PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Third Round Romero (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Simon Sims (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sims has chosen Scribe - Not Many as his entrance music. Simon Sims has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Third Round Romero's chin.

Round Romero
vs
Sims

190 cm
25
211 lbs
8 - 1 - 0

184 cm
21
207 lbs
8 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Very quick

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

AnonymouS
GREEN!160

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Third Round Romero!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Simon Sims!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Paulo Santos and Seu Braga.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sims dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Romero seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
A jab from Sims misses.
Romero tries to clinch
and Sims cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Romero throws a right and a left that Sims avoids nicely.
Romero misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Sims counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

It looks like Third Round Romero has been cut.
Sims looks to land a right hand but Romero moved out of range.
Romero swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Romero throws a one two combo.
Romero looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
A punch combination from Romero misses.
Third Round Romero seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
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!
Romero fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sims manages to avoid it.
Sims lands a nice hook to Romero's body. Romero takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Sims misses with a wild combination.
Sims misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Sims has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Sims throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Romero sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Romero connects with a right hand. Sims shakes it off.
Sims blocks a jab.
Sims tries to counter by closing the distance.
Sims takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Romero missing with a left hand there. Sims was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Romero moves out of range as Sims strikes.
Romero scores with a jab.

Romero feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Romero stopping the sweep attempt from Sims.
Sims wants to hit a switch here but Romero passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Sims there!
Romero controlling from mount.
Sims is in all sorts of trouble here.
Romero sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Sims is trying desperately to improve position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sims tries to hold on but Romero postures up.
Romero controlling his opponent.
Sims can't escape the position.
Sims tries to hold on but Romero pushes him away.
Sims tries to reverse the position but Romero maintains control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sims is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Romero sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Sims is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Sims is trying to escape the mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Romero controlling from mount.
Sims is working to get back to half guard.
Sims is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Third Round Romero dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Third Round Romero's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Romero digs a good hook to Sims's body.
A left lands for Romero.
Romero throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sims sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Romero defending well as Sims loads up on a big left hand.

Romero rushes Sims and presses him up against the cage.
Sims managing to block the knees to the body from Romero.
Romero tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Romero prevents a body shot from Sims.
Sims swings wildly with an uppercut but Romero uses good head movement to avoid it.
Romero misses with the head strike.
Sims blocking some punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sims misses with a body punch.
Romero being controlled against the cage.
Romero throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Sims blocks it with crossed arms.
Romero lands a left hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Romero prevents a body shot from Sims.
Romero lands a body punch in the clinch.

Sims breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Sims ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Romero moves away.
Sims ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Sims misses with a looping right.
Romero throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Third Round Romero is winning the standup battle so far.
Romero misses with a hook. Sims ducked under it nicely.
Romero lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Sims takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Romero takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Romero throws a leg kick but Sims sees it coming and moves out of range.
Romero moves out of range as Sims strikes.
Sims throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Sims connects with a good right hand that stumbles Romero. Romero circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Romero moves out of range as Sims strikes.
Romero scores with a jab to the jaw.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Romero jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Sims throws the left hand but Romero avoids the punch easily.
Romero misses with a straight right.
Sims is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Romero.
Romero throws a hook but Sims blocks it.
Romero works Sims's body with a nice hook.
Romero is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sims.
Sims takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Romero is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sims can do to turn this around?
A slow jab from Sims misses its intended target.
Sims misses the shot to the body.
Romero throws a body punch but Sims moves out of range.
Romero lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Sims drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Romero throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Sims counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Sims thows a left - swing and a miss!
A big right from Sims misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sims throws a jab but it's blocked by Romero.
Romero gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Romero misses the shot to the body.
Romero throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Romero connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Romero lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Sims throws a looping overhand right but Romero ducks down to avoid it.
Sims needs to keep his hands up - Romero had a free shot at his head there.

Sims is rocked!
Romero misses with an uppercut.
Sims is still on wobbly legs! Can Romero finish him?
Romero lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Sims circles away from the clinch attempt.
Sims seems to have recovered his senses.
The fighters circling - Sims throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Sims stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
A cross from Sims lands.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Romero swinging wildly here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Romero throws out a loose jab but Sims uses good head movement to avoid it.
Romero takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Romero goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Romero misses with an uppercut. Sims saw that one coming.
Romero paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Sims takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Romero scores with a nice right hand.
Romero displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sims throws out the jab.
Sims misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Romero.
Sims misses with an uppercut

and Romero moves into the clinch.
Sims is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Romero has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Sims clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
I really don't envy Sims right now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Third Round Romero dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Third Round Romero's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Sims throws a hook to the side of Romero's head but Romero sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Sims throws a hook to the side of Romero's head but Romero sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Romero throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Romero lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Romero misses with a hook
and Sims connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Sims slips under a jab.
Romero missing with a left hand there. Sims was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Sims doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Romero fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Sims takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Romero throws out a powerful jab.
A big right from Sims misses.
Sims has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Sims tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Romero was well out of range. Poor timing from Sims.
Romero lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Romero gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Sims.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Romero tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sims was well out of range. Poor timing from Romero.

Romero rushes Sims and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Romero tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Romero with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Sims dodges an elbow strike from Romero.
Sims is leaning against Romero and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Sims lands a body punch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Sims lands a right hand.
A shot in the inside from Romero.
Romero lands a hook to the side of the head.
Romero throws a knee to the head but misses.
Sims tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Romero's elbow.
Sims presses Romero against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Romero misses with a punch on the inside.
Sims stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Sims lands a shot to the body.
Sims lands a nice shot to the body.
Sims stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Sims is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Romero being controlled against the cage.
Sims receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
Sims pressing his opponent against the cage.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Sims tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Romero's elbow.
Sims taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Simon Sims.
Sims walks into a jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Left hook, right uppercut from Romero.
A big left from Sims misses.
Simon Sims has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sims moves forwards but Romero connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Sims cracks Romero with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sims throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Romero sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Sims walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Romero uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sims.
Romero needs to keep his hands up - Sims had a free shot at his head there.
Sims fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Romero manages to avoid it.
Romero takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.

Romero darts in and clinches Sims up against the cage.
Sims struggles to land a body shot inside as Romero controls his hands.
Third Round Romero is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Sims effectively controlling the action here.
Sims can't find room to land a body shot as Romero controls the action.
Sims tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Romero.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Romero.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Sims.
Sims can't find room to land a body shot as Romero controls the action.
Sims is looking to break free of the clinch but Romero has double underhooks.
Sims working aggressively here.
Sims slowing the pace effectively.
A shot in the inside from Sims.
Romero letting Sims take a breather here.
Romero blocks an uppercut.
Romero misses with a punch on the inside.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Third Round Romero.
Well Romero 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 30:28
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 30:27
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 30:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Third Round Romero!
A relieved looking Third Round Romero thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.