PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Boyd Allen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alan Simmons (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Allen
vs
Simmons

176 cm
25
180 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

186 cm
25
167 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

Excellent MT
Good chin

Dangerous knees
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Boyd Allen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Alan Simmons!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, Peter Branson and Sandra Marshall.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Allen instigates a clinch.
Simmons is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Allen is keeping busy.
Allen lands a right hand.
Simmons misses with a knee to the head.
Allen lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Allen scores with a nice hook to the head.
Simmons misses with a short punch on the inside.

Allen escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Allen tries a head kick but it misses.

Allen pushes Simmons up against the cage in a clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Allen.
A short body shot lands from Allen as the two fighters clinch.
Simmons with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

It looks like Boyd Allen has been cut.
Allen content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Allen lands a left hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Allen lands a body shot in the clinch.
Simmons tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Allen avoids it.
Allen lands a body shot.
Allen lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Allen scores with a shot to the side of Simmons's head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Simmons effectively controlling the action here.
Simmons lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Allen or not.
A short left from Allen.
Allen will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Simmons up against the cage.
Simmons tries to work over Allen's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Allen is stalling here.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Allen.
Allen works on Simmons's body with a couple of short punches.
Simmons looking to stall.
Allen tries to break free but Simmons pushes him back against the cage.
Allen stalling in the clinch.
Simmons blocks a body shot from Allen.
Allen scores with a nice hook to the head.
Simmons misses with a knee strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Allen is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Allen lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Allen has Simmons pressed against the cage.
Allen lands a right hand that snaps the head of Simmons backwards.
Simmons throws a punch but it's blocked by Allen.
Simmons is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Allen lands with a left to the head.
Allen lands on the inside with an uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Allen presses Simmons against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Simmons misses with a knee strike.
Allen lands a nice shot to the body.
Allen is pushing Simmons up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Simmons is trying to stall.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Allen pushes Simmons back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Nice elbow from Allen.

Allen breaks from the clinch.

Allen has closed the distance and engaged Simmons in a clinch.

Allen manages to break the clinch.
Simmons misses with a low kick.
Allen fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Simmons throws a chopping leg kick but Allen manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Simmons scores with a slapping inside leg kick.

Allen gets a clinch.
Good body shot from Allen.
Simmons misses with a knee to the head.
Simmons tries to land knees in the clinch but Allen avoids the damage to the body.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Allen takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Allen lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Simmons or not.
Simmons with an attempt at a knee that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Allen content to slow the pace in the clinch.

Allen escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Allen pushes Simmons up against the cage in a clinch.
Simmons goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Allen stalls.
Simmons with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Allen lands a shoulder strike.
Simmons looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Allen lands a left hand.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Allen as Simmons tries to tie him up.
Simmons using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Allen has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Simmons tries to land knees in the clinch but Allen avoids the damage to the body.
Allen lands a left hand that snaps the head of Simmons backwards.
Allen pushes Simmons back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Allen lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Simmons misses with a knee to the head.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Allen wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Simmons has him pressed against the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Allen.
Allen scores with a hook to the body.
Allen is struggling to control the position.
Simmons misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Simmons fails to land.
Allen tries to work over Simmons's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Simmons throws a knee to the head but misses.

Allen manages to break the clinch.
Allen checks a low kick from Simmons.
Simmons avoids the head kick by Allen.
It seemed like Simmons was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.

Allen tries to keep at a distance but Simmons has taken the fight into the clinch.
Allen lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Simmons backwards.
Allen has had enough of the clinch but Simmons keeps him there for the moment.
Simmons misses with a knee strike.
Allen lands with a short shot to the head.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Allen.
Simmons working aggressively here.
Allen tries to throw a body punch but Simmons avoids it by throwing Allen back against the cage.
Simmons connects with a knee to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Allen lands a left hand.
Simmons tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Simmons tries to land a knee to the head but Allen blocks with his arms.
Allen lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Simmons.
Allen stalling against the cage.
Allen makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Still in the clinch, Allen scores with a nice short uppercut.
Allen lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Simmons backwards.
Allen gets through Simmons's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Allen scores with a hook to the body.
Allen works on Simmons's body with a couple of short punches.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Allen creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Allen digs a right hand underneath Simmons's ribcage. Simmons let out a lung full of air as it connected.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Allen lands a left hand.
Allen managing to block the knees to the body from Simmons.
A body shot lands from Allen.
Simmons looks winded!
Simmons using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Allen has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Simmons's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Allen lands with a short head shot on the inside.

Allen's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Allen walks into a jab.

Allen moves into the clinch.
Allen lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Allen lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Simmons tries a knee to the head but Allen blocks it.
Simmons blocks a body shot from Allen.

Allen manages to break the clinch.

Allen clinches.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Allen works on Simmons's body with a couple of short punches.
Allen throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Allen cracks Simmons with a nice body shot.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Allen is leaning against Simmons and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Simmons landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Allen scores with a nice hook to the head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Allen.
A nice right hand lands inside from Allen.
Simmons with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Allen lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Simmons backwards.
Allen lands with a short shot to the head.
Allen pushes Simmons back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Allen.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Allen.
Allen lands a right hand that snaps the head of Simmons backwards.
Allen lands a body punch.
Simmons missing with knees to the body.
A short uppercut from Allen.
Allen avoiding damage.
Simmons is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Simmons misses with a punch to the body.
Allen cracks Simmons with a nice body shot.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Allen lands with a short shot to the head.
Simmons is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Allen is keeping busy.
Allen lands a body punch.
Allen scores with a nice hook to the head.
Allen is working Simmons over against the cage.
Allen digs a right hand into Simmons's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Simmons's gas tank.
Simmons with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A hook to the body from Allen.
Allen lands with a short shot to the head.
Simmons using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Allen has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Boyd Allen dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Boyd Allen's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Allen has Simmons up against the cage in a clinch.
Allen lands a left hand that snaps the head of Simmons backwards.
Boyd Allen has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Simmons misses with a knee strike.
Allen stalls.
A short body shot lands from Allen as the two fighters clinch.
Simmons tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Simmons lands a nice shot to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Allen.
Allen lands a shot to the body.
Simmons takes a shot to the head.
Simmons tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Allen.
Allen pushes Simmons back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Simmons looking to stall.
Allen scores with a shot to the side of Simmons's head.
Simmons is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Allen effectively controlling the action here.
Allen scores with a shoulder strike.
A hook to the body from Allen.
Allen softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A short right from Allen on the inside.

