PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Julius Tomson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Manny Simmons (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tomson kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Bubba Shot the Jukebox last night- Mark Chestnut. Julius Tomson could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Manny Simmons's chin.

Tomson
vs
Simmons

189 cm
30
210 lbs
7 - 8 - 0

190 cm
31
209 lbs
13 - 6 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Very quick

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Julius Tomson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Manny Simmons!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, William Peck and Trevor Gratis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Simmons swinging wildly here.
Simmons ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tomson moves away.

Tomson has managed to clinch.
Simmons prevents a takedown attempt there.

Simmons pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Simmons throws a series of punches but Tomson avoids them all with ease.
Simmons slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Simmons fails to land with a series of punches.
Simmons will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Tomson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

Tomson dives in and scores a takedown into Simmons's guard.
Tomson throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Simmons works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tomson trying to control the position from guard on top but Simmons is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Simmons really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Tomson. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Tomson working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Simmons wants to stand and escape but Tomson is having none of it.
Tomson trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

Tomson drops back looking for a leg! Simmons is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Simmons manages to kick Tomson off! Tomson jumps back into Simmons's guard.
Tomson works over Simmons with some ground and pound from guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tomson trying to control the position from guard on top but Simmons is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Simmons wants to get back to his feet but Tomson is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Tomson postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tomson loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Tomson throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Tomson loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Tomson 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.

Tomson has gone for a leg lock! Simmons slips out almost immediately though and dives into Tomson's guard.
Tomson throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Tomson looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Simmons puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Simmons wants to get back to his feet.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Tomson trying to control but Simmons postures up.
Tomson tries to get to full guard but Simmons has control of the leg.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Simmons tries to stand and escape but Tomson is controlling the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Julius Tomson dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Simmons throws a combination that misses

so Tomson counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Simmons wants to stand and escape but Tomson is having none of it.
Tomson is looking to work some ground and pound but Simmons has wrist control.
Tomson throws a strike but Simmons rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

Tomson working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Simmons doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Simmons manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Tomson wants to improve his position but instead Simmons has moved into half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tomson moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Tomson looking to hit a scissor sweep but Simmons is one step ahead there.

Tomson has his foot on Simmons's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Simmons works his way back into a safe position though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tomson striking off his back but it's not causing Simmons any problems.
Julius Tomson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

Tomson working for a triangle but Simmons defends it easily.

Tomson is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Simmons is aware though and is defending well.
Tomson is trying to keep Simmons in close.
Simmons is looking to stand up but Tomson won't let him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Tomson is looking for a triangle here but Simmons uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Tomson is looking to regain half guard here but Simmons keeps moving and retains side control.
Simmons tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
Tomson is trying to get back to half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Simmons tries to stand but Tomson is controlling his head.
Tomson tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Simmons presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Tomson tries to hold on but Simmons postures up.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tomson tries to get back to half guard but can't.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Julius Tomson dominated that second round.
That's time! Tomson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Tomson on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.

Tomson has managed to clinch.
Simmons wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Tomson prevents Simmons from breaking the clinch.
Tomson tries to score a body lock takedown but Simmons shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Simmons is trying to push Tomson away but Tomson has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Simmons managing to block the knees to the body from Tomson.
Tomson tries to score a body lock takedown but Simmons shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
A nice right hand lands inside from Simmons.
Tomson tries to land knees in the clinch but Simmons avoids the damage to the body.
Simmons lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Simmons throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Simmons gets through Tomson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Tomson looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Julius Tomson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tomson is working for takedown but Simmons is calmly controlling the position for now.
Tomson lands a knee to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

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

That's one minute gone in the round.
Simmons lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Simmons lands a hook that stumbles Tomson back into the cage. Simmons follows up with a straight and another hook that land right on the button, dropping Tomson to the canvas! Simmons pounces and lands several unanswered shots - Tomson has had enough and taps out! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:11 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Manny Simmons!
Manny Simmons decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.