PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ondrej Simunek (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hercules Umbaal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Umbaal comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Hercules Is The Bad Man kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Hercules Umbaal is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Simunek
vs
Umbaal

171 cm
19
167 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

177 cm
27
168 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
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Granite chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ondrej Simunek!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Hercules Umbaal!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Tiny Johnson and Gwen Towbar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good standup being displayed there by Simunek as he connects with a hook.
Simunek throws a head kick but Umbaal moves out of range.
Umbaal takes one on the button.
Umbaal looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Umbaal takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Ondrej Simunek seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Crunch! Simunek slams his shin into Umbaal's torso.
No joy there for Simunek, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Simunek fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Umbaal has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Simunek lands a nice shot that snaps Umbaal's head back.
No joy there for Umbaal, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

Umbaal clinches.
Umbaal is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Simunek to keep the fight standing.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Simunek scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Simunek pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Umbaal tries for a takedown. No joy.
Umbaal blocks an elbow strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Umbaal misses with a punch to the body.
Umbaal tries to break free but Simunek pushes him back against the cage.
Simunek doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Simunek holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Umbaal drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Ondrej Simunek has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hercules Umbaal.

Umbaal pulls guard successfully.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Simunek is pushing down on Umbaal's leg trying to pass to half guard. Umbaal is fighting to maintain full guard but Simunek has managed to sneak the leg through.
Simunek trying to control from half guard but Umbaal is working away.

Umbaal is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Simunek pulls his head out easily.
Simunek is stalling here. Umbaal is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Simunek seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Umbaal has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Umbaal tries to score with some ground and pound. Simunek controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Umbaal controls the position.
Simunek holds on to Umbaal's head and controls the position momentarily.
Simunek is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Umbaal lands some shots froms side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Umbaal is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Simunek knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Simunek is trying to control Umbaal's posture but Umbaal avoids it.
Simunek trying to remain calm as Umbaal controls from the top position.
Umbaal with the ground and pound but Simunek regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Umbaal trying to control from half guard but Simunek is working away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Umbaal missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Umbaal is trying to control. Simunek wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Umbaal passes to side control.
Umbaal grinds an elbow into Simunek's temple.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Umbaal wants to control but Simunek is keeping him busy.
Simunek managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Umbaal.
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 Ondrej Simunek will probably get the nod.
That's time! Simunek's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Umbaal fails in his attempt to clinch.
Simunek slips under a jab from Umbaal.
Umbaal blocks a head kick by Simunek.
Simunek throws a big shot that misses.
Simunek blocks a head kick by Umbaal.
Umbaal lands a jab to the head.

It looks like Ondrej Simunek has been cut.
Umbaal waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Simunek.
Simunek swings widly with a right hand

and Umbaal counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Umbaal passes into half guard.
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!
Umbaal throwing shots but Simunek is blocking nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Umbaal looks to land a strike but Simunek avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Umbaal postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Umbaal trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Simunek manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Umbaal can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Simunek controls the pace.

Umbaal has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Simunek can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.

Umbaal is active off his back here, looking for submissions.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Umbaal looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Simunek trying to control but Umbaal is working from the bottom.

Simunek got a little sloppy there for a moment and Umbaal has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Simunek has managed to get both his arms back between Umbaal's legs - danger averted.

Umbaal is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Umbaal keeping moving, preventing Simunek from controlling successfully.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Umbaal tries to land a sweep but no joy.

Umbaal looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.

Umbaal looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Simunek passes into half guard.
Umbaal tries to get to full guard but Simunek has control of the leg.
Umbaal has his hands clasped together around Simunek's back. He's all about the action.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Umbaal is trying to get back to full guard.

Simunek seems to be working for a kimura but Umbaal defends the submission attempt.
Umbaal is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hercules Umbaal showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Ondrej Simunek's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - 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.

Simunek moves into the clinch.

Umbaal jumps guard and drags Simunek to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.

Umbaal is looking for a triangle but Simunek pushes his legs off easily.

Umbaal looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Simunek looking to sit in guard and control but Umbaal gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Simunek seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Umbaal looking to pass the guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Umbaal throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Simunek works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Umbaal in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Simunek is trying to control the position but Umbaal postures up.
Umbaal connects with a couple of short punches.
Umbaal throwing strikes but missing.
Umbaal missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Umbaal forces his way into half guard.
Umbaal wants to free his trapped foot but Simunek is holding on for dear life with his legs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Umbaal has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Umbaal looking to ground and pound but Simunek is blocking nicely.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Umbaal cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Umbaal punishing his opponent with strikes.
Umbaal postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Simunek looks a forlorn figure.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Umbaal breaks from Simunek's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Umbaal lands a big elbow.
Umbaal sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Umbaal looking to control but Simunek is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.

Umbaal is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Simunek has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Simunek working to try and regain half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Simunek tries to hold on but Umbaal pushes him away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Umbaal in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Umbaal pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Umbaal landing strikes, looking to finish!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Umbaal punching from mount but Simunek doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Umbaal tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.

And that's the end of the fight!
Hercules Umbaal comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Umbaal has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 28:29
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 28:29
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 28:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hercules Umbaal!
An intense looking Hercules Umbaal took to the microphone post fight and gave a little speech: 'Thank you to my opponent tonight, and thanks to all my supporters, I hope you have enjoyed watching me fight. I'm moving into the business world now with my friend and mentor Bwang Jong Sr to bring through the next generation of Insomniacs. Kwe emmal! and goodnight.'.