PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Dan Sergeant (ranked 3855 p4p, 194 weight class) and Gregory Simmons (ranked 22466 p4p, 349 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!

Sergeant
vs
Simmons

175 cm
31
139 lbs
12 - 11 - 1

175 cm
29
143 lbs
3 - 8 - 0

Decent wrestler
Brawler
Good chin

Good wrestler
Brawler
Granite chin

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 12 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Dan Sergeant!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Gregory Simmons!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Seu Braga and Mauricio Rocha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sergeant tries for a takedown but Simmons sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.

Simmons decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.

Sergeant manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Simmons keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage.
Sergeant looking for a takedown.
Sergeant drops down looking for an ankle pick but Simmons pulls his leg out and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dan Sergeant. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sergeant scores with a shot to the body.
Simmons staying out of range there.
Simmons shoots in but Sergeant avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Sergeant fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Simmons has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.

Simmons closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Sergeant did well to prevent Simmons getting side control.

Sergeant kicks off Simmons and gets to his feet.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Simmons shoots in but no luck this time.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Simmons shoots in for a takedown but Sergeant shows good takedown defense.

Sergeant closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.

Sergeant tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Simmons is looking for a sweep.
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Simmons gets back to half guard.
Simmons keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sergeant looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Simmons with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Sergeant 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.
Simmons tries to get to full guard but Sergeant has control of the leg.
Sergeant with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Simmons blocking the ground and pound attempt from Sergeant.

Simmons is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Sergeant pulls his head out easily.
Sergeant is keen to just control but Simmons is a slippery customer.
Simmons tries to roll over but Sergeant keeps him under control.
Simmons moves into full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Simmons is trying to control the position but Sergeant postures up.
Sergeant is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Sergeant wants to control from the top but Simmons keeps moving.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Simmons is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Simmons keeping moving, preventing Sergeant from controlling successfully.
Sergeant preventing the sweep.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Simmons is trying to control the position but Sergeant postures up.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Simmons has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Sergeant is defended easily by Simmons.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sergeant goes for a double leg but Simmons avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Simmons continues to drive forward.

Sergeant shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Simmons wants to improve his position but Sergeant is controlling well.

Sergeant is working for a kimura but Simmons is defending it quite comfortably.
Sergeant is looking to take a break and control but Simmons is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dan Sergeant dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Simmons has a takedown stuffed.
Sergeant misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

Simmons clinches up with Sergeant and pushes him back against the cage.

Simmons gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Sergeant on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Sergeant tries to get out of the position.
Sergeant regains full guard. Nicely done.
Dan Sergeant overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Simmons prevents Sergeant from getting back to his feet.
Sergeant is trying to control the position but Simmons postures up.
Simmons working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Sergeant scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Sergeant fails to land the takedown.
Simmons shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Sergeant appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Simmons will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Dan Sergeant has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gregory Simmons.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Simmons slaps away a takedown attempt from Sergeant, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Sergeant misses with a double jab.
Simmons is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.

Simmons forces Sergeant back against the cage and clinches.
Sergeant goes for a takedown in the clinch but Simmons prevents it.
Sergeant tries for a takedown but Simmons manages to get underhooks.
Sergeant is looking to take this one to the mat.

Simmons's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Simmons fails to land with a series of punches.
Sergeant is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Simmons can do to turn this around?

Sergeant closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Simmons is concentrating on defense, preventing Sergeant from advancing position.
Simmons is looking to improve his position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sergeant seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Simmons does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Sergeant lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Sergeant passes to side control.
Sergeant tries to score with some ground and pound. Simmons controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Simmons tries to control but end up mounted... ooooh, that's bad.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sergeant fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Simmons working to try and regain half guard.
Simmons really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Sergeant. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Simmons is bucking up trying to escape but Sergeant cracks him with another couple of good strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Simmons tries to hold on but Sergeant postures up.
Sergeant wants to control the pace but Simmons is squirming around nicely.
Sergeant in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Sergeant controlling from mount.
Sergeant raining down hammerfists from mount.
Simmons keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Sergeant lands a couple of good shots and Simmons has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Simmons staying busy and making it hard for Sergeant to control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Sergeant is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Simmons knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Simmons for a finish.
Sergeant is landing with strikes from the back.
Simmons just trying to survive but Sergeant is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
Simmons is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Sergeant punishes Simmons with strikes from the back mount.
Simmons is really stuck here.
Sergeant scores with punches from the back.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Sergeant is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Simmons defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dan Sergeant dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Sergeant closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Sergeant is thwarting Simmons's attempts to control the position.
Sergeant scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Simmons is looking to improve his position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Simmons trying to control here.
Simmons is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Sergeant scores with a couple of nice shots.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Simmons pushes Sergeant off looking to stand but Sergeant dives back in and keeps control.

Sergeant is working for a submission of some sort.
Simmons pushes Sergeant off looking to stand but Sergeant dives back in and keeps control.
Simmons regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Sergeant.
Simmons is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Sergeant not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Sergeant is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Simmons lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

Sergeant looking for a sweep. Not yet Sergeant, not yet.
Sergeant wants to stand but Simmons is controlling the position.
Simmons trying to control the position from guard on top but Sergeant is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Simmons wanted to stand there but Sergeant had control of the position.
Simmons trying to control the position from guard on top but Sergeant is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Simmons trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Sergeant avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Simmons displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Sergeant.
Simmons throws a counter combo.
Sergeant lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Simmons backs up against the cage.
Dan Sergeant is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Simmons has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Nice sprawl there from Simmons as Sergeant shoots in.
Simmons is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Sergeant tries to score a power double leg takedown but Simmons sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Sergeant somewhat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dan Sergeant. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sergeant misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sergeant misses with a jab, cross combination.
Sergeant connects with a single shot there.

Simmons decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Simmons with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Simmons's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Sergeant regains full guard. Nicely done.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Simmons looking to pass the guard.
Sergeant seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.

And that's the end of the fight!
Dan Sergeant showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Sergeant, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Paulo Santos scores the fight 30:27
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 30:27
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dan Sergeant!