEMBER MADNESS! and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.