PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Anderson Lowe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rene Simard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rene Simard has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Lowe
vs
Simard

153 cm
18
193 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

175 cm
21
175 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Hates pizza

BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Determined

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 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Anderson Lowe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Rene Simard!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Steve Smith and Robert Douchet.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Lowe scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Simard looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Lowe working away.
Lowe working the body and head with strikes.
Simard is letting Lowe control him for a moment.
Lowe landing a few strikes.
Lowe cracks Simard with a big right hand but Simard just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Lowe looks up at the clock and then as Simard takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Lowe smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Lowe cracks Simard with a big elbow.
Simard takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Lowe lands a few punches from side control.
Simard is letting Lowe control him for a moment.
Lowe could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Lowe scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Simard to see if he's OK.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lowe working the head with strikes.
Lowe lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Lowe landing strikes.
Lowe cracks Simard with a big elbow.
Simard is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Lowe connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Simard some visible discomfort.
Simard takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Lowe cracks Simard with a big right hand but Simard just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Simard takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Lowe is chipping away with strikes.
Lowe lands some shots froms side control.
Lowe working the body and head with strikes.
Lowe lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Lowe taking a breather here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lowe scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Simard to see if he's OK.

Simard is rocked!
Simard is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Simard is still in real trouble! Can Lowe finish him?
Lowe lands a nice forearm strike.
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!
Lowe works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Simard takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Lowe works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Lowe knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Simard on the ground.
Lowe scoring with punches from side control.
Simard takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Lowe controlling the position.
Lowe cracks Simard with an elbow. That is naaassty.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lowe in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Lowe lands an elbow.
Lowe working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Simard trying to remain calm as Lowe controls from the top position.
Lowe cracks Simard with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Lowe lands an elbow.
Lowe in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Simard is working to avoid the ground and pound but Lowe connects with a decent elbow.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lowe scores with a couple of short elbows.
Simard takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Simard is working to avoid the ground and pound but Lowe connects with a decent elbow.
Simard on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Lowe cracks Simard with a big elbow.
Lowe cracks Simard with a big right hand but Simard just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Lowe lands a nice forearm strike.
Check out the look on Lowe's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Lowe working the ground and pound.
Simard is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Lowe scores with a big shot from side control... and another... and another! Oh Simard is done here - save him referee! More strikes land and eventually the ref does step in and Lowe can finally stop beating on his defenseless opponent!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Anderson Lowe!