PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Branimir Simeon (ranked 1925 p4p, 120 weight class) and Kreepee Krawlee (ranked 1248 p4p, 81 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Simeon
vs
Krawlee

163 cm
28
130 lbs
7 - 3 - 0

172 cm
27
140 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent MT
Granite chin

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
Granite chin

Urban Fighter
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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 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Branimir Simeon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Kreepee Krawlee!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Yukihiro Shimada and Hirohito Nitta.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Simeon stalks Krawlee and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Krawlee's face. Krawlee staggers backwards, shaken.

It looks like Kreepee Krawlee has been cut.
Simeon connects with a nice looking jab.
Simeon throws a body punch but Krawlee moves out of range.
Krawlee with the counter takedown but Simeon avoids it easily.
Krawlee looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Krawlee avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Simeon fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Krawlee on the side of the head.
Krawlee looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Krawlee walks into a left hand.
Simeon looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Simeon swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Krawlee feints the counter takedown.
Simeon lands with a nice body punch.
Simeon lands with a shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Simeon.
Simeon misses with an uppercut. Krawlee saw that one coming.
Simeon misses with a body shot.
Krawlee drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Simeon defends it well.
Krawlee takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Simeon stuns Krawlee with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Nice body punch from Simeon.
Simeon scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Simeon lands with a shot to the body.
Simeon throws a body shot but no joy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Krawlee changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Simeon tries to avoid it but Krawlee manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Simeon to the ground. Simeon escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Krawlee will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
An attempted straight right counter from Simeon misses the target.
Simeon tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Krawlee doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Krawlee takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Branimir Simeon has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kreepee Krawlee.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Simeon throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nice cross by Simeon.
Simeon works Krawlee's body with a nice hook.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Simeon missing with a left hand there. Krawlee was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Simeon moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Simeon throws a body shot but no joy.
Krawlee shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Simeon but Simeon pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Simeon appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Krawlee uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Simeon.
Krawlee feints the counter takedown.
Simeon lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Krawlee at a distance.
Simeon lands with a good body shot.
Simeon stuffs the takedown.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Simeon scores with a shot to the body.
Krawlee takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Simeon lands a jab to Krawlee's midsection.
Simeon scores with a nice strike.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Simeon lands with a hook. Krawlee tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Simeon jabs Krawlee to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Simeon digs a good body shot into Krawlee's ribs.
Simeon takes a swing at Krawlee's ribcage but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Branimir Simeon dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kreepee Krawlee's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Simeon throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Krawlee feints the counter takedown.
Krawlee takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Simeon misses with a straight left.
Krawlee shoots in looking for a takedown but Simeon manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Krawlee's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Simeon dips to his left and cracks Krawlee with an uppercut!
Krawlee doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Simeon swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Krawlee feints a counter leg kick.
Simeon stuffs the takedown attempt from Krawlee. Krawlee gets slowly back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A shot to the liver by Simeon. Beautiful body shot.
Krawlee throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Simeon connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Branimir Simeon is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Simeon dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Simeon. Krawlee does a little dance to reset his feet.
Krawlee will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Branimir Simeon has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kreepee Krawlee.
Simeon just misses with a punch to the body.
Krawlee drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Simeon defends it well.
Simeon misses with a body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Simeon dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Krawlee takes one to the side of the head.
Nice shot by Simeon.
Simeon fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Krawlee manages to avoid it.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Simeon!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Simeon connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Simeon misses with a wild body shot.
Krawlee is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Krawlee ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Krawlee.
Krawlee tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Krawlee on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Simeon just misses with a punch to the body.
Krawlee with the counter takedown but Simeon avoids it easily.
Simeon lands with a shot to the body.
Krawlee takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Simeon comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Simeon fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Simeon throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Krawlee throws a counter combo.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Simeon throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nice takedown defense from Simeon. No joy for Krawlee on that attempt.
Simeon scores with a nice strike.

That has opened up Kreepee Krawlee's cut even more.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Krawlee might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Simeon has got the better of the exchanges.
Krawlee takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Krawlee walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Simeon uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Simeon is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Krawlee can do to turn this around?
Krawlee closes the distance and clinches up with Simeon, looking for a takedown. Krawlee pushes Simeon against the cage but Simeon circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Simeon swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Simeon tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Krawlee was well out of range. Poor timing from Simeon.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Branimir Simeon dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Kreepee Krawlee's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Simeon listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
A jab from Simeon finds it's way through Krawlee's defenses.
Branimir Simeon is winning the standup battle so far.
Krawlee shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Branimir Simeon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Simeon thuds a left hand into Krawlee's body.
Nice body punch from Simeon.
Simeon throws a body punch but Krawlee moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Krawlee avoids the body shot from Simeon.
Krawlee changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Simeon lands with an overhand left.
Simeon throws an overhand right that drops Krawlee like a sack of potatoes! Simeon dives in to finish the fight with more strikes and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:05 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Branimir Simeon!
A relieved looking Branimir Simeon thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.