PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Manny Simmons (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thorin Odinson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Odinson is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: I will not bow (Breaking Benjamine). Thorin Odinson has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Simmons
vs
Odinson

190 cm
29
209 lbs
5 - 5 - 0

225 cm
30
300 lbs
7 - 5 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
KO power

Decent wrestler
Good kicks
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Manny Simmons!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Thorin Odinson!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Trevor Gratis and Elvis Blanc.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Odinson tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Simmons counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Simmons lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.

It looks like Thorin Odinson has been cut.
Odinson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Thorin Odinson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Odinson rushes Simmons and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Odinson looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Simmons avoids the elbow strike from Odinson, against the cage.
Odinson pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Odinson throws an elbow but it misses.
Nice elbow from Odinson.
Simmons takes an elbow to the temple.

It looks like Manny Simmons has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Odinson misses with an elbow over the top.
Simmons lands with a light punch inside.
Simmons dodges an elbow strike from Odinson.
Odinson lands an elbow inside that Simmons shrugs off.
Odinson throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Simmons wants to break the clinch but can't.
Odinson creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Simmons's defenses.
Odinson misses with an elbow over the top.
With the fighters up against the cage, Odinson throws an elbow but misses.
Odinson pushes off an throws an elbow but Simmons leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Simmons blocks the elbow strike.
Simmons dodges an elbow strike from Odinson.
Odinson misses with an elbow over the top.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Simmons lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Simmons tries to break the clinch but Odinson is controlling the position.
Odinson has Simmons pressed against the cage, preventing Simmons from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Odinson lands a damaging elbow.
Simmons wants to break free but Odinson has control.
Simmons blocks an elbow strike from Odinson.
Simmons wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Odinson has him pressed against the cage.
Simmons working aggressively here.
Simmons wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Odinson creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Simmons's defenses.
Simmons is trying to break the clinch but Odinson has him pressed against the cage.
Simmons swings wildly with an uppercut but Odinson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Odinson lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Odinson throws an elbow but misses.
A head punch on the inside from Simmons fails to land.
Simmons avoids the elbow strike from Odinson, against the cage.
Simmons tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Odinson prevents Simmons from breaking the clinch.
Odinson creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Odinson just misses with a elbow thrown towards Simmons's brow.
Simmons is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Odinson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Odinson misses with an elbow over the top.
Odinson creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Odinson misses with an elbow over the top.
Simmons blocks an elbow strike.

Simmons breaks from the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Simmons lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Simmons swats away the attempt to clinch by Odinson.
Odinson wants to clinch up but Simmons keeps it at a distance.
Odinson moves in looking to clinch but Simmons pushes him off.
Simmons misses with a wild body shot.
Danga de danga de dang - Simmons scores with a four punch combination!
Simmons circles away from the clinch attempt.
Odinson has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Odinson there as he acknowledges the shot.
Simmons keeps the fight on the outside.
Odinson wants to clinch up but Simmons keeps it at a distance.
Simmons misses with a few strikes there.
Simmons lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Odinson backs up against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Simmons lands with a right hand.
Simmons misses with the combination.
Odinson avoids the body shot from Simmons.
Odinson is looking to clinch.
Simmons misses with an uppercut. Odinson saw that one coming.
Simmons swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Simmons avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Odinson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Simmons.
Odinson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Simmons manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Simmons swats away the attempt to clinch by Odinson.
Odinson slips a jab from Simmons.

Odinson clinches.
Odinson lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Simmons lands a left hand that snaps the head of Odinson backwards.
Simmons lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Odinson backwards.
Odinson misses with an elbow strike.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Odinson comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
A frustrated look appears on Simmons's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Simmons avoids a wild elbow strike from Odinson.
Odinson gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Odinson lands a nice elbow.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Odinson gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

Manny Simmons's cut is getting worse.
Odinson misses with an elbow over the top.

Simmons breaks the clinch.
Odinson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Simmons throws a one two combo.
Simmons missing with a left hand there. Odinson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A big left from Simmons misses.
Odinson tries to clinch up.
Decent striking displayed by Simmons there.
Odinson tries to clinch but Simmons moves out of range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Odinson moves to clinch but Simmons breaks away
and Odinson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Odinson doesn't manage to clinch there - Simmons circles away.
Odinson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Manny Simmons will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

A slow jab from Simmons misses its intended target.
Manny Simmons is winning the standup battle so far.
Odinson takes one to the chin there.
Simmons throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Odinson.
Odinson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Simmons fails to land with a series of punches.
Simmons lands a jab to the nose.
Simmons throws a body punch but Odinson moves out of range.
Odinson tries to clinch but Simmons moves out of range.
Odinson doesn't manage to clinch there - Simmons circles away.
Odinson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Simmons swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Simmons stalks Odinson and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Odinson's face. Odinson staggers backwards, shaken.
Odinson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Odinson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Odinson tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Simmons counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Odinson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Odinson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Simmons swats him away and circles back towards the center.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Odinson gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Odinson throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Odinson has Simmons pressed against the cage, preventing Simmons from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Simmons wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Odinson throws an elbow but it misses.
Simmons wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Odinson has him pressed against the cage.
Simmons wants to get back to striking at distance but Odinson won't allow it.
Odinson pushes off an throws an elbow but Simmons leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Odinson misses with an elbow strike.
Odinson throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Odinson pushes off an throws an elbow but Simmons leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Simmons lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Simmons scores with a nice short uppercut.
Simmons avoids a wild elbow strike from Odinson.
Odinson pushes off an throws an elbow but Simmons leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Simmons has had enough of the clinch but Odinson keeps him there for the moment.
Simmons wants to break the clinch but can't.
Thorin Odinson seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Odinson lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Simmons blocks an elbow strike.
Simmons misses with a hook from the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Odinson looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Simmons avoids the elbow strike from Odinson, against the cage.
Simmons blocks the elbow strike.
Simmons lands with a short head shot on the inside.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Odinson throws an elbow that misses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Odinson just misses with a elbow thrown towards Simmons's brow.
With the fighters up against the cage, Odinson throws an elbow but misses.
Odinson throws an elbow but it misses.
Odinson lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Simmons dodges an elbow strike from Odinson.
A shot in the inside from Simmons.
Simmons doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Odinson throws an elbow that misses.

