PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Michael Simmons (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fabian Omar Federico Maldonado Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Simmons
vs
Omar Federico Maldonado Jr

192 cm
25
225 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

200 cm
25
279 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Michael Simmons!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Fabian Omar Federico Maldonado Jr!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, George Francis and Stewart Dunkirk.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Maldonado Jr rushes Simmons and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Maldonado Jr is looking for a takedown.
Maldonado Jr takes a shot to the head.
Knees to the body from Simmons.

Simmons manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Maldonado Jr not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Maldonado Jr loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Simmons is breathing heavily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Maldonado Jr passes Simmons's right leg, so he's now in half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Maldonado Jr trying to pass the guard but Simmons defending well.
Maldonado Jr is still trying to improve position.
Maldonado Jr controlling the action here.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Maldonado Jr fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Simmons avoids it really well and circles away.
Michael Simmons seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Simmons enables Maldonado Jr to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Simmons manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maldonado Jr content to stall in guard here.
Maldonado Jr advances to half guard.
Maldonado Jr missing with the ground and pound from half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maldonado Jr uses his free foot to push down on Simmons's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Simmons.
Simmons is bucking up trying to escape but Maldonado Jr cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Simmons is bucking up trying to escape but Maldonado Jr cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Maldonado Jr controlling his opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Simmons avoids a series of strikes thrown by Maldonado Jr.
Maldonado Jr controlling from the full mount.
Maldonado Jr looking to finish Simmons with some ground and pound. This is bad for Simmons!
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Maldonado Jr cracks Simmons with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Fabian Omar Federico Maldonado Jr dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Maldonado Jr shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Simmons utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Maldonado Jr has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Maldonado Jr slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Maldonado Jr throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Maldonado Jr stays in close to Simmons's body and controls the position.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Maldonado Jr stands up from guard. Let's bang!

Maldonado Jr drives through with a takedown into guard.
Maldonado Jr is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Maldonado Jr scores with a decent looking elbow strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maldonado Jr engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Maldonado Jr looking to pass the guard.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Maldonado Jr closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Simmons did well to prevent Maldonado Jr getting side control.
Maldonado Jr works his way into side control.
Fabian Omar Federico Maldonado Jr has got the better of the ground game so far.
Maldonado Jr in side control, throwing shots but Simmons defends.
Sloppy strikes there by Maldonado Jr.
Simmons dodges the ground and pound from Maldonado Jr.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Simmons takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Maldonado Jr controlling from side mount.
Maldonado Jr in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Fabian Omar Federico Maldonado Jr showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Maldonado Jr is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Simmons's half guard.
Maldonado Jr takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Maldonado Jr missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Maldonado Jr has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Maldonado Jr slows the pace down in half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Maldonado Jr wants to pass the guard but Simmons is defending well.

Maldonado Jr is looking for a kimura but Simmons is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Maldonado Jr to get the leverage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.

Maldonado Jr is trying to work for a kimura but Simmons is defending well.
Simmons knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Maldonado Jr on the ground.
Maldonado Jr not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Maldonado Jr trying to pass the guard but Simmons defending well.
Maldonado Jr looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Maldonado Jr is looking to advance position but Simmons won't allow it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maldonado Jr keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Maldonado Jr is continuing to stall.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.

Maldonado Jr darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Maldonado Jr is nestled in close to Simmons, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maldonado Jr is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.

And that's the end of the fight!
Fabian Omar Federico Maldonado Jr comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Maldonado Jr 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 Wesley Smith scores the fight 25:30
Judge George Francis scores the fight 25:30
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 25:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Fabian Omar Federico Maldonado Jr!