Allen pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Simmons trying to land knees to the body.
Simmons lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Allen lands a left hand that snaps the head of Simmons backwards.

Allen escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Allen clinches.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Allen creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Simmons tries to land knees in the clinch but Allen avoids the damage to the body.
Allen lands a hook to the side of the head.
Allen working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Allen lands with a short punch from the clinch.

Allen's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Allen is looking to land body kicks.
Simmons thinks about the counter body kick.

Allen takes the fight into the clinch.
Nice body punch from Allen.
Allen pressing his opponent against the cage.
Allen gets through Simmons's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A body shot lands from Allen.
Simmons misses with a knee strike.
Allen working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Allen on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Simmons throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Allen blocks it with crossed arms.

Allen's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Allen instigates a clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Allen lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Simmons stalling in the clinch but Allen improves position.
Allen working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Simmons throws a punch but it's blocked by Allen.

Allen manages to break the clinch.
Boyd Allen is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Allen misses with a body kick.

Allen closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Simmons misses with a knee strike.
Allen lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Simmons or not.
Allen lands a nice shot to the body.
Simmons tries a knee to the head but Allen blocks it.
Allen lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A short body shot lands from Allen as the two fighters clinch.
Allen taking a breather.
Allen gets through Simmons's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.

Allen breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Simmons has closed the distance and engaged Allen in a clinch.
Allen is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Simmons can do to turn this around?
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A right handed body shot lands from Allen.
Allen is working Simmons over against the cage.
Allen scores with a shot to the side of Simmons's head.
Simmons's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Allen lands a left hand that snaps the head of Simmons backwards.
Allen lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Simmons tries a knee to the head but Allen blocks it.
Allen lands a right hand.
Allen lands a body punch in the clinch.
Simmons misses with a knee to the head.
Allen holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Allen lands with a short head shot on the inside.

Allen manages to break the clinch.
Allen throws a lazy head kick
letting Simmons counter with a right hand.
Allen tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Simmons manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

That's five minutes gone in the round.

Allen fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Simmons, pushing him back against the cage.
Allen lands with a left to the head.
Simmons throws a knee to the head but misses.
Simmons with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Simmons with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Simmons with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Simmons using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Allen has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Allen lands a body shot in the clinch.
Allen lands a hook to the side of the head.
Allen lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Allen lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Simmons backwards.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Simmons with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.

Allen breaks the clinch.

Allen closes the distance and clinches.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Simmons fails to land.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Allen lands a body shot.
Allen lands with a left to the head.
Allen avoiding damage as Simmons throws knees to the body.
Allen lands a damaging elbow.
Allen misses with a hook to the ribs.
Allen on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Allen works on Simmons's body with a couple of short punches.
Allen scores with a nice hook to the head.
Simmons takes an elbow to the forehead.
Allen has Simmons pushed against the cage.
Simmons throws a knee to the head but misses.
A hook to the body from Allen.
Allen stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
The referee is keeping an eye on Allen - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Allen's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Simmons is the more experienced fighter here and he's going to need to draw on some of that experience if he's going to pull this one out the bag.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Allen scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Allen tries to throw a body punch but Simmons avoids it by throwing Allen back against the cage.
Allen blocks a body shot from Simmons.
Simmons being controlled against the cage.
Simmons looking to slow down the pace here.
Allen blocking some punches.
Simmons tries a knee to the head but Allen blocks it.

Allen escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Simmons.
Allen fails in his attempt to clinch.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.

Allen forces Simmons back against the cage and clinches.
Simmons with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Allen managing to block the knees to the body from Simmons.
Simmons tries a knee to the head but he's missed.

Allen's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Allen lands with a nice combination. Simmons backs away looking to recover.

It looks like Alan Simmons has been cut.
Allen moves in looking to clinch but Simmons pushes him off.
Allen tries to clinch up but Simmons circles away and keeps his distance.
Simmons looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Simmons tries to land a front kick but Allen steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Simmons just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromAllen.
Allen checks the leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Allen is looking to clinch.

Simmons moves into the clinch successfully.
Allen lands with a short shot to the head.
Allen throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Simmonss head.
Simmons misses with a knee to the head.
Allen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Simmons misses with a knee strike.
Alan Simmons has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Simmons fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Simmons misses with a knee strike.
Allen avoiding damage as Simmons throws knees to the body.
Simmons lands with a left to the head.
Boyd Allen is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Simmons misses with a knee strike.
Allen has Simmons pushed against the cage.
A short body shot lands from Allen as the two fighters clinch.
Simmons throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Allen blocks it with crossed arms.
Simmons trying to control the position but instead, Allen has worked for underhooks and has pushed Simmons into the cage.
Simmons tries a knee to the head but Allen blocks it.
Allen lands a body shot in the clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
Boyd Allen showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Allen has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Santiago Holmes scores the fight for Boyd Allen!
Judge Peter Branson scores the fight for Boyd Allen!
Judge Sandra Marshall scores the fight for Boyd Allen!

Boyd Allen wins by unanimous decision!