PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Brett Simmons (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Coors Light (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Simmons
vs
Light

164 cm
20
140 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

165 cm
27
142 lbs
5 - 9 - 1

Powerful takedowns
Brawler
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Brett Simmons!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Coors Light!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Tiny Johnson and Alan Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Simmons shoots for a takedown but Light saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Simmons shoots in for a takedown but Light shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Light tries to clinch but Simmons moves out of range.

Light manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Simmons on his heels. He'll look to pass Simmons's guard now, I'm sure.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Simmons tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Simmons pulls Light in close to prevent any damage.
Simmons bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Light's guard.
Simmons postures up.
Simmons keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Light's head.
Light has control of Simmons's left arm, preventing Simmons from doing any damage.
Simmons working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Light's head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Simmons keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Light's head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Light utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Simmons looking to pass the guard.
Simmons advances position into side control!
Light told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.
Simmons working the head with strikes.
Light takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Light gets back to half guard.

Simmons seems to be working for a kimura but Light defends the submission attempt.
Simmons 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.
Light on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Simmons thows a huge punch but Light dodges it nicely.
Simmons has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
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!
Simmons is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Simmons not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Light blocking the ground and pound attempt from Simmons.
Simmons controlling the pace.
Simmons's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Simmons seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Simmons wants to take a breather but Light is having none of it.
Simmons throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

Simmons is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.

Simmons is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Light defends it well.
Simmons passes the guard and advances to mount!
Simmons takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Simmons looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Simmons postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Light looks a forlorn figure.
Simmons landing strikes from the mount and Light is in trouble!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Simmons lands with some strikes.

Simmons swings around for an armbar and he's got it! Wow, that came out of nowhere! What a finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Brett Simmons!
A less than humble Brett Simmons misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.