PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Shaun Simmons (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shooter McGavin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Shaun Simmons looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.

Simmons
vs
McGavin

179 cm
28
189 lbs
3 - 4 - 0

178 cm
20
185 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Big right hand

Good wrestler
Counter fighter
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Shaun Simmons!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Shooter McGavin!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Wagner Zegers and Aafke Stam.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Simmons misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Simmons throws a right and a left that McGavin avoids nicely.
Simmons clobbers McGavin with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.

McGavin shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.

McGavin is looking for a kimura here.

McGavin is working for a kimura but Simmons is defending it quite comfortably.

McGavin is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Simmons is just riding it out for now. McGavin eventually gives up the hold.
McGavin passes to full mount!

McGavin looking for a guillotine from mount but Simmons is having none of it.

That's one minute gone in the round.

McGavin working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.

McGavin working for a submission but Simmons is keeping him at bay.

McGavin looking to secure an arm triangle but Simmons defends it well.

McGavin looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Simmons is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at WarZone Training Facility 1, so we'll see if he gets out of it.
Simmons tries to get back to half guard but can't.

McGavin working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.

McGavin looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

McGavin looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!

McGavin is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Simmons is surviving well by controlling McGavin's body position as best he can.
Simmons knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for McGavin on the ground.

McGavin working for a guillotine from mount but Simmons is in no mood to give up.

McGavin working for a submission but Simmons is keeping him at bay.

McGavin moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Simmons has worked his arm free - good work by Simmons!

McGavin is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Simmons knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.

McGavin wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Simmons, who protects the arm well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

McGavin is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Simmons is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

McGavin is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Simmons has escaped the position, nice work there.

McGavin tries for a kimura but Simmons is defending well.

McGavin tries for a kimura but Simmons is defending well.
Simmons tries to get back to half guard but can't.

McGavin tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

McGavin wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Simmons, who protects the arm well.

McGavin working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.

McGavin is trying to get an arm triangle but Simmons is defending well.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

McGavin tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no McGavin has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!

McGavin is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Simmons knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Shooter McGavin dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

McGavin fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Simmons to the ground. McGavin is now in Simmons's guard.

McGavin thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.

McGavin is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
McGavin pushes down on Simmons's leg and manages to get into half guard.

McGavin is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.

McGavin is working for a kimura but Simmons is defending it quite comfortably.

McGavin is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Simmons is just riding it out for now. McGavin eventually gives up the hold.
Shooter McGavin has got the better of the ground game so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.

McGavin is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Simmons sees it coming and defends easily.

McGavin has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Simmons defend it? McGavin steps over the head and cranks it - Simmons is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for McGavin!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:26 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Shooter McGavin!