Simmons manages to break the clinch.
Simmons avoids the head kick by Odinson.
Odinson looks to clinch
and Simmons counters with a stiff right hand.
Odinson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Simmons swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Simmons scores with a crisp jab that stopped Odinson in his tracks.
Simmons with a nice cross.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Simmons looks to land a combination but Odinson avoids it well.
Odinson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Manny Simmons is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Odinson darts in trying to clinch
and Simmons counters with a stiff right hand.

Odinson gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

Simmons breaks from the clinch.
Simmons displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Simmons waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Odinson.
Odinson tries to clinch up but Simmons circles away and keeps his distance.
Odinson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Simmons just misses with a punch to the body.
Nice uppercut lands for Simmons. That snapped Odinson's head back.
Odinson tries to clinch
and Simmons counters with a nice body shot.
Simmons stuns Odinson with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Odinson moves in looking to clinch but Simmons pushes him off.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Simmons throws a body punch but Odinson moves out of range.
Odinson wants to clinch.
Odinson tries to clinch but Simmons moves out of range.
Odinson closes the distance but Simmons moves to the side
and Simmons counters with a straight right hand.
Odinson tries to clinch there but Simmons circles away.
A combination from Simmons does no damage.
Some wild striking there from Simmons.
Simmons fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Odinson manages to avoid it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Odinson is looking to clinch but Simmons is avoiding it.
Simmons throws a big shot that misses.
Odinson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Simmons lands a head shot.
Simmons swinging wildly here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Manny Simmons dominated that second 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. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Simmons throws a body punch but Odinson moves out of range.
Odinson throws a body kick that misses.
Simmons lands with a nice combination. Odinson backs away looking to recover.
Odinson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.

Odinson closes the distance and clinches.
Odinson comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Odinson throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Simmons wants to break free but Odinson has control.
Simmons is trying to push Odinson away but Odinson has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Odinson throws an elbow but it's blocked.
A nice left hand lands by Simmons.
Odinson has Simmons pressed against the cage, preventing Simmons from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Odinson looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Odinson lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Simmons misses with some punches.
Simmons fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Simmons breaks the clinch.
Simmons scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
A swing and a miss from Simmons.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Odinson tries to clinch but Simmons is having none of it.
Simmons connects with a body shot.
Simmons swats away the attempt to clinch by Odinson.
Odinson wants to clinch.
Odinson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Odinson tries to clinch up
and Simmons counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Simmons lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Odinson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Simmons swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Simmons will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Odinson takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Simmons keeps the fight on the outside.
Odinson tries to clinch but Simmons moves away
and Simmons counters with a three punch combo that has Odinson backing up. Odinson nods at Simmons to acknowledge the strikes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Odinson moves in looking to clinch but Simmons pushes him off.
Odinson takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Odinson wants to clinch.
A telegraphed right hand from Simmons misses the target.
Simmons keeps the fight on the outside.
Simmons lands a nice shot to the body.
Odinson tries to clinch but Simmons is having none of it.
Odinson loads up on a big right hand but Simmons slips the punch.
A jab from Simmons misses.
Odinson throws a shot from downtown. Simmons moves away and avoids it.
Simmons thows a body shot but no joy.
Odinson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Simmons swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Simmons looks to land a combination but Odinson avoids it well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Odinson tries to grapple but his opponent circles
letting Simmons counter with a right hand.
Odinson wants to clinch up but Simmons keeps it at a distance.
A punch combination from Simmons misses.
Simmons looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Odinson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Simmons paws at him with a jab and circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Odinson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Simmons circles away from the clinch attempt.
Simmons moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Simmons lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Odinson circles away quickly and effectively.
Odinson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Simmons.
Odinson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Simmons paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Odinson closes the distance looking to clinch
and Simmons counters with a two punch combo.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Simmons.
Simmons swats away the attempt to clinch by Odinson.

Odinson forces Simmons back against the cage and clinches.
Simmons working hard to break the clinch.
Odinson has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Odinson comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Simmons is trying to push Odinson away but Odinson has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Odinson misses with an elbow over the top.
Odinson creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Odinson creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Odinson has Simmons pressed against the cage, preventing Simmons from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Simmons lands an uppercut.
Odinson throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Odinson throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Thorin Odinson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Odinson throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.

And that's the end of the fight!
Manny Simmons showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Simmons, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Steve Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 29:28
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Manny Simmons!
Post fight, Manny Simmons took to the microphone: 'I'm MA to the Dam D-E-A and I want that bitch kido moon in a rematch! ok you can go, I'm out'.