PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mike Muir (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wes Sims (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sims has chosen Eminem, Xzibit, & Nate Dogg - Say My Name as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. The key to victory for Mike Muir has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Muir
vs
Sims

187 cm
22
215 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

185 cm
21
205 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Heavy handed

Top MMA Nutrition

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mike Muir!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Wes Sims!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Gwen Towbar and Cecil Peabody.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Muir misses with a few strikes there.
Muir lands a front kick.
Muir lands with an uppercut that bounces Sims off the cage and back into rage.
Muir is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Muir tries to bum rush Sims with a series of wild strikes but Sims uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Muir lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Muir.

Sims is rocked!
Muir tries to clinch there but Sims circles away.
Sims is still on wobbly legs! Can Muir finish him?
Muir fails with the takedown.
Sims dodges the punch combination from Muir.
Muir throws a series of punches but Sims moves out of range.
Sims seems to have recovered his senses.
Muir misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sims.
Muir throws a right hand that Sims ducks under and follows up with a left that Sims also avoids with ease.

Sims fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Muir sprawls well initially but Sims persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Sims is pressing down on Muir's thigh, looking to free his foot. Muir is holding on for now.
Sims is taking a breather. Muir says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Muir wants to get back to his feet.
Sims sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Muir is trying to get back to full guard.
Muir tries to kick Sims off but Sims keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Sims is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Sims controlling the action here.
Sims looks gassed!
Muir looks like he's trying to stand up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Muir trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.

Muir gets caught flat footed, as Sims shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Muir wants to stand up but Sims is controlling him.
Sims controls from within his opponent's guard.
Sims won't allow Muir to sweep him here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sims is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Muir is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Sims is controlling him.
Muir can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Sims controls the pace.
Sims slips nicely into half guard.
Muir is trying to stand back up but Sims is controlling him

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sims controlling the pace.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Sims's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
I looks like Sims might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.

Despite being in the dominant position, Wes Sims just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Sims shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Muir's guard.
Sims with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Sims is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Let's hope that Sims has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Sims won't allow Muir to get back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sims sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Muir wants to stand but Sims is controlling the position.
Muir is trying to control the position but Sims postures up.
Sims prevents Muir from getting back to his feet.
Sims looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Muir is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Sims is controlling him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Wes Sims dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Muir fails with an attempt to clinch.
Muir misses with a series of wild punches.
Sims dodges the punch combination from Muir.

Sims decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Muir is trying to stand.
Sims slows the pace down in half guard.
Muir pushes Sims off looking to stand but Sims dives back in and keeps control.
Muir wants to improve his position but Sims is controlling well.
Sims trying to pass the guard but Muir defending well.
Muir gets back to full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Muir wants to sweep but no luck.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Muir throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Sims is stalling in the full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sims passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Sims controlling from side mount.

Despite being in the dominant position, Wes Sims just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Muir misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Muir throws a nice head kick!

Sims drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Sims is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sims prevents Muir from getting back to his feet.
Sims stays in close to Muir's body and controls the position.
Sims stands and throws Muir's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Muir is looking for a sweep.
Sims taking a breather here.

Despite being in the dominant position, Wes Sims just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Muir throws a series of strikes that have Sims backpedaling.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Sims closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Sims takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Sims prevents Muir from standing back up.
Sims working the head and body with strikes.
Sims stalling.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Despite being in the dominant position, Wes Sims just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Sims scores with a takedown into Muir's guard.
Sims slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Muir is looking to stand up but Sims isn't so interested in that idea.
Sims looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Muir wants to stand but Sims is controlling the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Wes Sims showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Sims is looking to clinch but Muir is avoiding it.
Muir misses with a few strikes there.
Sims looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Muir misses with a wild combination.
Muir misses with a jab, cross combination.

Sims scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Sims controlling the position.
Muir is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Sims happy to just control the position for now.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Muir tries to get back to his feet but has found himself mounted instead. Damn, that's gotta suck.
Muir is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Sims dominating with strikes here.
Sims controlling from mount.

Despite being in the dominant position, Wes Sims just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Muir throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

Sims looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Muir is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Sims is stalling in the full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Muir wants to stand but Sims is controlling the position.
Muir looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Sims puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Sims with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Wes Sims has got the better of the ground game so far.

Despite being in the dominant position, Wes Sims just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Sims scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Muir is staying active underneath Sims, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Sims stops Muir from getting back to his feet.
Well, if Sims is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Sims trying to pass the guard but Muir defending well.
Sims controlling the action here.
Muir looks like he's trying to stand up.
Still in half guard, Sims seems content to control.

Despite being in the dominant position, Wes Sims just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Muir misses with a jab, cross combination.
Sims avoids the head kick by Muir.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Muir looks to land a combination but Sims avoids it well.
Muir rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Sims moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Muir scores with a crisp jab that stopped Sims in his tracks.

Sims shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Sims showed some decent athleticism there.
Sims passes to full mount!
Sims sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Muir is looking to get to half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sims controlling the pace for now.
Mike Muir has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

And that's the end of the fight!
Wes Sims comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Sims winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 George Francis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 27:30
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Wes Sims!