PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Wes Sims (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anderson Souza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sims's entrance music is Eminem, Xzibit, & Nate Dogg - Say My Name. A fine choice. Sims has a slight injury, which hopefully won't affect the fight too much. Wes Sims has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Sims
vs
Souza

185 cm
23
205 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

195 cm
20
215 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Solid chin

Mundo Green - World Verde

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 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Wes Sims!
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, Anderson Souza!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Frank Dennis and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No luck for Souza with that takedown attempt.

Sims fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Souza sprawls well initially but Sims persists and gets the takedown into half guard.

Souza pushes Sims off and gets back to his feet.

Sims bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Sims throws a strike aimed at the side of Souza's head but Souza avoids it well.
Sims is breathing heavily.
Souza is trying to get back to his feet.
Sims throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Sims throwing strikes but Souza manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
Sims is trying to improve his position.
Sims tries to strike from the bottom but misses.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
You can see the frustration on Sims's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Souza wants to stand but Sims is controlling his arm.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Souza with a lazy takedown attempt

and Sims counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Souza's guard now.
Souza wants to stand up but Sims is controlling him.
Souza keeping moving, preventing Sims from controlling successfully.
Sims throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Souza works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sims throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Souza is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Sims throwing strikes from guard but Souza blocks nicely.
Sims tries to free his leg and advance position but Souza is retaining full guard.
Sims 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.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Souza tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sims swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Souza tries for a takedown but Sims circles away easily

and Sims counters with a shoot takedown. Souza fights it but they end up in guard.
Wes Sims has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Anderson Souza.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sims throws a big right hand that misses.
Sims postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Sims thows a big elbow that misses.
Sims lands a couple of elbows.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Sims is looking to work some ground and pound but Souza has wrist control.
Sims passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Souza taking punishment in the form of punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Sims scoring with punches from side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Souza tries to escape but Sims is in control.
The strikes coming from Sims are missing the target in this wave of attacks.

Sims looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Sims scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Souza to see if he's OK.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sims grinds an elbow into Souza's temple.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Wes Sims dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Sims keeps the fight on the outside.
Souza tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Sims paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Souza shoots and misses

so Sims counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Sims trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Sims trying to control but Souza is working from the bottom.
Sims with a flurry of punches that miss.
Sims trying to control but Souza is working from the bottom.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Sims has gone for a leg lock! Souza slips out almost immediately though and dives into Sims's guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Sims is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.

Sims working for submissions but it's allowed Souza to get to half guard.
Sims is looking for a sweep. Souza is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Souza wants to stand up but Sims is controlling the position.
Sims keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Sims is trying to get back to full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Souza blocks the strikes from Sims.
Sims wants to get back to full guard.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Sims avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Souza tries for a takedown but Sims circles away easily

and Sims counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Sims trying to control but Souza is working from the bottom.
Sims with a flurry of punches that miss.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Sims is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Souza is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Sims is controlling him.
Souza keeping full guard, as Sims tries to pass.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Wes Sims dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Souza fails in his attempt to clinch.
Souza tries to close the distance and clinch but Sims swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Souza is looking to clinch.
Souza is looking to clinch.
Souza tries to clinch there but Sims circles away.
Souza is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Souza shoots in but no luck this time.
Souza with a poor takedown

and Sims counters with a nice double leg into side control. Souza won't be happy with that.
Sims working the body and head with strikes.
Sims creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Sims working the body and head with strikes.
Sims throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Sims advances to full mount.

That's one minute gone in the round.
BOOM! Sims connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Sims looking to ground and pound but Souza is blocking nicely.
Souza blocking the ground and pound.
Sims throws some wild stikes that Souza manages to avoid easily.
Souza is in a horrible position here. Sims smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Souza really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Sims. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Souza holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Sims tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Sims raining down shots from the mount!
Sims postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Souza looks a forlorn figure.
Sims punishing his opponent with strikes.
Sims is landing with some decent strikes but Souza is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Sims with a couple of short strikes.
Wes Sims is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sims controlling the pace for now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Sims trying to control but Souza is having none of it.
Sims looking to ground and pound but Souza is blocking nicely.
Anderson Souza has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Poor strikes thrown by Sims there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!

And that's the end of the fight!
Wes Sims showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Sims 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 Alan Glass scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Wes Sims!